In as much as i agree with you on american nationality, can you just agree with me that if a particular ethnic group dominate the government on merit to the detriment of others here in nigeria it can result to the unexpected. Nigeria have not attained that sort of integration of a society like the usa. Here, in nigeria, you see an ethnic group call themselves born to rule, you see another one, we have never ruled before, you see another one crying over marginalization of them being minority e.t.c in these sort of situation how do you expect nigeria to churn out the best leaders. These is just nigeria problem and not comparing with america that dont care about their ethnic leaning and only care about the best. How do we eradicate such a mentality bro? I agree with you on the american part though

kalokalo:

This is a big lie. There is no nation on earth that is as multi ethnic and multi religious as the United States. It is a fusion pot of every race, creed, tongue, ethnicity and religion on earth. America has peoples of Italian, German, Japanese, Igbo, dutch, English, Chinese, Spanish, Yoruba, French, Polynesian and Scandinavian descent to mention very few.

How come they don't have the same problems with ethnicity and religion that Nigeria has? And please don't say its because whites are the major demographic as that argument does not hold water since blacks are the only demographic in Nigeria. If whites of different ethnicities as I mentioned above can unite for their common good, what of the blacks in Nigeria who don't have other races to contend with?

How come Americans willingly surrender their native/ancestral languages and culture for the common language and culture of the country? How come you can be born in one state and represent another state in a political office? How come you dont't hear of Swedish Americans killing German-Americans in ethno-religious riots? Are they not of one race yet different ethnicities? Yet we have blacks killing each other in Naija over religion and ethnicity.

Afam4eva: I just watched the farewell speech of the US secretary of state, Hillary Clinton and it just hit me that this she contested against Barrack Obama for the democratic ticket but lost. The person she's passing the baton to, John Kerry was also a democratic presidential candidate who contested against George W Bush. This is just a commentary of the level of intellectuals and experienced people that are heading various agencies in the US. President Barack Obama is not necessarily more intelligent than these two people. They're as intelligent and experienced is not more than the current American president. Obama himself knows what these people have got to offer, that's why he's brought them in to solidify and contribute their wealth of experience to the benefit of America. This goes to show that this is a country where the very best hands are sort after irrespective of the differences that may exist between them...

Nigeria on the other hand, is a country where people who don't have the per-requisite knowledge to run a small business find themselves in the corridor of power. We see a situation whereby a relatively experienced person wants to contest to become a president of governor and he picks a dummy(no offense) to be his vice. he picks someone who's just there to be a figure head without having the know-how to run such an office. These people are mostly picked in other not to pose a challenge to the main man. But sometimes something happens and this deputies become the governor of the state leaving the state at the mercy of luck. It happened in Bayelsa with Goodluck Jonathan, and in Oyo with Alao Akala. The very few deputies that have tried to assert their authority have been shown the way out. It happened with that lady that was Tinubu's vice...

Why can't we have a president and a deputy president that are almost at par in intelligence and experience and can compliment each other. They'll rather go to Bayelsa to pick some who has goodluck and which has gotten him to the level that he is and not because he has any precedence in governance. Why will a Yaradua who was the governor of Katsina state and achieved nothing been brought to lead the largest black nation in the world. Are we dummies that someone who said we should learn to live with bokoharam is our president and someone whose wife makes such ridiculous statements as "Ojukwu may be gone but his manhood lives on". is this a joke of a country? When are we going to have the Soyinkas, Fawehimnis, Suludos, Akunyilis, Iwealas, El Rufais, Fasholas, Chimes become the president of this country rather than people who are clueless and have no idea of what it takes to runa country and only want to learn on the job. When are we going to put square pegs in square holes. When are we going to get rid of mediocre in government?

Afam bu Afam

What the hell are you talking about? Is Okonjo not a part and parcel of the present government y'all loathe? Others have all occupied public offices and done their bits.

pokur:
.......uhm dude,Hillary never governed New York.She was the junior senator from New York,a seat she won by large margins her two elections.

Yeak ok senator from New York etc etc.. what made her specially qualified to be secretary of state? I just don't get this ''America hires the best most intellgent blah blah blah''. George W Bush ruled America for 8 years, could barely string two sentences together and was roundly condemned as 'stup.id'.

401kk:

What the hell are you talking about? Is Okonjo not a part and parcel of the present government y'all loathe? Others have all occupied public offices and done their bits.

What difference can the body make make if the head is not functioning. People like Okonjo can be accused of anything but not been clueless.

ROSSIKE:

Yeak ok senator from New York etc etc.. what made her specially qualified to be secretary of state? I just don't get this America hires the best most intellgent blah blah blah. George W Bush could barely string two sentences together and was roundly condemned as 'stupid'.

SMH

OP
are you saying that GEJ is a square peg in a round hole? How so, why is he not qualified to be president?

Afam4eva:
SMH

Why shake your head? If it was a Nigerian leader that made constant grammatical errors, we wouldn't hear the last of it from you.

The sad thing about Bush is that English was actually his first language and yet he was abysmal at it. God knows how he'd fare at French or (holy of holies) Igbo or Yoruba.

401kk: OP
are you saying that GEJ is a square peg in a round hole? How so, why is he not qualified to be president?

Why is he qualified to be president? What are his antecedents. What has he achieved in smaller portfolios that he has handled.

^^After you charge your battery, tell us what Ronald Reagan (a Hollywood actor) achieved prior to taking up the presidency.

Then you can tell us what Arnold ''The Terminator'' Schwarzeneggar achieved as a barely literate body builder/kung fu specialist in Hollywood prior to leading the state of California, the world's 9th largest economy were it to be a country.

Afam4eva:
What difference can the body make make if the head is not functioning. People like Okonjo can be accused of anything but not been clueless.

Okonjo has been called clueless alot by nigerians and she's part of the head. She's the cordinating minister of the economy

Afam4eva:
Why is he qualified to be president? What are his antecedents. What has he achieved in smaller portfolios that he has handled.

You were citing Obama as an example of a square peg in a square hole. What are Obama's antecedents, what has he achieved politically?

ROSSIKE: ^^After you charge your battery, tell us what Ronald Reagan (a Hollywood actor) achieved prior to taking up the presidency.

Then you can tell us what Arnold ''The Terminator'' Schwarzeneggar achieved as a barely literate body builder/kung fu specialist in Hollywood prior to leading the state of California, the world's 9th largest economy were it to be a country.

Reagan was governor of California.Schwarzeneggar helped run California's economy aground before Brown took over n is now turning things around.
Dude,u are making Afam's argument for him.Give it up

ROSSIKE: ^^After you charge your battery, tell us what Ronald Reagan (a Hollywood actor) achieved prior to taking up the presidency.

Then you can tell us what Arnold ''The Terminator'' Schwarzeneggar achieved as a barely literate body builder/kung fu specialist in Hollywood prior to leading the state of California, the world's 9th largest economy were it to be a country.

Apart from Ronald Reagan being the governor of California, himself and Arnold have gotten to the highest height of their endeavour in hollywood. Americans vote for people that have succeeded tremendously in their chosen field. But the reverse is the case in Nigeria.