abdolleez: Among our present leaders the likes of Tinubu, Obasanjo, Buhari, GEJ, Gowon, etc can they be celebrated like Mandela after their death as an icon and heroes

Not in this lifetime

youngprofdguru: Jonathan cn be if only he sits down n ask himself what did Mandela do dat made d world celebrate him like dis? n if he finds d Ansa try to work towards it n I swear d world will celebrate him too.....

Dont be stupid

ASARI DOKUGBO. been to prison 70 times and still counting,, yet he's still fighting for freedom of the ND

babycee: I

With 40days and 40 nights of fasting and lots of prayers, MAYBE

What does religion have to do with revolution?

Yes we have had.......the likes of Awolowo in the past.......not so sure about d future though.

Yes.any man or woman that can stand up and say no to corruption, intimidations, maladmistrations etc will be like mandela in nigeria

sokoanugwa: No matter how we see it, OBJ is the next elder statesman for Africa after the demise of Madiba. Forget about his flaws and lets look at this continent critically, he stands out and am very proud that one of our own is stepping on.

OBJ can never be like Mandela. Is he ready to lose his life for Nigeria?

Taah....if ah hear...

Ikemba chief chukwuemeka Odimegwu Ojukwu of blessed memory

Not in dis country except we rid ourselves of these old men,a new crop of leaders

We have Abubakar Shekau.

yeeeeeeeeeeeeeess my father

Yes a lot are like Madiba, they include Tinubu, Atiku, Peter Obi, Fashola, Aregbesola, Ribadu, Bankole, Oshimole, Ali Modu Sheriff, Kwakwanso, Solomon Lar, Soyinka, Femi Fani Kayode, Sambo.

Why do you need someone like Mandela in Nigeria when you have got tons of KONYs, Mobutus and Idi Amins?

^^^^Those people up there are/were also legends/heroes - heroes of tyranny, corruption and mass killings.

sexymoma: Iru eniyan wa, Iru Olorun Ni o si.

beni muritala muhammed. A great hero

YES ME OF COURSE

Late Obafemi Awolowo would have being such a person. For now, there isnt anx fit as all our politicians think only about their pockets.

[size=15pt]Adams oshiomole, when he is not busy ordering widows to join thier husbands..[/size]

Yes. We already have a Nigerian Mandela in Major Al-mustafa. Watch out he might be our next president.

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Yes,,, maybe we can consider awolowo, fela and muritala Muhammed,, but they can't be this true hero

seangy4konji: we only have thieves and corrupt leaders who till date can not probe a thieving minister who used millions to buy just 2 cars probably because they are sleeping with each other...where is their dignity and honor...Just thieves and looters of treasury which they have forgotten that they will not take a dime to heaven...WHY should there be no constant electricity in NIGERIAEver sat and thought about this little things a country that started 10 years ago have constant power supply?They will all rot in hell..RIP Madiba.

Which country started "ten years ago" and now has constant electricity? The illiteracy and stupi.dity of some of you is really shocking.

Yes,we can

On point! Prophet Elijah once boasted to God that he was the only prophet of God left in Israel, but God refuted his claim when He told him that He (God) still had 7,000 other prophets who had not bowed to Baal (the idol of the day) in Israel. Make no mistake, Greater than Mandelas will still emerge from the continent of Africa, if the Lord tarries.

sexymoma: Iru eniyan wa, Iru Olorun Ni o si.

The main problem with the op's question is that it borders on naivety and shallow reasoning devoid of even the most basic historical awareness or analysis. Mandela came out of a specific historical circumstance in which the black majority were subjected to dehumanising apartheid and discrimination. He campaigned against this, and was arrested and jailed for 27 years. He didn't jail himself. In Nigeria, hundreds of activists were arrested and detained or jailed in the anti-colonialism campaigns of the 1950s... If the British had decided to maintain their oppression and keep those activists jailed for 27 years, they would all come out as "Mandela"- like figures as well, and heroes, who 'sacrificed their lives for freedom' etc etc. So the op's question is absurd, childish and silly, since Nigeria does not share the same recent political experience as South Africa, and therefore could never have produced a "Mandela".

abdolleez: Among our present leaders the likes of Tinubu, Obasanjo, Buhari, GEJ, Gowon, etc can they be celebrated like Mandela after their death as an icon and heroes

NO nt amg these listed pple BT iru Olohun ni kosi iru eniyan wa...

Yes! I am even better. No be joking matter, walahi talahi. Nelson Mandela, only if death knew or thought like us! Mr., don't be talking about our leaders only.

I dont think so but no one knows tomorrow.

wil have them very plenty but they are killed by the unknown. ppl like prof iyayi in education sector . Wil have them but they are scare to be kill