Lucasbalo: Gbam. With guys like you and TonyChristopher, there is hope for our beloved land.

Lucasbalo: There is a point in that. The case with Nigerians to me sounds like a lot of people have been psychological abused for so many years that they are so used to the corruption and mismanagement that it's part and parcel of their lives. That's why I give the Nigerian people benefit of doubt. Wonder why anyone would be happy with the way things are being run in the country.

ademoladeji: Fight against gini? Solution to kini? Babe, this is naija! We know how things work here. Abiola died n we protested! Do you know how may of my friend that were shot by the military? 2 of dem got their limbs amputated. We all knw what happened during the Occupy9ja... The NLC n TUC were bribed n we were forced to accept N97 for petrol... The chibok girls.... The Diariz God.... The truth of it all is that we love our dear lives n can only pray individually for God's protection coz you can't fight for or against the government. Our opinions no fit count so let's juz smile n make ourselves happy.

DukeNija:

Bros abeeg where did u get dat ur second meme. Dat shi.t is doopeee!

ghananotnaija:

Says someone who never even left his own state, talkless of visiting Ghana. I grew up in Ghana and live in Nigeria. So I know what I'm talking about.

SirShymex:

Honestly, it's not even about the bold but there's a place and time for everything. Even most of the scientists and leaders today in first world countries had fun growing up, and a lot of them did indulge in all kinds of vices. Go to top unis around the world and you'll be shocked, with the amount of pots and booze the top students(the future scientists and leaders) indulge in. However, the only difference is that: when it's time to get serious, they do so effortlessly. As for Africans(including Nigerians) we're innately not just the serious type and we're also very insensitive as long as it doesn't affect us directly. And also very selfish as well. We prefer hand-outs rather than working hard to achieve greatness Most times we dream big, and expect hope based on faith to see us through. And even when we work hard(probably once in a blue moon), we don't work smart.

I got back on twitter recently and I decided to follow a few Nigerians that I've seen around while doing certain scholarships on the internet. And more time, these folks just post idi.otic memes all over my timeline retweeting tripe. And when they're not doing that, it's about e-activism protesting all over twitter, despite living in the country. Trust me, these folks are not serious and it's more or less a vicious cycle of perpetual intellectual clowns with huge noses like pinocchio.

tonychristopher:
its just bad..we don't obey the simple economic rule of comparative advantage and economies of scale

we as a nation ain't serious

Lucasbalo: We just have to hopeful. We can't give up. I hope all those old fools mismanaging the country dies off . The youth must be ready to wipe them off for the country to progress .

tonychristopher:

but the youths are not helping themselves
look around your place and tell me how many youths looks focus than either be a rapper or actress or model

not thinking straight ...premiership leagues lovers

just madness

Lucasbalo: You have a point but we still have to hopefull. Youths here in Chicago are like that but some of them are serious too. I pray to God for the country to rise up.

emiye:

We have been praying to God for the country to rise up since 'forever",. God has answered our prayer a LONG LONG TIME ago , but we have refused to do our part of the bargain. My God can not be fooled, what majority do is simply wishful thinking. Many countries with half of their population atheist are even progressing while ours is showing no sign of improvement

CoolHunk:
Yellow Ogre's Umph...American Runs Errands...Can Up The Eel.

Lucasbalo: Can not argue with u on that but we still have to be optimistic. Can hide here and pretend that Nigeria is doomed but I love Nigeria so much I hope things turn around positively for good. So many Nigerians have no where to turn to but Nigeria. That's why I call for massive revolution to cleanse the land of the maggots feeding on her.

Lucasbalo: You have a point but we still have to hopefull. Youths here in Chicago are like that but some of them are serious too. I pray to God for the country to rise up.

emiye:

Optimism without any concrete step is hallucination.

Massive revolution not necessarily needed, let's just do the basic things and not to leave it to God .

Simple things like going out to vote on election day, God will not thumb print ballot papers, he already gave us thumbs When i hear God will elect good leaders for us, my heart shivers coz how then will someone try to rationally select a good candidate from the pool of candidates when he already believes it is God's work.


Let us care to know your immediate leaders, and put them under pressure or through protest.

Let us try to understand how things work and not simply say "it is Gods work", My people will ise oluwa ni ema tuwo(It is God's work dont try to understand it) (research and knowledge acquisition is very key )

Most nigerians are highly intellectual, but intellectually lazy, and it shows in the very common conclusive statement "it is God that will help us". Since we believe it is God that will help us, we thus dont take things seriously, since we believe virtually all things is not our primary responsibility but Gods responsibility

Lucasbalo: Voting in Nigeria doesn't solve the problem either because 99 percent of this politicians are corrupt. It's the case of lesser of two evils. I talk about revolution in the sense of what Jerry Rawlings did in Ghana by executing five former heads of states. That clean for a while. That's what I have I mind. Voting for corrupt politicians sure won't solve the problem.

emiye: Dont underestimate voting my brother. Our politicians are a reflection of we the followers, infact most of us are way more corrupt than our leaders, we are only complaining because we are not tall enough for our hands to reach the national cake. The Jerry rawlings option might not happen in the next 200 years , the realistic option is to try to select the better from the pool of "nonsense" leaders we have and put massive pressure on them to perform. Try and vote in the "jerry rawlings" Voter apathy is dangerous,be more involve and care to effect a change in your own little way.

tonychristopher:

yeah youths in Chicago might love bulls as a team but that doesn't stop been focused . the ability for one to believe in oneself matter but it seems that has been derided and eroded here

many wants to just sag jeans be a musician and actress . I am not saying that these ain't good but the fact is that we blocks are seen as been too laid back . our leaders are capitalizing on this

they have indoctrinated us to the frivolity and tribalistic level

we are now consuming nation ..do you know that its so bad that you get to see our ladies buying fairly used undies and bra

does it mean that we just can't figure it right like they did in Dubai Caracas San Diego Rio de jeniro etc

Asians have proved it with Japan and Singapore
Latinos has proved it with Brazil
Arabs proved it with emirates
Oceania proved it with Sydney and Brisbane

then where and how is African proving it

pls tell me ...is it with this kind set of mind

always asking for IMF grants and loan

Lucasbalo: I am all for voting. Nigeria is a peculiar place for democracy because of the money influence. I wish you are right. I don't vote in Nigeria because I live outside but I never miss a vote here . I even vote absentee here if I am traveling outside the country. If true democracy is followed in Nigeria, maybe things will be better. The democracy in Nigeria is government of the few , by the few and for the corrupt elites.

Lucasbalo: I am with you all the way. You are a smart dude and I feel you. My not giving up on the youths and their indifference to what is happening in Nigeria is me being an eternal optimist. You make a lot of sense.

tonychristopher:

yeah bro

but all hope ain't lost cos we still have a few of reasonable ones with focused mind but majority ain't worth it

engage em in conversation you will see the shallowness in them . we just don't want to sacrife ..we feel we can sing away our stupidity

but I know that Renaissance will come one day

anonimi:

I believe it is called and spelled:

Sierra Leone.

A little google search when not sure would have made you avoid the UNSERIOUS label, which is the subject of the thread

emiye: Great, you have spoken well. i have gret reservations for massive revolution because of its high failure rate.

Infact Jerry rawlings revolution failed initially, dont forget he seized power twice, after the set of people he handed over to after his first revolution were more corrupt than the ones he cleared out of the way. Ghana's economy is suffering greatly now allegedly because of one Mahama that Ghanians voted for, instead of a more worthy candidate. Mahama was an accidental candidate who stepped in after the president of Ghana died suddenly. There must be lot of Ghanians who sat down at home on election day believing God will select a president for Ghana

emiye:

This post made 2 minutes after i made mine is an example of "everything should be left to God" syndrome i stated earlier.

In all the examples he gave, he forgot that if people had not protested heavily through occupy naija petrol price might be 140 naira today and not 97.

He forgot if people had not protested heavily during military regime for change, Nigeria might not.
have returned to civilian regime.

He forgot if there was no "bring back our girls protest", the currenr=t govt will not have accepted there was any kidnapping talkless of taking any action.