Beasts of No Nation: Beast of No Nation is the first song Fela wrote in 1986, after he was liberated from prison—serving two years from a five year prison sentence for trumped-up foreign currency violation charges. Everywhere he went after his release, people were asking him what he was going to sing about: ‘Fela wetin you go sing about? Them go worry me!”. People wanted to hear him sing about his prison experience, like he had done with the songs like: Alagbon Close, Kalakuta Show, and Expensive poo. Finally, he decided to sing about the world we live in—with particular reference to Nigeria. He said when he was in prison he called it ‘Inside World’, out of prison he called it ‘Outside World’. But for him it is actually ‘Craze World’.

Otherwise, what name can one give a world with: police brutality, army oppression, courts without justice, magistrates who are supposed to uphold the law, obviously seen bending the law to please some special interest. As further proof of the craze world, he sings about the judge who sent him to jail for five years on a trumped up charge, only for the same judge to visit Fela in a prison hospital two years after. The judge apologized, claiming he was under pressure from the government to convict. This could only happen in a Craze World, Fela reasons.

It can only be in a craze world that people sit and watch governments shoot down protesting students with impunity, like in Soweto(South Africa), Zaria and Ife(Nigeria). Bearing in mind that Nigeria like all craze world countries, condemn the apartheid regime in South Africa, yet committing crimes against humanity in their respective countries. Turning to another aspect of craze world policy of the Nigerian government. In 1983, the Buhari/Idigabon military regime launched a public campaign dubbed ‘War Against Indiscipline’. This was the regime’s solution to corruption inherent in the Nigerian society. To justify this campaign, the Nigerian head of state, General Buhari and his deputy General Idiagbon publicly used words like: ‘…my people are useless! My people are senseless! My people are indisciplined!’ to describe Nigerian People.

For Fela, only in a craze world can such remarks be made. Moreover, such statements could only have come from an ‘animal in human skin’. How could these two animals use such words to qualify a people who feed them? This being so, other leaders from other countries must either be animals themselves to associate with, or accept to co-habit under such an umbrella as the United Nations with a head of state that considers his people useless.

ratiken:
Buhari is actually more evil that some of us once thought. Thanks to the very valid info that had flooded the social media since his declaration.

eluquenson:
Nigeria politicians are all wolves in a sheep clothing

ratiken:
Buhari is actually more evil that some of us once thought. Thanks to the very valid info that had flooded the social media since his declaration.

moscobabs:

story for the gods...do u know Nigerians have always like to search on goggle whenever someone is contesting for even Moderator on Nairaland in this country
Buhari was a military president and GEJ is a civilian president. and GEJ killed more Nigerians than any President in this country
abi uno know say na GEJ kill all the Boko haram victims and NIS stampede??

activatenigeria:



Ali was murdered literally and his blood is on the hands of Buhari.

BUHARI'S TRIBUNAL SENT HIM TO JAIL FOR 100 YEARS. HE WENT BLIND IN PRISON.

Meanwhile, another Northern Governor named AWWAL was caught in London with 14 million pound and dollars, BUHARI KEPT HIM UNDER "HOUSE ARREST."

THERE WERE ONLY 3 PEOPLE ALLOWED TO BE UNDER HOUSE ARREST BY BUHARI. ALL 3 WERE NORTHERN MUSLIMS.

AMBROSE ALI DIED WITHOUT A COMPLETE HOUSE TO HIS NAME.

Professor who built 600 secondary schools and 6 Tertiary institutions and loads of roads, Buhari and his kangaroo tribunals said he mismanaged 980 million naira on road construction.

Professor Ambrose Ali of UPN did not even have enough money to withstand Ogbemudia of NPN in an election. Ali's supporters did not even have enough posters.

AMbrose Ali got blind inside prison and would have died in jail, but for the Esama of Benin who went and paid money for him to be released. Ali died leaving one wife.

FACTS ARE SACRED. KNOW YOUR HISTORY.

I challenge any Buhari supporter to say one lie that I have told. I challenge them to show me what Buhari has done better than this man. 6 Tertiary institutions, 600 secondary schools. No house. One car. One wife. No money for election against Ogbemudia. Did not have "personal relation" with any bank to give him loan to challenge Ogbemudia well.

FACTS ARE SACRED. The Professor soul will avenge itself, either in this life, or the next. There shall be no peace nor presidency for the wicked.

I am out to remind you of saint BUHARI, Follow closely and please challenge me with evidence.

by Chinedu Nwosu, Port Harcourt.

moscobabs:
so hw does that change me and my family from voting him as President in 2015?

activatenigeria:



Ali was murdered literally and his blood is on the hands of Buhari.

BUHARI'S TRIBUNAL SENT HIM TO JAIL FOR 100 YEARS. HE WENT BLIND IN PRISON.

Meanwhile, another Northern Governor named AWWAL was caught in London with 14 million pound and dollars, BUHARI KEPT HIM UNDER "HOUSE ARREST."

THERE WERE ONLY 3 PEOPLE ALLOWED TO BE UNDER HOUSE ARREST BY BUHARI. ALL 3 WERE NORTHERN MUSLIMS.

AMBROSE ALI DIED WITHOUT A COMPLETE HOUSE TO HIS NAME.

Professor who built 600 secondary schools and 6 Tertiary institutions and loads of roads, Buhari and his kangaroo tribunals said he mismanaged 980 million naira on road construction.

Professor Ambrose Ali of UPN did not even have enough money to withstand Ogbemudia of NPN in an election. Ali's supporters did not even have enough posters.

AMbrose Ali got blind inside prison and would have died in jail, but for the Esama of Benin who went and paid money for him to be released. Ali died leaving one wife.

FACTS ARE SACRED. KNOW YOUR HISTORY.

I challenge any Buhari supporter to say one lie that I have told. I challenge them to show me what Buhari has done better than this man. 6 Tertiary institutions, 600 secondary schools. No house. One car. One wife. No money for election against Ogbemudia. Did not have "personal relation" with any bank to give him loan to challenge Ogbemudia well.

FACTS ARE SACRED. The Professor soul will avenge itself, either in this life, or the next. There shall be no peace nor presidency for the wicked.

I am out to remind you of saint BUHARI, Follow closely and please challenge me with evidence.

by Chinedu Nwosu, Port Harcourt.

ISpiksDaTroof:
all of a sudden Ibos love the same Bendel Region people they continually degrade and insult on NL....

activatenigeria:



Ali was murdered literally and his blood is on the hands of Buhari.

BUHARI'S TRIBUNAL SENT HIM TO JAIL FOR 100 YEARS. HE WENT BLIND IN PRISON.

Meanwhile, another Northern Governor named AWWAL was caught in London with 14 million pound and dollars, BUHARI KEPT HIM UNDER "HOUSE ARREST."

THERE WERE ONLY 3 PEOPLE ALLOWED TO BE UNDER HOUSE ARREST BY BUHARI. ALL 3 WERE NORTHERN MUSLIMS.

AMBROSE ALI DIED WITHOUT A COMPLETE HOUSE TO HIS NAME.

Professor who built 600 secondary schools and 6 Tertiary institutions and loads of roads, Buhari and his kangaroo tribunals said he mismanaged 980 million naira on road construction.

Professor Ambrose Ali of UPN did not even have enough money to withstand Ogbemudia of NPN in an election. Ali's supporters did not even have enough posters.

AMbrose Ali got blind inside prison and would have died in jail, but for the Esama of Benin who went and paid money for him to be released. Ali died leaving one wife.

FACTS ARE SACRED. KNOW YOUR HISTORY.

I challenge any Buhari supporter to say one lie that I have told. I challenge them to show me what Buhari has done better than this man. 6 Tertiary institutions, 600 secondary schools. No house. One car. One wife. No money for election against Ogbemudia. Did not have "personal relation" with any bank to give him loan to challenge Ogbemudia well.

FACTS ARE SACRED. The Professor soul will avenge itself, either in this life, or the next. There shall be no peace nor presidency for the wicked.

I am out to remind you of saint BUHARI, Follow closely and please challenge me with evidence.

by Chinedu Nwosu, Port Harcourt.

ISpiksDaTroof:
all of a sudden Ibos love the same Bendel Region people they continually degrade and insult on NL....

1stCitizen:


OP,

Go and sleep. The fact remains that there was massive over-inflation of contracts during Ali's tenure as governor, most likely perpetrated by others in his government.

The fact also remains that many including Ali's secretary to government (his own kinsman) testified against Ali at the Military tribunal. So the Tribunal should have set him free with such mounting evidence from witnesses? Little wonder corruption thrives in Nigeria. We only live by sentiments. Chief Igbinedion did not benefit from Ali's administration yet paid the N1M bond for his release. Where were those well-known contractors that became millionaires or members of his cabinet that suddenly became very wealthy then?

Ali performed well as governor but failed to check the excesses of subordinates who later ganged up against him to take the fall. Stop blaming Buhari. Justice needed to be served based on evidence available at the time.

1stCitizen:


OP,

Go and sleep. The fact remains that there was massive over-inflation of contracts during Ali's tenure as governor, most likely perpetrated by others in his government.

The fact also remains that many including Ali's secretary to government (his own kinsman) testified against Ali at the Military tribunal. So the Tribunal should have set him free with such mounting evidence from witnesses? Little wonder corruption thrives in Nigeria. We only live by sentiments. Chief Igbinedion did not benefit from Ali's administration yet paid the N1M bond for his release. Where were those well-known contractors that became millionaires or members of his cabinet that suddenly became very wealthy then?

Ali performed well as governor but failed to check the excesses of subordinates who later ganged up against him to take the fall. Stop blaming Buhari. Justice needed to be served based on evidence available at the time.