redsun:

A case of everybody wants to go to heaven,nobody wants die.

We should remember Ken Saro Wiwa,he was a martyr,he died for a justified cause,

yicob:

Hope our country wont be like the aforementioned countries if we hire their mercenaries. It seems they are worse than us.

yicob:

These people started their activism when they were youth. Yeah , i remembered Dele Giwa, Ken Saro Wiwa. . . . .that was why i said et al

yicob:

Everybody is complaining that the country is in shambles. . . . . We want a change of event, . . .No difference between our Military era and Democratic terrain. People are suffering and smiling. We need a revolution . . . .but we are all saying it behind closed doors. Someone thinks somebody would spearhead it. Somebody is looking at Someone to start it. Unfortunately Everybody knows the Nigeria of his dream and how to achieve it, but Nobody is doing anything tangible. Do we still have vibrant youths that can withstand the storm? God bless the likes of Late Tai Solarin, Late Bola Ige, Wole Soyinka, Gani Fawehinmi, Tunji Braithwate, Late Fela Anikulapo et al. They made us proud when they were full of life. What is happening to this generation? Making comments only without action? Let's have a rethink as I leave you in the hands of Fela " Sorrow, Tears and Blood".

blacksta:

if people are not ready to die -  Can we all jointly fund  the cost of hiring mercenaries.

ol' boy u no know say mercenaries dey expensive sha? 

i say we put some toro, kobo together and fund the somali pirates to do the job o jare. 

abi, u no dey see dem hand-work lately? 

Kobojunkie:

I believe the problem is we still have the same mentality of old --- we expect things to “magically” work out even especially when we do nothing. We have become so accustomed to this evil condition and fight tooth and nail when the status quo is attacked by outsiders. We literally excuse some of these ills by vomiting some of the most ridiculous excuses possible and when confronted, we attack our critics, blaming them for the poor situation we have come to accept as our lot.

The way to deal is to actively speak out against what we see today. Unfortunately, people do not yet understand the power of speaking up and out when the opportunity to do so presents itself. Even when you have a government willing to listen to the people, there is not much move from the side of the populace to take advantage of that opportunity.  Consider the situation in Lagos today; the state has a  governor willing to listen to the people but instead of using that to their advantage, people would rather sit and praise from afar, rather than get involved to help speed up development and at the same time push power balance more to the side of the people.

I believe we as individuals need to realize that God gave each one of us hands, mouth and a head for a reason.  You read people claiming to be Obamanians and also typing out the “YES WE CAN” slogan everywhere they can but I am forced to wonder if these people understand what that means. Not until people decide to individually stand up against the wrong in society, will things change.

As for what happened in Ekiti, all hope is not lost. I mean if all well meaning Ekitians out there really want to make sure they do not get a repeat of what happened last week, now is the time, in my opinion, to attack. When I say attack, I am in no way advocating violence. I simply mean that the people have every right to sue this woman, and then INEC, and ultimately the government for pledging to enforce rule of law only to go back on that promised in less than a week. The people can demand a recount or even a re-do of the election. 

Note when I say people, I mean all of Ekiti. If We can only put aside out differences here and come forward to declare war against injustice, we are likely to see things start to change . This should not be a PDP or AC issue as it seems some have this false idea that the PDP is evil and AC members are saints. That is not the case. Both parties consist of politicians who currently hold office in that country. If AC really wanted justice for the people, it would have come out by now to sue INEC or even Adebayo on behalf of the people. 

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nuzo:


Why ask ekiti people to stand up and attack when they are the same people who starting these nonsense themselves?
The same people who are thugs to both PDP and AC.
They are the same people who threatened to assassinate the big fraud called adeboye.
Same people who are paid to assassinate each other.
The same people who raise down their own towns.
The same people support a rogues like fayose, tinubu, oni, arise and co.
The same people who use fake registration id to vote.

Even though AC may have been rigged out again; they are as much fraudulent as PDP.
So, the only way to get back on her feet is to play on the fact that PDP already has a bad name.

nuzo:


Why ask ekiti people to stand up and attack when they are the same people who starting these nonsense themselves?
The same people who are thugs to both PDP and AC.
They are the same people who threatened to assassinate the big fraud called adeboye.
Same people who are paid to assassinate each other.
The same people who raise down their own towns.
The same people support a rogues like fayose, tinubu, oni, arise and co.
The same people who use fake registration id to vote.

Even though AC may have been rigged out again; they are as much fraudulent as PDP.
So, the only way to get back on her feet is to play on the fact that PDP already has a bad name.

Sky Blue:

Sorry but I really don't see how the fact that some Nigerians were hired or allowed themselves to be hired as PDP or AC thugs becomes a valid arguement with regards to progress and development in the state. The election which gave Bush his second term was reported to be less than stellar, who were the people used for such? Were they french? I just don't get how it would surprise people that Nigerian politicians would hire Nigerians as electoral thugs, I mean did we expect the thugs to come from the moon? Does the fact that some Nigerians allowed themselves to be used in such a way mean such is the reason the country is failing? Is it logical to draw a conclusion from such an extrapolation? Are we expecting Nigerians to be saints and all refuse money they don't have in order to uphold the benefit of the greater good? If so are we not holding Nigeria to a higher degree of morality that I doubt is yet to be achieved from any other country in the world? Finally, is wether a few men did or did not allow themselves to be used as electoral thugs or as vices used by the politicians against the masses the issue or is the issue the action or lack of it of the masses (no one excluded) who claim to want different?

It is interesting and personally, a tad encouraging that some threads have popped up whereby people have begun to question this whole culture of shouting down a computer and leaving it there. Most of the analysis, speeches, commentary, etc, to be honest they have been uttered and typed before. Won't it be ironic if we turn out to be no different than the leaders we castigate who deal in rhetoric but not action of any sort to remedy the situation?

yicob:

What happened in Ekiti could have happened in any state. Pdp was afraid to lose more states because that could jeopadize their stand in other states of the federation.

nuzo:

Did you put up this long story to exonerate the bulk of the Ekiti people who participated in the latest fraud in Ekiti?
Would I have said the same thing for Edo people? Why didnt osumbor and igbenedion hire those deadly thugs who are willing to do anything for money? If they did, how come the edo people stood up and said no in totality?

What am I missing here?

yicob:

If it cant happen in Edo, how come pdp won hands down in 2007? Were you guys sleeping when they rigged ?