AAinEqGuinea:


Racists and radicals have been mocking and threatening Obama since the day he announced he was running for president and they're still running their mouths with paramilitary and secessionists rhetoric.. and guess how Obama responded?? He accomplished much and left the front door open for another Democrat to follow in his place while laughing in their faces. America is now ready for another Democrat.. in other words, in 2008, America was so fed up with Republicans that they voted in a Black guy with a muslim sounding name and America is still inclined to voting in another Democrat thanks to what Obama has accomplished, while being insistently mocked.

[size=18pt]Learn to accept the fact that you will have determined dissenters[/size].

Yorubasgreat:
You have won the most foolish op on Nairaland.. .congratulations!
For ur outstanding stup***ty.

plaetton:
The point he is trying to make is that if protestors and agitators like Kanu are allowed to exercise their Constitutionally guaranteed freedom of speech and of association, sooner than later, fatigue would set it in, both for him , his followers and his listeners.

I tell you, I and many many people never paid attention, talkless of giving a hoot about whatever Nnamdi Kanu was talking about, until the federal government came calling to deprive him of his Democratic rights.

The government has foolishly boxed themselves into exactly where Kanu wants them. Now every human rights group all over the world has Kanu and the Nigerian government on their radar and watchlist.

Kanu is now 100X bigger than he was just 3 months ago.

The underpinnings of his secessionist crusade , the dissatisfactions with Nigeria's unfair and nonworkable federal structure, is one that is not confined to the southeast alone.

While under the jackboots of General Abacha not too long ago, the southwestern elites, led by pa Abraham Adesanya, Sole Soyinka, Bola Tinubu, etc etc, were all crying/wailing for a sovereign national conference to discuss and restructure the Nigerian federation.

It's soooo funny how everyone seem to have developed Amnesia so fast.

Somehow, Nigeria has been magically transformed so quickly, that it's only the rabble-rousing southeasterners that are wailing for the change of status quo.

That's Nigeria for you.

BushidoBlue:
For those that can't seem to read between the lines...

Here is what I'm trying to point out.

1) as long as you are in governance, you will always have people who don't necessarily agree with your views.
Having said that you have two options
a) attack those who don't agree with your policies and views or
b) ignore them while looking for solutions for the greater good of the general society (inclusive of the ones that don't agree with you).

2) from the initial post and to those who really understand Obama's policy thrust in the US, you will see that even in the face of Armed militia groups, the US is forging ahead.

Do you for one second think the FBI are not monitoring and tracking these militia?

Do you hear the Obama led government making divisive speeches about being more rewarding to those who voted his party than those who didn't?

Obama's policies are going on strong after a terrible recession and he has set up a bar that the Republicans can't seem to meet up with, especially since the last Republican Administration was largely responsible for the recession (debatable)

So in summary this present Administration should put more energy into the critical sectors record for nation building and less on the ones that are obvious smoke screens.

I believe that the amount of energy spent on this Biafra brouhaha is exactly the fuel needed to push it out more.

So Nnamdi Kanu asked for weapons... where are the weapons?
So Nnamdi Kanu has been arrested... has that stopped the noise?

As a leader one has to think beyond the surface to govern, more so a nation as complex as Nigeria.


I would have thought that after 45 years of our civil war, we would have moved on from pettiness and bickering to identifying the core issues hampering our growth as a nation...

Corruption
Equality
Fairness
Rule of law
Dignity of labour

Solve these and see this nation move.

Note I didn't mention power because I believe that power falls under corruption...

plaetton:


My bros,
I have gone from an optimist to a deep pessimist.

Critical thinking is something that Nigeria's educational system is failing to inculcate into the young minds.

Critical issues are ignored for peripheral issues.

For example, I expected that Nigerians would have come out en mass to question why ministry of information ( aka propaganda) should have a budget of N59b while Agriculture gets N29b in this economically critical period.
Is propaganda a new substitute for food ?

Caseless:
we are handling the situation the best way we can. At least, we have maazi dilektor in prison and the military is ever ready to deal with interlopers, miscreants and touts etc, who might want to occupy our roads illegally.

BushidoBlue:
For those that can't seem to read between the lines...

Here is what I'm trying to point out.

1) as long as you are in governance, you will always have people who don't necessarily agree with your views.
Having said that you have two options
a) attack those who don't agree with your policies and views or
b) ignore them while looking for solutions for the greater good of the general society (inclusive of the ones that don't agree with you).

2) from the initial post and to those who really understand Obama's policy thrust in the US, you will see that even in the face of Armed militia groups, the US is forging ahead.

Do you for one second think the FBI are not monitoring and tracking these militia?

Do you hear the Obama led government making divisive speeches about being more rewarding to those who voted his party than those who didn't?

Obama's policies are going on strong after a terrible recession and he has set up a bar that the Republicans can't seem to meet up with, especially since the last Republican Administration was largely responsible for the recession (debatable)

So in summary this present Administration should put more energy into the critical sectors record for nation building and less on the ones that are obvious smoke screens.

I believe that the amount of energy spent on this Biafra brouhaha is exactly the fuel needed to push it out more.

So Nnamdi Kanu asked for weapons... where are the weapons?
So Nnamdi Kanu has been arrested... has that stopped the noise?

As a leader one has to think beyond the surface to govern, more so a nation as complex as Nigeria.


I would have thought that after 45 years of our civil war, we would have moved on from pettiness and bickering to identifying the core issues hampering our growth as a nation...

Corruption
Equality
Fairness
Rule of law
Dignity of labour

Solve these and see this nation move.

Note I didn't mention power because I believe that power falls under corruption...

Caseless:
all you guys compare us with is the US. You fail with ur points.

BushidoBlue:


You are not a hammer and every problem is not a nail.

These so called interlopers, miscreants and touts must be subdued yes.
However history and reason teaches us that the use of force is not always expedient.

Caseless:
we won't do this without creating room for negotiations and dialogue.

BushidoBlue:

plaetton:

While under the jackboots of General Abacha not too long ago, the southwestern elites, led by pa Abraham Adesanya, Sole Soyinka, Bola Tinubu, etc etc, were all crying/wailing for a sovereign national conference to discuss and restructure the Nigerian federation.