OPINION.

There are two kinds of pride, both good and bad. 'Good pride' represents our dignity and self respect. 'Bad pride'is the deadly sin of superiority that reeks of conceit and arrogance-a trait widely associated with South Africa who sees itself as in a league of its on relative to the rest of the continent.

Every nation goes through a tumultuous period at one time or another. For the United States it was a battle against racial inequality, for South Africa it was the era of Apartheid, for Nigeria now it is radical Islamic Insurgency. If history is anything to go buy these challenges are usually surmounted. Today The United States has gone a long way from the days of segregation. In South Africa the Apartheid regime has been relegated into the history books. In Nigeria the radical jihadi group Boko Haram is seeing its last days.

We must be careful however never to play on the sensitivity of those experiences difficulties. In the apartheid era Africans could not fold its arms and watch idle as the native black population were oppressed and reduced to lower class citizens in their own country. In the spirit of brotherliness Africans united and for years provided assistance to the South African struggle for self determination and the end of racial discrimination. The fall of apartheid illustrated the fact that in unity and strength, Africa's problems are surmountable. All of Africa rejoiced in ecstatic joy when black South Africa became free. The end of apartheid and the release of Mandela was not just a South African victory, it was an African victory .

Today Nigeria is facing a challenge like it has never seen in its history. Being the most developed and powerful nation state in West Africa Nigeria shouldered the weight of the sub region. While Eastern and Southern regions of Africa experienced decades of continuous conflict Nigeria's military was the force for peace and stability in West Africa, often times placing the priorities of neighboring states first before the country, often to the chagrin and condemnation of its citizens. Nigeria was a military dictatorship when in the wake of a military coup in S-leone, sent its army to to restore restore the toppled democratically elected President. In Liberia the fear of the Nigerian armed forces was what stood in the way between Liberia's power hungry military commanders and its democracy. In a paradox democracy in West Africa was dependent on a military dictatorship. Nigeria spent $10 billion in peace keeping and humanitarian operations in these countries but never once did a Nigerian government/military official or its citizens criticized, condemned or make a mockery of the people of those countries.

In Nigeria's struggle against Islamic Jihadists the camaraderie that once characterized the African Union is no where to be found, instead some African countries view Nigeria's struggle as a target of opportunity, a free for all period. Boko Haram for years was supplied weapons by the Chadian dictator Idris Derby. In Cameroon the government on numerous occasions have been caught paying ransoms to the tune of millions of dollars to Boko Haram. In South Africa the Zuma administration could not resists the opportunity to embarrass the Nigerian government and cripple its war efforts when in 2014 it seized $15 million meant for the procurement of arms for the Nigerian military reeling under the effect of America's ban on selling weapons to Nigeria, from two Nigerians and an Israeli who arrived the country desperate for arms as Boko Haram ravaged North East Nigeria.

In a show of bravado and triumph the South African government declared it will not return the ceased money to Nigeria unless it follows due process-which at best will take months. This is the sorry state of African Unity today.

Just recently Eeben Barlow, a South African Private Military Contractor who enjoys a special relationship with Nigeria, praised and regarded as a hero by Nigerian people (look up beegeagle.) and paid tens of millions of dollars could as well not resist the opportunity to paint Nigeria in an awfully negative light. In his words (posted on his blog) :

STTEP’s men made a very positive difference in Nigeria until we were forced to leave but we also lost 3 of our men in Nigeria; we had adrenalin rushes, expectations, waiting, laughter, highs and lows, cheap airlines, rundown airports, meetings, proposals, headshaking, briefings, presentations, bad food, terrible water, long hours, little sleep and some blood, sweat and tears.
Many in South Africa are made to believe that South African white mercenary helped turn the tide against the Islamist militant group Boko Haram, allowing Nigeria to hold a relatively peaceful election, conveniently ignoring the fact that Nigeria stood alone in this fight for 5 years, even the Obama administration refused to recognize Boko Haram a terrorist organisation until he was forced to do so media attention on the 200 kidnapped Nigerian school girls. It is an insult to the Nigerian people to suggest a group of fifty something year old men made the difference in Nigeria's war against Boko Haram. Perhaps most importantly in epitomises the narrative people have of South Africa(black or white) being an arrogant disrespectful nation with a false sense of importance.

Nigeria, a country with hitherto no experience in Counter Insurgency operations, hit by America's weapons ban and French clandestine subversive operations should be lauded for its remarkable achievement over the years. There are 65 of the worlds most powerful counties in Syria today, they are no closer to defeating ISIS or matching Nigeria's success in defeating home grown terrorism.

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Chelseafan99:
OPINION.

There are two kinds of pride, both good and bad. 'Good pride' represents our dignity and self respect. 'Bad pride'is the deadly sin of superiority that reeks of conceit and arrogance-a trait widely associated with South Africa who sees itself as in a league of its on relative to the rest of the continent.

Every nation goes through a tumultuous period at one time or another. For the United States it was a battle against racial inequality, for South Africa it was the era of Apartheid, for Nigeria now it is radical Islamic Insurgency. If history is anything to go buy these challenges are usually surmounted. Today The United States has gone a long way from the days of segregation. In South Africa the Apartheid regime has been relegated into the history books. In Nigeria the radical jihadi group Boko Haram is seeing its last days.

We must be careful however never to play on the sensitivity of those experiences difficulties. In the apartheid era Africans could not fold its arms and watch idle as the native black population were oppressed and reduced to lower class citizens in their own country. In the spirit of brotherliness Africans united and for years provided assistance to the South African struggle for self determination and the end of racial discrimination. The fall of apartheid illustrated the fact that in unity and strength, Africa's problems are surmountable. All of Africa rejoiced in ecstatic joy when black South Africa became free. The end of apartheid and the release of Mandela was not just a South African victory, it was an African victory .

Today Nigeria is facing a challenge like it has never seen in its history. Being the most developed and powerful nation state in West Africa Nigeria shouldered the weight of the sub region. While Eastern and Southern regions of Africa experienced decades of continuous conflict Nigeria's military was the force for peace and stability in West Africa, often times placing the priorities of neighboring states first before the country, often to the chagrin and condemnation of its citizens. Nigeria was a military dictatorship when in the wake of a military coup in S-leone, sent its army to to restore restore the toppled democratically elected President. In Liberia the fear of the Nigerian armed forces was what stood in the way between Liberia's power hungry military commanders and its democracy. In a paradox democracy in West Africa was dependent on a military dictatorship. Nigeria spent $10 billion in peace keeping and humanitarian operations in these countries but never once did a Nigerian government/military official or its citizens criticized, condemned or make a mockery of the people of those countries.

In Nigeria's struggle against Islamic Jihadists the camaraderie that once characterized the African Union is no where to be found, instead some African countries view Nigeria's struggle as a target of opportunity, a free for all period. Boko Haram for years was supplied weapons by the Chadian dictator Idris Derby. In Cameroon the government on numerous occasions have been caught paying ransoms to the tune of millions of dollars to Boko Haram. In South Africa the Zuma administration could not resists the opportunity to embarrass the Nigerian government and cripple its war efforts when in 2014 it seized $15 million meant for the procurement of arms for the Nigerian military reeling under the effect of America's ban on selling weapons to Nigeria, from two Nigerians and an Israeli who arrived the country desperate for arms as Boko Haram ravaged North East Nigeria.

In a show of bravado and triumph the South African government declared it will not return the ceased money to Nigeria unless it follows due process-which at best will take months. This is the sorry state of African Unity today.

Just recently Eeben Barlow, a South African Private Military Contractor who enjoys a special relationship with Nigeria, praised and regarded as a hero by Nigerian people (look up beegeagle.) and paid tens of millions of dollars could as well not resist the opportunity to paint Nigeria in an awfully negative light. In his words (posted on his blog) :

STTEP’s men made a very positive difference in Nigeria until we were forced to leave but we also lost 3 of our men in Nigeria; we had adrenalin rushes, expectations, waiting, laughter, highs and lows, cheap airlines, rundown airports, meetings, proposals, headshaking, briefings, presentations, bad food, terrible water, long hours, little sleep and some blood, sweat and tears.
Many in South Africa are made to believe that South African white mercenary helped turn the tide against the Islamist militant group Boko Haram, allowing Nigeria to hold a relatively peaceful election, conveniently ignoring the fact that Nigeria stood alone in this fight for 5 years, even the Obama administration refused to recognize Boko Haram a terrorist organisation until he was forced to do so media attention on the 200 kidnapped Nigerian school girls. It is an insult to the Nigerian people to suggest a group of fifty something year old men made the difference in Nigeria's war against Boko Haram. Perhaps most importantly in epitomises the narrative people have of South Africa(black or white) being an arrogant disrespectful nation with a false sense of importance.

Nigeria, a country with hitherto no experience in Counter Insurgency operations, hit by America's weapons ban and French clandestine subversive operations should be lauded for its remarkable achievement over the years. There are 65 of the worlds most powerful counties in Syria today, they are no closer to defeating ISIS or matching Nigeria's success in defeating home grown terrorism.

for more
http://ourtimeiscome.com/2016/02/16/eeben-barlows-
negative-remark-on-nigeria/

Rubbish! Cry us an ocean, bunch of narcisistic cry babies!

What a piece of fact! Shame on APC and Atiku who influenced Jacob Zuma his friend to stop the urgent procurement of weapons to fight Bokoharam in the name of politics of bringing down GEJ at all cost! Shame!

when d lion begins to eat grass, it's inviting ridicule from the goat.

ZKOSOSO:
What a piece of fact! Shame on APC and Atiku who influenced Jacob Zuma his friend to stop the urgent procurement of weapons to fight Bokoharam in the name of politics of bringing down GEJ at all cost! Shame!

You got proof... is it all talk