Now I know #Change is truly far away from Nigeria's shores but we are getting there.

Okk some days back, I was privy to learn about the Newly proposed Bill before Congress aiming to weaken U.S patent laws on SaveTheInventor.com. Note that am a NIGERIAN so It’s none of my business but since am a tech guy, i decided to lend my voice to the issue.

So I went on the SaveTheInventor site to send an email to congress. I was asked to input my U.S zip code but since I am from Naija, I googled zip codes for Palo Alto, California and settled with 94305 (seen in the pic below):




after that, i was prompted to this interface to send a message:




and a further option to contact other senators with their contact nos.





This exchange happened some days back.


Now imagine my surprise today when on opening my Inbox today, I saw a message with the title "senator". Na so I say make i open am and I was shocked to see a reply by the U.S Senator Representing California - Sen. Dianne Feinstein.


Now for perspective, California is bigger and richer than Lagos, Abuja, Ibadan, Port-Harcourt and Onitsha combined so she must be pretty busy but she took the time out to respond to me, her supposedly constituent member:









After this, I quickly took a detour to our own http://nass.gov.ng and there was no contact number or email for anybody at all not even the common website administrator. Who cares about your opinion in Nigeria?

There is a reason why developed countries keep on marching forward. When people elect you in and you don't take their input, most of the laws we will be seeing are as ridiculous as the ones before the NASS today like "Allowing old men marry under-aged teens" supported by Sen. Yerima and his ilks.

Why am I saying all these? It doesn't matter whether you are a foreigner or not, The U.S congress listens e.g. Recently, we've got the U.S Congress to pass a bill to look into and help the Nigerian (Sub-Saharan) Power sector achieve power goals. See proof here- http://borgenproject.org/electrify-africa-act-bill/#/8

This goes to show that we as citizens can change the world in our own little ways and through the work we are doing at #Rep Commend, hopefully, such results could be produced in Nigeria through your help.


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In naija what they care about is how much money they can make

You better mail to Buhari now

Before the zoo chanting people will come let me tell you that america started practicing democracy long before us. Having said that, until we start voting the right people and not voting based on religion and tribe we will continue being shortchanged by the politicians. But i know we will get there cause if an igbo man can seek elective post in lag and maybe win, it means there is hope for true democracy to be rooted in our country. #GODBLESS9JA

I have to share this your story

They take life so easy...may God help our leaders

Weldon ,brother. You have done well . It was a well detailed write up.

I've stopped bothering myself about the politics or leadership of this country, my own na make I see way make my money, forget all these mumu leaders wey we get...
senator that resides in Abuja and only visited their constituency for campaign

Nigeria is a zoo indeed, a shi.t hole of a country.

Zooo

Don't forget to collect your GOLDEN GLOBE AWARD for mailing an American.

This goes to show that Nigeria is way behind in technology. Don't be surprise that some so called Nigerian senators dnt know what at email address is and for those that might have one, The email is being managed by their so called PA who won't even reply any message sent to d mail.

To call Nigeria ZOO is insult to animals in well organized zoo. Nigeria can be aptly describe as ANIMAL KINGDOM, the 21century JURASSIC PARK

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If its not about millions and billions of naira to loot and share.... PLS DONT DISTURB THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT.

virud:
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How can u say that when you did not even go through the messages...
Young man donot try a counter argument here, the truth is this... Do Nigerians really have any means at all to communicate with their elected representatives

See in this part of the world government is too far from the electorate. They just win elections and the next time you see them around is when they are campaigning again... Its just pathetic

I no even read am

virud:
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do we Veven have a robot not to talk of the software

Until we separate ourselves from the north and their sinister agenda, bros we are doomed

US is 100yrs ahead. We ll get thr someday.

Exactly what I keep saying! Our representatives don't even know what it is we want. They just go there to get money and forget about the people they are going to represent.


Another thing is that Nigerians we are very lackadastical about it. If a senator or house of rep member is not representing the constituents like he should, his people reserve the right to recall him and send someone else in his stead....

Chapter Five section 110 of the Nigerian constitution says

A member of the House of Assembly may be recalled as such a member if –

(a) there is presented to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission a petition in that behalf signed by more than one-half of the persons registered to vote in that members’s constituency alleging their loss of confidence in that member; and

(b) the petition is thereafter, in a referendum conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission within ninety days of the date of the receipt of the petition, approved by a simple majority of the votes of the persons registered to vote in that member’s constituency.



but Nigerians don't know that so we all die in ignorance

When I keep on calling the blacks pigs, animals, savages and a mockery to humanoid existence ... Some kids that know absolutely nothing , will come out to insult their fathers ..... Africa has a fundamental problem.... Many a times I won't even blame the senators.... If this platform is created I can bet my life.... Many of youths will rather use it as a means to start begging for money from them, or start using it as a means to beg for them to be co opted into political thuggery .... The black mind has a fundamental problem.... Viz : selfishness,greed, apathy for societal norms, the black mind is programmed to be concerned about himself and what he will eat today , nothing else.... Posterity can perish for all he cares.....

The Black race is a curse to humanity..... *I spit on the black race *

Theshaderoom , who says nobody knows? Of course they do.... But as customary, once the senators gives some keymen some cash....they are all fine..... When he doesn't... That's when you know they know the law....

BTW. The face time I learnt ofvrecalling was when a constituency in rivers were making the move..... Because sharing formulae wasn't obeyed..... Soon afterwards nobody heard it again..... #BlacksAreCursed#

theshaderoom:
Exactly what I keep saying! Our representatives don't even know what it is we want. They just go there to get money and forget about the people they are going to represent.
Another thing is that Nigerians we are very lackadastical about it. If a senator or house of rep member is not representing the constituents like he should, his people reserve the right to recall him and send someone else in his stead....
Chapter Five section 110 of the Nigerian constitution says
A member of the House of Assembly may be recalled as such a member if –
(a) there is presented to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission a petition in that behalf signed by more than one-half of the persons registered to vote in that members’s constituency alleging their loss of confidence in that member; and
(b) the petition is thereafter, in a referendum conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission within ninety days of the date of the receipt of the petition, approved by a simple majority of the votes of the persons registered to vote in that member’s constituency.
but Nigerians don't know that so we all die in ignorance

Even we the people don't know what we want and many people complaining won't do any better if elected.

We re still very much behind n those who call themselves leaders is not even helping matters in terms of social improvement rather its bad ones they re learning like more sophiscated way of money laundering.

Not new to me
If I send mail to police now and they will reply me before 2 mins ..
If I call police number here and I don't talk to dem
They will call back and if I don't pick
2mins 3 police cars will be here now now
To make matter worst If it's children voice then dat one na gobe o Oooh
I remember when my friend's kid mistake dial police num
Since dat day I started respecting German Polizei
12 polizie storm thier house
If they knock my door and I don't reply them

that is Nigeria for you, our Mr common sense rarely replies me sef

Efficiency is such a turn on

Ilike that fellow cursing blackrace... Yes Blacks hav fundamental problem n I hav come2 think it has something 2 do with evolution... We js evolved into humans yestaday n lik animals we care hugely 4 our basic needs nothing more

You illegally obtained information by impersonating a US citizen and came online to boast about the crime you committed. What do you think a US citizen reading this would say about you? You should have kept your findings to yourself. Nigerians soiling the image of Nigeria since time immemorial.

Naija my Naija! I pray you will grow up someday as you grow old.