chineji:

Nigeria has never been great and will never be.

I disagree with the "will never be part because nigeria would be great ONE DAY, maybe in 5,000 years time

The question that usually infuriates me the most is WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO DEVELOP THIS COUNTRY?

Please do i look like a builder or politician?
I know the development of a nation depends on the people and the leaders. In Nigeria, people are not that powerful, our leaders are but what are they doing? they are doing what they know how to do best, that is to embezzle the public funds and run to a sane country to enjoy the money with their families.

I have done alot of things to change people's mentality. Guess what, they are far from changing.

Seriously, as i am o, i no fit work for Nigeria, even if i get work for NNPC. I don't care. What i care about is myself and if possible, i want to invest, Nigeria would be the place... That is the least i can do for Nigeria.

chineji:

Thanks Bro. We have it really bad many people don't know. It's like theres absolutely no hope at all. We aren't developing in anyway.

Isn't it shameful and pitiful at the same time? Until Nigerians move away from party affiliations, and start addressing pressing issues affecting us as a people, the status quo of lack and suffering by the masses would abide.

Nigeria is pretty screwed up in all entirety!! The good news is that people are beginning to realize that Nigeria is fvcked up big time!

wow i really enjoyed reading your travel exp. Felt like i was with u tru.awt d journey.As for Nigeria,when i leave it eh..make i leave first for europe

Gerrard59:


Actually, you are correct. I've thought of writing an article on it, but no time. The African man is the problem because all over the world, it's the men who developed their countries or played a significant role in the development. What do black men do? Drink, sleep with lots of women and inseminate them to procreate lots of children who they cannot take care of adequately.

In a thread last year, someone mocked Asian men for their small pen!s, but he forgot that these Asian men developed their communities and are a force to be reckoned with today.

One will ask, what I'm doing to solve the problem? Well, I was born to see them this way and I have come to realise that NOTHING will change for the better. So I save my energy. The previous generations should have solved the problem not mine.

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This thread is that Bomb!!!!!!!!! O.P storyline,comments from funny nairalanders

I love this, nice write up.

chineji:
I really wish I could show more pictures from my trip but the others had my face in it and I dont wanna show my face. We are really suffering in Africa. I used to be one of those who believe in this continent but I don't anymore. We are living like animals especially here in Nigeria. Nigeria especially is the worse amongst all African countries. Nigeria lacks the basics a country that can't provide electricity nor water for its citizens or even healthcare. In all of Italy, healthcare is free. They live so long. You see so many old people on the street. They get sick they go to the hospital and get treated for free and they got quality healthcare. We got absolutely nothing in Nigeria. I am back to Nigeria now and at the moment I am confused on what I wanna do. Everything here feels so strange and so weird. Everyone in Nigeria is suffering I mean it everyone. You have to really go outside to see how bad it is here.

Anyone that wants to leave Nigeria should do so ASAP. This country and by extension much of sub Sahara Africa will never get better. I mean even Gabon that has so much oil and very few citizens has so much poverty and really shit infrastructure same with equitoreal guinea.

The most painful aspect is that most African leaders travel to this countries regularly and see how things are done here and see how people live like human beings but cannot replicate same in their home nations.

Anyone that has an opportunity to leave Nigeria should waste no time. We are suffering in Nigeria. Life is not all about money quality of life matters too and quality of life in Nigeria is shit real shit.

Aswear I wanna leave this country so bad. I just wish there was a legal less expensive way to goto any foreign country.
Am seriously searching for countrys where one can get citizenship/PR easily. Africa is a mess

Abbeybailey:
It's not about praying. It's about holding the worthlessly inept and corrupt Thieflicians accountable. Maybe, a revolution the type of Rawlings in Ghana will do the magic to rid Nigeria of the leaders destroying the country. Sometimes blood have to be shed to cleanse the land of the maggots infesting the land. Sad but true.

Now they are busy atikulating. From frypan to firw or vice versa. What is really wrong with Nigerians

TonyeBarcanista:
Nigeria shall be great again

Was it great before?

Passovile:

Was it great before?

Yes..In those days that we were seen as Africa's giant

TonyeBarcanista:
Yes..In those days that we were seen as Africa's giant

Hahaha... See you perception of greatness.

I completely agree with the OP. A step out from Nigeria to Europe will almost make you shed tears for our dear nation. Looking at the level of development and the pace at which these nations are going; one would sanely conclude we can never catch up. Nice memory from the Milan trip. Hope shouldn't be lost. If it doesn't happen in this generation, maybe the next would get it right. Peace.

chineji:
Did I talk about Italian women? I have never met such beautiful women in my life. Beautiful and very interesting. I used to think it was impossible for women to be interesting and funny but white women proved me so wrong. My Co workers were always so fun to have conversations with. They knew absolutely everything about everything cause they read a whole lot. In Italy, the women are always smiling all the time ( it's a total different ball game in most African countries where most women are always ugly and angry all the time) and the greetings omg. It's not weird to hug a woman and give her a peck on both cheeks and say bounjourno or bounesera depending on what time of the day it is. La spezia had a lot of beautiful women but then we took a road trip to Milan and it was like a total different ball game. It was just like a real life miss world beauty pageant.

Italian women are the most beautiful I have ever seen in my life. I just pray I can marry a Nigerian because ever since I got back all the girls are just ugly to my eyes

I just dey pity my naija babe wey think say if I travel come back I go carry am...make I hear I come bk sef

chineji:
Italy.

I really used to be one of those who used to feel that someday Africa would get it right. That things are not as bad as we imagine it to be, that somehow black people are actually not stupid as other races think but being in Italy totally changed my mind. I have been living in darkness all my life and in Italy I saw light . First of all, once the ship crossed into Italian waters, I noticed the ocean water to be very blue (in most African countries it's usually very brown and dirty when you are close to port). You could literally see your face inside. We docked in a small town called la spezia. La spezia is a village by European standards and the scenery totally blew my mind away. As soon as I left the ship to see town. I just couldn't stop cursing all the leaders in Africa past and present and the idiot citizens who support their ineptitude. I was in an European village and there was freaking WiFi everywhere. The roads omg. I have been to more than 10 African countries in my short life span and I have never seen roads of this standard before. Public transportation. We got no public transportation in Africa. Our buses and trains are all shit. The public buses in Italy were


The roads just blew me away over and over again. The way the roads were built with considerations for pedestrians and cyclist. It was just strange to me that people could actually live like this, people could actually live sane.

I love automobiles, when I am not reading or working in them. I watch YouTube videos and drool on my favourite models I cant afford but here my favourite models were being used as taxis. Cars that would be used by Rich elite Nigerians being used as taxis and the kind of cars Italians drive gosh. I saw so many recent BMWs, Mercedes, audis and volkswagens. Cars I didn't even think we're out on the road. It was so unreal to me. Meanwhile in Nigeria, someone would do a thanksgiving ceremony for being able to buy a piece of crap camry or corolla.

Nigga Wu you calling stupid? All blacks? Ur fada there
Did you ask how they buy those cars? Ask Ibrahimović, the guy de Europe, you be learner

peacengine:


Nigga Wu you calling stupid? All blacks? Ur fada there
Did you ask how they buy those cars? Ask Ibrahimović, the guy de Europe, you be learner

On average, most black people are stupid very stupid. If Africans were not stupid, Africa especially sub Sahara Africa will not be a shithole. Look at Nigeria a black nation of 200 million people. 200 million people with no electricity. 3 years ago some foolish 12 million mugus voted for a brain dead decrepit and you wanna say blacks aren't stupid really Bro

God knows i have been cursing our leaders since i came here a week ago......
Everything is organized...
People smile at you at the mall.
People follow the rules.
People are ready to answer your questions and render help.
Internet is cheap.
Power supply - no even talk am


Abeg...... the only hope for naija are the youths, but look around, all you see is young people shouting Buhari and Atiku up and down.....
Fighting and cursing on the internet in support of these old men that brought us where we are...... That is the reason why personally i have given up on naija..... God bless Nigeria sha

TonyeBarcanista:
Yes..In those days that we were seen as Africa's giant

Tonye, I trust you have been to Abuja. Not saying things are better but from the pictures of the roads I saw here, I don't really see anything special to what is in Abuja.

Too much of living in Lagos can also give bad image to Nigeria too. I have been to Lagos several times and the roads are so bad and poor that the picture that the op posted would look like a heavenly picture to most people.

I just want to be fair and objective, we have same road in Abuja as was posted by Op. I can agree with other things.

chineji:

On average, most black people are stupid very stupid. If Africans were not stupid, Africa especially sub Sahara Africa will not be a shithole. Look at Nigeria a black nation of 200 million people. 200 million people with no electricity. 3 years ago some foolish 12 million mugus voted for a brain dead decrepit and you wanna say blacks aren't stupid really Bro

I enjoyed reading your write up and feel your frustration. You also need to manage your frustration. Your choice of words seems like you have some motives for this post.

Many have gone, seen even more than you saw and managed themselves. Also, try to visit Abuja and see some roads, they look quite similar.

Saying Blacks are stupid and the rest in a country and continent that many Africans has changed the cause of humanity says a lot about you sir. You can make a change not by insults but trying to do things right in your little circle.

mrphysics:

I enjoyed reading your write up and feel your frustration. You also need to manage your frustration. Your choice of words seems like you have some motives for this post.

Many have gone, seen even more than you saw and managed themselves. Also, try to visit Abuja and see some roads, they look quite similar.

Saying Blacks are stupid and the rest in a country and continent that many Africans has changed the cause of humanity says a lot about you sir. You can make a change not by insults but trying to do things right in your little circle.

I still don't understand what u are busy defending. Blacks as a race you can single urself if u want, anyone can single themselves out. But in totality, Africa is a stupid continent.

I totally agree with the op. Africa is in mess,Nigeria can never, I repeat can never get better unless there is a revolution...if I get out of this shithole called Nigeria,Am never coming back

Lalasticlala have you seen this

TonyeBarcanista:
Continue praying for Nigeria

This is actually our problem. We are always praying. Yet God has said that we should have dominion on the earth. Even for the tiniest issues that God has already given us ability to fix, we are still praying. The 2 plants that have the greatest yield of biodiesel extract (Jatropha and the oil palm) are found in Nigeria. Jatropha in the north; oil palm in the south. Yet we cannot develop alternative fuels for our vehicles. We are always praying.

Are we the only ones entitled to God's attention? Is Nigeria the only country out of more than 220 countries that God has to pay attention to?

Don't get me wrong. I am a staunch Winner and a Christian, but I have come to find out that our continuous method of having religion without righteousness is a big problem. People go to places of worship on Sunday and Friday, and the rest of the week, they are either swindling govt of time and money or doing some other thing.

I have just returned from a meeting in my area where I am in the estate executive. I pay my security fees to the letter. Yet there are people who are owing us 16 months, 2 years security fees with impunity. They keep saying things are hard, but they are able to buy new cars, buy rams for Sallah, loads of rice and chicken for Christmas, and other stuff. Yet they prefer the estate security to starve to death and they cannot be bothered.

Let me not even talk of politicians and the polity. When it comes to squandering money on women and parties, there is no holding back. But when it comes to minimum wage issues, then they remember that we are just coming out of recession.

I lived in this country as a child where we were given milk, biscuits, sandwiches and all kinds of goodies as school feeding. Not the total crap we are seeing today.

I once came back from abroad and the Naija police at MMIA were following me like flies, OPENLY BEGGING FOR MONEY in full police uniform!

Everywhere you look, it is utter chaos.

What kind of country are we in? Nigerians wake up!

salford1:

Now they are busy atikulating. From frypan to firw or vice versa. What is really wrong with Nigerians

You nailed it. I wish people can hear the stories behind the privatization exercise carried out by OBJ's adminstration, which had Atiku as chairman of the NPC. You will not believe the things that these politicians have done to this country and the future generations.

Now he wants to come back to continue from where he stopped. Anyone who claims to be Atikulated is a very big fool.

stagger:


You nailed it. I wish people can hear the stories behind the privatization exercise carried out by OBJ's adminstration, which had Atiku as chairman of the NPC. You will not believe the things that these politicians have done to this country and the future generations.

Now he wants to come back to continue from where he stopped. Anyone who claims to be Atikulated is a very big fool.

So we should continue with buhari?

Carmal90:


So we should continue with buhari?

Are Buhari and Atiku the only candidates here? We have the likes of Kingsley Moghalu, a Ph.D holder and former central bank deputy governor who was the brains behind the 2009 rescue of the banking sector. But for him, many Nigerians would have lost their life savings to the likes of Ibru, Atuche and Akingbola and the other thieving bastards preying on bank customers' funds.

There are also other cerebral candidates here. Sound intellectual guys who have what it takes to drive the country to the next level.

It is like APC and PDP has cast a spell on many Nigerians.

stagger:


Are Buhari and Atiku the only candidates here? We have the likes of Kingsley Moghalu, a Ph.D holder and former central bank deputy governor who was the brains behind the 2009 rescue of the banking sector. There are also other cerebral candidates here. Sound intellectual guys who have what it takes to drive the country to the next level.

It is like APC and PDP has cast a spell on many Nigerians.

Those people can't win election in 2019, a vote for any of the other party is a vote for buhari and against atiku, atiku is far lesser evil than buhari.

But OP why you go back na? abi you no like better thing?

Lol, my uncle was a strong proponent of the ''no place like home'' mantra. Anytime he calls me, he pounds his ''brotherly'' advice to my ears that I should buy a land and build a house, and come and settle in Nigeria and live like a king lol. It was after I invited him over that he begins to beg how he can be legalized with his family.

Leave matter for martyrs my brother, Naija don cast. completely.

pansophist:
But OP why you go back na? abi you no like better thing?

Lol, my uncle was a strong proponent of the ''no place like home'' mantra. Anytime he calls me, he pounds his ''brotherly'' advice to my ears that I should buy a land and build a house, and come and settle in Nigeria and live like a king lol. It was after I invited him over that he begins to beg how he can be legalized with his family.

Leave matter for martyrs my brother, Naija don cast. completely.

Bro don't mind all this Nigeria will be better crew.

pansophist:
But OP why you go back na? abi you no like better thing?

Lol, my uncle was a strong proponent of the ''no place like home'' mantra. Anytime he calls me, he pounds his ''brotherly'' advice to my ears that I should buy a land and build a house, and come and settle in Nigeria and live like a king lol. It was after I invited him over that he begins to beg how he can be legalized with his family.

Leave matter for martyrs my brother, Naija don cast. completely.