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Nigeria Is Africa’s Troubled Giant, Says former US Ambassador by KEVIND: 4:36pm On Oct 15, 2019
A former US Ambassador to Nigeria , Mr John Campbell , has said though Nigeria possesses extraordinary potential , it is the truly troubled giant of Africa .
Campbell stated this in a new book he co - authored which was presented to the public on Thursday in Lagos at the US Consul General ’s residence.
He also saluted the entrepreneurial spirit of Nigerians in the book titled , “Nigeria : What Everyone Needs to Know ”
Campbell stated in the book that virtually every major university in the English- speaking world hosted Nigerian academics with the country ’s medical personnel found in hospitals all over the United States and elsewhere .
He said , “ Though it possesses extraordinary potential , Nigeria is truly the troubled giant of Africa . And Nigeria exports Christian clergy to the United Kingdom and the United States . Nigerians living outside of Nigeria have been notably successful in business and finance , and they are known for their entrepreneurial spirit. ’’
In the book , Campbell and Matthew T . Page , Associate Fellow in Chatham House ’s Africa Programme , described Nigeria as a nation characterised by a type of corruption in which government or public officials seek personal gain at the expense of the led .
They stated , “Kleptocracy and government dishonesty have corrosive effects on popular confidence in governance . Official and unofficial corruption undermine the democratic trajectory and risks overwhelming it. It is among the most important hindrances to the country ’s economic and social development .
“Despite ubiquitous cell phone use and other signs of modernity , the country is one of the poorest in the world . By indices ranging from levels of female literacy to average lifespan , Nigeria scores among the lowest in the world . The country ’s population has grown explosively without the economic and infrastructure development necessary to support it. ’’

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Re: Nigeria Is Africa’s Troubled Giant, Says former US Ambassador by Ruggedniggaone: 4:48pm On Oct 15, 2019
lol
Re: Nigeria Is Africa’s Troubled Giant, Says former US Ambassador by LongDay: 4:51pm On Oct 15, 2019
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Re: Nigeria Is Africa’s Troubled Giant, Says former US Ambassador by Orjioorji(f): 4:51pm On Oct 15, 2019
You are right but who ask you ? stupid white men.
Re: Nigeria Is Africa’s Troubled Giant, Says former US Ambassador by PureGoldh(m): 5:09pm On Oct 15, 2019
No shaking... So far say life dey... We must make am.

The main problem wey we get in dx country na bad leadership and citizens wey no dey hear wOrd
Re: Nigeria Is Africa’s Troubled Giant, Says former US Ambassador by ContentedK: 6:04pm On Oct 15, 2019
PureGoldh:
No shaking... So far say life dey... We must make am.

The main problem wey we get in dx country na bad leadership and citizens wey no dey hear wOrd
the problem in the country is the citizens not ready to stand up to the bad leadership , how can few hundreds even if thousands hold over 250million people hostage.... that’s why it’s called suffering and smiling

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Re: Nigeria Is Africa’s Troubled Giant, Says former US Ambassador by JonDon12: 6:24pm On Oct 15, 2019
Nigeria is like frankinsteins monster. Big ugly and useless. Sorry Nigerians, it's not your fault . It's a product of bismarck realpolitik and Churchill imperialism. 2 failed schools of thought. Nigeria should have split long ago but there is one tribe in nigeria that are shallow spineless petty tribalistic bootlickers and I'm not talking about the north.
Re: Nigeria Is Africa’s Troubled Giant, Says former US Ambassador by BuhariAdvocate: 6:41pm On Oct 15, 2019
I wish he can talk this before his tenure elapsed.

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Re: Nigeria Is Africa’s Troubled Giant, Says former US Ambassador by OreMI22: 7:35pm On Oct 15, 2019
KEVIND:
A former US Ambassador to Nigeria , Mr John Campbell , has said though Nigeria possesses extraordinary potential , it is the truly troubled giant of Africa .
Campbell stated this in a new book he co - authored which was presented to the public on Thursday in Lagos at the US Consul General ’s residence.
He also saluted the entrepreneurial spirit of Nigerians in the book titled , “Nigeria : What Everyone Needs to Know ”
Campbell stated in the book that virtually every major university in the English- speaking world hosted Nigerian academics with the country ’s medical personnel found in hospitals all over the United States and elsewhere
---Speaking about mainly Igbos and Yorubas.

He said , “ Though it possesses extraordinary potential , Nigeria is truly the troubled giant of Africa . And Nigeria exports Christian clergy to the United Kingdom and the United States . Nigerians living outside of Nigeria have been notably successful in business and finance , and they are known for their entrepreneurial spirit. ’’
In the book , Campbell and Matthew T . Page , Associate Fellow in Chatham House ’s Africa Programme , described Nigeria as a nation characterised by a type of corruption in which government or public officials seek personal gain at the expense of the led .
They stated , “Kleptocracy and government dishonesty have corrosive effects on popular confidence in governance . Official and unofficial corruption undermine the democratic trajectory and risks overwhelming it. It is among the most important hindrances to the country ’s economic and social development
----Speaking about mainly Hausa / Fulanis.

“Despite ubiquitous cell phone use and other signs of modernity , the country is one of the poorest in the world . By indices ranging from levels of female literacy to average lifespan , Nigeria scores among the lowest in the world . The country ’s population has grown explosively without the economic and infrastructure development necessary to support it. ’’

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lol @ bolded

It is clear that whatever Nigeria is revered and respected for are because of Igbos and Yorubas.
Whatever Nigeria is a shithole for is mainly because of Hausa/Fulani.

Little wonder why some people want a unitary military structure instead of the progressive regional governments Nigeria prospered under as a basis for national unity at independence.

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Re: Nigeria Is Africa’s Troubled Giant, Says former US Ambassador by OreMI22: 2:00am On Oct 16, 2019
ContentedK:
the problem in the country is the citizens not ready to stand up to the bad leadership , how can few hundreds even if thousands hold over 250million people hostage.... that’s why it’s called suffering and smiling

Nigerians deserve the type of country they have created.
Re: Nigeria Is Africa’s Troubled Giant, Says former US Ambassador by eagleu: 2:37am On Oct 16, 2019
Amb. Campbell, and Mathew Page have had wonderful opportunities to speak truth to power in Nigeria, but they always choose to obfuscate.
These are the same people who helped push GEJ out of office using false narratives of what's going on in Nigeria from Boko Haram being displeased, unemployed, and frustrated youths, to helping Hillary Clinton refuse to tag BK as a terrorist organization for a long time.
Even in their post mortem analysis of their Nigerian experience, they are still unable to call it as it is!
What a shame.
Re: Nigeria Is Africa’s Troubled Giant, Says former US Ambassador by Nobody: 2:49am On Oct 16, 2019
KEVIND:
A former US Ambassador to Nigeria , Mr John Campbell , has said though Nigeria possesses extraordinary potential , it is the truly troubled giant of Africa .
Campbell stated this in a new book he co - authored which was presented to the public on Thursday in Lagos at the US Consul General ’s residence.
He also saluted the entrepreneurial spirit of Nigerians in the book titled , “Nigeria : What Everyone Needs to Know ”
Campbell stated in the book that virtually every major university in the English- speaking world hosted Nigerian academics with the country ’s medical personnel found in hospitals all over the United States and elsewhere .
He said , “ Though it possesses extraordinary potential , Nigeria is truly the troubled giant of Africa . And Nigeria exports Christian clergy to the United Kingdom and the United States . Nigerians living outside of Nigeria have been notably successful in business and finance , and they are known for their entrepreneurial spirit. ’’
In the book , Campbell and Matthew T . Page , Associate Fellow in Chatham House ’s Africa Programme , described Nigeria as a nation characterised by a type of corruption in which government or public officials seek personal gain at the expense of the led .
They stated , “Kleptocracy and government dishonesty have corrosive effects on popular confidence in governance . Official and unofficial corruption undermine the democratic trajectory and risks overwhelming it. It is among the most important hindrances to the country ’s economic and social development .
“Despite ubiquitous cell phone use and other signs of modernity , the country is one of the poorest in the world . By indices ranging from levels of female literacy to average lifespan , Nigeria scores among the lowest in the world . The country ’s population has grown explosively without the economic and infrastructure development necessary to support it. ’’

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Re: Nigeria Is Africa’s Troubled Giant, Says former US Ambassador by NigeriaIsDoomed: 3:08am On Oct 16, 2019
Zombies will come and tell us how America and Europe are troubled as well.
Clowns!

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