DanHaske:
The north is the problem of this country! Thats how most people always chuckle satisfactorily to themselves. When you ask them how it is so, they began to wobble. Wobble around and end up saying nothing. It is quite easy to lay such accusations. But we should also know that there is no position that a northerner has held in this country that had not been occupied by a southerner. How they performed in that position has nothing to do with where they come from. We say northerners have been ruling this country ever since and nothing good to show. Well, it is not only northerners that have ruled Nigeria, and for those who would say that northerners have damaged Nigeria. I will ask you how so, but first let me briefly outline some policies and actions that have damaged this country.
Destroyer number 1 - Aguyi Ironsi
Aguyi Ironsi took power in 1966 after forcing the cabinet members to "willingly" hand over power to him. For the record, he had no business taking over power since the ongoing coup had been quelled by Yakubu Gowon. The first thing Ironsi did was to promulgate a unification decree. The damage that did to this country can still be felt to this day.
Secondly, Ironsi's actions or inactions led to the civil war. If the C in C had brought the coup plotters to book instead of giving them a luxury prison life, the northern officers wouldn;t have planned any coup and the northern soldiers wouldn't have hijacked the coup and turned it into a massaccre. The infortunate incident that led to the civil war. Ironsi did irrepairable damage to this country.
2. Olusegun Obasanjo
The baba himself. In his eyes, he is the best thing that has ever happened to this country. Obasanjo was the first President we had after the return to democracy, there was an economic boom during his time. However, he did certain things that has damaged Nigeria till date. For instance, he handed over local governments to governors just to get their support for second tenure. This action stalled the local governments in most states and has impeded grassroot development to this date. Governors now see the local governments as their cash cow and will not let it go without an agressive fight.
Obj gave Bakassi to Cameroon just to look good to the international community. No country gives away even a square inch of its land to another. The best they can do is to keep fighting over it and call it disputed land till eternity.
It was Obj that set the template for horrible elections in this country. Sit in a room, write results and go out and announce it. The electoral process has never been the same again
During Obasanjo, any elected public official whom he doesn't like was removed. Be it governor, senator or any other person. It was him that introduced "ghana must go" bags in the national assembly. Political assassinations left right and centre.
3. Goodluck Jonathan
I will not say much about this man. There are people here who believe he is the best president Nigeria ever has. But if you know, you know.
We are still yet to recover from the damage his looting machines did to this country.

temblor1:
How about Buhari^2, Abdulsalam, Abacha, Babangida, e.t.c
Stop fooling yourself, young man.

BafanaBafana:

If you read and understood well, you wouldn't say that. Stop making fool of yourself. He didn't absolve northern leaders of any blame. He just pointed out that you can just blame northerners for the mess this country is in today

DanHaske:
The north is the problem of this country! Thats how most people always chuckle satisfactorily to themselves. When you ask them how it is so, they began to wobble. Wobble around and end up saying nothing. It is quite easy to lay such accusations. But we should also know that there is no position that a northerner has held in this country that had not been occupied by a southerner. How they performed in that position has nothing to do with where they come from. We say northerners have been ruling this country ever since and nothing good to show. Well, it is not only northerners that have ruled Nigeria, and for those who would say that northerners have damaged Nigeria. I will ask you how so, but first let me briefly outline some policies and actions that have damaged this country.
Destroyer number 1 - Aguyi Ironsi
Aguyi Ironsi took power in 1966 after forcing the cabinet members to "willingly" hand over power to him. For the record, he had no business taking over power since the ongoing coup had been quelled by Yakubu Gowon. The first thing Ironsi did was to promulgate a unification decree. The damage that did to this country can still be felt to this day.
Secondly, Ironsi's actions or inactions led to the civil war. If the C in C had brought the coup plotters to book instead of giving them a luxury prison life, the northern officers wouldn;t have planned any coup and the northern soldiers wouldn't have hijacked the coup and turned it into a massaccre. The infortunate incident that led to the civil war. Ironsi did irrepairable damage to this country.
2. Olusegun Obasanjo
The baba himself. In his eyes, he is the best thing that has ever happened to this country. Obasanjo was the first President we had after the return to democracy, there was an economic boom during his time. However, he did certain things that has damaged Nigeria till date. For instance, he handed over local governments to governors just to get their support for second tenure. This action stalled the local governments in most states and has impeded grassroot development to this date. Governors now see the local governments as their cash cow and will not let it go without an agressive fight.
Obj gave Bakassi to Cameroon just to look good to the international community. No country gives away even a square inch of its land to another. The best they can do is to keep fighting over it and call it disputed land till eternity.
It was Obj that set the template for horrible elections in this country. Sit in a room, write results and go out and announce it. The electoral process has never been the same again
During Obasanjo, any elected public official whom he doesn't like was removed. Be it governor, senator or any other person. It was him that introduced "ghana must go" bags in the national assembly. Political assassinations left right and centre.
3. Goodluck Jonathan
I will not say much about this man. There are people here who believe he is the best president Nigeria ever has. But if you know, you know.
We are still yet to recover from the damage his looting machines did to this country.

powerhouse3:
Any one that believe another tribe is their reason for slow pace development is a FOOl.



Now let me use my state,Akwa ibom as an example


2005 alone ,Akwa ibom state under Akpabio made ,174billion more that the 5 Eastern state combine

DanHaske:
The north is the problem of this country! Thats how most people always chuckle satisfactorily to themselves. When you ask them how it is so, they began to wobble. Wobble around and end up saying nothing. It is quite easy to lay such accusations. But we should also know that there is no position that a northerner has held in this country that had not been occupied by a southerner. How they performed in that position has nothing to do with where they come from. We say northerners have been ruling this country ever since and nothing good to show. Well, it is not only northerners that have ruled Nigeria, and for those who would say that northerners have damaged Nigeria. I will ask you how so, but first let me briefly outline some policies and actions that have damaged this country.
Destroyer number 1 - Aguyi Ironsi
Aguyi Ironsi took power in 1966 after forcing the cabinet members to "willingly" hand over power to him. For the record, he had no business taking over power since the ongoing coup had been quelled by Yakubu Gowon. The first thing Ironsi did was to promulgate a unification decree. The damage that did to this country can still be felt to this day.
Secondly, Ironsi's actions or inactions led to the civil war. If the C in C had brought the coup plotters to book instead of giving them a luxury prison life, the northern officers wouldn;t have planned any coup and the northern soldiers wouldn't have hijacked the coup and turned it into a massaccre. The infortunate incident that led to the civil war. Ironsi did irrepairable damage to this country.

BlackfireX:
Children of the North:



Boko haram

Religious fanatics

Almajiri

Herdsmen


Illiteracy


Drug abuse


Kidnapping


Less value for life



Should I go on??

gidgiddy:


It is very important to correct some mistakes here. A lot of people like to Decree 34 or unification decree but many people have not read it. The unification decree did not damage Nigeria in anyway. All that decree did was standardize the structure of the civil service. The decree that damaged Nigeria was Gowons Decree 14 that abolished the Regions and took away resource control. Ironsi was the only Military Ruler who kept true federalism

Secondly, the fact Ironsi did not bring the coup plotters to book in the 6 months he was in office is not what led to the war. The war did not start until a year after Ironsi died. What led to the war was Gowons refusal to keep to the Aburi agreement he signed with Ojukwu.

DanHaske:

What led to the Aburi accord in the first place? Was it not the unfortunate massacre of easterners in the north? Had Ironsi done what was just, it wouldn't have happened!

DanHaske:

And the south...
Armed robbery

Kidnapping

Internet fraud

Drug abuse

Drug peddling both local and international

Money rituals

Baby factory


Cannibalism


Witchcraft


Prostitution (local and international)


Human trafficking


Religious fraudsters

Selling of their own children

Cultism

Child abuse

Incest

Should I go on?

powerhouse3:
Any one that believe another tribe is their reason for slow pace development is a FOOl.



Now let me use my state,Akwa ibom as an example


2005 alone ,Akwa ibom state under Akpabio made ,174billion more that the 5 Eastern state combine

209billion more than Nw,state combine...

And Akpabio was Jonathan man friday which mean most of the road he did was highly subsidies by Jonathan's government,... including the stadiums....

And today ,the only thing he can boast of,is tiring of road, and whereas Governor Chime with meagre federal allocation and ill health also tare road ..


Now ,if Akpabio was humane enough to give us one or two industry ,will an Akwa ibomite still troop to Lagos in search of green pasture..



Now ,is successor instead of building industry's,he was to built a 5billion naria worship centre ,and someone want me to blame BUHARI for that


While 10 %of blame goes to the president, the remaining 90%goes to my Governor,my local government chairman ,my councillor and all the people representing akwa ibom ,the senator ,the house of rep,the minister and the ambassador..


when Amaechi was screaming that Jonathan should share the SWF,how many ordinary Nigerian benefitted from it

DanHaske:

What led to the Aburi accord in the first place? Was it not the unfortunate massacre of easterners in the north? Had Ironsi done what was just, it wouldn't have happened!

Blackking98:
akpabio took over in 2007 oga I don't know which planet you're living in. That aside yes akpabio tried anyway but what people don't know is that if akpabio used 70% of Akwa Ibom Money that time wisely and judiciously omo we for no get competition aside Lagos

Dtribeless:


Please go on. It's clear you do not want a real conversation on this issue; you want an internet food fight, which means nothing really. Really, the South thinks it's shackled to never-do-wells who also have the effrontery to display arrogance. I say it's not arrogance; it's low self esteem in disguise. You know you people are far too backward.

Danzysb:


No now! Massacre of Easterners in the north have been going on since the 1940's so it's not a matter of if ironsi did this or that.Is it that they just do it for fun or what?,they've been massacring other Nigerians for long now!

powerhouse3:
my bad ,pertaining to the year ,...its 2008 precisely,...I will modify it,...



Akpabio could've been the savior, but corruption couldn't let akwa ibom witness true transformation which was his slogan...


sosongho for that correction, nyah modify..etubom ke afo ado

DanHaske:

Your opinion though. I made a mistake replying some fool up there. Please unquote me.

Dtribeless:


Without that the topic you brought up is entirely fraudulent. You and I know the issues with our parts of the country. No one is complaining of leaders, as all sides are corrupt; it's the common people on both sides that really define the regions. Folks on the Northern end are not holding up their part of the bargain. They have refused to develop, and I believe we both have the same intellectual capacity. It's religious fatalism that explains the difference, and I'm almost entirely sure you know that; but you believe closing your eyes to it will qualify for a reward from Allah.

DanHaske:

You don't know! Stop presenting your thoughts and opinions as knowledge.

DanHaske:

Go out and play please, your mates are not here. Elders are discussing here