Sun of god:

Gaddafi has called a ceasefire and has also shut of Libyan airspace to all traffic.

Check mate?

phantom23:

The only african voice who dared to stand up against the west is under 'western' military siege and all we can do is talk him down, thereby giving outsiders the upper hand over Africa. Ghaddafi could have taken over Benghazi a long time ago if he wanted to unleash terror. but he showed restrain. Ask you guys a question, You are president, and rebels are threathening your country, what would you do? sit at home eating KFC. NO? even in UK, the British forces still fight the IRA (of ireland). and you say Ghaddafi is wrong for defending his country against terrorism?
Ghaddafi hasnt done wrong by sending his military to disarm rebels and gangs! Fullstop.
What about Bahrain? Didnt they open fire on protesters Why is no one talking? Africans, our freedom lies in our hands. But we are selling it out daily.
Be wise.
'They deceived us with christianity, and then imposed their governemtn on us, and till date Nigeria is worse off than they met us.'  Things Fall apart!!! Chunua Achebe

phantom23:

I can't believe Nigeria took a part in voting for a no- fly zone imposed on Libya.
It is ridiculous!!! The international communities especially the west see us as daft and very gullible. Yet again, we have proved that point.
Did the Nigeria government answer the questions put forward by countries like China, Russia, Germany, Brazil and India regarding the issue?
Why was this No -Fly zone issue championed by David Cameron (UK) and french's Nicola Sarkozy.
Do the Nigeria govt have informed details about everything going on? Bear in mind that the UK gets about 70% of its oil from Libya.
Can Nigeria explain the reason behing the release of the Lockerbie bomber to Ghaddafi last year , and just few months later, the british govt entered into oil deals with Libya?
Do the Nigeria Govt understand the implication of a No fly Zone at all? Are the west out to really save the Libyan people or they are protecting their own national interest.( Bear in mind that since this uprising began, the cost of fuel has been on a steady increase in the uk).
I do not know too much about Libya but i know too well that the people live in prosperity. Yes it is more of an autocratic regime and you expect that some people would not like it, but on the average the people of libya are better off with Ghaddafi than having a 'western influenced democracy'
Nigerian Leaders, shame on you again. For not seeing beyond your nose. The international community sees all these and continue to believe we are black and daft.
I must state here that I am neither in support of terrorism nor autocracy and I do not really care about Ghaddafi, but when we make decisions, let us be clear and sure of what we are doing. If it is really for the Libyan people, then so be it. but if questions remain unanswered, and it appears that there are political undertones in the resolution, then I strongly believe Nigeria should not have voted.
At the end of the day, the west have used us to champion their course in Libya again.
Maybe our leaders need to read 'Things fall apart' again
Qudos to countries who abstained from this vote! They have earned my respect. Even India!!!

Shame on our leaders

koastar:

@Phatom23,
Nigeria has all the right to vote for a no-fly zone resolution. Gaddafi is a madman who does things only for his interest. The man that wants to rule Africa and is against the unity of Nigeria saying we should divide along religious line. If not that he is daft, he should have been told by his foriegn minister or adviser that religion (christians and muslims) cut across every region in Nigeria. The same man that called his own people cockroaches and rats and use both land and arial attacks on harmless Libyans just because they are protesting peacefully, you say a vote for a no-fly resolution is wrong? I think you should be sure of what you say before someone starts thinking you think like Gaddafi himself- dictator and no respecter of human lives and rights

kodewrita:

thanks for being one of the few people to realise this is in nigeria's interest.

buJu-234:

I am not a supporter of Gaddafi; but I think the UN is somehow partial here;

if a no-fly zone is passed on Libya SKY; then similar thing should be done in places like:-

(1) Saudi Arabia---> for killing the Shia Moslem's protesting for their right
(2) Bahrain -----> for inviting the Saudi & UAE military to stop the same protest that is going on right now in Libya
(3) Yemen----> for killing the Shia moslem protesting for their right
(4) Israel----> for killing innocent and defend-less Palestine who are crying daily for their right to normal life
(5) Somalia ------> where Alshaba militants are killing people
(6) Ivory Coast -----> where Laurent Gbagbo is killing people for an election that he lost.

The question is why didnt the western-power raised a resolution to intervene in the following crises above, why!!!

(1) Saudi Arabia -----> is the biggest supplier of oil to the west; so her government weather good or bad can do any thing
(2) Bahrain -----> supplies oil to the west and also host the US military base
(3) Yemen ------> No oil to gain; so there`s no need to send their forces there; so they are free to die like the Rwandans
(4) Israel----> US best friend in the mid-east; there fore the west decided to close their eyes to their crimes against humanity
(5) Somalia ------>No oil to gain; so there`s no need to send their forces there; so they are free to die like the Rwandans
(6) Ivory Coast -----> Cocoa can be gotten from another country; so No oil to gain; so there`s no need to send their forces there; so they are free to die like the Rwandans

so with the above; i feel their interest is Libya oil so that companies like TOTAL; BP; STATOIL will control oil blocks there.

DIALOGUE IS STILL THE BEST OPTION; LET GADDAFFI AND THE REPELS HOLD TALKS ORGANISED BY THE UN.

cap28:

hahahahahahha - nigeria's interest  LMAO

kodewrita - the nigerian govt dont give two fu.cks about you or anyone else, they are only interested in STEALING , they have no vision for nigeria, nothing, just stealing - its that simple.

also - nigeria is a client state of the US/UK alliance they have zero power, they cannot even begin to think of adopting the stance that gadaffi adopted, they are sellouts, cowards and the lowest form of human existence.

You need to understand that placing your hope in the existing nigerian ruling class is an exercise in extreme futility, it is a suicide mission, their main objective is - TO CONSOLIDATE THEIR STRANGLEHOLD ON POWER - at the expense of the well being of their own people, let me break it down - these people are the new slave riders - they dont give a sh.it about you, therefore why do you care about what they say is " in nigeria's interest".  

with the exception of Libya i beleive every african nation is a paid up rented prost.itute of western powers, its all about military might, if you have the might you can force and crush other nations, if you dont you must bow to them, libya chose to fight- nigeria chooses to bow like a slave , giant of africa my ar.se!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Blazing99:

Gadaffi has called for a ceasefire. That's great news and very reasonable for him and the Libyan people. At least there would be peace in Libya. Now please could someone please stop calling this man a madman. He's a dictator yeah. But is democracy a must for every country

What kind of statement is this?

Why can't people be allowed to vote for their leader instead of watching a knobhead lead them?

I think every dictator should be given an ultimatum to step down in this new ear and generation.

Can't imagine this man has been in office long before my some of my aunts and uncles were born.

. . .

Elsewhere in the city, rebels also reported skirmishes and strikes by Gaddafi forces.

"Fighter jets bombed the road to the airport and there's been an air strike on the Abu Hadi district on the outskirts," Mohammed Dwo, a hospital worker and a rebel supporter, told Reuters.

He was speaking at the scene of an apparent firefight between rebels and what they claimed were two mercenaries who had infiltrated the city and were driving in a car which they said contained a crate of hand grenades.

[size=14pt]The two men, in civilian clothes, had been shot and killed and rebels produced blood-soaked identity papers they said showed them to be of Nigerian nationality.[/size]

"We were sitting here and we received gunfire from this vehicle then we opened fire and after that it crashed," rebel fighter Meri Dersi said.

. . .

mama-gee:

What kind of statement is this?

Why can't people be allowed to vote for their leader instead of watching a knobhead lead them?

I think every dictator should be given an ultimatum to step down in this new ear and generation.

Can't imagine this man has been in office long before my some of my aunts and uncles were born.

owobokiri:

Jonathan is a disaster waiting to happen. His foreign policy outlook so far should worry any body who wants to see a real independent Nigeria. Gadaffi might be an enemy of the west but he is the only pro African Arab leader left. We dont have any personal beaf with this man. At worst, Nigeria should have abstained and not vote to allow France and Britain bomb thousands to their early graves in Libya JUST TO STEAL OIL.  It is not right for Nigeria to join the gang to destroy an African country just to actulaise western interests. The Saudis and the Yemenis are shooting up protesters. Bharain is using nerve gas on protesters. What is the US and her baby the UN doing about this?  All the same, you have to blame Gadaffis arrogance for some of this. He has a lot of oil, he should have shared a bit with some coutries within the security council.  That is realistic diplomacy. The only reason the Sudanese excaped this kind of action after the genocide in Darfur was because of Chinese massive investments in their oil fields. If Russia or China was involved in Libyas oil industry in a big way, this resolution would have been dead on arrival. With the talks of his old airforce and navy, he seem to have learnt nothing from Saddam and Iraq. Yet everybody else knew he was next after Saddam.