Nigeria is a potentially great country ,rich in human and natural resources.Netting trillions of dollars in oil  revenue over the years,it remains largely underdeveloped ,with 70 percent of its citizens estimated to be living below the poverty line.   
                       Replete with corrupt politicians,its state of physical infrastructure is absolutely appalling.And considering the fact that these politicians junket all over the world(with the US being their top destination),why do they find it difficult to  replicate the things they see abroad here?Honestly speaking, Nigeria and the US are miles apart in terms of organization and this keeps me wondering,Can Nigeria ever become organized like the US?

As organised as this?

George W. Bush (2001-2009) came to office through a Supreme Court decision following a contested plurality of 537 votes in Florida, and his defeat by over half a million votes in the popular election. Most Americans know how narrow the vote was in Florida, but not why.

Five months before the election, George Bush’s brother, Florida Governor Jeb Bush, had 57,700 people purged from the voter rolls—ostensibly for being convicted felons, who were not allowed by Florida law to vote. As it turns out, over 90% of the voters on the hit list were not felons at all. Some of their supposed felonies were actually dated in the future. It was an overwhelmingly Democratic list of voters—over half blacks and Hispanics. Had these citizens not been prevented from voting, Al Gore would have been elected President of the United States

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-639186.32.html#msg8055217


https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-639186.32.html#msg8055265

johnie:

As organised as this?

George W. Bush (2001-2009) came to office through a Supreme Court decision following a contested plurality of 537 votes in Florida, and his defeat by over half a million votes in the popular election. Most Americans know how narrow the vote was in Florida, but not why.

Five months before the election, George Bush’s brother, Florida Governor Jeb Bush, had 57,700 people purged from the voter rolls—ostensibly for being convicted felons, who were not allowed by Florida law to vote. As it turns out, over 90% of the voters on the hit list were not felons at all. Some of their supposed felonies were actually dated in the future. It was an overwhelmingly Democratic list of voters—over half blacks and Hispanics. Had these citizens not been prevented from voting, Al Gore would have been elected President of the United States

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-639186.32.html#msg8055217


https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-639186.32.html#msg8055265

of course the US is not perfect politically but im talking about being organized,generally.Physical infrastructure also fits into the equation here.

johnie:

As organised as this?

George W. Bush (2001-2009) came to office through a Supreme Court decision following a contested plurality of 537 votes in Florida, and his defeat by over half a million votes in the popular election. Most Americans know how narrow the vote was in Florida, but not why.

Five months before the election, George Bush’s brother, Florida Governor Jeb Bush, had 57,700 people purged from the voter rolls—ostensibly for being convicted felons, who were not allowed by Florida law to vote. As it turns out, over 90% of the voters on the hit list were not felons at all. Some of their supposed felonies were actually dated in the future. It was an overwhelmingly Democratic list of voters—over half blacks and Hispanics. Had these citizens not been prevented from voting, Al Gore would have been elected President of the United States

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-639186.32.html#msg8055217


https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-639186.32.html#msg8055265

We are not perfect, but our President does not celebrate criminals and he doesnt deplete National Savings for personal benefits. Also, my President has a sexy wife that knows how to pronounce "Umbrella" properly. And, he doesnt run away from debates or asks for the questions/answers in advance.Trust me when I say my President loves debate to the point of boredom. . . . .

Oh, and my President can order your Country invaded and have ur President captured and imprisoned over here.

My country is not perfect, but its still God's Own Country.

bkbabe said:

We are not perfect, but our President does not celebrate criminals

He's a criminal himself so doesn't need to celebrate anyone. Do you realize how many people he's slaughtered, including women and children, since he's come to office, both through the economic policies he oversees and the military murders he orders?

and he doesnt deplete National Savings for personal benefits.

No, he only collaborates with his cronies in banking to rob the national treasury of trillions of dollars in the form of ''bailouts''.

Also, my President has a sexy wife that knows how to pronounce "Umbrella" properly.

Can she pronounce ANY word in Patience Jonathan's language?

NO she can't.

So Patience Jonathan is more educated linguistically than she is.

And, he doesnt run away from debates or asks for the questions/answers in advance.

No, he only uses a teleprompter to tell him what to say, as did your former president, Bush.

Trust me when I say my President loves debate to the point of boredom

Thanks to the teleprompter.

Oh, and my President can order your Country invaded and have your President captured and imprisoned over here.

No he can't. Unless he's ordered to by the shadowy, unelected occult crooks and murderers who really run your country. Even then it's not certain they'll succeed, seeing the run-around they've been given by a mere desert donkey herder called Bin Laden for 12 years and counting.

My country is not perfect

No it's not. Many believe it to be fulfilling prophecy as Babylon The Great of Revelations, the nation ''which deceiveth all the nations'' and is due extraordinary comeuppance.

but its still God's Own Country

All countries are God's own countries.

You're just too stupi d to see it.

^^^

Omo NAI-JA repping

Question for poster: [s]Can US get as Disorganized like Nigeria?[/s]

It is possible, but will take a lot of sacrifice.

superboi:

Question for poster: [s]Can US get as Disorganized like Nigeria?[/s]

Absolutely no chance.

Yes, but it has to first of all cast off the shackles of neo colonialism that it is currently under.

There is no way nigeria can develop its economy when its spending more on debt repayment to the IMF than what its spending on building infrastructure, investing in education or health, we need a leader who can take a stand on this modern day slavery that we are being subjected to and say NO to illegal debt repayment, we need a leader with courage and foresight - a nationalist who can rise above petty tribalism and focus on a national programme of economic reconstruction.

Yes, it is possible! with strong leaders that would build strong institutions.
unfortunately, we deserve the leaders we get, if educated people would raise their voices and support a clueless
fellow with stew-pid reasons for their support being;.
1. It is our turn to rule
2. he is humble and patient
3. notherners rule too much
4. he is our christian brother
5. his local govt. area has oil
6. he is too gentle etc.
proper organization would continue to elude us

Gbenge77 said:

Quote from: superboi on Yesterday at 05:59:40 PM
Question for poster: Can US get as Disorganized like Nigeria?

Absolutely no chance.

Never say never. Africa became ''disorganized'' ONLY after unexpected developments like foreign invasions, the slave trade, and colonization interrupted its development.

Unexpected developments - man-made or otherwise - could disrupt the Americas just as easily and thoroughly as they did anywhere else, with adverse consequences that could last centuries.

fried-rice:

Yes, it is possible! with strong leaders that would build strong institutions.
unfortunately, we deserve the leaders we get, if  educated people would raise their voices and support a clueless
fellow with stew-pid reasons for their support being;.
1. It is our turn to rule
2. he is humble and patient
3. notherners rule too much
4. he is our christian brother
5. his local govt. area has oil
6. he is too gentle etc.
proper organization would continue to elude us

    thats absolutely right but the task of getting Nigeria organized remains daunting.

Rossikk:

bkbabe said:

He's a criminal himself so doesn't need to celebrate anyone. Do you realize how many people he's slaughtered, including women and children, since he's come to office, both through the economic policies he oversees and the military murders he orders?

No, he only collaborates with his cronies in banking to rob the national treasury of trillions of dollars in the form of ''bailouts''.


Can she pronounce ANY word in Patience Jonathan's language?

NO she can't.

So Patience Jonathan is more educated linguistically than she is.

No, he only uses a teleprompter to tell him what to say, as did your former president, Bush.


Thanks to the teleprompter.

No he can't. Unless he's ordered to by the shadowy, unelected occult crooks and murderers who really run your country. Even then it's not certain they'll succeed, seeing the run-around they've been given by a mere desert donkey-rider called Bin Laden for 12 years and counting.

No it's not. Many believe it to be fulfilling prophecy as Babylon The Great of Revelations, the nation ''which deceiveth all the nations'' and is due extraordinary comeuppance.

All countries are God's own countries.

You're just too stupi d to see it.

Good Job.

May you continue to prosper in whatever you do

Let's set more reachable goals and attain those first. Brazil wouldn't be a bad goal. Malaysia and Indonesia wouldn't be bad either.

We are not perfect, but our President does not celebrate criminals and he doesnt deplete National Savings for personal benefits. Also, my President has a sexy wife that knows how to pronounce "Umbrella" properly. And, he doesnt run away from debates or asks for the questions/answers in advance.Trust me when I say my President loves debate to the point of boredom. . . . .

Oh, and my President can order your Country invaded and have your President captured and imprisoned over here.

My country is not perfect, but its still God's Own Country.

A true American!! I salute you!!

Nigeria needs to be arranged into a good working system.

fstranger said:

Quote from: Rossikk on April 06, 2011, 03:13 PM

He's a criminal himself so doesn't need to celebrate anyone. Do you realize how many people he's slaughtered, including women and children, since he's come to office, both through the economic policies he oversees and the military murders he orders?

No, he only collaborates with his cronies in banking to rob the national treasury of trillions of dollars in the form of ''bailouts''.


Can she pronounce ANY word in Patience Jonathan's language?

NO she can't.

So Patience Jonathan is more educated linguistically than she is.

No, he only uses a teleprompter to tell him what to say, as did your former president, Bush.


Thanks to the teleprompter.

No he can't. Unless he's ordered to by the shadowy, unelected occult crooks and murderers who really run your country. Even then it's not certain they'll succeed, seeing the run-around they've been given by a mere desert donkey-rider called Bin Laden for 12 years and counting.

No it's not. Many believe it to be fulfilling prophecy as Babylon The Great of Revelations, the nation ''which deceiveth all the nations'' and is due extraordinary comeuppance.

All countries are God's own countries.

You're just too stupi d to see it.



Good Job.

May you continue to prosper in whatever you do

Thanks! 

I live in the US and it's far from organized.
we should strive for higher.

[b]Rossikk [/b]literally smacked [b]bk.babe [/b]around and asked who is his daddy?

Bk.babe97
[img]http://207.199.174.56/img/nOumQMPGic_who-is-your-daddy-and-what-does-he-do.jpg[/img]

Omo u dey mind the guy? 

really?

Rossikk literally smacked bk.babe around and asked who is his daddy?

Careful, someone in the U.S. may read this and stop sending handouts to your and Rossikk's countries to feed you with!

The same handouts they gave to Mubarak to prop him up and then saw him off when it became convenient to appear as defenders of democracy on the side of the people?



The same handouts they are giving to the Libyan opposition but bombing them in error?

johnie:

The same handouts they gave to Mubarak to prop him up and then saw him off when it became convenient to appear as defenders of democracy on the side of the people?



The same handouts they are giving to the Libyan opposition but bombing them in error?

The Egyptian army receives millions of dollars from the Us government yearly .I guess that the reason they maintaining some level of neutrality during the uprising.As for Libya,the Us is no longer participating in the air strikes.

johnie:

The same handouts they gave to Mubarak to prop him up and then saw him off when it became convenient to appear as defenders of democracy on the side of the people?



The same handouts they are giving to the Libyan opposition but bombing them in error?

The Egyptian army receives millions of dollars from the Us government yearly .I guess that the reason they maintaining some level of neutrality during the uprising.As for Libya,the Us is no longer participating in the air strikes.

johnie:

The same handouts they gave to Mubarak to prop him up and then saw him off when it became convenient to appear as defenders of democracy on the side of the people?



The same handouts they are giving to the Libyan opposition but bombing them in error?

The Egyptian army receives millions of dollars from the Us government yearly .I guess that the reason they maintaining some level of neutrality during the uprising.As for Libya,the Us is no longer participating in the air strikes.

So the handouts were for the Egyptian military not the people.

It was a greek gift to gain control of the military.


I can forsee the type of government that would emerge from the ongoing political process in Egypt.

Please tell the Yanks that we our military don't need such handouts.

Thirst4lif said:

Rossikk literally smacked bk.babe around and asked who is his daddy?


Careful, someone in the U.S. may read this and stop sending handouts to your and Rossikk's countries to feed you with!

The US gives 'handouts' to Nigeria? I never noticed!

Oh, and NO we do not need their Greek Gift 'handouts' by the way. FIRST because it is chicken change compared to the money we do earn (Nigerian annual GDP = $374 billion, compared to total US ''aid'' to Africa of $5 billion annually), and second, because whatever they claim to  give as ''handouts'' they take back 200 times over in economically exploitative policies to the detriment of our people.

So they should take their wretched ''handouts'' and stick up their pink asses, leave Africans alone to sort out their problems without their interference, which is based on nothing but their greed and lust for African resources.

Is US a standard for development?? Nigeria still have a long way to go though!

^^

Good question!

For those using USA as the standard for development, read this:

Friday, March 04, 2011
Fareed Zakaria Looks At "Restoring The American Dream"
CNN Domestic debuts a new Fareed Zakaria special this weekend. Details from CNN are below.

CNN Press Release: Getting Back to Real Exceptionalism the Focus of New “Restoring the American Dream” FAREED ZAKARIA GPS Primetime Special

Restoring the American Dream: Getting Back to #1 – A FAREED ZAKARIA GPS Special debuts Sunday at 8:00pm ET and PT

America used to be on top of the world across the board, besting the rest in education, innovation, wealth, and life expectancy – but now it’s falling behind other nations, in some instances way behind. America is now number 49 among the world’s nations in life expectancy, number 79 in elementary school enrollment, number 23 in infrastructure, and only the fourth most competitive economy.

CNN and TIME magazine’s Fareed Zakaria says the U.S. has arrived at a crowded crossroads where much of the rest of the world is catching up. He interviews some of the best minds in science, economics, leadership and innovation on the challenges we face, and offers his own solutions on how America can regain its number one status.

Foursquare co-founders Naveen Selvadurai and Dennis Crowley, Harvard University professors Joseph Nye and Niall Ferguson, international macroeconomist Dambisa Moyo, Swedish physician and statistician Dr. Hans Rosling, Columbia University economist Jeffery Sachs all weigh in on the best way forward for America.

Restoring the American Dream: Getting Back to #1 – A FAREED ZAKARIA GPS Special debuts Sunday, March 6 at 8:00p.m. and 11:00p.m. ET/PT on CNN/U.S. It will replay on Saturday, March 12 at 8:00p.m. and 11:00p.m. ET/PT on CNN/U.S.

Fareed Zakaria’s TIME magazine cover story, “Are America’s Best Days Behind Us?” hits newsstands today, Friday, March 4.

http://cnnobservations..com/2011/03/fareed-zakaria-looks-to-restoring.html