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Nigeria At 61: Colonial Masters Plundered Our Resources – Abdulsalami Abubakar by Omooba77: 11:14am On Oct 01, 2021
Former Head of State, General Abdulsalam Alhaji Abubakar has accused the colonial masters of looting the nation’s treasury.

Abdulsalami stated this to mark Nigeria’s 61st Independence while fielding questions from journalists in Minna, Niger State.

He explained that his generation saw how during the colonial period, the colonial masters plundered the nation’s wealth and ferried to their lands.

According to him, even the rail lines and roads the colonial masters constructed were merely done to transport Nigeria’s resources through the seaports.

“My generation grew up under the colonial rule. And we saw how our colonial masters siphoned our treasury and whatever, out of the country. Even the rail and road system they claimed to have created was in order to cart away what they could to the seaport and export it”, he insisted.

Lamenting the current economic situation of the country, he noted that Nigeria went wrong when it abandoned its first source of revenue (agriculture) upon the discovery of oil in the country.

While felicitating with Nigerians on the country’s 61st Anniversary, he noted the need to celebrate the founding fathers and the country’s leaders who have contributed their quota to the development of the country.

He noted that “despite their peculiar challenges, no leader will like to hurt the citizens deliberately”.

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Re: Nigeria At 61: Colonial Masters Plundered Our Resources – Abdulsalami Abubakar by duro4chang(m): 11:24am On Oct 01, 2021
Always blaming others. You are all failure.

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Re: Nigeria At 61: Colonial Masters Plundered Our Resources – Abdulsalami Abubakar by Omooba77: 12:13pm On Oct 01, 2021
Lalasticlala is this true?

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Re: Nigeria At 61: Colonial Masters Plundered Our Resources – Abdulsalami Abubakar by Reflect7: 12:20pm On Oct 01, 2021
duro4chang:
Always blaming others. You are all failure.

SHUT UP. HE IS SAYING THE TRUTH. Oyinbo asss licker.

The British ruled for 80 years, exporting our resources, and at the end we did not have a single power plant or university or expressway or industry.

Kainji dam was our first power plant, commissioned by the Balewa administration in 1964.

Prior to that the British merely imported a few industrial generators to power the GRAs they were living in, while the rest of Nigeria used lanterns and candles.

Nigeria was a near total bush in 1960 at independence with mass illiteracy and malnutrition.

What did your 'perfect white man' do with the trillions he made from our exports in 80 years?

You are VERY LUCKY we gained independence in 1960 which led to mass education investment by the black govts.

Or else by now you would be hunting cockroaches and tapping palm wine in the bush like your illiterate grandpa did under colonial rule.

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Re: Nigeria At 61: Colonial Masters Plundered Our Resources – Abdulsalami Abubakar by DropsMic(m): 12:28pm On Oct 01, 2021
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First it was the white man exploiting us
Now it's people who look exactly like us and they seem to be way worse than the white man.

Back then the white man stole from us and took the monies to their land to build structures, invest etc

Today our politicians are stealing from their own ancestral land and taking the monies to the white man's land to invest in properties.

Hate the white man all you want for what they did but the fact remains that they saw an opportunity to develop their land and they grabbed it with all their might. That's patriotism.

Sixty-one years after the departure of the British, Nigeria is still struggling to stand on her feet and it's mostly because of the facts below.

We no just get sense... It's the 21st century yet still can't speak with one voice on how the country should be Governed. We even have citizens who still sell their votes in exchange for 1 derica of rice.

We have the most unpatriotic politicians in the history of unpatriotism who would rather buy a fifth hoise6in London than build a functional hospital in their home country.

And lastly all what we are suffering today is because of the fact that here faith reings over logic and common sense just as belief is rated above facts and reality.

We go dey suffer dey go until our people get sense by force.

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Re: Nigeria At 61: Colonial Masters Plundered Our Resources – Abdulsalami Abubakar by Chijeep(m): 12:28pm On Oct 01, 2021
It's like Nigeria @61 is an open blame game from our politicians

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Re: Nigeria At 61: Colonial Masters Plundered Our Resources – Abdulsalami Abubakar by Sunnycliff(m): 12:28pm On Oct 01, 2021
And you guys in the army finished the rest.

Buhari , Obasanjo, Abacha, IBB all of una including Danjuma you are all thieves. But Buhari seem to be the worst

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Re: Nigeria At 61: Colonial Masters Plundered Our Resources – Abdulsalami Abubakar by tutudesz: 12:28pm On Oct 01, 2021
"My generation grew up under the colonial rule. And we saw how our colonial masters siphoned our treasury and whatever"
And you did the same thing when you were head of state undecided

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Re: Nigeria At 61: Colonial Masters Plundered Our Resources – Abdulsalami Abubakar by daddytime(m): 12:28pm On Oct 01, 2021
See this big thief sef get mouth dey talk.

Ole Abubakar...the greatest cash-out master in the history of NIGERIA

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Re: Nigeria At 61: Colonial Masters Plundered Our Resources – Abdulsalami Abubakar by Kiddinpoh(m): 12:28pm On Oct 01, 2021
Na una sabi
Re: Nigeria At 61: Colonial Masters Plundered Our Resources – Abdulsalami Abubakar by mandax: 12:28pm On Oct 01, 2021
But Arewa signed off our oil and gas recourses to the colonial masters.

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Re: Nigeria At 61: Colonial Masters Plundered Our Resources – Abdulsalami Abubakar by Havertz10: 12:28pm On Oct 01, 2021
cheesy colonial masters that you kicked out 3 years after discovering oil cheesy

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Re: Nigeria At 61: Colonial Masters Plundered Our Resources – Abdulsalami Abubakar by Lovenorth: 12:28pm On Oct 01, 2021
And ipob terrorists are sabotaging the peace of our lovely country

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Re: Nigeria At 61: Colonial Masters Plundered Our Resources – Abdulsalami Abubakar by ivolt: 12:29pm On Oct 01, 2021
Stale excuse.
Did the colonial master also help you acquire private jets with just a year in office?

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Re: Nigeria At 61: Colonial Masters Plundered Our Resources – Abdulsalami Abubakar by OrdinaryNigeria(m): 12:29pm On Oct 01, 2021
No drone in parade ground
Re: Nigeria At 61: Colonial Masters Plundered Our Resources – Abdulsalami Abubakar by delzbaba(m): 12:29pm On Oct 01, 2021
See this thief seff dey talk, make all this old cargoes go park one place.

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Re: Nigeria At 61: Colonial Masters Plundered Our Resources – Abdulsalami Abubakar by sammy7410(m): 12:29pm On Oct 01, 2021
sad
Re: Nigeria At 61: Colonial Masters Plundered Our Resources – Abdulsalami Abubakar by KingDash: 12:29pm On Oct 01, 2021
useless thing
Re: Nigeria At 61: Colonial Masters Plundered Our Resources – Abdulsalami Abubakar by Nobody: 12:29pm On Oct 01, 2021
Fool

Nigerians like you have been ruling for 61 years, but you're here still blaming the white man

Like say dem no colonise countries like India, Egypt, UAE, Ghana, SA, Bostwana, South Korea, Thailand, Namibia etc

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Re: Nigeria At 61: Colonial Masters Plundered Our Resources – Abdulsalami Abubakar by ken6488(m): 12:29pm On Oct 01, 2021
Reflect7:


SHUT UP. HE IS SAYING THE TRUTH. Oyinbo asss licker.

The British ruled for 80 years, exporting our resources, and at the end we did not have a single power plant or university or expressway or industry.

Kainji dam was our first power plant, commissioned by the Balewa administration in 1964.

Prior to that the British merely imported a few industrial generators to power the GRAs they were living in, while the rest of Nigeria used lanterns and candles.

Nigeria was a near total bush in 1960 at independence with mass illiteracy and malnutrition.

What did your 'perfect white man' do with the trillions he made from our exports in 80 years?

You are VERY LUCKY we gained independence in 1960 which led to mass education investment by the black govts.

Or else by now you would be hunting cockroaches and tapping palm wine in the bush like your illiterate grandpa did under colonial rule.

Rest

USA
Australia
Canada

Where all colonised

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Re: Nigeria At 61: Colonial Masters Plundered Our Resources – Abdulsalami Abubakar by duro4chang(m): 12:29pm On Oct 01, 2021
Reflect7:


SHUT UP. HE IS SAYING THE TRUTH. Oyinbo asss licker.

The British ruled for 80 years, exporting our resources, and at the end we did not have a single power plant or university or expressway or industry.

Kainji dam was our first power plant, commissioned by the Balewa administration in 1964.

Prior to that the British merely imported a few industrial generators to power the GRAs they were living in, while the rest of Nigeria used lanterns and candles.

Nigeria was a near total bush in 1960 at independence with mass illiteracy and malnutrition.

What did your 'perfect white man' do with the trillions he made from our exports in 80 years?

You are VERY LUCKY we gained independence in 1960 which led to mass education investment by the black govts.

Or else by now you would be hunting cockroaches and tapping palm wine in the bush like your illiterate grandpa did under colonial rule.

You are a failure. Always blaming others. Bad people.

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Re: Nigeria At 61: Colonial Masters Plundered Our Resources – Abdulsalami Abubakar by Rakcomel: 12:29pm On Oct 01, 2021
Sad reality
Re: Nigeria At 61: Colonial Masters Plundered Our Resources – Abdulsalami Abubakar by Ask4bigneyo(m): 12:30pm On Oct 01, 2021
Na so

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Re: Nigeria At 61: Colonial Masters Plundered Our Resources – Abdulsalami Abubakar by BruncleZuma: 12:30pm On Oct 01, 2021
grin grin grin grin


This unindicted crook

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Re: Nigeria At 61: Colonial Masters Plundered Our Resources – Abdulsalami Abubakar by illicit(m): 12:30pm On Oct 01, 2021
And u soldier men squandered the remnants....

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Re: Nigeria At 61: Colonial Masters Plundered Our Resources – Abdulsalami Abubakar by Gotze1: 12:30pm On Oct 01, 2021
See this idiot still blaming colonial masters after 61years.

Oponu.

Sebi na the colonial masters said you should be killing yourselves too.

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Re: Nigeria At 61: Colonial Masters Plundered Our Resources – Abdulsalami Abubakar by chiga131: 12:30pm On Oct 01, 2021
And you Abdulsalam, OBJ and Buhari continued from where they stopped

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Re: Nigeria At 61: Colonial Masters Plundered Our Resources – Abdulsalami Abubakar by Sunnycliff(m): 12:30pm On Oct 01, 2021
They gave up bakassi to fight biafra

mandax:
But Arewa signed off our oil and gas recourses to the colonial masters.
Re: Nigeria At 61: Colonial Masters Plundered Our Resources – Abdulsalami Abubakar by Walai(m): 12:30pm On Oct 01, 2021
And the old men leading us today squandered the remaining

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Re: Nigeria At 61: Colonial Masters Plundered Our Resources – Abdulsalami Abubakar by babadee1(m): 12:30pm On Oct 01, 2021
And who plundered the resources after October 1st 1960? No be una dem dem?

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Re: Nigeria At 61: Colonial Masters Plundered Our Resources – Abdulsalami Abubakar by faithfull18(f): 12:30pm On Oct 01, 2021
Then, your generation continued and never stopped.

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