Markswag101:
What's with Francophone West african nations and coup of recent first, Mali, the Guinea now Burkina

backbencher:


Doesn't matter, he was elected, and had never ruled the country before.

wirinet:

The crisis that led to the 3 year civil war started under the Tafa Balewa government. The federal government's interference on the Western Nigeria elections led to a break down of law and order and the military supposedly came in to unify the country and stem corruption

The army dealt decisively with Maitatsine islamists, the 3rd armoured division under General Buhari pursued the Islamist into Chad, much to the anger of the civilian government led my Shehu Shagari. Buhari was actually queried for entering Chad against government directives.

IBB publicly gave the then IG a standing order to fish out Anini and he was arrested within weeks

Then cult activities were restricted to the universities and higher institutions. Cult gangs did not take over our streets, motor parks and secondary schools as it is now.

Our economy has been going down since the seventies, but is accelerates during civilian regimes.

Both military and civilian regimes have relied on oil to run their governments. No government since independence has designed a plan to diversify our economy away from oil.

All I want is relative safety for my family and business. Any government that can supply that I support.

If Because of corruption within the civilians politicians, Boko Haram takes over North East, Fulani Bandits take over North West, militants take over South South, IPOB takes over South East and cultists take over South West, would you be happy?

wirinet:


But all the infrastructures we identify with our nation was build under military rule. Lagos Internation airport, National Arts Theatre, Third mainland Bridge, the four refineries, etc. Compare with national infrastrural assets build by civilians.

OceanEye:


Looks like it does matter in Burkina Faso, obviously!

backbencher:


People like South Korea's Park are very very

backbencher:


It does, and in ten years they will be begging for democracy.

Military rule does not guarantee good governance. It didn't in Burkina Faso.

What guarantees good governance is people holding people to account at all levels, and taking an active part in the political process, and also being realistic sometimes, not just voting, going home and expecting goodies to fall from heaven

Markswag101:
What's with Francophone West african nations and coup of recent first, Mali, the Guinea now Burkina

OceanEye:
African countries are getting tired of old and recycled leaders.

mecussey:
Africa need to undergo serious revolution, this oyibo left over government is not working. Next country pls

backbencher:


It does, and in ten years they will be begging for democracy.

Military rule does not guarantee good governance. It didn't in Burkina Faso.

What guarantees good governance is people holding people to account at all levels, and taking an active part in the political process, and also being realistic sometimes, not just voting, going home and expecting goodies to fall from heaven

BigBashiru:


Long before democracy there had been other forms of government. The countries that promote democracy today aren't really democracies. For example in Britain, Queen Elizabeth is the permanent Head of State without elections. The elections done to select a prime minister is a sham since whoever is prime Minister would still report to an unelected queen so its not a real democracy.

The west (eu, USA, Britain France etc) promote democracy as a way to meet their selfish interests in the countries they are promoting "democracy"

Britain and France would hate it if an African country gets a monarchy because it means they can no longer manipulate that country.

backbencher:


I lived under military's rule. It was harsh and bad for most of us. Maybe not for you...but for most of us.

Democracy is better. It gives us all a say. Forget western powers...who are just as bad as other governments...but in the west you have a say. In a dictatorships, you only meet oppressions and bad government

If Army rule worked in Africa, why aren't we prosperous then?

Monarchy is even worse. Yes, UK has a monarchy, which has been thoroughly defanged that it is not as powerful as it was 400-500 years ago, when a king could tell people that he was basically god's two i see .France got rid of its monarchs ages ago.

BigBashiru:


I will reply you in a separate mention. After I do, please share my response with everyone else you know and tell them to share with everyone else they know. Africa is more prosperous than western europe.

backbencher:


I lived under military's rule. It was harsh and bad for most of us. Maybe not for you...but for most of us.

Democracy is better. It gives us all a say. Forget western powers...who are just as bad as other governments...but in the west you have a say. In a dictatorships, you only meet oppressions and bad government

If Army rule worked in Africa, why aren't we prosperous then?

Monarchy is even worse. Yes, UK has a monarchy, which has been thoroughly defanged that it is not as powerful as it was 400-500 years ago, when a king could tell people that he was basically god's two i see .France got rid of its monarchs ages ago.

backbencher:


Africa would be more prosperous when we use our raw materials to make goods and services the world needs and can use, not when we sell raw materials for 2 billion and someone uses part of it to make products worth 17 billion.

Also, you that is shouting western intervention....have you joined a party to articulate your views, or formed a party? All you Nigerians do is play victimhood. Democracy and good governance is hard hard work.

GeneralOjukwu IvartheMENTAL :


Islamic Groups affiliated to Boko Haram / Al Shabab/ ISWAP have been causing problems all over Sub Saharan Africa.

The earlier the tumour is cut out the better before it spreads.

Growing bigger every day.
Abeg shut up and quit acting like you got the capacity to process something educated from that afonjanic cerebellar ataxia telangiectasia brain tissue

DabuIIIT:

GeneralOjukwu:


Them just buy you are a canterkerous element you a Thesaurus Dictionary abi ?

You wan dey show yasef

KingSatan:
In the 21st century when other nations are investing heavily in Science, Tech, Artificial Intelligence, The Metaverse, Robotics etc.

My Africa is still actively engaged in Mutinies and Coup d'état.

Dark Continent Indeed.

wirinet:


There was no militancy, IPOB, Boko Haram, Fulani Herdsmen and ISWAP during military regimes. The corruption was less under military regimes.

The worse thing about military regimes was Human Rights violations and abuses, sit tightism and authoritarianism.

BlackTemplar001:

I am not a buyer, but I can source for buyers but we need to have a deep conversation to establish a healthy relationship