Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, etc all had their revolution in the last one year and all were organized through facebook. Yemen, Iran, Qatar etc will soon follow.

From my online experience, Nairaland seems to be the only Nigerian website where people are very passionate about politics over any other thing. Nigerians embrace facebook in huge numbers but their presence there is strictly social and city gossips but Nairaland is very potent when it comes to active politics in Nigeria and it is growing stronger by the day. My fear is that ethnocentrism is still blocking their progress but with time and that time is very near, I forsee an organized revolution in Nigeria that will surely start from Nairaland. The revolution will lead to a brand new nation where career politicians will be swept away like flakes and I am seriously waiting for that day.

Comedy.

Mother tribalizt, aloy-emeka, we're not amused by your joke.

Your time is better spend posting tribalistic threads.

More like nairaland is the only hope for increased ganja production in nigeria.

Beaf:

Comedy.

Not in those words.

Ileke-IdI:

Mother tribalizt, aloy-emeka, we're not amused by your joke.

Your time is better spend posting tribalistic threads.

And yours truly  shall focus on doing your homework and staying in school. Early pregnancy comes with so many responsibilities, you know. Keep those legs tight and you shall be aight.

aloy-emeka:

And yours truly  shall focus on doing your homework and staying in school. [size=28pt]Early pregnancy comes with so many responsibilities[/size], you know. Keep those legs tight and you shall be aight.

You ought to keep [size=28pt]your[/size] personal life trivial off NL. We're still not amused. 

Great advice tho, may God bless you and your child.

Im very very ready

This shows how callous we are as a people, a good suggestion and derailment soon after. See why i feel this country has no redemption.

I dey laff o. Most Nairalanders making noise here are sitting with their laptops somewhere outside the country. Probably the OP is among. Only about 2% of Nigerians in Nigeria visit Nairaland. Majority of Nigerians don't even have laptops before you talk of paying high internet bills and then "accidentally" finding Nairaland and reading the call to revolt.

Blackteeth:

I dey laff o. Most Nairalanders making noise here are sitting with their laptops somewhere outside the country. Probably the OP is among. Only about 2% of Nigerians in Nigeria visit Nairaland. Majority of Nigerians don't even have laptops before you talk of paying high internet bills and then "accidentally" finding Nairaland and reading the call to revolt.

writing from _{odo ado}.

Well social networks account should be opened up for this purpose alone! Youths Revolt!

[size=20pt]@OP Are you inciting a Revolution, OMG i SAW THIS COMING i HOPE NIGERIA IS NOT THE NEXT LIBYA. WE WILL EASY GET THE WORLD'S ATTENTION AND NATO BOMBINGS OVER LAGOS BECAUSE OF OUR OIL, BE CAREFUL. YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE BLOOD ON THE STREETS.[/size]

aloy-emeka:

My fear is that ethnocentrism is still blocking their progress but with time and that time is very near, I forsee an organized revolution in Nigeria that will surely start from Nairaland. 

And what material conditions are likely to erode Nairalanders' ethnocentrism sufficiently enough to allow a new consciousness?

aloy-emeka:

And yours truly  shall focus on doing your homework and staying in school. Early pregnancy comes with so many responsibilities, you know. Keep those legs tight and you shall be aight.

Lwkmd

eGuerrilla:

And what material conditions are likely to erode Nairalanders' ethnocentrism sufficiently enough to allow a new consciousness?

Salute to the Prof.

I agree with the OP sha.

What a joke. Nigerians love their life to a fault, even face to face contact will not gather such a crowd talk of an anonymous forum

eGuerrilla:

And what material conditions are likely to erode Nairalanders' ethnocentrism sufficiently enough to allow a new consciousness?

Are you related to Dede or Patrick Obaihagbon?

There can be no unified revolutionary movement in Nigeria against corrupt politicians and an insensitive government. The best we can have is a tribal/ religious war. I do not think the day will ever come where Northerners, Easterners, Westerners and S.Southerners will ever come together and fight for the same cause. They will instead fight themselves. In other words, we will never have an "Egypt" but we can have a "Sudan".

efisher:

There can be no unified revolutionary movement in Nigeria against corrupt politicians and an insensitive government. The best we can have is a tribal/ religious war. I do not think the day will ever come where Northerners, Easterners, Westerners and S.Southerners will ever come together and fight for the same cause. They will instead fight themselves. In other words, we will never have an "Egypt" but we can have a "Sudan".

Let me help your argument further for the sake of those who don't understand Nigeria.

Those who own Nigeria will never let things get to the stage where a popular uprising or revolution can occur, they know how to settle things hush hush and across the country.

Nigeria operates a SETTLEMENT SYSTEM, but only few lords are settled and it's their responsibility to keep the peace in their domain. The only way you can get a revolution is if one of these major players get's stupid, crazy or greedy enough to play a tribal game by.

1. Taking control and sidelining the others nationally.

2. Failing to share the loot with the noisy disgruntled elements in his domain and keep them quiet.

These two scenarios will not happen, because they are too smart and too aware of the implications.

The real owners cannot afford to be openly tribal or stoke tribal hate. It will consume everyone of them.

The unimportant regular Nigerians can be as Tribalistic as they want, they will only die of bitterness and hate induced heart attack. The real owners cannot afford to let ethnic sentiments consume them. They must settle across the board.

Nigeria cannot get a revolution until these people make a mistake, I don't think they will. The Money and power system is well organized.

NOTE: the Boko Haram issue is seriously capable of shaking things but as long as the controllers of that area keep the naughty noise makers in check, nothing will happen, if they cannot check them, they will or can call in help from the rest and look away while owners from other regions deal with the problem on their behalf.

Be merry Be happy, suffer and smile, then try ya best to break into the click. I Forsee No Revolution.

Caveat; If oil money suddenly dries up or reduce drastically before we diversify, it may affect this well oiled settlement system.




Tip: Attack the oil source if you are impatient. But be ready for the wrath of the real owners ----> Oil companies and their owner Countries.

Sorry

This Okada man is an okoro rare breed o. When did they start to get sense like this?

@Desola, why do u like derailing threads? Must u show that your stunted growth also affected your reasoning?. @Okada-man, u got it right bro. Ethnic and religious sentiments will seriously be a militating factor towards achieving Op's wake up call.

Revolution ni bo ? Ethnic chauvinism won't allow that to happen besides some people especially the ibos and hausas are only interested in producing presidents of this same ''shiithole'' Nigeria !

@bluetooth,what do your yoruba peeps wants from this shitz hole? Stop throwing this your tantrums and be objective for once. Some seconds ago u were talking about ethnic chauvinism and now u are being a victim.

Are you trying to instigate revolution via Nairaland?

E no go beta for you and your heritage. Yoruba!

okstol:

@Desola, why do u like derailing threads? Must u show that your stunted growth also affected your reasoning?. @Okada-man, u got it right bro. Ethnic and religious sentiments will seriously be a militating factor towards achieving Op's wake up call.

okstol:

@bluetooth,what do your yoruba peeps wants from this shitz hole? Stop throwing this your tantrums and be objective for once. Some seconds ago u were talking about ethnic chauvinism and now u are being a victim.

I think the ibos are only frustrated for not being able to produce a president since independence despite being a major ethnic and with the ''born to rule'' syndrome of the hausas,only God knows what ibos and hausas will turn Nigeria to in 2015 !

okada_man:

Let me help your argument further for the sake of those who don't understand Nigeria.

Those who own Nigeria will never let things get to the stage where a popular uprising or revolution can occur, they know how to settle things hush hush and across the country.

This is not a key requisite for a revolution to succeed.

Though it is true the owners of Nigeria currently move around with a swagger, like a peacock who refuses to alter its dignified manner of walking just because the forest is on fire (as Achebe once had me believing), they are simply not on the right side of history.
Once the rage simmering attains a critical mass, they will find little protection in the chain of colossal events which are bound to unfold.

Do I get an Amen/آمين?

eGuerrilla:

This is not a key requisite for a revolution to succeed.

Though it is true the owners of Nigeria currently move around with a swagger, like peacocks who refuses to alter its dignified manner of walking just because the forest is on fire (as Achebe once had me believing), they are simply not on the right side of history.
Once the rage simmering attains a critical mass, they will find little protection in the chain of colossal events which are bound to unfold.

Do I get an Amen/آمين?

Of course it's not a key requirement for success but a slip by them along the lines I mentioned will create a good atmosphere for a popular uprising.

I'm simply pointing out that in the absence of that "slip up" by the owners of Nigeria, I see no hope in the near term really. Our people are not tired or angry enough yet to do this all by themselves. Afterall, we are still the "happiest country" on earth.

The bubbling undercurrent of discontent is simply not strong enough to start an uprising talkless of sustaining one. We might need to suffer a little bit more or hope the owners make silly mistakes by failing to "spread the settlement" wide enough.

I forsee no revolution, I hope I'm wrong.

Blueteeth, desoko, senate, and gbagbe will be the greatest obstacle towards achieving such in Nairaland.

Real monikers are not used to protect the guilty. Pun intended.