Nayah:

Hello Onila, I'm not a fan of Paul Biya because we got a great potential in terms of agriculture, ressources and so on and for me this President and his governement have already shown their weaknesses, but when you talk about democracy you just talk about alternative gouvernments right? and in this statement I'm sorry to say a "good country" has nothing to do with "so called democracy" imposed by westerners, Africa is organised in a way that their so called democracy doesn't work, we were completely cut of the reality and that's why we got problems nowadays

Lybia and Ghana are two great illustrations: Khaddafi was labelled as a one the worst political man in the World but Lybia was one of the "best" country ( like the thread title) in Africa, since westerners brough their "democracy" we all know what's going on there
As for Ghana same thing: Rawlings was  blacklisted and viewed as dictator as this man was working for his country and now is known for the man who has initiated Ghana's developpement, the others are just following his steps

Paul Biya is maybe not an example for you but I'm sorry, Cameroun is a stable country and the first largest and diversified economy of the CEMAC equivalent of the ECOWAS, check some informations if you want but Cameroon has nothing to envy to any other country, we have our problems like others but far from being worst, it's a fact

onila:

I dont envy any country or region in Africa. because every region in Africa has its problems
Southern Africa- Aids, violation
East Africa- War, famine
Central Africa- War, violation, underdevelopment
Shahel west Africa- Extreamism, drought

THE WORST DEMOCRACY IS BETTER THAN DICTATORSHIP. There is no peace in Cameroon BUT FEAR. Libya, tunisia etc were peaceful countries years ago but look at what happened few months ago.

I quit this topic because theres no need to compare other African countries 2 the other  because all countries in Africa hs its problems

Nayah:

I agree every part of Africa has its problem that's my first point so no need to say a country is better ( we agree  , and for the so called "fear" in Cameroon I hope you've been once out there to feel this fear because many Nigerians out there would say you're wrong: Maybe it's difficult to understand for you sister, but some people prefer cholera to snakes and that's Cameroonians' mind, and if you want to know more about Cameroonian mentality  just google: RUBEN UM NYOBE

I repeat even though it hurts some people ( and this is not my intention but we have to be honest) there's no country better than other, being patriotic doesn't mean being subjective: DRC has the bigger economic potential in Africa, but we all know what's going on out there so this is completely unrelevant to think "better" by the size or potential, but it's all about concrete things

marcus1234: Better then many, [img]http://2.s07.flagcounter.com/count/DymW/bg=E6E6E5/txt=E6E6E5/border=E6E6E5/columns=1/maxflags=1/viewers=3/labels=0/[/img]
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doctimothy: Nigeria is better than Somalia, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Sudan, Congo, uganda, Namibia, Burundi, Cameroon, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, etc. But we are too egotistical to acknowledge that. We compare oursleves to UK and USA, the same paople who are responsible for our problems. They have a strange hold on Africa, may God deliver us from them

chucky234: I Nigeria is far better is far better than so many African countries including Ghana,I often wonder why people keep comparing Ghana to Nigeria forgetting that the size of[b] Ghana equals the smallest state in Nigeria[/b].
Aside roads Nigeria is better than so many African nations in the area of infrastructures,bank buildings in most African countries I have visited are smaller than major supermarket buildings in Nigeria but they are edifices here.
Economically Tanzania,Botswana,Angola,SA and Ghana are doing great but thats no say Nigeria is doing badly economically as the cost running the Nigerian economic great exceed that of any of the above mentioned countries.
Our major problem in Nigeria is bad and dishonest leadership,someone mentioned Senegal being a better place to live than Nigerian but Dakar is more like Lokoja and in same league with cities like Lagos,Abuja,PH and Calabar.
Politically I think Nigeria has performed below average compare to even smaller nations like Ghana and the root of our economic crises.
In summary,Naija rocks.

One_Naira: In Nigeria and it's citizen dreams, it is. Nigeria is performing below average when compared to other African nation. Nigeria is better than some East African countries like Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Sudan (south and north) and maybe, just maybe, Uganda. It is better than two or three west african country like Mali, Niger and Guinea and One Central African country,Congo. Other than them, every other African country is better than Nigeria in living standard, Human GDP, security, Infrastructure, etc.

Nwogbe: Those of us that have been privileged to travel widely in Africa  can attest & also tell u categorically that Nigeria ranks amongst the best three countries in Africa. Take it or leave it.

Rossikk:

Don't mind these guys. When you visit some of these African countries and venture outside their capitals, that is when you'll realise how far Nigeria has come. In my days in the US I knew one Ugandan guy who could never understand why I kept talking about ''my village'' in Naija, or why I always visited my village at christmas etc. He said his own village in Uganda doesn't even have a ROAD that leads to it. As in not even an untarred road. Just a bush path - if you could find it. No electricity, no markets, shops, or any kind of services. Just mud huts and poor folk.

I told him that 'the village' as far as concerns Nigeria is a very very different kettle of fish - vibrant, with markets, masquerades, festivals, churches, bars, hotels and even mansions. He still couldn't understand. He said ''do you mean in the city?'' I said no, in my village. The guy was just looking at me.

all4naija: Another Nigerian braggart!

There are lot of villages in Nigeria without electricity and tarred roads, and all those things you listed.

There are many countries in Africa which is far developed than Nigeria in term of those basic facilities.

FYI, Nigeria will no come out 3rd as you are alluding to here.

Rossikk:

Another Nigeria hater!



What a stupid thing to type. Who said there were no villages without those things in Nigeria?



I just showed you that Kenya has electricity coverage of 16% for the country. In Ghana 40% are connected to their national grid. That's about 10 million people.

FYI, Nigeria will no come out 3rd as you are alluding to here.

In Nigeria, 50.6% of the 160 million population (ie 82 million people) are connected to the national grid. That figure continues to rise despite much vaunted political drawbacks.

''The Access to electricity (% of population) in Nigeria was 50.60 in 2009, according to a World Bank report, published in 2010. Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity.''


http://www.tradingeconomics.com/nigeria/access-to-electricity-percent-of-population-wb-data.html

all4naija: You're speaking to a Nigerian, dude. Those your statistics are flaunted and based on guess work, not the reality on ground.

The Nigeria cities take close to 90% of the chunk of the 50.6% you are giving here despite the largest population still live in the rural areas.

Indeed,you are just another individual who is blinded to the reality on ground in finding better solutions.

Please, give me a break from those lies of yours!

Rossikk:

You do NOT know the ''reality on the ground''. The ONLY way you can know it is by RESEARCH, which YOU have not conducted, and are therefore in no position to question the World Bank study.



Wrong. HALF the Nigerian population today live in cities. Your information is outdated.

''The Rural population in Nigeria was last reported at 79,528,437.36 in 2010, according to a World Bank report published in 2012''

http://www.tradingeconomics.com/nigeria/rural-population-wb-data.html




YOU are the one peddling lies based on zero research, or at best, beer parlour research.

all4naija: You are very quick to post statistic with wrong proofs. At 79,528,437.36 when Nigerian population was 154 million proves the largest part of the population live in the rural areas. 79,528,437.36 * 2 =159,095,687.72. Please...

Even with what you are insinuating here how does the rural area now have electricity and tarred roads, when the cities are lacking them?

It is a shame your research is proving you wrong. Stop peddling lies in a forum like this.

Rossikk:

Nigeria's population is 162 million:

https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?hl=en&tab=ww#hl=en&gs_nf=1&tok=-UXl21ni9_slKFOT520wNQ&cp=11&gs_id=16&xhr=t&q=nigeria+population&pf=p&output=search&sclient=psy-ab&oq=nigeria+pop&gs_l=&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&fp=7111783c0f23c04b&biw=1024&bih=618




You sound dense. Do you actually travel around Nigeria?



You wouldn't know the truth if it walked up to your dumb face and punched it.

all4naija: The statistic you posted was for 2010 when the population was 154 million. The rural people are the ones who increase the population most because they don't practice birth control and lack things to control the population. So, it is evident that the rural population must have increased the population progressively in a chart comparing it to your Google link!

"I wouldn't know the truth...", you said!Dude, stop humiliating yourself with your failure to prove your points. They are contradictory already.

Please, relief yourself of those lies you are trying to carry on with in this forum!