really pathetic that some people are really inconsiderate. When house is on fire and the landlord is busy chasing Rats.

dayokanu:

Anyone could have done better than Retardeen who

Failed woefully as Deputy Gov of Bayelsa when he was colluding with Alams to steal the State blind

Failed as Governor of bayelsa when his wife was looting the whole State dry

Failed as VP when he sat down in Turais kitchen like a m0r0n until Bakare and co went to deliver him

Failed as a president as the security situation in the country right now can only be compared to the civil war days and corruption is the new order of the day

Even Patience Retardeeness Jonathan would have done better

The most surprising thing against your assertion is that he passed through all those positions and became the president of Nigeria. Isn't that enough for you to co-operate with him in finding solutions than clamoring?

[size=18pt]THE mysterious non-appearance of Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan at a packed CHOGM forum yesterday where he was scheduled to outline his country's mining potential, failed to stop his delegation launching a strong bid for investors to get on board.[/size]

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/goodbye-goodluck-but-nigerian-show-goes-on/story-fnapmixa-1226178871235

And when Retardeen got to Australia the last time he went to molest their women

[size=18pt]A NIGERIAN delegate has had his CHOGM accreditation revoked after a complaint that he allegedly sexually harassed a Perth hotel worker.
The man is accused of approaching a female worker at the Hyatt Hotel, in Adelaide Terrace, and requesting she perform a sexual act on him.
Offended, the woman reported the incident to senior staff at the hotel[/size]

http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/chogm-delegate-sidelined-over-sex-harassment-complaint/story-e6frg13u-1226179789868

[quote author=kkk17]now i see that no matter what GEJ does, he will still be wrong. Global summit, that was arranged months ago, to address issues of global warming climate change etc, or is west africa not suffering from drought as a result of which? Core north in Nigeria has not seen enough rain, all these result to food crisis. most if not all countries are in attendance of that summit. [b]Stupid boko haram wanting attention [/b]as usual thought they could stop GEJ from attending. Well, they failed woefully. Their sponsors need to device new means. The blood of the ppl they kill will follow them.[ikenah!

for the bolden ... and that's what he should have given them ... real attention ... that will make them a thing of the past.

all4naija: The most surprising thing against your assertion is that he passed through all those positions and became the president of Nigeria. Isn't that enough for you to co-operate with him in finding solutions than clamoring?

Since when has competence become a criteria for choosing leaders in Nigeria?

When we can use sentiments like "He is our son", "he get plenty Luck", "he had no shoes", "He had no brains", "He was bullied by the cabal"

dayokanu:

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/goodbye-goodluck-but-nigerian-show-goes-on/story-fnapmixa-1226178871235

And when Retardeen got to Australia the last time he went to molest their women



http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/chogm-delegate-sidelined-over-sex-harassment-complaint/story-e6frg13u-1226179789868

How do those links and statements point to the president? I don't find your arguments and references intelligent at all!

bayooooooo:

Stop fooling yourselves! GEJ has done nothing wrong in embarking on such a journey. There is vice president who knows the geography of the North more than Ebele. Security officials have been briefed and the business of governance is on course.

did you actuallly read through before clicking submit?i dont mean to be rude and i dont intend to imply that you are a big i.dio.t but i am seriously tempted to.what did you mean by "knows the geography of the north better than ebele".since when did knowledge of geography confer powers to deploy troops or give orders to service cbhiefs?sambo is a lame duck whose constituitional powers start and end at "yes,MR PRESIDENT".EBELE IS COMMANDER IN CHIEF AND ONLY HIM CAN MOBILISE TROOPS OR GIVE ORDERS TO THE SERVICE CHIEFS.
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Brazil Offers Free Plane Rides For Poor Countries To Boost Rio+20 Attendance(and this is the all important conference ebele couldnt miss)
By: EW News Desk Team Date: 19 June 2012
19 June 2012
Political leaders from less-developed nations in Africa and the Caribbean will take sponsored flights to attend the upcoming Rio+20 Earth Summit in Brazil, reported Bloomberg News on Monday, after the Brazilian government offered to provide free airlifts to poorer nations in order to boost attendance at the event.
According to a statement posted on the Brazilian defence ministry website, the Brazilian air force, along with Sao Jose dos Campos-basedaircraft manufacturer Embraer, are set to pick up heads of state and delegations from 10 countries, such as Malawi, Liberia, Barbados and Granada, starting from today and fly them to the conference for free.
Until last week though, only 102 countries had confirmed that they would attend the event, with major world leaders such as US PresidentBarack Obama, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, UK Prime Minister David Cameron and IMF Chief Christine Lagarde among the notable absentees.
This has led many analysts to doubt whether any concrete results can be expected from the summit(bubble has burst for those saying the conference is important to nigeria); while Brazil’s lead negotiator Luiz Alberto Figueiredo warned that the summit, which has a focus on sustainable development, could be at risk of being “held hostage” by other global priorities(so even the convener admit that there are other priorities.ebele apparently didnt realise his priorities were wrongly places), including the eurozone crisis .
"We are here to think about the long term, not crises that may be overcome in one or two years, said Luiz Alberto Figueiredo, who is also an undersecretary at Brazil's Foreign Ministry, to Reuters “Today I am very concerned and worried because the draft final document of the Rio+20 conference does not give proper attention to climate change,” added former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev, who has set up an organisation, called the Climate Change Task Force,to combat global warming.
“It looks like there is backsliding on this issue and thatis what worries me so much, because without addressingclimate change, all of the other problems and tasks that will be set by the final document will not be accomplished and will become meaningless,” Gorbachev said, as cited by AFP .
According to Rio+20 chief spokeswomen Pargati Pascale, only 37 percent of the final document leaders are expecting to sign have been agreed to, as of last night. AFP sources added that late-night talks on the 50-page draft had been mired in discord on many issues, including text on climate-altering fossil fuels, promoting the green economy and providing funding for poorer countries.
“Given the limited time left, it will be a real uphill task to get an agreement,” said Martin Khor, executive director of the South Centre, an intergovernmental think-tank of developing countries based in Geneva.
“The old battles will thus resume (today),” Khor added, noting that while “the initial reactions of governments indicated that although the new text is accepted as the basis for negotiations, it has not resolved most of the key issues.”

dayokanu:

Since when has competence become a criteria for choosing leaders in Nigeria?

When we can use sentiments like "He is our son", "he get plenty Luck", "he had no shoes", "He had no brains", "He was bullied by the cabal"

Come on! Our son in what sense? This is somebody from a minority ethnic group. You are letting your sentiment becloud your reasoning. I don't buy into such bogus senseless idea.

all4naija: How do those links and statements point to the president? I don't find your arguments and references intelligent at all!

You fail to see how this statement point to the Presidnet?

"THE mysterious non-appearance of Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan at a packed CHOGM forum yesterday where he was scheduled to outline his country's mining potential"

I guess reading and understanding is a big issue then

Reuben Abati's madness has been upgraded to Stage 4.

skullbaba: I wont stop laughing. These are d results you get when voted with emotionss ( i once had no shoes ) and not on logical reasoning. Obama stay back in 2010 and miss the glorious world cup because of oil spillage but what about GEJ in 2010 he went to south africa when d country is burning (boko haram, oil spillage, cant recollect more.) he even went to this polital celebration in south africa when nigeria is coming down. These people lack emotional feelings for the masses. Not until boko haram started bombing the political elites that i will believe it is a religious struggle and not political. And i believe the struggle is the result of pdp internal crisis

David Cameron, UK Prime Minister cut short his trip during last year's august riot, note... riot o, not killing or bombings o, in a part of London.

Neithe the minister of the environment nor his minister of state counterpart was not among Dr. GEJ's entourage to Earth Summit in Brazil. I heard the wife went with him ... so, na patience go come implement wetin she learn whem dem come back, ehn? I beg, free me. He has not point.

dayokanu:

You fail to see how this statement point to the Presidnet?

"THE mysterious non-appearance of Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan at a packed CHOGM forum yesterday where he was scheduled to outline his country's mining potential"

I guess reading and understanding is a big issue then

Come on. Is that the point you are alluding to? Your evidence is not having any proof to the accusation you leveled against him in the Australian conference meeting. There is nothing to prove that he's the person in question for the simple truth you are hanging on improbable evidence of absence. The lady could as well have presented her case before the press accusing the president. I doubt you know something as grave as that in developing nation can make that woman become millionaire overnight.

Sorry! You are only speculating without affirmative proof!

according to the official website of the earth summit 2012,president jonathan doesnt have a single meeting scheduled.the only nigerian contribution is a document submitted by Mrs. Comfort Adebisi Owolab
Deputy Director-Policy Analysis, Monitoring and Inspectorate - FederalMinistry of Environment Information
which was submitted in november 2011 and added to the main draft.

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mbhs139:

it is you that shouls stop deceiving yourself. Is the summit so important than the lives of fellow country men that the President can not send delegates to the place? You see, President GEJ always miss every opportunity to warm himself into the heart of Nigerians with the way he goes about somethings sometimes.

Now, please answer this question, if the President were to be asked how is Nigeria, or if he were to mount the podium and give a report about Nigeria, and like Abati said, that it is for the good of the country ... and could only mean trying to woo investors to the country, what will he tell them about Nigeria?

Will he say Nigeria is fine ... everything is under control ... we are ontop of the situation ...infact, I had already condemned the killings of poor Nigerians ... and handed everything to God's hand ... read psalm 91 ... and sued for peace? Are these the type of reports that brings investors into a country? We aren't talking about ground nut sellers here, we are talking about institutionalise people who have a minute-by-minute security report of our country at hand. You know what, they will just look at our president, shake their heads and feel sorry for him and more sorry for us, because every word that is going to come out of Mr. President's mouth on that podium would be nothing short of lies-upon-lies.

However, we would have been saved of the embarrasement of a liying president if he had send his apologies, telling the world leaders that, 'look, I've got to fix my house'. As a reminder, you will recall there was a riot in a part of London last August. Incase you may not be aware, David Cameron, the UK Prime Minister, had to cut short his trip (I can't remember whether it was a conference or he was on holiday somewhere) to come and attend to the matter on ground. That was just a riot, a one-off that can't be compared to our ever recurring bombing of churches in the third suunday running.

I beg, enough.

You are, in a word, wrong. First, Boko Haram menace is not something you can just say STOP and it ends that way.
No matter the strategy adopted now, we will still be having explosions for the next eighteen months. Staying back to shed crocodile tears merely scratches the issue at the surface, it won't solve anything.

He doesn't have to lie. Nigeria has terrorism challenges and his administration is implementing measures to combat the fanatics. Because these measures are of national security importance, there is little that can be disclosed for now.

IYA NGBALI: Abeg Mr presisent gbenu osi sohun jo,you did and you know it

who posted this? you are wicked. you no want make man sleep?

compare and contrast the official south african page and nigerian page and this is despite the fact that jacob zuma isnt attending and goodluck jonathan is attending




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Anybody who read this piece thoroughly and still says rubbish is devilish and will be visited with the same measure when confronted with leadership in any capacity. This event had long been scheduled even before the Kaduna riots started. So you all want him to stay back and attend to Kaduna riots when all his colleagues are in Rio for a world summit? So if Gej abandons the all important gathering of World leaders, would that be an end to the Boko haram attacks? I am from the North central, but I must admit that this govt has been unfairly treated by the core North. All these attacks are geared towards discrediting this administration so when I see people criticize Gej for these insecurity, i feel very sad. How can any sane mind advice Gej not to be at the world summit? If he fails to go, he would have fulfilled the desires of his enemies who want the World to see Nigeria as as a war torn country. They have failed and would fail again. L

Delafruita:
did you actuallly read through before clicking submit?i dont mean to be rude and i dont intend to imply that you are a big i.dio.t but i am seriously tempted to.what did you mean by "knows the geography of the north better than ebele".since when did knowledge of geography confer powers to deploy troops or give orders to service cbhiefs?sambo is a lame duck whose constituitional powers start and end at "yes,MR PRESIDENT".EBELE IS COMMANDER IN CHIEF AND ONLY HIM CAN MOBILISE TROOPS OR GIVE ORDERS TO THE SERVICE CHIEFS.
seun,i suggest IQ test before accepting registration on nairaland

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By: EW News Desk Team Date: 19 June 2012
19 June 2012
Political leaders from less-developed nations in Africa and the Caribbean will take sponsored flights to attend the upcoming Rio+20 Earth Summit in Brazil, reported Bloomberg News on Monday, after the Brazilian government offered to provide free airlifts to poorer nations in order to boost attendance at the event.
According to a statement posted on the Brazilian defence ministry website, the Brazilian air force, along with Sao Jose dos Campos-basedaircraft manufacturer Embraer, are set to pick up heads of state and delegations from 10 countries, such as Malawi, Liberia, Barbados and Granada, starting from today and fly them to the conference for free.
Until last week though, only 102 countries had confirmed that they would attend the event, with major world leaders such as US PresidentBarack Obama, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, UK Prime Minister David Cameron and IMF Chief Christine Lagarde among the notable absentees.
This has led many analysts to doubt whether any concrete results can be expected from the summit(bubble has burst for those saying the conference is important to nigeria); while Brazil’s lead negotiator Luiz Alberto Figueiredo warned that the summit, which has a focus on sustainable development, could be at risk of being “held hostage” by other global priorities(so even the convener admit that there are other priorities.ebele apparently didnt realise his priorities were wrongly places), including the eurozone crisis .
"We are here to think about the long term, not crises that may be overcome in one or two years, said Luiz Alberto Figueiredo, who is also an undersecretary at Brazil's Foreign Ministry, to Reuters “Today I am very concerned and worried because the draft final document of the Rio+20 conference does not give proper attention to climate change,” added former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev, who has set up an organisation, called the Climate Change Task Force,to combat global warming.
“It looks like there is backsliding on this issue and thatis what worries me so much, because without addressingclimate change, all of the other problems and tasks that will be set by the final document will not be accomplished and will become meaningless,” Gorbachev said, as cited by AFP .
According to Rio+20 chief spokeswomen Pargati Pascale, only 37 percent of the final document leaders are expecting to sign have been agreed to, as of last night. AFP sources added that late-night talks on the 50-page draft had been mired in discord on many issues, including text on climate-altering fossil fuels, promoting the green economy and providing funding for poorer countries.
“Given the limited time left, it will be a real uphill task to get an agreement,” said Martin Khor, executive director of the South Centre, an intergovernmental think-tank of developing countries based in Geneva.
“The old battles will thus resume (today),” Khor added, noting that while “the initial reactions of governments indicated that although the new text is accepted as the basis for negotiations, it has not resolved most of the key issues.”

First thing first, learn to write in a manner appealing to eyes. It will help you for the rest of your natural life.
Two, you don't need to take IQ test to confirm your stupidity, that's pretty much obvious.

Now, there is something called delegation of duties and responsibilities. Such duties you hyped about can be delegated. Infact, Minister of Defence not to talk of Vice President can order troops to combat zones. Who mobilized troops to airport when Yar'Adua was dying and could not talk?

bayooooooo:

You are, in a word, wrong. First, Boko Haram menace is not something [size=15pt]you can just say STOP and it ends that way.
[/size]No matter the strategy adopted now, [size=15pt]we will still be having explosions for the next eighteen months[/size]. Staying back to shed crocodile tears merely scratches the issue at the surface, it won't solve anything.

He doesn't have to lie. Nigeria has terrorism challenges and his administration is implementing measures to combat the fanatics. Because these measures are of national security importance, there is little that can be disclosed for now.

No one said just saying STOP will end the menace of BH, what we are saying is showing the right attitude ... and let it be seen in action and attitude.

'will still be having ... for the next eighteen months ...'? in a country with a Government? Is that a wish or a fact coming from someone who has the fact? And you think that doesn't call for urgent attention that deserves the Presidential attention?

The national security adviser, a retired four star general pointed to the direction he thinks the BH people are, but mr president said he was merely airing his opinion. Whose opinion would have been more compelling or accurate ... that a nobel laureate wole soyinka?

My brother/sister, drop sentiments. see issues the way they are. thanks for the rejoinder anyway. God bless you.

bayooooooo:

First thing first, learn to write in a manner appealing to eyes. It will help you for the rest of your natural life.
Two, you don't need to take IQ test to confirm your stupidity, that's pretty much obvious.

Now, there is something called delegation of duties and responsibilities. Such duties you hyped about can be delegated. Infact, [s]Minister of Defence not to talk of Vice President can order troops to combat zones[/s]. Who mobilized troops to airport when Yar'Adua was dying and could not talk?

That's not correct, not correct at all. It is only the C-in-C that command troops. Pleasem check your facts well next time. You may have said he could order them from Brazil. But staying back would have put every other person on their toes.

Turahi did, and that was because GEJ lost control of the situation. Just as he has seemingly lost control of the situation now too.

IYA NGBALI: Abeg Mr presisent gbenu osi sohun jo,you did and you know it

Could you remove that image,please?! It is too graphic in nature.

mbhs139:

No one said just saying STOP will end the menace of BH, what we are saying is showing the right attitude ... and let it be seen in action and attitude.

'will still be having ... for the next eighteen months ...'? in a country with a Government? Is that a wish or a fact coming from someone who has the fact? And you think that doesn't call for urgent attention that deserves the Presidential attention?

The national security adviser, a retired four star general pointed to the direction he thinks the BH people are, but mr president said he was merely airing his opinion. Whose opinion would have been more compelling or accurate ... that a nobel laureate wole soyinka?

My brother/sister, drop sentiments. see issues the way they are. thanks for the rejoinder anyway. God bless you.

Could you please elaborate on what you meant by right attitude? Soyinka's dexterity does not extend to security matters. You can't interpret Rtd Gen Azazi words to suit your predetermined position. Security details of Boko haram's nature can not have factual analysis in the open and on the pages of newspaper, a piece as of necessity must still be missing.

yeah it could be more than eighteen months. History has shown no country fully recovered from home grown terrorism.

kkk17: now i see that no matter what GEJ does, he will still be wrong. Global summit, that was arranged months ago, to address issues of global warming climate change etc, or is west africa not suffering from drought as a result of which? Core north in Nigeria has not seen enough rain, all these result to food crisis. most if not all countries are in attendance of that summit. Stupid boko haram wanting attention as usual thought they could stop GEJ from attending. Well, they failed woefully. Their sponsors need to device new means. The blood of the ppl they kill will follow them.

I fear this people would stress that man to death. What else did they want him to do? Did he not send army troops to north? Did he not shed tears for those that died? I would like to know how GEJ presence in Nigeria would affect the situation or change the outcome of what is happening. Is he God? BH would stop simply because GEJ was in Nigeria or the fact the retaliation would stop simply the fact he was in Nigeria? or do they want him to pick a gun, swords and bombs and go up there and fight. The man went to a summit meant to teach things in which can help change the outcome of poverty, food shortage, etc which last time I checked is impacting nigeria alot and whom knows he might actually get an input on how to deal with the terrorist from other attendees from the summit possibly even get allies that might help fight them but mba Nigerians no go gree. As you said, if he didn't attend, they would condemn him. If him attend, they would condemn him. Nigerians are fools, just fools.

mbhs139:

That's not correct, not correct at all. It is only the C-in-C that command troops. Pleasem check your facts well next time. You may have said he could order them from Brazil. But staying back would have put every other person on their toes.

Turahi did, and that was because GEJ lost control of the situation. Just as he has seemingly lost control of the situation now too.

why not quote the relevant sections of the constitution to back your claim? You are wrong!

i hope BH will one day think that it's a fight that should be taken to the Aso Rock and stop killing innocent citizen. Then i will see Ђơ̴̴̴̴̴̴͡ω d man dat has no shoes will now travel outside Nigeria for a conference. Mtcheew!!!

bayooooooo:
Could you please elaborate on what you meant by right attitude? Soyinka's dexterity does not extend to security matters. You can't interpret Rtd Gen Azazi words to suit your predetermined position. Security details of Boko haram's nature can not have factual analysis in the open and on the pages of newspaper, a piece as of necessity must still be missing.

yeah it could be more than eighteen months. History has shown no country fully recovered from home grown terrorism.

The UK recovered from the IRA.. Your analogy is wrong again!!

What do you support incompetence? You're too educated, and articulate for this, brother...

Leave that to Beaf, and Jmaine...

Mallamabdul: Anybody who read this piece thoroughly and still says rubbish is devilish and will be visited with the same measure when confronted with leadership in any capacity. This event had long been scheduled even before the Kaduna riots started. So you all want him to stay back and attend to Kaduna riots when all his colleagues are in Rio for a world summit? So if Gej abandons the all important gathering of World leaders, would that be an end to the Boko haram attacks? I am from the North central, but I must admit that this govt has been unfairly treated by the core North. All these attacks are geared towards discrediting this administration so when I see people criticize Gej for these insecurity, i feel very sad. How can any sane mind advice Gej not to be at the world summit? If he fails to go, he would have fulfilled the desires of his enemies who want the World to see Nigeria as as a war torn country. They have failed and would fail again. L

Scheduled? Do you know that weddings are long-scheduled but are cancelled when a family is bereaved
That is sane mind
Let me ask, suppose there is earthquake in the host country and efforts are directed at rescuing people, will they have to host this long-scheduled event
A president is president because the welfare of his people comes first
The day he forgets that, he begins to lose popularity
Tell him

mbhs139:

it is you that shouls stop deceiving yourself. Is the summit so important than the lives of fellow country men that the President can not send delegates to the place? You see, President GEJ always miss every opportunity to warm himself into the heart of Nigerians with the way he goes about somethings sometimes.

Now, please answer this question, if the President were to be asked how is Nigeria, or if he were to mount the podium and give a report about Nigeria, and like Abati said, that it is for the good of the country ... and could only mean trying to woo investors to the country, what will he tell them about Nigeria?

Will he say Nigeria is fine ... everything is under control ... we are ontop of the situation ...infact, I had already condemned the killings of poor Nigerians ... and handed everything to God's hand ... read psalm 91 ... and sued for peace? Are these the type of reports that brings investors into a country? We aren't talking about ground nut sellers here, we are talking about institutionalise people who have a minute-by-minute security report of our country at hand. You know what, they will just look at our president, shake their heads and feel sorry for him and more sorry for us, because every word that is going to come out of Mr. President's mouth on that podium would be nothing short of lies-upon-lies.

However, we would have been saved of the embarrasement of a liying president if he had send his apologies, telling the world leaders that, 'look, I've got to fix my house'. As a reminder, you will recall there was a riot in a part of London last August. Incase you may not be aware, David Cameron, the UK Prime Minister, had to cut short his trip (I can't remember whether it was a conference or he was on holiday somewhere) to come and attend to the matter on ground. That was just a riot, a one-off that can't be compared to our ever recurring bombing of churches in the third suunday running.

I beg, enough.

GBAM!!

GEJ will go down as the worst President in Nigeria's history.. I thought no one could be worse than IBB - but GEJ proved me wrong...

The guy took incompetence to the next level..

Lol. These are the Lamentations of Boko haram agents who wanted to create the false impression that Nigeria is in crisis causing the president to abandon an international summit. This was their grand plan, to stop the president. But we have a wise president who sees thru all their antics. So off he went to Brasil to the utter disappointment of these haters. they have turned to Nairaland for consolation so I'm nt surprised. if the President comes back, he will resume from where Sambo stopped. Already, he had held due consultations with the Senate and all relevant security agencies before he left. He handed over his supervisory role to Sambo, whom we all voted and who hails from the troubled Kafuna state, to supervise his instructions on Kafuna, the Vp's home state. Those calling for Gej to be present are totally ignorant of these facts. They do not also have an dea of how govt works.

Like I said yesterday, any commander who leaves his army during the heat of a war - isn't worth the position.. He might as well surrender to Boko Haram, or resign his post..

A commander-in-chief is the person exercising supreme command authority of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces. In the latter case, the force element may be defined as those forces within a particular region or those forces which are associated by function....

One_Naira:

I fear this people would stress that man to death. What else did they want him to do? Did he not send army troops to north? Did he not shed tears for those that died? I would like to know how GEJ presence in Nigeria would affect the situation or change the outcome of what is happening. Is he God? BH would stop simply because GEJ was in Nigeria or the fact the retaliation would stop simply the fact he was in Nigeria? or do they want him to pick a gun, swords and bombs and go up there and fight. The man went to a summit meant to teach things in which can help change the outcome of poverty, food shortage, etc which last time I checked is impacting nigeria alot and whom knows he might actually get an input on how to deal with the terrorist from other attendees from the summit possibly even get allies that might help fight them but mba Nigerians no go gree. As you said, if he didn't attend, they would condemn him. If him attend, they would condemn him. Nigerians are fools, just fools.

you are sick.jacob zuma isnt attending,john atta mills isnt attending,micheal sata isnt attending,yaya boni isnt attending.i dont see how their countries lose from a meaningless summit where delegates hole up in five star hotels eating lobster and drinking caviar