₦airaland Forum

Secretario:
One of the basic goals of man on earth aside survival is to be a success or rather to become successful.

Success or been successful can be described as achieving of results wanted or hoped for; this may include getting things done, achieving varying goals and positions in the society.

To be a success is one drive every man has and actualizing success most times is a lifelong goal for every individual on earth.

In the midst of the basic drive for success, we still have breeds and handful of underachievers and unsuccessful individuals.

They keep failing and going in cycles. These are attributes most people will say are dependent on a lot of uncontrollable factors like spirituality, moral standing …

Inasmuch as we cannot rule those factors out, there are others we need to look out for.

Success cannot be measured but it can be deduced and invariably be dependent on some activities and behavioral traits we don’t really give much importance and values to.
Signs to know you will never be Successful in life

This will go on to show you what you need to know about hindrances you are facing towards your ability to be a success in life and i advise that you read objectively:

1. INABILITY TO MAKE DECISIONS AND STILL DEPENDENT

The very first sign you should look out for in your quest for success is how decisive and independent you are.

Can you make drastic decisions without seeking the consent and validation of others?

Are you still dependent on parents, friends etc. for your daily survival?

Making decisions are the litmus test that shows your readiness and maturity as a man who will be a potential success and a decreased level of dependence on others (parents, friends, partner, spouse etc.) for survival really shows that you are on of a kind and also on the right course.

Been able to call the shots and making decisions on your own most times coupled with your independence will go a long way to tell the world of your arrival, but if negative, well you will never find it easy becoming a success!

2. YOU DON’T HAVE GOALS AND PLANS

A goal is more like an aim or purpose that you drive towards to actualize your aspirations of been a success.

Having no goal is as good as living a purposeless life because you will not also be privy to make great plans.

5 signs that shows you will never be successful in life!

Planning is really important to your general quest for success, a popular saying goes thus “he who fails to plan, plans to fail”.

Setting plans is more like putting up structures and landmarks that will guide you to an inevitable success.

Planning is important because without a set down pattern to follow to achieving your goals, you are definitely going to remain a complete failure and success will be very far from your reach.

3. YOU WORRY ABOUT HOW PEOPLE SEE YOU AND WHAT THEY SAY

The idea of social interaction is cemented on your relationship with others and how well you can tailor and adapt yourself to the current trend and opinions of others.

It is ideal to be worried and concerned about how people see you and regard, it is even more great to know there opinion of you, but this can also be your greatest undoing.

People will always talk and not everyone will like you, but the moment you realize it is your life you are living and not theirs, then it is imperative to know that they are not really supposed to tell you how to live your life.

Constantly seeking validation and approval from others by trying to act to their requirements and request will do you a greater harm in your quest for success.

I will advise that you listen more but act your best without trying to please everyone, otherwise, you will just be the next in number amongst the most underachieved and unsuccessful people on earth!

4. YOU ALWAYS LEAVE THINGS TO CHANCE

Chance is the level of possibility or likelihood that something will happen, and seriously is this what you want to bank on?

The earlier you learn that things don’t just get done on their own the better for you and your success drive.

Nothing really happens by chance and even if, it will never be better than anticipated or when It is really and fully controlled.

Take charge of everything around you no matter how minute or even in-cognizant. Don’t ever leave anything to chance because you will never get what you really want or sincerely deserve.

Begin to push for things and don’t sit with arms crossed doing nothing, my analogy of getting things done is…

“If I did not do it or I don’t have an input towards its actualization, then it’s not mine and it’s not worth anything!”

Nothing good comes easy and anything by chance is mostly not good except you are content with the bottom of the success chain left only for mediocre.

5. YOU LOOSE FOCUS EASILY AND DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU WANT

Now this is a grave situation, a man who looses focuses easily and don’t even know what he wants is a directionless entity, it would have been advisable not to be alive.

You should have a focus as an human being which will give you a clear cut direction on what ypu need to do to achieve what you want. But not even knowing what you want at first is already a negative drive on your focus.

As a man, you should begin to write out achievable wants and set motions to achieve them by fixing your efforts and focus on them.

A man without focus and direction can never achieve anything, the best he can do in that condition is to fail consecutively.

If you ever want to succeed, you have to be focused.

CONCLUSION

The signs above already have shown you that you are either on the path to success or failure and it is left to you to change course or improve on the positive.

Been successful is a collective and cumulative effort and it all starts from when you make up your mind to start working towards it.

Success is not for the faint-hearted but for those that can take charge and weather the storm no matter the turbulence!


Secretario

SOURCE: http://collegereap.com/5-signs-that-shows-you-will-never-be-successful-in-life/

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The main problem I have with this article is that the writer assumes success always follows those deserving. Lately we've seen success come down to luck or divine favor and more and more people being termed "money miss road". So to use the words "may never" seems a bit contradictory. In addition, look at the bold words in the write-up, I find it hard to take seriously the advice of a coach/adviser unable to differentiate between there or their and the difference between been and being. Come on

Now we're talking! I'm a huge Buhari supporter but this budget is nothing short of fraudulent! I know every administration must surely inflate the budget but don't do it so glaringly. Chop and let's chop, I see nothing in the budget that can improve the economy, nothing that would improve unemployment. I hope this is rectified as soon as possible and I hope the president becomes more active in the construction of the budget knowing fully well that Nigerians are watching

ikennaf1:
So if an investorwants to do business in Nigeria, he will have to do it in Naira, knowing fully well, that in the state of the naira, that will be suicidal for him? Let me ask you, if you have a choice of either doing business in Nigeria, or in Ghana[b]. You look at the options, Ghana has a "comfy" currency and the Naira doesn't, but for some reason, you still came with the dollar to nigeria[/b] and then you find out that you have to change to naira, which will make it more expensive for you, will you not run to Ghana?

To summarize, the policy drives away investors.





APC in november said Buhari has recovered N1.4 trillion. We havn't seen any signs that he has. We are still begging for a loan which is actually less than the said amount from the international community.

Ask yourself can you take Naira to the USA or Britain and do business? We keep claiming we want to be one of the biggest economy in the world yet you are comparing us to Ghana, a country with way less GDP or annual growth. The best countries in the world encourage trade in local currencies more than foreign currencies, for Nigeria to be great we must also follow that path! Now to your second point, who or what is APC? I deal with people not entities without a focal point. Can you tell me the person that said N1.4 trillion had been recovered? Learn to separate propaganda from facts my friend!

doveda:
You wish

You think some women care

There will always be exceptions but majority of women care more about their dignity than getting back at a guy. Most women love attention but not the bad type

There's a saying which goes, "For a woman her pride is her dignity, a man however holds pride in his conquests". Have you ever heard a guy worried by being called womanizer or love-vendor? Have you ever seen a woman happy with being called cheap? The game is stacked greatly in favor of guys, any woman trying to get revenge by being slutty would have only herself to blame

FLYFIRE:
You guys are pathetic. So your once revered Sanusi is now the worst economic policy maker because he spoke about your bubu's block-headedness. The strength of a man is known when he acknowledges his faults. It's not late to accept you goofed voting a NEPA certificate dullard.

This is getting stale, you can do better!

paschu:
The fact that only one-tenth of [b]Nigerian assylum seekers [/b]had managed to get assylum in the UK since the last 15 years did not capture your imagination. What happens now that the president has put his presidential signature to the entrenched image of mass criminality that's tagged on Nigeria?

What stops buhari from emphasizing the BIGGER fact that for every single criminal in nigeria there are a thousand hardworking and upright nigerians. How does any of his bunch of IMPULSIVE resposes in that interview (or his so called truth) help to advance our national interest? Do we even have any national interest or foreign policy that he knows of?

If the president is not clueless, why would he be calling for the return (and possible deportation) of Nigerians in diaspora at a time like this? Gosh. To what exactly does he want them to return? To a comatose economy or to states that borrow to pay their workers' backlashed salaries? How many of these Nigetians can he employ or create opportunities for, even if his administration gets reelected up till infinitum?

He had a global media opportunity, instead of using it to promote Nigeria, he thoughtlessly squandered it on his petty personal image, at the expense of Nigeria.

You are a Nigerian, PLEASE THINK MORE AND FEEL LESS.

Since when has asylum become a thing to be proud of? Show me any president in the world that supports his people filing for asylum in another country? The president killed two birds with one stone, he pointed out the obvious that some Nigerians have made it difficult for those claiming asylum abroad. Next he offered words of unity for Nigerians to return home and help rebuild. Perhaps it's time to learn how to comprehend instead of just reading!

Themaingate:
@op this is a very serious matter and ONLY GOD can solve it at this point.

This issue of genotype once cost me a serious relationship, I did test from 3 different hospitals which shows I am AS and the lady I was dating then happens to be AS, we had no other choice as we had to call it off, months pass by and was ready to settle down, church requested for medical report only for me to discover my genetype is AA, I disapproved the report, brought out all other 3 reports showing AS, I was ask to report back after 2week, reported back for another test and results says AA.

I STILL DONT WANT TO BELIEVE GENOTYPE CAN CHANGE NATURALLY EXCEPT BY GOD

Genotype can never be changed, stop visiting quacks and go to a real lab!

Reference:
Oga. Stop this nonsense. Devaluation is not just about exports. It is also about investment. If your currency is artificially supported investors hold their dollar investments and the disaster unfolding in the oil industry is one to watch. You need investment to maintain production and maintain installations. Expect our oil output to gradually fall together with our market share and influence to such an extent we will find hard to recover when oil prices rebound. It is a silly, sentimental policy with no long term benefit.

Devaluation is mainly about exports which ultimately affects imports, please educate yourself better and leave discussion to those more knowledgeable than you!

http://www.investopedia.com/terms/d/devaluation.asp

adeomolisabi:
One problem with the argument that devaluing isn't worthwhile because we export so little is that it exchanges cause and effect; it is precisely because of the historical over-valuation of the Naira that our non-oil exports have collapsed over the decades, and our domestic industries have been hollowed out. Look up "Dutch disease" for a more in-depth explanation of how this happens.

In any case, the effect or lack of effect of the Naira's value on exports still doesn't invalidate Sanusi's argument: that Buhari's currency policy is itself a major source of corruption. The gap between the official and black market rate is so large that anyone who can buy Dollars at the official price would make a greater return, with a lot less effort and risk, by simply reselling the dollars, rather than by actually producing anything.

I beg to differ! declining non-oil exports has nothing to do with the value of Naira rather it has everything to do with government policies focusing heavily on oil and the refusal to pursue diversification. Looking at your second point, you do have a point but how many people can easily purchase dollars at the CBN rate? Buhari's currency policy aims to strengthen the Naira by reducing over dependence on foreign currencies. The main goal is to force consumers and businesses to transact in Naira! Where most of us are confused is the fact that we somehow think the drastic decline of the Naira is more about the currency policy rather than being truthful and realizing that it was brought on by continuous decline in oil prices and the wastage brought on by the previous administration. Once we are able to recover stolen loot, stop wastage and improve infrastructures, we will see a stronger Naira; devaluation of the Naira is not the way to go!

If anyone should talk about economic policies and the decline of the Naira it shouldn't be Sanusi. He still remains one of the worst economic policy makers in the history of Nigeria. I can't believe he's talking about devaluing the Naira. In the developed nations when currencies are devalued, it is to encourage exports, because the prices of local products serve as an incentive and a toast for foreign buyers. In the process, they earn foreign exchange, increase production and create additional jobs. Unfortunately, that is not the position with Nigeria. Oil is our major export and with the price of oil so low there are more supplies than demand. Can someone tell me how devaluation at this crucial stage will yield any positive effect for Nigeria? Unless we anticipate rise in oil prices and Saudi Arabia, Iran and Russia decreasing oil production

Get a second and even a third opinion, if the result remains the same then accept your fate! You are better off divorcing your husband and moving on with your life because he would want to have more children and you wouldn't want to bring more SS children into this world. There's also the option of having tests results during future pregnancy to check whether the baby is SS or not, this way the pregnancy can be terminated, this option however is very costly emotionally and physically.

Tundeiab:
Sorry for your situation sister. It's a pity the innocent boy has to suffer for an error committed by adults.

I don't think medicine has answers to this issue on ground. I have seen people's genotype reversed from AS to AA. Only God is the available option.

Last week a 16 year old girl who just got admission to read medicine in Uni illorin died because of this same disease.

MAY GOD SEE YOU THROUGH!

Lies!

Corruption is in the veins of most Nigerians. It's not only politicians or government officials but your neighbor, your family members and friends. If we truly want to get serious about reducing corruption in this country then I propose a 30 years imprisonment for 1st offenders and a life imprisonment for multiple offenders with stolen funds below 1 Billion Naira. For those above 1 Billion Naira, death penalty! If we can do this, Nigeria will be great again!

The Senate President said, “It is high time we started telling ourselves the home truth as a nation. We are where we are because of our refusal to take hard decisions.

“As a country, we have to chart a new way different from the past, and that path is going into manufacturing as we cannot continue to remain an import dependent country.”

Well said by the Senate President. If it was President Buhari that said such I'm sure some jobless miscreants would be shouting dictator and other baseless accusations.

What this man said is basically the truth, Nigerians need a change in mentality but I say unto you Mr. Lai, come 2019 if Nigerians are not satisfied with the way things are,we would rather vote for a nobody than to vote APC again. Remember it's not like Buhari was the best candidate Nigeria could produce during the last election rather Nigerians were just tired of the fisherman from Otuoke and his clueless government.....be warned!

Everyone knows that not all Nigerians are scammers or criminals,if you are labeled a criminal abroad it's either you are guilty of the act or someone from Nigeria has created that perception about Nigerians in that community through some sort of criminal act. The president basically just reminded asylum seekers why they might find it difficult. I've yet to see a president that would support his fellow citizens seeking asylum in another country, rather they try to confirm the message that life abroad will be harder than life at home either true or false but of course we know the problem with most Nairalanders, ignorance, tribalism, sentiments and so on. Some even come out to say, show me a president that speaks badly of his people abroad? Shame on you guys, the real question should be show me a president that would speak positively about his or her people seeking asylum in another man's land? Once again Nigerians are not criminal and the president never said such a thing, he only spoke on the negative perception given to asylum seekers and others abroad, a negative perception brought on by people of Nigerian origin who've chosen to abuse the system.

foriz4u:
I am greatly astonished at ur racial analogy and view. I make no sense to me.

Could it be that the astonishment was brought on by your inability to comprehend? Perhaps try reading it slowly maybe it would make more sense

AbaGuyMan:
Before I reply your comment, I'll like to plead with you never again to refer to my opinion as 'rubbish' and don't tell me to keep quiet on a public forum cos you don't feed me. Be civil when making comments here and don't insult anyone, you don't know me and i don't know you.

Now to your comment.....Firstly, I don't care about your Obama's 40% rating, he's not my idol and I don't live in the US. I only picked a statement from his speech to drive home my point that a president should seek peace and development for those who voted him and those who did not!

About two months ago, I was walking past a chanonry on a Sunday afternoon when a British man coming opposite me stopped me to ask if I am a Nigerian, I answered in the affirmative and he started saying all sorts of things about Nigeria in the form of mockery. I didn't want to insult him or act in a way that will confirm that we are really bad people, i just kept my cool. Now tell me if I was committing any crime at that point that will make this man say something ill about my country to my very face. It's true that Nigeria to some extent has a bad image but our goal should not be to further dent our image and if anybody should speak of Nigeria in a bad light, it shouldn't be the president of Nigeria!
My problem with you guys is never admitting that PMB is wrong!! Like you see him as a saint or whatever.

Tell me any president who has ever gone abroad to speak bad of his country??

My own sha, is for Nigeria to get better, whether na PMB , ABC or XYZ sidon there as president!

If you're not answering my last question, you may as well not quote me.

This is a public forum and as such everyone is entitled to their opinions but how I choose to respond to those opinion rests solely with me and me alone. So I still maintain what you wrote is rubbish or at best composed out of ignorance and you would be better off leaving the discussion for those better suited! Now let me back up my point with what you've clearly chosen to ignore. The president answered a question about the plight of Nigerians abroad, many of whom were complaining that life abroad is very tough. The president's response explained that life is tough for some of them due to what other Nigerians have done to their host abroad. The president mentioned drug trafficking, prostitution, 419 and other vices. He then went on to offer a way out. He advised those who can't take it anymore abroad to come back home and help rebuild but some of you miscreants have turned it into a statement accusing all Nigerians abroad of criminality. Is it that you and others here have a problem with interpretation or do you all derive pleasure in creating a problem where there's none? If the president's statement has made life for you and others you know abroad harder then I'm sorry to say the problem lies with you all and not the president. I don't know about you and others but it takes more than a statement to decrease my self worth, don't take it personal all that I've written for it's only an opinion!

babafirst:
Please,Prof Gates case is not a perfect example to cite here,it involved racism (tribalism if it happened in Nigeria) and Obama had to be cautious(and all Nigerians are cautious too when it comes to tribalism and in 'real life' they pretend to love each other but on Nairaland where they are 'faceless' they show their true colours) but PMB mentioned a problem that involves all tribes not representing Nigeria well abroad and not the hardworking ones like Odion Ighalo,Emenike,Obafemi Martin's or my elder brother who is a 'first class' medical doctor in the UK today. Ofcourse that comment has not reduced my brother's clients/patients one bit.

You are blessed!

Shymm3x:
Okay, you live in America. However, that doesn't negate the fact that you can take a naij person out of naij, but can't take the residual effects of naij experience and the mentality out of the person. And it's very evident in ya posts.

In as much as the US isn't a shinning example to define refinement cos the average yank is a brawn. I'd like to cite a similar example from America of the president of a country being supposedly "blunt and cold" unnecessarily in a different context and I'll like to know what you think. During the Harvard Professor, Henry Gates, and the police saga of racial profiling and forceful arrest in his home. I'm sure you remember Obama, as the POTUS, was "blunt and cold" when he gave his opinion on the issue. But what backlash did he get for being unpresidential in his approach, despite the fact that everything he said was right on the money? Once you can answer this, you'll understand why Buhari's wrong.

Broda my experience in Nigeria has taken me to heights here in the U.S, heights that many can only dream of, I don't know where you live and frankly I could care less, if you deny the Nigerian in you then you are even more delusional than it seems. In response to your question, the only backlash Obama got was from the opposition and a few others who held little opinion of him anyways! Majority of democrats and people of ethnic backgrounds supported him. How about you look at this scenario, Obama after the shooting death of Trayvon Martin making a statement that he fears the mere thought of his daughters or one of their friends walking by in a neighborhood and being harassed by a cop just because of their skin color or the type of garments they wore. The president's statement clearly stirred up issue of racial profiling and race generally in America, he was attacked by the opposition but majority of people clearly understood what he was saying. My point is this, a president does not have to be politically correct all the time, the greatest presidents in the history of the world have always been surrounded by controversies and it takes guts to be able to say what you mean and mean what you say!

Shymm3x:
You sound like you live in naij. So I kind of understand ya mentality and angle. And I believe a lot of you are still dealing with the residual effects of living under the military rule for a long time, or perhaps it's cos of the chaos in naij and how aggressive most naij folks are (that's evident in the aggressive way most naij folks talk). However, the international scene is a different kettle of fish entirely, especially when you're in a position whereby you've to be diplomatic in ya approach to things and whatever you say represents the image of the country.

Even as erratic and eccentric as Muamar Gaddafi was - apart from always talking too much - he was never like this when discussing issues about his own people or black folks in general. Are a lot of naij folks out unrepentant criminals soiling the name of the country? - absolutely yes. But there's a place and time to discuss certain issues. You can just open ya mouth as the president and start chatting shyte everywhere. Common courtesy should tell you that certain topics are best addressed behind closed doors or in private.

Okay, let's say all Nigerians abroad are criminals and he believes they all need to come back home. After blowing unnecessary hot air, thus disgracing himself and Nigeria in the process - has he got anything to offer them in Nigeria? [b]If naij weren't a messed up country, would the criminals be eloping from naij in droves to survive in other countries? [/b]And how are criminals going to even go back "home", where nothing works, to build anything, other than continue their supposed criminal activities to survive?

Being stupidly blunt/cold won't fix anything. He has been there for months now, what has he achieved? He can't even create a decent budget. Then he has been running around giving excuses about being the president at the wrong time. And also the tripe he said today about the non-existence of evidence to prosecute Diezani. The man looks like a clown...he's GEJ 2.0. Nigeria is definitely cursed with bad leaders.

How wrong could one person be? I'm just laughing at you cos your assumptions are making the little credibility your argument might have dwindle. Since you don't know me or know what I do for a living, I forgive you for your first blunder but the other blunders in your write-up is inexcusable! It's a pity you and others have decided to turn the president's statements into something else but it doesn't change the fact that Nigerians living abroad have nobody to blame but themselves! If they are not contented living in another man's land then let them come back home and rebuild, the ones living in Nigeria are not animals and they do not have two heads. As bad as it can be sometimes living in the U.S.,I still appreciate the good opportunities provided and always thankful for my achievements so far. Not everyone is meant to be successful abroad and you can't expect Buhari to support nagging and whining from frustrated souls abroad most of whom are victims of the evil committed by their fellow Nigerians abroad. You also mentioned if Nigeria was better most people wouldn't migrate but tell me this, is Nigeria the only country where suffering exists? The president has not done or said anything damaging, the only damage exists in your mind and the mind of those who can't handle honesty!

foriz4u:
no sir,

pls ask urself this question and give urself a sincere answer.
if u ve a child who u know steals meat from d pot n u no its mostly common in every home, isn't it a stupid tin for u to go to ur neighbour's house and say "my child steals meat from d pot pls come help me cut off his Hans".

What you've just described is completely different from the situation! A better analogy would have been: If you had a black child in a white neighborhood and there's been a high case of robberies and even murders by black kids or teens in the neighborhood and your black child complained about being looked at or treated badly in the neighborhood, would you tell your child the truth that some black kids in the neighborhood have given him and other black kids a bad reputation or would you try to pretend and say it's not you my child, the neighborhood is just plain stupid, racist and have no reason to be worried?

Let's call a spade a spade, you don't go to another man's country and start complaining of being treated badly to your president. It's either you cope or come back to your country!

AbaGuyMan:
"What he was trying to say" but not what he eventually said!
Don't know why it is so difficult for some of you to admit that this man has made a mistake and put a big dent on the image of honest Nigerians.

And to all PMB supporters, nobody is witch-hunting him. We all seek a better Nigeria and hence the critics.

How is Nigeria ever going to move forward if we keep quiet to this administration's mistakes especially ones like this recent blunder in a foreign land? Yet some of his supporters here don't want to apply common reasoning to see his mistake.
Its seems he commits the most oral blunders when he's in the white man's land, he may just stop travelling or better still keep mute if he has nothing good to say about Nigeria whenever he's abroad. The other time it was his 97% / 5% statement against south-east and south-south, those he claimed didn't give him enough votes, that statement increased the ongoing protests as at then. Why would he go on a foreign platform to cause anger to some parts of Nigeria that already knows his administration will most likely not favour them? What happened to those peaceful and soothing talks that should come from a leader to all the citizens? I remember listening to Obama's acceptance speech way back after his first election, after thanking those who voted him, in a very comforting tone he told those who did not vote him: "I will be your president too". Now that's a way to unite everyone and seek the greater good of the country. Unfortunately, we have a president who paints us as criminals perhaps so that he will perceived a good man. For the records, no president will speak about his country as PMB just did!

I'm sorry but what you wrote is plain rubbish! I'm a Nigerian living abroad and I see no way in which the president's statements makes life more difficult for Nigerians abroad unless the ones engaging in criminal activities. It's funny you make reference to Obama when his approval rating is less than 40% among U.S residents. If Obama is your measuring stick for unity then my friend you have failed! What exactly are you angry about or displeased with? Did you actually read or watched the interview? If you did, I challenge you to show me exactly what the president said that's false or damaging to Nigerians living abroad? I'm sure you are educated and not a media zombie, show me exactly where the president called Nigerians abroad criminals,if you can't then please be quiet!

Shymm3x:
And the best way to lure professionals back "home" is by lumping them with the criminals in the international media, no? What type of decent person would listen to that and feel the need to go back "home"? Unless he wants the criminals to return home to contribute more criminal activities to the utter destruction that naij is perpetually in.

What's at "home" for folks to go back to, anyway? Didn't he also complain about "home" when he said he became the president at the wrong time with all kinds of stories that touch the heart, at the same function? Yet he wants folks to return to that mess, especially when he can't even create a decent budget and he has been a dud since he took over, while blaming everyone but himself - rather than focus on doing what he was elected to do. He needs to watch his mouth and learn how to talk.

I saw a bit of his interview today with some naija guy working for BBC. And he was just passive aggressively speaking with a commanding tone. That's not a presidential way to speak to the media. He needs to work on that.

Once again you still don't get it. Buhari is not a cosmetic president, everything about him is shockingly blunt! If you are going to leave the context out and just focus on what he said then it's never going to make sense. You claimed the president is lumping all those abroad with criminals, this is a flat out lie! He only mentioned that it would be hard for Nigerians to be treated fairly when our reputation crashed from the actions of Nigerians abroad committing criminal acts. I've been working abroad for quite some time now and I deal on a daily basis with different types of people and trust me Nigerians are more famous for 419 scams than education or innovation. The president just gave them an option,if they can't deal with poor treatment abroad then they should come back home and develop their country. I'm sorry you feel like the president is a dud, I completely disagree with you on that! I believe the right choice was made by Nigerians and I would rather have a Buhari that seems cold and blunt on the international scene than a government where stealing is not corruption!

Shymm3x:
It's not about the truth. It's about the context of his office as the president of Nigeria and being the face of the country, especially when speaking to the international media. I'm sure you know whatever he said represents who's and his office cos he represents the people.

You can't be blunt about everything as the country's first citizen, hence leaders always have handlers and they have to speak a certain. Buhari needs to stop talking to the international media till his handlers can teach him how to talk the right way.

I respectfully disagree! Nigeria is not the United States of America or the United Kingdom, we are still a developing country and need to stop pretending otherwise. The economy is in shambles and almost every sector is in decline, this is mostly due to corruption and partly due to our best human resources leaving the country for greener pastures. The president was responding to a specific question and gave the right answer! This is not the time to be mixing words trying to be politically correct. If live is hard abroad come back home and develop your fatherland, the answer is blunt but it is absolutely right!

ibietela2:
What you are trying to say is the President of Cameron going to France to say that they are criminals because their fellow countrymen has abuse the privilege of staying in France.............. Right?

Learn to read please! The president was responding to a group of Nigerians claiming life is hard for them abroad and the president responded by saying it would be hard for them to be treated better abroad due to the damages caused by their fellow Nigerians engaging in criminal acts abroad. Now tell me did the president lie? Or do you want the president to give them false hope?

foriz4u:
at first when I read his statesmen in the news I was too busy n never gave it a dey thought of the damage it will cost some of honest citizens abroad.

but, nawao ooo...this buhari enh... he talks too much, carelessly and "senselessly."
I asked a question initially. why is it that this man doesn't talk when he's in Nigeria but when he travels abroad he seems to talk too much?


may God help us ooo.

“Some Nigerians claim is that life is too difficult back home, but they have also made it difficult for Europeans and Americans to accept them because of the number of Nigerians in prisons all over the world accused of drug trafficking or human trafficking,” he told The Telegraph.

Did the president lie?

Can someone show me exactly where the president called all Nigerians criminals? Are we so filled up with sentiments in this country that we can't separate the truth from plain manipulation! What the president was trying to say is simple. Nigerians should stop seeking asylum abroad because such privileges have been abused by their countrymen in the past due to drug trafficking and other criminal acts. Is this far from the truth? Especially in UK, Nigerians are increasingly filling up the prison system, I dare anybody to bring up facts that are contrarian! Perhaps we feel it's better to be politically correct than being honest but we all know with PMB he speaks from the heart.

HomeOfMe:
If it's an emergency and there's no alternative,yes. But not on just medical check-ups. This is one time too many. How would our hospitals here get better if all our "so called" leaders and lawmakers always choose hospitals abroad to go for check-up. Don't get me wrong,not that I'm judging them or saying they shouldn't go if they have serious health issues,but trust Nigerian politicians to take advantage of every opportunity they get and misuse it,for example to launder money,etc.

I can bet you the president is suffering from a serious ailment. For his age he's bound to be dealing with either diabetes, high blood pressure, arthritis and so on. The president had a meeting abroad and he used that opportunity to see a medical doctor, forget the media trying to make it more than it seems, in my book it's no big deal. Our hospitals will get better when every other sector of the economy gets better, no amount of patronizing by citizens or our leaders would fix this, the main fix is more funding and better administration but unfortunately this is highly unlikely when the country is in huge debt!

HomeOfMe:
My question is,is there no world class hospital in his hometown daura? He was the head of state in the 80s. Why am I even asking;all of them are the same-selfish! Me,myself,and I syndrome,they don't care about Nigerians.

If your life was on the line and you had the finances and opportunity to get the best medical care would you prefer a lesser mediocre care?

Right thinking Nigerians understand greatly what the President is saying. The first colossal decline of the Naira happened in the 1980s and the Naira never recovered again. History is now about to repeat itself with Nigeria needing to borrow just to implement its budget and some fools clamoring for devaluation of the Naira.....Don't we ever learn in this country