, the Prisoner of ASO ROCK.

childchris,

How Dubai?

The import of my post is 'AGREEMENT' and the message 'future african leaders' will learn from this.

I dont care a hout about Taylor just the message thats being sent.

Mo Ibrahim is sending good message for African leaders who leave power ontime but UN has shown others they do not honour agreement.

If Taylor is in Haque, Bush/Blair should also be there with him.

But we know better. One law for African, another for WEST.

Jakumo:

Nuzo it is high time you told Nairaland's millions of viewers what Chinese women are actually like in bed. Do they deploy an encyclopedic knowledge of the karma-sutra as is rumoured, and would it help to be a good sprinter if a visitor where to befriend a local girl over there ?

I know this is slightly off topic, but it is worth consideration since the Nigerians who rioted probably wouldn't have done do if they had some nice China countryside poon-tang scheduled for later that evening, what with the risk of getting shot dead by anti riot police and all.

I know what I'd rather be doing, and that would't be rioting, unless Well, tell us Nuzo. This is important.

Gbam, see naija man!

The Chinko Police is guilty for chasing him to his death!

But he wont be punished and the dead guy wont get any justice.

May his soul find the peace that has eluded him in naija and in this world.

Police Raid should be well coordinated so that people have no chance of runing: It is called surprise raiding.

Taylor, who expressed his incredulity at the testimony against him at his war crimes trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague yesterday, claimed that the African Union (AU) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) had decided that any charges against him should be quashed if he agreed to step down as President in 2003.
He said despite stepping down and being granted asylum in Nigeria, Obasanjo “constantly reminded me he was under tremendous pressure to hand me over and eventually did”.

Reading this statement, it becomes clear, why Mugabe never step down.

This statement will further sent message to 'future african leaders' once you are no longer in the good books of WEST; never accept any agreement to step-down. Simply ensure you die in office.

End of the day; the people that we suffer will be ordinary Africans. Very Sad!

there you go again. He did it as himself and as American Citizen.

If he had won Gold Medal, they wont remember he was born to Nigerian parents!

didn't some of Obama's nominiees step down because of tax-fraud?

why are you no calling all Americans are tax-fraudster??

Hours before Tom Daschle removed his name from consideration for Health and Human Services secretary, another Obama nominee set the precedent. Nancy Killefer, Obama's choice for "chief performance officer," withdrew her candidacy because of yet another tax issue. Killefer owed $946.69 in unemployment-compensation taxes for — you guessed it — her household help, which she'd neglected to pay for a year and a half.

you guys should do some research! Na wa Oh!

and so the Rwanda killing started,

wise ones are already swimming across the ocean to Europe.

RichyBlacK:

This is the kind of barbarism that makes me sick!

and there we go again. if they break the law of their land, they face the music.

I guess US is barbaric for having death sentence while rest of the WEST have moved away from this.

You guys are not getting it. We are not saying that Africans should not take responsibility for their own misdemeanor.
We are only asking a question. What is the moral justification behind lashing at us as though you are holy.

Gbam!

texazzpete:

back2back is too stupid to understand this most fundamental of all concepts. That is all.

Oh yeah. Why is China offering all sorts of aids to Sudan?

They could have gone to open market.

But till then, let us respect Ghana for a job well done and their leadership in democracy in Africa

I never for once doubt Ghana. I am talking about Obama and his stop over.

I am using FACTS on ground and compare it with what he is telling us to make informed decision.

Less than 30days ago, Obama was in African dining and wining with African Dictator: Mubarak.

Now he is back in same African for a 'stop-over' telling us he came for democracy for Ghana.

USA which Obama represent killed Ghana democratic leader: Nkuruma!

Africans and their short memory.

Only a dummy will believe that.

asha 80:

What then are the real problems?

We dont believe in the country called Nigeria!

And we would never believe in it.

Fhemmmy:

Obama visited Ghana before Nigeria and now it is all cos of Oil.

Stop bring Nigeria into it. It has nothing to do with Nigeria.

It is Obama, Ghana and Oil.

Yes Obama 'stop-over' in Ghana because of new oil field thats coming on-stream.

If you spend 90naira to make 100naira and there is a place you spend 20naira to make 50naira, you will surely go the second place.

It is not the total cost but total profit and that's US-Obama's interest.

His hullabalo about democracy fell flat because a month before he dine and wine with African Dictator: Mubarak!

It has been stated THE US BLAMES ITSELF FOR THE BOMBINGS AND HAVE LEARNT FROM THEIR MISTAKES

wao!!! I never knew that.

Why did they go after Bin Laden then

1. CORRUPTION
2. AWFUL LEADERSHIP
3. TRIBALISM
4. DIVERSION FROM REAL ISSUES- which Falana is helping to do in this case

These are after effects of our problem.

Tudór:

She never claimed to be holy nor a campaigner against the government/PDP for goodness sake!
She's was and still is an employee of the government. Her mandate was to combat fake drugs and she did that with efficiency. Now she's been given another job, allow her work pls.

If by any chance you misinterpreted her as a fighter for the masses or some kind of anti-government critic THAT IS YOUR PROBLEM!

Ok, she is one of them. case closed.

MrCrackles:

Regardless of some stupid laws, it is unfair and inhumane!

So they told AFRICAN that we are evil, woship idols.

alas, same idols we worship ended-up in their museums.

There is no law that is stupid, so long the people in that place believe in it.

Now why can't africa learn from its mistakes? Always blaming the west for everything!

you are stilling dodging the question:

The blame is for things that happened before/during the action not what you did after the action.

why US did not blame itself for 9-11?

if you dont know the answer. Leave it.

Bennyboy11:

Ok so without going into details relating to 911 I presume you are convinced the US have themselves to blame for 911.

Granted even if that's the case does the fact that America is being unwise in that respect justify you acting in the same way. Essentially what you are saying is that it is alright to act a fool as long as America is. Just being defensive for defensive sake my friend, face the truth.

the point: people say we should blame ourself. in this case, it is wrong and I have asked that question why is US not blaming itself for 9-11.

If obama wanted oil he'd have gone to angola or nigeria. The oil discovered in ghana is not even as much as that in akwa ibom state.

Nigeria/angola oil is already guaranteed. They need to secure new virgin oil fields.

Same reason Russia, Canada, US are flexing muscle in North Pole due to melting ICE. Always after new virgin oil field.

And the import of this is Ghana should not dance that US loves them or what but what they will get from them. shine your eyes.

Same US killed Nkuruma. Leopard does not change its spot!

Tudór:

what a slowpoke you are.
There were enquires and measures where taken to avoid such mistakes in the future. Why has africa not learned from it's mistakes? Always blaming others instead.

desist from calling others names!

answer the question if you can.

Why is US not blaming itself for 9-11??

Always blaming others for your mistakes.

last time I checked.

Why is US not blaming itself for 9-11??

why is UK not blaming itself for July London bombing?

ikeyman00:

as we are speakin

the last man standin on execution of the jews is being extradite from US to germany to face prosecution

so how many has been done so for slavery

well like i always say, lets develop naija first

then after we shall face the west

simple

exactly. Developing Africa and WEST apologising for their EVIL are not mutual exclusive.

Justice delay, is justice denied!

they did not wait for Sierra Leone to develop before same WEST hurdled Taylor to Haque!

They did not wait for JEWS to develop before SAME west seek justice from Nazi Germany.

Why must african wait until it is developed to seek Justice or get acknowledgment that it was wronged?

That to me means, Africa will remain a fool almost a century after slave trade abolition untill Obama apologise.

You are mixing up.

Apology is to recognise the wrong done, take responsiblity for it. It has about justice.

It is different from developmental progress of people or nation.

why did JEW seeks apology from Germany even though they have made developmental progress?

MrCrackles:

Some stupid shit right there. . . . Why lash women who wear trousers?
Trousers are made for human beings with legs so why exempt ladies/women?
Stupid move!

who are we to judge other people's law?

when you are in Rome, do like Romans!

This is how they came to us and tell us we worship idols.

Same Idols are in their Museum bringing money.

And they ended-up destroying our talented 'wood carvers'

Also reacting to part of Obama’s statement where he attributed the decay in the African continent to sit-tight African leaders, Falana also said: “President Obama was in Egypt recently. Is Egypt a democratic country? President Mubarak has been in power since 1981, he was recently in Saudi Arabia , did they hold elections there? So you can’t use lack of democracy or free reign of corruption in Africa to excuse the connivance of the United States government or Western European countries, the connivance of these countries is the destruction of the economy of Africa .”

Gbam!! That's Falana.

Lawyer and human rights activist, Femi Falana, has berated President Barack Obama over his speech in Ghana, saying it was a huge embarrassment to the African continent and black people.
Fielding questions from newsmen yesterday at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, Falana said Obama was wrong when he said Africans should stop blaming the colonialists for slave trade and subsequent under-development that followed.
.“I watched the Obama stop over in Ghana, sentiments apart; I think it was an embarrassment for Africa that Obama only made a stop in Africa. And even at that, it was a ‘yabbis session.’ And that was not what Africans were expecting from the first black President of United States of America . He talked down on Africans. He also said, ‘you cannot blame the under-development on Africa ; you cannot just dismiss it on the basis of corruption of its leaders.’
“And I reject, in its entirety, the statement credited to Obama that we should no longer blame colonialists for slave trade. Why shouldn’t we? Incidentally, he visited the Cape Coast where you have the slave camp. And Obama almost had nothing to say there.”
Recalling the slave trade, Falana said Europeans traded on Africans for 500 years and wondered who would pay reparation for the exploitation of the continent over these years.
“For 500 years , Africans were illegally seized, they were kidnapped, through terrorist action of the Western countries and shipped to Europe and America to build those countries.
“Who is going to pay reparation for them? I thought Obama was going to talk about reparation. The Italian government has agreed to pay N5billion reparation to Libya for colonialism for 40 years. So who is going to pay us colonialism of 100 years?
“Who is going to pay Ghana And then you come around and say your problem is your problem, that is unfair. You got to solve your own problem. America must be part of the solution to our problem, because they created part of it, ” he said.
[b]Also reacting to part of Obama’s statement where he attributed the decay in the African continent to sit-tight African leaders, Falana also said: “President Obama was in Egypt recently. Is Egypt a democratic country? President Mubarak has been in power since 1981, he was recently in Saudi Arabia , did they hold elections there? So you can’t use lack of democracy or free reign of corruption in Africa to excuse the connivance of the United States government or Western European countries, the connivance of these countries is the destruction of the economy of Africa .”[/b]He also said fighting corruption has to be holistic and not partitioned, as it is currently being done in Nigeria.

The next eight years if he is reelected will be the least imperialistic America is likely to be ever

Last time I checked: Leopard never changes its spots!!

You can believe what you like but Ghana's oil reserve is too small to fundamentally shift Obama policy in Africa. Whats the comparison between Ghana's oil and America's oil reserve in Alaska alone, let alone America's oil interest in Saudi, Iraq, Nigeria, Venezuela.

you missed it. It is about new virgin commercial oil field.

Of what use is N100 if it costs you N90 to get it while you can get N50 by spending only N5?

Do you people ever get a life? It is always Palestine this, Isreal that but none, I repeat, none of you all have lived in the shoes of those whom you argue for or against to understand their true perspective and yoy are always going on and on about them. geeesh!

did US live in the shoes of Iraqis before going to kill them?

did US live in the shoes of Vietnam before going to kill them?

this post is not about Ghana or Nigeria.

It is about reading between the lines and be able to make inform decision instead of folllowing the crowd.

Same USA killed Nkuruma. Open your eyes. It is nothing about democracy.

Alam should write a book. It would be a best-seller.

Blame yourself and not others.

yeah, like the JEWS blame themselves for been killed and not blame Hitler?

if a wrong is commited, the first point is to seek apologies for the wrong.

so why punish armed robbers; you should blame the people that was robbed

why did US go after Bin-laden, they should blame themselves for 9-11.

why have law-court, just blame the victim for being victim!!!

Africa only needs apoligies from the bastard African politicians who have raped her and left her people in misery, not from an American who is not to blame for the continents suffering,

discussion is about american slavery of africans.

the poster is not talking about Nigeria Govt. stay on the issue.

the post was clear:

Obama did not have the courage to admit and take full responsibility for the role of America in the ruination of the continent.

apology means you accept resposiblity and ready to right the wrong you caused whoever you apologise to.

texazzpete:

The same Mubarak is key to the middle east peace process, key to helping end a decades long conflict.
You know nothing of international politics. Why not stick to more forgiving sections like 'Jokes' and 'Romance'?

exactly.

Mubrak has been around since 1979. He is a dictator. So why visit dictator if you want to promote democracy??

But because Obama needs him in middle east. His democracy is OK.

Obama should all tell fools he in was in Ghana because of democracy!