₦airaland Forum

afrodoc2:
The pushback against the protests is the reason why the Nigerian people will continue to suffer at the hands of our heartless leaders.

We are not united enough, courageous enough, or indeed selfless enough to see a grassroots/popular revolution to its logical conclusion.

People have started complaining about how their individual lives are being affected and are taking a short term view rather than thinking long term and putting the objectives of the group ahead of their individual goals.

Most grass-root revolutions develop organically and often spontaneously so it does not really matter what the initial aims and demands were, the people have a right to demand more and more from their leaders (who are meant to be servants of the people not masters).

Eminently notable examples of this are the French and American Revolutions in which the initial demands were minor but the ultimate changes were seismic.

Even more recent popular protests/uprisings globally have often started from what initially seemed to be a trivial matter. A good example is the Arab Spring’s origin in Tunisia. What makes it even more ironic is that many of these regimes and governments committed far less crimes against their people than the Nigerian political class before their people united to kick them out.

This is in no way castigatory about any specific person. Everyone has a right to support or oppose the protesters. Rather it is a commentary on the Nigerian psyche and why it is almost impossible to effect real and permanent change based on civilian protests alone.

Nezzjnr:
You have time oooo

You'll think some people here are actually sensible but you won't know it's only limited to Football related matters

mostob:

wetin na

mostob:
Guen tested positive for corona virus....

Mavropanos to undergo surgery after sustaining knee injury during the last match...

Arsene Wenger contemplating returning home. ..

Tierney might not be available tomorrow. .

Partey not yet ready to start...

Unlimited22:
Stop engaging these people. Na you go tire. Na every mallam with him kettle. I just pray they don't learn the hard way.

DontBullshitMe:
1) I think it is extremely laughable for you to think the protesters are the only Nigerians worried about the the state of the country. If every Nigerian decides to occupy every major roads because of what's going on in the country, I wonder how these demonstrators will be able to mobilize and organise anything worthy of attention. That's the problem I have with emotional demonstrators. Let every Nigerian occupy/block every roads like you lots are doing and see if it will not lead to a full-blown socioeconomic crisis.

2)SARS is "a small part of the problem" indeed but they were able to steal the headlines for every protesters demand? You think everyone is a kid? Like I posted earlier, the major and original demand was for SARS to end. It has ended and every sensible, gainfully employed and right thinking demonstrators like myself withdrew to observe and see what further steps the government will take. They have recalled all SARS officers to the nation's capital - if that is not enough reason for some demonstrators to halt any further protest. Then I can as well opine that nothing the government will do will change their mind.

All this noise about police reform is just embarrassing. What is police reform to you might not be police reform to me. To push for any police reform, engage your local lawmakers since you have the numbers. Stop constituting nuisance on the road.

3) Bringing the issue of governance to the discussion is just you trying to prey on people's sentiments.

4) I and several other genuinely concerned Nigerians were in full support of the protest and even participated. When the demands were met, we were sensible enough to go back to our houses.

- SARS disbanded.
- All SARS officers recalled.
- A new tactical unit created. (membership prohibited for former SARS officers)

These are not cosmetic approach.

www.nairaland.com/attachments/12519450_20201015190101_jpeg9f7eeb586c5f915efd707de13cb9d600

The image above answers your question. Keep forming activism for your Twitter followers while the economy suffers. If that is not selfishness, I don't know what it is.

Sulele04:
i am of the yoruba tribe of judah.
sulele is my nickname which inspired my moniker, my tribe name is ENIOLORUNMIFE WHICH MEANS SOMEONE THAT MY CREATOR IS FOND OF.

airmark:
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Sulele04:
My name is sulele not sule i am not a muslim oh .

iamoyindamola:
Bros forget that thing, she's not bold enough

Prestonn:
Village kitchen



Cocina Africana



Rice and Beans with Tomatoes stew

gensteejay:
Hmmmm. That's deep, coming from Partey.

OtemAtum will be celebrated by future generations as one of the earliest thinkers and philosophers from Nigeria.

The history book he's compiling is mainly for future generations, when religions of today will have lost relevance and died (as revealed to him by the gods giving him the histories), and science will have advanced, which will make religious texts of no use.

Then, humans, especially Africans, will need real histories and words of wisdom. That's when many will see the importance of the Book of Universal History.

Then (in the future), most humans will be brain users, freethinkers, humanists, and see themselves as gods.

Humans will no longer see religions as worshipping or praying to a god, but as an act of exploration of their inherent talents.

izzou:
[color=royalblue]Lagos Bus Services Ltd[/color]

haymekus:
Their ring leader is even a chelshit fan

larride:
Blue bus is not under Primero

Nezzjnr:
I heard Obasa is behind this in conjuction with Oluomo

iamoyindamola:
Those thugs in alausa they came in government brt

Amoto94:
Standards have dropped beyond unimaginable levels that we now develop recency bias when judging present and past players. Cahill will do numbers on Dijk as a defender even Shawcross

Amoto94:
That was when men were defending with everything they got and getting nominated for best CBs not what's obtainable today that a traffic warden is hailed as the heir to Baresi and Stam

iamoyindamola:
Can't remember
Either this or Hugo lloris's injury

Amoto94:
Stick to shouting up Chelsea or posting Sunday sermons

These old-school MLS shootouts were wild 😅pic.twitter.com/eyTbLw7aDY

— GOAL (@goal) October 14, 2020

iamoyindamola:
His leg was stiff kinda, it wasn't stretched
We are flexible more than each other

iamoyindamola:
https://twitter.com/FTTV20/status/1316095491717959681?s=19
That picture doesn't speak the true of what happened