₦airaland Forum

BedLam:
Dude. We could have been better. Get that into your head. Why do you think this is the best Buhari can do ?

BedLam:
You giving credit to something so bad and horrible is my problem and the fact that you think we are doing better than Venezuela and that's okay. I strive for excellence and I will never compare myself to Venezuela even if we are 10 times better than them. We should be far off! But you think Buhari is doing good just because we are better than Venezuela.
It's okay that you ignored the last point I raised and I understand that subtle message too.
Good luck with mediocrity.

BedLam:
That was the best approach but did Buhari cut anything?instead we are still borrowing, importing grasses from Brazil, planning to build ranches for fulani marauders that adds no dime to the Govt coffers, foreign trips abroad and unlimited number of advisers for their wives. Let's not even talk of failed feeding programs used for siphoning money. All of these are crystal clear boondoggle!
But the question is, why didn't the currency ballooned Mike we have now. Suddenly 360 is now the new stable.

BedLam:
Idiot. Venezuela woes aren't from oil slump but bad leadership and the fact that they run a tight system of socialism. Get sense for once! What did Buhari managed ? Was that the first time oil prices went south ? Now that we have oil bounced back, why is the exchange rate not going back to previous bracket ?
One more time, get sense!

Luciferhimself:
I'm not ashamed that the seeds of Adam and Eve have perverted the gospel, that's what I want so I rejoice everyttime the gospel is perverted more and more

CodeTemplar:
To honour God's prosperity covenant.

Amarabae:
I was talking to those who shame single ladies that answering MRS is not the ultimate achievement for a woman and also to single ladies who are feeling bad about themselves due to the shaming.
Go through the thread and read slowly.
It's like some of you trolls self-service off at my threads upon sighting it.
fix yourself and don't expect another reply from me.
Have a nice day .

Amarabae:
Is the thread talking about women who see their marriage as highest achievement or is it talking about shaming single ladies?
At least pls pretend to be intelligent for once

Amarabae:
God bless you.
Happy weekend

CodeTemplar:
Lots of folks throw away more than 10% of their earnings to so many useless things like sex, alcohol, hard drugs, gambling and wasteful luxury.
Have you ever seen a man rushed into emergency ward in a hospital and after diagnosis they prescribe sex, alcohol or gambling to him to avoid a repeat? These things eat more than 10% of peoples earning but only the part meant to honour God is under attack . Never mind the fact that some of the things these tithes end up servicing are true needs and not just wants like alcohol and sex or jewels. The unseen battle is real.

Ladyhippolyta88:
Ah no ooo. It is not what you think it is not personal.
I just share her opinion all these issues cannot spoil our love biko.

Ladyhippolyta88:
Weldone.

Kinggnicole:
Lol...ok.sir. No be fight.

Kinggnicole:
Lol...Dont be so sure. A lot has changed. How do you comfortably say things like this? Does this honestly make any logical sense to you? I cringe at the possibility.

I know all human beings are not equal. But this has nothing to do with gender or race. ACTION. That's the word. Your actions and inactions. Why are the whites light years ahead of the black,is it because of their skin colour? No,right? They put in work to make life easier for themselves and have consciously put in effort to progress. Are they the leading world powers because of their skin colour?,no! They put in the necessary action .

In relation to the topic,Ada is a lady who has put in the necessary work to get to the position of power she is in now. Obi is a man who instead of working wasted his time drinking and doing nothing meaningful with his time. Who is the greater human being here? Ada or Obi (or Adaobi,lol). Seriously who?
Ada right? Is it because of her gender? No. She put in the necessary work. Action!

You can't tell me a woman is your subordinate simply because youre a man. That's a joke.

All humans are not equal but it has nothing to do with gender or race.
Survival of the fittest right? In this case,the fittest is the person who puts in the work necessary to get ahead of the pack and stay ahead. Anyone can do this irrespective of their gender.









I'm a lady building

Kinggnicole:
Do you believe every human being has a right to live? Do you believe every human being should be able to access basic amenities? Do you believe every human being has a right to vote? Do you think it's fair for anyone to follow their dreams irrespective of their social class, race or gender?

If your answer is yes, you are a feminist.
If your answer is no, you are a douchebag.

While I don't give a f*ck about women who are or are not feminist, I am disgusted when I see people give feminism a wrong definition.
How can I with my senses intact believe that another human being is greater than me,; that another human being has power over me? That I am subordinate to another human being simply because of gender?

Okay,okay I hope we all get this and move forward(who's still threatened by feminism anyway?).

If you are against gender equality,then you should also be against race equality. You should support racism and I don't want to hear you chant"black lives matter!"
You should also agree that the white peeps are more important human beings than black peeps simply because of their skin colour and hair.

If you are all for race equality but against gender equality then it's either you're a dummy(you don't understand something as simple as this) or you are still living in denial.

LuciferChristi:
Kinggnicole



This one is still in denial.

Ladyhippolyta88:
You ask me a question you answer wetin you say make I answer?

I am healthy and happy.

Ladyhippolyta88:
No mountain no fire. You are very much safe.

Ladyhippolyta88:
Good morning.

Biglittlelois:
Last time i cried was last year, i wont say why but i learnt never to trust humans anymore

madridsta007:
I do not care about individuals. Remembering Buhari as a former despot is simple fact. Stating Buhari is currently President, is fact. Remembering Saraki as someone who has a current Police case is simple fact. Stating Saraki as current Senate President is fact. I’m sure you appreciate facts. Like I said, don’t get too entangled with emotions. Institutions should take precedent over individuals as they outlive individuals. Hence the focus, in my view, should be safeguarding the institution over the individual. That is what serious nations do. That is why Amber Rudd had to leave as the Home Secretary of the Home Office in the U.K during the Windrush crisis. Institutions first. Serious Nations do not sacrifice institutions regardless of the niceness or otherwise of the key individual in it.

Your (rather limited) views on Achebe are noted.

madridsta007:
Now, I do not care much about GEJ— or the rose-tinted, misleading and reductionist duality of a past President in GEJ and Buhari comparisons— so please do not drag this discourse down that line. Else I will wish you a good day and take off. I’m sure you appreciate how grossly misleading that duality is— Nigeria didn’t just start in 2010 or who when GEJ’s government started!

Your views on Achebe are noted. Of course you have the right to interrogate his understanding and views on politics. Perhaps, the many— not just Nigerians, but Africans and people all over the world— who sought his views on politics precolonial and postcolonial Africa, were foolish. I do not know. While his summation of Nigeria’s problem as a problem of leadership can and should be contested, it must be appreciated, the thoughts that had led to that conclusion. Perhaps he had seen what intellectual and a pan-country leadership had done to Ghana in Nkrumah, Britian in Churchill, America in Lincoln, Mandela in South Africa, Lumumba in DR Congo... Perhaps. Perhaps he saw, as it is clear, that it is much easier getting one man to drive development than to get 180 million people to reach a consensus and drive development. Viewing a country’s development through that prism, it’s understandable Achebe’s conclusions.

However, let us not get distracted from the matter at hand. On that, I think I’ve said what I need to say. That, putting emotions aside, it is important that key arms of a democratic government needs to stand and exists as independent, if a country is serious about democracy. Unless the country isn’t serious, then I would understand why there will be excitement and happiness when the legislative arm is hounded by instruments of the State. I would understand because Nigerians, sadly, do not have the reputation of being serious.

To me, it is not about Saraki. Saraki is just a figure in the Senate. He can go tomorrow. That is why I have refrained from using his name or referring to names. It is about an institution and the independence of that institution. We have institutions in the country and cringe when they want to perform their function. Saraki was invited to the police station. If he refuses to show up, then the police can appear. Not before or within the timeframe he was given to show up. Same with it matters are left to the courts— they should be dealt with by the court.

Once again, I do not care about individuals. We should scrap all the institutions in the country so that we stop the mass pretence. Since we don’t seem to want them to function.

madridsta007:
Chinua Achebe was once asked— and the interview is on YouTube— about why he thinks there were problems for virtually all new republics in postcolonial, post-independence Africa. His reply was apt; “colonialism was a totalitarian system of government. When we won independence and people got into power, they were largely confused as democracy was not taught in schools. We don’t know what it meant to be democratic and we had to learn it. These things take time...”

Or something close to that.

Current structure is faulty, yes, but these things take time. As long as you have a government which is run by a former despot, then the time to be fully democratic will be slower. However, it doesn’t mean that the structures that support democracy should be treated with emotions because we don’t like those there or because we are emotional about their salaries. It’s important that pragmatism and logic takes over emotions. The National Assembly isn’t a perfect institution but one thing it should never loose, if any nation is serious about democracy, is its independence. Same with the Judiciary.

Unless we are not serious about democracy.

madridsta007:
You seem to have a naive understanding of democracy and the structures that keeps it in place so it will be hard engaging you until you understand the basics.

madridsta007:
It’s quite easy to see if you put your emotions asides— which is quite difficult for most Nigerians; admittedly. Especially as I gave you the example of Obj and this 3rd term agenda.

As long as democracy is saved, whoever is the actor is relevant.

madridsta007:
You do not know much about democracy sir.
By protecting the sanctity and individualism of the Senate from the Executive they are protecting democracy.
In tyranny, you have a compromised police force, army, judiciary and legislature. Protect the Judiciary and the Legislatives, you manage to protect democracy.

It is that simple. That was why Obj's 3rd term plan failed when the National Assembly blocked it.

You may not like Saraki and yes you can be emotional about it. But do not let your emotions make you to fail to see the bigger picture. This is not about Saraki. It is about Nigeria's democracy. When it is gone, it will take decades to bring it back.

Felixv:
fighting for democrazy...hmmmm

there is no democrazy in nigeria --only a bunch of criminals feeding fat on the commonwealth of a poor country

nass in recess till September on full pay --go figure

you got to cry for this country..

prettysassygirl:
At your age,u are still looking for a woman who would feed u,so if 20s and teenagers are looking for rich ladies,u too go follow,am short of words.

Adabass:
Abeg what's fwb