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lolaxavier:
Please take your frustration elsewhere. I don't have time for an inconsequential like you...

Is that your biggest verbal e-jab?

Disappointing

Go back to school

And take comprehension 101

I would have said retake, only am not sure you ever took it before

ilugunboy:
This man is even yet to take over government and they are already creating unneeded distractions.

What is all this noise about?

He asked a simple question

But I guess it became too difficult to answer when you were shown your obvious hypocrisy

ilugunboy:
These guys are still seething with unnecessary anger...whether you like it or not Nigerians will support Buhari....there is no any other alternative, unless you are a saboteur.

I am proudly a saboteur, just like APC over the past 2yrs

Saboteuring and proud!!! Long live the opposition!

*sitting back and relaxing and looking for something to criticise*
This is too easy

Gbawe:
Well-said bro. This is precisely what I have been saying to SE and SS posters on several threads the past few days. Whatever happened to putting Nigeria first? Jonathan had a lot of critics from the SW and North, including me, going into the 2011 election. As soon as he won most of us wished him well and implored he led Nigeria properly so that our Nation can make progress which would be to the glory and happiness of all of us. Check the NL archives if you doubt this.

Contrast this with how most SE and SS commentators continje to spew hatred against Buhari and the APC and it is becoming obvious that many from those region are rooted in the unobjective, petty and malevolent hatred of the SW and the North to the extent they cannot even 'sheat their sword' for the sake of Nigeria's progress. Jonathan had his shot and failed miserably. Nigerians , in the majority, have elected a new President yet primordial hate will not allow many in the SE and SS to respect the will of the majority and get behind the new President and government. Really pathetic.

The bigots in the SE and SS, because they talk loudest, are doing a great job defining those regions as anti-progressive, uncooperative, hateful, unreasonable, petty, ethnocentric, prejudiced, disrespectul and irredeemable enemies of Nigeria's progress who cannot rise above their primitive hatred of the North and SW. History will judge the conduct of all Nigerian ethnic groups at crucial stages in our history when it would have been helpful for all Nigerians to come together for the greater good of the nation yet some could only be hateful, vengeful and perpetually bitter.

So the SS/SE should put Nigeria first abi?

Just like the NW/SW/NE/APC put Nigeria first under GEJ's administration abi ?

Bunch of hypocrites

Anyway being in opposition sweet die sha! All I have to do is criticise and find faults

Too simple

Bawss1:
Funny dude, you completely overlook the fact that the US military is probably the most advanced and equipped force on earth today. Entering into a military alliance with them means that to some measure Nigeria will gain from its vast knowledge and expertise in this area. Do you want us to wait till a rogue country with North Korea-like ambitions crops up in our region before we start scrambling for alliances? Is the multi faceted threat of religious fundamentalism not a sufficient reason to want to have them by our sides.

Your argument would have had some merit if Nigeria had a considerable expertise in weapons and arms development but alas we don't have that. Even countries like South Africa and Australia that are geographically far from immediate threats still enter into alliances, (and they have a developed arms industry than ours) how much more do we need such alliances?

The trick is to forge alliances where our interests are secured.

And you think the U.S will share any of that knowledge and advanced technology that makes their military the best with you? They won't even share it with close allies like Japan and the U.K much less us, keep dreaming, I'll rather go with russia, they at least share their military technology, look at thei partnership with india to build a stealth fighter plane for instance with france to build an aicraft carrier

Bawss1:
You are giving too much credit to Jonathan, I doubt he noticed any double standards.

Anyway so you think Nigeria, that is not a known arms producer should sit all by itself instead of allying with superpowers that clearly have an edge in military matters? That must be a very naive form of national pride, nations fortify and strengthen themselves by allying with others. Nothing wrong with this as long as each nation enters into alliances where it stands to gain most.

In Nigeria's case, fortifying against what?

olaniyanc:
Stupid boy.You don't insult your country's president!

And GEJ is what? Your country's tax collector ?

lolaxavier:
Sincerely, all i see is someone ranting because he is angry, for whatsoever reason, I don't know. I can't see any sense in what all the jargons you have expressed here. Sorry, I cannot help you.

Of course you can't, why should you be able to if your comprehension is as good as that of GMB which =s <zero.

ceejayluv:
Besides, didn't a top USA military officer say that boko haram "is not a priority"?.. The cancellation of joint military training with USA didn't occur without cogent reasons.

Cogent reasons like.............................................?

Am waiting!!

Bawss1:
Are you of the view that Nigeria or any nation for that matter can go it alone in this era of globalisation? If that's true then you are gravely mistaken.

No but whichever friends or allies we choose, our interests must come first

Bawss1:
I didn't even see your post before I sent in my rejoinder to his post. Nice one. How anyone can say a wicked Russia is better than the US is just completely comical.

I can say it as things stand today, how many lives has uncle sam's friendship cost afghanistan, iraq, yemen, libya, egypt e.t.c? With russia you know where you stand, with uncle sam you don't

doctokwus:
Is it the Russia of Putin of state sponsored assassinations of own citizens,widespread state corruption,mischief,limited freedom of information and perpetuation of one man in power,or another one?
People like you are really unbelievable by your naivety.

Yes he did all that but only in his own country, with him you know where you stand!! I would rather do business with a foe I know than with a friend whose agendas I don't know and that's wisdom for you. Besides, russia isn't even our foe

themilanway:
The only people who "bullied and blacmailed"Uncle Joe were the people with their PVC.Enough of the false theory.

Its a pity you're one of those Nigerians who couldn't read the writing(s) on the wall, does the name axelrod mean anything to you?

TheOtherview:
What do you know about research?
Ever taken the time to study Russia's encroachment into the Baltics? Ethiopia under Mengistu?
I bet you have absolutely no inkling of the annexation of Finland, Kaliningrad, and lands across other frontiers, by the USSR.
Empire building of any sort is akin to a handshake that goes beyond the elbow, get it?

@texazzpete is absolutely right - you dine with all of them with a long spoon, if you've got any sense at all.

And pray tell me, how is russia going to annex Nigeria seeing as we don't share a land or sea border with them? This is an alliance of National interests for christ's sake so stop painting it otherwise. Don't tell me it doesn't profit us to have russia and china to fall back to whenever the friendship of uncle sam hits rocky shores

iterator24:
this baba go commot our eyes for russia and china! una see wetin una don cause? you voted a puppet! chai! GEJ where are you?

No be only you dey ask that question oh!

Chai!

There was once a sub-saharan giant called Nigeria pre-29/05/2015 sha

signz:
This is the opinion of a beegeagle blogger.

Ola on April 15, 2015 at 4:25 am
I just read this. http://www.punchng.com/news/ill-restore-military-ties-with-us-buhari/
Could somebody please read into this and inteprete it?
In my huble opinion, this is not the time for a government to kowtow to the US. Govt should speedily focus on speedily modernising and reorganizing the army, development of domestic technological platforms that are of military importance, see to the acquisition of state of the equipment and complimentary technology transfer to all arms of the military and lastly, make the military grow to at a faster projection than our economy. Largest economy on the continent should feature the strongest and one of the best armies on the continent and in the world. In my humble opinion again, US should not play a frontal role in this. There is no nation in the world that has been able to develop her domestic military industry by relying on the US. Even Japan and South Korea have had to restrategise in recent times because of the rising threat from China while their romance with their US ally has left them backward. US is only interested in selling their weapons to you, if they like you. They will NEVER help your domestic development militarily. Meanwhile, the day you offend them, they ground your entire army with embargo on spares!
Even our dear MoD in the UK is slowly realising dependency on the US only keeps you back and we would see the UK military slowly reducing it’s dependence on the US and NATO and re-awakening their domestic military industries in the next decade. I hope Buhari will not sell out Nigeria as a “thank you” to those who helped to bully and blackmail Jonathan out of office. Please note that I don’t have any political affiliations and I honestly don’t care who wins in an election, so long as the person moves Nigeria forward and does the needful!

My brother may GOD bless you abundantly

fitzmayowa:
We are not interested in how you get the job done what nigerians are interested in is getting results, if restoring relationship with US will secure the country better then i say they should go for it...IMO

If I were obama and reading your comments and comments like yours i'll be like hia hia hia hia hia hia hia hia hia hia hia hia hia hia hia hia hia hia hia hia hia hia hia hia hia hia see these mumus......

Do you remember that nothing goes for nothing and something goes for something? What something does america expect to get in return that GEJ was unwilling to give them but GMB is in exchange for the help he received from them? Are we going to be the proverbial Esau that sold his birthright for a plate of porridge?

texazzpete:
... Because Russia and China themselves are not good puppet masters?

You guys know nothing about history. Any big power allying with you will seek to use you. Nothing wrong with being a friend to all, let them court you with gifts.

Dine with the devil with long spoon and you'll be fine. Jonathan was trying to dine with a teaspoon.

They are but with them Nigeria was never a puppet, we were more like a good market and a possible ally, with uncle sam however....................

erico2k2:
Well said, just to add if you dont know what the PIB entails or who proposed it, don't come here running your mouth, speak to the so called casual workers in the offshore rigs then you will know.

I just taya for them oh! Jona-bashing suddenly became Nigerians favourite sport

eleko1:
I dnt engaged a Brainless kid like U in argument.Go and play with tyre.

I hear you! Now back to my question, have you asked yourself what the specifics or fine details of this agreement are?

Truckpusher:
[b]Well, it seems you don't understand how international politics works - A country like Nigeria that is situated in Sub Sahara Africa do no need any form alliance with any country militarily except for trade,commerce,tourism and technological improvement in medicine,manufacturing and general development.

The US will never ally with you for any reason unless you're strategically situated against or for their interests and once these two are out of the equation then such alliance has to be questioned and scrutinized unlike South Korea, Vietnam,Turkey,Egypt,Georgia,Saudi Arabia and their second world war allied members and recently Ukraine that they are planning to make a NATO member state by fire by force against Russia's wish which led to the annexation of Crimea.These are their allied nations where their security, Israel's security,oil security and security against the spread of communism is the major factor for such alliance.So , tell me what form of alliance are we allying with this strange bed fellow?

Don't talk about oil - They've stopped buying oil from us ever since they started their shale gas because they were already planning an economic war on Russia.

So, tell me which country is given us so much fear to seek any form of alliance with the US?
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My brother, help me ask them oh!!!

Am tired of explaining international politics to many ignorant Nigerians who still come to run their mouths loudly because they feel they have the right to their opinions regardless of their obvious ignorance

lolaxavier:
Buhari sounds more directional in his efforts to combat insurgency. His plans may not be full proof. It might not be 100% achievable but there is a focus and that's what Nigerians are riding on.

He is yet to start and take the reins of power. Let him have some periods on the throne first to exercise his power before casting doubts. After all, someone was there for six years and never had a clue as to how to stir the nation.

The way some of you run your foul mouth sometimes is worse than repugnant, so GEJ never knew how to stir the nation abi? Have you asked yourself what the fine details or conditions of this agreement were that made GEJ to rather go without it? Of course not, as far as you're concerned Uncle Sam is right( especially as they never have hidden agendas, well according to you anyway ) and GEJ is clueless because you don't like him, well am not just sorry for you, am sorry for Nigeria now that GEJ is going, he tried to prove a point that Nigeria is too big to be anybody's stooge or puppet and cultivated rival alliances with russia and china as a balancing act, before entering buhari is selling us on a platter of gold back to Uncle Sam, who will he turn to then when Uncle Sam decides he has outlived his usefulness?

My suggestion to you is that next time you buy or pay for a good or service or a good or service is being marketed to you and you hear "terms and conditions apply", please settle down and read the terms and conditions first just like the so called clueless GEJ did, or you'll be in for a surprise in the not too distant future.
Those terms and conditions which buhari is too busy or too in a hurry to read, are more important than they look.

Or has the U.S suddenly become father christmas?

eleko1:
Spot on sir.Jona and his miserable PDP has done maximum damage to our dear Military.GOd bless BUHARI God bless NIG Soldiers,GOd bless NGRS. NB.Sir,help us to remove those useless,incompetence peeps like Ogar,Sulaimon,Badeh,Minimah,MBU etc comot

I pity foolish Nigerians like you who can't read between the lines, have you asked yourself what the specifics involved are?

Themaingate:
YOU SEE HOW WIDE YOUR FOOLISHNESS HAVE GROWN ? THAT IS THE RESULT OF THE WEED I TOLD YOU TO STOP EATING

YOUR PRESIDENT JONATHAN COULD NOT MEET THE NEEDS OF NUPENG FOR YEARS HE HAS BEING IN POWER YET YOU COULDNT SAY ANYTHING

CAN YOU COUNT HOW MANY TIMES NUPENG HAVE GONE ON STRIKE UNDER YOUR PRESIDENT

I wanted to accuse of mumurity resulting from crystal meth and blue ice not just weed then I remembered that you're too ignorant to know what they are or too poor to be able to afford them if you do so tell me, how is or how ever has GEJ been at fault whenever NUPENG went on strike over the PIB? Somehow fools equate the ability to read with the ability to comprehend, try and comprehend abeg!! Save me from the need to explain to you like a child

Tolubory:
O da bi pe wan ti finger brain awon people yi...
Won fi strike se pe fun won ni..
Selfish people dem....

I won't insult you, rather I will suggest that you should go and read what NUPENG are fighting for, go and study what the PIB bill proposed by GEJ is, maybe then for once in your life you will appreciate GEJ when you understand that the PIB can benefit you or someone you know if passed into law.

Reference:
Hmmm. I thought that title belonged to GEJ. Oh well.

how is GEJ the major problem as regarding the PIB? Do you even know or comprehend what the PIB is?

deletrue:
If you want to evaluate the degree of cluelessness and certificateless in Buhari, just listen when he is asked a question directly and instantly, honestly, you will fully agree that he, Buhari is just empty up stairs. That is why issues which directly requires Buhari's action and response, Fayomi will quickly take over. Am sure you remember when Amaechi quickly took over when he was asked a certain question.
Seriously, pdp friends, members etc need another suitable and appropriate description other than cluelessness or we can use both cluelessness and another suitable description. I therefore appeal to all pdp friends, members to find a suitable word such that every attack and frustrating efforts against Buhari and apc will carry such words.
What will it cost and the requirement to set up abi open a similar bloc like Niaraland? We need one for we the pdp supporters. Seun, most time blocks threads that are aimed at attacking apc. We must revenge apc.

I propose senile vegetable

Also there is homo ignoramus

Will Mu-DAFT-mad Boo-hari also work?

Cheers!! if you get a better one or settle on one let me know

Danmaliky:
Iam sure d incoming gontmnt will tackle ds stufidity of ds erronous nd undisplined NUPENG dat has no humor of humanity in dea sences. Very bad nd wested genetation dat doesn't knw d value of developmnt in dea country. May God purnsh them for Us nd replace them wt gud ppl

Oh!
So it is now that they are threatening strikes possibly against your buhari that they have no humour of humanity abi? When it was jonathan it was because jonathan was clueless abi? Una never jam!!!!!
By the way, what is humour of humanity?

Drsheddy:
GMB will scrap that NUPENG sef.

Foolishness is thinking the president has unlimited power in a democratic setting, strikes will be to buhari what they were to jonathan which is a delicate balancing act!! get ready to piss into your fuel tank and your generator

jaybee3:
Just listen to yourself bro

Why would any responsible government sell arms to a government that has corruption entrenched in its processes?

What guarantees that the arms would have been used for the intended purposes?

Who were those that initially armed the Niger delta militants?

Should they have ignored the somewhat questionable intelligence that the insurgency was politically motivated?

GMB's integrity was his biggest selling point.

Would David Axelrod been able to sell Shekau?

Please provide evidence of them openly interfering with our Government by supporting GMB

Don't be deliberately stvpid

When has corruption ever been a reason to scuttle an arms deal worth hundreds of millions ? So why are egypt, uganda e.t.c being propped up by arms from this same U.S?

When did the U.S government become a responsible government? Don't tell me it is because obama is president as that would be simply laughable. Also, tell me, how do you judge and who gets to judge responsibility in a government?

What guarantees did the U.S have that the syrian anti-Assad rebels would use the arms they supplied them only against Assad's forces? What guarantees did they have that they wouldn't become islamic fundamentalists?

If they had evidence that the insurgency was politically motivated, who and whom did they say were the suspected protagonists? Why didn't they accuse them with these evidence(s)? Were they admitting that it most likely won't stand scrutiny in the court of law?

Yes, with obama's help, axelrod would most definitely be able to sell shekau, I know I would, so don't underestimate the power of propaganda and/or the fickleness of the public in terms of how they can be conditioned into buying a line, story, thought and an idea. So on GMB's integrity, that's stale story, try a different tack next time

In law there is what we call circumstantial evidence also, if a combination of obama, axelrod, change in American foreign policy towards Nigeria a supposed ally on frivolous grounds without same change of policies happening to other allies of the U.S elsewhere and John kerry's promise of a better relationship with Nigeria after the elections before ever elections were held don't add up to you then am wasting my time with you.

Please be cognisant and conversant with international politics before posting naïve semi-literate comments.

jaybee3:
How did they force GEJ out?

Did they export Aliens that voted GEJ out?

Why do people always blame other people for their own woes?

It always pays to reflect on own performance before laying blames on others!

I think import will be the right word and yes they did.............chadeans and nigerien

PassingShot:
There shall surely be numerous challenges but with collective will we shall overcome.

Buhari has proven many times not to be a man of weak heart

Yet throughout the electioneering campaigns i only saw a puppet with a puppeteer in the backstage whom i'll stake my money on to be thief-nubu, nice try though