₦airaland Forum

Samantha125:
At bolded, we South Africans are also being subjected to the same ideology by your people for trying to do what is right by our people, you can't be expecting objectivity only when you're on the receiving end while using generalisation against others, you might be an exception, but the majority on social media seem to be saying otherwise... So South Africans only dish out what they receive and you can't blame them for defending themselves because your people have made it their duty to keep poking us instead of holding their hooligan brothers accountable for their actions.

And how come when we protest against our own government or against our own people, no one is calling it governmental attacks or fellow South African attacks, but the moment we protest against illegal immigrants, it's xenophobic attacks? Because when the government is sloppy, the people shall govern.

Samantha125:
It seems like the moderator banned my last comment as well, but it's fine.

I'll only consider everything that you're saying the day you guys start working on your international reputation, publicly holding your people responsible for their illegal dealings abroad, and standing in solidarity with us South Africans during times like now just like some Africans do... Because I've been seeing some Congolese, Tanzanians, and Kenyans speaking up in SA's defence... There's also one Nigerian lady who came forth and spoke up about how she recieved many contacts from Nigerians based here in SA, the Nigerians who know the real truth of what is happening in the country, but are apparently afraid to speak up because they don't want to be viewed as unpatriotic and get attacked by their fellow Nigerians in Nigeria... Honest and law abiding Africans are finally finding the courage to speak up and I love it, hence I've been silent the entire time about what is happening in SA.

Because you can't say you're a victim of brutality and that you want to do right by your people while your people's actions are in contradictory of your statement and labelling others xenophobic for wanting the same for their people... Sure, you might be one of the good ones, but you know what they say, one rotten apple has a tendency spoiling the entire barrel.

Have a good day.

Laple0541:
I can see your level of incoherence! I rest my case.

Dbestbrest:
Your lamentation is uncalled for. If the North could not protest for their own people and the South-West is protesting for their own people, why are you lamenting? Why not let them protest since they are not asking your tribe, Igbos, to come out and protest on their behalf. The way some of you rant on social media will one day come back to hunt you. Rest from all these hatred and face your life

Laple0541:
If you can go over your first comment regarding this topic, you will understand my stand better!

Laple0541:
At least we protested when school children were abducted in far away Chibok during GEJ’s era, your tribe can equally protest now since you think we protested then because Jonathan is not from our tribe

Samantha125:
I think your Igbo brothers would be in a better position to explain everything to you since they're the ones always talking about it all over social media... They know us South Africans far better than we know ourselves...

And if indeed you Igbos were victims in this entire ordeal that you just told me about and the Nigerian media is being used against you, then you guys would've been the last people to be talking about SA and xenophobia, in fact, you'd have been empathising with us as you're the ones who gave us that name alongside some Africans even though it's majorly Igbo people who are always talking about it to an extent that some of us have now accepted it and no longer bothered by it.

Laple0541:
You don’t need the Yorubas to have your separate country while the Yorubas don’t need your tribe to get theirs. If the Yorubas protested against insecurity during GEJ’s time as president, who stops your tribe from protesting now?

You don’t have to blame others for your failure all the time!

Menclothing1:
I security in Nigeria will continue to grow forget party and candidate when we have too many evil people in a particular country one person can’t change the course it takes collective effort no
Emotions attach

Samantha125:
After labelling us xenophobes, now you gonna be asking questions? You guys can't jump into conclusions and then ask questions later.

We do it because we're xenophobes and xenophobia is our hobby...

Omoluyi:
Is the same crime not being committed in your region? Was it the entire Yoruba that wanted Jonathan gone? Are you saying no one one from your region wanted Jonathan out? Stop hating on the Yoruba and let all of us fight this battle together. These guys are going everywhere

Samantha125:
1. A lot of Nigerian tribes travel the world, yet we hardly hear anything negative about them.

2. So Igbos are too explicit in speaking the truth and others aren't? How typical.

3. I know what I'm talking about because they usually like grandstanding so that anyone who cares to listen can know who they are while viewing others, specifically Africans and black people in diaspora in a condescending manner.

King Sekhukhune of Bapedi land was also considered the British's worst nightmare during the colonial era as all attempts to defeat and disband his kingdom was futile and it wasn't until the British made an alliance with the Swati people to infiltrate the kingdom in exchange of being allocated a portion of the Sekhukhune land, which is now Mpumalanga and have the colonisers serving as their protectorate over Eswatini... That's how king Sekhukhune was finally defeated, yet you don't see us wallowing in self pity and deflecting on the Swati tribe over spilt milk... We picked ourselves up and started on a clean slate... We've long buried the hatchet between us and moved on because we're all victims of colonisation.

So I'm sorry, but I only see victim mentality, deflection, and zero accountability from you guys... There's no way that almost everyone can just be against you for no valid reason within and across the borders of Nigeria considering your track record... Because at the end of the day, actions speak louder than words.

Samantha125:
All I can say is that there isn't any smoke without fire, it can't be that everytime we hear negative news about Nigerians abroad or in diaspora, majority of the time they're always pointing at a specific direction or ethnic group.

I see your points neh, but it's kinda hard for me to believe everything considering the reputation this specific tribe has... If they're not all over social media degrading and demeaning other Nigerian tribes, they're either speaking ill of other African nations or Africans in diaspora.

Samantha125:
Fine, you've made your point... I normally don't like involving myself in Nigerian politics, but isn't this tribe that you're referring to the same tribe that is known to have quite a reputation outside of Nigeria? The one that would normally deny accountability by deflecting on others?

Samantha125:
I still don't see how introducing local languages in your educational system will interfere with anything.

I mean even here in SA, we have different cultural, political, and sociatal ideologies, some are pro Palestine while others are pro Israel, we engage in silly tribal banters and laugh over them, but we never allow our differences to set us apart.

I remember when my husband and I first moved to KZN in 2021, KZN is a Zulu land... I had certain misconceptions about Zulu people because prior the move, I had never really been exposed to them except during our usual family trips across the country and growing up, we'd hear some stereotypes about them that were eventually imbedded in our minds... I'm not gonna lie, the idea of living amongst them kinda made me uncomfortable at first because all my life I had been living in a Bapedi land and had only been exposed to Tsongas, Vendas, Sothos, and Tswanas.

But as we settled in and started socialising with the locals, I started seeing a different side from what I was told and made to believe about the Zulu people... For me it was a learning experience and I loved every moment of it and met some of the friendliest people there, sure, we'd have some of our usual tribal banters every once in a while, but it was never anything serious... When we moved to another province last year in December, it an emotional experience for me because I had already developed a special bond with the people there.

Samantha125:
The apartheid regime only started in 1948.

Hausa could be recognised as an official and national language of Nigeria alongside English since the language makes up the majority.

The schools curriculum would also require alterations so that the learners/students can be eligible to do their native languages as home languages in their schools in accordance to their regions, English as a first additional language, and Hausa as a second additional language... Hausa learners/students could then be given an option to either do Yoruba or Igbo as their second additional language in their schools since they'd have been doing Hausa as their home language.

SmartyPants:
Commander in chief that can't deal with those trying to deal with him. A sorry, sordid show of shame.

U09ce:
These are salient questions begging for answers. Another critical aspect is the operations and maintenance. Does the REA does that directly or they get contractors? And how do they pay them?

thesicilian:
If you truly believe the nonsense you put up there from Sahara reporters (published when the going was good between Obi and sowore), perhaps you can make him your first president when you eventually get Biafra. He's never going to be Nigeria's president, at least not till 2039. Not all Nigerians can be fooled by obidients.

thesicilian:
@Brendaniel
I don't know what's your point in all those quotes you dug up. I've always unequivocally maintained that Tinubu is the best of the 3 major candidates presented to Nigerians, I have never said he's the Messiah Nigeria needs. On a general note I don't like politicians and I try to wiggle out of any situations that would make me depend on any of them.
In summary what I mean is,
1. none of them is good, but if you had to choose, then Tinubu.
2. Democracy is scam. They make you feel you're the one selecting but actually you have no say in what's going on

dominique:
Must your mind always go towards that direction? You people can be so irritating.

thesicilian:
Democracy is one of the biggest scams of government: using your own hand to vote for people who clearly do not have your interests at heart.

Parachoko:
I don't understand why some security officers do behave like Touts

Jakpon:
Dey play. The North cannot use terrorism to undermine the administration of Tinubu. Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is not Jonathan, he would finish his eight years in office successfully