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"IN MONTHS TO COME, A TOYOTA CAMRY WOULD BE OFFERED FOR N50.000 JUST TO FEED THE FAMILY
In 1984, just months after the military takeover by General Buhari, the country ground to a halt; just like today! He came with the same song-and-dance: THEY ARE CORRUPT!!
In a matter of months, mothers were selling their jewellery to send their children to school. Thieves were stealing food at gun point, just like today. Within months, there simply was NO FOOD. The government gathered the little there was and restricted purchases.
Whether you were 100 or ONE in your family, every household had a card with which they went to military manned cooperatives to purchase rationed, “essential commodities”. These included Rice, Beans, Yam, Bread, Milk, Sugar, and so on. Everything was rationed. It was war-time in peace-time!! Nigeria became like Somalia.
We lived like refugees.
And of course, a lot of children were simply pulled out of schools because feeding was priority number ONE! Going to school became a luxury, even for middle class families.
And ANDREWS & JANES started checking out.
People suddenly remembered they had British and American passports, and simply left the country! Those who are not aware of all these, ask anyone who was born on or before 1984. They should be old enough to remember. It was that harrowing.
The most baffling aspect of all this was that, the people he said were corrupt and stealing, were presiding over an economy where the Naira was 1:1 with the US Dollar, and N2 to £1 Sterling!
An economy where we were buying Volkswagen Beetle at N400 from Volkswagen of Nigeria. An economy where entire family, travelled for summer hols on tickets purchased for N280 and BTA of N400 (official – we managed to sneak more out for shopping naaa).
An economy where everything was robust and vibrant and growing. Then a man comes in and says he took over because people were corrupt and he needed to sanitise things.
In a matter of months, the Dollar was N15 and the Sterling was N40. A VW Beetle sold for N8,000 (up from N400) and that N8,000 simply was not available anywhere!
Children dropped out of school, businesses closed, parents became destitute, food was NOT available and we queued for rations at co-operatives like refugees in a warring country!!!
Fast forward to 2015!! The same man comes with the same song-and-dance. We tried to remind our peers and elders of those days, and we tried to educate the younger ones.
However, the wind of change, that wind that always tells us that the grass is greener on the other side, deafened them all!
And once again, within months, everything that happened in 1984 and 1985 – EVERYTHING – is all being repeated.
I have just come from a home where my friends have owed two terms’ school fees. They have just made the difficult decision to leave Abuja, relocate back to their village and take the two younger children out of school, at least temporarily.
The older boy will stay with friends and they will use the savings on rent and the likes to try and get him across the line (WAEC).
Feeding is now a major task. Infact, people are complaining of their kitchens and farms being raided for food – DAILY!!
Yet again, this is happening just months after Buhari takes over with screams of corruption and stealing.
Corruption and stealing, yet that my family friend who was not corrupt, not stealing and not anywhere close to the corridors of power was paying his rent, feeding his family and sending all three children to school.
Corruption and stealing yet businesses were opening daily, economy was vibrant, people were healthy, GDP was growing and so on!
In 1985, we were rescued by IBB and Dogonyaro. Immediately, people experienced a reversal.
Within a very short time, the cooperatives closed, food became abundant again, the Naira stabilised, mothers stopped selling their jewellery, and so on. It makes one wonder!
If there were no reference points, Buharists may claim that “if only he had been president”, but the mid-80s proved that the worst period in Nigeria’s history were the 20-odd months he was in power, sandwiched between two periods of plenty and growth.
Therefore, they cannot bring the argument that today’s sufferings and impoverishment were the fault of the past administration.
Someone told me today that he predicts that by this Xmas or next Easter at the latest, a person will come and offer a Toyota Camry in exchange for N50,000, just so that his family can eat and make merry over the holidays!!
Nigerians simply don't refer to history! And I have run out of every single drop of sympathy in my body.
SO, LIKE I SAID BEFORE, KEEP STEWING IN YOUR BROTH. MAYBE NEXT TIME YOU WILL SHELVE PARTISANSHIP, TRIBALISM, ETHNICISM, RELIGIOUS BIGOTRY, HATRED, INTEREST AND ALL THAT.

jamalnation:
can u browse without data?

is not possible

lilyqueen:
You are welcome The Lord is your strength

amen

CrazyQuinn:
You can't love without sex so sorry

i thought is only me ohhh, on d same lane tho

TrapQueen77:


I'm out of words oo... I juz Came out from a jungle...


I love that foto... So, I will stay with that for awhile..

ok scared no more

Interesting15:
On the business section?

sorry my dear i later redirect it

lilyqueen:
Premarital (or extra-marital) sex is always a
losing proposition!

God is clear that His
wonderful gift of physical intimacy is to reserved
for the boundaries of marriage.

Inside of those
boundaries, the sexual relationship is a gift that
blesses a couple and a family abundantly.


Outside of that biblical commitment, the sexual
relationship is always destructive, empty, and
sinful.

God’s word for this is “fornication”—1
Corinthians 6:18 “Flee fornication. Every sin that
a man doeth is without the body; but he that
committeth fornication sinneth against his own
body.”

thank you sha, trying to change my motive with your biblical quote, u are making me feel ...... alredy. na waooo

TrapQueen77:

. trappqueen is that your comment? your pix very funny u make me scared

freshkid144:
sex is very necessary in every romantic relationship, odawise one can easily lose interest

. freshkid we think d same. i thought as much just to test and confirm what we are buying

freshkid we think d same. i thought as much just to test and confirm what we are buying

Good day my people, despite the economy we are still rolling na GODWIN. base on the topic and myself i dont think love without sex can enhance maximium care for a relationship. my friend said sex only make us think we are inlove when we are not, can love really exist without sex to nuture and water the relationship. please i need your comment base on experience, thanks.

Good day my people, despite the economy we are still rolling na GODWIN. base on the topic and myself i dont think love without sex can enhance maximium care for a relationship. my friend said sex only make us think we are inlove when we are not, can love really exist without sex to nuture and water the relationship. please i need your comment base on experience, thanks

May GOD bless our future president of the federal republic of Nigeria, BUKOLA SARAKI for your good deed. may GOD cancel all your court charges in JESUS NAME AMEN.

Edo straight

thank GOD for d mother, she leave other material thing cos she knw d importance of education. same time kudos to the young corper for coming out successfuly cos she obey her mother instructions

there is no point telling somebody how u slept or have sex with person. it doesnt make any fucky sense

i will love to work for federal ministries. that is my passion

dont be stupid how can som1 pay money into ur account without ur bank alerting u d transaction, despit dat d balance in ur account would have convince u. abi did d guy know ur account balance

if u cannot find ur sent folder plp just click on the inbox or yhe small dialogue box ontop of the inbox then it will show u all the folder including sent item. wish u sucess

cleff.4all@yahoo.com

you just have to write some specific article every minute

you can imaging, she is still regreting it after being married. women save yourself from this everlasting pain.

for me i think he is just trying to test your attitude. as in your character, just relax don't rush into any other relationship i have the feeling he is going to marry you and he watching you so. perhaps, he might send people to be watching

i thank GOD for you oh, anyway i am the next person to get my dream job in JESUS CHRIST name. Amen.

49cents:
We hear Buhari is drwing up a 19 man list for his cabinanet

Can u draw up a list for fun and see how close or whio is closest to the actual list when its available.....portfolio not important

You may list at least 10
Mine

1. Raji Fashola
2. Tam David West
3. Pat Utomi
4. Pastor. Bakare
5. Barth Nnaji
6. Oby ezekwesili
7. Festus Keyamo
8. Emeka Odimegwu
9. Fayemi
10 Mrs Adefuye (outgoing deputy governor).

you are missing one name potential leader like me AGBALE CLIFFORD EHIAREKHUA I'm part of his administration. Because I am capable and sincere, thank you fellow one Nigeria.

I Just take it as love, cos is only love dat can mak a girl to ask man out, any girl who ask me out hav already won my heart, cos i must reason wt such person, but is of matured man to reason it this way, thanks.

Everytin base on matured mind, sombody lik me i will take it as love, cos it takes only love 4 a girl to summon courage 4 such tin, any guy find himself in dat position should respect d love,

Harbosede02: lolz.ema binu,u included my name in d bracket,datz y i tot u were refering 2 me