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I live in Malaysia and I want you guys to know that Asians are f**king racist. They don't want you near them. If you enter a lift, they prefer you go alone in that lift. They will cover their nose immediately they see you. Their media always portrait black Africans as animal, criminal and poor. You'll never read anything positive about Africa in their media. They are bloody racist, I tell you. I read a newspaper couple of weeks ago where one of their Minister stated that "our economy growth may be slow but we are not hungry like Africans". I was so mad when I read this.

If you are dating any Asian lady in that country, you are in poo. Just looking at their faces on street, you will know they are not happy with you. They want you dead!

There are a lot to write about but to cut long story short, ASIANS ARE F**KING PIGS AND RACIST. The best thing for Africans is to develop our continent. If we do this, nobody will care about those ignorant racists.

I am writing in response to an article entitled 'The failure of African leadership, cause of Africa's problems. Ghana, a case study by Godsway Yaw Sappor, which appeared on the Ghana web site, Saturday 7th May edition. Mr. Sappor's article was trying to address the failure of African leadership as the cause of the continent problems. In that attempt, Mr. Sappor failed to address the core issue of bad leadership in Africa. Facts were also misrepresented.

In the western world any time an attempt is made to diagnose Africa's numerous problems, the first issues most commentators usually raise are bad governance and corrupt African dictators. In most cases no attempt is made to trace the root causes of the so-called 'bad governance' in Africa. And that is exactly the route Mr. Sappor has followed. It is impossible to make any constructive and objective analysis about bad leadership in Africa ignoring the impact colonialism and neo-colonialism on the continent.

Colonialism has played a major role in the underdevelopment of the African continent. The numerous conflicts and endemic poverty in Africa can be safely laid at the door steps of the colonisers. Of course there is 'leadership failure' on the continent, I base my argument on the premise that all these ills that plague Africa toady are a direct result of that unfortunate encounter with the imperialist in Africa's history. [b] You started your article by giving a catalogue of natural resources that the continent possesses, yet the continent is the poorest. I totally agree with you, but what you and other commentators have failed to realise is that natural resources in themselves are not wealth. Possessing timber, cocoa beans, diamond, coffee, and gold among others doesn't necessarily make a country rich. The transformation of these natural resources into semi-finished and finished consumer products is what counts. The appropriate technology to process the countless resources in to semi-finished and finished products is lacking in the continent. The colonial trend of exporting raw materials to Western Europe is still going on. Ghana exports hard timber logs to Europe and not furniture (tables, beds, chairs etc), Ethiopia, Angola, Kenya and Uganda export coffee beans to Europe, North America and Japan. These African coffee producers don't export finished products such as 'cappuccino' and medium roast ground coffee. Hardly will one see packaged finished cocoa products such cocoa powder, chocolate and other cocoa beverages as 'made in Ghana' products in Europe and America.[/b]

The food giants, Nestl' and Cadbury buy only cocoa beans from Africa, at prices fixed by them. Cocoa beans from Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, Nigeria, Cameroon and Sao Tome & Principe come to feel processing plants in Europe thereby denying these countries the profits they would have otherwise accrued from exporting finished cocoa products. Ghana has been cultivating cocoa for over a century now, yet we can only boost of one cocoa processing plant at Tema. African leaders have every right to blame colonialism for the continent's problems.

Southern Africa has some of the largest gold mines in Africa. Diamond, copper, gold, tin, uranium, silver among others are exported to Europe and North America as ore or semi-finished products. The bauxite ore from Ghana or Guinea becomes aluminium in America or Britain. The aluminium is further processed into electrical conductors, foil, light-weight structures and aircraft. Fifty per cent of the diamonds that are produced and consumed by the western world comes from Southern Africa. Yet De Beers, the diamond firm has its headquarters in London, where rough diamond becomes gem and soared in value. Africa's natural resources come to feel the industries and plants in Western Europe, North America and Japan, thereby depriving African states of the vital profits. There are many other examples too numerous to list. The above paragraph is to demonstrate to Mr.Sappor that possessing all the world's vital natural resources doesn't necessarily makes one country rich. The trade regime, where African states offer only raw materials at very low prices fixed by capitalist nations and import finished products from them at exorbitant prices, is unacceptable and must change. Leadership failure is just a small part of the problems bedeviling Africa. The real problem with Africa is the influence of the neo-colonialist.

Another misrepresented fact about your article is concerning the Volta Dam project. You cited the Volta Dam project in the following sentence below; 'It is very important to examine Nkrumah's Volta dam project since this represents a very good example of economic mismanagement of African leaders. The Volta River Project was the largest scheme associated with Nkrumah's development plans. It was to be his monument, but ended up his Waterloo'

This is an unfair analysis to make by any serious and patriotic Ghanaian. Volta Dam project waste of resources! I definitely don't think so and millions of Ghanaians would agree with me. Even Nkrumah detractors, white and black alike give him credit for the Hydro electric project at Akosombo. The relevance of the dam project cannot be over emphasized, from Tema to Wa and Togo to La Cote d'Ivoire people there can attest to this fact. The dam project was to lead Ghana to becoming an industrialised nation. The full potentials of the dam could not be realise because Nkrumah's reign was cut short by some adventurers. Notwithstanding, the huge debt arising from the construction of the Volta dam, it was worth taking that risk. Had all the original plans of the project been adhered to, Ghana would have realise enough revenue to pay off the debt. Near the end of his life, Dr. Felix Houphouet-Boigny, built at enormous expense a basilica in his home town modelled on St.Peter's. This is just a place of worship yet the Ivorians are very proud of it. So is the Akosombo hydro electric power plant waste of Ghanaian funds' Not even the 'mad person' roaming the streets of Accra in the night will cite the Akosombo dam as a project of economic mismanagement.

You argued further that because of 'failure of African leadership' colonial infrastructure are now in shambles. 'It is not so much the wicked effects of colonialism or neo-colonialism or a regime of artificial borders that keep Ghana and Africa in general, poor. It is true that colonialism did not bestow much to Africa but the African leadership could not retain, let alone increase, the little that it inherited. In fact, corrupt leaders destroyed it. The inherited infrastructure-(roads, brides, schools, universities, hospitals, telephones, and even the civil service machinery) - are now in shambles'

What did colonial governments do in the interest of Ghanaians and for that matter Africans' Supposedly, they built railroads, schools, hospitals, and the like. The sum total of these services was amazingly very small. In drawing up a balance sheet of colonialism, the bad outweighed the good. Colonialism left African states highly underdeveloped. I will prove to you shortly, that African states received very little in terms of colonial investments and that it was rather post-colonial African leaders who increased development by 100 folds within a very short period of heading independent African states. Even available European statistics doesn't support your view that colonialism bestows much to Africa. The two major colonising powers committed very little in terms of investment in infrastructure. France and Britain rejected 'development' plans that would have entailed the use of 'metropolitan' funds, even though this would have been compensated for by the further exploitation of the colonies. 'Development' on the part of the imperialist only came about with the enactment of the colonial Development and Welfare Act (CD&W) of 1940 by Britain aimed at raising the standard of living of colonial population. The French on the other hand passed their 'Investment Fund for Economic and Social Development' (under the French acronym FIDES) in 1946. Both 'Development' programmes only existed in name. At best they played a role in the public relations campaigns of these colonising powers because none brought about development in appreciable levels.

Educational development during the colonial epoch is nothing any African should be proud of. At independence in 1964 Zambia had 109 African 'graduates' because the imperialists didn't consider education that important for the 'savages'; rather the population had their education under ground digging out copper and gold. In Portuguese Africa the illiteracy rate in 1959(after some 500 years of Portuguese presence) was over 95% in Mozambique, Angola and Guinea-Bissau and nearly 80% in Cape Verde. In 1960 when Belgian Congo (DR.Congo) became independent, it had only 16 'graduates' in a population of over thirteen million. Apologists for colonialism are quick to say that Ghana and Nigeria 'benefited' more than the other British colonies in Africa. This assertion of course is false. Within individual countries, considerable regional variations existed. Northern Ghana had little to offer the colonialist; such a zone was simply neglected by the colonising power with regard to roads, schools, hospitals, and so on. A glance at the railway map of Ghana suggests the enormity of the gap between a networked region in southern Ghana and none in northern Ghana. Where exports were not available, roads and railways had no place. The only slight exception is that certain roads built in Northern Ghana were to facilitate the recruitment of unskilled labour for the exploitation of resources in southern Ghana. Roads and railways were mostly directed towards evacuation of natural resources rather than regional integration. Are these the infrastructures that are now in shambles'

Many post colonial African leaders despite all the economic and political strangulation they experienced at the hands of the neo-colonialist performed much better than the British and the French when they run African states. For the nine years that Nkrumah was in power he surpassed the British in terms of development, three years after independence, that is by 1960 Ghana was one of the most advanced countries in Africa, and the extent of development had been described as 'untypical of the stereotype of an under-developed economy'. Her per capita national income in 1963, according to Escott Reid's Essay' on 'The Future of the World Bank', was relatively high- the highest in Africa besides South Africa. The figure of '81 in that year compared favorably with the figures of '13 of Malawi, '17 of Ethiopia, '34 of Nigeria and '32 of India. The above illustration is to demonstrate to Mr.Sappor that the colonialist left Africa nothing bearing in mind the number years that they illegally colonised Africa. And that it was rather post independence African leaders who built more schools, hospitals, roads, and so on.

Most commentators always blame the political ideology adopted by Ghana after independence. Western democracy during the colonial era was dualistic, selective and very oppressive. And that is the democracy the claimed they bequeathed to African states before departing. Most African leaders choose the socialist path of development with catastrophic results. There is no denying this assertion but what Mr.Sappor failed to recognize is that colonialism pushed emerging independent African states to adopt socialism as an alternative method of development. Bizarre as it many seem, remember that most African states had to fight for freedom from people who claimed to be the champions of democracy. Its so shameful thinking of it. What is civilized and democratic as minority rule' Some African leaders suffered a lot of brutality at the hands of the British and French colonialist. Most were send to prison under inhuman conditions just to kill off the spirit of seeking freedom. Some African states got help from the Soviet Union in their struggle to free themselves of an illegal occupation called colonialism. At independence African states had nothing to be proud of after over 400 years of western capitalism. On the other hand the Soviet Union, the so-called 'Evil Empire' supported freedom and liberation. It was able to achieve within 25 years what the west took 150 years to achieve (even though at a great cost to her people). This made socialism attractive. Assuming that Britain or France found themselves in the same situation as Africa at independence, their leaders would have behaved in the same way. It therefore makes a lot of sense if African leaders who saw the underdevelopment of their states as the work of western capitalism to turn to socialism. Sadly though, it all went disastrously wrong.

I am not denying the existence of bad governance and corruption, mounting debt among others on the African continent. Africa has some of the longest running civil wars known to mankind; there is widespread corruption in some states (stolen African monies are deposited in Western banks), diseases and abject poverty. All these arise as a result of bad governance. Most of the African dictators you cited were and are in power because of the support they enjoy from western governments. The African continent has some of the longest and bloodiest civil wars. States such as the Sudan, Uganda (Northern Uganda), and DR.Congo have never known peace. Sierra Leone, Liberia and Angola are still licking the wounds from their internal conflicts that have claimed millions of lives. These are partly a direct a result of leadership failure. Another African dictator who was very famous in western circles and is still cited when the topic under discussion is about corruption is Mobutu Sese Seko. Kleptocracy became Mobutu's political doctrine and he could easily have paid off the external debt of DR.Congo with a personal cheque, but he kept all the money. He still has stolen monies locked up in banks in London, Lisbon, Zurich, Pairs, New York to name just a few. General Abacha's monies in western banks are also proving difficult to repatriate to the Nigerian people. The main beneficiaries are the big western corporations and not the Congolese or Nigerians. These African leaders have failed the various states they ruled. It's therefore inappropriate to compare nation's plunders like Mobutu and Abacha to Dr. Nkrumah. Notwithstanding the mistakes made by the founding fathers of modern African states, they had some of the best development plans for their various states and if these were fully implemented would have place most African states on the path to becoming middle income countries. But the neo-colonialist made it extremely difficult for such leaders to fulfill their promises to the people.

Our focus should be on the current generation of African leaders. The likes of Charles Taylor, Henri Konan Bedie, and Babangida could not perform their duties as heads of states. Now that African leaders present themselves as candidates for election, we must demand accountability from them and constantly remind our leaders that they in power because we the ordinary people gave them the mandate to govern. They are rewarded adequately for the work they are doing and we therefore don't expect them to follow in the foot steps of Mobutu and Abacha by looting the taxpayer for their personal aggrandizement. Failure on their part would not be entertained. We Ghanaians should be asking questions about the activities of politicians and public officials whose actions are likely to put the nation into more debt. We can forgive our founding fathers for the mistakes they made. In fact they started the process of building democracy in Africa. The colonialist never bequeathed democracy to African states. Nkrumah gave us in Ghana lots of things to be thankful for.

Africa is the only continent that has not move beyond the 'hoe and cutlass' in the past decade and it is so because we lack leaders with vision. Visionless African leaders including those in Ghana have been told, by the most expert of experts what to do: that they shouldn't industrialise, or that they should maximize exports or build a balanced national economy. The effects of these experts advice are starkling; more child beggars on the streets of Accra and Kumasi, declining education, raising unemployment, and so on. All African states deserve well informed leaders and not adventurers. Africa has been deprived of some of its most charismatic, able and independent minded leaders (Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, Patrice Lumumba etc) by the direct involvement of Western governments in African affairs.

On whole, I can safely conclude by saying that even though the action of some African leaders leaves much to be desired, the real problem with Africa is the neo-colonialist. The black man can best be manipulated when he is made very poor. Only a united Africa can defeat the neo-colonialist.


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pro01: Hehehe. . . .trust me, I know all about it. I'm also feeling the pinch. People are just not dying enough. I urge president Jonathan to look into this issue and ensure growth in this sector as part of the economic development plan.

You are so funny pro01... Nice one!

Darius2000: Very true. Not only are Nigerians cowards; they are also myopic and self-centred. They are only interested in themselves. They have no plans for their unborn generations. Because if they do, they wont keep silent while their commonwealth and future are looted away by their kleptocratic and microscopic rulers. The FG of Nigeria is so fotunate to have timid and docile masses, who will only pray and throw their hands into the heavens in anticipation for divine help even in matters themselves can handle! Well, the degree to which the government of a nation will be corrupt, depends on the masses. Period.

You've said it all!

To be sincere, we Nigerians are coward. We read and listen to all these corruptions everyday but nothing is done. I have to say, Nigerians are not planning for the future of their unborn generations. Complaining will solve nothing, we all need to come together and do something about our dear country. Everyone wants to run abroad to make a good living, if this is how most people at other part of the world do, the world will be in total disarray. We need to put Nigeria in order.

We are not doing anything to help. The only people that will help Nigeria are Nigerians, no foreigner or Messiah will come and help us. A word is enough for the wise...

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Yes, they are smart, I can not dispute that fact but not smarter than the rest of the race (black, asian...NAAAH). If you read more about Asia, you will realize they are becoming the best in tech. I believe with time, Africa will rise from her knees.

Ptolomeus: There is much truth in what you say.
I see great African inferiority complex toward the target.
An inferiority complex is not justified. There is also a great ignorance about one's roots ...

As for the comments ... I think it's impossible to change the essence of some people. Also religious fanaticism, and sterile discussions that generates, are losing interest.

But ... make an effort to change it all!
Truth?

Ptolomeus, yes you are correct. It's not simple to change the view of all but I believe as time goes on, more people will come to realize this.

JallowBah: Being a white woman, I was first damn angry when I read the head-line..then reading your post, I fully agree.

Many african people dont have the same chances as many europeans do.. They dont get free school, and they dont learn the same history. ( In Gambia, they teach african history, not world history..Many people have never heard about Martin Luther King JR, Rosa Parks, Malcom X.. they are important!! )
Many white people seem to think that IQ can only be measured one way..that is wrong. My husband is a real cattle-man, never went to school, and still; He is smarter than me in oh, so many ways. My school-history could never teach me some of the things that he knows.

I believe it is easier eing rude on the internet, sitting anonymous behind a computer. It is easier throwing up bullshit and rudeness, because nobody see you..and that is a great shame. People will use that against you, and against your country.

Thanks for your comments JallowBah. I am not insulting the white race, I am just trying to let the NLs understand there is no superior race. We are all equal.

My fellow Nigerians, this message is to wake us up from our slumber.

A sad and unfortunate case in humanity: an island (Taiwan) produces more than an entire continent (Africa).

In 1965, Nigeria is richer than Taiwan. Taiwan is very poor and has no resources. They were given the same aid funds US gave Nigeria. We are blessed with resources which they don't have. But look at Taiwan today, they are richer than us. Despite its rich resources, the 54 nations in Africa have not yet manage to advance industrially. Africa produces only just 1% of the world’s industrial output. This is ironically, even less than the island of Taiwan, which account for 1.1% of global industrial output.

Thanks to our past leaders for making life unbearable for us with their selfish desires. It is time Nigeria !!!

All of them looted and mismanaged our funds, yet we keep silent hoping God will judge them. If we keep thinking this way, then we are fools and weak. They are oppressing the poor with the looted funds and yet we keep praising them. They are enjoying all looted funds while the masses are in pain. They are ungodly and we should show them no mercy.

We need to start eliminating them. We must not spare them if we want our future leaders to respect us. We must not forgive them!!! It is unacceptable!!!

Please show them no mercy. We need to start acting now to let them know we are not slaves but son of the land. Let us start creating a strategic plan to kill all past living leaders. Their dead is better than their living. I know we Nigerians are also corrupt but this started from the Nigeria leaders by making her citizens to suffer and pushing us towards untold hardship. I can directly do the sponsoring and come to make this work, all I need is support from my people.

I cannot forgive those leaders for making life miserable for us compare to other countries. I am ready to lay down my life to save the future of my country and our unborn generations.

If we want Nigeria to work, we need to start passing judgment on them and keep fighting for true justice, Nigeria and Nigerians will change. If everyone knows that justice is working in Nigeria, corruption and crime will reduce.

What are you opinions my fellow country people?

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Sorry Lilian...your comment is irrelevant to this post.

My fellow Nigerians, this message is to wake us up from our slumber.

A sad and unfortunate case in humanity: an island (Taiwan) produces more than an entire continent (Africa).

In 1965, Nigeria is richer than Taiwan. Taiwan is very poor and has no resources. They were given the same aid funds US gave Nigeria. We are blessed with resources which they don't have. But look at Taiwan today, they are richer than us. Despite its rich resources, the 54 nations in Africa have not yet manage to advance industrially. Africa produces only just 1% of the world’s industrial output. This is ironically, even less than the island of Taiwan, which account for 1.1% of global industrial output.

Thanks to our past leaders for making life unbearable for us with their selfish desires. It is time Nigeria !!!

All of them looted and mismanaged our funds, yet we keep silent hoping God will judge them. If we keep thinking this way, then we are fools and weak. They are oppressing the poor with the looted funds and yet we keep praising them. They are enjoying all looted funds while the masses are in pain. They are ungodly and we should show them no mercy.

We need to start eliminating them. We must not spare them if we want our future leaders to respect us. We must not forgive them!!! It is unacceptable!!!

Please show them no mercy. We need to start acting now to let them know we are not slaves but son of the land. Let us start creating a strategic plan to kill all past living leaders. Their dead is better than their living. I know we Nigerians are also corrupt but this started from the Nigeria leaders by making her citizens to suffer and pushing us towards untold hardship. I can directly do the sponsoring and come to make this work, all I need is support from my people.

I cannot forgive those leaders for making life miserable for us compare to other countries. I am ready to lay down my life to save the future of my country and our unborn generations.

If we want Nigeria to work, we need to start passing judgment on them and keep fighting for true justice, Nigeria and Nigerians will change. If everyone knows that justice is working in Nigeria, corruption and crime will reduce.

What are you opinions my fellow country people?

Moderator, can you please move this topic to the front page for people to read?

My fellow Nigerians, this message is to wake us up from our slumber.

A sad and unfortunate case in humanity: an island (Taiwan) produces more than an entire continent (Africa).

In 1965, Nigeria is richer than Taiwan. Taiwan is very poor and has no resources. They were given the same aid funds US gave Nigeria. We are blessed with resources which they don't have. But look at Taiwan today, they are richer than us. Despite its rich resources, the 54 nations in Africa have not yet manage to advance industrially. Africa produces only just 1% of the world’s industrial output. This is ironically, even less than the island of Taiwan, which account for 1.1% of global industrial output.

Thanks to our past leaders for making life unbearable for us with their selfish desires. It is time Nigeria !!!

All of them looted and mismanaged our funds, yet we keep silent hoping God will judge them. If we keep thinking this way, then we are fools and weak. They are oppressing the poor with the looted funds and yet we keep praising them. They are enjoying all looted funds while the masses are in pain. They are ungodly and we should show them no mercy.

We need to start eliminating them. We must not spare them if we want our future leaders to respect us. We must not forgive them!!! It is unacceptable!!!

Please show them no mercy. We need to start acting now to let them know we are not slaves but son of the land. Let us start creating a strategic plan to kill all past living leaders. Their dead is better than their living. I know we Nigerians are also corrupt but this started from the Nigeria leaders by making her citizens to suffer and pushing us towards untold hardship. I can directly do the sponsoring and come to make this work, all I need is support from my people.

I cannot forgive those leaders for making life miserable for us compare to other countries. I am ready to lay down my life to save the future of my country and our unborn generations.

If we want Nigeria to work, we need to start passing judgment on them and keep fighting for true justice, Nigeria and Nigerians will change. If everyone knows that justice is working in Nigeria, corruption and crime will reduce.

What are you opinions my fellow country people?

I am glad somone posted this topic. I can see some nice ideas are coming up but seriously, ppl just comment without any action. What I think we should do now is set up a new group on Nairaland with the aim of helping our nation. We need real action rather than just talk like our leaders. There are a lot of talented and hardworking people in Nigeria but they are currently being wasted due to the soceity they find themselves.

We need to start taking action now rather than later. Giving opinion on nairaland is not enough, your fellow countrymen need your help. We shouldn't abardon Nigeria now because things are not working. Pls let us come together and help our Nation. I see no sense in wasting your precious time commenting on something that is not useful to our nation Nigeria.

If you truely have Nigeria at heart, take an action. If you are with me, give your suggestion and let's start a group towards helping the nation. Our voices may not be heard now but our actions will speak for us.

HOPE FOR NIGERIA.

What is wrong our Nigerian brothers and sisters? Don't you guys know the world is reading your public comments? Pls if you don't have something essential or useful to say, keep your fingers off the keyboard. You don't have to comment on every topic. It is embarrassing!!! Think before you type, everything is not a joke guys! C'mon.

Every time I visit Nairaland to read news, I always leave the site with a very sad heart due to some st****d and f***ish comments. Is there no more love among us? Why must we fight against each other all the time? This is no time to fight, we must always assist and encourage each other (we are one, be it YORUBA, IGBO OR HAUSA). YOU SHOULD ALWAYS USE THE INTERNET FOR GOOD AND USEFUL PURPOSE!

In response to the OP question, from my own view, I believe it has to do with our culture. Before I left Nigeria, I always believe the white are very smart and intelligent people. But after studying oversea, my perspective regarding a white man has really changed. They are not smarter than us but their culture gives them the ability and enthusiasm to explore more, something that we lack in our culture. I believe our culture has done more harm than good by holding us back.

Please stop downgrading yourself. Be proud of yourself, your culture and your race. If any white man read these negative comments, he/she will feel they are superior to your race. Asians are not advanced like western countries, but they don't praise any white man. They are proud of themselves and we should start doing the same. By thinking that one race is superior; you are already holding yourself back from exploration. They did it, why can’t you/we do it? Have the spirit and you will thrive. Think about something positive you can do that will change your world and the name of Nigeria in our world.

Mr. Seun, I want you to please start censoring any ill or tribal comments on Nairaland. This useful website is such a great site to read about Nigeria, my homeland. I feel at home whenever I come to this website but some monster are about to turn this website into something else. Please take an action on this Mr. Seun.

Thanks. And by the way, do we have any Nigerian astronomer on this website? If there are any, pls leave a comment or send me a message.

GOD BLESS THE GREAT NATION NIGERIA...

What is wrong our Nigerian brothers and sisters? Don't you guys know the world is reading your public comments? Pls if you don't have something essential or useful to say, keep your fingers off the keyboard. You don't have to comment on every topic. It is embarrassing!!! Think before you type, everything is not a joke guys! C'mon.

Every time I visit Nairaland to read news, I always leave the site with a very sad heart due to some st****d and f***ish comments. Is there no more love among us? Why must we fight against each other all the time? This is no time to fight, we must always assist and encourage each other (we are one, be it YORUBA, IGBO OR HAUSA). YOU SHOULD ALWAYS USE THE INTERNET FOR GOOD AND USEFUL PURPOSE!

In response to the OP question, from my own view, I believe it has to do with our culture. Before I left Nigeria, I always believe the white are very smart and intelligent people. But after studying oversea, my perspective regarding a white man has really changed. They are not smarter than us but their culture gives them the ability and enthusiasm to explore more, something that we lack in our culture. I believe our culture has done more harm than good by holding us back.

Please stop downgrading yourself. Be proud of yourself, your culture and your race. If any white man read these negative comments, he/she will feel they are superior to your race. Asians are not advanced like western countries, but they don't praise any white man. They are proud of themselves and we should start doing the same. By thinking that one race is superior; you are already holding yourself back from exploration. They did it, why can’t you/we do it? Have the spirit and you will thrive. Think about something positive you can do that will change your world and the name of Nigeria in our world.

Mr. Seun, I want you to please start censoring any ill or tribal comments on Nairaland. This useful website is such a great site to read about Nigeria, my homeland. I feel at home whenever I come to this website but some monster are about to turn this website into something else. Please take an action on this Mr. Seun.

Thanks. And by the way, do we have any Nigerian astronomer on this website? If there are any, pls leave a comment or send me a message.

GOD BLESS THE GREAT NATION NIGERIA...

@chelseabmw - Thanks for your response. Maybe I should wait but I have just 30 free days (starting from Monday) and I would love to spend the days with my family. If they can grant me an entry, my relatives will be waiting to pick me up.

It hurts knowing the condition of Nigeria is getting worse daily. So SAD!

Can someone please enlighten me?

I will be traveling to Nigeria next week Wednesday to spend a month holiday with my parents but here comes the issue of strike warning issued by the NLC to shut down all offices, oil production centres, fuel stations, markets, banks and the airport.

My plane arrives in the noon of Wednesday and should this strike goes as planned, what will happen? I have never experienced a situation like this.

Are we going to be stranded at the airport or taken back to our departure country? Honestly, I have no idea of what might come up. I'm bleeped!

Please let me know if I will be allowed entry to my motherland. For christ sake, what is GEJ thinking? Please enlighten me my brothers & sisters.

Can someone please enlighten me?

I will be traveling to Nigeria next week Wednesday to spend a month holiday with my parents but here comes the issue of strike warning issued by the NLC to shut down all offices, oil production centres, fuel stations, markets, banks and the airport.

My plane arrives in the noon of Wednesday and should this strike goes as planned, what will happen? I have never experienced a situation like this.

Are we going to be stranded at the airport or taken back to our departure country? Honestly, I have no idea of what might come up. I'm bleeped!

Please let me know if I will be allowed entry to my motherland. For christ sake, what is GEJ thinking? Please enlighten me my brothers & sisters.

Can someone please enlighten me?

I will be traveling to Nigeria next week Wednesday to spend a month holiday with my parents but here comes the issue of strike warning issued by the NLC to shut down all offices, oil production centres, fuel stations, markets, banks and the airport.

My plane arrives in the noon of Wednesday and should this strike goes as planned, what will happen? I have never experienced a situation like this.

Are we going to be stranded at the airport or taken back to our departure country? Honestly, I have no idea of what might come up. I'm bleeped!

Please let me know if I will be allowed entry to my motherland. For christ sake, what is GEJ thinking? Please enlighten me my brothers & sisters.

Naija,

Thank you all for your responses. Do you know about the current CBN policy which is still in effect on the daily cash deposit limit?

Thanks Seun. If the deposit is above 1 million naira in an individual account, is there any alert trigger? Will the account be frozen? I am curious and would like to know.

Can anyone please let me know the daily deposit limit set by CBN?[color=#000099][/color]

Can anyone please let me know the daily deposit limit set by CBN?[color=#000099][/color]