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If no one was intending to address this issue, perhaps we should get it over and done with. It is difficult to be precise in talking about this without being derogatory to the affected person(s), myself included, but I'll try to maintain civility.

If there's anything I could notice about Nairaland in the seven years I've been an active follower of this forum, it is the decrease of quality original content and the increase of 'juvenile tendencies' in this forum.

'Age' they say, 'is not maturity', but if you really assess the predominantly insulting nature of the 'new crop' of Nairalanders, you must be forced to really weigh the real influence of age in the decision making of individuals. Experience is the best teacher, and that is something that gets better with age.

I've tried selling Nairaland as a site to get updated on information to people within the age range of 25-60 and I must say their feedback is not at all encouraging. After viewing the 'comments' of Nairalanders, only few of those within the lower age-grade (20s) appreciated the comments by the 'Nairalanders' under each post as being funny/entertaining. Majority dismissed the insulting banters as childish and were thus, not interested in associating credibility with this forum.

We can certainly learn from our peers and 'younger ones' but taking away the knowledge and experience of those whom have seen more years than we have will make a charade of any attempt at learning in both formal and informal settings. We can't expect professionals and veterans in all walks of life to spend their time playing 'nannies' or spectators' over feuding inexperienced individuals where their professional opinion would have been of great benefits.

Perhaps, I should be particular, there is this thread on frontpage where a nairalander hinted at the unfeasibility of campaign promises of the president-elect, citing challenges and deficits with detailed figures and explanations. I myself, having been a critic of an identical modus operandi employed by the Imo State governor for almost three years now was looking forward to broaden my knowledge with submissions on that thread, while looking forward to present a similar criticism of the (hopefully) governor-elect methods. What did I notice instead?

The entire comments on that thread begs for professionalism. A cacophony of supports without significant buttressing and counters without commensurate detailed calculations summarised the futility of hoping to learn from the 'frontpage Nairalanders'. The only field majority of them recorded A was of course, in making sure the accompanying insults were monstrous enough to provoke a weak-willed 'Nairalander' into a battle of 'mentions' and 'battery'. The only word for this is 'PATHETIC'. Spaces and logic reserved for 'experts' were taken over by 'who-knows-whats', evidenced by their complete lack of knowledge in the discourse.

I think we need to slow down and think for a minute. Here we are crying 'foul play' at South Africa's tolerance of Xenophobia, screaming 'off with you' at the nosy US Govt, making sure our disgust at their antics were heard, but are we really qualified to do that? What image are we painting of ourselves? Knowledgeable? Tolerant? What exactly justifies our stand against their inadequacies? These abominations we call 'comments' (contributions) to matters that require in-depth knowledge? I personally think the moderators are being too lenient.

I'll leave us with two key phrases:
1. Tact is having nothing to say and saying nothing.
2. Violence (insults) is the final resolve of the incapable.

Have a nice 'night'.

You won't believe how old this news is.

imbless:
And I think that u want to be on GMB good side because u remembered and recalled what OBJ did to u people, and u know that GMB don't tolerate nonsense.

Question: What happened after OBJ did that to them?

Well, filter the sensible ones from the silly ones.
How many do we have left?
16,782 topics.

I've got the A pattern but I see myself as more of the 'C' character

Nigeria is blessed.
Let's not tear her apart.

UnknownT:
Lol at the bold. So na ur type go tell d visitor then "my dad say make I tell you say he no dey around"

As in ehn ..
But it is near impossible to prevent kids from getting information sha.

The relevance of the tribe mentioned is what I'm yet to see.
Besides, whatever happens, his party gains all the same.

Many an experience has been had with this issue.
As long as children are concerned, one can never be careful enough.
I remember being punished by mother for disclosing the whereabouts of my father to a visitor after my mother claimed not to know.
That made me understand once and for all that most 'inside' information aren't meant for 'outsiders'

PassingShot:
As far as I'm concerned, your opinion of me is irrelevant in the scheme of things on this forum. What matters to me is the opinion of the majority of the people here and disappointingly for you many sane people see me differently from your view.

Now, this was my description of your intellectual ability..

DesChyko:
..Passingshot, no matter how hard he tries, never really has a grasp of the reality of Nigerian politics. He has no use for truth and evidence, a quality fostered by his sentimental bias and blind conclusions..

If I were to be in support of your submissions, I'ld have been part of your 'majority' and also would have been 'sane' and my opinion would matter to you 'a lot'.
Having seen your reaction to my criticism, I hope you can see what I mean by you having 'lost touch with reality', being 'sentimentally biased' and drawing 'blind conclusion'.

Am I disappointed with this article?
Of course not.
Passingshot, no matter how hard he tries, never really has a grasp of the reality of Nigerian politics. He has no use for truth and evidence, a quality fostered by his sentimental bias and blind conclusions.
Hence, this article, although 'painstakingly' put together by him, is at best fit for the bin.

Kudos to egift though, although his four submissions are weak. That PDP is/has never been tested makes a mockery of the contestants so far, the oppositions that had been successful hitherto and the PDP governors that tried to beat off criticism by dutiful execution of their tasks.
The defection of PDP party members into APC till date, without being completely exonerated from corruption as a criterion likens APC to giving a vehicle a new paint.

As a loyal citizen, I wish the incoming President and Governors the best and would continue to play my part.
As an opposition, I would prefer to wait and see how he re-enacts 1983-85 in 2015-19 with utmost sceptism..

Shame on the preson who presented this topic.
Is it now a forgotten fact that in Igbo land, every man is a king unto himself?
Instead of hide behind a pen to whine like a sick dog, become what you feel is non-existent.
I'm tired of reading pointless articles.

The writer of this article is deluded for calling Rev Fr Mbaka a supporter of any politician at all!
We, Catholics, insists that he goes over the dos and don'ts of Catholicism, realise he shouldn't meddle in electoral campaigns especially directly. Let him and other priests trying to tread this path realize that they are not bigger than the Church and her rules and must stick to it or they can use the exit.
As a faith suffering so many slanders and trials already, the last thing we need is a political-inspired division.

omenka:
Ohhh, I see you are recommending something like the status quo...

I'll suggest you first broaden your horizon on 'homegrown terrorism'. You just can't eliminate them by force. Don't be surprised if Boko Haram is an offshoot of 'Maitatsine'.
It's a different ball game if it were another country backing the influx of terrorism on Nigeria.
In cases like this, you do all you can to ensure there are no undergrowths left. And going all 'gung ho' on them is a very bad path to thread.
If 'Boko Haram' has no political undertone, I can assure you especially after the repressive but effective offense on them by the Nigerian Army, we haven't seen the last of them..

You're not alone there.
Over here in a city called Lagos, the former capital of Nigeria, the Yorubas(Southwest Nigeria) who are traditionally the owners of the state are marginalizing the Igbos (from Eastern Nigeria) who have become well established in the city of Lagos.
Similar to the 'xenophobic supporter', they are also rooting for a gag being placed on them and their freedom in the state although there's been rumours of alleged illegal deportation.
We need to not just pray, but look at ourselves and remove discrimination against foreigners brought about by hatred and intolerance for progress.

omenka:
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5) Deal ruthlessly with any group that threatens the sovereignty of Nigeria, be it Boko Haram, Massob, OPC, MEND or NDPVF.

These are citizens of Nigeria, right?
And at any rising of theirs, the first option would be to 'deal ruthlessly' with them?
With reference to MEND, how do you play 'bomberman' on Nigeria's source of income?
Democracy isn't just a form of leadership one learns overnight. It is a behaviour.
When I actually quote 'Intelligence over brute', a lot of it actually means being educated and using one's brains round the clock.

Choi

Has anyone noticed that the fire service red alert plastic on walls has only Lagos area addresses and contact aside from the control room?
How does this help people in other areas??

Shubbylee:
STORY FOR THE gods!! Owelle Owelle!! my governor my governor!! The BEAST of the EAST!! the Joseph of Igboland, Loved by others but hated by his own brothers!! As he has won the elections now Oya kill urself oh!! BAD BELLE pple!! you igbos don't vote with ur brains, u still vote sentimentally and out of emotions, that's why it is gonna be hard for igbos to produce a President!! If rochas comes out now as APC presidential candidate in the future, many of u won't support him, but when he wins all igbos would famz him like Reuben and co famzed joseph when he became prime minister in Egypt!! Thank God IMOlites have chosen to be the wise, educated and enlightened pple I know them to be.

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DoTheNeedful:
You stood by him,he lost.
You stood by GEJ,he also lost. Tell me something. The guy will not even pray that you stand by him again .

The most important part is that he knows he'ld always have support as he aspires to succeed, irrespective of how many times he fails. Whenever he falls, he has something to break his fall, same way your parents fawn over you while you were learning how to work. You didn't learn how to walk at once, you fell many times and they broke your fall or cleaned you up.

That is 'living life.' You just don't realize it. Always seeking instant success.

Parents should endeavour to teach their kids about respect so that when they get to their puberty stage where they are easily influenced by oddities, they can stand firm and not make a shame of their orthodox home training and ideologies.

While it is true that kids often outgrow their juvenile tendencies, some irreparable damage may have occured, owing to karma or poor sense of judgement.

Below is an example of the obvious consequence of the lack of such attention paid to a child's preferences while he/she was still in the infantile stage.

Demdem:
Jonah-daft is indeed a curse.
He turned the biggest party in Africa to a local insignificant party.
Very soon, PDP will be competing for votes like KOWA , NCP and UNCP.
SHame on the fool. Thank goodness, Nigerians chased the curse away.

You can see that while the person was struggling to express himself/herself, majority of the vocabulary used were negative and vulgar, something which could only come from a subconscious were 'respect' is non-existent.

If we cannot bring about the change we desire effectively, let us give our kids the foundation they need to implement the change.

It's always about fight and war for these Buhari supporters.
After Boko Haram, what next?
As to how he intends to fight corruption, I will let posterity be the judge.
He is about to learn the difference between civilian and military regimes, the hard way.

APC needs some history lessons about these regions.
They should read up why colonialism failed and continued to have hitches here.

missangela:
My advice to Jk,is to contest to as deputy governor,to someone with yoruba tribal marks on the face,so that igbos will not spoil your bid

He's also had the trust of the igbos. And we shall stand by him when he needs us to, irrespective of what every other tribes have been told to do.

Of course, he doesn't have to be the governor before he can be of service to the people.
Unlike a certain person who was waiting to be president before doing anything about the mayhen his brothers are causing.

Rilwayne001:
Poo

Was referring to people who have come up to the age of reasoning, sorry.

Just drove past Ahiara Junction in Ahiazu-Mbaise L.G.A like twenty minutes ago and I met crazy celebrations there. Had to stop and they were like 'Ihedioha has been declared the winner'.
But here, I'm getting a different news.

Mtschew.. This one isn't an election. It's a childish banter.
If you doubt me, head over to Wali's place and confirm the celebration going on there.
That's what you get when different family members at peace win primaries of major parties.
Whomever you vote in, it favours them.

Abbeyme:



What's this one saying??

Onye ofe mmanu keep left.

Cwaya:
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Guy, chillax jaare
How sure are you the results are correct.

We dont really care who wins there, afterall agbaje is still their own son.
Our own be say, they should just free us and stop the Jealousy.
Shebi we dey our own wey Oba dey tackle us.

Anyhow shaa, I dey Waterside street for Lagoon, you fit show make we sip Orijin.


#ProudlyIgbo
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Cwaya Pato!!
You've said it all mahn.
He tested our resolve in his own land.
Meanwhile, make I do come join my brothers.
Na the ground floor of the lagoon I go park my own

Hehehehe.. Ndi Igbo kwenu!! Hiaaa!!
Akwa idi.ot ahu si anyi ga-anwu n'ime lagoon.
Onu gbawakwa ya.

#in Phyno's voice#.
Ndi igbo na-atu Local Governments
Na-enye Agbaje victory na ala Yoruba.
Nwanne ndi Yoruba a na-ebe ka nta.
Ma o bu onye Lagos ma o si esi esi bata..

Lol.. Phyno should really consider signing me up.