₦airaland Forum

bashy_demy: Now i see how dilluded you are, So his family of about 13 voted for PDP right? you well so.

bashy_demy: so Ekiti state elections where they keep arrestion opposition leaders a day to election is credible? Elelction where Segun Oni went to his poling unit with his family to vote for APC and at the end of the day they recorded only one vote for APC in that Unit and you regard that as credible?

dontai: Not that he is bad, he run elitism government which make us ask sometime do we really has a Governor, he is very indifferent to his people plight, the increasing of EKSU tuition fees as a case study.

omar22: If your dreaming you better wake up and apologise

omar22: I Bet Torres is better than Balotelli just because Spain won Euro 2012

Or Fernandinho is better than Xavi because Brazil won the confederation cup

heykims: It is January and very soon , the African footballer of the year 2013 will be named in Lagos Nigeria precisely on the 9th of January. The player to be crowned with this feat should however be very much evaluated and deemed fit to earn this prestigious honour because his personality on the field of play either in the national team or club will go a long way in speaking for African football.

CAF released the final 10-man shortlist of the contenders of this prestigious award last year and interestingly, four Nigerian players made the list. Many Nigerians and even Africans have however tipped John Obi Mikel as the possible winner evident from the fact that he won the Nations cup last year, Europa cup in Europe, participated in d Confederations cup and so on.

MY VIEW
As a Nigerian and a proud African, I see it as not just underscoring but extremely insulting to African football if a player like Mikel wins the award. How can a mere bench warmer in Europe be crowned the African footballer of the year just by virtue of the fact that his national team wins a title or his club wins the European league?

A deserving footballer of the hear should be such that is very resourceful both at home and in clubs. A reigning footballer of the year should at least even make the top three best player in his club even if he doesn't get a spot in the FIFA ranking.

Mikel Obi surely can't make the best ten in Chelsea's team despite being a senior player. I'm of the view that its better not to name anyone the footballer of the year than titling a bench warmer in Europe, what a mock, an insult I can't tolerate as an African.

Nigerians should be please stop being sentimental, selfish and self centred and canvass for a better representative for African football.

Left to me, if at all a Nigerian merits the award, it is Vincent Enyeama, the Nigeria's assistant skipper at goal but Cote d'Ivoire's Yaya Toure surely represents Africa better.

What's your view?

bettermike: Count the best Nigerian players in Afcon, mikel will come a distant sixth! Emenike, Moses, Onazi, Oboagona, Omeruo then mikel and the rest.

bettermike: If the award is supposed to motivate African players to be outstanding where ever they are, then giving the award to mikel will be a big calamity. Players will no longer see it important to remain first 11. They'll say, "i dont need to work hard. I'll just encourage my teammates from the bench to win trophies and i'll surely become Africa's best"

bettermike: If the award is supposed to motivate African players to be outstanding where ever they are, then giving the award to mikel will be a big calamity. Players will no longer see it important to remain first 11. They'll say, "i dont need to work hard. I'll just encourage my teammates from the bench to win trophies and i'll surely become Africa's best"

heykims: Exactly chief.

idrezee: He just told her 2 go and die, didn't hit her, etc and 4 dat he gave her 2m, employment and scholarship 2 her son! I'm very sure dis woman v 4given him and she's very happy all dis happened and some people r here saying tinz I can't comprehend! He was wrong yes but he apologized, gosh! Wats our stress 4 pete's sake. He should come and tell m 2 "go and die" den apologise, gimme 2m, gimme appointment + scholarship and I'll not only 4give him but I'll pray 4 him all d days of my life. Still wondering why we Nigerians r dis sentimental. TANK GOD, GOD NO BE MAN CHA

bishop4APC: The way of reasoning that's keeping you and your generation at the back since the beginning of democracy. you had better change your shallow way of reasoning.

justjify: .

Oga no vx, mk I ask u, is igbo land heaven or paradise? U know weda na igbo land I de? U even said it MAY change blah, blah. What if it dsnt?
Stop being sentimental biko.

FreeGlobe: From now to March is a long time for courts to deliver judgment. I predict Obiano will be the first "Governor (s)elect" in Nigeria that will not be sworn in.

justjify: Good work @Gratiaeo, but please are there no schools in anambra(or oda PDP states) where students sit on †ђξ ground to learn?
Are there no poorly equipped health centres/hospitals in anambra or oda PDP states?
Have there been cases of insecurity in anambra or religious bigotry in oda PDP controlled states?
Come on Gratiaeo, even the BEST STATE has huge elements to underdevelopment.
Am not saying APC governors are EXCELLENT, however, they are not as BAD as pple paint them. Biko let's be objective nd nt biased or discriminatory.