₦airaland Forum

AnonyNymous:
Most irritating thing about this trending topic is that Buhari never said Nigerian Youths are lazy.

I agree with u. He was referring to Ghanaian youths! Is your head paining you?

kilokeys:
imagine.. these men are the problem of the country

I am an IBO man.. but I don't give two hoots where the president should come from
be it efik or nupe.

all we want is someone with a vision that can lead us out of this quagmire

and all Nigerians should reason the same way.

as if breaking landmass into countries aint enough. i belive in global citizenry, if i cant have that, ill fight for nationality

There is no RACE older than being HUMAN. and we have bad humans and good humans.. vote for the latter.

As an igbo man that you are,you mean to tell me that there are no capable people in Igbo land? We have since how capable d north n SW have been! u r an afonjaistic igbo man.

South african r taking a loan they will one day pay.

Biglittlelois:
Gone are those days whereby you want to deceive a lady to get what you want, any guy that still do that is just a sissy, if it's sex, intimacy, relationship, long term relationship, marriage goals courtship, say it beforehand so that the lady will be prepared for whatever, simple.

just looktatwu! a guy on heat, who wants to see d color of a girl's pant can show her an evidence of his love by providing a futuristic time travel picture of both of them married happily together in their 100years marriage anniversary. no carry guys play o.#be warned!

tuniski:
He will for sure! After all, it took the democrat atiku and his likes to give us this democracy to the point of having a chance of voting youth or old. Had OBJ succeeded in term Elongation, I wonder What people like you would be saying!
Our current fiasco and dangerous spin need the steady and matured hands of bridge builder Atiku, with pan nigeriaan and progressive tendencies!

ok.

iamJ:
nigeria is a failed country not because of our leaders, its because of us, we are all self centered lazy ungrateful, hypocrites that want free thing without working, u think that am lying?

go to aba and see fake drugs

go to lagos and see fake products

go to any business owned by a nigerian and see how he will charge u unnecessarily for no reason


we like to lie to ourselves and deceive ourselves, when ur pastor says God will visit boko haram and destroy it and u say amen, sit down and ask urself how? the same prayers up and down and ur life never improve, ask urself na?

buhari didnt lie, we are lazy


person go church and say amen to buy car and build house and the person sells onion, how na?

person carry him family do juju to get money

scams, land sales, car sales, mmm and the other ones


buhari might be blunt and harsh but in our hearts we know that what he said is true

Spot on,bro!

tuniski:
He will improve the quality and quantity of public universities from 2019!
After all, everything was better then than now under the certificateless president!

You can't say that for certain that he is better. His antecedence has not shown otherwise. Do you think he will improve the quality of public schools to be better than his? I am not sure. This is why sometimes i don't feel like criticising Buhari,because i will feel terrible if at the end of the day someone worse becomes in charge due to activism. I cannot for the hate for Buhari,choose another failure. If i had the foresight,i would rather expend my efforts in calling out Buhari's errors while also advising him to do better. We should be critical of our decisions.

wakaman:
Very true!
But right here , right now these favourable conditions are not available or obtainable, are you gonna start your life when government policies and dispositions change? Do you have timeline for this desired changes? But here ,as it is you can dance your way around legitimately and make profit also prosper.

Remember , you are on your own.
Work with what you have.
A bird in hand is worth hundred in the bush, especially when you are hungry.

True talk too,bro. Really,d ordinary Nigerian is on his own! I have just eaten my dinner,i didn't wait for the govt; likewise others,even those who may not have anything to eat this night,are not waiting on the govt right now...but of course,only the politicians and their paid touts,e.g,BMC. But at the end of the day,it is our right to expect free healthcare,clean water,good roads, power,quality education,e.t.c.

whoever is defending Atiku is a dunce. It doesn't matter if he made that statement in the past decade,or soliloquise within himself. It bares the same weight with that which was made by Buhari. No past or present leader who has not done anything positively for the masses, has the right to demean us,even in the most subtle way. All'em Bleep leaders never loved us! If atiku could have the idea that made his private school to be academically sound but failed to improve the public schools when he had the chance,then he is no different.

wakaman:
Well, well!
I'm the first place don't compare economies! But compare economics of doing business. While the economies are guiding policies, the economics is what matters, the washman business in Nigeria would be as profitable or more profitable due to population, power outages ( the same power outage would be an advantage to lesser home ownership of washing machines) and also our peculiar asset and character in Nigeria of the thriving informal business sector. Highly flexible and profitable.

The point is, you see what you want to see. One asset that can make you in Nigeria and available to all Nigerians is the availability of over 100 million customers or patrons for whatever you peddle.

Just start something and keep at it.
You are on your own.

You have only succeeded in telling us that our leaders have failed us. if one must truly make it naija,then he has to be a crook. Having over 100 million customers does not translate to improved returns,since their purchasing power is low. And again,Since the cost of running business is high,u can not make good returns unless u reflect that cost in the price of goods,which may lower patronage. this will in turn lead to quality compromise. The importance of having a responsible govt which provides basic amenities to enhance business can not be over emphasized.

roundman:
Thank God she did not use her fathers influence to pass...There is nothing wrong for someone to fail,the most important thing for you to realise you need put in more effort which she did and she finally passed that's what matters.

We were only aware about "a million ways to die in the west", but alas,pmb and his supporters have shown us " a million ways to be stupid". Please,no offence! But you cunningly chose to dodge the core message.

IMASTEX:
I totally agree with you. Though, the issue is more complex now than then. Then, the struggle was only between white & black. But now, we have religion, tribe, ethnic, regional and all sort of divide. This has made it difficult to have a unifying voice. Funny enough, those divides only exist among the lead. A day will come when those who are not corrupt and are trustworthy will be arrested officially as an offense. The religious circle has also so much help in making people suffering and smiling. Because they have brainwash many to just pray without action. A revolution is the only thing that will change the current system to a workable one. Nigerians are on a very long ride.

We are saying the same thing,bro. the nigeria of that time was more diverse than now,but they were all able to set aside those differences to face that common goal; even though if it were to be by power they wouldn't have succeeded. Those attributes of our forefathers to put resistance against enslaving forces are lacking among the present youths. History is filled with instances of people putting resistances to oppressing forces:The Vietnams did it to the US; mandela did it in the apartheid;some igbo slaves did it;even our very people did against the colonials. But the present youth lack the ability. It may not necessarily be through violence. It will surprise you that the day the youth gather to claim their right,the present old men will easily give in. In fact,as africans stuffs like this are right of passage,a culture that introduces boys to manhood...by proving yourself worthy.

ofuonyebi:
with UNESCO declaration on the Nigerian youths....it is clear that 20million out of the 63million are educated illiterates who cannot think out

of the box of certificates to make their destiny shine...welldone Jolaade Ekeihinde, D' banj, funke Akindele, Davido, odunlade adekola and the rest

who have decided to take destiny by their hands despite education.....unlike graduates who prefers to carry the hand bags of politicians & worse

still, to be their ready made thugs...like the one we witnessed few days ago at the 9ja senate...red chambers!

Bro,u know nothing! For every one Davido,for every one wizkid, for every one do bank, for every one ebuka or linda ikrji ,and co, there are thousands and more hardworking Nigerian youth who can not break even into success due to the unfavourable economic environment we have. it takes beyond hardwork to make it nigeria. it takes beyond having the right ideas,having the funds and all that to make it in Nigeria. You may have the business but not funds;you may have the funds but no security,not power,no good transportation,and all that basic amenities. You will spend over an half of your capital to sort out those basic amenities that our to be your right. There is no lazy Nigerian youth that can not be traced to the failures of government.

kolawoleibukun:
what is the use? he is only a lazy Nigerian after all.

I am sick of celebrating Nigerian excellence abroad when we have locals who sit on dirty floors and get molested and raped by lecturers to make their grades. As someone who schooled in Nigeria and abroad, I will have to duff my hat to all Nigerian grads.

Do not be fooled by all those high grades by Nigerians in Europe and the US. I see no reason why a Nigerian who understands the value and cost of education would not excel abroad. For someone who knows that his future depends on education and understands the situation of the Nigerian economy, the best is expected.

When you sit in a comfortable environment, deny yourself of the parties and luxury of student's life, you do not have to work and school abroad, and you have the best professors to guide you even personally in your course.

Bro, they have councilors in these universities who will mentor you and guide you. All you have to do is do the job required of a student. Focus and Study!

Nigerian schools are different. The feeling of how bad the economy is alone is a setback to any student. Unqualified lecturers nepotized into positions that they cannot handle.

Abeg free all these Nigerians excelling abroad and celebrate the real heros and heroines in Nigeria.

I feel u bro. I am a graduate,but if i told you that there is just a thin line between what I knew back in secondary school and that knowledge i acquired in the university,you may not believe me. Most of the lecturers are unqualified(we had one who always came to class to preach the gospel,in
stead of lecturing); the infrastructure is zero; research and students work is zero. Motivation is equally zero...just imagine having lectures in an open arena (uniport) from my year1 to final year,whereby one is exposed to all the distractions in the world. Selective attention in class is impossible! See eh, if you are a graduate of any public school in Nigeria and you are sound academically,then you are very lucky. But sadly,you are still a lazy youth in the eyes of saint messiah prophet Buhari if you don't have a job at the end of the day!

IMASTEX:
It is a fact that Nigerians are very hardworking people. We even create opportunities for ourselves, provide our own water, electricity, security, road, etc And still pay the government tax for doing nothing.

Old age comes with lots of things. Lets choice our leaders carefully.

the truth is that,we are very lazy in the area of politics-taking the leadership from the old men. they did that in their own age when they took the country from the colonials;they did it when some of them fought in the Biafra war,and all that. They were youths at the time,and they ruled their moment, and also ruling our moment. Only when the present youths take their destiny back. And until then, they will be forever insulted. We may not have any history,because the next generation to come may not be lenient with us to allow us rule in our old age. If what we face here were to be some whites,depression would have made them to revolt violently.

If you want to know the good effect of great oratory if used positively,study the records of Winston Churchill,and co. Great speeches from former president of the US [ ] to his fellow citizens,"think not what America can do for you;think of what you can do for America to make her great", went a lot to ginger the American people to sacrifice for their country. Great orators have used good public speeches to change the cause of history of their people for good. For a leader,good oratory/public speech that command respect is as good as the policies u execute. Your good intentions could be lost due to careless statements. #Buhari has an f9:in act of public speaking.

I blame all the Nigerians,who were old enough to witness Buhari's military rule but did not deem it fit to warn the zombies in clear terms. Their silence cost us this.

purem:
Alright but this doesn't just hard up anything

It does,how many jobless youths have this same idea but do not have the capital to start it?

contigiency:
I still don't understand why pmb's statement has posed a big challenge for people to understand such that many are almost reacting the same way. Though it may be the issue of being lazy to read the statement and understand the content instead of reacting to news media twisted headlines.

That statement of Buhari is as straightforward as straight could be-like saying you are a fool,and not "you act "like" a fool".That statement was not a call for change in attitude or motivation since he did not outline how the jobless youths could on their own create jobs without him creating the enabling environment. it is borne out of pure disdain for the Nigerian youths who he feels can not afford an expensive power bike like Yusuf. For a fact,understanding his statement is not a matter of semantics,say,6 and 9. It is not. If not,how could a man who lacked the +234 803 584 8257 initiative to grow his cows after several years; a man who lacked any business ideas to grow his income so that he had to take a loan to purchase his ticket,say that a lot of the youths are not willing to work? How many of the jobless youths in the streets lack ideas and are not willing to work?

In my own opinion,if i were to run for presidency, my first statement in my manifesto would be to address the lie in the constitution which says "we the people". That obvious lie is the father of all the abnormalities we have as a people since this new dispensation of democracy. That lie is like joining two strange fellows into a marriage union without their awareness and consent-just what that p*le skinned lugard did. Therefore,you don't expect peace and understanding. In my opinion,i will immediately call for the redress of the constitution,with all stakeholders and the Nigerian people involved; that way we have given life to the constitution,and not made it a mere piece of biased document as viewed by dissatisfied voices. And again,I will decisively cut to size the excesses of the Southern and Northern elites,but before then i had made the common Nigerians the sole owners of Nigeria. #Peace out.

fiizznation:
Yeah I was a bigot to you because I don't support Gej and his PDP bandwagon of thieves. Well is ok

but your foresight failed you to realise that pmb was no better from Gej? That is your short coming,and a huge one at that. If pmb's carelessness should cause an uprising, history would hold it against you for fostering him on Nigerians in the election of 2015. if after antagonising gej,pmb is what ur activism produce,then it is a shame! If you were good at what you do,then you should be able to make good predictions and not rely on the present to criticise. Now that you are criticising PMB,don't get lost in it so that you forgot that the greater task is finding the right replacement. because this is the problem the supposed illiterates have,their emotions take the better part of them in the present so much so that they lose focus on the future.

highpriestess:
lol,he just had to stop after I decided to change my number.
some guys are pests.

As far as anoda guy go f*ck u,no wahala. Guys should realise this

Whereas,in this part of the world,we want to keep everything just the way God created this fallen earth - no changes at all. No exploration of the natural world,nothing! If God should check Nigerians' brains on judgement day,He will find out that almost all did not make use of the brains He gave them;it remain intact. Just imagine the zombies,the Bmc crew..

Organs:
Elliot, Youyr IPOB is always looking for propaganda and lies to sell their lies as well. Why do you think they lost the war, they continue to loose out?? Because they lie all the time and support corruption. See here, when Buhari came in, everything was running on corruption... i mean every single institution and guess what, Ndigbo voted GEJ and corruption. Now, there is corruption in the Army, yes i agree, but not the way you guys are propagating. How can Buhari support Fulanis killing other Nigerians That is absurd and stupid, but that is what you choose to believe, what do i tell you? Yes, Buhari is old, tired, slow, lacks vision for a 21st century Nigeria, YES, I agree with all that and we need someone younger and credible to bring along yes, i agree but all that you guys want to do is "HATE, divide along tribal and religious lines....

Propaganda is not necessarily lies. If only u went to Benue and saw happy faces allover the places and they told you that their is nothing like killings,only then you can call ipob or whatever liars. Everybody uses propaganda in one or the other to achieve one's interest. It is left for you to show with evidence that whatever those writing about these things are liars. #Even though I am an Ijaw boy from Bayelsa State,I supported Buhari in the elections of 2015; but i have come to find that he simply is not capable to lead us.

somehow:
I thought I was discussing with one of the educated ones, didn't know I was talking to one of those the president referred to.

Go and get educated, then create something.

Adios.

Sure,I am one of those jobless ones he referred to; I am not hurt by those words,anyway. I am hurt that my supposed leader could not sit me down at home(Nigeria) to discuss my issue so that we could iron it out,but chose to disgrace me in front of the whole world. That is no motivation,bro!

Organs:
You know why? Because, most stories of fulani killing this and that are not true. There are so many communal clashes here and there but blamed on fulani herdsmen. Its same as Biafra... lots of stories of Soldiers killing and slaughtering Biafra people here and there. Keep the lies coming, use Igberetv, Biafra Radio all, keep the propaganda coming, the World know you guys to be propagandist and full of lies that is why no one takes you serious. BTW, someone said they saw Nnamdi Kanu in Burkina Faso, i thought Ivory Coast or Cote D'ivoire is the getaway country... why una change am to Burkina faso and you did not tell us.... .....dia ris God oh.

So even TY Danjuma bought into those lies? hmm...I will not say that u r st*p*d so that those biased mods will not ban me. But if you don't stop to pretend to be st*p*d, then that is it! I am not to blame.

jrusky:
Mr I said stop using the word slave for the SW are you sick biko?
Look at the structure and political game on ground in Nigeria right now pls which tribe actually act like slave and behave like slaves pls ask yourself.

I have read everybody comment but your slavery comment pissed me off. Biko are you dumb to see Orji Kalu running pillar to post for a fulani man who never pretend his hatred towards igbo

Does your greasy brain tells you how embarrassing is it to be conditioning the igbo to meet certain criteria before they can smell Aso Rock is that how Yoruba and Gej was conditioned before becoming president? Igbo has no say in political landscape in Nigeria which they caused it themselves due to our hate genes and rebellious genes. Bro to say little it's only a slave that must beg or being given condition before he get what suppose to be his right.

Look at okorocha l, look at Onu, look at Nnamani gangs, look at Nigige etc licking apc a s s day and night begging for fulani favour. Anyone can protest I'm not move but in as much Kanu name is involve to hell with IPOB or IPOOH I hate him and will forever hate him. Pls biko call me Afonja I give no f u c k i n g damn. I support biafra that stand with senses, no hate and no intimidation but for IPOOH they can go to hell. If my words pains you go and die biko.

I am happy for evolution,it will help to mutate and eliminate this bad gene from you. I can't imagine your kids picking this trait.

somehow:
I am not talking about rebels or those trying to tear a country apart, so stay on the line sir.

My bad! Should have known it was a zombie! Can u guys just put a symbol to identify you guys,say,SomehowB,sarrkiB, rusherB,omenkaliveB e.t.c? It makes it a lot easier that way.

Abimbola29:
I am not going to judge you,I will leave that to nairaland fellows to do so,now take a look at my self I lost my both folks way back,but I refused to allow that to stop me,I did a lot of odd bombs (hope you know what I mean)just to see my self through secondary, and the university respectively. now a out of school no job even uniform work we no see,don't you think if I have the kind of opportunity our president had during his time,I won't make a great impact in the society??what about people who don't have the kind of strength and vision I have become a thug or better still armed Rubber.

These folks don't know how to manage the human resources. I,for one,is not motivated by hard times,especially avoidable ones created by humans because i easily become depressed by it. let me tell u something..I wouldn't have been this literate if not for my mum because i was the dullest in class(a public school). But,fortunately for me,my mum changed school for me and i started attending a small private school which was able to manage my case. I was a hard case to handle,really! After then i was able to read and write easily! If i had continued in that underfunded public school,i would have ended like most of my colleagues; but the new level playing ground brought out the best in me. And this is the reality in the country,most talents of Nigerians are lying fallow because of the bad system which buhari is upholding. All the prevalence of crime,drug abuse all that shit,are symptoms of a failed system and leadership!

somehow:
Yes, because the youth allowed this. go and check all the striving nations on earth, the youth made them so.

What can old men do without the support of young and vibrant youths? so if Nigeria is backward, check the youth, it's caused by docile youths.

Buhari is few years to his grace and have little or nothing to gain on earth again, he's saying things the way they are, if you like, don't stand up and have things changed for the best.

Was Nnandi kanu not a youth,who protested against the evil in the country? what did youths like you do? you antagonised him? Even you who is talking is no different by supporting Buhari's statement. Buhari is bereft of ideas to manage human beings to bring out the best in them. Simple.

somehow:
Its actually in harsh environments our creative ability is put to test, most of what we enjoy on earth now came in the era of nothing, and alot of innovations came from the era of wars. creativity hardly strive in comfort.

And how did your govt harnessed the creativity of the biafrans ingenuity in the war? A sensible govt could have asked questions on how biafrans did it? every now and then Nigerians are doing marvelous things that need support,but aren't. The Anthony Joshua's of our time is making great exploits as a result of the comfortable environment he grew up in. Victor Moses would have likely perished if he had stayed in Nigeria after his parents deaths - but a comfortable environment did it for him. You don't realise that out of every 10 successful persons that made it despite the harsh conditions of the country,90 perished as a result;which is not necessarily their fault. All we are asking for is the level playing ground,that the basic amenities required of any sane govt are provided for the people: that way we can identify those who are truly lazy. Abolish quota system so that we can identify the lazy people; restructure this country to regionalism so that we can identify the lazy regions; provide 24hrs light so that we can identify the lazy persons;fund and upgrade our educational institutions so that we can identify the lazy ones...