₦airaland Forum

naptu2:
I've told you that Nigerians always make strange comments when their leaders travel and this time is no exception. I have addressed most of the strange comments, but this time I'm going to address something that I have rarely written about.

Delegations

I noticed the composition of the US president's entourage when he travelled in the 1980s. There were usually businessmen in his delegations and they usually struck deals with their hosts. I wondered why Nigerian presidents didn't do the same thing.

President Ibrahim Babangida made me happy in the early 1990s. He travelled somewhere and took people like Chiefs Gabriel Igbinedion and Sonny Odogwu with him. I was happy.

You see, the private sector is the engine of the economy and it is the private sector that grows the economy, not the government. I wanted Nigerian businessmen and companies to go out and conquer the world.

Let's jump forward a few decades to another time that I was happy. President Goodluck Jonathan travelled to Kenya sometime around 2014 and his visit shook Africa. There were reports that Africa's richest men had descended on Nairobi, some reports were about the number of private jets that flew to Nairobi and the Kenyan finance minister also spoke about it.

And over time I realised that it's not just the private sector, but the president also needs to go with heads of ministries, departments and agencies and also with state governors. We have seen the impact of such trips in recent years.

Trips to China by President Muhammadu Buhari gave us the Lagos-Ibadan Rail Line, the Railway University, the completion of the Warri-Itakpe Line, etc. He took the minister of transport with him.

Trips to the the Middle East (especially the UAE) by President Tinubu led to construction of free estates for victims of Boko Haram attacks and to programmes to render assistance to the victims.

So President Tinubu has travelled to the UK and in his delegation are state governors, ministers, business executives, etc.

Already funny Nigerians are saying that these people only went to the UK to "greet" President Tinubu. They don't know what they are talking about. There are very many events that are happening on the sidelines of the visit and they require the presence of these people (people are talking about Sanwo-Olu and General Musa, but a lot of these investments will be done in Lagos and of course Nigeria is in talks with the UK about training and equipment for our troops).

I would have created a mega thread about these events if I could still post as many pictures as I wanted.

LagosOrigin:
Joshua should be arrested for being so stingy to himself .

This is a boxer worth over a $100 million but stingy to rent a helicopter 🚁 that will fly him to wherever it is that he went to .

AqualinaXYZ:
How can a mother hand over her new born to Remi Tinubu on first day of the year




After now una go begin carry pikin waka from pastor to pastor for deliverance



Most of these ill lucks get consequences

Eriokanmi:
Does Obi look fake to you?

He's the only genuine politician among them

Jagermeister:
She no get job but she can smoke weed

N3TRAL:
He's most likely not 101 years old.

Not up to 10 people in Nigeria are over 100 years old if there's any.

NoIgboSoundTueh:
According to the Bible Homosexuality is not a sin.
Israel is the most gayest country in earth yet Yashua still bless them and chose them over all goyim
Why is RCCG suspending pastors over mere homosexuality?

Lumarstone:
Congratulations to Him.

I won't be surprise if by tomorrow he is appointed as the Minister of State for Budget and Economic Planning.

This is a country where everything is possible.

princeade86:
Only God knows how many coaches go quit this super chicken with the way these guys dey play. Like Nigeria, like England. No be by players name. Any country that has many players in their national team, playing in premier league, can never win anything. Example is Brazil. Since they now using premier league players much in their squared, things has been hard for them big time. Just have them like two or four in ur entire squared, is ok. Brazil president should ban them not to play in premier league again.

Bentvd35:
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crossfm:
Hehehe.

A very useless man. He allowed himself to be used.

If not that Nigeria is a funny country,why is Buhari and his gang of looters still walking free?.

Meanwhile someone should pls help me to ask EFCC chairman, where Yahaya Bello da?.

The man swore on a national television,that if he don't arrest Bello,he will quit his job. It been ages now,and no show.

We have a lot of men devoid of integrity in power. A man that swallows his vomit should never be trusted to head an important organization such as EFCC.

Chommy123:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SN5-2Jruq2A?si=PowL3E0aKKAM0JWn

Jughead29:
Nice one.... It's only in Nigeria that problem will keep pilling up.

In US under the Law, you cant invite people for interview without giving them the Job.

BeeBeeOoh:
https://tribuneonlineng.com/why-i-intervened-in-national-minimum-wage-negotiations-tinubu/