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chrisooblog:
Correction noted. I probably mistook it for the warship NNS Kada.

https://www.channelstv.com/2022/04/02/nigeria-acquires-new-war-ship-nns-kada-to-boost-maritime-security/

That said the point I was making is that new acquisitions for the Navy have helped reduce piracy incidents to zero in H1 2022.

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/544222-nigeria-records-drop-in-sea-robberies-piracy-attacks-report.html

davefurn:
, Lol, Read the quote you replied before looking at your present reply , and let me see your wiki source too

chrisooblog:
Bro PMB failed in the areas you rightly highlighted but as per infrastructure you have to give him his dues even if grudgingly.

3 railway line finished and running except for the Abuja-Kaduna line due to the kidnapped hostages. other railway lines currently being built.

3 Completed airport terminals (Abuja, Lagos and PH) 2 almost finished (Kano and Enugu).

Highways and bridges finished or almost completed (2nd Niger bridge, Ikom bridge linking Cameroon, Lagos-Ibadan express way, Oyo-Ogbomoso, Oworoshoki-Apapa etc).

PPP partnership that's set to deliver a new port in Lekki.

Gas AKK pipeline.

Siemens ongoing electricity project plus new Zungeru power stations.

Not forgetting numerous important legislation like Electoral act, Petroleum Industry act, CAMA, Startup bill.

Even in security where he has been found wanting it's not for lack of weapons. New tanks and APC's for military. New more effective fighter aircraft for NAF, Navy has also gotten new frigates and cruisers which has helped reduce incidents of piracy attacks to zero in H1 2022. Boko Haram though still a threat have been reduced greatly but more still needs to be done.


Unfortunately his mishandling of the economy and lack of tact managing the diverse tribes of the country will tarnish his legacy.

His nonchalance at best or tacit support of fulani militia at worst has been a stand out failure for me.

davefurn:
If it's from that angle, then he is absolutely correct then

Lurker4Long:
I would argue that modern COIN doctrine has been a process of refinement from the French experience with the Algerian War of Independence.
The Brits learned from that and adapted it successfully with the Malayan Emergency.
SA studied both and adapted to suit local conditions. And some of what we added, like highly mobile mine-protected vehicles, has been taken up by others.

So yes, serious militaries learn from others' experiences and adapt it accordingly. But I wouldn't go so far as to say we invented.

davefurn:
from our famous wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_doctrine




Russia or USSR then had their unique doctrine that was entirely different from the norms, and they produced weapons to suit their doctrine and it worked for them very well. I'm citing wiki as a common source here and I never said your doctrine was bad, neither did I say South Africa didn't create an independent doctrine. All nations have theirs but the soviets' doctrine is vastly different from common norms, so don't use your perspective to judge them because you guys won a bush war fostered by one of its allies. It may not work for you or look archaic to you and nothing worth mentioning but that's them, how many tanks were lost by soviets in Afghanistan or similar weapon losses; at the Soviet way of fighting brings about lots of losses in personnels and equipment but at the end they mostly achieve their goals.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_doctrine#Russia_and_the_Soviet_Union

davefurn:
What it drives at the end is thesame doctrine thingy e.g adopt western heavier tank model as the frontline, using of apcs and apv, changing their airforce model of fighting.... All this are impossible, unless you're trying to change them to be someone that they are not. You that are claiming the doctrine working or not, has your doctrine made you super-power and stand toe to toe with the creators of your doctrine before. You are just basically copying someone else own because you have no choice due to you being majorly a consumer and not a producer. Why didn't the so-called doctrine save Europe from being conquered in almost 2 year, lasting days,weeks or even months but the one looked down on and shamed then due to their low quality weapons turned the tides of the war with American land lease weapons. Doctrine is just another BS

davefurn:
Doctrine, lol not everyone can follow your doctrine or the doctrine you feel is correct.... What I will say is to improve on their doctrine, you mustn't necessarily follow other perseceptive

NTSA:
With the ongoing Army Games in Russia it's evident that battlefield performance is dependent on the quality of training and not the equipment ....I think our Vickers MBT crew would have some of those T72 tank crews for breakfast

Shma2022:
Heheee... You're just fomulating your own debate.

Visitors and cargo are entirely two different things.

NTSA:
Kenya punches well above it's weight.

kabe1:
But......but Jilingy said he could drive out of the mud?

kabe1:
But......but Jilingy said he could drive out of the mud?

Lurker4Long:
A better pic.

kabe1:
no experience in Congo and Military trucks then, that settles that.

kabe1:
You know this from your many years of driving military trucks in Congo?

kabe1:
Stuck in the mud.

rvp2018:
So I was wrong. Look like ANC is going down faster than I imagine.

theenchanter:
u're a troublesome man.

rvp2018:
Classic prevarication. As long as there are human involved - they will be attempt to rig or game the system.

rvp2018:
So there are no court petition filled alleging rigging?

rvp2018:
Of course - the idea being if it's rigged or a tyranny - lot more people will be incensed and will come out with guns and overpower gov.
Trump failed because majority didnt feel - that election had been rigged enough to warrant a response.
That is normally the difference btw a democracy and a dictatorship
In Kenya rigging happen every election - and so does it South Africa - but if it brazen - I expect Citizen to RISE UP and FIGHT.
If number of people incensed as such that they overpower gov (like in my scenario) then gov is overthrows in a revolution
Like happens in many countries..for example in middle east...where gun ownership is high...during spring revolution...citizen shoot and overthrow govs.

chrisooblog:
Bruuu how can you have democratic elections when people are excluded?

rvp2018:
Dont just argue for it's sake.
US's 2nd amendment given citizen rights to rebel and fight an illegitimate gov.
"The importance of the second amendment is the ability to rebel against a tyrannical government. It also gives citizens the right to protect themselves, without restrictions from the government. The Second Amendment also allows us to protect ourselves from foreign and domestic attacks, if the government won't."

rvp2022:
To get to leadership in a country like kenya you need to be corrupt (commercialized politics - in some countries it violence) and sometimes even murder people.
Mandela was trying Mahtma Gadhia non-violence but you meet with violence - and eventually he had to kill many of you people.
You locked him up - saying he was violent terrorist.
Great presidents like Kagame or old Museveni or Meles Zenawi killed people.
Ruto without money wont have a chance in kenya corrupt politics - and sometimes you murder a few people who want to murder you because it's high stake games here.

Now you cannot say because Meles Zenawi was corrupt or killed many he wasnt a great president.
Pinochet was corrupt but he made chile the only developed country - apart from Argentina.
Indonesia Suharto did the same.
China is dictatorship but they are going to first world.
Ghana military rule Rawling killed people but fixed Ghana.
Thomas Sankara killed people but fixed Burkina Faso.

Ruto will transform Kenya because he is brilliant, he is passionate, he is hardworking and he is effective leader.
He get stuff DONE.

Now you can moralize all day in a church but as leader - corruption/killing people - is part of TOR. That is why they are commanders in chiefs.

rvp2018:
That still make it even best model. Civil war should occur if anyone commit coup on the people. That is why American have the right to hold fire-arms. American call it 2nd ammendent. Americans have the right to defend themselves from gov militia or fight it if there is legitimate cause - that is why some Trumpster stormed DC with guns. Our people it's 1st ammendment - you rig us - we kill you.
Why is kenya a model - unlike South Africa - that got democracy in 1994 - kenya has held election since 1963.
Kenya became 1st country in Africa to have sitting president election annualled.
Kenya is functioning democracy - that is envy of many in Africa.

rvp2018:
We knew the winner within 24hrs. IEBC have 7 days to declare the result. Kenya is model democracy in Africa - and you're living in one party dictatorship where election are rigged without shame. Your opposition leader is in exile in Belgium.

Bloodofthelambo:
my brother, this your post is stale and very boring.
It's no longer funny abeg.

obaaderemi:
You should have known this with the Kenyatta political machinery behind Raila coupled with the fact that the Odinga family itself is prominent in Kenyan political space. But I still find it hard to believe that Kenyans would pick an old tired grandpa over a young thoroughbred who understands modern times. But then they say Ruto is very corrupt. He should have toned it down a bit.