Romance › Re: Toast A Girl/boy In 10 Words. by johndavid1(m): 6:56pm On Nov 12, 2011 |
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Romance › Re: Who Says Women Dont Ever Pay On Dates? by johndavid1(m): 6:52pm On Nov 12, 2011 |
eghost247: can u show us tell us or explain to us how u reached this conclusion that men think its all about the money paid on a date, and why should u go through all this for a date?, why do u have to buy new clothes to go on a date.?people get married with jeans and sneakers so i find it ridiculous that u need to go through so much for a date na true na |
Sports › Re: Nigeria Vs Bostwana - Super Eagles Friendly - (0 - 0) On Sat 12th November 2011 by johndavid1(m): 6:43pm On Nov 12, 2011 |
akhis: After sacking Siasia, we can now all see that the problem never was Siasia. I have always said, the players bleeped Siasia up knowing well fully that Siasia can bleep them up if they don't perform or misbehaved. Siasia was winning matched except friendlies against Agentina and WaFU cup. dnt say wat you dnt knw siasia's sacking was under an agreement wit the Nigerian FA when he was been given the contract that he must qualify us for Nations cup and world cup otherwise he moves ahead.Ok! |
Sports › Re: Nigeria Vs Bostwana - Super Eagles Friendly - (0 - 0) On Sat 12th November 2011 by johndavid1(m): 5:35pm On Nov 12, 2011 |
The match make naija no Bleep up ooo |
Politics › Re: Why Is Jonathan Receiving More Insults Than Yar'adua And Obasanjo Combined Together? by johndavid1(m): 7:40pm On Nov 11, 2011 |
PointB: Correct Answer:
@Poster, search no further, Sanusi Lamido, CBN Governor has the answer:
My views on the Yoruba political leadership have been thoroughly articulated in some of my writings, prime among which was " Afenifere: Syllabus of Errors" published by This Day (The Sunday Newspaper) on Sept 27, 1998. There was also an earlier publication in the weekly Trust entitled " The Igbo, the Yoruba and History" (Aug. 21, 1998). In sum, the Yoruba political leadership, as mentioned by Balarabe Musa, has shown itself over the years to be incapable of rising above narrow tribal interests and reciprocating goodwill from other sections of the country by treating other groups with respect. Practically every crisis in Nigeria since independence has its roots in this attitude.
The Yoruba elite were the first, in 1962, to attempt a violent overthrow of an elected government in this country. In 1966, it was the violence in the West which provided an avenue for the putsch of 15th January. A[b]fter Chief Awolowo lost to Shagari in 1983 elections, it was the discontent and bad publicity in the South-West which led to the Buhari intervention.[/b] When Buhari jailed UPN governors like Ige and Onabanjo, the South-Western press castigated that good government and provided the right mood for IBB to take over power. As soon as IBB cleared UPN governors of charges against them in a politically motivated retrial, he became the darling of the South-West. When IBB annulled the primaries in which Adamu Ciroma and Shehu Yar Adua emerged as presidential candidates in the NRC and SDP, he was hailed by the South-West. When the same man annulled the June 12, 1993 elections in which Abiola was the front-runner, the South-West now became defenders of democracy. When it seemed Sani Abacha was sympathetic to Abiola, the South-West supported his take-over. He was in fact invited by a prominent NADECO member to take over in a published letter shortly before the event. Even though Abiola had won the elections in the North, the North was blamed for its annulment. When Abdulsalam Abubakar started his transition, the Yoruba political leadership through NADECO presented a memorandum on a Government of National Unity that showed complete disrespect for the intelligence and liberties of other Nigerians. Subsequently, they formed a tribal party which failed to meet minimum requirements for registration, but was registered all the same to avoid the violence that was bound to follow non-registration, given the area-boy mentality of South-West politicians. Having rejected an Obasanjo candidacy and challenged the election as a fraud in court, we now find a leading member of the AD in the government, a daughter of an Afenifere leader as Minister of State, and Awolowo´s daughter as Ambassador, all appointed by a man who won the election through fraud. Meanwhile, nothing has been negotiated for the children of Abiola, the focus of Yoruba political activity. In return for these favours, the AD solidly voted for Evan Enwerem as Senate President. This is a man who participated in the two-million- man March for Abacha´s self-succession. He also is reputed to have hosted a meeting of governors during IBB´s transition, demanding that June 12 elections should never be de-annulled and threatening that the East would go to war if this was done. When Ibrahim Salisu Buhari was accused of swearing to a false affidavit, the Yoruba political elite correctly took up the gauntlet for his resignation. When an AD governor, Bola Tinubu, swears to a false affidavit that he attended an Ivy League University which he did not attend, we hear excuses.
For so many years, the Yoruba have inundated this country with stories of being marginalised and of a civil service dominated by northerners through quota system. The Federal Character Commission has recently released a report which shows that the South-West accounts for 27.8% of civil servants in the range GL08 to GL14 and a full 29.5% of GL 15 and above. One zone out of six zones controls a full 30% of the civil service leaving the other five zones to share the remaining 70%. We find the same story in the economy, in academia, in parastatals. Yet in spite of being so dominant, the Yoruba complained and complained of marginalization. Of recent, in recognition of the trauma which hit the South-West after June 12, the rest of the country forced everyone out of the race to ensure that a South-Westerner emerged, often against the best advice of political activists. Instead of leading a path of reconciliation and strong appreciation, the Yoruba have embarked on short-sighted triumphalism, threatening other "nationalities" that they ( who after all lost the election) will protect Obasanjo ( who was forced on them). No less a person than Bola Ige has made such utterances. To further show that they were in charge, they led a cult into the Hausa area of Sagamu, murdered a Hausa woman and nothing happened. In the violence that followed, they killed several Hausa residents, with Yoruba leaders like Segun Osoba, reminding Nigerians of the need to respect the culture of their host communities. This would have continued were it not for the people of Kano who showed that they could also create their own Oro who would only be appeased through the shedding of innocent Yoruba blood. I say all this, to support Balarabe Musa´s statement, that the greatest problem to nation-building in Nigeria are the Yoruba Bourgeoisie. I say this also to underscore my point that until they change this attitude, no conference can solve the problems of Nigeria. We cannot move forward if the leadership of one of the largest ethnic groups continues to operate, not like statesmen, but like common area boys. iii.The Igbo Factor and the Reasonable Limits of Retribution. The Igbo people of Nigeria have made a mark in the history of this nation. They led the first successful military coup which eliminated the Military and Political leaders of other regions while letting off Igbo leaders. Nwafor Orizu, then Senate President, in consultation with President Azikiwe, subverted the constitution and handed over power to Aguiyi-Ironsi. Subsequent developments, including attempts at humiliating other peoples, led to the counter-coup and later the civil war. The Igbos themselves must acknowledge that they have a large part of the blame for shattering the unity of this country. Having said that, this nation must realise that Igbos have more than paid for their foolishness. They have been defeated in war, rendered paupers by monetary policy fiat, their properties declared abandoned and confiscated, kept out of strategic public sector appointments and deprived of public services. The rest of the country forced them to remain in Nigeria and has continued to deny them equity. The Northern Bourgeoisie and the Yoruba Bourgeoisie have conspired to keep the Igbo out of the scheme of things. In the recent transition when the Igbo solidly supported the PDP in the hope of an Ekwueme presidency, the North and South-West treated this as a Biafra agenda. Every rule set for the primaries, every gentleman´s agreement was set aside to ensure that Obasanjo, not Ekwueme emerged as the candidate. Things went as far as getting the Federal Government to hurriedly gazette a pardon. Now, with this government, the marginalistion of the Igbo is more complete than ever before. The Igbos have taken all these quietly because, they reason, they brought it upon themselves. But the nation is sitting on a time-bomb. After the First World War, the victors treated Germany with the same contempt Nigeria is treating Igbos. Two decades later, there was a Second World War, far costlier than the first. Germany was again defeated, but this time, they won a more honourable peace. Our present political leaders have no sense of History. There is a new Igbo man, who was not born in 1966 and neither knows nor cares about Nzeogwu and Ojukwu. There are Igbo men on the street who were never Biafrans. They were born Nigerians, are Nigerians, but suffer because of actions of earlier generations. They will soon decide that it is better to fight their own war, and may be find an honourable peace, than to remain in this contemptible state in perpetuity. The Northern Bourgeoisie and the Yoruba Bourgeoisie have exacted their pound of flesh from the Igbos. For one Sardauna, one Tafawa Balewa, one Akintola and one Okotie-Eboh, hundreds of thousands have died and suffered. If this issue is not addressed immediately, no conference will solve Nigeria´s problems. [size=18pt]By Sanusi Lamido Sanusi[/size] na waooooo |
Politics › Re: Ibb Is Sick and admitted by johndavid1(m): 7:39pm On Nov 11, 2011 |
logica: And to those who crave long life so much even if they are so useless (even to the point of wearing diapers and sh!tting on themselves):
Che Guevera - Died aged 39 Jesus - Died aged 33 Steve Jobs - Died aged 54
Yet we feel the impact of their lives to mankind and continue to remember them. Babangida will die over 70 years and will not be remembered in the next generation.  |
Crime › Re: Two Drug Peddlers Caught At Lagos Airport by johndavid1(m): 7:36pm On Nov 11, 2011 |
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Business › Re: Ignore Boko Haram And Invest In Nigeria - GEJ To Investors by johndavid1(m): 7:32pm On Nov 11, 2011 |
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Christianity Etc › Re: Woman Dies After 21 Days Dry Fasting by johndavid1(m): 7:23pm On Nov 11, 2011 |
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Business › Re: Best Banks In Nigeria For Domicilary Accounts by johndavid1(m): 8:25pm On Nov 09, 2011 |
GTB Noni |
Business › Re: How China Creates Jobs, A Lesson For Nigeria by johndavid1(m): 8:20pm On Nov 09, 2011 |
[quote author=.NET link=topic=799481.msg9516331#msg9516331 date=1320863826]God will NOT save nor deliver you from them. Instead, he expects you to use your head at the next elections and vote in the right candidates. I too was gullible and believed that the incumbent was capable. Now, I know better!
Can't wait for 2015.
.NET[/quote]na who u go vote na? |
Business › Re: Nigeria Airways Or Nigeria Airwaste! by johndavid1(m): 7:08pm On Nov 09, 2011 |
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Business › Re: Does Travelling Abroad Truly Guarantee A Better Future? by johndavid1(m): 7:00pm On Nov 09, 2011 |
newdeal: Is staying anywhere {home or abroad} a guarantee for a better future? You define your better future and create it with the means you have or can access, wherever you live! Gbaam! |
Celebrities › Re: Michael Jackson's Doctor Found Guilty Of Involuntary Manslaughter by johndavid1(m): 7:02pm On Nov 08, 2011 |
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Christianity Etc › Re: Zambian Pastor laments about Nigeria Gospel Junk exported all over Africa by johndavid1(m): 6:57pm On Nov 08, 2011 |
[quote author=na2day! link=topic=797880.msg9506587#msg9506587 date=1320769259]The blogger is simply jealous, maybe some Nigerian pastors have taken some members of his church!  You could see the venom against Nigerians in his words. A bloody racist![/quote]E fit be true ooo |
Health › Re: Help Me Please: My Mother Is Becoming Abnormal by johndavid1(m): 6:52pm On Nov 08, 2011 |
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Sports › Re: Joe Frazier Former Boxing Heavyweight Champion Passes On by johndavid1(m): 6:39pm On Nov 08, 2011 |
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Car Talk › Re: Ugandan Students Build An Electric Vehicle. Shame On Nigeria! by johndavid1(m): 7:02pm On Nov 06, 2011 |
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Career › Re: Should I Pick D Job Offer? by johndavid1(m): 6:46pm On Oct 28, 2011 |
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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Everton Vs Manchester United (0 - 1) On 29th October 2011 by johndavid1(m): 6:10pm On Oct 28, 2011 |
United all the way! |
Family › Re: Help! Mine Jobless 18 Years Old Brother Just Bought A Car Worth 5million Naira by johndavid1(m): 1:18pm On Oct 28, 2011 |
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Romance › Re: Do You Still Love Your Ex? by johndavid1(m): 1:11pm On Oct 28, 2011 |
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Romance › Re: Do You Still Love Your Ex? by johndavid1(m): 1:10pm On Oct 28, 2011 |
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Sports › Re: What Must Nigeria Do To Revive Super? Eagles. : Your Suggestions! by johndavid1(m): 6:21pm On Oct 26, 2011 |
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Politics › Re: The World's Infamous Dictators… And How They Met Their Violent Ends by johndavid1(m): 10:33am On Oct 22, 2011 |
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Culture › Re: Respect For Elders: Who Does It More/better? by johndavid1(m): 6:36pm On Oct 21, 2011 |
divine2043: Respect is relative. 'Respect' also means tolerating people who are different from you. Think bigger unless you want to stay rooted in your little world, learn to understand and work easily with people different from you - that is respect. Gbamm! |