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This Tonto Dikeh fellow has misplaced priorities... It has become apparent that she intends to do just anything to get the attention of the media.

Ben 10 is okay, my kids can watch it though i kind of prefer the cartoons of the old days...

Sincere 9gerian: There is a difference between opposing the President as a person and opposing any unfavourable policy or programme. If we voted the President in, then we should support him to succeed. If you vote a person in and withdraw your support or even oppose the person, it could be likened to a father who gave his son a bag of salt to carry to somewhere but at the same caused the rain to fall on that child. Meanwhile, that you support the president does not mean you cannot criticise or oppose any of his policies or programmes. But it is wrong and SENSELESS to oppose the president as a person.

Point firmly made.

taharqa2: GEJ TEAM abi? The list is increasing by d hour o, lol.... Its an honour to be on the list o @Sincere9jerian.... GEJ shld just continue pursuing some of d things he is currently doing regardless of d mindless distractions from a Bunch of Losers and Power Hunters, and improve on a few odas, and not only wud his support continue to increase amongst REAL Nigerians but he wud hv set his name firmly on Nations Eminent Honours Plate for all time...

Nicely said, he should continue with owing pensioners their gratuity and outstanding arrears right?.

billante: When I support GEJ! I do it because my ultimate selfless interest is for the country to get better.......for example when I read a news of GEJ saying he has done so and so,like a Road or water project,without verifying d claim, I immediately wish its true because I know if it is, u and I(citizens) will benefit whether u are pro gej or not I also do this for fashola or aregbesola etc .....this shows genuine good interest for the country

But selfish critics like eko ile demdem nd co will when they read a story like that, immediately wishes and pray its not true and goes ahead to make sure it is not.....it shows dat person is not criticizing GEJ because he wants d country to be better but because he hates the man and selfishly supporting those dat are seeking to get in power.

Actions speaks louder than words my good man.

I believe Mr President needs brain surgery plain and simple.

Nigeria, a country reputed to be the most populous country in black Africa, a country fondly called “the giant of Africa” by many of her citizens, a country abundantly blessed with not just natural resources but also with human resources, a country where many of her citizens have attained fame and international recognition due to their various contributions to the development of humanity.

With all these positive things one would expect that Nigeria should be among the develop countries in the world, on contrary Nigeria happen to be among the most economically backward and politically stagnant countries in the world. Many would attribute this abysmal nature to the years the country spent under colonial rule as to the fact that the colonialist never intended to develop the country but to blunder her wealth and use it to develop their own country. However since the country gain political independence in 1960, the country has experience different form political upheavals which has continuously threatened the unity of the country.

Should one take a critical look into the facet of the country, one would discover that the problems the country is currently facing did not just start as a result of the imperialistic tendencies of the colonial masters, neither did it start with the administration of Olusegun Obasanjo or Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, it started with the very people the who were active in the politics of the first republic. They were the ones who sowed the very spirit of disunity and lack of trust in the hearts of Nigerians.

I’ve however taken time to examine and identify the various things which have continue to cause unprecedented hardship on the lives of Nigerians. These things I call ‘the seven plague of Nigeria’.

NEPOTISM: This is a thing that is spreading like wild fire in Nigeria, it is mostly done by people not only in the federal and state civil service but also by the political elites within the society. However this trend has also spread to the common man as they always tend to give obvious favoritism to their kinsmen or friends. Often one will always hear the popular saying “there are no jobs in the country”, but you’ll often notice that most people who secure federal government jobs happen to be close friends or relatives to members of the ruling class while those who don’t know or have people among the ruling class continue to roam the street and look for jobs even though they happen to be more qualified for the jobs.

RELIGIOUS EXTREMISM: Karl Marx once opined that “religion is the opiate of the masses” in that it provides them with false satisfaction and promises that should they behave in a particular way, they will be rewarded in this life and the afterlife. However, I opine that religion truly is the opium of the people because it not only gives people false hope and promises it also promotes violent and atavistic tendencies in believers. A good look at Nigeria will surmise this point, How else can one come to the conclusion that the very same religion which many say preaches peace is responsible for a reasonable amount of death in the country. Many times there’s been many reports of violent clashes between Christians and Moslems in the northern part of the country which have even threatened the unity of the country. The devastation these clashes have caused in Nigeria is unparallel because lives and properties worth millions of naira have been lost, thereby causing many negative effect in the country.

UNEMPLOYMENT: The World Bank recently released a report that unemployment in Nigeria currently stand at about 56%. Some will refute this claim and say it stands at about 60-70% because of the amount of graduates the NYSC churn out of its system every three month and these graduates, numbering thousands will add to the number of unemployed who passed out from the scheme years ago and who are currently not gainfully employed. To make matters worse many mean Nigerians who are looking for easy way of making money have decided to add to the misery of many unemployed graduates who are looking for jobs. They come under the guise of employment agencies and tell people to part with a little sum of money for them to given jobs, the terrible thing is that many Nigerians have fallen victim to this.

The legit employment agencies are also guilty of a particular form of theft, they tell applicants that should they provide jobs for them, they (the applicants) will part with 50% of their monthly salary and the 50% belong to the employment agency for as long as the applicant keep the job. Many employment agencies come out with different schemes to milk the unemployed, but the most appalling is that mentioned above.

The Federal Government has continuously said that the private sector is key to solving the current unemployment scourge in the country, this view is particularly shared by many Nigerians, however what they seem to not understand is that majority of the jobs provided by the private sector don’t pay well, some graduates even earn as low as N15,000 monthly and they also have an annoying penchant of not paying salaries as at when due, some of them even owe for as long as three months. The truth is how can one say he or she is gainfully employed when he or she is not being paid.

KIDNAPPING: Since Nigeria gain her flag independence from Britain, kidnapping was something one hears and see in the movies, Ever since she returned to civil rule, kidnapping has since proved to be a source of income for many unscrupulous Nigerians. It was a thing that was highly practiced by the Niger Delta militants who used it as a guise to collect money (ransom) from multinational oil firm by means of kidnapping their workers. However, since the administration of Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, kidnapping has since metamorphose into something of a very lucrative business, where anyone who wields a gun and have the semblance of brains can easily kidnap anybody and ask for ransom. The Nigerian Police reports that from 2008-2010 at least 887 cases of kidnapping was reported, reports of the kidnapping of the mother of the minister of finance and so many others goes along way to show that this plague is here to stay thus earning Nigeria number 6 position in the world’s ranking.

CORRUPTION: When you observe critically and analytically the problem of corruption in Nigeria, you notice that it is not something that started since Nigeria returned to civil rule, but something that has been present since the first republic. Corruption was entrenched in the Nigerian political fabrics by the politicians of the first republic. It is often said that it was the high level of corruption during that period that made late Major Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu and some other majors in the Nigerian Army to orchestrate and carry out the Jan 1966 coup d’état This can be affirmed from his broadcast after he took control of the northern part of the country when he said “our enemies are the political profiteers, the swindlers, the men in high places that seek bribes and demand 10 percent, those that seek to keep the country divided permanently so that they can remain in office as ministers or VIP’s, the tribalist, the nepotist, those that make the country look big for nothing before the international circles, those that have corrupted our society and put the Nigerian political system back by their words and deeds”. Recently even the common man in the street will affirm that corruption in Nigeria has taken a new toll, the ranking of Nigeria among the most corrupt countries in the world is testament to this. Although the Jonathan administration have continually been telling Nigerians and the world that his administration is winning the fight against this plague, little or nothing is witnessed in country as the same thing late Major Nzeogwu spoke about seem to have taken a new dimension. A notable example is the way criminals are being pardoned and given minute sentences when convicted, contracts awarded for construction and rehabilitation of roads are squandered, salaries are being owed workers, pensions and gratuity are looted while the pensioners continue to live in squalor. The case of NIPOST pensioners is a perfect example.

TERRORISM: Just like kidnapping, a thing that Nigerians only see in movies and the news, and which they usually associated as things that only happen in the west and middle east has become a thorn in the flesh of many Nigerians, especially those living in the northern part of the country particularly the north eastern part. Since Boko Haram and Ansaru launched their unprecedented attacks on not just the Nigerian security forces, but also on Nigerians, particularly the Christians living in the north, and some traditional rulers there, terrorism has become a house hold name. The attacks by Boko Haram have caused untold hardship and misery on the lives of people living In the northern part of the country, and also on the Nigerian polity as well usually resulting in economic and social backwardness and insecurity in the region. This is evident when Nigeria was ranked as the 14 least peaceful country in the world. This ranking is testament to the fact that terrorism, just like kidnapping, corruption, nepotism and other plague is fast becoming a norm in the country as all attempt to stop Boko Haram and Ansaru has so far not yielded any positive results.

POVERTY: Of course poverty is a thing not only common to Nigeria, ever since the fall of man, poverty is something that has been in existence right from the origin of man. However, one can not say the high amount of poverty in Nigeria is spiraling out of control and calls for immediate concern and tacit action. Nigeria has one of the worlds highest economic growth rate (averaging 7.4% over the last decade) Nigeria’s economy according to some scholars is very well developed, and she also has abundant human and natural resources, but despite this the country’s poverty rate is rapidly increasing with 36% of Nigerians living below the one dollar a day margin.


According to the National Bureau of Statistics about 61% of Nigerians live on less than a dollar a day and they are mainly from the rural areas. What I personally find astonishing with all these facts is that can one really live on a dollar a day in this country, A dollar is about N155, if they say one live on this a day is a wonder because N155 can not guarantee an individual three square meal a day, judging by the high cost of living and the harsh economic conditions in the country, so the question is if an individual can not live on a dollar a day, how will a family live on this and invariably afford three square meal and all that is associated with family life?. Small wonder poverty, strife, all manner of social vices and many negative behavior seem to have become almost a norm in Nigeria, where the average Nigerian will do almost anything just to earn a living even if it involves selling their soul.

Conclusively, should one think about all these plague and the negative effect it has on not just the Nigerian state, but on the minds of the Nigerian masses, one will therefore come to conclude that the many degree of economic, political and moral decay is as a result of these plagues. Who are the cause? Let us shift our attention to the Federal and State civil service because they have the mantle of running the affairs of the country, You just can not help but notice the abysmal, recalcitrant and lackadaisical way civil servants behave. A trip to any ministry whether Federal or State will cause you to shed tears, you’ll virtually find no one available to attend to you, and should you find someone, they attend to you in a rude manner as if you are the cause of their sorrows (if they have any). Should you ask the reason why they have such negative attitude towards their job, they tell you there’s absolutely no work to do and sometimes they tell you “government job is not their fathers job”.

For this country to move forward and become a force to recon with in the international community, we all need to put aside our petty difference and come together and realize that with the current way things are going now, Nigeria will soon become a failed State and the people who will reap the benefits of this failed state will be nobody but our kids

For decades now the specter of hopelessness has continued to hunt and taunt the African continent. Even though the continent boast of vast amount of natural resources (not to mention human resources), these riches are yet to translate any meaningful development of the continent. In fact African now holds the derogatory position of “underdeveloped” in the world’s ranking.

In many African countries, poverty is deeply entrenched and many Africans now live under the shadows of despair and deprivation, many Africans have become the “wretched of the Earth”. African got to this point as a result of a number of unfortunate events, and the consequences has since maintained a strong hold on the continent ‘til date. If this result is to be broken, Africans must take initiative and evolve an African way out. Unfortunately, however, this has not been the case. It is against this backdrop that I have attempted here to propose a road map for an African development.
Africa is no doubt one of the most underdeveloped continent of the world today; this truth cannot be disputed as the facts speak for themselves today. For instance, to understand the hopelessness of the situation one only needs to take a glimpse at the statistical indices of death rate (that is infant mortality and maternal mortality rate) life expectancy, number of patience per doctor, calorie intake, poverty level, the list goes on.

The paradox however is that Africa is arguable the richest continent on the globe. So the question here is: how did things go bad? To answer this question many Africans have blamed Africa’s dilemma on the unfortunate past of slavery, and colonialism after it; and many Africans still blame the situation on neocolonialism which seeks to maintain the same objective of colonialism whilst giving a false sense of independence. All of these have in fact greatly affected the development of the continent. However, I ask, for how long do we intend to continue shifting blames? How do we explain problems like corruption, ethnicity, religious extremism, favoritism and nepotism, bribery, tyranny and dictatorship? These are problems that burn like wild fire across the continent. How do we justify it all?

Do not get me wrong here, I am not trying to make the fact that the forces of slavery, and colonialism and even neo-colonialism put together, have dealt the continent a strong blow, and can in fact (and in part) be blamed for Africa’s underdeveloped state: what should be made obvious here is that Africa’s too have continued to play a role in the underdevelopment process (and should share a part in the blame) no wonder Africa has yet to recover.

Having stated the problems, the question now is what is the way out? How can Africa chart a course towards development? Again this has elicited lots of responses from scholars. Whilst some are of the opinion that Africa will only develop by adopting the ways of the west (modernization) hook, line, and sinker, others have argued that Africans would only develop if, and when it breaks free from the dependence on the west, thereby charting a her own course to development (dependency).

I totally agree with the first and subscribe to the latter, what bothers me is that more often than not, this perspective has only been useful ‘til date, Africa has been (and still is) victimized by foreign exploitation. Africa is seen only as a source of resources and market (for western and European products) and not as a land bustling with people with ideology and potentials. And more recently is seen as a continent of beggars because of the way Africa leaders have squandered the resources of the continent, thereby going to seek for foreign aid from the west. Agents of the global capitalist market, like the World Bank and the IMF, Paris Club etc still wields enormous influences over the African economies and they manipulate it to suit their selfish interest, which is to maintain western and European dominance over Africa. Africa remains subjugated to the west today, though the strategies of subjugation are not as brute as before, but have grown ever subtle, sadly enough many African leaders have played active roles to sustain this subjugation in exchange for western endorsement of their leadership, thereby ensuring their continuous access to the spoils of office (which in most cases happens to be their motivation for leadership).

Africa’s relationship with the west has only resulted in envelopment and not development, and if the cradle of man must be restore back to her pride of place, and again become relevant in the scheme of things, if Africa must step out of the shadows of underdevelopment into the light of development, if she must be looked upon with respect rather than with pity, Africa and Africans must radically break away from overdependence on western ideology and begin to look inward: this must be done with a view to deriving inspiration from our rich heritage to tackle our problems. We must look to proffer African solutions to African problems. In fact, we must be afro centric in our outlook not only in theory but also in practice. We must unseat the oppressive relationship with the west, as it were, and in its place advance one that is mutually beneficial, one negotiated on equal terms.

In conclusion, Africans must come to the realization that power lies with the ruled and not the ruler, and with this realization foster accountability, transparency, and justice in governance, we must unite in the fight against tyranny, corruption and oppression, against ethnicity and negative vices that continues to chip away at the fabrics of our great continent. Africans must abhor mediocrity and break the chains of inferiority; we must visit our past and learn from our fore bearers about the future they envisioned, the solution to African problems must and should be proffered by Africans; need I add that Africa has all it takes to achieve this feat. Africa would only develop if Africans initiate, own and sustain the developmental process. We must shatter oppressive strongholds and ignite progressive footholds, therein lays the road map for the development of Africa.

Source:http://ehiaguinaehbodaghe..com/2013/06/towards-new-level-of-development-afro.html

Its high time we Nigerians give our President an award for being for being so good with this word 'rhetoric'.

ikenga67: Hi,
I have been on this forum for about a month now, and I want to first congratulate you guys for what you have achieved so far. The traffic on the Forum is terrific, the information one can get are sometimes priceless.
I have a few suggestions on the politics section though. I understand the concept you guys are operating on which is to give everyone a platform to air their opinion on topical issues of the day. However, I am sure you guys must agree with me, that on an annonymous platform, such privilege easily gets abused.
The Politics section is very lively going by the number of threads posted everyday and the posts on those threads. However, that quantitative achievement, in my view, has come at a huge qualitative cost. I am sure the mods are already very aware of this fact.
I would sugggest that the mods pick the topics for discussion from the news of the day or approve any new threads before they are posted to ensure that they are not frivolous or just duplicative of other threads still extanct. I understand the need to avoid appearing censorous of people's viewpoints, but that has to be weighed against an even greater need to maintain the integrity and quality of the forum which you guys have done so much to build up.
I also will recommed for the political section some kind of "Experts Corner" which would consist of real people with their names, and some bio-data and their pictures, posting comments on issues of the week which would be selected by the moderators. Such an expert corner would serve to provide well-thought out viewpoints devoid of the abuses inherent in anonymity for the thousands that come to the website seeking to be better informed. The mods can even go beyond the usual frequenters to the forum to seek out informed Nigerians from different background to popluate the corner. Politico used to have something like that,I forgot the name they called it.

Excellent suggestion. I've had this in mind for a long time now, in fact i actually stopped posting threads because of they way some nairalanders resort to insults when a topic is being debated, all because of this whole annonymous thingy.
Let me say welcome to Nairaland Ikenga67.

Nigerians have been deceiving themselves that yes they can indeed trust, in a Nation where lies, deceit and treachery reigns any one who trust have always find themselves to blame.

The truth is what we all should tell ourselves...

Funny how this girl Tonto Dikeh seem to make front page on nairaland every time she farts!.

Isn't it time we hold the Government accountable for the amount of lives lost on a daily basis in this country. We should even ask the function of northern organizations such as the northern elders forum and the arewa consultative forum, what are these organizations doing? if they can't caution their kinsmen who then will?

If a state of emergency is declared now we see all amount of criticisms spewing out from the mouth of these organizations.

R.I.P To the dead.

You guys should stop all these bickering, Achebe and Soyinka are great men recognized by the international community. tell me which northerner has the same recognition and respect like the one Achebe and Soyinka has? we have one enemy, that's all those who support terrorism and conservative backwardness.

Funny with all her money, wealth and fame she wants to commit suicide. How many impoverish Nigerians who scrape the earth to find a living contemplate suicide? they seem to be loving life every minute of the day despite these harsh conditions! Life it seems its not without a sense of Irony.

I'll say it's about high time.

james1: joseph1832 wrote:GEJ and his administration are ten and tempest with that of OBJ! He should have asked OBJ about the billions of naira he allocated on power!

This is what people have been clamouring about, 'accountability'. I see that GEJ is trying at all cost to ensure his pdp ticket to contest for 2015 elections by not stepping on the 'powers that be'.

As regard the billions spent by OBJ on power;do understand that power projects are not purchased off the shelf,it can take years to even materialise in the sense that:after the contractor has won in a bid or selected,they must do feasibility studies to find out the most suitable place for the power project.
After that has been settled;the site will be prepared,equipments will then be moved to site before commencement of work proper.
The above scenerio can play out in months or over a year depending on the scale of the project so before we shout too much off the rooftops;we should put those into consideration and understand that some of the power projects coming on or under construction now maybe from the OBJ era.
the GEJ administration is working toward delivering the dividends of democracy to the man on the street.

Please can you listen to yourself "after the contractor has won in a bid or selected,they must do feasibility studies to find out the most suitable place for the power project". if after 8 years OBJ can not deliver on power, what makes you think that GEJ or the next president will deliver after 16 years?.

Its all what we've been shouting again and again, the rhetorics involved in Nigerian government is just too much.

GEJ and his administration are ten and tempest with that of OBJ! He should have asked OBJ about the billions of naira he allocated on power!

This is what people have been clamouring about, 'accountability'. I see that GEJ is trying at all cost to ensure his pdp ticket to contest for 2015 elections by not stepping on the 'powers that be'.

I can bet you guys a 1000 naira that most of these beggers are from the core northern states. They should go back to their states and beg, who know if they're boko haram members in disguise...

It finally took Oritsejafor all this time to reply those uncircumcized muslims in the north who are clamouring for this amnesty bullshit!

I hope GEJ would scrap the Godforsaken amnesty committee.

rman: A lot of posters still go ahead to write ingonrantly even after a few posters interpreted the judgement.

Even if we can't read the artcle, a simple scroll through the first page alone should make others understand the issues.

It is not looking good for us as nation. These ignorant posters are the ones that make up the majority in Nigeria.

No wonder, everything has been turned upside down.

Politics, Eduacation, Religion, name it and you will find out Nigeria's case is the abnormal.

There is nothing political, religious, or ethnic about this case but MAJORITY still interpreted it ignorantly.

I assume nairaland is full of young people. If these are the ones we are eagerly anticipating to make positive and well informed decisions for effective change, WE SHOULD FORGET IT.

You speak of change, how can there be true change when the justice system only favours the political elite?. The man is a rogue no doubt so tell me how is he different from the political and financial rogue that have bedeviled this country!.

Gbawe: Why do you people keep repeating this 45 years fallacy? When they joke thatb black people hate reading you will all be mad and blustering sanctimoniously yet you are all proving it here. Every single article about this event also states that the convicted man will only serve 10 years in prison as the 45 years jail term is an accumulation of the various sentences that will run concurrently. Obvious most only read the title and work themselves into a self-righteous frenzy yet I wonder how so many people can be so united by hideous intellectually laziness? It is a terrible prospect to consider in respect to the manpower that will 'develop' Nigeria. Obvious Nigerians love to wallow in ignorance that leads them to never seeing the complete picture. Probably why we have a crap nation. After all Nigerians are Nigeria.

How many count charge was levelled against Maina, ceciclia Ibru, Erastus Akingbola, Gbenga Daniel, Demeji Bankole and co!?.

Even the ten years he's going to spend is a complete aberration to the justice system we have else where in the world compared to the gravity of crimes those I mentioned above committed!.

It's gross cheaating plain and simple!.

One thing I find annoying is that some dimwits here in Nigeria will open their vocal caivity and say "Nigeria is a democratic state". How can there be a democracy when only the poor face justice when they commit an offence, and they rich go scud free or they make sure they frustrate the judicial process!.

May the souls of the daparted R.I.P. With all these killings happening on a daily basis I wonder why CAN hasn't moved into action?. Am still wondering why we are still "one nigeria"?.

jp philips: incase there was poor network reception in ur brain, he is infering dat the pension scammer and their subsidy cohorts are civil servants which automatically qualifies them as labor members.

Is the President himself not a civil servant?! Infact he is the number one civil servant!

[quote author=For_Now]Are you sure you live in Nigeria? Even the child unborn knows the meaning of corruption because that is what his/her parents feed him/her on. No exageration here, even you yourself have a price. So trust ALL Nigerians are corrupt either directly or aiding and abating it.[/quote]What a fallacy! I can't imagine that an adult can reason like this! So tell me, all those people who we see from time to time on the news who return money that doesn't belong to them are corrupt right? Please don't generalize!

If you are corrupt that doesn't mean the next man is corrupt, learn to speak for yourself.

R.I.P my good man. You died far too young, we love you but God loves you more...

jaybee: [size=14pt]the seventy something year old man is still there (lingering around) because he believes he can offer what the younger ones don't have ( or can not offer)[/size]

Recall thet IBB had said in an in terview that

"we have seen signs that they are not capable of leading this country and so we feel we should help them. May be they are not given the proper education that is why. I have spent 17 years since I left office. Haba! The younger generation is supposed to be in charge by now.
But a country like Nigeria cannot be ruled by people without experience. People like the Obama that you are speaking about have the experience. He started from the state House of Assembly to the House of Representatives and to the Senate. If our youths are like this, we will say they have the requisite experience. But we have not reached that level".

http://www.m-reporter.com/m-reporter-news/babangidas-bbc-radio-interview/


[size=14pt]The performance of GEJ is just confirming IBB's position on the younger politicians.[/size]

[size=14pt]it is not age thing, its about having power and knowing how to use it to the betterment of the country.[/size]

I can't believe your using what IBB said as an anchor in your arguement. Perhaps your so called IBB can tell us how did country became so engulf in corruption?.

Believe me the younger generations do have what it takes, Fashola has proven himself to be among those who have so far put the likes of GEJ to shame.

Weshould be more concern about a leader who has vision for Nigeria not one who wants to win at all cost. This same Buhari said after 2011 he's donme with politics, so tell me what is he looking for now?..

A man who can't keep to his words is dishonest and can't be trusted to pilot the affairs of this country!

TechyGuy: What are you talking about? Who is FG? I once worked in the ministry so forget it. The so called FG are still the common man, the labour force.
I know a man who retired from a ministry when he was told to sign a false document by his boss. How many Nigerians will do same? The same boss will carry newspaper everyday and insult the president and other politicians! Who are we deceiving!

"The so called FG is the common man and the labour force" what a load of crap!!!. The incident of the man you mentioned is one I can believe, there are Nigerians out there who are not corrupt and who certainly don't have a price.

I've often said that our country is streaming with hypocrites, people who criticize people for doing the same thing they do.

Non the less not all Nigerians are corrupt!

Billyonaire: What do you understand by the word 'DEMOCRACY' and "SEPARATION OF POWERS" ? No wonder they call you people, Ignorant Masses!

So according to you Nigeria is a democratic state and it operates true separation of power? Now I see why they really say "ignorance is bliss"