₦airaland Forum

OrlandoOwoh:
You've not said anything to counter my position that Azikiwe declined the offer (coalition) of Awolowo's AG and his NCNC which have seen him get the post of Prime Minister.

OrlandoOwoh:
You're the one that need to go study why Azikiwe chose to be junior (President) to Tafawa-Balewa in the coalition between NPC and NCNC, when Awolowo had earlier met him to form a coalition with AG in which he (Azikiwe) would be the senior (Prime Minister).

OrlandoOwoh:
You're the one that need to go study why Azikiwe chose to be junior (President) to Tafawa-Balewa in the coalition between NPC and NCNC, when Awolowo had earlier met him to form a coalition with AG in which he (Azikiwe) would be the senior (Prime Minister).

Volksfuhrer:
Tales by moonlight!

You see, the job of a historian is not only to present facts but also to explain them. In which case he never loses his focus of the big picture.

Please, Zik and Nkrumah were not in the same class. Who told you Nkrumah was "diplomatic" like Zik. Nkrumah was fearless! Remember, Nkrumah was imprisoned for leading a revolt. Anyway, let me move away from minutiae to a more serious issue.


Even though I'm not an "Ojukwuist," but notwithstanding the outcome of the civil war, I still believe Ojukwu was a better leader than Zik. Ojukwu made many mistakes but he stayed true to his cause till the end. He had a vision, locked his mind unto it and unequivocally pursued it!

Question: was Zik not originally part of the Biafra cause? O yes, he was! Was Zik not sanguinary too at this time for supporting Biafra? Or he didn't know there would be war at secession? Here lies your hypocrisy!

Further question: what happened to your beloved hero when it appeared Biafra would lose the war? This is what happened. Your Zik defected to the side of "one Nigeria...indivisible...indestructible!" This was the same man who wrote Biafra's anthem! No wonder the British called him Zikzag!

Sorry, there's long list of indiscretions impeaching Zik's integrity as a great leader. Need I say more!

janus05:
bros e be like say u dey read from right to left. I said the north refused to DEVELOP sea ports in SS. Haba

The so called port in PH sees no traffic. Do u think it's a coincidence?

AhmedMustapha:
It wasn't an economic priority because there are records to proof that we will be generating much more revenue if government invests in our solid minerals so it is government's failure to look beyond oil that is responsible

Volksfuhrer:
What were his achievements as Governor General? Nothing substantive. Besides, he became a Governor General by virtue of his party's coalition with NPC. It was fortuitous, not earned. A different coalition could have produced a different person as Governor General! Question: why did he choose to be a junior partner in one coalition over being a senior partner and Prime Minister in another coalition? After all, the latter was more powerful. So much for the wisdom of your hero.



Another baloney.

Several people were instrumental to Nigeria's Independence. In no particular order of importance, the under-listed did a great job for independence: Enahoro, Ikoku, Awolowo, Herbert Macaulay, Imodu, Okotie-Eboh, Fani-Kayode, Aminu Kano, Tarka, Bello, Balewa, et al. You get the point now? That there is nothing unique about Zik's fight for independence.

Hauling invectives at me will not change the fact that Zik was over-hyped. When you prepare a better CV for Zik than the ones you've been parading as achievements, you may reply with informed rebuttals.

Kindest regards

( Grins out of thread.)

steeze:
Thank you for this insightful question.

I want my son, but I do not have the means to raise him or get involved in any court case with the family who would be more than willing to fight me for it.

I thought I wanted my girl, but I can never marry into that family anymore. God will not permit. I believe she intentionally conceived to tie me down, and I gullibly fell for it. She wasn't such a good girl as she initially had me believe.

I want my life and my sanity, I was making progress until I saw the pic of him. And he looked just like me.

I feel so helpless.

janus05:
You are right. But who are the govt? In Nigeria's 55 yrs, the north has ruled more than 40yrs. They deliberately refused to develop sea ports in the south south. Can you imagine how the sea port in any northern state would have looked like if they were blessed with any state bordering the sea/ocean?

Now I don't blame the north anymore. I blame Gej for squandering a divine and rare opportunity. Instead of using his six years to liberate his people from economic strangulation, he chose to flirt and romance northern oligarchs. Thank God they paid him deservedly.

Volksfuhrer:
Sorry, the speech was empty, mere hype, nothing more.

And please stop overrating Zik. Just stop this nonsense! There were incendiary nationalists too before Zik, why weren't those hanged? or gassed? or guillotined? Or did you think our constitutional development began with Zik? Your post reeks of ignorance.

AhmedMustapha:
You have to understand that all states in the country are blessed with mineral resources. The failure of government in harnessing these resources has led to the over-dependence of the Nigerian Oil

janus05:
In a nutshell, Zik was preaching for resource control decades back. Every tribe in Nigeria wants total resource control except hausa / fulani. Now they are back once more to complete the balkanization of Nigeria which they started a long time ago.

Volksfuhrer:
You know a lot about the period yet you have not been able to show Zik's contribution to national development or present his personal sacrifices. He was first "Governor General," first "President," and so what! What did he do more with such positions than to receive and entertain foreign VIPs. That is what you call achievement!

His nationalism could not even persuade a part of Cameroon to remain with Nigeria despite inheriting a party supposedly caring for them: that is your achievement as foremost nationalist!

I'm sorry, you are the toddler here who doesn't know what he's talking about!

Volksfuhrer:
Sorry, Zik was overrated! He was only good at hiding behind his speeches, pretending to be courageous!

Foremost nationalist? Say something else. Someone that the British saw merely as a nuisance does not deserve such appellation. Zik that the British had already caged long before independence is what you call foremost nationalist!

Volksfuhrer:
Zik was a demagogue, whose fiery rhetorics were misconstrued by the British for substance. He needlessly attracted undue attention from the British to himself and so was marked for destruction.

The British were not handing over power to this man nor to any other southerner for that matter! At the end of the day Zik was found out as nothing more than an armchair activist, for he loathed any risk to personal injury! The British saw that weakness and exploited it to the max.

If Zik had been a much wiser nationalist, Nigeria would have developed more than this. The above speech for instance was lacking in wisdom and strategic thinking, even though it moved its listeners into a frenzy.

Chigold101:
dear you are wrong here.

I live in his senatorial district, what we are waiting for is his first constituency project.

Alor civic centre (his town) can not be accepted as a constituency project.

Ngige failed us BIG TIME.

Assuming that GMB didnt win this (s)election this would have been his road to oblivion.

omonnakoda:
You display ignorance of how the system works.There is a time table to which the senate works It is not possible to go through 109 bills in 4 years. So several and in fact MOST senators do not initiate bills there just is not that kind of time.
Another thing is ooften the person who initiates a bill is not always the brain behind the bill for many reasons which you need to educate yourself about. e.g a SS senator may get a colleague from the NE to propose a bill on cleaning up Ogoniland. What is important is to understand the dynamics of why that might be happening

Initiating bills is just one thing they can do.

There are several other duties as well
Even when bills are initiated they have to be debated and amended etc
You suggest bills should be initiated for bills sake.??
Once again There are 109 senators Their only job is not to INITIATE bills.They sit in committees and perform other duties. If I have an interest in a specific bill as a senator and another person initiates it then am I to find another bill to initiate just to appear "busy No,I can contribute during the debate or by lobbying etc

omonnakoda:
There are 109 senators we cannot have 109 bills every 4 years. At any rate over the last 16 years is there any bill we can associate with one individual. Our democracy has not matured to the level where there are effective tools to measure the impact of legislators objectively. e only tools available to constituents are crude and perhaps wrong like so called constituency projects and direct personal access i.e cash gifts or assistance with employment etc. When it comes to holding the executive to account the legislature has been disappointing

momentum85:
I think Ngige is fit for d position. he who suffer with Baba shall enjoy with him.

mmb:
Hello,

There is a girl whom I want to take as a second wife. One day my wife saw my conversation with the girl on whatsapp when I went out and left the phone in the living room unlocked.

Mehn! My wife just called the lady and blasted her even threatining her, with things like: she will realise her mistake, she will never see person who will marry her in life and lots more.

My fiancee called me and narrated it to me telling me that she can no longer tolerate this that it is better to call off the relationship. I calmed her that she shouldnt be bothered if she really loves me. she should stand by my side and realise our dream of getting married.

Please your matured candid advice is needed on how to handle this because two head is better than one.

Myself2:
[size=18pt]Your head is properly screwed on to your neck.The correct oil on your head will never run dry and words of wisdom and intelligence will you continue to utter[/size]

soonest:
Did obasanjo hand over to Yaradua? What does the constitution say in that regards. For Christ sake it's GEJ prerogative to do a hand over or not. For you to dictate terms of hand over and even giving an ultimate is unacceptable at all. All the agencies have perm secs who will furnish GMB led govt every info he needs. I blame GEJ, his gentlemanness is to a fault.

deletrue:
Item 'e' is the actual place to watch out. Buhari thinks he is still running a millitary government where he will say something and go free. According to him, visiable change should be Seen every where in the country after 30 day, after 100 days and 6 months after his swearing in. We are waiting. This same vegetable-like president also told us not to expect change within the shortest period of time has turned round to give himself and the same time assuring Nigerians about 30, 100 and 6 month. To a normal person with normal brain settings, to peomise 6 months out of four years is the most unserious, most unreliable, person and should not be taken serious. Hello, dear pdp members, and friends, who among us do not know the kind of sound expected from an empty drum abi vessel?

millionboi:
beta wake up 4rm ur slumber,because ur baba wil disgrace u soon

millionboi:
beta wake up 4rm ur slumber,because ur baba wil disgrace u soon

Jman06:
This OlodoDaura is making a lot of excuses already!

Boo-hari, you must stabilize global oil prices and make #1=$1. You must also wipe out bokoharam in less than two months, and give us 2.4.7 electricity supply.
Every unemployed youth must be gainfully employed, while education must be free at all levels.
Also, all dilapidated federal roads across the country must be fixed, while health care services must be available and free of charge for all Nigerians.
Those were your promises to Nigerians and we will never accept anything less.

#YouMustChangeNigeria

Billyonaire:
Built by who ? Who should build the refinery ? Government is unable, world over to manage businesses. Nationalism is a wrong economic model; Capitalism with government holding minor equity in the consortium for regulatory mandate has been the successful model globally. Then, if Capitalism is the way forward, who is a Capitalist ? Majorly private investors or foreign direct investors in JV partnership with local enterpreneurs. Good, that takes us to profiteering. The sole aim of doing business, for a capitalist is profit, and so, if the Government of Nigeria is paying subsidy, only a mad man will put his money where there is government subsidy cos at the end of the day, its like building a restaurant close to the welfare foodstamp place. Who wants to come and buy your food, when there is free good food served on the same location.

Listen, I didnt make money being ignorant, I didnt make money being emotional. I study every model and module and research before I make statements on this issue. Unless and until the Government stops subsidy, not even Dangote will start building refineries. Why should I build refinery in Nigeria under government subsidy when other countries are begging me to build it there and sell at higher price regime ?

This is not about politics, this is business.

tete7000:
And what point have you made with this post? Can you explain what you have learnt from opening your mind?