₦airaland Forum

The governor should go and borrow money (real money) to develop his state.

His performance is not so good. He need big money to do projects that would better people's lifes.

blake777:
whoever believes the u.s killed osama na jonzer

You correct he was not killed, but taken away.

Beautiful.

He should not make mistake marrying a russian.

There is racism in russia.

But the man that came from their region and became the president is too clueless to achieve anything meaningful.

What a shame.

nairaarea:
My lord,

We all stand before history. I am a man of peace, of ideas. Appalled by the denigrating poverty of my people who live on a richly endowed land, distressed by their political marginalization and economic strangulation, angered by the devastation of their land, their ultimate heritage, anxious to preserve their right to life and to a decent living, and determined to usher to this country as a whole a fair and just democratic system which protects everyone and every ethnic group and gives us all a valid claim to human civilization, I have devoted my intellectual and material resources, my very life, to a cause in which I have total belief and from which I cannot be blackmailed or intimidated. I have no doubt at all about the ultimate success of my cause, no matter the trials and tribulations which I and those who believe with me may encounter on our journey. Neither imprisonment nor death can stop our ultimate victory.

I repeat that we all stand before history. I and my colleagues are not the only ones on trial. Shell is here on trial and it is as well that it is represented by counsel said to be holding a watching brief. The Company has, indeed, ducked this particular trial, but its day will surely come and the lessons learnt here may prove useful to it for there is no doubt in my mind that the ecological war that the Company has waged in the Delta will be called to question sooner than later and the crimes of that war be duly punished. The crime of the Company's dirty wars against the Ogoni people will also be punished.

On trial also is the Nigerian nation, its present rulers and those who assist them. Any nation which can do to the weak and disadvantaged what the Nigerian nation has done to the Ogoni, loses a claim to independence and to freedom from outside influence. I am not one of those who shy away from protesting injustice and oppression, arguing that they are expected in a military regime. The military do not act alone. They are supported by a gaggle of politicians, lawyers, judges, academics and businessmen, all of them hiding under the claim that they are only doing their duty, men and women too afraid to wash their pants of urine.

We all stand on trial, my lord, for by our actions we have denigrated our Country and jeopardized the future of our children. As we subscribe to the sub-normal and accept double standards, as we lie and cheat openly, as we protect injustice and oppression, we empty our classrooms, denigrate our hospitals, fill our stomachs with hunger and elect to make ourselves the slaves of those who ascribe to higher standards, pursue the truth, and honour justice, freedom, and hard work. I predict that the scene here will be played and replayed by generations yet unborn. Some have already cast themselves in the role of villains, some are tragic victims, some still have a chance to redeem themselves. The choice is for each individual.

I predict that the denoument of the riddle of the Niger delta will soon come. The agenda is being set at this trial. Whether the peaceful ways I have favoured will prevail depends on what the oppressor decides, what signals it sends out to the waiting public.

In my innocence of the false charges I face Here, in my utter conviction, I call upon the Ogoni people, the peoples of the Niger delta, and the oppressed ethnic minorities of Nigeria to stand up now and fight fearlessly and peacefully for their rights. History is on their side. God is on their side. For the Holy Quran says in Sura 42, verse 41: "All those that fight when oppressed incur no guilt, but Allah shall punish the oppressor." Come the day.

Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa

Those where his last words

Gallant people.

christopher123:
Iw wan never a promising country and mind you 80% of leaders in nigeria are from north that messed it up, so at the end of the day north has been an issuwe, a sore point. so get your facts straight

was nigerian promising when the igbos civilians were killed for a military affair?
was nigerian promising when they killed them in ND for asking of their right?
was nigeria peromising when they messed ogoni land up and killed their leader?
was it promising when they introduced quota system?
was it promising when they cut off of the kid in anambra is 170 while the kid in Gongola 8 while the kid in osun 40?

Tell me how promising it can be

IT WAS NEVER PROMISING AND IT IS NOT PROMISING


so get your facts straight

In 70s and 80s things were not so bad.

We thought that a good leader would come and put things straight, but the good leader never came.

maternal:
Well said. I will stay in my oyibo obodo country and be treated as a "2nd" class citizen than deal with this

Unfortunate!

But there is no place like home.

nigeria was a very promising country before.

A joyous country.

But the useless "leaders" knowingly destroyed our country. They turned it to graveyard.

What a nation!

A country where the so called leaders deliberately destroyed the country and push the country in to mess.

The killing of innocent people is totally bad.

Obviously one nigeria as failed. A country of 54 years but still remain not functioning.

To hell with one nigeria.

The boko haram would fight back with operation fire for fire.

By all standards and any measure, the president is not a good president.

How many projects completed by him since he came on board?

This is a president that is not running an inspired government. He is running a government that is not giving hope to common people.

Unfortunate.

I didn't follow this news much, but chief osoba has tried a lot by working with others to make nigeria a better country.

A country that fails to function well after 54 years of its existence.

The wonderful God.

"So glorify with praises the Name of your Lord, the Most Great".

(Quran - 56:96)

There is no leader like chief awolowo.

Those present so called leaders are not interested in agriculture.

You see how nigerian leaders lead the country astray.

Stealing, corruption and bad leadership destroyed our dear country.

Boko haram is a better group than any political group in nigeria.

So who to blame?

You?

This president is total failure.

YungwizzzyPt7:
https://bellanaija.cdn.ng/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Enugu-Airport-August-2014-BN-News-BellaNaija.com-01.jpg

Airports which doubles as seaports

lol

The confused government.

They spend so much on airports while roads that are use by the generality of people are neglected.

They are more after what to steal from the projects.

freecocoa:
Sorry but do you mean this?

Grownup daughters or sisters should be dressing well even when in the presence of their fathers or brothers.

The daughters should dress appropriately in the presence of males.

You see those lazy minded boyscout that are parading themselves around as nigerian military.

Shior and concobility.

Which kind of lawless country is this?

It is also his responsibility to do such.

We should commend our president by working with other presidents to find solution to the problem over there.

Kudos to our president.

That were his one way ticket to travel back home and his boarding pass.

Eeyah.

The man has mental problem.

duperola:
na wa!see wht poverty can cause!i REJECT POVERTY IJN.when d man don dey beat am b4,y she no comot!who dey marry policemen sef?

There is acute poverty in our country.

atlwireles:
I agree 100% with you on SAP. The implementation like most things in Nigeria was a total Joke.

Yes, you are right. We as a country have everything yet we have a failed country, what a mess.

President jonathan government is a disappointment.

He lacks the determination to lead any country.

SAP from IMF was not a bad program but the incompetent military general IBB was totally insincere in implementing the program.

May God punish IBB for destroying our great country.