gbengeoou:

Who olusegun Obasanjo offend? why im face be like that?

Everytime I read this post I cannot help but laugh Nairaland, you have truly produced something amazing

otokx:

Committing OBJ to mother earth alive will not be enough punishment for his wickedness; but in Nigeria its the wrong things that hold sway.

You see Nigeria is different, so complex infact, that God himself deals with them directly. He either takes them away unawares or some calamity befalls them eventually, or their children. Whatever goes around comes around, and those wrongdoers will eventually get what is coming to them.

A Congolese warlord has been flown to the International Criminal Court at The Hague where he is to face charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7050506.stm

Seun:

Actually, it's more like Clinton calling GW Bush a bad dictator. There is some difference between them.

Actually the analogy I was trying to draw here was that, how can Obj (a bad leader himself), come out and be blaming Africa's problems on bad governments? Don't you think thats contradictory? Was he a good leader? Hence, Hitler calling Stalin a bad dictator, there is no difference[b][/b], likewise Obj, he should just keep quite and thank God he's still living and enjoying his freedom in Otta Farm.

But nemesis will catch up with all of them one by one. It has already started with Charles Taylor behind bars

Its like Hitler calling Stalin a Bad Dictator! Why Obj is not even back in prison me I don't know.

Although it has been over 25years in the making, Abuja stands to represent a truly world class city, that has the potential of becoming one of the world's megacities.  I was delightfully surprised to see how far Abuja has progressed the last time I was there.  An orderly transportation system, good road networks, people actually obey traffic lights, the sprawling Abuja Skyline, and iconic buildings like the Ministry of Finance, NNPC Building, ECOWAS Building, The International Conference Centre and more new buildings of grand architectural magnitude, add to the ever-growing beauty of this city.

Not withstanding, there is ofcourse all the usuals, high crime, high standard of living, government opulence etc, associated with all big cities, but the point is, if Nigeria can build something at the level of Abuja standards, then I feel the whole of Nigeria should be like Abuja really.  This means that it can be done, and as Nigerians we should hope to see more cities becoming like abuja.  Lagos has since embarked on a transformation, being the economic heart of West Africa and former capital city, but Abuja truly represents what can be achieved in Nigeria as a whole.  

Abuja has driven in foreign investment, despite all other political and economic shortcomings, foreign investment, both from foreigners from abroad, and from Nigerians abroad is pouring back in to Abuja.  Below is an article from ThisDay Newspaper:

FCT Flags-off Abuja Wonder Tower
From Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja, 10.19.2007

As part of  the Federal Government's vision of transforming the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, into one of the most attractive cities in the world,  construction work on a multi-billion Naira  'Abuja Wonder Towers’ was flagged-off yesterday by the FCT Minister,  Alhaji Aliyu Modibbo Umar.
Execution of the three-pronged 10-storey structure is expected to be completed within 18 months.Modibbo, while laying the foundation, assured that the Towers, when completed, would really be something wonderful to behold, “It will be a master-stroke of architectural excellence; a delightful addition to dot the already brimming Abuja skyline; a brilliant touch of effective space utilisation.”
He described the structure as a dream come true for the FCT administration, as it was in line with the capital objectives of government in ensuring that private sector operators within the territory re-invest their money in developing the city.“We want companies operating here to use their money to re-invest. I, therefore, commend the management of SCC Nigeria Limited for taking the initiative to re-invest in the federal capital territory by initiating this. The Tower is indeed,testimony to the potentials of FCT to be a modern city, competing with others around the world,” he said.

Abuja is no longer a purely Nigerian or African city,it is now an international city. Structures like theSCC Towers we are commencing today, are testimoniesthat Abuja is a world class city,” he said.He said the FCT Administration was investingheavily in making the environment convenient and suitable for private sector investment and assured that safety of lives and property was being tackled as top on the priority list.

The Towers is indeed,testimony to the potentials of FCT to be a moderncity, competing with others around the world, he said. “ Abuja is no loner a purely Nigerian or African city,it is now an international city. Structures like theSCC Towers we are commencing today, are testimoniesthat Abuja is a world class city.”The Minister said the FCT Administration was investingheavily in making the environment convenient suitablefor private sector investment, he assured that safetyof lives and property was being tackled as top on thepriority list. He, called on other developers to come up with theirown plans, assuring that government on its part wouldthem special approvals.He restated the commitment of the FCT administration to construct a boulevard stretching from the CentralBusiness Area to the Nnamdi Azikiwe InternationalAirport next year. Modibbo, who was accompanied by his Minister ofState, Senator James Akpanudoedehe, also called on SCCto invest in the boulevard.Chairman, Board of Directors of SCC Nigeria Limited,Chief Emmanuel Adiele,  while welcoming  dignitariesat the event, said  the contruction of SCC Towersmarks the beginning of another line of investmentbeing taken by the company in the development of thefederal capital territory. “SCC Nigeria Limited, in line with its commitment tosupport the federal government and the federal capitalterritory in the realization of the millenniumdevelopment goals (MDG), has made immense financialand infrastructure investments deliberately aimed atimproving the socio-economic well-being of theNigerian citizenry.”, he said According to him,  the SCC Towers comprises of three(3) units of 10-storey buildings of mixed land use ofresidential and commercial purposes  and is beingconstructed under the Accelerated DevelopmentProgramme, an initiative of the Public-PrivatePartnership unit of the federal capital territory.He said the project when completed will provide"tastefully finished luxury residential apartments,flats and suites; as well as exquisitely designedcorporate office suits and spaces, unique departmentaloutlets and stores, state-of-the-art conferencingfacilities and recreational facilities like swimmingpool, gymnasium and restaurants.”

These pictures have been circulating round the internet for a while. I know these pictures because I have them in my junk email. The pictures ARE NOT IBB's house, they came from a magazine that ran a special edition of some of the finest residences in the world, and this is a residence of one of the Arab princes from United Arab Emirates. I have the magazine name, publishing date and edition, so please stop trying to be intelligent posting these fake IBB's crib pictures one by one as if are providing some authentic new discovery that people are not aware of.

We are not all stupid, and every reasonable person, who has been to Niger State, knows that is not IBB's house. IBB's daughter recently got married, one or two years back, and there are several pictures available to prove that these pictures you post are ARE NOT IBB's house.

Come on people, open your eyes, look at how the pictures have been taken and set. I happen to be a multimedia and graphics designer and i work with alot magazines, home interior designers, kitchen magazines, hotels etc, and when you examine the pictures, you can clearly see, from the emptiness and layouts, that is being showcased. Babangida will not showcase his home in a homes interior magazine, or a magazine showing the world's finest residences.

And to prove my point, I have genuine pics of IBB's house (inside and outside), taken during his daughter's wedding, which will clearly show you that these pictures are not IBB's house. You cannot defraud me, I'm sorry!

@ davidylan

dude, grow up man! U sound pathetic! You have deviated completely from what the whole thread is about.