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OBASANJO COMPARED TO JONATHAN’s REIGN SHOWED CULTURE OF CORRUPTION COULD BE TAMED

Many of us must sincerely apologize to Okonjo Iweala for not discerning the different contributions she made to President Obasanjo and Jonathan's Government. As much as we lecture about political economy, we must also point out the difference therein. While Okonjo Iweala painfully stressed the delicate balance she found herself in OBJ Government compared to that of Jonathan, we did not get it. Sometimes, we are so blinded by narrow ethnic bias.

Okonjo Iweala, in one of her lectures, opened up the difficulties she faced serving Nigeria as Finance Minister in Obasanjo and Jonathan's Governments. Many of us with a human heart and brain would empathize. Indeed, most of us could not have survived both governments. Okonjo's ordeal and personal threat pointed to one hell of a strong lady under the surface with a little bit of luck she needed, but did not wait or rely on.

Mrs Okonjo-Iweala was proud of her accomplishments in the President Obasanjo Government mainly because he was a strong leader on a mission to change Nigeria. Once she had the backing of OBJ, very few of her colleagues in the Cabinet or the Administration posed obstacles or dared challenge her. Most Nigerians, despite their reservation about OBJ dictatorial tendency in a civilian regime, still consider him the most successful uptodate.

Compared to what we have witnessed after Obasanjo, there was sanity in Nigeria during Obasanjo Presidency! This is what is wrong with most African countries because of the Culture of Corruption that must be brought to a minimum before we can experience profound change. Unfortunately, deterrent may not be enough for a culture so deep rooted and desperate to keep on trying or die!

Okonjo-Iweala experienced this culture of Corruption under the President Jonathan Administration where she could not pursue her mission as she did under Obasanjo. The colleagues she had in the Cabinet were implementing their dubious missions regardless of President Jonathan approval. It must be noted that she was like the Deputy President to Jonathan, a higher position than she had in the Obasanjo Administration. It was not enough!

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Why do you think they are begging for more states since the old ones are not economically viable or politically stable

All the states that have already been created, how viable are they economically and stable politically?

We will not stop until every village becomes a state and every head of household becomes Governor, local government Chairman and party bigamist.

Just to loot allocations dry. Politics, the only game in town and the easiest way to get rich.

Western countries have suddenly found a place to deport unwanted migrants. They were the one that came as explorers from Europe.

Beware of the non-African refugees they send. Africans have enough problems absorbing or welcoming other Africans.

Sometimes, it is boring arguing with some of you. So uninformed and green.

Donald J. Trump

@realDonald Trump

Elon Musk knew, long before he so strongly Endorsed me for President, that I was strongly against the EV Mandate. It is ridiculous, and was always a major part of my campaign. Electric cars are fine, but not everyone should be forced to own one. Elon may get more subsidy than any human being in history, by far, and without subsidies, Elon would probably have to close up shop and head back home to South Africa. No more Rocket launches, Satellites, or Electric Car Production, and our Country would save a FORTUNE. Perhaps we should have DOGE take a good, hard, look at this?

BIG MONEY TO BE SAVED!!!

Source:https://x.com/unusual_whales/status/1939908758542442935?t=4yhgkcUVt055nD5GadDgqQ&s=19

Factcheck0001:
if na u type this one then u are a clown.

No one can strip him of his wealth, he's d richest man in d world.

They both need each other

Sometimes, it is boring arguing with some of you. So uninformed and green.

Donald J. Trump

@realDonald Trump

Elon Musk knew, long before he so strongly Endorsed me for President, that I was strongly against the EV Mandate. It is ridiculous, and was always a major part of my campaign. Electric cars are fine, but not everyone should be forced to own one. Elon may get more subsidy than any human being in history, by far, and without subsidies, Elon would probably have to close up shop and head back home to South Africa. No more Rocket launches, Satellites, or Electric Car Production, and our Country would save a FORTUNE. Perhaps we should have DOGE take a good, hard, look at this?

BIG MONEY TO BE SAVED!!!

Source:https://x.com/unusual_whales/status/1939908758542442935?t=4yhgkcUVt055nD5GadDgqQ&s=19

VANITY UPON VANITY, IF YOU'RE STEALING PUBLIC FUND FOR YOUR UNBORN GENERATION, REMEMBER THIS DAY.*

Alao-Akala Family Feud Deepens as First Daughter Seeks DNA Test, Exhumation of Late Governor’s Body Over Estate Dispute

The family of the late former governor of Oyo State, Otunba Christopher Adebayo Alao-Akala, has plunged deeper into crisis as his first daughter, Mrs Oluwatoyin Alao-Aderinto, has approached an Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan, seeking an order for a Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) test on seven individuals claiming to be Biological children of the deceased, as well as an application for the exhumation of the late governor’s body to carry out the DNA test.

Source: Spectator NG

Those children abroad pay through their noses for wedding receptions per plate at the hotels. Their parents cannot afford to pay for all their friends they would want to invite. Unlike Naija where parents spend lavishly.

It is not lack of respect, it is lack of looted money!

Some, as godfathers, surround themselves with close family members and cronies for succession. It is very difficult to emulate elders that care more about themselves perpetrating economic and/or political power almost forever rather than preparing for the future of the next generations. It gets worse when they spend more for the skill training of their families in foreign countries, with resources that could have provided much to the majority of families at home.

There is this cultural shock when African children born outside the Continent tell their parents what to do as they lose control outside Africa. No matter where in the world, children express their opinions more from adolescence. Their tantrums are easier to culture as a toddler than as older kids. What many of the elders took as corrections that propel them into successful endeavors are called abuse by the new generation today.

Nowhere are these enablers more conspicuous than comparing Nigerian currency in the 1980s until they got it closer to Zimbabwe dollars today. It is not by accident or by Western conspiracy against Zimbabwe alone, there are internal enemies that postulated that Nigeria is rich enough to open a liberal Central Bank (which no country in the world ever did) and compete in the Open Market. Our sweet teeth for foreign products exploded at the expense of local finished products.

What were these prodigal children thinking? A country that has no finished product to export embraced the notion that imports are no problem but admitted that lack of export is the problem. You would think exports that were not possible in decades, could be easily corrected by Structural Adjustment with the help of gullible naive “natives”. We accepted Structural Adjustment enticement from the World Bank and International Monetary Fund.

See, if you want to see drama o! Find out who is in control when it comes to who to invite to weddings between children and parents. Parents that pay for their children’s weddings in Africa dictate most of the terms. Mind you, children outside Africa arrange and pay for most of their expenses. African parents cannot afford the taste of sumptuous weddings their children arrange unless they are very wealthy in foreign currency. Yet, parents want input.

Local Nigerians, especially those in big cities will spend their last million on foreign imports while those outside promote locally made products in Nigeria.

Indeed many Nigerians outside are capitalizing on locally made products for business survival.

It boils down to the inferiority complex of being a world or global citizen where you can hardly see African contributions.

Local boy or products without respect depress our economy as selfish agents promote imports of junk (as not the problem).

pongwa:
we shall see

Elon Musk says he regrets some posts about Donald Trump

Danai Nesta Kupemba
BBC News

Getty Images Elon Musk pictured with Donald Trump in the Oval OfficeGetty Images
Billionaire Elon Musk has said he regrets some of the posts he made about US President Donald Trump during their war of words on social media.

"They went too far," he wrote on his social media platform X.

Elon Musk already got his last warning. He is now delecting his audacious tweets.

If American born citizens could be deported, who the hell is Elon?

Dey play you hia.

Some of you do not realize some US born citizens are deported just for spite. They have to fight, if they can, from where they are deported to in order to get back into US.

Many of you get carried away by the Euphoria of Western democracy. But only if it works in their favor. Otherwise, anything goes!

Sometimes discussions with those not grounded in world economic history or broadly informed can be a chore.

But it can also be informative for those willing to learn. Staying with USA, a recent innovation (mind you, I did not write civilization) that rose on the most efficient form of slavery and power of Mass Destruction in our lifetime; is still younger in years compared to most world dominating Powers.

Some of you guy should research history of concentration camps in USA. You will realize your riches matters less if they want to destroy you. Find out about American Indians, Japanese concentration camp, destruction of the richest Jewish businesses, African American Wall Street or their numerous innovations unknown or suppressed in America.

They met civilization in Africa and turned it into Dark Continent for 500 years just to gain the spoils of war.

Dey play, you hia!

Sometimes discussions with those not grounded in world economic history or broadly informed can be a chore.

But it can also be informative for those willing to learn. Staying with USA, a recent innovation (mind you, I did not write civilization) that rose on the most efficient form of slavery and power of Mass Destruction in our lifetime; is still younger in years compared to most world dominating Powers.

Some of you guy should research history of concentration camps in USA. You will realize your riches matters less if they want to destroy you. Find out about American Indians, Japanese concentration camp, destruction of the richest Jewish businesses, African American Wall Street or their numerous innovations unknown or suppressed in America.

They met civilization in Africa and turned it into Dark Continent for 500 years just to gain the spoils of war.

Dey play, you hia!

You are so confident like Elon Musk.

Have you ever heard: Man pass man, position pass power?

Never understand underestimate Blue eye devils. All the riches Elon made in years could be stripped in a year.

I guess you have never heard or seen white tribal war, African tribal is minor.

EponObi:
Deport the richest man on earth and in human history who made the vast majority of his networth in the USA's enabling environment back to SA? It's not possible. Lol.

You have no grasp of politics.

The deterioration of relationship between Elon and his friend should not be a surprise to those who have been observing both personalities before this year or even before last year.

They have similar personality and their tendencies are the same. There is only one room for both in the United States.

Elon forget that he was living in the United States illegally before the managers of his businesses forced him to regularize his immigration papers.

Yoruba Value System

Nigerians have turned into a case study of how money could turn a rich country into abject poverty. The worship of money and greed for more without knowing what to do with it has made Nigerians the laughingstock of fellow Africans. Yet, we glorify ourselves as the most educated, richest and successful Blacks in foreign land.

It is actually authenticated and used against other Blacks by those who never wished Africa well in the first place. What they hide in the success of Nigerians abroad is that to live the same “comfortable” life their colleagues enjoy; they have two or three jobs with little time left for anything else. Even students have full time jobs. Those who die in the struggle, lose their wives and children to the system are unknown and forgotten.

Yoruba must be guided by their Value System from birth like ORIKI. According to the Yoruba values system: The first and most important is Wisdom, understanding and knowledge that grows with age and maturity, in normal circumstances. Known as Lakaye, Ogbon and Oye. This is the reason elders are respected as keepers of their cultural values. The vast knowledge found in IFA are specialities of different subjects from Philosophy, Religion, Mathematics, Astrology, Geography etc., collaborated by vast historiography of the Elders.

Source: https://www.thenigerianvoice.com/news/325268/yoruba-must-reestablish-its-values-system-earlier-to-curb-pr.html

This technology is so old, they intentionally discard it so that they steal unmentioned

ebufa:
no be NCNC and zik that established yabatech and Unilag?

You hia that?

Na d tori wey dem papa tell dem b that. No wonder one local government is changing the name of the street back to owners.

Small time naow, dem go say na their papa land.

Since Independence in 1960 the fact remains that Yoruba languished in Opposition with stubborn Awo who refused to listen to Akintola: Igbo worked and formed Alliance with the North they always condemn; as hypocrites.

The split between Awo and Akintola was pointing out the hypocrisy of Igbo whose leadership and elites gained from Herbert Macauiey. Yet, they have never returned any kindness but hate and some wishful rights to entitlement in Yoruba land.

As long as Yoruba remain out in the cold, fine.

People who dominated Jonathan's (a Biafran) Cabinet, are complaining about Tinubu for working with the North or appointing Yoruba.

They love anther detribalized Obasanjo, something you have and will never get out of them. Except pay back with hate and sense of entitlement.

ENABLING ENVIRONMENT: MILITARY ELITES ARMED ROBBED THE ECONOMY

If many talented Africans, especially Nigerians excel in Europe and the United States, why can’t they use the same expertise to develop their individual countries? Corruption in high places is not unique to Africa. The fact is, there are more talented Africans at home outside the Military. But the temptations they ignore in foreign countries are embraced in Africa. They know Deterrence makes postal boys out of successful Blacks abroad. In Africa, most can kill or buyout deterrents.

Since the interventions by military rulers, most African countries have never recovered from the trauma of armed robbery. It is not a coincidence that ethnic conflicts escalated into armed and full blown civil wars. Militricians claim they returned democracy to their country when they either become civilian Presidents or pick their cronies to rule. Soldiers are trained to defend their country from external or uncontrollable internal aggression, not trained in the political economy.

African military men, as the sacred cows, have replaced the colonialists: looting Africa with impunity. They inherited a colonial enabling environment. They are so powerful and unmoved, most civilian Presidents watch their backs. Only a few argue with guns, no matter how many times we condemn it. Otherwise, the so-called bloody civilians risk displacement. The overthrow and ugly humiliation of Lumumba in Congo still crawls the blood of most decent human beings.

The only way the military rulers could be replaced is through a palace coup like what Nzeogwu did in Nigeria and what Rawlings did in Ghana. Take a look at Niger, Mali, Sudan, Burkina Faso and Guinea. There is nothing they all promised that had not been promised by past Military leaders. They are all intoxicated by power. Even the ones with idealistic motives at the beginning of their reigns become too comfortable after enjoying the regalia of office.

The scramble for national cake by the new elite of Military brass and their political leaders have made the Accountants and Economists scrabbling for the accurate amount of money coming into the country and the amount of goods and services going out impossible. Any foreign country can enter Nigeria and other African countries with the support of the Military: to establish mining, agriculture and factories without proper accountability to the Local and Central Governments.

General Murtala Muhammed, a well known looter, decided to change and gave up his loot in order to clean up Nigeria when he became President. Panic gripped his colleagues that took Nigeria for granted, never allowing him to succeed. Mohammed was gunned down in his official vehicle about six months in office since he was going to clean Augean Stable including those engaging in drug peddling. He had a promising crusade against corruption but was aborted.

General Buhari was a no-nonsense Military man. Even when known as a religious fanatic trusted by Boko Haram to negotiate with the civilian Government on their behalf, most Nigerians loved his zero tolerance for corruption. Buhari was so respected and feared in the Military, we were surprised that another General, Babangida could overthrow him. Unfortunately for Babangida we thought then: that Buhari who later became a civilian President, would pay IBB back.

Those of us that anticipated the end of Babangida for overthrowing Buhari were wrong again! No Government, even those headed by a militrician can touch the sacred cows in the military. What we did not know is what the caliber in the Military knew long ago - that nobody born of a woman could touch them. The power they enjoy did not come from ballot boxes, it was ordained by the power of Armed Robberies. What is the business of soldiers with Enabling Environment?

It was the same Babangida who annulled the fairest Election in the history of Nigeria that voted Abiola as the President. Captain David Mark who later became the Senate President had threatened to shoot Abiola if he had been installed as the elected President. The lack of enabling environment for economic and political growth most complained of are stifled by the culture of hijacked governments by Armed Robberies of the governments with impunity.

Therefore, if most political and economic experts locally or foreign trained are wondering why economic hypotheses that curbed corruption in other countries like in Asian politics, did not work make a dent in Africa; check the entrenched power of former military rulers in Africa. They have no other job than to look for ways to increase their spoils of fortune like their colonial masters, become stupendously rich, no tangible investment but to launder foreign cash back abroad.

The military training they had from Europe and America was used to fight one another in Civil Wars. They negotiate all the military arms contracts while negotiating their kickbacks. Their training turned them into enemies within their countries destroying one man one vote in any form of democracy. Indeed, they have replaced the old civilian political ruling class. Young men started seeing military careers as their surest bet to get into government in order to loot.

Nigeria has become a draining basket despite its enormous resources. The leaks are just insurmountable since every militrician and their civilian colleagues look for loopholes to drain the countries of foreign income. Since modern technologies are available and being used in other countries, it is a deliberate conspiracy to sabotage local industries and entrepreneurs. As a result, we cannot account for what is going out or coming into the country.

Therefore, countries with less resources and talented individuals are making more money in foreign and local incomes than Nigeria. Nigerian politicians and militricians have colluded with father and sons businesses like P&ID that lacked an aorta of the technical talents needed to enhance our budding resources just to defraud the country. What do these Vagabonds In Power do with the ill-gotten profit? They laundered it back abroad!

This notion that a new government would be worse than the previous one is a fallacy. Nobody missed Babangida or Abacha! Obasanjo,as a former military and civilian Head of State, complained recently that despite leaving $70bn in Nigeria’s coffers, we owe more debt now than ever. OBJ please blame your Military boys.
https://dailypost.ng/2024/10/25/despite-leaving-70bn-in-nigerias-coffers-we-owe-more-debt-now-obasanjo/

Yet, the Nigeria Military used to be one of the best Peacekeepers around the world. They were invited whenever there were conflicts. But for Nigeria Peace Keeping efforts, wars would still be raging in more African countries. Recently, as more military palace coups gripped West Africa, the Civilian Government of Nigeria tried like the good old days to restore democracy through negotiations by bringing opposite parties together. Nigeria was warned to mind its business.

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This guy will not stop crying for not getting contracts from Tinubu.

A terrorist looking for positions as if we do not have enough of them in Power already.

Reminds me of Abiola donating money all over Nigeria. We know how they tumb their noses at him duringElection, even threatened him.

He got majority votes in Anambra though.

Why does all the hatred on land and countries that are not yours, why?

You do not have the votes, cannot get along with your neighbors, not even get along within yourselves.

Yet you want to rule by blackmail, force, coup or tulasi.

Ask how your grandparents got along with others, praised as hardworking and made the leader of NCNC by Herbert Macauiey. Well before you discovered drug peddling around the world and a blemish on Nigeria.

Forkthiefnubu:
Evil ppl who sees the world from the narrow prism of tribe , they know buhari is incompetent and yet they supported him and what of the drug drug dealer who they went wild for , just look at what he is doing to Nigeria

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Go on glorifying countries your papa launder money and slaves to build.

None of you saw the homeless in a cold country. Canada is where a Nigerian died outside a homeless shelter in a temperate weather because he camped outside since the shelter was full.

Keep on looking for Olorunsogo outside Nigeria when you can create yours at home.

Projections on others to deflect guilt as usual.

The whole world know the capital of drug dealers in Nigeria. Hear them talk about a member from another ethnic group that used to deal in their drug trade, you would think they are angels.

Their hypocrisy stinks to hell.

Kotinue!

How can communities of deserters grow? They cannot stay home, always wondering like stray rabies infected dogs looking for blood like Dracula.

They contribute venom to every social media out of bitterness and hate because they cannot overcome their hosts everywhere around the world.

It may be too late to overcome the madness since they have no central authority, chief, king or leaders that can control them.

Lord have mercy. May God save any country they are hosted or have invaded.

Enough is enough. Protect yourselves from hate and poison from those trying to destroy you. Ask American Indians what they would do if God gives another opportunity.

Habah!

They joining new and not so new cases together in order to detrabalize it.

Even two of the major ethnic groups have drug dealers as leaders they worship.

Your drug dealer is worse than mine.

Please inform us about any ethnic group that are more tolerant and accommodating than the same Yoruba group in Africa or worldwide.