₦airaland Forum

utumunta: GEJ is going to be a hard-sale this time around. In 2011, i campaigned vigorously for this man. We wanted to teach a section of this country that Nigeria does not belong to them!
If GEJ were remarkable for wisdom, he'd perform more than any President in the world. That would have made the rest of the country to say; "a section of the country has held us down for long". That would have given voice to minorities in this country. That would have given birth to merit instead of whether one is a majority or minority(federal character my foot!). That would have taught some persons a lesson that one is judged by his works and not where he comes from or who he knows. That would have birthed a country of equity and justice, and the dawn of new possibilities!
Alas, GEJ is not remarkable for wisdom and has failed to recognise these facts.
I told my friend in Eagles square on 29th May 2011 that GEJ does not know the weight of the load he is shouldering. That has come to be a statement of fact!
Tell GEJ that, Nigerians are no longer sold to his 'no shoes' story, neither is he that man that connects with their problems, anymore. Tell him that; come 2015, he should go into the field and slug it out with other contestants on the strenght of his person and not that of the masses. Tell him we have never seen any man fritter opportunities and goodwill like him. Tell him his desperation is alienating him from the few people that still believe in him.
Tell him, he still has time to redeem himself 'cos Nigerians are very forgiving and forgetful.

mmmustapha: Proudly Muslim, no matter what u hypocrite do u will never tarnish islam image

freecocoa: Story.

Do these children marry boys within the same age grade with them? Abi old men marry small children come dey give excuse of waiting for them to attain puberty before molesting them, mscheew.

If you are 50 and marrying a girl of 15, you are a criminal and should be arrested, shikena.

Gunzilla: [b][/b]@Lumijeje or whatever you call yourself...the lesson here is that you have to learn to read.Dont just read the headlines of the national dailies.Read the whole story.Then when you are done reading,go ahead and do your own research.Thats the way an adult should conduct themselves.You have access to the internet..use it constructively.There are several things wrong with the Nigerian Constitution,but its not by spreading misinsformation that the defects are gonna be corrected..

naptu2: Please don't reply insult with insult. If you are insulted simply click the "report" button.

Gunzilla: So are you that stvpid that you think you can make meaningful change by spreading lies ?! Meanwhile child marriage is still alive and kicking all over Northern and even Southwestern Nigeria.All you e-warriors just typing bunch of drivel all over the net!! Ode!

naptu2: Great, then in order to do that you should have mobilised people to attend the committee hearings in their senatorial districts to campaign that the Child Rights Act should be included as part of the rights enshrined in the constitution.

But saying:

1) The Senate has passed a "child marriage act" when there is no such act

2) 9 year old girls will be able to marry under the act, when there is no such act

3) Children will be able to vote and drive, when that's not true

Is wrong!

naptu2: The problem with that is that you create a credibility problem. If you use a false claim to get people to support you today and the people later find out that they were deceived, they will not follow you next time, even if your claims are genuine. (The story of the boy who cried wolf).

Pataki: You are outrightly defending this madness. How do you know it does not affect me? This is a national issue NOT a regional issue as you are trying to present it. When this kind of disgusting laws are passed by the senate in Nigeria, it has everything to do with me. I am a NIGERIAN. I deserve a sane society, where kids and teenagers can just be themselves and not be forced into the bondage of marriage and child bearing just because the laws of the land permit it.

99cent: This is what you said, and I quote: "However, people need to be allowed to lead their lives the way they want, as long as it's part of their culture."
hence, let nigerians who want to marry off 13 yr old do so without repercussions?
might as well start saying twins should henceforth be killed and thrown off into forests because it's "part of our culture"
sometimes, a culture might have bad aspects that needs to be CHANGED.
let's not forget that it hasn't been too many yrs when we had some pastors and churches maiming and torturing children because they were accused of "witchcraft" ie child witches. should this also be allowed because it is part of our culture? that one is one heck of a backward culture, and on the contrary, cultures are meant to progress. otherwise u won't even be typing from a computer (modern apparatus) as we speak.