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Kobojunkie:
I so hate it when people tell lies. I mean you can post your view but why make things up about others just so you can score a brownie point or two?

Please, Show me where I discourage people from going back to Nigeria. Show me where I have encouraged people to run away from Nigeria? If you think you have me all figured out, show me you are not a liar.

me a liar from you? KoBo Kobo, i recall sayin that, that is what you make it sound like. . . Many people think like you and Many have been discouraged. . . okai what you sed is people in Nigeria are suffering and they have started smiling about it. . . _{which i think that is not the case for all} . . . because majority complain about it. . but that doesn't encourage them to find a solution. dats what i mean.

Kobojunkie:
I am sorry,  Why is my staying in america a problem for you? You seem to have issues with me being in America cause you keep harping on it, yet you happen to be in the same place, according to your avartar there. Are you ok?

I can bet you that in my whole lifetime, I will do more to help people with my words than you will ever dream of doing in yours, with all the criticisms you have against people speaking out against the injustice that continues to plague our people. Instead of trying to play PSYCHIC   by assuming you have people's lives( complete strangers you have never and may never meet) figured out, I suggest you focus on doing what it is you know to do better, and let your action speak for you instead.

WHat what!!!! you stayin in America is not a problem for me. . i even encourage YOU to stay there. . . enjoy yourself 
Majority of Nigerians think like you i am apart of the minority. . . but guess what ain't nothing getting done. . . so how can u say u will do more with your words than with my action. . . all you doing is discouraging people not to go to nigeria and encouraging people to run_{even tho u did not say it directly thats how it appears}. i am not against people critisizing. . . they can do that all they want but action needs to be made. period 

Kobojunkie:
Optimistic about what exactly? Optimistic about no electricity? I really do not get it.

Dude if you like you remain to cry about no electricity. . . or get your butt up and find a solution.

Kobojunkie:
Nigeria has had potential from day one. The potentials in Nigeria did not come to be yesterday. They have been in existence from the very first day. What has potential and opportunity to do with SUFFERING and SMILING and then claiming in the next statement that you are for change? People need to remain optimistic about/for what? I don’t think you realize how contradictory your own statements are here. How can you denounce what you are willing to compromise on?So because America started from scratch is reason why Nigerians should rejoice and be glad in no electricity while claiming to hate the situation?

so u want them to be crying and depressed? okai. . . but that would not get them a solution. . . they have to wipe their tears and start brainstorming on a solution. _{and please don't point fingers at who suppose to do it}

Kobojunkie:
What majority of people are you speaking of? I am tired. I get tired talking to people who speak like you do. I remember what happened just recently in Zimbabwe when I do. I remember how even after so many years of suffering, many of these same went back and asked to be given the same bitter tonic yet again. I will not be surprised if come 2011, we will have yet another year of the same old crap. And no, I will yet again, not believe it is as a result of rigging as I am even more convinced that since people like you exist, there is more to it than claims of rigged elections.

People like me? okai if i think like you nothing would get done. . . because you are not taking any actions you are just talkin. . .

But guess what you don't have to worry about anything you are in your Comfort Zone "america"

Kobojunkie:
I am so glad you are the same person here thanking your God for these kind of people. People who, instead of demanding change continue to SUFFER and SMILE. Fela nailed it. Instead of demanding better treatment, these will do all they can to "MAKE THE BEST" of the situation, while settling for less than the best. And you claimed earlier that most all Nigerians want change, are you serious??

my fellow Nigerian. . . do you expect me to be depressed when i get to nigeria because of electricity. . . sometimes a person has to be optimistic. . . _{not crying every single second and running from the situation to find a so called better life}. . . i agree with buzugee because he remains optimistic, when a person is in a situation at the moment he/she makes the very best out of it and tries to overcome that situation . . . but that doesn't mean when a better situation comes up the person would not accept it with open arms, and also it doesn't mean the person SETTLES for the bad situation. Nigeria has a lot of potential and opportunity, but people need to remain optimistic to see the good in the bad, and make it better. IF life gives you lemons you make lemonade.

Kobo, question, do u think america was always like this?  . . . No. . . they started from scratch and i mean scratch. . . they took what was once ugly and made it look really really good. thats why you are in america today. 

But majority of people fail to see the good in Nigeria. They want something READY MADE. but guess what that ready made would later become poison to them. 

buzugee:
lol u are crazy. ol boy power outage no even be biggie for me sha. as i done dey for the west i have developed strong and romantic affinity for candles and incense, if power no dey i go put incense and candle dey drink my tombo dey go ol boy life is easy. suffering is in the mind. if you can see power outage as the time to make the atmosphere romantic with candles and incense, 90 percent of the battle is won. anyway make you go sleep sha as BBC done stop programming for midnight

WHAT!!!! people like you are still around. . . Thank God

Kobojunkie:
Well,  the main is when people understand what the problem is. They are better able to use common sense when casting their votes. You do not have to get it 100% but at least let us not keep making the same old mistake, thinking somehow things will magically happen, even when we are stupid.

Kobo majority of the nigerian people know and understand what the problem is_{i think that is the easy part}. . . and as i sed before its not solving anything. . . and most of them don't have a solution except _{the government excuse}

and do u think the people purposely want to make the same mistakes, if the people know they don't work and  they have a better solution?

Kobojunkie:
Sure it counts but if one persons votes for a  new breed and 99.9% vote for recycling old mistakes, what do you get?

okai just give YOUr very best to the comminuty

Kobojunkie:
I would be the fool to allow another to the change to swindle me in that way, but that has not stopped people from trying. I mean we have so many adults out there with the BULLY mentality, who have little of no respect for others, and their views.

lol yea, but thats if u allow them to bully u. . . well its all good i get your point

Kobojunkie:
I am a Nigeria. I am one vote. I am so many kobos but at the end of the day, the majority of votes win. So If I am for changing how government works but there are millions more out there that are for the status quo, what effect do you think my one vote will have against those millions? We scream rigged votes over and over but fact remains, that just as we saw in Zimbabwe, there are many out there who continue to vote for the same old corrupt leaders and until we get them to see that they can actually have better TODAY, we are more likely to continue recycling the same old goons.

since evrybody purposely happened to vote for the same ol corrupt leaders. . . which one is a perfect leader?
please if u know any let me know so i can start telling my nigerian people. . . meyn that would be great!!!!

your vote counts and as long as u give your very best in the community you are making a big difference

Kobojunkie:
Oh!! I believe in democracy!! Majority winning the vote, not the minority trying to push their views down my throat.

i doubt if anybody has hog tied you to concur with their veiws

Kobojunkie:
My profile signature says what?

Agressive minority should not force their views and tastes on everyone !

@goosebaba

hahaha u funny

Kobojunkie:
Bringing the problem to mind is not a bad thing. Infact, it helps to keep people awake to the fact that it still exists, as the only way to actually solve a problem is to know for sure that it exists and NEEDS to be solved. If you know a problem exists but continue to make flimsy excuses for it, then you are not likely to spend time solving it. That is why people write themselves TO DO LISTS or USE NOTES To remind themselves of ISSUES they need to deal with.

exactly. . . people got the power _{at least we agree on that}

The solution to this problem has

1) been known from the very beginning of Nigeria itself
2) Not changed
3) is still not implemented to date


The solution is not the problem. The people have adopted a "SUFFERING AND SMILING" mentality that has basically made them numb to the problem and so they do not want to solve the problem and so the reason why the problem persists. As you can see here, they are more willing to attack each other for highlighting the fact that the problem still exists, than they are willing to see to it that this problem be solved. What more do you need me to say here??

meyn u try. . . well as i sed before i guess its up to us people. . . oh yea question do u consider yourself amongst the people

Kobojunkie:
You call it harrassment, I am guessing the police would not agree with you on that if they are legal and so I am sorry, it is not just about what you want to call them.

oh my. . . that is the point. . why is that legal to call somebody everytime after telling them to stop. . . but i guess u see it differently

Kobojunkie:
It is not about being wiser but simply about trying to get you to see what you are doing here. Just wanted to make sure that pointing out the problem is not a crime and does not mean one loves less than you do. In this case, I am pointing out an apparent problem and so do not see what that has to do with my stance on Nigeria as a whole.

what am i doin? i mean dude how long is this goin to go on. . . pointing out a problem every single time it ain't solving nothin.

Kobojunkie:
Are you kidding me? I call the very same evening to complain and make sure that the government comes pick it up the next day or as soon as possible. It is unacceptable and as you mentioned earlier, the power over government is in the hands of the people. So when the people exercise this power, the better for them.

exactly. . . people got the power _{at least we agree on that}
Have YOU ever try talking to "the goverment" in Nigeria?

Kobojunkie:
Well, I am not against anyone going to Nigeria. You are free to go where you want to. Just pointing out that just cause you are going, does not mean these problems stated by many already on here do not exist. Even when you leave Nigeria, chances are these problems will continue to exist until we actually focus and do the right thing once and for all.

who sed problems in Nigeria don't exist. . . the point is we need a solution and if government ain't doin nothing what else can we do. _{sit down and cry all day}

Kobojunkie:
It's none of your business where I am or what I do with my generation. This post is about a call from Fashola and like many on here, I post my opinion on his call on here, just like you and the many others have so far. I don't see how my personal choice has anything to do with anyone else. You focus on your own response while I focus on my own and we will all be better off. Unless you are one of those who have made it their place to JUDGE OTHERS FOR NOT CHOOSING THEIR side of the debate.

I never recalled forcing u to choose sides. . . never. . . i can see by your profile signature that a lot of people have done that to u. . . well i am sorry if i came out that way. . .  just trying to contribute

Kobojunkie:
They work for a living mostly. They are not harrassing you as what they mostly do is legal, unless you have specifically asked to be put on the do not call list but they choose to ignore that request.


I did not twist your words. You said pointing out a problem is same as complaining, which is what your God does too. Invariably, He complains but the you state that he also gives a solution. Your own words there.

So, if you leave the trash there to pile up and your government does not come that evening to pick it up, you would not call government the next day to complain? Basically, you will continue to pay the government and not demand to get the service you pay for? Is that wise?

their job is to harrass people. . . kool. . . i guess people just try to make money at all cost

You knew what i meant but u want to bring GOD in it so has to appear wiser. . . alrightie no problem u are the wise one

did u call "the government"? i mean you ooo. . but okai i see your point. . . but i am still goin to Nigeria to see what i can do and i love that place meyn no matter what. . . i guess thats just me. . . but  guess what you might be the president of Nigeria tomorrow and i don't want to keep blaming u for every little thing.

Hey i can see u are not in naija. . . so what is it to u? nobody forces u to come and u are allowed to bring all your generation to america for "safety"

@ kobojunkie

i can see u live on the safe side. . . u love that word frequency   kool sha

Kobojunkie:
Well, just cause you assume they are all rip offs does not mean they are. I worked as a telemarketer and I can tell you that many of those I called benefitted from what I offered.

well this was ur earlier post . . . and i can recall i sed MAJORITY. . . but i see u have rephrased ur statement. . . so why do they choose to harras people. . . and recall i sed in my house

Kobojunkie:
But you mentioned earlier that he complains and then proposes a solution each time. Why the sudden change?

boy u love twisting words. . . IF God points out a problem he gives a solution. . . if u like twist it some more  

Kobojunkie:
But we pay government to do the job. If government is not doing the job IT IS BEING PAID to do, what else do you do? Do you hire a maid to mow your lawn and then go out each day to do the job which you pay her to do? Do you pay the city to take your trash to the landfill and then turn around to do it yourself?

i understand
but you wud leave the trash there to pile up until the government comes. . . wow. .

Kobojunkie:
Majority of those who call you are calling you legally. I worked as a telemarketer for years myself. No crime offering people options. You decide.

As long as you agree that your God also COMPLAINS, then we are on the same table. Yeah. Solution is the same that has existed since the beginning with Nigeria. Better government. SO, now that you know what the solution is, are you now going to fix government?

No in my house Majority are ripp offs . . . cuz if they weren't they won't be harrasing ppl all day. . .

No my God doesn't complain . . . u betta watch yo mouth boii  . . .

government this government that. . . we are the government it is all in our hands. . . _example
government cannot come and sweep your front yard. well maybe u always rely on the government thats why? okai i understand

Kobojunkie:
Where do you have to be "REALLY OBSERVANT"? What Airport do you do that at? Fall for everything? What everything??

dude come on. . . do u know how many foreigner are decieved into something that is not profitting or something that ripps them of their money. . . u don't get any phone calls?. . . even at your work place is it everything u sign up for.

Kobojunkie:
I am glad you posted that. Since when did POINTING out the problem EQUAL complaining? So when your God points out the Problem with his people in your Bible, is that your God COMPLAINING? Please answer cause I want to know how you arrived at one being equal the other.

YEa if u never give a solution. . . puh-lease don't try to get smart with me by using GOD as your example. . . because God gives solutions everytime he points out a problem 

Kobojunkie:
So because it does not land on the news means the Frequency is  higher? Please, all you have to do is visit your local police station and they will GLADLY give you information on the crimes that were reported/witnessed/ etc for  that day or within any period. You will be surprised to see what made the crime list.

Why do you feel it is your place to "CONTRIBUTE"? That is my first question to you? Is it that we do not know what the solution IS?

because u are quick to point out the problems . . .isn't that called complaining. .  yea u can point out problems all day but that doesn't solve anything. .  be ready to at least try and give a solution.  

GooseBaba:
@marre7
thank you, anytime I land naija na pigin i dey take broke bread for custom, come waka like craze man
enter parking lot, after that i begin complain sey things too expensive, it work all the time.

i am tellin u. . . i love doin that. . its thrillin

Kobojunkie:
Did you have to do all the above or anything similar the last time you were in Ohio( assuming you have been to ohio)?

heck yea. . . i do it alot. . i have to be really observant here so i don't get cheated. . . u shud be the first one to know that in america u betta not fall for everything

Kobojunkie:
Glad you are posting this yourself. How frequently does this happen in Ohio? Now tell me again that you did not understand my post on FREQUENCY being the major problem and not whether it happens or not.

but do u kno most of the crimes that occur here in US does not land on the news so u can't really tell

I feelz ya tho. . . so what solution can u contribute?

@ nigeria1@@
okai then kool stay wher u at. . and enjoy your self very well. . cuz everything good comes easy. .  nobody is forcing u  to come


@goosebaba
tru it is mostly the people close to u that hurt u

nigeria1@@:
you don't even need arm robber to assault you. Nigeria police or the EFCC can do that to you.

is that u in the picture. . . awwww. . i am soooo sorry about that

Seun:
If your aunt was in Nigeria the robbers she "caught" would probably have assaulted her brutally.

come on i expected better from ur post. . . no wonder

so its only in Nigeria that people are assulted brutally? meyn it happens In US too. don't let me go there.

@oludunamis

Dang . . . i can't believe it now u are blaming yardua, He is not even 4years yet. . . remember you point one finger the remaining is pointing back at you.

@goosebaba
Thank u o,
recently my aunty here in US caught robbers taking her stuff. . . guess what the robbers looked at her direction but instead of running or something they turned back around and kept stealing what they needed. . . in the process my aunty called 911 (police).  When the robbers left she decided _{still shaking from shock and fear} to chase  them with her car so that it wud be easy for the police to know wher they are heading. . . but guess what the police didn't even come. She was shoked to kno that in this America people get robbed in their homes.

i lived in Nigeria _{not goin around showing off that i am from america}and nothing happened to me . . . Its because of the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ . . .

and most of the time its people really close to you that are your worst enemy and stealing from you so DON"T BLAME NIGERIA.

so anywher in the world people can get robbed, so if some ppl think its because "its America" that's why they haven't got robbed yet. . they betta think again . .  and Thank God for his Grace.

goshen360:
Tell our government to do what the countries abroad are doing that makes nigerians to stay abroad rather than coming to live in nigeria where the government do not have interest of their citizens at heart.

Personally, i will return to nigeria when our government will do the following:

1. Overcome power (electricity) problem and fight it to stand still, provide 24hrs power supply for years.

2. Provide adequate security for citizens
3. provide jobs that will make even the non-graduates live well and be comfortable.
4. Decide hope for the old citizens of our nation.
5. Give hope to the future of our nation.

This and lots more happens in united states where i happen to reside and live fine.

God bless nigeria, God bless America.

Istn't it the same brain that the government have that u have. . . why don't you come up with a solution. . . In america its not only the government that gets stuff done most of the time its individuals. Here in US if everbody relys on the government nothing wud get done. The people are the government and the government are Human Beings like your self.  

" Let everyone sweep in front of their own door and the whole world would be clean."
Johann Wolfgang

@ Riskie

dang, i read ur lines they are so nice
meyn see how u use style whoop all these guys

@ty4real
i feel ya  , BUT,  we have been blaming Leaders, government, leaders for how many years now. . . one day somebody on Nairaland might become the president tommorow and i asure u some Nigerians would still point the finger at him,  but guess what if u point one finger the remaining four would be ponting back at u. . . We the people individually need to bring our heads together and not be dependent on anyone to improve the country, we are doin this for our own good.
And as i stated in my earlier post  we must be ready to sacrifice, we can't expect the government to prepare a bed of roses just because people are coming from abraod. For example since the light in Nigeria is not stable, the people abraod that are coming to contribute can't just expect light to be stable because they are coming. . thats the whole point of them trying to contribute to try to solve the problem at hand.

question, If abroad wasn't there what would we do?  

Meyn i am proud of u men seriously

but u can't really blame Lepa,  why? becuz majority of the Nigerians abroad talk down on the country that somebody else is using their effort to build up. . and that pisses me off. . what i am sayin is why smack your gums about a problem when u are not in the country trying to solve it. . but most of the time i ignore what they say and care about what God says,  And i know if nobody wants to do anything about their father's land i would try to do my best instead of expecting a Hero to come and do it . . . i love that country and the people

@ty4real
okai thats nice 

emm . .now lets get back to the topic.

question . . . so u never want to go back to Nigeria? 

@ty4real
wow, lmao, u are so funny?

@ty4real
alrightie  . . . no problem

aww thanks meyn, we Nigerians gotta stick together

okai i do understand. . . But if u are not one of those people Lepa talks about, why do u let it bother u?. . . . . If u are not one of those people then u are blessed. . If u don't want to come to Nigeria , buddy u don't have to. . .

Its for those that are ready

@tpia
now dats what I am talkin about

@ ty4real

why do u accuse Lepashandi of the same thing u are doin. . . meyn