I see some people are writing about "advanced country". Is Bhutan more advanced than Nigeria?
I know it's deliberate, people are trying to pretend that they do not know what the issue is, but this has got nothing to do with being advanced or not being advanced. The issues are as clear as day and I explained them here.
naptu2: Wow! Today is now competing with the day that I tried to upload Captain Tolofari's story for the title of day with the most bans. I think the bot might have gone rogue.
I no longer have any time, so I'll surmarise the plane issue here and then I'll write the 2007 edition of the election season when I get back.
Then that might be it for Nairaland for 2 weeks.
(I still didn't create the Anambra thread that I started writing before Buhari died).
1) Is there anything strange about people waving at "closed aircraft"? No, the passengers can see what's happening outside and it's done all over the world. (In fact, planes of heads of state sometimes fly flags when they are landing. The pilot opens his window and sticks out a flag).
2) Did the governors go to Abuja to wave at the president? No, they had previous engagements in Abuja. Very many governors were in Abuja for very many reasons at that time.
3) Is there anything wrong with governors going to say farewell to the president? Not at all. I have posted extensively about this over the years and I'll simply list the main points.
⚫️ Some people say that governors should be working instead of saying farewell to the president. News flash, they are working when they say farewell to the president. They are networking.
⚫️ I have told you that presidents are very busy people with a full calendar and people do whatever they can to get to see him.
⚫️ I've told you about how people who live on the Mainland come all the way to Lekki to play football, how people on the Mainland come all the way to Syrian Club to play basketball and how people do whatever they can to get into Ikoyi Club. It's not that there's no where on the Mainland to play sports, they are networking.
⚫️ I've told you how employees in the US go out to expensive dinners, which will be paid for by their companies, because they want to hook a client, how state governors in Nigeria organise state visits and state banquets because they want something from the Federal Government, etc.
⚫️ I told you how military governors from all South-West states came to Lagos for NUGA opening ceremony because they thought that the head of state would be there.
⚫️ I've also told you about how Presidential aides in Nigeria, the US and around the world try to restrict access to the president so that he can have some rest. Meeting the president in a car, plane, at the airport, state banquet or some other event is a way of getting around these restrictions.
naptu2: Wow! Today is now competing with the day that I tried to upload Captain Tolofari's story for the title of day with the most bans. I think the bot might have gone rogue.
I no longer have any time, so I'll surmarise the plane issue here and then I'll write the 2007 edition of the election season when I get back.
Then that might be it for Nairaland for 2 weeks.
(I still didn't create the Anambra thread that I started writing before Buhari died).
1) Is there anything strange about people waving at "closed aircraft"? No, the passengers can see what's happening outside and it's done all over the world. (In fact, planes of heads of state sometimes fly flags when they are landing. The pilot opens his window and sticks out a flag).
2) Did the governors go to Abuja to wave at the president? No, they had previous engagements in Abuja. Very many governors were in Abuja for very many reasons at that time.
3) Is there anything wrong with governors going to say farewell to the president? Not at all. I have posted extensively about this over the years and I'll simply list the main points.
⚫️ Some people say that governors should be working instead of saying farewell to the president. News flash, they are working when they say farewell to the president. They are networking.
⚫️ I have told you that presidents are very busy people with a full calendar and people do whatever they can to get to see him.
⚫️ I've told you about how people who live on the Mainland come all the way to Lekki to play football, how people on the Mainland come all the way to Syrian Club to play basketball and how people do whatever they can to get into Ikoyi Club. It's not that there's no where on the Mainland to play sports, they are networking.
⚫️ I've told you how employees in the US go out to expensive dinners, which will be paid for by their companies, because they want to hook a client, how state governors in Nigeria organise state visits and state banquets because they want something from the Federal Government, etc.
⚫️ I told you how military governors from all South-West states came to Lagos for NUGA opening ceremony because they thought that the head of state would be there.
⚫️ I've also told you about how Presidential aides in Nigeria, the US and around the world try to restrict access to the president so that he can have some rest. Meeting the president in a car, plane, at the airport, state banquet or some other event is a way of getting around these restrictions.
Unfortunately this thread highlights the problems in our educational sector and how difficult it is for some people to read and comprehend simple statements.
Come on, I created the other thread after this one and it has already gotten to over ten thousand views while this is languishing at seven thousand views. We haven't even gotten to the fifth page! Come on people!
Oh geez! I'm doing so many things at once that I forgot to post this video!
This video shows you that the person in the plane can see the person outside. Basically, it's a reverse of the issue. In this case, the pilot waved at the people on the tarmac.
Vulcan24: It is the ventilation of anger, hunger and frustration at not meeting personal goals that made Nigerians misinterpreted everything their leaders do!
Most govt officials kill 2 birds with 1 stone during their movements, they knew the risk and would even prefer not to move at all !!
They were never in Abj to wave off the president only, other engagements are there
You also missed out one little thing. It's election season and it is in the interest of some people to keep sounding the alarm and misinterpreting things.
naptu2: That's another of the tricks of the Silly Season. Here is how it goes.
1) There is a massive false alarm that the governor is going to burn House 1 down on January 1st.
2) The governor openly states that there is absolutely no plan to burn House 1 down.
3) The spin doctors go to the post in which the governor says that there is no plan to burn House 1 down and say that the governor is wicked because he plans to burn House 1 down. They say that people will suffer when the governor burns House 1 down.
In other words, they will completely ignore the fact that there is no plan to burn House 1 down and they will keep making negative posts.
4) You decide to wait till January 2nd so that, at least people will see that House 1 was not burnt down. Those spin doctors will appear on January 2nd and tell you that they are the only reason that House 1 was not burnt down, that the governor is wicked and he only failed to burn House 1 down because they raised an alarm.
Don't waste your time arguing with spin doctors. Don't give them any attention.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Photos And Videos Of People Waving At Aircraft In Many Parts Of The World. by naptu2(op): 6:35am On Sep 08, 2025
