₦airaland Forum

isleman:
It's not only the president, even on Nairaland here. I agree we often want to express ourselves the way we feel but only one thing prevents you from expressing yourself the way you feel without insulting which is the lack of appropriate word, English or vocab or on the contrary, it only shows our upbringing.
thank u sir.

tunnytox:
@OP
So you're 23 years old? I'm not surprised the Nigerian education system has failed you! In 10 years time I'm convinced you'll be singing a different tune.

i neva said i am 23. wht makes u think d Nigerian education system has failed me? pls take a luk @ signature. be sure dat in d nxt 10yrs ma conviction for a better Nigeria (dats if there is stil an entity called Nigeria) wil be stronger.

DrummaBoy:
@ Desola
JONASATAN, that is a new one.
By this time d OP would have given up.

hahahahaha

@drummaboy. on the contrary i am jst surprise wen we as Nigerians resulted to insult as a means of expressing our grievance.

sumtin hav gone wrong pastor Bakare put it dis way , they have forgotten that years of neglect, years of abandonment, years of fatherlessness, “motherlessness”, “directionlessness” in a nation will raise children who are lawless, and who don’t care whether they live or die. And they will be prepared to take anyone down to the grave with them including the society. Has the nigerian society degraded to this level? that we hav no moral compass of respect?

am in ma very early 20's nt more dan 23 i find it depressin to talk to pple who r believe r far more mature dan me in age n intelligence abt respect.

semidaraeb:
MODERATORS I think its about time this thread gets locked, it really silly and dumb, there is nothing to be gained here, enough as being said already by Beaf and co.

that beaf n co has been abusin past presidents (even if that is true) doesn't justify the fact that we shouldn't respect the president.stil dis day i am yet to see where two wrong made a right. luk at this thread on its merit nt dat pple has been insultin past president so it is okey for current n future generations to insult the president.

to say i am shocked by certain comments in regards to the thread is infact an understatement. there is a reason y certain sentences of this thread was bolded. Jonathan is the president of our grt nation make no mistake abt dat and an insult on him is an insult to the Nigerian nation.

if u think insulting the president or any other political office holder by derogatory name calling wil bring abt the much needed better Nigeria is living in the malady of ones own malady.


a friend of mine in a foreign land referred to the president as odechukwu coursy of nairaland am sure, which i consider as an attack on ma nation bt wht can i do wen ma very own pple r at the font-front of insultin the president who is symbolic to the Nigerian nation.


@dayokanu, i am therefore by means of this thread advocating that we respect other public office holder and thus must criticize with public decency and decorum.

truth of the matter is dose that insult the president has little or no knowledge of governance.

i hate it dat by the reason of this thread pple see me as a pro gej. respect is earned, true. respect is reciprocal, do nt expect respect from ur subordinate if u cant respect mr president cos u r criticizing him. enof said

and wht makes u think that in dis particular occasion the government lied abt the casualty rate and ur souce was correct.
do u guys alwayz enjoy portrayin the Nigeria govt in a bad image?
jst a little y ago nairanders were slamin the govt jst cos d UN said they pre informed the govt abt a general threat of attack which could nt be verify

[quote author=Yeske! link=topic=749038.msg9055653#msg9055653 date=1314886531]@OP, it is the same thing all over the world and Naija can't be an exception and more so if it is a siddon-look president such as ours but come to think of it don't you think his name is a reversal of Naija is today - BADLUCK?[/quote]look here boss, that the whole world is doing it doesnt mean it is gud or right. it is unAfrican moreso UnNigerian for us to insult our elders. if u must criticize him ma point is do it wit decorum.

tunnytox:
Stupeed thread! Respect ko respect ni I should respect people who perpetually put my country in poverty due to their unquenching thirst for money, those who disregard my rights as a human being? Go and preach this sermon of respect to those who have been on empty stomach, to graduates who can't find work, to those who lost their relatives just because they can't afford hospital bills, to those are are being continuously brutalised by the Nigerian police and other security agencies etc respect ko respect ni. Hiss at the thread

so Mr man, u r telling us that if say ur fada refuse to provide u with certain amenities which u serve u wil resort to insulting him as a means of expressing ur grievance?

It is time we stop insulting Goodluck Jonathan and respect him for who he is the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

Make no mistake about this, I am not a fan to the president in any way, I have never been and I doubt the possibility of ever been with the current state of affairs of the nation.

I don’t like his style of governance and infact his recognition of the rebel group in Libya has made me loose all respect I had for him as a person, but nevertheless he is still the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and for that reason as true Nigerians and a patriots we owe him a duty of respect and even if we must criticize him. It must be constructive and done with decorum for in insulting him we insult not his personality but the exalted seat of the presidency of the Federal Republic of Nigeria [s](that is if the seat is indeed exalted. I believe it is still exalted)[/s] which he currently occupies.

For this reason I would implore my follow forumites (nairalanders) who I believe has the interest of the nation at heart to entreat courtesy in referring and addressing the Commander in Chief of the arm forces, Federal Republic of Nigeria.

In doing this, we are not doing it for him but protecting the image of the country as well as the seat of the presidency. We must therefore put aside our differences be it political, tribal or religious and respect the president especially in public forum like this which attract the interest of the international community.

I hope to see threads and posts in the future devoid of derogatory words in reference to Mr. President.

ifyalways:
^Why should you do that without consulting and getting express permission from us . . .The shareholders   

You'd get Punished for that.

@OP,so like seriously,you took note of your thread[i] views,no of replies et all [/i]?haha

ifyalways:
^Why should you do that without consulting and getting express permission from us . . .The shareholders   

You'd get Punished for that.

@OP,so like seriously,you took note of your thread[i] views,no of replies et all [/i]?haha

u dont know that the most important thread in nairaland is the one uploaded by the poster to him

get the cop on dis stalker. hey wait. am gettin a psychic readin. u said u pity him, nope u dont u kinda feel for him bt u dont wanna admit it cos u r in a serious relationship already. u see d opposite of luv is nt hate. it is indiferent. u pity him dat means u hav an emotional attachment. pity is emotion too. ma 2 cent

a university doesn't only offer you a degree it also offers you other benefits such as exposure.
Bill gate and Mark zuckerberg may not have been university graduate yet they discovered themselves in the four walls of a university. Harvard University

if you think the importance of a university is jst the degree den ma buddies u r day dreaming cos the benefit of a university far transcend beyond jst a paper qualification.

like seun said nt havin a degree is a huge disadvantage, it is even far more than that cos so many dreams will nt be achieved jst for the sake of lack of a university degree. u cant neva be a professional e.g doctor, accountant, lawyer etc unless hav a degree

@ benzion i am nt looking down at my friend on any other person simply becos he or she didn't attend a university bt certain truth must be made known.

i hav dis to tell those who keep propagating the gospel of university education is not important cos bill gate n co. were nt university degree holders, by the way FYI Bill went back to school nt sure if it was for a bachelor degree bt i have it on gud authority that he got some degrees now.


Forbe estimated 3000 people out of the total world population to be billionaires. please check for yourself how many of the billionaires in US dollars are university graduate and compare it to those who are not university graduate.

my point is no matter wht, the relevance of a university degree in this 21st cant neva been be over emphasized.

so u know, bill gate is not a university graduate but i wonder if u can get a good job in Microsoft corporation if you are not a university graduate

i logged in on dis forum jst to add dis to d comment, tell ur cousin to run far far far away from madonna. if he insist otherwise tie him down at home. one day he will thank u

is a strange world we r living for sure i know university education doesn't automatically mean u will be success or be a failure in life. it such give u an edge is an unpredictable world

Delafruita:
Democracy is all about the will of the people.it is my opinion that a single term of 6 or 7years will be detrimental to our democracy.it will serve to make our politicians more desperate with the knowledge that they will serve just one prolonged term.furthermore it take away the power of the people to reject a leader who has failed from getting another term.
If GEJ says he wont contest,thats his personal decision and that doesnt stop the state governors from contesting even those who have been reelected for another term.so i can understand why they will decide to supprt his idea because it is beneficial to them.PDP is just a party of slow old cargoes who have nothing to offer except "fresh air".

I dey laff o

il

gentleman i doubt if u r really familiar with the political structure of Nigeria cos wht we hav on ground is technically 8yrs tenure system. for once am 100% in support of this bill provided certain clauses such as the no immunity clause for serving governor or president, a workable system to impeach any non performing governor etc are put in place

obowunmi:
Education only allows you more flexibility and choices in life. It certainly does not determine a successful future. Too many jobless graduates roaming around the streets.

so ur point sir is, university education is nt necessary?

Well, I would not bore you with unnecessary details. I am an undergraduate student and each time I try to convince a friend of mine about the importance of university education, he will with confidence and pride tell me that university education is not important as many people he know have made it in life without the university degree likewise many people with the university degree have not been successful

I try to explain to him that a university degree is atleast the basics that you will live a comfortable life but he strongly disagrees with me and instead insist that self actualization will rather determine how successful you will be, then again I try to explain to him that the university especially one with sound curriculum is the best place for self actualization of one’s potential which he equally disagree that will the nature of university curriculum one can hardly get to the point of self actualization.

My friend is well exposed no doubt and he is a reader and lover of inspiration books and also in the Nigeria film making industry who has great aspiration of becoming rich and impacting the world positively.

Now the question is, all things been equal are mine right to point out that university education is the basis of a good and comfortable life or is my friend right for insisting that university education doesn’t really has a direct correlation with success. (If the later is right that means he is of the view that we should therefore not waste about 4 to 7yrs of our life in the university which we would have use to do some other thing profitable)
Please intelligent answers only

cheer to a man that made the list of 100 most influential people in the world
hapi bday sir

and this made it to the front page?

i wonder wht some pple use as there yardstick to measure good government. perhaps the absence of good governance in the Nigerian polity has left us beclouded as to wht gud governance is.
Amaechi like Fashola is a publicist concentrating only mostly on white elephant project to get a cheap hype of media praise.
am a diasporan Nigerian bt am very abreast with the state of things in ma state.

in all honesty one cant fully condemn the leadership of Rotimi Amaechi as well as one cannot praise his leadership style.
i dont understand why Amaechi is making Rivers state a one city state wen we hav other towns in Rivers State.

the question is, is Rivers State a one city state?

seriously whatz the essense of this thread. to redicule the Nigerian society or what?
please get a life.
we wil only hear your voice wen sumtin is wrong bt wen its right u cry foulplay

i think President Jonathan is making giant stride toward national development if this is true and therefore must be commended if we are to expect him to perform beta. he has said it times without number that he wants technocrat not politician in his cabinet

l let me relax n see wht ladies think abt us.
@ikoha u hav said it all in ur first post.

in my 4yrs or so as a member of nairaland i hav neva come across a thread with useless post as this.
To be igorance of one's ignorances is the malady of ignorance.

Personally i am impressed by the CV of dat nurse n i think u dont necessarily need to be a medical doctor before been appointed the minister of health. This position is not dat of the surgeon general of the federation which requires a surgeon to head.

maybe is not a crime in the books but definitely is a crime in our mindset
otherwise tell me why ugly people are mostly victimized only simply because they are ugly.

sum ugly people get attitude sha.

Rich Dad:
I think the tittle should be "Is It A CURSE TO BE UGLY"?      someone FART in a Bus all attention turns to the UGLIEST Person on the Bus , Yuck

such is life.

everybody is entitled to his opinion thatz y all of us hav one nose.
I hav come to observe that many pple here has lost touch to reason thatz y am an active reader bt nt an active writer here.
D truth be told those championing for preservation of culture should do in a wholestic approach (language,food, dress, etc). U wil only be a hypocrite if u champion cultural preservation. U answer a native name n dress like a foreigner always or prefer foreign food to local food.
I dont understand dis making a mountain out of an anthill situation.
I dont see anytin wrong bearing foreign name.
My name is Osima and til date i hav nt or been give d clear meaning of ma name in my language. So y should i bear a name i dont know d meaning?
So i prefer to go wit my German name dat means a peaceful leader which is a reflection of ma true personality. Peaceful ruler

, And dis made it to d front page.
Nice poem ma backside

so wht den happens to Aisha?
absolute power corrupt absolutely.
Appointing a new moderator with our opinion or consent soundz to be like more of an autocratic style of government yet we blame Gadafi, Abacha, IBB.
Maybe we could exhibit dictatorial tendecies if only we r opporturned to be incharge.

i now understand that most nigerians are simply pathetic.
If dere is development dey wil complain
if dere is no development dey wil stil complain.
It has come to ma understand that sadly as it may seem sum nigerians rather want nigeria to remain the same way dey r so that dey can have reason to complain.
Nigeria won Argentina trouble
Argentina won Nigeria useless NFL n stupid coach.
Pls get ova it already

seriously i dont know wht make pple think Obama is a great leader when he is no more batter than George Bush.
He jst hav the goodwill of the pple cos of d circumstance leading to d presidency (1st black american president).
Obama might be a world president bt he is definately not a great american president like washington, kennedy n A. lincolm.
So wht is wit dis obamainia hype

@ topic dere is nufin so special abt left handed pple or even leaders.
Ur being right or left handed has nufin to do wit ur leadership capabality