simpleseyi: Say JAGABAN. The god of Politics and strategy
I don't think a politician who cannot stand opposition and instead upstands opposition is a strategist. There was a strong sentiment in Lagos when PDP had a chance to win the governorship in 2003 under Funsho Williams. It does not look good in my eyes, it's better to win fair and square like a brave man instead of being afraid of a level playing field like a coward, don't you think?
Bring it on, I am Inter, you are Barca, bring your A game and I will beat you, nothing concern me with your players fighting. I want you to bring 22 Yamal and I'll beat you fair and square instead of giving money to Barca player to cause problems, bribing staff to poison Barca players before the game or making sure your kits are torn. Canada's women team was sanctioned by FIFA because they took drones to spy at other teams. Canada said it was strategy, FIFA said it was unethical. Canada was fined and lost 6 points for not playing fair and square.
dollypi: Low-energy emotions don't like physical stress.
Thank you, but what about those guys who jump to their death literally, like those guys who walk on ropes and do dangerous things? Agreed, the low energy person will wake up when they jump, what about those who are high there?
The Dignity of Age and the Legacy of Alhaji Bamanga Tukur: A Rebuttal to Social Media Irresponsibility
In a world increasingly driven by instant validation and digital theatrics, where virality often trumps veracity, we must draw a line — firm and luminous — against the weaponization of social media to ridicule, shame, and denigrate those who have served their nation with distinction.
It is with deep concern, and a profound sense of responsibility, that I condemn the recent social media post targeting elder statesman Alhaji (Dr.) Bamanga Tukur, a revered icon of Nigerian public service and international business. The post, which took the form of a photograph showing the 89-year-old elder statesman in a wheelchair, was accompanied by sanctimonious reflections — thinly veiled in faux humility — meant not to edify, but to denigrate. This act, disguised as a philosophical life lesson, is nothing short of a malicious attempt to mock the natural and noble process of ageing. his political acumen and capacity for leadership.
Let it be said without equivocation: there is absolutely nothing shameful about growing old. In fact, to age is a privilege — one not granted to all. Wrinkles are not a cause for ridicule, but the imprints of wisdom earned. Fragile limbs are not a sign of weakness, but the echo of decades spent in labour and service. Old age is not a curse — it is a crown. And when worn by a man like Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, that crown glows with honour, accomplishment, and an enduring legacy.
The act of sharing his photograph in such a context — bereft of respect, empathy, or appreciation for his towering contributions — is cruel, indecent, and utterly irresponsible. It is emblematic of a disturbing trend in the digital age: the rise of virtual mobs who derive morbid pleasure from tearing down venerable figures from the safety of anonymity. Social media, though a powerful tool for connection, has become a haven for character assassins, emboldened by likes, shares, and faceless applause.
But no barrage of online contempt can erase Alhaji Bamanga Tukur’s indelible mark on Nigeria’s history. As General Manager/CEO of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) from 1975 to 1982, his tenure was marked by visionary infrastructural transformation. Under his leadership, the NPA saw the construction of the Calabar Port, Tin Can Island Port, and the third wharf extension at the Lagos Port Complex in Apapa — projects that redefined Nigeria’s maritime landscape. He was instrumental in modernizing port operations, reducing turnaround times, increasing cargo throughput, and encouraging private sector participation
These reforms laid the groundwork for the more efficient, investment-friendly port systems we benefit from today.
In the late 1970s, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur made a groundbreaking achievement by becoming the first African to be elected Vice President of the International Association of Ports and Harbours (IAPH), a renowned global trade association representing seaports worldwide, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. This esteemed organization plays a pivotal role in shaping the future of ports and maritime trade globally.
Beyond his exploits in public service, Tukur is the founder of the Africa Business Roundtable (ABR), a platform that catalyzed private sector-led growth across the continent. His vision for regional integration, trade facilitation, and good governance directly contributed to the conceptual foundation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Through ABR, he brought together African business leaders, policymakers, and stakeholders to chart a course toward economic transformation.
Alhaji Bamanga Tukur’s legacy is not confined to boardrooms or bureaucratic corridors. He stepped into the political arena, was elected Governor of the then Gongola State in 1983, served as Minister of Industries from 1993 to 1995, and rose to become the National Chairman of the then ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) from 2012 to 2014 — a testament to his political acumen and capacity for leadership.
He was also elected Chairman of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Business Group in 2002, advancing the cause of African development on global stages. His accolades are many: the Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON), the Commander of the Order of the Mono (COM), and an honorary Doctorate Degree in Law from Benue State University.
And today, at 89, though physically slowed by time — as all humans will eventually be — Alhaji Bamanga Tukur remains a towering figure. He still offers wise counsel to leaders at various levels, commands respect in national and international circles, and continues to inspire generations with his story of resilience, excellence, and patriotic service.
It is therefore morally reprehensible and deeply disappointing that such a man would be made the subject of social media mockery. Those who participated in this denigration have only displayed their own ignorance, for a man’s legacy is not defined by the chair he sits on in old age, but by the pillars he built in his prime.
This episode brings to the fore the urgent need for stricter regulation of the social media space. Freedom of expression must never be a license for digital cruelty. The sanctity of old age must be preserved. Our digital platforms must become spaces of dignity and constructive engagement, not arenas of mockery and malice.
To the perpetrators of this act, we say: reflect, not on the fragility of an elder’s limbs, but on the strength of his legacy. You will age too. And may you do so with half the honour, accomplishment, and dignity that Alhaji Bamanga Tukur has earned.
To Alhaji (Dr) Bamanga Tukur, we say: thank you. Thank you for a life of service. Thank you for your sacrifices and your vision. Thank you for showing us what true leadership and commitment look like. Nigeria stands taller because of your contributions. Your place in history is secured — not in viral posts, but in the hearts of grateful citizens and the annals of national progress.
May the Almighty continue to preserve your life, grant you strength in your twilight years, and bless you with peace, fulfillment, and enduring joy. Amen.
Chief Adebayo Babatunde Sarumi (OFR) is former Managing Director/CEO, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA).
Talkisneeded: Too many factors are involved in this crazy decline tho,not even eggs alone,the pressure the average kid is facing now is crazy… Imagine SSS 2 kid in a public school owning an iPhone 12,the mind of an average senior secondary school student is fixated on money.. Secondary school boys are already into fraud,how do you convince them education is the best legacy when they’ve started making money most of their parent can’t make in a year
By creating a society that rewards talent and virtues, not crime and vices. If you show off with money, cars and material things in Brazil, they will dislike you. Some societies are still sane. We can choose to remove our sim card from insanity.
Dogalmighty17: You know it would be good if any of these daft and useless content creators or social media influencers were knowledgeable enough to break down this bill and it's implication for the majority of Nigerians. No that's above their level of understanding. Low IQ people peddling trash to further dumb down the populace.
Don't you think this is a failure of government on education
cr7lomo: U posted a fake story...he wasnt referring to this story.. thers a case now about a black kid that stabbed a white kid to death cos the white kid asked him to leave the area reserved for his school team
dederocs: We are not better, crying over racism like babies is annoying...love yourselves.
I agree, crying like victims is crybaby but I tell you, the others are not better. It's just the way people don't know even Arabs don't like themselves or Asians. Ask a Chinese about Japan or an Indian about Pakistani or a Lebanese about Israel. Are you not on Nairaland here where you see those in Cyprus writing about their stay there only to find out there's Northern Cyprus and Cyprus, there's Turkish milk and Greek yogurt
dederocs: We are tribalistic and bigoted amongst ourselves blacks, and we blame whites for choosing themselves over us?
Whites are ask tribablistic and bigoted amongst themselves too. It's just that their leaders have said when it comes to protecting our people, let's borrow small sense. Otherwise, they are no different.
ClassicEvilSpir: So, a black guy killed a white guy in an American high school. Same fundraising was organized, and the blacks rallied in support of the killer.
Suddenly, the fact a white woman called a child the N word, yet got crowdfunding that surpassed that of the black murderer, seems to be a problem.
The black man does not even love himself or herself. Every black nation, has some sort of inferiority complex, internal discrimination. The African Americans are shooting themselves, capitalizing on the black culture and stereotype. These people are a disgrace. The black man needs to stop being the inferior race.
The first guy killed someone else in self defence. It has nothing to do with inferiority. Those who are showing themselves to be inferior are those who are comparing apples to oranges and said, let's buy the apples with a gofundme
papyjaypaul: A lot of our politicians are indisciplined but I don't think they can read the handwriting on the wall. What Obi proved in 2023 is that you don't need a party to win and Nigerians will vote for independent candidates indirectly. E go shock them
They will be shocked to think that it will be Nigerians against them. It's good how they are showing where their bellies lie before 2027. Let's separate the wheat from the chaff.
Satya1: It's a shame that blacks are tool used to pull down their fellow blacks
This is nothing about race, it's human beings. Stop playing victim.
The woman who accused Ronaldo of raayp is what?
The woman Wayne Rooney slept with when his wife was pregnant was what?
The woman John Terry slept with that was his teammate's wife was what?
In the late 1990's, USMNT teammate of Eric Wynalda, John Harkes, was found to be having an affair with Wynalda's wife. This was the United States of America.
Kevin de Bruyne and Courtois?
Players like Karl Rose of England, Jonathan Fabbro of Paraguay, David Goodwillie of Scotland, ask me who were the girls. Ben Aboutrika of Egypt was accused of rayyyp by a woman in Cairo. So my dear, stop playing victim. It's a human thing.
Alhaji wey pull Khaki Say the name of him party People destroying people Na the name of the party Election for my country na paddy paddy Wayo wayo Arrange no ni People wey vote them in still dey live in pain This na disgrace I am so ashamed Me don collect shop permit collect trading permit Raiding permit you still dey burn shop You wan tell me say you no know when them pay Why you dey make us dey live in pain Make una lead us well No let this nation to fall inside well Mr President Lead us well If you be Governor Govern us well If you be Senator Senate am well If you be police Police well well no dey take bribe Oya lead us well (Nne me e) Govern us well If you be Senator Senate am well If you be police Police well well no dey take bribe
Alhaji wey pull Khaki Say the name of him party People destroying people Na the name of the party Election for my country na paddy paddy Wayo wayo Arrange no ni People wey vote them in still dey live in pain This na disgrace I am so ashamed Me don collect shop permit collect trading permit Raiding permit you still dey burn shop You wan tell me say you no know when them pay Why you dey make us dey live in pain Make una lead us well No let this nation to fall inside well
Mr President Lead us well If you be Governor Govern us well If you be Senator Senate am well If you be police Police well well no dey take bribe Oya lead us well (Nne me e) Govern us well If you be Senator Senate am well If you be police Police well well no dey take bribe
Mr President Lead us well If you be Governor Govern us well If you be Senator Senate am well If you be police Police well well no dey take bribe Oya lead us well (Nne me e) Govern us well If you be Senator Senate am well If you be police Police well well no dey take bribe
Sad to see the decline of human rational reasoning, more like questioning the ability of the creator to expand our ideas. It's humans that train these bots to be smart using neural networks, machine and deep learning, even tensor flow and biometric recognition et al... But the deceit is the speed at which machines accomplish their task. Certainly robots are good but to say it's going to create a creative destruction in medical science, that could take some years.
I just hope people still read. Ivy league schools encourage utilizing the brain. Just all these cut corners don't.
People don't read, they skim. That's why language today is dying, people's vocabulary is dying and videos are played at 2x speed. Social media and tech has killed the brain even if it was to help them.
I don't want to say too much here but I know doctors who can only function with machines, that's why Nigerian doctors are the most sought after. Somehow the evil our government does here makes them the best abroad. Nigerian doctors can literally work without the aid of machines, not because they don't want to but the decay in the system did that. Now think about it, all the places where they are fighting today, how many doctors can work there without Google? Now that's the real doctor. Doctor wey get backup
Do you know we have doctors using YouTube to carry ou CS?
It's about to get worse with this kind of policies. Why don't they allow colleges to remain in status quo and invest more in technical education strengthening vocational education. Why focus on this useless bachelor's most awardees know nothing about?
Na wah oo
I know the Gen Z doctors are relying on ChatGPT and all those things but trust me, robots will never replace medicine or medical doctors, it will only help them. A Doctor who uses machines as shortcut will cut a life short eventually.
papyjaypaul: Yes you can. Education abroad is not the same way we discriminate here. As long as you are able to convert and follow the structure of that country, you are good. Don't let your life be defined by the Nigerian construct of class. I salute all those who graduated with a 1st class but in the real world, no one will remember your class. We want to see what you can do. Even if you graduate with a pass abroad, don't let it define you. There's more to life than academic grades.
5 types of intelligence - academic is just one of them. I will not tell you not to study well but don't confine yourself to academics alone. Nigerians think only when you speak and write English well that you are intelligent. Then they see a Chinese and they are wondering how he can build bridges but they have forgotten English is just a language, a means of expression. It doesn't mean he who speaks Igbo, Hausa or Yoruba language is dumb and will not do well in life.
Enough preaching from me. sorry for diverting from your topic but I wrote this because it has held back many people from progressing home and abroad. They think what is from abroad is the best and what they have at home is the worst
papyjaypaul: Yoruba culture, in the villages have internship. The Igbos do it very well in their apprenticeship and the Hausa are skilled at trade. Each generation passes on what they learned to the next. If that chain is cut, I'm sorry. Exposure is a part of education.
Our major mistake is pushing our trades aside for Western education but all those people working as engineers, accountants and lawyers can not survive if there is no trade and business. The women and men at Isale eko may not have Western education but they are the drivers of the informal economy by learning trade, doing import and export and selling wares to us. The Western edcuation made sure we hated what belongs to us but today, Chinese are showing us how it should be done.
Degrees is not going to change anything, experience will.
papyjaypaul: Professor Wole Soyinka describes literacy as the ability to read and write in ANY LANGUAGE. Education is formal and informal, manyof you think formal education is the only pathway to success in life.
You have a white construct of education, success and failure when you only see things from their lens. An average Hausa man can speak, write, read and listen to his language through the radio but you call him aboki because you do not understand the language of his education.
A Yoruba man is shouting "Oshodi-Mile 12" and directing you to enter, paying taxes and taking you from one place to the other but you call him razz because he does not speak the language used to enslave you.
The Igbo man is selling okrika but it is beneath you to bend down select while he is doing import and export, doing marketing and sales.
The educated person is looking down at the Aboki who polished his shoe he will wear to enter the bus that agbero will carry him to his destination in a cloth sold by the Igbo man. He is carrying the papers around with a tie in the heat, yet has no job. The people he is looking down at are feeding themselves and their families, they are doing something with their time. Educated person is analysing online, begging for data, unable to use his education to solve real life human problems. Who is defining success
The biggest motivation to men is women (When they want to achieve and conquer the world, they want to be with women to eventually enter her. If she rejects you, if you are ugly, men still work hard to afford access to women, even if it's motivated by revenge)
The biggest distraction to men is women Successful men are like the queen bees, even women want them. Now a man can afford many things but women can distract him from more success. His control panel can be distracted by women and their antics. His control panel is his weakness if her solar battery is stronger than Kainji Dam Thermal Station. Their bum bum and frontal lodestone is stronger than windmills. When a man wants more women to add to his clan, women can still distract him. His wife can distract him with emotions and he will take sentimental decisions. Women will cry and sob for your attention and you may lose focus
It is a man's world but a woman's ward Man came from women's vjay but they still want to enter it as they grow up
Don't be a prison to the ward. Control it like a Prison Controller🎮 It's your Playground fellas🎯
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