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famousroland:
Theresa May, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, says Nigeria is the home of the highest number of poor people in the world.
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And Yesterday, US President, Donald Trump said Buhari is Lifeless...
I don't get it,where did we get it wrong? Why una dey attack us na...Is it ur Nigeria or is it your life?
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You are asking where we got it wrong. A country that voted Buhari into power cannot be a normal country.

Oceannaagent:
Too bad, every thing bad have been associated with Nigeria.
What of India, Myanmar etc Nigeria is way ahead of them

Nigeria is ahead of India? Wonderful. You need to do a lot of reading.

SEONaijaExpert:
When a white cop kills a black man, he calls himself a patriot. Shame!

Let's keep deceiving ourselves, the whites doesn't like the blacks. They used derogatory words and then apologize. It's a shame.

You see demeaning things Trump has been saying lately about African leaders and Africans as a whole? It's not ending anytime soon.

Racism is real. These guys are just pretending. It's all fake love!

Racism is real, of course. But so is tribalism. Having experienced both, I will gladly take racism. Nigerians, who are mostly tribalists, should not be complaining of racism. And if racism is so bad, why is it that Nigerians still flock to North America and Europe?.

SEONaijaExpert:
America under Trump has come to an all time low.

And Nigeria under Buhari? I would take a Trump over the tribalist and incompetent Buhari. I'm sure you can see how great the American economy is doing under Trump, his rudeness notwithstanding. Meanwhile your Buhari is busy hiring Fulani killers from Niger Republic and Chad to come into Nigeria and be killing unchallenged.
For Trump, it is America first. For bigot Buhari, it is Fulani first. It is a shame that there are Nigerians still supporting Buhari.

Beremx:
They should reply Donald Trump directly through his twitter account.


Donald Trump get mouth sha. Lol

They know better not to mess with Trump.

BrownChima212:
I think what Trump meant was mental lifelessness. Hanging out with him wasn't engaging enough for a leader. Sense will not kill me sha

I believe he meant both mental and physical. Buhari is definitely not fit for office.

SolutionMee:
I commend Trump for at least tolerating Buhari @WhiteHouse the last time the dullard visited

I also envy his kindness and hospitality towards him

God knows that if I was in Trump's shoe, never in this life would Buhari have gained access to the Whitehouse

Unless through the backdoor which will eventually cost him his life

The beauty of this news are in two folds:

1. Never in this life will Atiku step his foot in America

2. Never in this life will Buhari enter the Whitehouse again


Nairalanders shouldn't blame me sha

Naa wisdom dey rush me

Does a Nigerian President need to visit American in order to do his job?

Prof. Sagay has become a huge disappointment. To him, rule of law is no more important because he has found himself in the corridors of power.
He may end up becoming a victim of the autocracy he is supporting today.

It is either we restructure or we go our separate ways.

Well said Obi.

BeijinDossier:
Which military background? I guess the Oxford product like Ojukwu were not in the same military? Was Buhari ever qualified to be in the military, because he never even had ordinary school certificate? Buhari is not supposed to be in circulation of normal people because it takes even an alien to understand his spoken English language. Buhari is a disaster and an embarrassment that should have been avoided in 2015.

Don't mind the knucklehead.

LibertyRep:
This couldn't have been true.

But then Financial Times is a reputable international news outlet.

Trump??

Why would you doubt that Trump said that? I guess you will also doubt that Trump called some poor countries shit hole.

Well, that was Trump saying it as it is. It's unfortunate that some fools voted Buhari into power. The fools have a chance, in 2019, to correct their mistake and send the tribalist back to Daura.

Abagworo:
A lot of things are to be blamed but mostly sharp decline in oil prices. However while some are gnashing their teeth others are making millions from opportunities.

I hope you are one of those making millions from opportunities. Could you please let us know the area you are making your own millions?

Ibukunmer:
See above. I want us to go back to region system or split up. Southwest for instance had a good growth period and better HDI in the 60s and late 70s due to the blueprint of Awolowo.

Now we are left with leaders with low Iq who can simply wait for monthly income from the federal government without thinking outside the box.

There's no long term strategy as we don't speak the same language(literally and figuratively speaking). I.e. the advantage of Lagos to Nigeria cannot be overstated but how many ethnic group can approve a massive infrastructural development in Lagos without going up in arms.

Look at the politics behind the distribution of project across Nigeria and the nepotism going on.

I am a Yoruba man, but i cannot but cringe at the staunch defence of guys like Tinubu by fellow Yorubas something of which would never have happened if it's just a Yoruba republic. Tiwa n tiwa is destroying Nigeria as everyone is protecting their own out of pride.

I hope you get the idea.

On a last note, oil and gas has proven to be a curse rather blessing.

Thank you very much. You understand the cause of our problem in Nigeria. Unfortunately, the large majority don't seem to have a clue, like the guy asking you "why".

MrSpectacular1:
why

You are still asking why?

azpekuliar:
Nigeria has more poor people than India - World poverty Clock.

Let everyone just pause for a minute, take a deep breath and let it sink in! India a country whose population is 6x our population has less people in absolute poverty than ours. Inida's population, 1.3bn people. Nigeria's population, 200m at most.

https://punchng.com/with-87m-poor-citizens-nigeria-overtakes-india-as-worlds-poverty-capital/

This has everything to do with the extremely weak federation we have been operating since the class of '66 seized the reins of power in this country.

Exactly.

SarakiBukola:
Why ?

More poor people spread out won't increase their wealth will it ?

I guess you don't understand how the unitary system Nigeria is operating is responsible for the deep poverty in Nigeria.

nero2face:
We're Poor not bcuz we're not blessed now bcuz we're lazy, we're poor bcuz we're so much divided, we hate each other, we're selfish, we're not truthful, there are so many ways we can fix our problems, but the best way for me is to restructure this country, voting PDP or APC can never solve our problems, am not a Pro Buhari nor an anti Buhari, am a Nigerian who wants de best for Nigeria...

Sitting on the fence will not help Nigeria either. You want restructuring. Buhari has made it clear to you that he is against restructuring. And yet you are still sitting on the fence? Be a man (or woman), my friend.

SarkinYarki:
For those who still don't know let me enlighten you that in just 3 years under the lifeless dullard called Buhari Nigeria has become the poverty capital of the planet earth shattering every mind boggling poverty record there is....... see below the highlights.


Over 90 million people living in abject hopeless poverty of below 50 cents a day ( the highest in recent history)

Over 150 million Nigerians living in standard poverty of below 3 dollars a day ( another mind boggling record )

Every 6 minutes one Nigerian is being thrown into abject poverty ( highest in world )

Nigeria has more poor people in both percentage and figures ( this has never happened in the entire recorded human history)

Only 8 percent of Nigerians earn 60k a month the rest earn below


Nigeria currently has the highest number of children out of school on earth

Nigeria currently also has the highest number of displaced person and refugee on earth ..



And yes we broke all these records under the lifeless dullard.

Anybody telling you to vote Buhari is your enemy

Well said. Thank you.

That is the more reason Buhari needs to be voted out in 2019. If Buhari wins second term, Nigeria is finished.

SoNature:
Shut up!

Picking a wife in Nkanu in Enugu is very cheap and they will return your bride's price.

In Osuochi in Abia State they return the bride's price too

The east is a region with same language and culture but not without few differences in the elements of culture

Stop writing nonsense on nairaland

Aturu!

Don't mind the fool.

madone:
This can never happen in east. Those guys see marrying their daughter as investment. Funny enough most of their girls Don born for men tire. Others are above 35 and still single.. .if u doubt me go to Christ embassy church and see for ur self. Or visit the Lords choosen .

You are obviously a slowpoke, saying things you know nothing about.

They should exclude Anambra State in their dream. The Igbos that are joining APC are in three categories: The crooks who are trying to avoid harassments from the EFCC, the hungry ones that are looking for non-existent handouts, and the fools.
Only a stupid person would join a party that is deliberately marginalizing his or her ethnic group.

justtoodark:
nobody is stopping any state from doing anything....

you think nigeria own bad....go western countries and see....you can not even mess sef without permition from the goverment....

Go read your constitution. There you have Exclusive list and Concurrent list. Anything under the Exclusive list, the States are prohibited from touching.
That is why States are not allowed to have Police. They are also not allowed to exploit their own mineral resources. They cannot generate, transmit and distribute electrical energy of more than 2 Megawatts.
Nigeria cannot function without restructuring.

justtoodark:
restructure but corruption is still their....our mindset need to change....restructure will not help anything...may even make the situation more worser sef....

I guess you don't understand what restructuring means.

Efewestern:
I quite disagree with the report on south East, Anambra and Aba are economically viable, unless there is another definition of "economically viable", truth is, restructuring won't solve 100% of our problems, our major undoing as a country is corruption, too many clueless leaders at the helm of power, how do you expect such nation to grow?

Restructuring will actually reduce corruption. Over centralization is what is driving corruption in Nigeria.

Herdsmen:
Why is the Southwest suddenly gone mute on regionalisms and Tru federalism..

Now if you shout restructuring..na Dem go first fight you..abuse you..with heavy insults before the north will come down with pythons and Crocs..

Maybe after 2019.. when the dullard don retire..
They will resume..

For now..all this na stories..

Shout restructuring and be an enemy of the state.

They are contented with Vice Presidency. They will resume agitation for restructuring if Buhari wins second term and shoves Tinubu aside as expected. And if the Fulani start to carry out their threat to take over Nigeria (with violence).

Lomprico2:
Do u know the quantity of mineral deposits in d north??
If restructuring is done it will benefit all region in d long run.

These your excuse are a lazy man's/corrupt politicians own.

Don't mind him. He does not know what he is talking about.

iammo:
the reasons the elites would not try talk about it, is because of resource control, every other issue like state police is possible. In southwest ; only Lagos and Ogun are economically viable, in south south; only Edo, Delta and Rivers, in North Central Only kwara, Non in North west,North East and South East. according to Economic development Magzine.
this simply means the day you stop giving out federal allocation from crude oil sales to these states, the system automatically collapse, teachers won't get paid and public schools would close down, similarly doctors, judicial staffs, prison workers, and all state and local government staffs. the royal fathers and kings also survive on the share of the local government allocation from abuja. without allocation how will osun and ekiti pay its external debt, not to talk of paying salary or maintaining infrastructure. I wonder were some region would get forex from to take to China, if the major forex earner is oil, Venezuela's case would be better than some region, while some region would instantly become new Dubai of africa.

You don't know what you are talking about. Most of the States you mentioned as being economically not viable, have mineral resources they will take control of, if we restructure. And the restructuring will allow States to merge.

Edoloaded:
I'm just surprised, because we are supposed to put pressure on our leaders to adopt restructuring as the only solution in this country, because whatever they are doing right now won't work I tell you. It's like running round the same circle, Give States Back Their Power

Exactly. Without restructuring, we are just wasting our time. We should only vote a candidate that is committed to restructuring.

2019 election things.