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In the event that a military intervenes and takes over
the administration of a country through a coup detate . My question is this

Since the Military usually suspends the constitution

Will a Military regime allow us express ourselves freely online/offline and even criticize/insult the government and leaders like we do today?


Can they sanction you or throw you into prison without trial ?

NO.. La Speak, La Die

Let me see how Raccon, Gidgiddy, and Mrvitalis will be spewing nonsense in a military rule and still enjoy their fredom

DSS has been used many times in democracy in Nigeria to detain many people because of their speech, post and comments.

jmoore:
DSS has been used many times in democracy in Nigeria to detain many people because of their speech, post and comments.

imagine being ruled by a dictator then.

The worst form of democracy is far better than the best dictatorship

When e don tey wey pikin cry, to cry go come dey hungry am.

The only thing worst than military regime is having APC in power.

Biggest mistake Nigerians ever made.

Wainey:
imagine being ruled by a dictator then.
The worst form of democracy is far better than the best dictatorship

Have you heard of Cameroon?
Have you heard of Paul Biya?
He is a civilian president.

Felimax:
When e don tey wey pikin cry, to cry go come dey hungry am.

The only thing worst than military regime is having APC in power.

Biggest mistake Nigerians ever made.

During OBJ's administration. Idris Abdulkareem sang Nigeria Jaga jaga. And by the end of Jonathan's tenure , Nigerians wanted change so much that most people opted for APC

Isn't that a proof to you that the hardship in Nigeria didn't start today?

There is freedom before speech but what I'm yet to confirm freedom after speech....

But freedom after speech is what is not guaranteed.

jmoore:
Have you heard of Cameroon?

Have you heard of Paul Biya?

He is a civilian president.

and you think he is worse than a dictator?

jmoore:
DSS has been used many times in democracy in Nigeria to detain many people because of their speech, post and comments.

see mugu that is comparing dss to military rule

It’s obvious many of u don’t even know what happens in military rule, Niger republic has restricted d use of social media so can u cope if it happens in Nigeria?

What many of u don’t know is that the dominant tribe in d military will have an edge which u n I know will never favor d igbos

natedroid:
In the event that a military intervenes and takes over
the administration of a country through a coup detate . My question is this

Since the Military usually suspends the constitution

Will a Military regime allow us express ourselves freely online/offline and even criticize/insult the government and leaders like we do today?


Can they sanction you or throw you into prison without trial ?

isn’t it funny that the same people who complained to high heaven when buhari banned ordinary twitter are d ones calling for military takeover

If buhari who came in democratically can ban twitter because he felt insulted, these kids don’t know a military dictator will do worse

Try that at your own peril

Godwin4444:
see mugu that is comparing dss to military rule

It’s obvious many of u don’t even know what happens in military rule, Niger republic has restricted d use of social media so can u cope if it happens in Nigeria?

What many of u don’t know is that the dominant tribe in d military will have an edge which u n I know will never favor d igbos

Memory loss symptom.

Buhari banned Twitter

Mugu promax.

Felimax:
When e don tey wey pikin cry, to cry go come dey hungry am.

The only thing worst than military regime is having APC in power.

Biggest mistake Nigerians ever made.

E better make Military dey game than my fellow civilians using money and the state powers to intimidate everyone, buying everyone over, bribing their way and looting the country dry.

At least if military dey mess up, you go know say na Military dey

One thing OBJ did that benefits us today is splitting our military command structure so that it's almost impossible for a coup to be planned and executed in Nigeria without news of it spilling out before hand..

That said, the clamor by some political actors for military takeovers, is just another attempt to gain political power on the back of someone else's effort, instead of doing the work of politics themselves..

Buhari could've tried to lead the North out of Nigeria after losing 3 elections, the last one being so badly rigged that the winner, Umar Musa Yaradua, all but admitted it...
Tinubu could've done the same with Lagos and most of the SW, instead of slug it out with PDP from a position of weakness..

Today we have riff-raff nonentities like Igboho and Ekpa trying to drive to power using the lives of young foolish people as fuel..
90% of civil society actors operating in the political advocacy space seem to have no work besides stirring up internal destabilisation, especially in the states where we have a semblance of good governance.. They camp in Lagos and Kaduna, opposing everything the governors there do, but unlook Abia, Oyo, Rivers, Taraba, Benue and all the states that are either failed, failing or run like autocracies..
Useful idiots playing their part to scatter our nation, with the daft notion that the pieces will be rearranged in a way that favors them... They could look to Libya, or Yemen to realise that the pieces of scattered nations, never come backtogether..

ENDSARS people abandoned the hard work of building a political movement to take the momentum of their protests and channel it in the only legitimate direction of obtaining power... They instead chose the easy route of insurrection, thinking they could chase away over 1000 elected officials with hashtags and emojis. Once more relying on some outside savior like JackTwitter to 'help' them gain power..

The lack of responsibility and awareness will never cease to amaze.

The latest savior is the military..
Grown men hoping that a few, misguided, corrupt soldiers will somehow lead Africa out of our shrunken, shrivelled state and into greatness..
It would be surprising if the same thing had not been attempted just a few months ago with Peetobi..
The truth is that good things take time and effort.. You cannot throw 10 blocks and 2 bags of cement into the air and hope they build themselves into a mansion as they fall down.. You need architects and builders for that, not soldiers or failed politicians promising you heaven when all they've ever built is hell.

Life can be cruel sometimes... She will watch you grow old and die in frustration if you refuse to apply wisdom in your dealings with her..

If by some magic our democracy is toppled by soldiers, very few politcians operating today will lose their jobs, relevance or access... 3 or 4 big names will be dealt with ceremoniously to fool you, but Nigeria is too big for 40 soldiers to run without help.. Politicians will politick and you will be left in the cold, again, except this time the constitution will be suspended along with yourfundamental human rights...

My advise... Go and register a company... Go in your hundreds of thousands if not millions.
Apply for these loans.. Seek advice.. Set up businesses.. GROW.. Become financially independent individuals first, then pool your new power together to build political movements, either parties or pressure groups. Use your combined resources to sponsor candidates who you direct to build a sample of the Nigeria of your dreams, using an LGA or 2 as test cases.. Demonstrate this superior governance ability that you claim to possess.. If it works you will win over converts, and your new ideology will turn into a true political movement, based on productivity and a promise of a better life, not on anger, depression, negativity and threats of violence and death..
This is the only real way to gain lasting power... Anything else is a lie.

There is freedom of speech.
Freedom after speech is not guaranteed.