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Re: Tension In Gabon As President Bongo Is Said To Be Of Nigerian Heritage by saintbukie: 3:44pm On Dec 23, 2014
And so what! Afterall we heard Abacha was born to a Nigerien father and we did not protest or kill. So why are they killing one another in d name of citizenry issue. Na wa for them
Re: Tension In Gabon As President Bongo Is Said To Be Of Nigerian Heritage by adoyi81: 3:56pm On Dec 23, 2014
In the same vain, d Americans should b boiling cos of the nationality of dere President. narrow minded people
Re: Tension In Gabon As President Bongo Is Said To Be Of Nigerian Heritage by Nobody: 4:04pm On Dec 23, 2014
LMAyedun:
Such can never happen here in Nigeria where i come from... The very moment your poster is on the street for one position or the other, people will dig up your great grand father's history.
Know your electees.. Atleast come 2015 we already know is either a cattle rearer from the North or a FisherMan from the South.
guy are you from ilorin? Because those folks down there they will even tell you the date, time and type of car that brought your great grand father to ilorin
Re: Tension In Gabon As President Bongo Is Said To Be Of Nigerian Heritage by since1914(m): 4:22pm On Dec 23, 2014
The protest is only a symptom of a much deeper problem-bad leadership. If Ali Bongo Ondimba was a good leader, I doubt if his people would be contesting his nationality. I think the Gabonese have endured enough, unfortunately, they are playing the wrong card. They should be demanding his resignation based on the massive corruption Ali and his family has visited on the country, rather than hearsays about his nationality.

So far the Bongo Ondimba family have ruled Gabon for nearly fifty years. A period during which they have amassed stupendous wealth. The Bongo family amongst other assets own no less than 39 residences across France, including an £85million townhouse in Paris.

The Nigerian government must be on alert so that no harm comes the way of Nigerians living in Gabon. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs should as matter of urgency issue a strong advance warning to the Gabonese government that they must ensure the safety of Nigerians living there. There should also be putting together a contingent evacuation plan if need be.
Re: Tension In Gabon As President Bongo Is Said To Be Of Nigerian Heritage by ChynoBEATS: 4:23pm On Dec 23, 2014
pyyxxaro:
I blame APC for this cry
lwkm o.... U cray nobi small cheesy
Re: Tension In Gabon As President Bongo Is Said To Be Of Nigerian Heritage by ChynoBEATS: 4:27pm On Dec 23, 2014
MusaIbrahim1:
After all Abacha na from Chad, abi na Niger
. Even most northern politicians n. governors self aren't pure Nigerians .. undecided
So what r the gabonese grumbling about huh
Re: Tension In Gabon As President Bongo Is Said To Be Of Nigerian Heritage by okiezman(m): 4:35pm On Dec 23, 2014
pyyxxaro:
I blame APC for this cry
Re: Tension In Gabon As President Bongo Is Said To Be Of Nigerian Heritage by Nobody: 4:42pm On Dec 23, 2014
Ignorance knows bounds.

who drew the borders of Nigeria and Gabon?
Re: Tension In Gabon As President Bongo Is Said To Be Of Nigerian Heritage by Centrifude(m): 5:03pm On Dec 23, 2014
Yep typical Africans we dedicate too much energy into pointless and manor details, we stress about everything else except for the most important things.
Re: Tension In Gabon As President Bongo Is Said To Be Of Nigerian Heritage by millionboi(m): 5:08pm On Dec 23, 2014
Hahaha....naija no dey tek last
Re: Tension In Gabon As President Bongo Is Said To Be Of Nigerian Heritage by diasporaman(m): 5:19pm On Dec 23, 2014
The Gabonese president and her sister Ngozi are Nigerians from the Igbo extraction. They were adopted by his late father during the Nigerian civil war. Gabon was among the few countries that recognized the state of biafra at that time.
Re: Tension In Gabon As President Bongo Is Said To Be Of Nigerian Heritage by dBard: 5:26pm On Dec 23, 2014
since1914:
The protest is only a symptom of a much deeper problem-bad leadership. If Ali Bongo Ondimba was a good leader, I doubt if his people would be contesting his nationality. I think the Gabonese have endured enough, unfortunately, they are playing the wrong card. They should be demanding his resignation based on the massive corruption Ali and his family has visited on the country, rather than hearsays about his nationality.

So far the Bongo Ondimba family have ruled Gabon for nearly fifty years. A period during which they have amassed stupendous wealth. The Bongo family amongst other assets own no less than 39 residences across France, including an £85million townhouse in Paris.

The Nigerian government must be on alert so that no harm comes the way of Nigerians living in Gabon. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs should as matter of urgency issue a strong advance warning to the Gabonese government that they must ensure the safety of Nigerians living there. There should also be putting together a contingent evacuation plan if need be.
Most sensible comment I've read so far,especially concerning the safety of fellow Nigerians who could get hurt as a fallout of the protests.
Hope the foreign office acts proactively to negate such from happening.
Re: Tension In Gabon As President Bongo Is Said To Be Of Nigerian Heritage by Nobody: 5:27pm On Dec 23, 2014
how is he Nigerian?, I am sure he barely know Nigeria, your nation isn't necessarily where you were born, your nation is where you call home, it is where you live, it is where your heart is, we all don't chose our birth nations but we can chose where we want to be a part of.
Re: Tension In Gabon As President Bongo Is Said To Be Of Nigerian Heritage by tandoe: 5:29pm On Dec 23, 2014
make them free am joor even buhari is from Niger republic
Re: Tension In Gabon As President Bongo Is Said To Be Of Nigerian Heritage by pyyxxaro: 5:39pm On Dec 23, 2014
wixemmy:
;Du can b jail ed 4 dis sayins sir
Okay cry
Re: Tension In Gabon As President Bongo Is Said To Be Of Nigerian Heritage by wixemmy(m): 5:42pm On Dec 23, 2014
Alichexxman:
how is he Nigerian?, I am sure he barely know Nigeria, your nation isn't necessarily where you were born, your nation is where you call home, it is where you live, it is where your heart is, we all don't chose our birth nations but we can chose where we want to be a part of.
tell dem!!!
Re: Tension In Gabon As President Bongo Is Said To Be Of Nigerian Heritage by zimoni(f): 5:43pm On Dec 23, 2014
Hope they are not sleeping at Foreign Affairs Ministry Abuja?

Our government should intervene before they start attacking Nigerians.
Re: Tension In Gabon As President Bongo Is Said To Be Of Nigerian Heritage by egoldman(m): 6:13pm On Dec 23, 2014
lionduke:
he should better not be onye ofe mmanu .
If not he should remain where he is.
Ike ndia agwugo mmadu.
Idiu(o)t , am igbo like you , but ur a big fool man .
Re: Tension In Gabon As President Bongo Is Said To Be Of Nigerian Heritage by Fellonigerians: 6:59pm On Dec 23, 2014
The man is corrupt like his father and should be removed...

Change is brewing in Africa for the better... Time for all the corrupt leaders to make way for visionaries...
Re: Tension In Gabon As President Bongo Is Said To Be Of Nigerian Heritage by Nobody: 7:18pm On Dec 23, 2014
RaptorX:
Obama was not born in Hawaii, he was born in Kenya. The birth certificate he presented was a forgery, even his paternal grandmother confess to being there when he was born in Kenya. His wife Michelle also said he was born in Kenya, so technically he is ineligible to be the US president, but was imposed on the American public by the powers that be.
If he was born in Kenya.....Hilary would have presented the evidence in 2008.

Simples.
Re: Tension In Gabon As President Bongo Is Said To Be Of Nigerian Heritage by DrMuzungu(m): 8:02pm On Dec 23, 2014
Most of you don't have any right to complain. All the tribalism, and local-patriotism. Come on!!! You even frowm and are ready to riot if someone from another state gets a job in your state as the government official... Someone who is not an indigene ffrom a state, could not even think of running for the office or anything even close to it... Too much hypocrisy here...
Re: Tension In Gabon As President Bongo Is Said To Be Of Nigerian Heritage by Amadaz(m): 8:09pm On Dec 23, 2014
Africa no be am at all...
Re: Tension In Gabon As President Bongo Is Said To Be Of Nigerian Heritage by rugged7(m): 8:16pm On Dec 23, 2014
And so what??
Abacha was not Nigerian... He was from chad.
Museveni is not ugandan- he is from rwanda
Obama is kenyan in origin
shettima-former borno governor is half chadian
Re: Tension In Gabon As President Bongo Is Said To Be Of Nigerian Heritage by bank2k4real(m): 9:22pm On Dec 23, 2014
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Re: Tension In Gabon As President Bongo Is Said To Be Of Nigerian Heritage by chigoizie7(m): 10:15pm On Dec 23, 2014
na me go Gabon go vote that man? no be dem vote am? slow pokes, mtcheeew, in fact they should all gather clay and mould a president for demselves
Re: Tension In Gabon As President Bongo Is Said To Be Of Nigerian Heritage by meforyou1(m): 10:16pm On Dec 23, 2014
So why is Buhari, a Fulani from Senegal, contesting for Nigeria president?
Re: Tension In Gabon As President Bongo Is Said To Be Of Nigerian Heritage by KLand(m): 10:23pm On Dec 23, 2014
Could it be true? I seriously doubt it.
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