Picture Of Nelson Mandela With His GCFR Medal In 1990. - Politics (2)

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Re: Picture Of Nelson Mandela With His GCFR Medal In 1990. by IMASTEX: 6:54pm On Jun 07, 2018

This is a true leader indeed

Re: Picture Of Nelson Mandela With His GCFR Medal In 1990. by RuthlessLeader(m): 6:54pm On Jun 07, 2018

DoTheNeedful:
Yet a certain thug called Dino said MKO is no longer a Nigerian and can't be awarded GCFR. Was mandela a Nigerian?

He received the award while he was alive

Olodo

Re: Picture Of Nelson Mandela With His GCFR Medal In 1990. by akdjr(m): 6:54pm On Jun 07, 2018

This is the reason Fela sang "Teacher don't teach me nonsense". In one of his interview, he said why would American who teach us Democracy still do business with Army who took over power illegally? And also the British who colonize us also didn't kick against military Govt.

Re: Picture Of Nelson Mandela With His GCFR Medal In 1990. by jogsman01(m): 6:54pm On Jun 07, 2018

president maradona

Re: Picture Of Nelson Mandela With His GCFR Medal In 1990. by Tapout(m): 6:55pm On Jun 07, 2018

DoTheNeedful:
Yet a certain thug called Dino said MKO is no longer a Nigerian and can't be awarded GCFR. Was mandela a Nigerian?

In the first place, GCFR is meant to be awarded to a "president", not a president elect.

Re: Picture Of Nelson Mandela With His GCFR Medal In 1990. by mudiana(m): 6:55pm On Jun 07, 2018

Another topic for Nigerians to discuss on radio, tv, internet forums, social media... They keep distracting us from the focuz #buharimustgo2019. Please wat will award and June 12 do for us. Mko is dead and gone, give us good life before we join him.

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Re: Picture Of Nelson Mandela With His GCFR Medal In 1990. by DoTheNeedful: 6:57pm On Jun 07, 2018

RuthlessLeader:
He received the award while he was alive

Olodo

At least I am smarter than everyone in your lineage. My point was not about being alive or dead. I technically picked out Dino's words exactly.

Re: Picture Of Nelson Mandela With His GCFR Medal In 1990. by MPESA(m): 6:57pm On Jun 07, 2018

What does Mandela's award has to do with Nigeria present economy or is APC trying to justify the award given to Baba MKO after 20years that is not in Nigeria constitution.

Re: Picture Of Nelson Mandela With His GCFR Medal In 1990. by naptu2(op): 6:58pm On Jun 07, 2018

Tapout:
GCFR is meant to be awarded to a "president", not a president elect.

Chief Obafemi Awolowo was awarded the GCFR by President Shehu Shagari. Furthermore, Dr Mandela was not the president of South Africa when he was given the award.

Re: Picture Of Nelson Mandela With His GCFR Medal In 1990. by PHILipu1(m): 7:01pm On Jun 07, 2018

fulaniHERDSman:
Buhari Logic of negative comparism ... Back to Daura biko

Back to daura?
With your 5% votes?

Re: Picture Of Nelson Mandela With His GCFR Medal In 1990. by Born2Breed(f): 7:02pm On Jun 07, 2018

Nigeria loves South Africa but they hate us with passion.

Re: Picture Of Nelson Mandela With His GCFR Medal In 1990. by DoTheNeedful: 7:02pm On Jun 07, 2018

Tapout:
In the first place, GCFR is meant to be awarded to a "president", not a president elect.

You Ipob youths are pathetic. You hatefully bring out negativity out of issues due to your jealousy and low self esteem.

The award was given to Mandela in 1990 after he returned from prison. He had not even been elected as President. He became president in 1994.

When others start trolling you online, you start playing the victim. You don't give hate and expect love.

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Re: Picture Of Nelson Mandela With His GCFR Medal In 1990. by naptu2(op): 7:07pm On Jun 07, 2018

Richie0974:
The issue here is not Buhari giving the award, it's him giving the award posthumously which is illegal.

Please quote the section of the law that makes it illegal for him to give the award posthumously and also quote the section after that section.

Re: Picture Of Nelson Mandela With His GCFR Medal In 1990. by RuthlessLeader(m): 7:08pm On Jun 07, 2018

DoTheNeedful:
At least I am smarter than everyone in your lineage. My point was not about being alive or death. I technically picked out Dino's words exactly.

@bolded you are very smart indeed.
A dead man cannot be awarded presidency.

Re: Picture Of Nelson Mandela With His GCFR Medal In 1990. by RuthlessLeader(m): 7:10pm On Jun 07, 2018

PHILipu1:
Back to daura?
With your 5% votes?

The difference between bubu and jonathan was 2.5 million votes. Buhari has lost already

Re: Picture Of Nelson Mandela With His GCFR Medal In 1990. by naptu2(op): 7:12pm On Jun 07, 2018

More pictures for those who won't click the link.

https://scontent.flos10-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/10396292_1525426791047956_664693211117078506_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=8199e0004cef104802519f86ede0d255&oe=5B7C348A
Sign at the Murtala Muhammad Airport.

https://scontent.flos10-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/10007396_1525426771047958_4809294953485711463_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=9aa20fc2bc47cbd3bd905641c90aa716&oe=5BC48356
Dr Mandela reading his speech at the National Stadium, Surulere.

https://scontent.flos10-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/1526848_1525426644381304_4950580746974897380_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=45968e6ced0b4da40909c2de5093e471&oe=5B79CDAA
The great Nurudeen! grin

Unilag Vice Chancellor and chairman of the organising committee, Professor Nurudeen Alao, reading his speech.

https://scontent.flos10-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/10802029_1525426587714643_8591738815250486839_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=28a29b6519e2738705e050d8e2cce2ea&oe=5BB2149D
LASG1. The Lagos State Governor, Colonel Raji Rasaki, arrives the presidential wing of the Murtala Muhammad Airport.

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Re: Picture Of Nelson Mandela With His GCFR Medal In 1990. by PHILipu1(m): 7:35pm On Jun 07, 2018

RuthlessLeader:
The difference between bubu and jonathan was 2.5 million votes. Buhari has lost already

Na simple maths na!

That was when PDP controlled the army,police,DSS,inec,nysc etc and Buhari had nothing.

So,now that Buhari have this agencies under his watch and PDP can not use them to intimidate or rig again like in 2015,don't you think the difference between Buhari and PDP will be higher than 2015?

Re: Picture Of Nelson Mandela With His GCFR Medal In 1990. by BENEAMATA: 7:57pm On Jun 07, 2018

obafemee80:

South Africa's Mandela and Nigeria's Diego

nice wordplay , (DIEGO MArNaDELA)

Re: Picture Of Nelson Mandela With His GCFR Medal In 1990. by otokx(m): 8:22pm On Jun 07, 2018

Haters will always hate.

Re: Picture Of Nelson Mandela With His GCFR Medal In 1990. by aventura: 9:06pm On Jun 07, 2018

Even before I opened the thread, I knew it was going to be naptu. Twale Chairman.

Re: Picture Of Nelson Mandela With His GCFR Medal In 1990. by hakm5: 9:06pm On Jun 07, 2018

Richie0974:
The issue here is not Buhari giving the award, it's him giving the award posthumously which is illegal.

Who told you is illegal. Does the national honour act state it categorically that the award can not be given posthumously? Una go just dey, dey yarn okpata.

Re: Picture Of Nelson Mandela With His GCFR Medal In 1990. by Augiiee(m): 9:18pm On Jun 07, 2018

Richie0974:
The issue here is not Buhari giving the award, it's him giving the award posthumously which is illegal.

What is done is done, wallahi if you like wail till jesus resurfaced "nothing will change" and you wont have ur way
#IpobMiscreant

Re: Picture Of Nelson Mandela With His GCFR Medal In 1990. by mikaael(m): 10:11pm On Jun 07, 2018

DoTheNeedful:
Yet a certain thug called Dino said MKO is no longer a Nigerian and can't be awarded GCFR. Was mandela a Nigerian?

was Mandela dead wen they awarded he me
keep moaning while buhari kips fingering ur brain

Re: Picture Of Nelson Mandela With His GCFR Medal In 1990. by Horus(m): 10:11pm On Jun 07, 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlRMmNhsg9Y

Nelson Mandela visit to Nigeria

Re: Picture Of Nelson Mandela With His GCFR Medal In 1990. by mikaael(m): 10:12pm On Jun 07, 2018

DoTheNeedful:
Yet a certain thug called Dino said MKO is no longer a Nigerian and can't be awarded GCFR. Was mandela a Nigerian?

was Mandela dead wen they awarded him
keep moaning while buhari kips fingering ur brain

Re: Picture Of Nelson Mandela With His GCFR Medal In 1990. by newslifeop: 12:55am On Jun 08, 2018

hmm

Re: Picture Of Nelson Mandela With His GCFR Medal In 1990. by AntiWailer: 5:14am On Jun 08, 2018

Richie0974:
The issue here is not Buhari giving the award, it's him giving the award posthumously which is illegal.

What section of the constitution please.

Re: Picture Of Nelson Mandela With His GCFR Medal In 1990. by naptu2(op): 5:19am On Jun 08, 2018

naptu2:
My point isn't even about MKO Abiola or any of the things that have happened in the past few days. Instead it's about something that I noticed in 2011 and 2012. Nigerians know next to nothing about their national awards!

1) The GCFR is not reserved exclusively for presidents. Chief Awolowo received the GCFR in the Second Republic. Similarly, the GCON is not reserved exclusively for vice presidents. Aliko Dangote was awarded the GCON.

2) The national awards have been presented to non-Nigerians many times. This is the issue that shocked me the most (that fact that people don't know this). I have studied diplomatic visits closely for 38 years and I know that heads of state usually give each other their country's highest awards during state visits. The Queen was awarded the GCFR, as was Emperor Hirohito. The law actually says that the awards should only be given to Nigerians, but it also gives the president the power to make exceptions.

3) The law does not explicitly say that the awards cannot be given posthumously. What it says is that the president must present the award to a recipient in person. An award cannot be presented to a dead person "in person". However, the law also gives the president the power to make exceptions.

naptu2:
O! And it's not true that the national awards are only given to corrupt politicians. I've been studying the national awards for a long time and I've noticed a trend.

Politicians and notable business people usually get the highest awards (GCFR, GCON, CFR, CON), but real heroes usually get the lower awards (OFR, MON, OON, MFR, etc.).

Unfortunately the media mainly reports about the politicians and business people that receive awards, but I've seen a soldier receive an award for carrying his injured commander for several miles while under fire in Liberia. That soldier basically saved his commander's life. I've seen foreign missionary teachers, who've spent decades in Nigeria and educated hundreds of Nigerian kids, receive awards for their services to education. I remember that Reverend Sister Dr. Leonie McSweeney received an award for her services to healthcare and education. Dr McSweeney is the Reverend Sister that usually appeared on the NTA at night to teach natural methods of family planning in the 1980s and 1990s.

Re: Picture Of Nelson Mandela With His GCFR Medal In 1990. by Bobby4090: 5:42am On Jun 08, 2018

RuthlessLeader:
He received the award while he was alive

Olodo

Olodo... Melaye said its only for living Nigerians.

Re: Picture Of Nelson Mandela With His GCFR Medal In 1990. by RuthlessLeader(m): 7:20am On Jun 08, 2018

Bobby4090:
Olodo... Melaye said its only for living Nigerians.

And he had the law backing him up ode

Re: Picture Of Nelson Mandela With His GCFR Medal In 1990. by E2power3: 7:25am On Jun 08, 2018

naptu2:
ANC vice president, Dr Nelson Mandela, visited Nigeria in 1990 to thank the country for its support during his incarceration. A state reception was organised in his honour at State House Marina and he was awarded the highest Nigerian national honour of Grand Commander of the Federal Republic.

Click the link in my signature to see a video and pictures of his visit.

Below is a picture of President Ibrahim Babangida and Dr Nelson Mandela on the steps of State House Marina. Hanging from Dr Mandela's neck is his GCFR medal. The picture is from Dan Agbese's book, "Ibrahim Babangida The Military, Politics and Power in Nigeria" (Adonis and Abbey Publishers, London, 2012).

Queen Elizabeth was also awarded the GCFR in 1989 and she in turn gave President Babangida an award (I think it was a knighthood, but I can't remember for sure). The Queen had previously been awarded the GCON in 1969.

Please also note that all those flagrant awards were given out by military government in Nigeria.

Also recall that anytime they strike and take over government, they suspend the Constitution first.

Re: Picture Of Nelson Mandela With His GCFR Medal In 1990. by naptu2(op): 8:42am On Jun 08, 2018

E2power3:
Please also note that all those flagrant awards were given out by military government in Nigeria.

Also recall that anytime they strike and take over government, they suspend the Constitution first.

1) What does this have to do with the constitution?

2) Have you read the National Honours Act of 1964?

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