TEYA:

Buhari and the like who have graduated from your so called stupid school of politics will continue to rule you forever! Can you tell me what he said that made them to mute him?

davecris:
Sowore is always abusive and uncouth. He thinks contesting for the presidency is same as Unilag SUG.

fsho:
Your statement holds true only if leading a nation to prosperity requires certain rhetoric. We need people who will deliver results not orators. If showing respect to those who have robbed us of what remains of our dignity is the character you want from your next president, then you still don't get it.

What is so special about Nigeria? We are not the giant of Africa...so? Even Ghana is doing better than us. A country of over 180m where more than 70% is in poverty. This means people are not informed enough to understand what 'living a dignified life is' and I am beginning to think you are one of them (with due respect).

Glink2018:


Bros , we are all doing politics of interest....

You can't expect me to campaign against my interest. Would you?

#politics_without_bitterness

Kellibae:


Nothing special about Nigeria but I'm just talking in population and being organized..
Nigeria is just difficult to gorvern.
Not what I give some1 who is inexperienced to rule.
Pls Sowore is not there yet let's tell ourselves the truth and stop all this.
He would have went for chairmanship or house of assembly.
Then try presidency in years to come, he would have gained more trust and followers.

Nigerians would be stupid to allow inexperienced Sowore be Into power this time. everything will crash BELIVE me

SouthWestBlood:
Can't believe I read every comment on this thread.

I just hope Nigerians will put aside sentiments and jealousy and vote for Sowore. He has come, from living a comfort life abroad to liberate us. Doing things Nigerians at home are scared to do.

Well done, fsho. I admire your calmness while trying to let these people see reasons to vote for Sowore.

#Sowore2019

fsho:
Nigeria is difficult to govern? Is this a fact or an assumption? Which national research or consensus can you cite? What metrics are required for a country like Nigeria? Can you briefly point out some of the complexities that someone like Sowore cannot tackle. It is not a crime if he is not a billionaire.

So, he should go ahead to contest for chairmanship, loot and come back with more of the same. I am really getting tired.
I know I have tried with you. I can't go beyond this. You simply don't get it and it's shocking!

Please do not complain that you have bad leaders in Nigeria because it is clear that you know what a dignified life really is.
You are free to continue with Atiku/Buhari and after the next for years do not complain of the life you have been give because you were one of those who were slow to get it. I know it will become clear as time goes on. All the best.

davecris:
obviously u don't listen to him, or u blinded by ur love for him. He has always been uncouth.

Optional09:
Buhari is dead

fsho:
Someone has to clarify things for those who reason by analogy. I have other things to do, but it is painful and disappointing to see that the pride and dignity of our youths have deteriorated to this level. To make things worse, the conditioning that things cannot drastically change is quite common here. I am passionate about my country's development, we are the most populous Black nation in the world. We should be respected and not denigrated by anyone, anywhere on this Earth.

ItzBIM:


Calling a spade a spade is not abusive bro

fsho:
Going by your logic, if you have never held position of power you are unfit to rule.

Now answer this: Which local government did Mandela govern before becoming the President of South Africa? The most stabilizing force that nation has ever seen. What was Mandela's experience? Yet he took the country from an Apartheid State to a Democratic State.

Second, Obama was derided as a community leader, spent 6 months as a Senator, lead for 8 years and took America out of recession.

These are genuinely men of character! I hope you now see the flaw in your reasoning (logic).

You are saying is narcissistic. Simply put, he is self-centered. This false and derogatory. Sowore is a respected and an accomplished man. In fact, history will remember him whether he wins or loses this election. He has opened our eyes to the modern enslavement by our oppressors who still want us to continue worshiping them while they turn our country to their private property.

I wish you well and pray you don't end-up a victim of bad governance from Atiku and Buhari. What should victims of Boko Haram say? People who die at public hospitals due to lack of proper management and infrastructure? People internally displaced within their own country? I can continue ...

fsho:
I hope you think deeply on what I am about to say.

The leaders from APC and PDP that have been pleasant and presidential have lead to the country to its current state. If being blunt is uncouth, then I believe that is sheer ignorance. If you fully understand the damaging effect that our current leaders have done to our psyche, dignity and moral values, you will consider his statements mild. I'm surprised you are not angry with the status quo. Are you not suffering? Are you safe? Do you have healthcare? Don't you know at least one person who has been a victim of bad governance since 1999? the list goes on...

davecris:
Sowore is always abusive and uncouth. He thinks contesting for the presidency is same as Unilag SUG.

PythonDancer:

Go to hell!

lexy2014:


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from d way u sound so aggressive& offended seems u already in hell. Am having a ball were I am. Pls join me so u can have peace& joy that way u will learn 2b less abusive

Sterope:
Going by my logic, you are unfit to rule a country like Nigeria especially with Sowore's personality.

You really do not want to compare both. Mandela was a political leader who held several political positions before he was elected the president. He worked with policy makers. He drafted policies. His influence and intelligence were so remarkable that he won his first election hands down.

Do you know what Mandela did to the white supremacist when he became the president? He did not go about punishing them, rather he tried to bridge the past with future. IMO, restorative justice was the way to go. It showed the kind of man he was.

Now, contrast it with what Mugabe did when he became the president. Hint, what do you think Sowore would have done if he were in their position.

Hint- he would have acted like Mugabe, lots of good that did the Zimbabweans.

Reform should not come from someone with so much unresolved issues. Will you with a straight face look at Sowore's manifesto and his reasons for running for government and say this will work?

Our economy relies completely and solely on corruption. Without it, you go suffer. You think Buhari early months, with the effects of his anti-corruption speeches and autocratic attitude, were suffering, they will be nothing compared with what you will have with Sowore. Unfortunately, this is not the middle ages or early 90s, the world is global now. Actions will have serious economic and political consequences-well, except you are part of the major league. And guess what, the likelihood of coming out of it is a chance I am not willing to take. It won't be like Japan, Oh no, I almost forgot that Japan is not as diverse as Nigeria. Even Iran is yet to achieve such feat, they started late and how many years has it been and it has started crashing?

Basically, we can't suddenly become an anti-corrupt nation. We the people are not ready, the system is not designed to be anti-corruption. A true manifesto will not read that a Youth corper salary's should be increased to N50k or propose to create jobs out of thin air (are you forgetting that our private companies thrives because of corruption).

A manifesto for a reformed Nigeria will be talking about bringing determinants together. It doesn't need to mention corruption, jobs or increasing salaries. We need practical solutions like TSA. Solutions that start with reforming and cutting bureacracy in government, institutions that encourages public accountability etc.

We are talking about a man that is not yet the president but is already very petty. Sahara Reporters is a good project, I give him that. Let him gain proper political experience and how he performs, then we can talk.






Note, I didn't talk about Obama because I think you are comparing apples with oranges

davecris:
Sowore is always abusive and uncouth. He thinks contesting for the presidency is same as Unilag SUG.

davecris:
Sowore is always abusive and uncouth. He thinks contesting for the presidency is same as Unilag SUG.

bedspread:

Is that a Reason for channels tv to act that way!

It's evil
It's unethical
It's Robbery

If GOD has ordained Sowore for President, He will surely be President

bedspread:

Is that a Reason for channels tv to act that way!

It's evil
It's unethical
It's Robbery

If GOD has ordained Sowore for President, He will surely be President

Sterope:
Going by my logic, you are unfit to rule a country like Nigeria especially with Sowore's personality.

You really do not want to compare both. Mandela was a political leader who held several political positions before he was elected the president. He worked with policy makers. He drafted policies. His influence and intelligence were so remarkable that he won his first election hands down.

Do you know what Mandela did to the white supremacist when he became the president? He did not go about punishing them, rather he tried to bridge the past with future. IMO, restorative justice was the way to go. It showed the kind of man he was.

Now, contrast it with what Mugabe did when he became the president. Hint, what do you think Sowore would have done if he were in their position.

Hint- he would have acted like Mugabe, lots of good that did the Zimbabweans.

Reform should not come from someone with so much unresolved issues. Will you with a straight face look at Sowore's manifesto and his reasons for running for government and say this will work?

Our economy relies completely and solely on corruption. Without it, you go suffer. You think Buhari early months, with the effects of his anti-corruption speeches and autocratic attitude, were suffering, they will be nothing compared with what you will have with Sowore. Unfortunately, this is not the middle ages or early 90s, the world is global now. Actions will have serious economic and political consequences-well, except you are part of the major league. And guess what, the likelihood of coming out of it is a chance I am not willing to take. It won't be like Japan, Oh no, I almost forgot that Japan is not as diverse as Nigeria. Even Iran is yet to achieve such feat, they started late and how many years has it been and it has started crashing?

Basically, we can't suddenly become an anti-corrupt nation. We the people are not ready, the system is not designed to be anti-corruption. A true manifesto will not read that a Youth corper salary's should be increased to N50k or propose to create jobs out of thin air (are you forgetting that our private companies thrives because of corruption). Fight against corruption has to be systematic, you can't suddenly come in and weed it out.

A manifesto for a reformed Nigeria will be talking about bringing determinants together. It doesn't need to mention corruption, jobs or increasing salaries. We need practical solutions like TSA. Solutions that start with reforming and cutting bureacracy in government, institutions that encourage public accountability, government backed community policing, active PTA involvement in public schools etc.

We are talking about a man that is not yet the president but is alre

ady very petty. Sahara Reporters is a good project, I give him that. Let him gain proper political experience in Nigeria and see how he performs, then we can talk. I will definitely like to see how he transforms his local government.






Note, I didn't talk about Obama because I think you are comparing apples with oranges

fsho:
Thanks for your response. I am glad we are having this discussion.

Mandela was a national president of the ANC Youth League and lead protests against Apartheid government. His activities were within the the confines of the ANC party, which in reality was a movement to end Apartheid rule. Kindly cite the public offices that Mandela held before becoming president. I think keen readers will appreciate that.

Further, policies of restorative justice addressed the concerns of South Africa. This is why we need to shift our critical thinking from reasoning by analogy to reasoning with fundamental truths. Solutions to Nigeria's problem are not going to come by simply copying what worked in other countries especially with regards to corruption. Although we are both fighting oppression, the problem Mandela addressed is quite different from what we are plagued with in Nigeria. There's was racial and ours is that our fundamental human rights are not taken seriously. We the citizens are taken for granted and expected to be alive through the next four years when it is time for another election. No one cares which lives were lost, what government failures and obsolete policies were responsible....you know no one asks provocative questions that poke the conscience of our 'so-called leaders'. Hence, no one is held responsible. Which is why men like Atiku and Buhari still have the courage to contest for an election in Nigeria.

Now, you compared Sowore to Mugabe and in the same space and attacked the feasibility of his manifesto. Then you said Sowore has unresolved issues. All this shows is that you have a bias for the people who have looted this country its is current state. So no problem here.


Then proceeded to say that our country relies on corruption and say we will suffer. The simple way to address you assertion here is this:
If you have good transportation system(air and rail for example), 24/7 electricity, subsidized health care, good hospitals, take care of the retired workers, provide assistance to the disenfranchised, you will gradually reduce corruption at the lowest-level. The most corrupt people are the poliitians who continue to steal despite all they have stolen. So, a good & guaranteed quality of life reduces anxieties or need to steal for the future (for civilians). For politicians, we can agree that Sowore is disruptive and outspoken on his plans to make our past leaders pay for their crimes (since looting is a crime). There is no way we won't tame corruption to a reasonable level. He has the guts!



Then you said "A true manifesto will not read that a Youth corper salary's should be increased to N50k or propose to create jobs out of thin air (are you forgetting that our private companies thrives because of corruption).". His proposal for what to pay workers and on job creations are well thought-out! For concreteness, funding 1000 entrepreneurs in 774 local governments across Nigeria is not a vague plan. It is actionable! Building houses across the country implicitly creates more jobs. Bringing 200k health professionals from abroad to improve our health sector is feasible. Training 160K teachers to send back to schools to give our kids quality education is also possible.And the mininmum wage of 100K is retained within Nigeria as opposed to the billions stolen by politicians and used to purchase and invest in properties outside Nigeria... I can't possibly write his full manifesto here, so excuse me.

The aforementioned are all practical solutions. You can not reform a country that is impoverished and lacking integrity-based institutions.
No reform will be effective if the human resources in charge are not properly incentivized and monitored. So cutting bureaucracy down, for example is abstraction over a functional system. Without a functional system, you can not reform anything. And what are the main components of any functional system? Yes, humans/workers/citizens. If you don't address the human component, you are going no where.


Then, you say he is very petty, belittle his accomplishments with Sahara Reporters (a registered company), and say he does not have enough experience. This is your real position. We could have started the conversation from here - meaning that you just wasted my time.

Sterope:
A movement that confined a great deal of political experience. He was many times a political leader for several years. He knew politics, understood and fought freedom, equality and democracy. Also, do you really want compare the needs of an apartheid regime with Nigeria? Also, you should be aware of what it is to have transferable skills and experience, don't you?. Let your man
handle his local government first!


I don't have affinity for looters. Unlike you, I love to consider my options. This was exactly the same issue I had with Buhari supporters then. Sowore doesn't have a shot at winning but it is the same blind followership all over again. I still stand by my opinion, sowore has some unresolved issues.

How are you going to fund all these projects? With what money? With what resources? Have you seen the size of us? Let me guess, from the same private enterprises that are fully funded with corrupt proceeds? The same companies that may even lose majority of their shareholders if they consider the political environment unfavourable? You think economics is like the way some people think giving 1 million naira is a perfect example of how wealthy we are as a nation?

Like I said, the fight against corruption in the global world today must be very systematic. Politics and economics are very interwined and corruption is deeply entrenched in our systems. You don't want to risk destroying the nation when you think you are saving it.

PythonDancer:

Fuck_ off my mention