₦airaland Forum

budaatum:
Please know that the only person I see as better than pdp amongst all those you mentioned is the Buhari whom I mentioned. And I am very delighted that most voting Nigerians seem to agree with me as shown by his winning a second term.

If pdp had continued with their level of looting there'd likely be no Nigeria today to the delight of some but the detriment of many.

budaatum:
They investigate your income and not necessarily your wealth, is the point you miss here. And the income of top Nigerian politicians can easily allow them to ride a $350,000 Rolls Royce Phantom, if that's their desire.

But, you should blame the voters for electing a $350,000 Rolls Royce Phantom politician, is the point here, as the priority of a $350,000 Rolls Royce Phantom purchasing politician is obviously not you!

RuudVanNisteroy:
What is the difference between Abacha,IBB and Buhari. After all Buhari said Abacha never stole.

budaatum:
Abacha stole, and if he was on the ballot today, I'm sure Nigerians would not vote for him nor for Babangida. Buhari, on the other hand has won two elections so I doubt we Nigerians see them the same way going by the evidence before us.

RuudVanNisteroy:
The problem is the acquired the luxury vehicles,mansions in and outside Nigeria and liquid assets after they got into politics. Can you point any factory's they owned before they got into politics.

RuudVanNisteroy:
Why did your idol "Saint Buhari" absolve one of the greatest looter's the world has ever known Abacha ? And you say he is better than IBB, when they are nothing, but birds of the same feather.

budaatum:
You'll have to ask him that yourself, but at least you have not yet said "Buhari stole".

And I never said he was "Saint Buhari". At worst, he is the lesser of two evils.

RuudVanNisteroy:
An accessory of theft is equally as guilty as the thief. Buhari has a track record of defending thieves caught red handed stealing like Abacha,Ganduje and Atiku Bagudu- who helped Abacha launder billions of dollars and was even jailed in America, before his return to Nigeria.

budaatum:
As I said, we, the electorate, voted for "$350,000 Rolls Royce Phantom purchasing" and "luxury vehicles, mansions in and outside Nigeria" politicians, and if we wanted factorys we should have voted for factory building politicians!

Thankfully, we get another chance in 2023 to shine our eyes and get our priorities right, but we must first see the errors of our past choices and mend our ways.

budaatum:
You are entitled to your opinion about Buhari's track record. It's for that reason we have democracy. Each person votes according to their opinion and the person with the most opinionated voters wins the election, and as you can see by the last two elections, those with your opinion are in the minority.

RuudVanNisteroy:
I agree we have another chance in 2023 to salvage Nigeria. Here is my Dream Team to transform Nigeria to an economic powehouse.

https://www.nairaland.com/5690877/dream-team-transform-nigeria-2023

budaatum:
That was my question! But I seem to be being told they have failed before even starting!

By working with RuudVanNisteroy who proposed him, I hoped. But it seems he's decided to fail before we even begin. If he had stood firmly behind his man, same way those who put the "Tinubus, El-Rufais, Atikus and other jokers that will keep the country fantastically corrupt" on the mantle of power, which is by campaigning and appealing to the majority and getting whoever we want elected.

If some Nigerians who "love their fantastically corrupt leaders who use bullion vans to share cash to them and provide stomach infrastructure in the form of rice, eba and egusi" can get their jokers elected, we smarter people (and I'm hoping we are smarter), should be able to beat them even "with this Nigeria Electoral system", and elect those who would help us get "electricity, portable water, sanitation network and hospitals" that we seem to want.

Amujale:
Lets work to make Africa great again.

We MUST dismantle all the colonial systems and rip up all their archaic and draconian agreements, then we can hope to make the rapid progress that we rightfully deserve.

RuudVanNisteroy:
Stop blaming the British, they left in 1960.

Amujale:
That is a lie.

Colonialism simply morphed into neocolonialism.

Didnt you know that?

budaatum:
And as I said, you just need to convince us that your dream can be a reality we can desire and work for, but if you intend to do that by making unfounded claims of assuming wealthy means crooked, you might have to remove some wealthy people from that list of yours.

RuudVanNisteroy:
Under Buhari- Nigeria became the poverty and corruption capital of the world. Politicians like Dino Melaye openly flaunt their N3 billion($7 million dollar) car collection, former Chicago drug baron is moving 2 bullion vans to his residence in broad daylight,Governos are openly collecting $5 million dollar bribes on video and Army Chief is acquiring mansions in Dubai with his "savings from his snake farm".

RuudVanNisteroy:
Stop blaming the British, they left in 1960.

budaatum:
I do not think it is true that one must pay tax on one's wealth.

In supposed saner UK and US, no one pays tax on their wealth since they've already paid tax on their income. And Vat takes care of tax on spending.

RuudVanNisteroy:
Did they force Nigerian military generals,civil servants and politicians to loot $600 billion dollars since 1960?It is time Nigerians and Africans accept responsibility.

Amujale:
There isnt one function of government that isnt currently being run by foreign institutions.

Between, why was they here in the first instance?

All the colonialist never left, they are still exploiting our resources, controlling our systems.

Lets stop blaming our leaders but instead work with them to defeat the real enemy, the former colonialist.

RuudVanNisteroy:
I never said wealthy means crooked. I simply stated it is not out of place to probe the source of wealth of overnight billionaires in the corruption capital of the world. And my cabinet consists mostly of corporate titans that reached the pinnacle in the private sector.

RuudVanNisteroy:
It is time Nigerians and Africans accept responsibility.

budaatum:
Personally, I wish Buhari could do what he's known for, which is, imprison looters for 200 years, but I'm not willing to sacrifice democracy and the rule of law for him to do that.

Everyone with a brain knows Nigeria's wealth correlates with the price of crude oil, and that Nigeria became poverty capital of the world because the government before him stuck Nigeria's wealth in ghanamustgoes and soakaways and bought "$350,000 Rolls Royce Phantom purchasing" and "luxury vehicles, mansions in and outside Nigeria" when crude oil was $150 a barrel. If they had invested that money in capital projects and the education of Nigerians as they should have done, Nigeria would have been less poor.

Agboriotejoye:
Wealth o. Income o. All na same wrapper tie them.
You're just being mischievous or maybe still ignorant.
The important thing is that the source of the income/wealth must be clearly shown. EOD

RuudVanNisteroy:
Even Kenyan's leaders are mocking Nigeria for being the headquarters of corruption.

budaatum:
I don't have to show anyone the source of my wealth or income! You may indeed ask, but you'd need the right credentials, like being the tax office or be investigating me for a crime before I need to even consider your existence.

RuudVanNisteroy:
An accessory of theft is equally as guilty as the thief. Buhari has a track record of defending thieves caught red handed stealing like Abacha,Ganduje and Atiku Bagudu- who helped Abacha launder billions of dollars and was even jailed in America, before his return to Nigeria.

budaatum:
And equally corrupt Kenya's opinion should matter to me because?

budaatum:
I don't have to show anyone the source of my wealth or income! You may indeed ask, but you'd need the right credentials, like being the tax office or be investigating me for a crime before I need to even consider your existence.

budaatum:
And as I said, you just need to convince us that your dream can be a reality we can desire and work for, but if you intend to do that by making unfounded claims of assuming wealthy means crooked, you might have to remove some wealthy people from that list of yours.