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Dedetwo:
I guess not every position should be granted on mere sentiment. Yes, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala is an Igbo daughter whom I would want to head any organization on earth. However there are certain criteria required for certain positions. Ngozi would be the first person to tell you she is not an Attorney or Lawyer. As a person who have jobbed in top notch corporate environment in US, WTO is intellectual property and trademark intensive. There are certain technological equipment my company cannot ship to certain countries. In addition, Ngozi has not represented Nigeria in any trade mission and besides Nigeria has no patent to its name.

What a pity .
Didn't you see how Akinwunmi of African Dev Bank was supported by all Africans till Trump and America were put to shame when investigation cleared him of all Corruption and he won a Second term at it's helm?

Is this how you will run your Biafra by refusing to support your own People internationally?

Any American or even African American who falls into middle class or below in US and voted for Biden did so on pure sentiment without substance. Those who have small investment should compare the growth of their investment for the last four years of Trump to the eight years of Obama and Biden. Most people will tell you eight years of Obama and Biden were the worst years experienced in US. The fools told the America masses that the rich will pay the for Obamacare. It turned out the middle class has to pay stiff insurance premium to offset insurance for freeloaders who would not want to work. The dumbass Biden had cunningly informed the idiotic and gullible US citizens that his administration will increase the taxes of the people making annual income of $400,000 plus per a year. Anyway, it will be a shocker for some folks if this joker will become US president. Everybody's tax will be increased so the dumbass socialists will give every lazy fools free handout for their votes.

thebosstrevor1:
The question is simple.

Wasnt he a democratic party member before?

Yes or no

Answer that simple question for yourself.

Dont be clever by half. You said he left when he contested against Hillary.
The question is , was their any contest between the 2 in 2009 when Trump left Democratic?

[[s]quote author=AtorKelly post=96057679]By Chioma Ugochukwu— Pennsylvania

I am home today nursing a torn muscle from my treadmill workouts and thought that I should comment on something that happened recently.

I noticed that a video was trending on Twitter a few days ago. It was a video of folks from a church in the Southeastern part of Nigeria holding a prayer walk for Donald Trump.

We saw reports earlier that another church in the region also held a parade for Trump. Those of you who follow me know that I have written about this strange phenomenon of Nigerians, particularly Igbos (my ethnic group), supporting and praying for Trump.

It started with the false meme that spread on social media that Trump supports Igbos (Biafrans). Some Igbos are pushing to secede from Nigeria due to their discontentment with the tensions between Christians in the North (Igbos are mostly Christians) and Muslims in the North.

Many of us Nigerians in the United States are dual citizens. We have often found it baffling that our brothers and sisters back home don’t seem to fully understand who Trump is.

Most of them truly believe that Trump is a devout Christian and some even call him a God-sent. Those of us who know Trump better find the claim to be ludicrous. Anyway, I have often tried not to be too critical of our folks back home, but seeing this video trending on Twitter and reading that Trump acknowledged it sent me over the edge.

While I understand that we are all entitled to our opinions, beliefs, and values, I find myself in a position of using my own voice to express my opinion and disdain for what I am seeing.

This is personal to me. I recognize that I am about to take a harsh tone here, but sometimes you’ve got to take a stand for your own values. I have no doubt in my mind that Trump does not give a damn about Igbos or Nigerians. In fact, he has blocked visas and family reunification programs for Nigerians.

He has not spoken out against the issue of police brutality in Nigeria, which most of our Igbo folks are fighting against with the #EndSARS movement. Trump has also blocked the appointment of Nigerians to leadership positions within some international organizations.

So, if you are one of the Nigerians holding prayer vigils and parading for Trump, shame on you! You are actively praying for a man who is doing his best to make life harder for your brothers and sisters in the diaspora.

I have not seen a prayer walk from any of you for the various issues we’ve encountered. We’ve had mass shootings in the United States and none of you held parades or vigils to pray for our safety. You pray for Trump and shamelessly tell us that we need to return home if we find his policies unbearable.

Meanwhile, you are all too happy to receive the billions of dollars in remittances that we send to Nigeria every year. Your prayers for Trump are prayers against our welfare and the welfare of our children. So, shame on you!

I don’t comment too much on events happening in Nigeria and it’s not because I don’t care; it’s just that I left Nigeria decades ago, which means that I can no longer draw on my lived experience for commentary.

I can rely on research, but that means that I will miss some nuances because one’s lived experience will always trump what one can deduce from reading. Many of you Nigerians praying for Trump actually believe that reading memes and news articles make you experts on Trump and the American experience.

You see the things you hear on the 700 Club and TBN as non-partisan and true. You are often dismissive of your brothers and sisters in the United States who draw on their lived experience to form their opinion of Trump. It will be nice if you would give us the benefit of the doubt and acknowledge that we may know this guy better than you do.

Trump does not give a damn about you or any other African nation! Trump is not a Christian, so shame on you for believing otherwise! Shame on you for supporting someone who saw a black man sitting in his lobby as an eyesore.

Shame on you for professing to be Christians even as you support a conman who defrauds workers, sleeps with porn stars, separates children from their parents, denounces refugees fleeing war-torn locations, takes away food stamps from children, and who is actively working to take away health insurance from millions.

The Igbos pride themselves on being smart. Whatever caused you to parade for a man who is pushing the world toward anti-intellectualism? Were we not taught that God is love? What does your Bible say about lust, greed, wrath, envy, and pride? Are they still deadly sins or not?

We have a name for people who sympathize with their abusers. We need to see if this is a case of the Stockholm Syndrome or just another case of the regular, everyday colonial mentality.

I recognize that I am being tough here, but if you are willing to support a white supremacist who spends all day sowing division, then rest assured that I have no problem distancing myself from you and your values.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/11/shame-on-you-my-igbo-people/[/quote][/s]

Trash article.

No logical point except emotions.

She claims she doesn't comment on Nigeria affairs but she is here writing an article against people that love trump.

Afamed:
Dont be clever by half. You said he left when he contested against Hillary.
The question is , was their any contest between the 2 in 2009?

Was he not a member of the democratic party before

Yes or no

Trump started his presidential campaign 2009 as an independent.

thebosstrevor1:
Was he not a member of the democratic party before

Yes or no

Trump started his presidential campaign 2009 as an independent.

And did he contest with Hilary in 2009?

You are nothing but a confused fellow

Afamed:
And did Hilary contest in 2009?

You are nothing but a confused fellow

Was he not a member of the democratic party

Yes or no

Answer

Christistruth00:
What a pity .
Didn't you see how Akinwunmi of African Dev Bank was supported by all Africans till Trump and America were put to shame when investigation cleared her m of all Corruption and he won a Second term at it's helm

I has been a staunch supporter of Akinwunmi of AFDB. However every allegation against anybody regardless of the person's position and place of origin should be properly investigated. Europeans, Asians and Americans do not behave like Africans where the most importance subject should be the person's place of origin. If Obama had called for thorough investigation of allegation brought against Akinwunmi of AFDB by fellow Africans, the crap of "racism" would not have arisen.

Christistruth00:
This writer has completely changed my opinion about Igbo and their values.

I just couldn't understand how black people would support such an eminent racist as Trump.

Even his determined rejection and obstruction of their Sister Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala for WTO Director General didn't dent their support for Trump one bit.

I know Ojukwu received support from apartheid South Africa to the Shock of almost all other African Countries including the North African Arabs ( the President of Algeria personally told Azikiwe to call Ojukwu' to Order ) but that was over 50 years ago.

I had started to think that Igbo's value system was so faulty that they would have gladly supported the Nazi's and the KKK if they ran for elections .

From this writer I can see that that may not be true

Trump is a racist, but Joe Biden is worst do you agree?

thebosstrevor1:
He never left until he started campaigning against Hillary

You remain a confused entity.
This was your post. Except you still want to be clever by half.

Afamed:
You remain a confused entity.
This was your post. Except you still want to be clever by half.

Answer the simple question and stop gaslighting.

Was trump not a member of the democratic party?

A simple yes and no will solve everything

vanunu:
Trump is a racist, but Joe Biden is worst do you agree?

No . Biden Chose a black woman (Harris) as his vice President., and was Vice President to Obama a black man.

HopeUzodinma:
Weyrey dey disguise.
See that bolded there, any Igbo person would never write that.
Ola is that you claiming chioma?

Weyrey, tribalism has eaten your dead brain away, is Ola the Vanguard quoted as the source of the news?

Golan007:
Watch how they would label her Afonja.

One idiot has called the writer Ola already, bunch of minions.

Dedetwo:
Chioma Ugochukwu— Pennsylvania, I say you are a dumbass fool. Trump is a better Christian than Biden. I am not a Christian and it does not matter to me if a person is Christian or Muslim as long as the person faith does encumbrance on me. What you see is delusion and the stuff the airheads on CNN have injected into your psyche. Why would anybody give freaking damn about Africans? Africans do not give a slightest hoot about fellow African talk less Americans. You have flaunted your exclusive inferiors mentality in the public. Ndigbo in general do not have such inferior mentality in their blood. I am surprised you have not gravitated into absolute idiocy called racism. Hay joker, there is nothing such as racism. It is pure misnomer at best. When idiotic liberals in US want your vote, they tend to tap on your sentimentalism by stroking racism plank. There is only one race on earth and it is human. Joe Biden has been in government for 48 years, what did he do for Africans? Unlike Trump, Biden has never hired an African in any capacity throughout his freaking life. Joe Biden once said "He will never allow his kids to attend desegregated school system in US". He supported the legislation which called for strict jail term where African American men were tagged as "predators". Must every human being on earth show likeness to dumbass Africans?

There are videos of Senator Joe Biden insisting the US government comes down hard on the apartheid regime of south Africa.

I guess that means nothing to you.

Christistruth00:
No . Biden Chose a black woman (Harris) as his vice President., and was Vice President to Obama a black man.

So because biden choose a black woman as vp that means trump is racist.

Biden didn't choose her, the party did.

This kamala Harris does not identify as black but as an Indian American

Don't be deceived by identity politics

Golan007:
There are videos of Senator Joe Biden insisting the US government comes down hard on the apartheid regime of south Africa.

I guess that means nothing to you.

It means nothing.

He doesn't care about South Africa.

He was lobbied by the anti apartheid group and civil right movement.

Didnt Biden call black men predators, he created a crime bill that sent lot of black men to jail.

Stop watching too much CNN

Ibadansun1:
Check Facebook

Even here on Nairaland.

I have no wild imagination like Ipob members.

You are a liar. I dare you to show us evidence of lgbos turning against okonjo.

thebosstrevor1:
So because biden choose a black woman as vp that means trump is racist.

Biden didn't choose her, the party did.

This kamala Harris does not identify as black but as an Indian American

Don't be deceived by identity politics

Don't mind them. The keep calling her black while she calls her self indian American. Obama, collin powell are African Americans not harris

History555:
Don't mind them. The keep calling her black while she calls her self indian American. Obama, collin powell are African Americans not harris

Many of these people are just ignorant.

Golan007:

There are videos of Senator Joe Biden insisting the US government comes down hard on the apartheid regime of south Africa.

I guess that means nothing to you.

Shove nonsensical apartheid regime of south Africa and Biden. The same Republic of South Africa which is now lynching fellow Africans. Today's Republic of South Africa should not be brought up in discussion bordering on how Africans relate to each other. What a joke.

thebosstrevor1:
It means nothing.

He doesn't care about South Africa.

He was lobbied by the anti apartheid group and civil right movement.

Didnt Biden call black men predators, he created a crime bill that sent lot of black men to jail.

Stop watching too much CNN

Maybe I should watch Fox news.

Oh wait...

Dedetwo:
Shove nonsensical apartheid regime of south Africa and Biden. The same Republic of South Africa which is now lynching fellow Africans. Today's Republic of South Africa should not be brought up in discussion bordering on how Africans relate to each other. What a joke.

Am I surprised by your comment?

Shame on you too bitch. You can't tell me who to follow because of Ur useless dual citizenship . U enjoy basic life system in America while we also enjoy haif life system in Nigeria and you want us to reject a man that can give us freedom though to your life of abundant stupidity and hopeless in America. Take time ooo

Christistruth00:
What a pity .
Didn't you see how Akinwunmi of African Dev Bank was supported by all Africans till Trump and America were put to shame when investigation cleared him of all Corruption and he won a Second term at it's helm?

Is this how you will run your Biafra by refusing to support your own People internationally?

This is how they go about manipulating the thoughts of their people.

That moniker has been doing it for years.

thebosstrevor1:
It means nothing.

He doesn't care about South Africa.

He was lobbied by the anti apartheid group and civil right movement.

Didnt Biden call black men predators, he created a crime bill that sent lot of black men to jail.

Stop watching too much CNN

I guess you were there when he was lobbied.

I'll wager you were not even born at the time.

History555:
You are a liar. I dare you to show us evidence of lgbos turning against okonjo.

. https://www.nairaland.com/6213844/us-why-oppose-okonjo-iwealas-election

You can see your brothers gamelneser and denseness in link I provided above.

thebosstrevor1:
Trump is not a racists.

There is trick which main stream media like CNN use on ignorant people and that is repetition.

You can blackmail a target by calling the target badnanes everytime a target is being mentioned, before you know it the unthinking viewers internalize it.

Trump career have been with black people, from black rappers to black boxers wanting to party with him.

The moment he won against Hillary, the media made it a must to tarnish his image

TRUMP IS THE MAN.

Do you know that Trump was taken to court back in the 70's for discrimination against blacks by not renting units on his apartments to blacks?

Golan007:
Maybe I should watch Fox news.

Oh wait...

You don't have to watch any msm.

Use your head to think after watching any news

otipoju:
Do you know that Trump was taken to court back in the 70's for discrimination against blacks by not renting units on his apartments to blacks?

It is a lie.

These are fabricated lies with no backup

thebosstrevor1:
You don't have to watch any msm.

Use your head to think after watching any news

As you have right?


CNN told me Biden would win and guess what?

Golan007:
I guess you were there when he was lobbied.

I'll wager you were not even born at the time.

I don't have to be born during those periods but i know a lot of politics.

There are lot of lobbyists groups that influence international politics kn the United states