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Angelfrost:
Trust me sir, it is very easy to muddy that fine line between objective criticism and hate speech/outright pulling down... We all know this government is very intolerant of the former, and joyously makes effort to taint or portray it as the latter.

Ironically, members of this government, starting from the head, barely disguised their penchant to indulge freely in the latter all through out last regime, especially in the build up to the 2015 elections... He that comes to the table of equity, should be gracious enough to wash and sterilize his hands.

That said, everything written in that editorial is largely sacrosanct, and a belated pointer to a very dangerous precedent. You can't claim to be democratic if you muzzle every loud voice of opposition and criticism in your tenure.

Be honest, people like FKK have continued to say very file statements against PMB and his ethnicity, yet he is walking free. You hate PMB should not mean you hate the truth.

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Omooba77:
Small boy don wake up again with his cancellation prowess.

Lalasticlala come and see something...

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Has P&ID stopped paying you image laudery fee?

Nigeria a country with many residents few citizens. Traitors who will work against their country just to make a few buck.

Atiku boy no see lem lem, e pain am e pain pigs and idiots, e pain morons and fools. After lie lie man go settle Atiku and I just dey laugh for Ogun, he sit down they wait for cum, cum no cum Atiku is finished.

Pigs and idiots story

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Omooba77:
Abimbola Adelakun

A chain of events in the past one week gave me pause about this unpopular government and an agenda it is executing at our expense. It happened that the co-founder of BudgIT, an NGO that advocates fiscal transparency, Seun Onigbinde, had taken an appointment as a Technical Adviser to the Minister of State for Budget and National Planning. Before now, he was a harsh critic of the Muhammadu Buhari administration, who used his social media handles to share his passionate opinions of the government. To forestall the now familiar habit of cybercitizens quickly rummaging through the social media account of a recent appointee to find evidence of why they are undeserving of the honour, Onigbinde took down his Twitter account.

Despite that desperate move to block his own record, people went after him all weekend. They managed to produce a screen munch of a social media exchange where he had practically sworn he would never take a job with this government. The defence he put up – that he was hired by an organisation and was being seconded to the ministry on their behalf – did not placate his critics. If that was true, why didn’t the organisation announce his appointment to the public in the spirit of accountability? With such a backlash, Onigbinde must have felt the job jinxed. On Monday, he announced he was walking away from the offer.

By now, a pattern is emerging. A well-known critic of this administration gets a job with them after publicly lampooning them. Both the supporters and opposers of the government cry foul. Pressure builds up. Although the critic loses the job eventually, the damage is already done. The administration gets brownie points for being open-minded enough to admit its virulent critics into their circle, thus slyly propagating a myth of its liberalism. They win. The critic, on the other hand, is diminished by the affair. He can no longer criticise without the baggage of the episode weighing him down. And so, another loud voice among the class of civil society activists winds down.

The Buhari Administration 1, Nigerians 0.

 The Onigbinde incident had been preempted by a similar one that occurred this year when the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, appointed a columnist and critic, Festus Adedayo, as his special adviser on media and publicity. The backlash that followed that appointment was so heated Lawan rescinded the appointment. In his response to his critics, Adedayo made some curious revelation that perhaps offered some insight into why people could go work with a government they had publicly ridiculed. He said he was like a prophet who delivers his “venomous” criticisms and moves on; that he had no attachment to his own words (and by implication, the conviction underlying them). That disclosure – that the critic makes a psychic disconnection from the ideas that he shares with the public and over which they bond with him – perhaps also explained why another critic, Aliyu Abubakar, from Kaduna State, was going to work with the state governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, whom he had previously insulted. Of course, Kaduna lawmakers rejected his nomination. These various instances are bothersome because they have implications for the future of civil society in our tottering democracy.

As one critic after the other goes down, people become more cynical. They see civic activist-advocacy enterprise as another means of getting called into government service to “come and chop.” Then comes the most pernicious consequence of all: self-censorship. Most of the people who have watched this drama unfold several times this year have told themselves, “that could be me.” In order to not fall victim of their own words that are forever archived on the Internet, they shut themselves up. You can be sure a few people have even scrubbed their social media account now. These issues deserve some reflections that should go beyond mere labelling those who have been involved in the “crossover” from the side of the people to that of the government as merely amoral.

I will firmly disagree that someone like Onigbinde is unethical. You do not set up an organisation like BudgIT if you are not a genuine patriot. BudgIT destroyed the mystique of the Nigerian budget as an impenetrable document with a distant relationship to our collective existence. They crunched the big data of the Nigerian governmental magic into sizeable chunks for us to see the gaps in the thought that produced it and be empowered to demand more accountability of our government. I think Onigbinde fell into the same error that has consumed several critics who have worked with the government, both under the military and civilian rule: that they can change Nigeria’s political destiny if they get on the inside.

All of this brings me to this one point that bothers me about the meeting of civil advocacy and the Nigerian social reality: can the critic who takes a principled stand against a corrupt and unpopular government like the present one even afford their stance? By that, I mean, what other avenues of self- actualisation are available for people outside the government given how Nigeria is presently constituted? Think about it, reasonable economic opportunities for upward mobility are limited in Nigeria and are, in fact, shrinking by the day as the impact of Buhari’s economic policies takes its toll. Almost all the few opportunities available have their life source connected to the government. To be a staunch critic of the government could turn you into a pariah and cut you off from access to those resources. So, how do you survive? It is no longer enough to judge those who take up a job with the government as unprincipled people without considering the disciplinary power that the government wields, and how they use it to pummel us into submission. This is one area of victory they have recorded in the past four years. If you look around, you will see that the previously strident voices of the civil society advocates have all but died down.

In places where economic opportunities are broad enough, a critic can take up many other jobs to sustain themselves while without having to walk back from the things they have stood for. Nigeria is a much different ballgame. People are pushed to eat their own words; otherwise, they will just starve. That is why people who criticise the government publicly still go behind everyone to do other jobs for them like writing their speeches and ghostwriting their memoirs. That is why critics form no attachment to the virulent criticisms that drip from their “acidic” pens because they know they will be still interviewed for jobs with those same people.

All through last weekend, I lost count of the number of Buharists saying the Onigbinde episode should teach people to be “moderate” in their criticisms. But, how can you be moderate when you are dealing with a government that lacks any capacity to hear unless you shout and break things?


https://punchng.com/the-battle-buhari-administration-is-winning/amp/

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Hate speech and criticism are two things far apart. Prof Soludo actually criticized the government within reasonable parameters, and today he has been appointed. When hatred becomes mistaken for criticism such society is planning to kill itself gradually.

Great news, the Phillip guy does slit for people to empower themselves through business.

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Adonko:
Always say the truth the way it is cos what is bad is bad, this certificate affidavit stuff is a new low and I tell u bro is not going down anytime soon cos individual's will continue to exploit the system with it citing Buhari's case as a case study.

Everything starts one day .

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Liar liar pants on fire. Where you in coma when adeleke contested for elections?

Story for pigs and idiots to digest.

Pdp are only wise when they are about to loot to chop.

They simply did all that to loot Atiku money and the dundee kept on giving. Now they are bankrupt and require funds injection to keep their scam going

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Chidonc:
be deceiving yourself, with the current state of Nigeria you believe that a Christian university will not try to cajole Muslims or vice versa. free joor.

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I am asking a simple question, is that the way of Jesus or paul?

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Biglittlelois:
Are the Muslims so daft for going there in the first place? Can't they reason for themselves ni?

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Another loon from the loonverse, So when a daft person goes to a "secular" school, the next thing is to force CHristianity down their throats!

Christiant Extremist are like Muslim extremists, unintelligent and uninspiring

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gratiaeo:
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What evidence do you want again

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I should take the word of Christian extremist fanatics? oh please

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Ijawwomaninoyo:
See how e come shine teeth like goat wen motor kill alive. Who is the extremist and the dull here. They said they didn't know it's a Christian University, now they have heard, let them stop seeking for admission there.
What is he saying now? Continue to seek for admission there.
Some people will just be calculating their foolishness with Compound Interest.

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Christian fanatical extremist, how did a "secular" force Muslim students into Church to pray? or is it what Paul was doing?

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Chidonc:
where dey forced to apply, lets be realistic, you yourself is a religious extremist.

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Christian Extremist fanatic extraordinaire, please show us where they told the public they are a christian institution?

Fanatical extremist tell us did Jesus force people to pray in Churches? or did Paul force people to pray in churches? Condemn what is wrong for once in your life!

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gratiaeo:
They are lucky they were in Christian university if it's a Muslim institution they will be either convert or beheaded. Tell me one Muslim university where Christians are allowed to practice their faith

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As long as you cannot show us a single institution owned by a Muslim which forces Christians to pray like Muslims in a Mosques talkmore of beheading anybody, then it means you are an unrepentant christians liar extremist.

Please shows us a single Muslim owned university where Christians are forced to pray in mosque

Christian extremist on nairaland are trying so hard to deflect, so all their pretense of Islamization has been one dirty lie to cover their own demonic plots

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Chidonc:
where dey forced to apply, lets be realistic, you yourself is a religious extremist.

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Empty barrel cannot hardly make beyond one line of reasoning.

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Ijawwomaninoyo:
Now, all Muslims have heard that Adeleke University is a Christian University. So, all Muslims should STOP seeking for admission there and look for a school somewhere else to avoid complaints. Period!

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Extremists are just dull, this evidence will be used in future debates, it is a clear indication of how deadly and fanatical extremists Christians can be.

This is evidence of forceful conversion by Christian extremists on Muslims in a "Secular" Nigeria.

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lastmessenger:
go to your own university and stop disturbing Christians. Every private uni has a handbook. The rules are written there and if you can't follow the rules you are free to leave

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Fanatical extremists, don't admit a person of another faith just to force them to pray in churches.

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helinues:
So you expect Muslims to have a mosque inside redeem university just because they have muslim students right?

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The story is Adeleke university, if you don't want Muslims to be Muslims don't admit them into your university simple.

Adeleke university is mad. If you want Muslims to attend church as being part of the school practices, at least have the decency to tell them before admitting them into your school.

Christian extremists are deadly, they pretentiously act like reasonable human who respect freedom of religion, but under their pretense is a vile demonic being which seeks to force people through any means including subterfuge to practice their religion.

In the US and France, extremist Christians have been known to go to Jewish graves to covert dead Jews into their religion by conducting Christian funeral rites. This is plain madness
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helinues:
MUMURIC master himself?

Is the University a Muslim University?

Is there any church in Saudi Arabia not to talk of any Saudi Universities . Are there no Christians residing in Saudi?

Btw, What is stopping the Muslims to have as many as possible private universities?

Professor Ishaq, Professor of Trouble

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We are living in Nigeria, when you decide to live in Saudi Arabia confront them, MURIC is talking about the fanatics who believe Nigeria is a Christian country when they violate the rights and shout Saudi Arabia to deflect why Christians force Muslims to pray in a church.

sarrki:


Wailing wailers have something to wail for today

thank you for serving them breakfast

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004gist:
We are talking of the office if the senate not the person of Omo agege.

The way most Nigerians reason most times.

Omo agege is just like another arm of government that will help us check the executive.

How will they be able to stand up to him in terms of budget and other stuff like borrowing of loan this government has been known for?

.. Be it know to you that if Buhari rise up to sell any asset again just as he wanted 3 years back, no body will stop him

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So in your simpleton thinking, once you become a police officer you should cease respecting even your parents so that when they happen to commit a crime you will freely arrest them? Porn dilector did not try at a for his minions, he taught them hypocrisy and wicked lies but not how to make sensible justification for their hypocrisy.

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Bede2u:
op read this reply 10 times and then go to sleep knowing u are among nigeria's problem. Imagine nansi pelosi kneeling to greet donald trump.

Touts. Thank God no igbo top politician including the sychophant rochas will ever kneel to greet another non igbo politician in the name of silly humility

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the thing pain this one sottay he done abandone all his adopted heroes from other region and then hide under Igbos. Abeg leave Igbo Mr. Cownu boyiboyi, hypocrisy is very bad, ABI was Wike worshipping Jesus of Okirika wife? Better call porn dilector to save you from this.

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wingmanII:
Zombies are damned stupid! Always reasoning like the simpletons they are.
Omo agege is to perform oversight functions to Buhari's executive yet he is already kneeling for him. How then will he objectively perform his duties?
BTW, Wike bent down to talk to Mama Peace. GEJ was kneeling to receive blessings from Yar Adua s Mother

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Finally porn dilector done give you answer ABI your answer got lost in INEC servers all this while?

this people are confused their senseless hypocrisy has made them shameful. I wonder how many wiki page you had to go through to get this dumb answer.

Hypocrite, so because you are a police officer it means you should no longer respect your elders? Is that how feet kissers are suppose to behave? Because you have oversight function over someone means you should ignore all your home training and act like porn star cownu? What sort of foolishness produces this sort of thinking abeg?

It shall never be well with cownu for making his
followers believe in rascality and uncourteousness. Wike abeg kneel and explain to this cownurds wailers that as a chief security officer he have oversight over everyone...

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mightyhaze:
words on marble

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When ipob are confronted with their hypocrisy their ability to speak drastically reduce to just two words Jonathan abeg kneel down ask am why they no get response to simple thread...abi na Chinese I take write am

They are ashamed of their foolishness and are playing dead to avoid this thread what a hopeless group cownu feet kissers are

One done tone him tu lie and former deputy director of customs to big fools

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psucc:
Sometimes i am at a lost as to how some of us reason. If not for anything, Bug ari came to power as a result of his promise to change the narration - the way things were done.

But today it seems he is competing with everything wrong in GEJ's administration. Sadly, he could not as well compete for the good ones.

blackboy:
Maybe I dont know what kneeling is? In all the pictures no kneeling. There are English words that can be used like bowing or ....

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kayusely70:
Dont mind the hypocrites

Look at their other hero Saraki aka Otogone

Culled from twitter

It is very wrong for a 50 years Omo Agege to kneel down to greet 70 years plus Buhari

But it is normal for a 50 years Wike to kneel for a 50 years Patience

They just cannot stop to amuse us, yes 'They' i mean wailers now https:///4z5zD53gVq

Mynd44 lalasticala

nzeobi:
water is good, it doesn't have overdose.

am happy it happened in a developed country, if it were in Nigeria she would have blamed her village people and witches.

Water is very good but it does have overdose...