₦airaland Forum

fotadmowmend:
I knw what I am saying.... it's expensive in all country buh more expensive in some countries.....

sweetgala:
The nature of democracy entails that to guarantee fairness a multitude of individuals must come to a consensus, democracy promotes big government and it is something the Americans , British and Australians have complained about on multiple occasions

There are not many lean democracies in the world

The problem with Nigeria democracy ; it's inherently big but absolutely corrupt with representatives who are overwhelmingly preoccupied with expanding their personal coin chest through unethical means

Elkay3:
Same caption for the other way round.

Contact17:
N, but she helped my parents into who they are- at least in terms of values, beliefs and worldview.

Contact17:
Nigeria gave me a two lovely parents

A strong primary education

Not a very good international image- I guess Nigerians also share the blame

What I have done for Nigeria?

I am a good law abiding citizen.

sweetgala:
Democracy in any country is actually expensive

fotadmowmend:
Democracy is expensive every where in the world

patriotic9jaboy:
Democracy is too expensive. See the level of affluence. No wonder we are in recession

obailala:
Explain

obailala:
You can hardly find any developed country globally that became developed under a democracy.

Additional notes on Buhari's role
General Buhari has denied his involvement in the December 1983 coup however the example of the late Major Daniel Bamidele betrays Buhari's complicity in the December 1983 coup. Nigerian military historians Max Siollun and Nowa Omoigui note that when Major Bamidele got wind of the coup to oust Shagari, Bamidele reported the issue up the chain of command to his GOC 3rd Armored Division (Major General Buhari) who was allegedly in on the plot. To prevent Bamidele from leaking the plot, Buhari ordered the arrest and detention of Bamidele for 2 weeks. Bamidele wasn't released until the successful execution of the coup. Learning from this unfortunate experience, Bamidele didn't report any rumors of the so-called Vatsa coup (between 1985 and 1986) and was executed for it.[4][5] Bamidele's words to the Special Military Tribunal that tried and convicted him are:

"I heard of the 1983 coup planning, told my GOC General Buhari who detained me for two weeks in Lagos. Instead of a pat on the back, I received a stab. How then do you expect me to report this one? This trial marks the eclipse of my brilliant and unblemished career of 19 years. I fought in the civil war with the ability it pleased God to give me. It is unfortunate that I'm being convicted for something which I have had to stop on two occasions. This is not self adulation but a sincere summary of the qualities inherent in me. It is an irony of fate that the president of the tribunal who in 1964 felt that I was good enough to take training in the UK is now saddled with the duty of showing me the exit from the force and the world."[4]

juman:
It is good leaders we lack.

The country has everything but no good leaders to put the country on the right track.