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When they say the black man is cursed, black people would start shouting.

I just read sarki’s thread on the collapse of Nigerian Airways and was thinking to myself, “we need the best leaders in Nigeria to reverse a whole lot of damage”.

Then I spot this thread next, open it and see the same black people engaged in heavy debate, not on how to move the country forward, but about which tribe will rule.

Can you imagine? Who really cursed black people? I mean, I’m almost in tears right now.

You mean you guys haven’t suffered enough?

The epileptic power situation, the collapsed Nigerian airways, the bad roads, the lawless driving, lack of security, Boko Haram, lack of quality education, dying currency, high unemployment rates, double digit inflation, economic depression, over population, high illiteracy rates...

Yet all you can think about is “which tribe”? Is that how far your intellect will take you?

For the past few presidential elections in Nigeria, those who win are those who don’t participate in presidential debates. That is to show you that you black people don’t even care about policies, all you care about is tribe.


Nigeria that was supposed to serve as a beacon of hope for the entire black race. Look at us, sacrificing skill and competence on the altar of tribalism, to appease the gods of mediocrity.

Who cursed black people?

unite4real:
Reminds me of the song. LANDLORD TRAVEL AND SEE.

There are many roads in Nigeria with markings from Lagos, Abuja, Kaduna, Kano, Eastern part and South South.

Here in Abuja, the kubwa express way gets markings renewed almost yearly. Same with several roads within the city.

Not all roads in Nigeria have markings. Even in USA and Europe, not all roads have markings. I don't know the reason behind that.

One thing I am sure of is that your point is not correct. Market roads are in many states

Well, kudos to the administrator responsible for the road you mentioned that gets its lanes renewed periodically.

A good example of a road with perfect lane markings though is airport road Abuja. When traveling on that road, you forget for a second that you are still within Nigeria and the drivers all seem to adhere to lane discipline.

However, that is not the case for majority of the roads I’ve seen in Lagos and Abuja. Majority of roads have barely visible lane markings, as they have faded over time, leading drivers to zig zag through unmarked roads.

We need a standard for road rules in Nigeria and that standard cannot be possible if majority of our roads aren’t marked. You can’t cite the USA as an example of a country with unmarked roads, cause those who live there will attest to the fact that such roads are in the minority, maybe found in rural settings and even at that, it’d still be a rarity.

I took a computer based driving test in the USA and most of the questions involved knowing the meanings of lane markings. Yellow lanes, solid lanes, dashed lanes, emergency lanes, H.O.V lanes, e.t.c

How can we have such tests here in Nigeria when the citizens themselves drive daily on roads without such lanes. Even a road as prestigious as Lekki Epe expressway, doesn’t have lanes on most parts of it as they are all faded.

Moventist:
Wike is not there or you hatred beclouded your vision

Oh, I thought the guy in blue was him.

naijaschoolguru:
So that you can start issuing ban anyhow bah? God no go give you do wallai

Lol, hilarious

hothead:
Your observation is correct. Maybe it can be converted it into an opportunity...Who has tried appling for the jobs Or contract? Maybe kilometer per kilometer

Very good business opportunity bro, if the government is willing to maintain contracts with indigenous companies that will paint/spray lane markings on all our roads.

One day, a president will come that will open up the secretive Aso Rock to tourism.

Sowore comes to mind.

I pray Nigerians vote for him or someone better in the next elections, not the useless APC and PDP clowns.

Imagine charging N20,000 per head for a tour of the compounds. Both citizens and foreigners will rush such a tour.

Some roads may have lanes when just constructed, but as soon as they start to fade away, that is the end of the lane marking on that road, almost never to be re-marked again.

Generation after generation of Nigerian drivers keep adapting to the lawlessness of driving on roads without lane markings, further worsening the already chaotic driving situation aided by low level enforcement of law and order by the police force.

I guess to some, we should rejoice at the fact that we even have roads in the first place. Unfortunately, these people are somewhat justified, in the sense that, the unsightly sight of bad roads pervades the entire country.

All in all, we need to promote order in our society and lane markings are a step towards order, at least in terms of road transportation.

You cannot aspire to become a developed country and ignore the details, because the details are far from trivial.

Notice how Wikes face mask is not covering his nose.

I thought facemask was to cover the nose also and not just the mouth.

So who will demolish this building and auction off the cars of the attendees?

Vanessa88:
A mod with this ur name?

Nobody will take u serious smh

Vaseline is very important in our day to day lives.

Macsjebs:
Approved

You are now a moderator, ensure you carryout your duties in all fairness and in service to the Nairaland community

Congratulations on your new role, we look forward to a long standing relationship

Yay me!!!

Seun:
Salary earners who have not lost their jobs yet, single people who work online, essential workers, etc, will vote yes. Most others would vote no.

A lockdown is the most brainless way to fight the Coronavirus. Our leaders need to activate their faculties and figure out better, smarter ways.

We cannot afford to wreck the economy by locking it down. If we wreck the economy then where will we get the money needed to fight the virus?

Yet, we cannot afford to allow lots of people to get sick and be killed by the virus. The fear of being infected is enough to wreck the economy.

The only way forward is to use face-masks and enforce science-based infection minimization rules to protect lives and also protect the economy.

Please Seun make me a moderator of this forum.

Arabiandude:
Anambra Erosion Amaka. Lol
I nor talk anything oh or mention anyone or region name.

Na wa for humans sha

You read and saw that schools and some houses were destroyed and the first thing that came to your mind was “lol”?

Why did they first allow them to build?

In Nigeria, those in charge will just come and mark an already built house as an illegal structure, but where were they when the structure was being built?

What happened during foundation, fencing stages?

Maxymilliano:
https://www.nairaland.com/2808224/amaechi-never-knew-railway-working

https://www.nairaland.com/2805477/amaechi-never-knew-railway-transport

https://www.nairaland.com/2805177/amaechi-never-knew-railway-transport

This was in 2015 ...

Exactly!

He said it when he just appointed. He didn't know about trains that were already in existence and tracks being worked on.

Remember when Amaechi said that? He didn’t even realize that GEJ was revitalizing the rail sector.

He had said this when he was appointed minister of transportation :-

“In fact, I think we have a problem; most people don’t believe that the railway transport is functioning in Nigeria. I didn’t even know, until I started this tour, I never knew that the railway was functioning, it was even from his (MD’s) speech that I learnt that there are some coaches or services that go to Kano or Port Harcourt or elsewhere.”

PlayerMeji:
These politicians will eventually kill the Nigerian donkey.

Only a revolution can change these things

Just imagine after working for only 8 years max, you get all these for the rest of your life.

Omoyele Sowore

Na wa for Uuuna!

How about for once in our lives we vote for the best candidate devoid of party and tribe?

Is that such a bad idea?

Or maybe you guys haven’t suffered enough, just maybe!

The Public Office Holder (Payment of Pension) Law No 11 official Gazette of Lagos State, 2007 states that former governors of the state are entitled to a house each in any location of their choice in Lagos and Abuja.


Section 2 states, “One residential house each for the governor and the deputy governor at any location of their choice in Lagos State and one residential house in the Federal Capital Territory for the governor on two consecutive terms.”

The law also says former governors will be entitled to furniture allowance, which is 300 per cent of their annual basic salary (N23.3m); house maintenance allowance, which is 10 per cent of basic salary (N778,296); utility allowance, which is 20 per cent of the salary (N1.5m) and car maintenance allowance, which is 30 per cent of the annual basic salary (N2.3m).

Other benefits include entertainment allowance, which is 10 per cent of the basic salary (N778,296) and a personal assistant, who will earn 25 per cent of the governor’s annual basic salary (N1.9m).


The law adds that a former governor is entitled to domestic workers comprising a cook, a steward, a gardener and others whose appointments are pensionable.

A former governor will also be entitled to eight policemen and two officials of the Department of State Services for life, according to the Lagos law.


https://www.google.com/amp/s/punchng.com/lagos-silent-on-amount-spent-on-tinubu-others-pension-benefits/%3famp=1

Useless leaders!

What is the punishment for breaking the lockdown order?

Not all this gra gra

Otsam:
Yet, the saint said Abacha was not corrupt, he saved in the interest of the nation and his minister of justice just showed the same value they shared by declaring it “Abacha assets “ don’t be surprised if in years to come, we discover Abacha to be a learner at the feet of the present ones because Abacha was dealing with 50 naira then while the saints now are dealing with 1000 naira.

Lol @ Abacha Assets

Just one man

GreatResearcher1:
Great job though! I heard the citizens of that state are suffering. Was the new acquired aircraft necessary at this time where aviation is struggling to stand on its feet?


Vision less leaders everywhere

Though Nigerian leaders tend to be vision-less as you said, but in this case, there's no way you place an order for a plane like this and receive it in a week or a month. Something like this could take up to a year or more, from specification, build to delivery.

snitchbitch:
Who is the governor of your state? Who is your local govt chairman? Who is your constituency house of rep. Who is your senatorial district rep.? Who is your councillor?


Before you now start to blame buhari, all the allocation s of your state who is collecting them?


If they can't sleep at night, blame buhari

If they can't shit in the toilet, blame buhari

If mosquito bites them, bla.e buhari

If their **** isn't hard when they can to """", blame buhari


Buhari is not a saint and I am not supporting him. But for once take responsibility for your life and stop blaming anybody. Buhari will surely come and go, will still co tinur blaming him for our life?



Don't even quote me, cos I won't reply

I agree in that, more blame should go around.

There are thieves everywhere, senators buying new cars, state legislators as well, ganduje stuffing billions, lekki toll gate scam, governors of the south south with huge allocations and mediocre performance, e.t.c

Stephenomozzy:


For where even Local government chairmen were reported to have run away with relief materials they were meant to distribute naim una wan scrutinize disbursement made by an unsupervised loot-oriented government (not limited to the federal level) long after they would have manipulated figures and so called register.

We don't even have social security numbers yet we're having Social Register! How? When will our leaders start using common sense to call misappropriation what it is?

but why cant Nigeria have social security number or something similar. is it impossible or what?

The brutality in Africa sha!

When is the right time for police reform? Today? 2 years from now? or Yesterday?

Just look at the operation above, hitting men that are already down and I'm sure it would be for a minor offense.

What I don't understand is why Nigerian police rarely ever use handcuffs. Is it that Nigeria doesn't supply handcuffs to it's police force? All that was needed there was to handcuff those that were already down. Instead, they deliver blow after blow to someone that has already surrendered. Dragging them across the harsh asphalt surfaces, blood letting with sticks to the face...

Something has to be done about this our Police force, now, we need massive re-orientation of this so called police force.

So it was even GEJ and crew that initiated the repatriation of Abacha's loot.

Hope this administration will not say they’ve given it all out to the poorest of the poor and no one will know anyone that has received alert.

To make laws is easy, to enforce them 24/7 is the true test of a nations seriousness, mtcheew!

Ebonyeyes:
PDP, the Demons that looted Nigeria's wealth for 16 years, think about it, they were in power during the oil boom between 2004-2012 when oil was at least 100 dollars per barrel, did PDP save for a rainy day? Did they put money into a Sovereign Trust Fund for Nigeria? No, they used the opportunity to loot the country beyond recognition.

Poor Nigerians, the candidates that are lined up for us to choose are the corrupt demons with money who can muscle their way into power. So the choice is between a ruling Demon in power or the prospective Demon who wants to get into power.

That's why we all need to support the likes of Sowore.

Tell your friends, family, strangers about these new breeds!