miiraaj: Everybody knows dt d truncation of Shagari's govt was due many inappropriate practises nd acts of corruption.And the mission of the millitary govt dt took over was cleary stated nd proved by the actions of the then millitary rulers.So Mr.GEJ's arss-licking insincere9jerian, why make a case out of it? Reasonable ppl keep warning you about mortgagin the future of your children,your grand children and your generation unborn,but u still don't want to heed their advice. I'm warning you oooo! Try and be a sincer9jerian oooo! Your children may never forgive you oooo!

thelastPope:

I can bet my hard earned money you were not even born then!
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How bad was the economy then? It was N1 to $1. That was really bad, wasn't it? It was N300 for tocket to London and you didn't even need a visa! It was free education at all level and NEPA was great!
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What was the crisis again? Yeah, I remember. Buhari was the crisis! He was the setback! He is the reason for what Nigeria is today! He solely put us in this mess! He was the stup1d ruler who overthrew a civilian democracy at its early stages and set us back 30 years. The country was not even in a crisis at the time! Anyone who says military overthrow is a solution for an infant democracy trying to find a balance is a foool and a wicked soul! Look what it has cost us now! It is sad and shameful that Buhari is still talking about ruling Nigeria! An insult to every Nigerian!

Sincere 9gerian: I dont care about what CPC says about the current political actors but for justifying the sacking of a political dispensation that saw the likes of Sam Mbakwe, Jim Nwobodo, Jakande and other visionary governors developing their respective states speedily, and for justifying an action that lead us into another 16yrs of WASTEFUL military draconian rule, I can confidently call the CPC a DEVILISH political party.

thelastPope:

I can bet my hard earned money you were not even born then!
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How bad was the economy then? It was N1 to $1. That was really bad, wasn't it? It was N300 for tocket to London and you didn't even need a visa! It was free education at all level and NEPA was great!
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What was the crisis again? Yeah, I remember. Buhari was the crisis! He was the setback! He is the reason for what Nigeria is today! He solely put us in this mess! He was the stup1d ruler who overthrew a civilian democracy at its early stages and set us back 30 years. The country was not even in a crisis at the time! Anyone who says military overthrow is a solution for an infant democracy trying to find a balance is a foool and a wicked soul! Look what it has cost us now! It is sad and shameful that Buhari is still talking about ruling Nigeria! An insult to every Nigerian!

Sincere 9gerian: I dont care about what CPC says about the current political actors but for justifying the sacking of a political dispensation that saw the likes of Sam Mbakwe, Jim Nwobodo, Jakande and other visionary governors developing their respective states speedily, and for justifying an action that lead us into another 16yrs of WASTEFUL military draconian rule, I can confidently call the CPC a DEVILISH political party.

Wadeoye:

Would you shut up your ignorant mouth? Nigeria was good then but can you tell me how we got to this point today? Nigeria was good and some people were taking steps to destroy it and you are here saying Nigeria was good then - we should have folded our arms and allowed the politicians to destroy the country? How old were you then?

Gerry Rowlings should have allowed the destructive politicians in Ghana to continue with their destruction of the country as well? Stupid goat.

Maxymilliano:

Sacking and aborting the inept and highly corrupt government headed by Shagari was one of the best decision taken by Buhari so far, the country would have gone to the dogs by now if the drift was not halted.

Shagari government wobbled into leadership on shaky premise. The expectation was that with democracy, all would be well. But this was not to be. The regime headed by the chain-smoking ex-teacher quickly showed that it was inept at governance. It was an unmitigated failure.

The economy was on a fast recovery after the putsch, with corruption and indiscipline almost becoming a thing of the past before IBB took over the reigns of government and liberalized corruption into multiple folds.

Some of the governors you mentioned were noticed for their sterling performance in their respective states and were drafted in as Ministers during the military interregnum.

Ozonna:

Dude, why the insults?

We don't need a TB Joshua to tell us who destroyed Nigeria and you know it. Shagari regime didn't do much harm to us, it was the Military that finished us.

Imagine how far we would've gone if we had allowed democracy to continue. We would have gone far as a nation.

Wadeoye:

Shut up your evil mouth... Gerry Rawling too shouldn't have overthrown the politicians that were destroying Ghana at the time? Is this the sense you are making? Because the visionary regime of Buhari/Idi-Agbon was not allowed to finish their mission by evil IBB thereby throwing the country back into corrutption, means to your watery brain that they didnt mean well for the country?

I pity your children.

Sincere 9gerian:
Every country is unique. That it worked in Ghana does not mean that the Ghana solution can work in Nigeria.

Before your saviour Buhari and his gang tried the Ghana solution in 1983, Nzeogwu and co had tried it in 1966.

But attempt to apply the Ghana solution in Nigeria FAILED WOEFULLY and WORSENED the problems it attempted to solve.

That is the COMPLEXITY of Nigeria. What worked in Ghana had failed to work in Nigeria.

It is only a FOOL that will insist on repeating a FAILED formula.

In my opinion, the problem of Nigeria will be solved INCREMENTALLY.

It is very obvious to any fair minded persons now that generally most of the political actors (governors, legislators, ministers, etc) that have been in the saddle between 2007 and now are better than those who were in the saddle between 1999 and 2007.

Things will continue to get better incrementally, particularly now that free and fair elections is taking root.

Permit me to end with this famous quote:

"In the name of the Supreme Council of the Revolution of the Nigerian Armed Forces, I declare martial law over the Northern Provinces of Nigeria....The aim ofthe Revolutionary Council is to establish a strong united and prosperous nation, free from corruption and internal strife....You are hereby warned that looting, arson, homosexuality, molestation, embezzlement, bribery or corruption, obstruction of the revolution, sabotage, subversion, false alarms and assistance to foreign invaders, are all offences punishable by death sentence....Our enemies are the political profiteers, the swindlers, the men in high and low places that seek bribes and demand 10 percent; those that seek to keep the country divided permanently so that they can remain in office as ministers or VIPs at least, the tribalists, the nepotists, those that make the country look big for nothing before internationalcircles, those that have corrupted our society"....Major Nzeogwu's Speech announcing Nigeria's first coup (circa noon, January 15, 1966, Radio Kaduna)

thelastPope:

I can bet my hard earned money you were not even born then!
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How bad was the economy then? It was N1 to $1. That was really bad, wasn't it? It was N300 for tocket to London and you didn't even need a visa! It was free education at all level and NEPA was great!
.
What was the crisis again? Yeah, I remember. Buhari was the crisis! He was the setback! He is the reason for what Nigeria is today! He solely put us in this mess! He was the stup1d ruler who overthrew a civilian democracy at its early stages and set us back 30 years. The country was not even in a crisis at the time! Anyone who says military overthrow is a solution for an infant democracy trying to find a balance is a foool and a wicked soul! Look what it has cost us now! It is sad and shameful that Buhari is still talking about ruling Nigeria! An insult to every Nigerian!

Wadeoye:

Just stop at the first line. The formular for good government doesnt vary from country to country - and it is not complex. Good and corruption free leadership bring about good government and progress. Do this anywhere in the world it will work. It is when greed, selfishness, etc set in that things dont work.

Can you tell me any country in the world with disciplined leaders that are not making tremendous progress? Even in countries without much resources, with good leaders, progress will be made - examples are Mauritius, Bostwana, etc in Africa here.

Wadeoye:

Shut up your evil mouth... Gerry Rawling too shouldn't have overthrown the politicians that were destroying Ghana at the time? Is this the sense you are making? Because the visionary regime of Buhari/Idi-Agbon was not allowed to finish their mission by evil IBB thereby throwing the country back into corrutption, means to your watery brain that they didnt mean well for the country?

What are you talking about? You called IBB evil for not allowing Buhari/Idiagbon to finish their mission while justifying the action of Buhari which did not allow Shagari to finish his own mission. I am not saying IBB is a saint but if he is evil going by your analysis, then Buhari is his boss in evils' den

miiraaj:
Will u now tell me all those charged with corruption during the Shagari era were innocent? The likes of Umaru Dikko dt were gradually destroying the country just like we see in this present dispensation. I wuld welcome d same type of Buhari led millitary govt a million times to this sh*t called democrazy we are practicing.

thelastPope:

You are surely are illiterate and a teenager who knows nothing of Nigeria or about world history and politics. Here is a list of corrupt countries that are highly developed

Brazil, Libya, Egypt, Venezuela, Russia, Saudi Arabia. People like you are either terribly ignorant or are just paid to support the likes of Buhari on NL. Corruption has never ever been Nigerian problem because corruption has never stopped countries from developing. What has caused countries to fail is primarily conflicts and divisions based on either tribal, cultural or religious divides. Please gfo and buy a book on world history and educate yourself. The military was the biggest mistake that happened in Nigeria and every military leader who took over sought to become a life president. Buhari was the worst of them. He was not even a leader in the real sense of the world. He was always hiding in the shadows. No wonder he later became a pal to Abacha.

There was nothing wrong with the Shagari government except from the expected teething problems of any democracy. Instead of the military allowing the democracy to grow, they decided, in their selfish quest for glory, to truncate it. It is sad that people like you are still promoting such mindset. It is a sign that we still have a long way to go.

miiraaj:

Please tell me you are joking? Corruption is not the problem of this country? OMG!

thelastPope:

Let me help you. Ekueme was arrested and put in kirikiri prison and Shagari, the president was placed under house arrest. The same Ekueme we can see isnt corrupt. Prof Ambrose Alli of blessed memory, the then governor of Edo state was arrested and imprisoned. He later died from a sickness he contracted from prison. This was a man who was one of the foremost brain surgeons in the US but choose to come and serve his fatherland. He was known to all as a great and honest man. He never ate one kobo from government money and the records till date hasnt proven otherwise. These are a few examples of how the Islamist Buhari waged a war against Nigeria and tagged it a war against corruption. The same Buhari that was the petroleum minister under the OBJ 1977 to 1979 regime and presided over one of the worst corruption of that era. Please take your Buhari story to another planet. We know the coward from the first day he took over to the day he was casually booted out. Buhari was an Islamic fraud!

thelastPope:

You are surely are illiterate and a teenager who knows nothing of Nigeria or about world history and politics. Here is a list of corrupt countries that are highly developed

Brazil, Libya, Egypt, Venezuela, Russia, Saudi Arabia. People like you are either terribly ignorant or are just paid to support the likes of Buhari on NL. Corruption has never ever been Nigerian problem because corruption has never stopped countries from developing. What has caused countries to fail is primarily conflicts and divisions based on either tribal, cultural or religious divides. Please gfo and buy a book on world history and educate yourself. The military was the biggest mistake that happened in Nigeria and every military leader who took over sought to become a life president. Buhari was the worst of them. He was not even a leader in the real sense of the world. He was always hiding in the shadows. No wonder he later became a pal to Abacha.

There was nothing wrong with the Shagari government except from the expected teething problems of any democracy. Instead of the military allowing the democracy to grow, they decided, in their selfish quest for glory, to truncate it. It is sad that people like you are still promoting such mindset. It is a sign that we still have a long way to go.

thelastPope:

What is a joke about that. Please read the article again and educate yourself instead of following the band wagon and repeating cliches. The United state of America is one of the most corrupt countries in the world! fact!

thelastPope:

I can bet my hard earned money you were not even born then!
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How bad was the economy then? It was N1 to $1. That was really bad, wasn't it? It was N300 for tocket to London and you didn't even need a visa! It was free education at all level and NEPA was great!
.
What was the crisis again? Yeah, I remember. Buhari was the crisis! He was the setback! He is the reason for what Nigeria is today! He solely put us in this mess! He was the stup1d ruler who overthrew a civilian democracy at its early stages and set us back 30 years. The country was not even in a crisis at the time! Anyone who says military overthrow is a solution for an infant democracy trying to find a balance is a foool and a wicked soul! Look what it has cost us now! It is sad and shameful that Buhari is still talking about ruling Nigeria! An insult to every Nigerian!

kingoflag:

Shameless, senseless goats like you need to be given the Mussolini treatment. Then your corpse needs to be given the Osama treatment and fed to the sharks and other marine creatures researchers arent even yet aware of.

Using your imbecilic logic of the exchange rates back then: DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH JUST ALHAJI UMARU DIKKO was estimated to have siphoned back then?!

Buhari, a man that didnt plan the coup, but was appointed by the coup plotters because of his seniority--- in your worthless mushy brain--- is to blame for all the ills afflicting Nigeria today, but the corrupt politicians that were stealing money meant to fund the education of illiterate monkeys like yourself so that you dont turn out to the loser which you ended up becoming are not to blame?

Wow, some of you donkeys are supposed to be rounded up and given a choice of sipping chilled acid on the rocks or getting ra^ped to death by a Hot prized Arabian stallion.

Wadeoye:

You see yourself now? I asked you to tell me countries with desciplined leadership that have not progressed, you came back with corrupt countries that you think in your dream to be developed. So, Nigeria leadership can be corrupt while still developing the country and bring us to the comity of advanced countries - is that what you are saying?

Again, I pity you.

You listed Egypt and Libya as developed country? How? Egypt that depends on aids from USA is a developed country? A country with high number of unemployed people is a developed country? How developed is Libya? Can you tell me exports from those countries you listed above apart from oil (free gift from God)? With the exception of Brazil.

Man, you dont even seem to understand what we mean by "developed countries".

Sincere 9gerian: I dont care about what CPC says about the current political actors but for justifying the sacking of a political dispensation that saw the likes of Sam Mbakwe, Jim Nwobodo, Jakande and other visionary governors developing their respective states speedily, and for justifying an action that lead us into another 16yrs of WASTEFUL military draconian rule, I can confidently call the CPC a DEVILISH political party.