thelastPope:

Your childish rants and use of insults shows your intellectual disadvantage. Nothing more to add! Grow up and learn!

No, I do not have to be polite to beasts such as yourself. Youre a dunce, and as such thats how you will be regarded.

Buhari the killer.

thelastPope:
You are only repeating cliches shurned out by illiterates!

Lmaooooo Look at the bolded. Se you see your life?!

free13: Buhari the killer.

He killed your father?

thelastPope:

Again, you need to go to the library or use Google. You are sooo ignorant, you are not qualified to engage in this debate. If Nigeria was half as developed as Egypt and Libya, no one will complain. The most developed countries in Afric are the north african countries. Egypt, Libya, Morocco and the Southern African countries, south africa, namibia, tanzania and angola. Get some education.

That is your own village definition of development... I have been to most of the countries you listed here and I am sure you have not been to any of them.

Apart from South Africa, tell me what's enviable in most of the countries you listed and why Nigeria's target of development should be what is obtainable in Libya, Egypt, Morocco, Angola (war ravaged country), etc. You are very very senseless.

kingoflag:

He killed your father?

Just like your father; two lost souls.

free13:

Just like your father; two lost souls.

And your mother? So, if you have no evidence of him killing any of your family members (or anyone for that matter) why cast aspersions on the man's name knowing fully well that youre lying just because of religious and tribal reasons? You'll call yourself christian if asked, wont you? Now, do you know what the bible says about bearing false witness or are you just like most hypocrite Nigerians that are only christian in name?

kingoflag:

And your mother?

Your mother; that useless woman.

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!

So this is your measure of how good the economy was? You are a dunce O. The country at the time was into a deep debt crisis, running low on reserves with a fixed exchange regime. And with the very corrupt regime at the time, there was no sight to the end of the crisis.

I remember at that time we struggled to get polio vaccination for my younger one. We struggled as a nation to import basic drugs such as polio vaccines because we were low on reserves. Basic food was scarce before Buhari came in, Nigeria was struggling to meet demands for imports with the low reserves.

And there was no crisis? Don't come here with your dirty lies.

free13:

Your mother; that useless woman.

Ok, run along now... Plus, those silly smiley fames you stay putting after each post only make you seem like youre ret.arded and gay.

kingoflag:

Ok, run along now... Plus, those silly smiley fames you stay putting after each post only make you seem like youre ret.arded and gay.

Your post only shows that you have a very bleak and dark future and nobody can save you. Hopeless case.

Wadeoye:

That is your own village definition of development... I have been to most of the countries you listed here and I am sure you have not been to any of them.

Apart from South Africa, tell me what's enviable in most of the countries you listed and why Nigeria's target of development should be what is obtainable in Libya, Egypt, Morocco, Angola (war ravaged country), etc. You are very very senseless.

I feel I owe it as a responsibility to Nigeria to educate your likes. What is the definition of development? What are the basic index of development? You think development is when you build sky crappers? Angola fought a civil war but have long gone beyond that are doing great. Get current!

It is irresponsible and an insult on our sensibilities for any person or group of persons to JUSTIFY the truncation of a young and growing democracy in 1983 by a group of CRIMINALS, who were on a mission to satisfy their hunger and desperation for political power.

Imagine if this present democratic dispensation was truncated by another set of military bandits in 2003 for instance, how would the likes of Oshiomole, Fashola, Peter Obi, Rochas, Alhaji Dakwanbo,etc who are said to be currently doing good works in their states have emerged?

free13:

Your post only shows that you have a very bleak and dark future and nobody can save you. Hopeless case.

I bet I've achieved more in my life than you and anyone that shares a bloodline with you will ever dream of even if each of you lived be to 400yrs old. Your silly mentality shows the only place you can "survive" are in the darkest parts of Africa where confusion reigns and chaos is the order of the day. Step outside her shores and you'll be dead meat within 3 months. Thats why you abhor change and progress because you know it will bring you more despair and make you even more desperate.

This post and trends is dramatic and cool.I am LMAO!!!! chai!!!!!
sai Buhari o!!!!

Sincere 9gerian: It is irresponsible and an insult to our sensibilities for any person or group of persons to JUSTIFY the truncation of a young and growing democracy in 1983 by a group of CRIMINALS, who were on a mission to satisfy their hunger and desperation for political power.

Imagine if this present democratic dispensation was truncated by another set of military bandits in 2003 for instance, how would the likes of Oshiomole, Fashola, Peter Obi, Rochas, Alhaji Dakwanbo,etc who are said to be currently doing good works in their states have emerged?

Forget Oshiomole, Fashola, Rochas and co you bloody sycophant because we know when the time comes you will attack them too. Dont try to play to our sensibilities, lets concentrate on GEJ and how corrupt and inept he is.

ballabriggs:

So this is your measure of how good the economy was? You are a dunce O. The country at the time was into a deep debt crisis, running low on reserves with a fixed exchange regime. And with the very corrupt regime at the time, there was no sight to the end of the crisis.

I remember at that time we struggled to get polio vaccination for my younger one.

You are either a bold faced liar or a CPC paid apologist! Nigeria was not in any crisis in 1983. Countries constantly go through economic issues and debates year in year out. So according to you, the military should have overthrown Obama in December since they were on the verge of a major economic crash.

In 1983, I was given free books in school and enjoyed near 24 hours power supply. Our schools were all renovated and working perfectly. In 1983, those who graduated from universities around the country were given jobs and official cars in most organisations were they got employment. In 1983, Nigerians never even considered leaving the country to go abroad and Nigerians didnt require a visa to enter the US and UK. I dont know what crisis you are talking about. The crisis is obviously only in your warped brain and partisan mind.

kingoflag:

I bet I've achieved more in my life than you and anyone that shares a bloodline with you even if you all each lived to 400yrs old. Your silly mentality shows the only place you can "survive" are in the darkest parts of Africa where confusion reigns and chaos is the order of the day. Step outside her shores and you'll be dead meat within 3 months. Thats why you abhor change and progress because you know it will bring you more despair and make you even more desperate.

Please stop that jare. Who cares....

Burger01:
Please stop that jare. Who cares....

I care!

I'm pretty sure you saw his posts at me. So, I'll appreciate if you stay away from beef thats not yours to cook.

ballabriggs:

So this is your measure of how good the economy was? You are a dunce O. The country at the time was into a deep debt crisis, running low on reserves with a fixed exchange regime. And with the very corrupt regime at the time, there was no sight to the end of the crisis.

I remember at that time we struggled to get polio vaccination for my younger one. We struggled as a nation to import basic drugs such as polio vaccines because we were low on reserves. Basic food was scarce before Buhari came in, Nigeria was struggling to meet demands for imports with the low reserves.

And there was no crisis? Don't come here with your dirty lies.

To say that basic food was scarce before Buhari came in is one of the worst lies I have ever heard in my life! You are such a desperate and despicable liar. If basic food was scarce, then we would have had terrible hyper inflation! So why did the price of food not skyrocket and why did the value of the naira not drop? I can see you are a teenager who was probably not born then but are coming here to spread lies from CPC. In 1983, the price of Volk Wagen beattle car was N2, 500 and Lada was N2000. I was given 10kobo as pocket money and that made me a big boy. You are a lying machine.

Buhari set us back, at least, thirty years! He was a curse to Nigeria!

kingoflag:

I bet I've achieved more in my life than you and anyone that shares a bloodline with you will ever dream of even if each of you lived be to 400yrs old. Your silly mentality shows the only place you can "survive" are in the darkest parts of Africa where confusion reigns and chaos is the order of the day. Step outside her shores and you'll be dead meat within 3 months. Thats why you abhor change and progress because you know it will bring you more despair and make you even more desperate.

How can you achieve anything in your life? Your whole family and generations yet unborn will always be doomed to fail. You have no sense of achievement and can only be useful as a hoodrat to your killer hero. May all the deaths caused by your killer party be your portion and that of your generations.Amen. The change you speak about is only good for re.tards like you. You are really a lost soul.

thelastPope:

You are either a bold faced liar or a CPC paid apologist! Nigeria was not in any crisis in 1983. Countries constantly go through economic issues and debates year in year out. So according to you, the military should have overthrown Obama in December since they were on the verge of a major economic crash.

In 1983, I was given free books in school and enjoyed near 24 hours power supply. Our schools were all renovated and working perfectly. In 1983, those who graduated from universities around the country were given jobs and official cars in most organisations were they got employment. In 1983, Nigerians never even considered leaving the country to go abroad and Nigerians didnt require a visa to enter the US and UK. I dont know what crisis you are talking about. The crisis is obviously only in your warped brain and partisan mind.

You did not disprove my assertions but rather chose to bring some clap-trap about universities. Nigeria was struggling to meet demand for basic imports, that is a known fact! Yeah countries go through crisis but well run countries do not go to the extent of not being able to meet demands for basic imports. Ours was caused by a failed corrupt leadership and the only option we had then was to see them booted out by the military. With changing events and circumstances, we have newer knowledge which suggests it may not have been the most appropriate route, but at the time it was the best that could happen. Azikiwe predicted it, many of us saw it, we could not just continue with a failed leadership and we saw the military as a saviour.

The basics for those at the low end of the population was lacking, the country had been thrown into a crisis. The fact that you got free books should not be a basis for your idi0tic assertion, people also got free books in the 1990's, so how does that connect?

thelastPope:

You are either a bold faced liar or a CPC paid apologist! Nigeria was not in any crisis in 1983. Countries constantly go through economic issues and debates year in year out. So according to you, the military should have overthrown Obama in December since they were on the verge of a major economic crash.

In 1983, I was given free books in school and enjoyed near 24 hours power supply. Our schools were all renovated and working perfectly. In 1983, those who graduated from universities around the country were given jobs and official cars in most organisations were they got employment. In 1983, Nigerians never even considered leaving the country to go abroad and Nigerians didnt require a visa to enter the US and UK. I dont know what crisis you are talking about. The crisis is obviously only in your warped brain and partisan mind.

Youre a serious dunce like BallaBriggs already labelled you. When youre done deceiving yourself you'll read the below which is culled from the Global Security Website.




1983 Coup

On December 31, 1983, the military seized power once again, primarily because there was virtually no confidence in the civilian regime. The fraudulent election was used as an excuse for the takeover, although the military was in fact closely associated with the ousted government. More serious still, the economy was in chaos. The true cost of the failure to use earlier revenues and foreign reserves to good effect now became apparent.

The leader of the coup d'�tat was Major General Muhammadu Buhari of Katsina, whose background and political loyalties tied him closely to the Muslim north and the deposed government. Buhari had been director of supply and services in the early 1970s, military governor of Northeast State at the time it was divided into three states, and federal commissioner for petroleum and mines (1976-78) during the height of the oil boom. At the time of the coup, he was commander of the Third Armored Division in Jos.

Buhari tried to restore public accountability and to reestablish a dynamic economy without altering the basic power structure of the country. The military had become impatient with the civilian government. Corruption in particular was out of control, and the fraudulent election had been too obvious. Because the civilians in the NPN could not control the situation, the military would try its hand. Nonetheless, Buhari's political and economic aims were almost identical to those of the NPN.

The military regime conducted tribunals to curb corruption, and many scandals were revealed. Once again the civil service was cleansed, although on a smaller scale than the purge of 1975. This time, however, the military tried to achieve two aims. First, it attempted to secure public support by reducing the level of corruption; second, it demonstrated its commitment to austerity by trimming the federal budget. As a further attempt to mobilize the country, Buhari launched a War Against Indiscipline in spring 1984. This national campaign, which lasted fifteen months, preached the work ethic, emphasized patriotism, decried corruption, and promoted environmental sanitation.

ballabriggs:

You did not disprove my assertions but rather chose to bring some clap-trap about universities. Nigeria was struggling to meet demand for basic imports, that is a known fact! Yeah countries go through crisis but well run countries do not go to the extent of not being able to meet demands for basic imports. Ours was caused by a failed corrupt leadership and the only option we had then was to see them booted out by the military. With changing events and circumstances, we have newer knowledge which suggests it may not have been the most appropriate route, but at the time it was the best that could happen. Azikiwe predicted it, many of us saw it, we could not just continue with a failed leadership and we saw the military as a saviour.

The basics for those at the low end of the population was lacking, the country had been thrown into a crisis. The fact that you got free books should not be a basis for your idi0tic assertion, people also got free books in the 1990's, so how does that connect?

There was nothing to disprove. How do you disprove a lie? You state the truth, simple as! You are spewing lies coined from your CPC handbook. There was no such problem as you have mentioned, only in your corrupt head and mind. The country was going through economic issues just like every other country in the world. Nothing like not being able to meet basic imports. I can see you were not born then. There was no day food was scarce in 1983. You are a liar! there is nothing to disprove in your lies. very funny chap!

kingoflag:

Youre a serious dunce like BallaBriggs already labelled you. When youre done deceiving yourself you'll read the below which is culled from the Global Security Website.




1983 Coup

On December 31, 1983, the military seized power once again, primarily because there was virtually no confidence in the civilian regime. The fraudulent election was used as an excuse for the takeover, although the military was in fact closely associated with the ousted government. More serious still, the economy was in chaos. The true cost of the failure to use earlier revenues and foreign reserves to good effect now became apparent.

The leader of the coup d'�tat was Major General Muhammadu Buhari of Katsina, whose background and political loyalties tied him closely to the Muslim north and the deposed government. Buhari had been director of supply and services in the early 1970s, military governor of Northeast State at the time it was divided into three states, and federal commissioner for petroleum and mines (1976-78) during the height of the oil boom. At the time of the coup, he was commander of the Third Armored Division in Jos.

Buhari tried to restore public accountability and to reestablish a dynamic economy without altering the basic power structure of the country. The military had become impatient with the civilian government. Corruption in particular was out of control, and the fraudulent election had been too obvious. Because the civilians in the NPN could not control the situation, the military would try its hand. Nonetheless, Buhari's political and economic aims were almost identical to those of the NPN.

The military regime conducted tribunals to curb corruption, and many scandals were revealed. Once again the civil service was cleansed, although on a smaller scale than the purge of 1975. This time, however, the military tried to achieve two aims. First, it attempted to secure public support by reducing the level of corruption; second, it demonstrated its commitment to austerity by trimming the federal budget. As a further attempt to mobilize the country, Buhari launched a War Against Indiscipline in spring 1984. This national campaign, which lasted fifteen months, preached the work ethic, emphasized patriotism, decried corruption, and promoted environmental sanitation.

You are posting a script from the CPC handbook as evidence for your lies? bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

thelastPope:

To say that basic food was scarce before Buhari came in is one of the worst lies I have ever heard in my life! You are such a desperate and despicable liar. If basic food was scarce, then we would have had terrible hyper inflation! So why did the price of food not skyrocket and why did the value of the naira not drop? I can see you are a teenager who was probably not born then but are coming here to spread lies from CPC. In 1983, the price of Volk Wagen beattle car was N2, 500 and Lada was N2000. I was given 10kobo as pocket money and that made me a big boy. You are a lying machine.

Buhari set us back, at least, thirty years! He was a curse to Nigeria!

We had a growing inflation at the time with the oil glut causing a drop in crude oil revenue and thus the reserves. Reserves which were accumulated from the boom in the 1970's had been recklessly driven low by the politicians. We could not meet demand for basic imports, we were growing in debt and at the same time we stubbornly maintained a fixed exchange regime which is incompatible with an undisciplined leadership.

Buhari and his killer party will never rule nigeria. I heard he was even crying.
Even if he cries the whole river niger, he will never rule nigeria. Maybe he can try niger republic.

ballabriggs:

We had a growing inflation at the time with the oil glut causing a drop in crude oil revenue and thus the reserves. Reserves which were accumulated from the boom in the 1970's had been recklessly driven low by the politicians. We could not meet demand for basic imports, we were growing in debt and at the same time we stubbornly maintained a fixed exchange regime which is incompatible with an undisciplined leadership.

You are still repeating the lies and even if it were true, it still was not and can never be a justification for a military coup. Democracies all over the world have gone through worse. Greece, Italy and Spain are totally down yet no one has even muted the idea of a military takeover. You are spewing BS!

If the military didnt take over America in the 1930s when the gangs ruled America, then you have no reason to type this nonsense you are typing!

Replace Shagari with GEJ, 1983 with 2013, Abuja with Lagos etc and you'll see that its just history repeating itself. Sycophants like Insincere9igerian were around then just that there was no internet back then. Unlike GEJ, Shagari wasnt known to be corrupt. This piece is for morons and liars like anti-christ LastPope who insist on telling boldface lies to the rest of us.







Corruption in Nigeria: can it be ended in land of greased palms?



By Peter Blackburn, Special to The Christian Science Monitor / December 5, 1983


Abidjan, Ivory Coast


A new ministry has been created to fight one of Nigeria's most serious problems - corruption. Known as the Ministry of National Guidance, it will attempt to lead some reluctant Nigerians back into the path of the straight and narrow, a task some observers think may be next to impossible.

The ministry will have a powerful guiding hand in Alhaji Maitama Sule, a leading member of the ruling National Party of Nigeria (NPN) and one of 29 ministers recently sworn in by President Shehu Shagari.

Mr. Maitama Sule was formerly Nigerian ambassador at the United Nations, where he earned an international reputation as hard-hitting chairman of the anti-apartheid committee.

The President himself has always enjoyed a reputation for financial honesty. Reelected in August to a second four-year term with a large majority of votes, Shagari feels politically strong enough to make a campaign against corruption one of the main goals of his new administration.

Another reason for the campaign may be that in the nation's new climate of economic austerity, which stems from its slump of oil revenues, Nigeria can no longer afford corruption in high places.

''All government functionaries, especially ministers, special advisers, and top government officials will be expected to demonstrate an exemplary standard of probity and integrity,'' President Shagari announced in his inauguration speech.

''Proven cases of abuse of office and corruption will attract immediate sanctions,'' he warned.

Shagari's drive to clean up government is reportedly one of the reasons he has retained only 7 of the 45 ministers from the previous administration. Nigerian ministerial appointments have been regarded as blank checks for making fortunes fast.

Under the country's United States-style Constitution, a Senate committee screened 35 ministerial nominees presented by the President.

The screening was far from being a formality, even though the NPN enjoys a huge majority in the legislative body.

Senators, possibly embarrassed by the poor performance of so many of the ministers they approved in 1979, were tough on the new candidates.

Nominees, including some of the most powerful people in the country, were required to bring tax clearance certificates as well as a letter of approval from the Code of Conduct Bureau and examination certificates.

Many of the candidates were grilled on their records in public office. Some were asked to defend themselves against allegations of tax evasion and financial mismanagement in public.

After two weeks of intensive grilling, the Senate rejected six nominations. Although reasons were not given, the rejections reportedly were due mainly to a lack of party commitment rather than financial probity.

This would appear to explain the rejection of the former Commonwealth assistant secretary-general, Emeka Anyaoku, who had been tipped as the new foreign affairs minister.

Another notable casualty was former Interior Minister Alhaji Ali Baba - the man who ordered the expulsion of more than 2 million illegal immigrants, mainly Ghanaians, last January.

Ali Baba's sumptuous private house-building activities apparently incurred senatorial disapproval.

But as one observer remarked, ''Corruption in Nigeria is like a Pandora's box: There is no end to it. If such criteria were strictly applied, the formation of a new government would be an extremely lengthy and difficult process.''

If Maitama Sule, the new minister in charge of cleaning up corruption, succeeds in his appointed task, it would be both an enormous achievement and a useful step toward his reported intention of running for the presidency in 1987.

He is said to want to run even though the NPN is headed toward nominating a southerner as its presidential candidate. Under the Constitution, President Shagari cannot stand for a third term of office.

Some observers forecast that Maitama Sule may switch to the northern-based People's Redemption Party or form his own party and take with him the northern Muslim vote.

It has taken President Shagari more than two months to form a new government and six posts have still to be filled.

One key post that remains unfilled is the newly created petroleum ministry. Petroleum exports represent 95 percent of Nigeria's foreign exchange earnings.

In Shargari's previous administration, energy was managed by a special presidential adviser, Yahaya Dikko. He was the only one of 10 advisers to be renominated.

The decision to create a separate petroleum ministry surprises many observers even though they recognize Nigeria needs to strengthen its administration of oil and energy.

Senior Nigerian officials have complained about discontinuity in energy policymaking. Over the past 20 years there have been seven energy bosses operating under various titles.

By contrast, Saudi Arabia has had a single energy minister during those two decades.

President Shagari also has economic recovery as another priority. More efficient economic management is the objective and one of the President's closest confidants, Adamu Ciroma, has been given the key finance post.

Mr. Ciroma, a former governor of the Central Bank, held the important agriculture post in Shagari's previous administration.


http://www.csmonitor.com/1983/1205/120528.html

No amount of propaganda can save Buhari. He is a rotten product.

Wadeoye:

A good democractic government, not the corrupt and the ineptitude government of Shagari that saw the likes of Umaru Dikko, Ekueme, etc looting the country dry. That government of Buhari/Idi-agbo would have stopped all forms of corruption and indescipline in the country once and for all.

Shagari didnt much to harm us - I dont understand? It is only ignorance that will make a man think this way. It is not until the country is completely destroyed that people should come to rescue it. Why can't Shagari and Ekuem come out to day to defend their government if they were focused and not hopelessly corrupt?

I have kept asking, should Jerry Rawlings have left the politicians in Ghana who were destroying the country because it was a democratic government?

This link answered your question http://sunnewsonline.com/new/specials/icon/ekwueme-80-the-big-interview-nigeria-is-not-worth-dying-for/.

Take a good look @ this quote from Ekwueme, "Again, Nigerians are very gullible. They like to hear juicy stories about corruption. I remember the late Dele Giwa saying that Umaru Dikko stole N1.2billion from rice deals. And he was saying it on 60 Minutes, that popular American TV programme. And Nigerians bought into it. They were clapping. Now, if I was not in that government, maybe I would have clapped too. But not only was I in government, I was also the chairman of the cabinet budget committee. And I know, of a fact, that the total amount we spent for that importation over that period came to only N900 million. Now, tell me how he can steal N1.2 billion out of N900 million. And yet, Nigerians were clapping".
Dude, the Shagari/Ekwueme govt were not as corrupt as we Nigerians were made to believe by the Buhari led government and that is the gospel truth. Please find time to read the whole interview.

Ekwueme has spoken, we're now waiting for Shagari to speak or maybe he was so well taken care of by Buhari that he just can't criticize him

thelastPope:

There was nothing to disprove. How do you disprove a lie? You state the truth, simple as! You are spewing lies coined from your CPC handbook. There was no such problem as you have mentioned, only in your corrupt head and mind. The country was going through economic issues just like every other country in the world. Nothing like not being able to meet basic imports. I can see you were not born then. There was no day food was scarce in 1983. You are a liar! there is nothing to disprove in your lies. very funny chap!

Hahaha butt licker, you never had a life in the 1980's and you don't still have a life so you cannot understand the issues. Ours was not like every other country, it was caused by failures in leadership similar to what we have in Jona today.