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Mandela's Message To Nigeria....2007 by theTranscriber: 10:00pm On Jul 24, 2021
MANDELA'S MESSAGE TO NIGERIA.~2007



“YOU know I am not very happy with Nigeria. I have made that very clear on many occasions. Yes, Nigeria stood by us more than any nation, but you let yourselves down, and Africa and the black race very badly. Your leaders have no respect for their people. They believe that their personal interests are the interests of the people. They take people’s resources and turn it into personal wealth. There is a level of poverty in Nigeria that should be unacceptable. I cannot understand why Nigerians are not more angry than they are.



“What do young Nigerians think about your leaders and their country and Africa? Do you teach them history? Do you have lessons on how your past leaders stood by us and gave us large amounts of money? You know I hear from Angolans and Mozambicans and Zimbabweans how your people opened their hearts and their homes to them. I was in prison then, but we know how your leaders punished western companies who supported Apartheid.



“What about the corruption and the crimes? Your elections are like wars. Now we hear that you cannot be president in Nigeria unless you are Muslim or Christian. Some people tell me your country may break up. Please don’t let it happen.

“Let me tell you what I think you need to do. You should encourage leaders to emerge who will not confuse public office with sources of making personal wealth. Corrupt people do not make good leaders. Then you have to spend a lot of your resources for education.



“Educate children of the poor, so that they can get out of poverty. Poverty does not breed confidence. Only confident people can bring changes. Poor, uneducated people can also bring change, but it will be hijacked by the educated and the wealthy...give young Nigerians good education. Teach them the value of hard work and sacrifice, and discourage them from crimes which are destroying your image as a good people.”



(Excerpts taken from a 2007 interview with Mandela conducted by Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed).

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Re: Mandela's Message To Nigeria....2007 by theTranscriber: 10:05pm On Jul 24, 2021
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Re: Mandela's Message To Nigeria....2007 by theTranscriber: 10:24pm On Jul 24, 2021
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Re: Mandela's Message To Nigeria....2007 by djevino(m): 10:24pm On Jul 24, 2021
Where's that Pan African Clown cheesy cheesy
Re: Mandela's Message To Nigeria....2007 by theTranscriber: 10:24pm On Jul 24, 2021
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Where's that Pan African Clown cheesy cheesy
who? grin
Re: Mandela's Message To Nigeria....2007 by TMKsouth: 11:47pm On Jul 24, 2021
Where can I find this interview online?
Re: Mandela's Message To Nigeria....2007 by djevino(m): 6:13am On Jul 25, 2021
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Re: Mandela's Message To Nigeria....2007 by Formularcr7: 6:19am On Jul 25, 2021
Mandela,man of the people
Re: Mandela's Message To Nigeria....2007 by Freelancer2020(m): 6:25am On Jul 25, 2021
2007, when mandela never see anything, what if he's alive today, he wouldn't have been able to say a word.

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Re: Mandela's Message To Nigeria....2007 by theTranscriber: 2:51pm On Jul 25, 2021
djevino:


Rossinkit abi nha Rossiminku grin
that deranged pan Africanist? grin angry
Re: Mandela's Message To Nigeria....2007 by djevino(m): 5:48pm On Jul 25, 2021
theTranscriber:
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Re: Mandela's Message To Nigeria....2007 by theTranscriber: 9:44pm On Jul 25, 2021
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Re: Mandela's Message To Nigeria....2007 by theTranscriber: 4:21am On Jul 26, 2021
Re: Mandela's Message To Nigeria....2007 by nthony10: 5:39am On Jul 26, 2021
If he were to be alive he would spit at the current leaders.

The worse thing is with what is on ground I fear for the future.

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Re: Mandela's Message To Nigeria....2007 by orisa37: 2:40pm On Jul 26, 2021
RIP MANDELA.

FOR THIS PURPOSE, GOD HIMSELF APPROVED BUHARI'S ELECTION TO US A LESSON.

GOD WILL HEAL NIGERIA VERY SOON.

BELIEVE THAT.

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Re: Mandela's Message To Nigeria....2007 by Skillsnigeria: 3:27pm On Jul 26, 2021
Noted
Re: Mandela's Message To Nigeria....2007 by BKayy: 3:45pm On Jul 26, 2021
Nigeria is the symbol of oppression on the black race.
It is the legacy of white supremacy, perpetual colonialism and enslavement of the black race.
Any black man in the geographical space called Nigger area a.k.a Nigeria that thinks of himself free, have no business supporting the contraption.
Freedom for Biafra
Freedom for Alaigbo
Freedom for Ibibio Nation
Freedom for Ekoi
Freedom for Efik
Freedom for Oduduwa
Freedom for even Afonjas suckling Fulani ***....
Freedom for all
Re: Mandela's Message To Nigeria....2007 by AOB1: 3:54pm On Jul 26, 2021
This man really know Nigeria leaders behavior.
Am really ashamed of myself that I was born in this country. cry
Re: Mandela's Message To Nigeria....2007 by theTranscriber: 11:34pm On Jul 28, 2021
AOB1:
This man really know Nigeria leaders behavior.
Am really ashamed of myself that I was born in this country. cry
Nigeria will be free

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Re: Mandela's Message To Nigeria....2007 by Abohboy: 4:19pm On Sep 06, 2021
BKayy:
Nigeria is the symbol of oppression on the black race.
It is the legacy of white supremacy, perpetual colonialism and enslavement of the black race.
Any black man in the geographical space called Nigger area a.k.a Nigeria that thinks of himself free, have no business supporting the contraption.
Freedom for Biafra
Freedom for Alaigbo
Freedom for Ibibio Nation
Freedom for Ekoi
Freedom for Efik
Freedom for Oduduwa
Freedom for even Afonjas suckling Fulani ***....
Freedom for all

Nigeria has been giving the perfect position to uplift the Black race and African people forget your ethnic stupidity under a federalist state you can have whatever border you want but we will still be one country, we will have

Western ( Yoruba )
Mid Western ( Edo/Bini)
Eastern ( Igbo, Anioma, Ubani etc. )
South Eastern ( Ijaw, Urhobo, Isoko, Ibibio)
West Central ( Borgu, Nupe )
Central ( Igala )
East Central ( Jukun )
Northern ( Hausa, Kanuri, Fulani )

Obviously there will be other minorities but we cannot lie the system I have proposed there is likely the best for Nigeria to survive then the only other topic would be resource division and we are straight onto development hopefully without problem.

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