all4naija:

I didn't bother to read the original post for the simple truth the victimized(the poor Nigerians) cannot be blamed for the loots by corrupt leaders. When a broad ethnic based country like Nigerian educated and those in the academic fields haven't learnt to accept the fact to finding solutions to this unhealthy circle of corruptions in the country - not this blame on the citizens who have be pushed into point of no return(a place where they can not speak for themselves with one voice then). We can only question these people use to the society with the way he is cheating blame or just looking for avenue to attention without doing anything. Aren't they the educated, senators, the governors,etc supposed to be the voices of the voiceless? The power of a nation depends on the educated citizens. Of what use is the blame without looking for a solution? There is no way I can agree with the topic than to say governor Peter Obi is just another incompetent leader looking for who to blame for the leadership failure.

*** rolls eyes *** Funny how they become LABELED the victims after they OVERWHELMINGLY go to the polls to vote back in the same thieves-in-power time and time again. How can those who enable these empty-brained criminals be considered victims? Victims of what?

Kobojunkie:

*** rolls eyes ***  Funny how they become LABELED the victims after they OVERWHELMINGLY go to the polls to vote back in the same thieves-in-power time and time again. How can those who enable these empty-brained criminals be considered victims? Victims of what?

Vote you say? It is just a process, it is of propaganda that carries a face value -the general definition of democracy explains that. What do you expect of a society as young in the democratic system of government as Nigeria to do? It is not far fetch that only those who are in command will always have their ways. This still boils down to the rights of the victimized, being the poor Nigerians, which have been destroyed or damaged. It is easier to pass blame yet we forget that there are rights and provisions which empower the society so that they can speak and act boldly to effect change in a society. If they decided not to vote - that too has it own disadvantage which might be an excuse to say they are not willing to embrace democracy thereby causing more problems. I hope we can see the victims here are actually the poor citizens who really want a change by all means. CONDITION should be the right term for it at this point in time.

all4naija:

Vote you say? It is just a process, it is of propaganda that carries a face value -the general definition of democracy explains that. What do you expect of a society as young in the democratic system of government as Nigeria to do? It is not far fetch that only those who are in command will always have their ways. This still boils down to the rights of the victimized, being the poor Nigerians, which have been destroyed or damaged. It is easier to pass blame yet we forget that there are rights and provisions which empower the society so that they can speak and act boldly to effect change in a society. If they decided not to vote - that too has it own disadvantage which might be an excuse to say they are not willing to embrace democracy thereby causing more problems. I hope we can see the victims here are actually the poor citizens who really want a change by all means. CONDITION should be the right term for it at this point in time.

The most powerful process in the world, you have successfully made to seem to be of no value in your post there? ROFL

Again, the VOTERS openly encourage and VOTE these bubble-brained individuals into power, in most cases with enough information available to help them understand the decision they make is a wrong one. I don't think these VOTERS can claim to be VICTIMS after the fact. I am glad Life does not allow them get away from the consequences of their actions.

We all watched last two years as Anambra voters came on here to praise and vote Obi, whose list of accomplishments in his first four years included building of VIPit toilets. These people are not victims but simply getting exactly what they wanted as they all matched to the polls to vote for this same man to continue stealing and looting. Simple!

Kobojunkie:

The most powerful process in the world, you have successfully made to seem to be of no value in your post there? ROFL

Again, the VOTERS openly encourage and VOTE these bubble-brained individuals into power, in most cases with enough information available to help them understand the decision they make is a wrong one. I don't think these VOTERS can claim to be VICTIMS after the fact. I am glad Life does not allow them get away from the consequences of their actions.

We all watched last two years as Anambra voters came on here to praise and vote Obi, whose list of accomplishments in his first four years included building of VIPit toilets. These people are not victims but simply getting exactly what they wanted as they all matched to the polls to vote for this same man to continue stealing and looting. Simple!

I know you didn't read my post with absolute apprehension. You only see the word democracy and conclude on your views. I doubt if I go against the process or rather the propaganda in the process. In my simple comprehension of your assertion you seem to throw away the important thing and go by its denotation.

What are the information provided to the poor citizens? Which you never presented in your argument.  On the contrary, I being in the support for the right of the victims to provision for working judicial system, there are no prove they quite understand the decision they make properly(even your statement pointed that out that on  propaganda, in the case of Anambra voters). If we must disagree to agree, there are evidences that the election could have been rigged. How can you prove that the people actually voted for governor Obi? Still, the victims remain the poor population,

all4naija:

I know you didn't read my post with absolute apprehension. You only see the word democracy and conclude on your views. I doubt if I go against the process or rather the propaganda in the process. In my simple comprehension of your assertion you seem to throw away the important thing and go by its denotation.

What are the information provided to the poor citizens? Which you never presented in your argument.  On the contrary, I being in the support for the right of the victims to provision for working judicial system, there are no prove they quite understand the decision they make properly(even your statement pointed that out that on  propaganda, in the case of Anambra voters). If we must disagree to agree, there are evidences that the election could have been rigged. How can you prove that the people actually voted for governor Obi? Still, the victims remain the poor population,

I didn't need to bother with the rest of the post after I hit the first error in your post there, as I believed that was what your response was built on.

You want to pretend that in a state with one of the highest levels of education in a country known to have the highest PHD holders per capita, than lack of information is reason why people will choose to continue voting in the very same politicians, only to wail that they were being victimized each time? The very people who spent the 4 years prior getting a good idea of what the man has to offer, only to vote him back in, even after it is all too clear that he has nothing to offer . . . they are now POOR UNINFORMED PEOPLE? Try again!! 

What in the world has the judicial system to do with this discussion? Focus on the discussion please.

Kobojunkie:

I didn't need to bother with the rest of the post after I hit the first error in your post there, as I believed that was what your response was built on.

You want to pretend that in a state with one of the highest levels of education in a country known to have the highest PHD holders per capita, than lack of information is reason why people will choose to continue voting in the very same politicians, only to wail that they were being victimized each time? The very people who spent the 4 years prior getting a good idea of what the man has to offer, only to vote him back in, even after it is all too clear that he has nothing to offer . . . they are now POOR UNINFORMED PEOPLE? Try again!! 

What in the world has the judicial system to do with this discussion? Focus on the discussion please.

Kobojunki, you are beginning to make me worries a bit about your points. I asked a simple question for the simple reason you never presented them in your argument. On the other hand information can be misleading if the right ones are not passed to the people. This is a society were the educated are even worse off in having the path or rights to equity and justice. The human rights records can speak for that alone. A corrupt working educated tool is more dangerous than an ignorant one, in some sense of it. If PHD holders are now devices of disseminating information that means it would rightly be the worse state to have misled its people. Information is power but the right to the right information is, which I think is missing in the whole process or just that the whole process was rigged by the corrupt electorates.

The judicial system come into place in this issue because they are supposed to defend the rights of the citizens and of those who disagree. As we all know they are cohorts of the corrupt leaders. That is why the judicial system is always coming into my comments.

The victims are the poor people.

all4naija:

Kobojunki, you are beginning to make me worries a bit about your points. I asked a simple question for the simple reason you never presented them in your argument. On the other hand information can be misleading if the right ones are not passed to the people. This is a society were the educated are even worse off in having the path or rights to equity and justice. The human rights records can speak for that alone. A corrupt working educated tool is more dangerous than an ignorant one, in some sense of it. If PHD holders are now devices of disseminating information that means it would rightly be the worse state to have misled its people. Information is power but the right to the right information is, which I think is missing in the whole process or just that the whole process was rigged by the corrupt electorates.

The victims are the poor people.

Sorry, you are not saying anything that I have not heard before and have come to know is nothing but a ridiculous lie. What sort of education information do these people need to understand that the man who failed them 4 years prior is not the man for them to vote back in again for another 4 years? Again, most of the people in the villages, if those are the people you are suggesting are poor, only need to look at their immediate environs to understand if the Government has impacted their lives or not. they do not need some Teacher form Obodo Oyinbo to come INFORM them of anything. They simply need to confront the truth in front of them

Some years ago, a certain village was cut off by erosion from the major roads out of the very village. The Government knew of this problem and did nothing for well over a year. Then there was election and the very people with their main access to the surrounding towns cut off, went right ahead and voted to retain the same Local Government officials who failed them. Are you saying these people where not informed? Yes they were . . .they had all the necessary information to make a decision on their future, but they overwhelmingly chose to vote back the same goons. It was another 2 years before a plan to build a new road for them surface. By this time, these people had all but adapted to their new reality and felt that the LG was doing a great thing for them finally.

If you look up the word VICTIM in the dictionary, you will almost immediately figure out how you are wrongly using that word in this case. Victims do not have a power to vote for themselves a better future. No, Victims are usually helpless . . .in this case, these people are not helpless, and so not victims.

Kobojunkie:

Sorry, you are not saying anything that I have not heard before and have come to know is nothing but a ridiculous lie. What sort of education information do these people need to understand that the man who failed them 4 years prior is not the man for them to vote back in again for another 4 years? Again, most of the people in the villages, if those are the people you are suggesting are poor, only need to look at their immediate environs to understand if the Government has impacted their lives or not. they do not need some Teacher form Obodo Oyinbo to come INFORM them of anything. They simply need to confront the truth in front of them

Some years ago, a certain village was cut off by erosion from the major roads out of the very village. The Government knew of this problem and did nothing for well over a year. Then there was election and the very people with their main access to the surrounding towns cut off, went right ahead and voted to retain the same Local Government officials who failed them. Are you saying these people where not informed? Yes they were . . .they had all the necessary information to make a decision on their future, but they overwhelmingly chose to vote back the same goons. It was another 2 years before a plan to build a new road for them surface. By this time, these people had all but adapted to their new reality and felt that the LG was doing a great thing for them finally.

If you look up the word VICTIM in the dictionary, you will almost immediately figure out how you are wrongly using that word in this case. Victims do not have a power to vote for themselves a better future. No, Victims are usually helpless . . .in this case, these people are not helpless, and so not victims.

I know your mind is made up. All the technical know-how factors and other inexplicable nuances. Let me summed it up for you in a simple line. [b]What about the people didn't vote for him or just that he didn't win and the election was rigged? [/b]Answer that for me and go back to your comments, compare the to mine and tell me who the real victims are.

all4naija:

I know your mind is made up. All the technical know-how factors and other inexplicable nuances. Let me summed it up for you in a simple line. [b]What about the people didn't vote for him or just that he didn't win and the election was rigged? [/b]Answer that for me and go back to your comments, compare the to mine and tell me who the real victims are.

If you had been speaking of the first election that got him in, back in, I believe 2006, then I would have entertained the possibility of rigging, but not during the 2010 election. Of course there was rigging but we do not know to what extent and if both sides were not equally guilty. However, what I know is that Obi still enjoyed strong support among a good portion of those in his state.
I had the opportunity to debate a  couple of people both on nairaland and off, on the man's credentials, especially after 4 years on sitting on the Anambra seat right before the 2010 elections, and the responses I got from the majority, made me realize that the chances were high that Obi would definitely get a second term  . . .no doubt. I encountered about 2 of the sycophants the man is referring to today, offline, and I can tell you that the way the conversations went, I got the sense that if I had been in the same room with these people they would have no problems taking my head off for daring to speak ill of their MASTER AND LORD, Obi. And so when I read later on that he did, I simply said the people got what they wanted.

Now of course there are those who did not vote him but have to live with him . . that is the only fault of democracy depending on how you look at it. However, the majority made the choice and so they start got what it wanted.

Kobojunkie:

If you had been speaking of the first election that got him in,  back in, I believe 2006, then I would have entertained the possibility of rigging,  but not during the 2010 election. Of course there was rigging but we do not know to what extent and if both sides were not equally guilty. However, what I know is that Obi still enjoyed strong support among a good portion of those in his state.
I had the opportunity to debate a  couple of people both on nairaland and off, on the man's credentials, especially after 4 years on sitting on the Anambra seat right before the 2010 elections, and the responses I got from the majority, made me realize that the chances were high that Obi would definitely get a second term  . . .no doubt. I encountered about 2 of the sycophants the man is referring to today, offline, and I can tell you that the way the conversations went, I got the sense that if I had been in the same room with these people they would have no problems taking my head off for daring to speak ill of their MASTER AND LORD, Obi. And so when I read later on that he did, I simply said the people got what they wanted.

Now of course there are those who did not vote him but have to live with him . . that is the only fault of democracy depending on how you look at it. However, the majority made the choice and so they start got what it wanted.

Now, there are evidences such are what our society is made up of. In all ramification, the question that would lead to solution is how do we give the poor masses back their rights? Even through elections their rights are not exercised. An election marked by threats and killings of the innocents. Why won't the helpless do as commanded in such situation?

all4naija:

Now, there are evidences such are what our society is made up of. In all ramification, the question that would lead to solution is how do we give the poor masses back their rights? Even through elections their rights are not exercised. An election marked by threats and killings of the innocents. Why won't the helpless do as commanded in such situation?

What you have above have absolutely nothing to do with the my post or the portion you highlighted there. The poor are the majority in Nigeria today, whether in Anambra, or Lagos or even Imo next door. So I don't see how you want to now pretend that their right has been taken away from them in anyway.

The minority of course will not have their way in a democracy where people get to vote what they want -- they cannot impose their will on the majority --, and so this is nothing to do with lack of rights to choose leaders. They exercised their right in most cases and probably only lost out is all.

Also, I see you are trying to insinuate there that the poor were somehow cajoled into voting the status quo . . . to that I say, if you have no evidence that these people were STRONG-ARMED into voting as they did, I suggest you don't even attempt that sort of argument. Don't.

Kobojunkie:

What you have above have absolutely nothing to do with the my post or the portion you highlighted there. The poor are the majority in Nigeria today, whether in Anambra, or Lagos or even Imo next door. So I don't see how you want to now pretend that their right has been taken away from them in anyway.

The minority of course will not have their way in a democracy where people get to vote what they want -- they cannot impose their will on the majority --, and so this is nothing to do with lack of rights to choose leaders. They exercised their right in most cases and probably only lost out is all.

Also, I see you are trying to insinuate there that the poor were somehow cajoled into voting the status quo . . . to that I say, if you have no evidence that these people were STRONG-ARMED into voting as they did, I suggest you don't even attempt that sort of argument. Don't.

Okay, if you thought so. Perhaps, it might not be related to it but something to reflect on on the sideline.

Sorry, Kobojunki, for me being rude here. I actually find nothing as affirmative prove to all your explanations and the very reason why you are romantically playing with the plight of the majority poor. For a start, of what rights have not be striped of them? Some would say they don't know their rights. I have taken a closer look at the pictures of the poor masses in Nigeria - the only option let of them is survival for the day. If you are looking to what happened in Egypt(Arab league, the USA,the Media,etc all have hands in it) or the fuel subsidy rally as yardsticks to measure the fight for their rights, in the case of Nigeria, it more complicated than mere fight, your are only toiling with far outcry of a situation getting worse. I think Boko Haram and MEND claims to be fighting for the rights of their people and what rights have been given to them? 

You see there are actually more questions than answers of the poor masses failing to meet up to expectations. Those are also the reasons why they are the victims.

all4naija:

Okay, if you thought so. Perhaps, it might not be related to it but something to reflect on on the sideline.

Sorry, Kobojunki, for me being rude here. I actually find nothing as affirmative prove to all your explanations and the very reason why you are romantically playing with the plight of the majority poor. For a start, of what rights have not be striped of them? Some would say they don't know their rights. I have taken a closer look at the pictures of the poor masses in Nigeria - the only option let of them is survival for the day. If you are looking to what happened in Egypt(Arab league, the USA,the Media,etc all have hands in it) or the fuel subsidy rally as yardsticks to measure the fight for their rights, in the case of Nigeria, it more complicated than mere fight, your are only toiling with far outcry of a situation getting worse. I think Boko Haram and MEND claims to be fighting for the rights of their people and what rights have been given to them? 

You see there are actually more questions than answers of the poor masses failing to meet up to expectations. Those are also the reasons why they are the victims.

Stop the dilly-dallying abeg!!! The only plight the Nigerian poor need to deal with, when it comes to changing their future, is simply needing to go to the polls to vote for change. Unlike those in Egyot, Libya that you so tried to compare them with, these Nigerians DO NOT need to fight for democracy. They already have it and many of them already have their voters cards after last years mass exercise. Now all they need do is to, come election day, vote for change.

They are not victims . . . no dictators for them to fight off, and no guns put to their heads at the polls as you seem to be insinuating there. They are not not victims. If Voting for change is still TOO HARD for them, then maybe they really do need to be stripped of that right to vote since it is useless to give that right to people who do not understand that is all that is required of them.

Kobojunkie:

Stop the dilly-dallying abeg!!! The only plight the Nigerian poor need to deal with, when it comes to changing their future, is simply needing to go to the polls to vote for change. Unlike those in Egyot, Libya that you so tried to compare them with, these Nigerians DO NOT need to fight for democracy. They already have it and many of them already have their voters cards after last years mass exercise. Now all they need do is to, come election day, vote for change.

They are not victims . . . no dictators for them to fight off, and no guns put to their heads at the polls as you seem to be insinuating there. They are not not victims. If Voting for change is still TOO HARD for them, then maybe they really do need to be stripped of that right to vote since it is useless to give that right to people who do not understand that is all that is required of them.

Alright, I tried to be bestowing some courtesy on you yet you seemed to be that kind of lady that doesn't find it interesting. Now, look at your suggestion and prove to me how it will work? When you mean change, what change are you actually talking about?

Work them out for me. I have only visited that country about thrice in all my life. Maybe I don't know much about the situations on ground.

all4naija:

Alright, I tried to be bestowing some courtesy on you yet you seemed to be that kind of lady that doesn't find it interesting. Now, look at your suggestion and prove to me how it will work? When you mean change, what change are you actually talking about?

Work them out for me. I have only visited that country about thrice in all my life. Maybe I don't know much about the situations on ground.

You sure say your eyes dey open at all? What suggestions are you going on about?

You have only been in Nigeria thrice in your life and you think blindly arguing about the plight of the poor proves what then?

Kobojunkie:

You sure say your eyes dey open at all? What suggestions are you going on about?

You have only been in Nigeria thrice in your life and you think blindly arguing about the plight of the poor proves what then?

You didn't answer any of the two questions? You are asking me questions,Kobojunki.

Oh, this post is misleading. The gov actually made some very valid points.

all4naija:

You didn't answer any of the two questions? You are asking me questions,Kobojunki.

I cannot answer questions that I do not understand. I made no suggestions of the poor so I do not understand you at all.

Kobojunkie:

Stop the dilly-dallying abeg!!! The only plight the Nigerian poor need to deal with, when it comes to changing their future, is simply needing to go to the polls to vote for change. Unlike those in Egyot, Libya that you so tried to compare them with, these Nigerians DO NOT need to fight for democracy. They already have it and many of them already have their voters cards after last years mass exercise. Now all they need do is to, come election day, vote for change.

They are not victims . . . no dictators for them to fight off, and no guns put to their heads at the polls as you seem to be insinuating there. They are not not victims. If Voting for change is still TOO HARD for them, then maybe they really do need to be stripped of that right to vote since it is useless to give that right to people who do not understand that is all that is required of them.

What is this? The one in bold? You don't even follow what you write. Jeez!

all4naija:

What is this? The one in bold? You don't even follow what you write. Jeez!

What the heck?  That was definitely not a suggestion  . . . that is what every Nigerian with a voters card knows to do with that. Nigerians have been voting since the 80s. I should know since I campaigned during the 1982/83 elections and people in the villages have known since even before then, what to do come election day. If you are in some way suggesting that they do not, then I beg you, please STOP RIGHT THERE!!

^^^
*Shaking my head*

Dude,  I would advice you visit and live in Nigeria for at least 6 months straight to get a better picture of the situation for yourself. When you google stories on Nigeria, you do not get a good picture of what Obi is saying here, much of which is true. He is definitely not a good leader as far as I am concerned but he just told it as it is here when he points out that the reason why people like him continue to wield power over the people is because the sycophants go to all lengths to help keep them theere. While the leaders are corrupt they remain what Nigerians, majorly the poor continue to bestow upon the nation.

If you look up youtube videos of the last election, you will find that those who helped in rigging the criminals in where not particularly dressed in rich attires. They were poor people who willingly sold their votes out to the highest bidder and then some, thinking they could outsmart others by doing selling their future away like that. And this happens most every election.

They aren't victims . . . they enable the situation, and help hand power back to the less than 1% who are no more educated or civilized, continue to remain in power.

Kobojunkie:

Dude,  I would advice you visit and live in Nigeria for at least 6 months straight to get a better picture of the situation for yourself. When you google stories on Nigeria, you do not get a good picture of what Obi is saying here, much of which is true. He is definitely not a good leader as far as I am concerned but he just told it as it is here when he points out that the reason why people like him continue to wield power over the people is because the sycophants go to all lengths to help keep them theere. While the leaders are corrupt they remain what Nigerians, majorly the poor continue to bestow upon the nation.

If you look up youtube videos of the last election, you will find that those who helped in rigging the criminals in where not particularly dressed in rich attires. They were poor people who willingly sold their votes out to the highest bidder and then some, thinking they could outsmart others by doing selling their future away like that. And this happens most every election.

They aren't victims . . . they enable the situation, and help hand power back to the less than 1% who are no more educated or civilized, continue to remain in power.

Lol, Not now. Maybe when I am done having my own family. Maybe in 5 to 6 years time, I would try to visit.

However, I disagree with you. There has never been a nation where the majority poor are not the victims because the leaders can't be. In whatever way you deem fit - you are entitled to your own opinion.

Kobojunkie:

I have said it on so many occasions here . . . All you sycophants, even those of you here on Nairaland, are the main reason why corruption and chaos continues to reign in Nigeria. Peter Obi is right in stressing that these Nigerians ENCOURAGE [/b]the status quo.
[size=14pt][b] Sycophancy is the bane of existence in Nigeria, and Africa as a whole. [/size]

You are a foool !!! and since when did tantrums from Obi become a talking point ? For the sake of being heard and quoted the man is paying attention to unimportant issues and deviating from his inability to raise the standards of his failure as a governore,the failure is seeking credence from the foolish likes of you. i repeat you are a nincompoop

Showing the world what has been obvious from day one, even as people in Nigeria continue to RE-ELECT the same bunch and sycophantically worship them all through? Nah!!! The world does not care anymore. Just watching for when Nigerians will decide to get a clue.

@kobojunkie,
the truth of the matter is that we did not vote these criminals. if men of God did not stand their grounds in Imo state and made way for the ppl's vote to count, you will end up saying that imo ppl voted ohakim back. these criminals fought, killed, destroyed and humiliate others just to have access to the public funds and afterwards control us like toys. my hope whenever i think about this situation is that gaddafi and saddam were once in the highest level of wealth and powers but a day of judgement came when those they call rats picked them from the holes and treated them like the common criminals they were.
for peter obi, nice talk as that gives us more awareness over who our enemies are.
i can assure u that nigeria is a time bomb and it is going to be a war between the masses and the few criminals turned to rulers. the question of when will not be answered but i am consoled with the fact that the egyptians could wait for 32yrs and the libyans waited for one man for over 42yrs. no matter how long a night seems to last, surely, the day will come.

Abeg,Obi shd complete his term& leave that state.Its not enuf that he has a squeaky voice,he has also disastrously governed d state wt a high enuf level of incompetence.He always likes to talk,but nothing noteworthy or inspiring has ever come out frm his mouth.Pls mr gov,silently complete ur term& leave,u av bn a waste of political time& space

Many times I have said it on this forum and other forums, The only way out for Nigeria prosperity is Ghana Jerry rawlings style of revolution. That is the only solution. Nigeria corruption situation has upgraded to Aids/Hiv status. It's almost impossible to be cure. Any sensible well wisher for Nigeria will surely clamor for the Ghana rawling style of revolution to take place right away in nigeria. May God grant this request in no distance day !!!!!

hollandis:

You are a foool !!! and since when did tantrums from Obi become a talking point ? For the sake of being heard and quoted the man is paying attention to unimportant issues and deviating from his inability to raise the standards of his failure as a governore,the failure is seeking credence from the foolish likes of you. i repeat you are a nincompoop

You and your family fool and nincompoop!

Abeg carry your tantrum go enter gutter somewhere.

1025:

@kobojunkie,
the truth of the matter is that we did not vote these criminals. if men of God did not stand their grounds in Imo state and made way for the ppl's vote to count, you will end up saying that imo ppl voted ohakim back. these criminals fought, killed, destroyed and humiliate others just to have access to the public funds and afterwards control us like toys. my hope whenever i think about this situation is that gaddafi and saddam were once in the highest level of wealth and powers but a day of judgement came when those they call rats picked them from the holes and treated them like the common criminals they were.

Well, there is NO truth in the claim that people did not vote these criminals. We have seen OVER AND OVER AGAIN NOW that that lie is only what we tell ourselves so we can continue to live in denial of the fact that we are to a great deal responsible for it all.

We told ourselves that lie back when Yar adua was elected. I debated that and then decided to wait to see what Nigerians would do later on. 2010, Here on Nairaland, people campaigned and praised Obi for years. Look in the archives. They were not ghosts that did that. The people eventually voted him in. 2011, people here on Nairaland campaigned vigorously and voted JOnathan Goodluck. Those people are not ghosts and the archives have proof if you have a hard time with the truth.   

First stop living in denial . .  that is what I will say. We do not have a Ghaddaffi or a Saddam situation. No, God helped us there by handing us democracy and the right to vote on a gold platter, something 10's of thousands in Egypt, Libya, Tunnnisia, Syria etc have had to die for and are still struggling to attain. What have we done with this free gift? All we have been doing with that since then is make the same old people keep coming back. 

1025:

for peter obi, nice talk as that gives us more awareness over who our enemies are.
i can assure u that nigeria is a time bomb and it is going to be a war between the masses and the few criminals turned to rulers. the question of when will not be answered but i am consoled with the fact that the egyptians could wait for 32yrs and the libyans waited for one man for over 42yrs. no matter how long a night seems to last, surely, the day will come.

um . ,  . ,  He, Peter Obi, did not, I repeat, did not say anything you and I have not been aware of for decades now. He simply said that the sycophants who geer him and his ilk on are reason why he and those like him can continue to bilk the people. And he is right. The reason why he maintains power, and continues as he does is people readily make excuses for why he should continue, rather than demand he step down or even stop. How many groups since he took office have matched to show their discontent, let alone demand he be impeached if we really believe he is a bad Governor? How many?

Calling Nigeria a time bomb is making one of the same excuses for INACTION to continue. How about rather than wait for Peter Obi's term to finish, people stand up to say ENOUGH IS ENOUGH now? Why wait till 2015 when you can do something to change things now? 

We need to stop trying to taint what is going on in Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, and even Syria, with the disagrace going on in Nigeria. These are people who decided that they were tired of the long Night and wanted to FORCE the Day TODAY. Nigeria has done nothing like what those people have done, and continue to, and Nigerians don't even need to do as much, since again, we have been handed much of it on a platter of Gold. All that is required is that we USE THE POWER . . . USE IT.

Yes, it's true. But he should have added information about what precisely he has done since he took up his post. Without that, he is just an empty barrel mai#king noise.

Tokotaya:

Yes, it's true. But he should have added information about what precisely he has done since he took up his post. Without that, he is just an empty barrel mai#king noise.

Why should he? When those who are supposed to hold him responsible are instead busy fighting amongst each other and egging him on, why should he care to add any information for you?

In other words, nigerians vote politicians to go in and steal. I am dissapointed in kobo. The words of governor are that of a guilty thief, fighting his conscience. How many anambrites have publicly encouraged him to go into office to steal. Somebody, please remind himm that becos his family encourages him to steal in office does not mean the publice condones his stealing How did this guy get into that office, anyway?!!!!