@sambrightomo. Everyone hopes so.

This too shall pass…

Well, @TolaO, I don’t necessarily mean the government does not want to stop these attacks. What I mean is that though the government is embarrassed and worried about the attacks, it does not want to pay the price […]

@Sontel, your suggestions are very good ones.

But the thing is that the inability to deal with security threats is systemic; it goes beyond Jonathan, or any other president who might take over tomorrow.

Take […]

@Kaycee, this kind of resignation makes me confused. If we blame “above” for our problems, why do we not approach the same “above” for the solutions? Is it only power that comes from above? But if we proceed […]

This discourse is rather depressing and pointless.

I used to think Jonathan was a failure and a disappointment until a man told me something.
He said:
“All power is from above, all authority is from God. JEG […]

Please @ostar, can you clarify what you mean? Did we not value someone until he is now no more; or are we not valuing what we have now until it is no more?

@Seun-Odukoya. Yes, the character of the President can influence a lot of things. Presiden Jonathan was told clearly that the nation would be made “ungovernable” for him. One expected that he would not be acting […]

@TolaO. My position on the irresponsibility of government still stands. GOVERNMENT HAS THE ABILITY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. WHAT IT DOESN’T HAVE IS THE WILL. To imply that at this level, the federal government does […]

Men don’t value what they have until they lose it, so regretted a mad man observing some students on a rag day.

@TolaO…

I think there was a slight insurgence when OBJ was president. And I think he solved the problem…effectively too.

I agree with the end of your first sentence. They choose not to.

To be clear, @Sontel, to me, ‘irresponsible’ means that the government can solve the problem, but it chooses not to do so.

‘Helpless’ means that the government cannot solve the problem. And I do not believe […]

No @TolaO. Government should not “invite other countries to run our intelligence” for us. Instead, the government of Jonathan which is unable to “run” refineries or power or schools or intelligence should […]

@Seun-Odukoya. I agree with you. The government is not helpless. IT IS USELESS. President Jonathan carries himself about as the most unsure and confused Head of State in the world. What is his policy on BOko […]

@TolaO. The government is not “helpless”. The government is IRRESPONSIBLE. You don’t want me to believe that an issue of security such as we have today is beyond our ability to handle. President Jonathan does […]

Another bomb reportedly went off in Taraba as police convoy passed by.God help Nigeria

Those words are very depressing, and they show how helpless the government is.

@TolaO…

I get your point now. Thank you for clarifying.

But how about the words of our ’leader’…?

It was easy for the military to be mobilized to stop Occupy Nigeria (I almost got shot for taking pictures). But to deal with this sect, our president says ‘Nigerians will have to endure; it cannot go on […]

There’s no Nigeria. The day we come to terms with that is the day we can then begin to sincerely build a country we can now call Nigeria. Simple.

@TolaO…

I agree with your sentiments…because they echo mine.

Allow me add that the government is not helpless…it is useless.

It was easy for the military to be mobilized to stop Occupy Nigeria (I […]

Hi @Sontel.

The government is helpless, because it does not have a functioning apparatus to deal with terrorism.

The government is better equipped at dealing with militants who operate from a specific […]

@louis. Everyone hopes so.

Naija na great nation. All these crisis will soon subside.

@Kaycee. The military is no doubt a lesser evil that should be chosen where the choice is limited to two evils, but in this case we can actually choose something else. I mean it is not “impossible” to have a […]

They would steal, no doubt, but it is better that a group of hundred men steal and loot, than in a democracy where about a million politicians steal.

Right, @Kaycee.

So then question is no longer “Will we […]

Ha ha. I foresaw this. I just knew it will happen. Good thing they even got caught. When Jonathan removed fuel subsidy, everyone went agog, protesting that the subsidy should be put back….. That was when i saw […]