@ADCVanguard_ Unfortunately, in Nigerian politics, the oppressed today is another oppressor in the making. Wisdom demands that you sometimes don’t voice your opinion, but just sit and watch how events play out to know who truly is the saint/innocent among them…hoping for real change. It's sad
He delivered a 2-hour speech detailing his achievements in one year. Then he flew to Switzerland, & delivered a profound hour & twelve minutes speech. In Davos, he engaged several world leaders on the sidelines.
He found additional time to sign the “Board of Peace” Charter as well. His mental alertness is truly remarkable for a 79-year-old. Love or hate him, some of your favorites cannot pull it off.
He is eccentric & unrehearsed, brash even. Far removed from perfect, but an incredible man.
People often say that the developing world is poor because the Western world colonized them and stole their resources.
The truth, however, is that over the past century, the developing world has, for the most part, shown that they are completely incapable of harnessing their own resources. They are not poor because we stole from them. They are poor because they do not know how to run and administer their own countries, resources be damned.
Take Venezuela. The world's largest oil reserves mean nothing if you have a corrupt communist as your leader. People will actually be starving and trying to eat zoo animals while you sit on trillions of dollars in resources!
Africa is another example. Europeans left behind farmland, trains, roads, and mines in Africa. What happened to it all?
It's not that all of a sudden, the Africans started running things like anti-colonialist activists had envisioned at the time. No, no.
All the infrastructure fell into disrepair and/or was stripped down and looted. They were literally handed fully functioning, completed supply chains for resource extraction, and basically unlimited wealth, but they couldn't manage the simple upkeep.
Now, the defense for Africa might be that "The Europeans didn't teach the Africans how to manage any of this! It's not the Africans' fault they couldn't run it independently! They were never trained!"
But my brother in Christ, the Europeans DID try to train locals for management! Obviously it would have been easier to have at least some locals in administration, rather than having to import an ENTIRE workforce, but efforts to find African talent were largely unsuccessful.
Don't believe me? Just look at the different outcomes in Hong Kong and Singapore when compared to Africa. In East Asia, Europeans often did work with locals in administrative and management capacities. When colonialism ended, Hong Kong and Singapore were able to manage themselves. Not the case with Africa.
Now, none of this is to say that colonialism is good. People have the right to self-rule and seld-determination. However, the idea that colonialism and resources extraction are responsible for the developing world's ongoing poverty? That is quite simply a crock of shit.
@ruffydfire Sometimes I don't understand some humans. People are in bondage you call for help for them, the helper comes in a way that is necessary to enforce help, you start shouting and speaking against the help you called for. Meanwhile, d oppressed is free and rejoicing. What do we want?
@iam_muazzam1 I wish you are calling for an investigation on the matter. Someone took an explosive there.
Hypothesis;
H1. Who took the expensive there?
H2. Is it possible someone was hiding there to configure some explosive?
H3. What was the intention of taking an explosive there that day...
@USinNigeria It's good to see the US Diplomats in Nigeria are no longer sitting at the embassy or consulate (being neutral), rather going into d society and directly connecting wit Nigerians. In my opinion, your presence were not felt in the society in the past few years it was only on paper
While in Benue, I met with dozens of Christians who were driven from their homes and subjected to horrific violence and now live in IDP camps.
They told harrowing stories that will remain with me for the rest of my life.
One woman was forced to watch as they killed her husband and five children. She, and her unborn child, barely escaped.
Another woman’s family was murdered in front of her and her baby was ripped from her womb.
One man’s family was hacked to death in front of his eyes and his armed was permanently mangled.
There are more than 600,000 Christians in IDP camps in Benue State alone.
These Christians should be able to live in their ancestral homeland without fear of genocidal Fulani.
@ADCVanguard_ ADC, I honestly thought you hd a better ideology wit all d coalition noice here n there. Ths just confirms again that c'mon sense is truly nt c'mon. Being an oppositn party doesn’t mean you should oppose blindly.
How cn you not know tht d CDS’ order cn be overridden by the DM’s?
Breaking:
Bishop Abioye's Prayers have continued to make the difference in my life...
General CG Musa, Nigeria's immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, who testified 6 months ago at the Bishop David Abioye led Conquerors Global Assembly has been nominated as Nigeria's Minister of Defence.
#ChurchGist
THE SPELL IS BROKEN — A NEW SEASON BEGINS🔥
Anything that casts a spell on this nation, we decree that spell is broken, and we announce a new season in the name of Jesus.
And to those of you whose position depends on the situation; who see white and call it black because of your stomach; you will suffer in this world and in the flames of hell. You are a shame to humanity and to your generation.
God’s truth will stand. His power will prevail.🔥👏
We have entered a season where God’s judgment speaks with clarity (Ezra 7:26).
May God arise in His majesty and let righteousness cover our land and restore all that the enemies has tempered with!🙏🔥
It’s a new day!👏
Killing Of Christians: “I Witnessed Numerous Violent Attacks In Northern Nigeria, Where Christians Were Specifically Targeted And Massacred, And Churches Burnt Down. Even The Igbos Were Not Spared. These Islamic Terrorists Are Ruthless. Christians Have Become An Endangered Species In Nigeria.” -Apostle Michael Olowo Says.