Comments on: Nigeria: Hundreds of deaths in post-election riots

By: Reginald

Reginald — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:50:55 +0000

I don`t know as Africans will we be able to love ourselves having seen the winning of Obama elections in America, that we can change our Continent and lets all unite.

By: Governance In Nigeria

Governance In Nigeria — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:07:23 +0000

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By: Chikezie

Chikezie — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:14:52 +0000

‘Democracy’ has been put to shame in Nigeria. Allah, God or whatever you choose to call him is crying because of the mercilessness of the citizens of this country called Nigeria to each other. Why do Nigerians enjoy making life difficult for one another? Once again, we have witnessed the failure of this present political dispension to live up to the challenge of a democratic culture. It is difficult to comprehend how PDP could win all the seats in the local government elections. The PDP has the ruling party in Nigeria has a responsibility to be sensitive and responsible in the pursuit of their party goals. It is unfortunate that in all considerations, the interest of the party and her members have been placed above the interest of the Nigerian nation. What has happened in Plateau State is a challenge to the leadership of PDP to re-evaluate what their party unbridled interest in itself is doing to the Nigerian people they have been called to serve in “justice and unity”. This has shown that ethics and justice have no place in Nigerian politics. What do you expect when the president himself cannot in conscience say that he won the election that brought him into office. What is human dignity for the leaders and the people of Nigerian? The hallmark of today’s democracy is the respect for the principle of human dignity. No reason can ever justify these barbaric actions leading to massive loss of lives and properties, rendering thousands of people homeless. It is an illusion to think of any change in the Nigerian political culture until the fundamental principle of living together in community, respect for human dignity finds a place in the political traditions of Nigeria. We are all losers in perpetuating this culture of corruption and death. We have all become painfully unwilling participants in this dilemma of the Nigerian life by lacking as a people the moral and political will to stop the trend. We and our leaders have become deeply ambivalent about the situation of repeated attack on life and properties. Please leave Allah or God out of this, what we are witnessing is the work of women and men who are misguided in their quest for wealth, power and influence. Until Nigerians learn to hold their political leaders accountable and responsible, nothing could put to a stop this thirst to waste life and rake havoc on innocent citizens.

By: jerry

jerry — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 21:28:12 +0000

God help us all of us in africa

By: jerry

jerry — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 21:21:24 +0000

am in Ghana, i haven’t stop crying since i had about this, y i ask, our so called leaders keep making one stupid mistake dat take us a step backward.i love my country but fighting each one is not the best way forward for us and africa in general.we should to love each other and stop stop making a fool of ourselves.i pray for those in jos and for my country.

By: Adeyeye

Adeyeye — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 12:29:05 +0000

It is a pity we deceive ourrselves that we are one Nigeria when in the real sense we are not.

By: halifax

halifax — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 11:51:39 +0000

God bless Nigeria.What has continued to bedevil this country is not the battle between christians and muslims.Its an act being propagated by a few selfish individuals who have sworn toachieve theri aim thru this selfish means.I was in a bus in Abuja and muslim woman was cursing hose behind the jos violence, saying that whoever kills in the name of religion will not go free and this is true.Nigerians, let us wake to the realities and know we are one in this project called Nigeria.Nigeria unite and shun sentiments.God bless Nigeria still…Halifax, Nigeria law School, Abuja.