Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - FW: Son Of A Nigerian Politician Built A Bed With 100 Million Naira Notes In Bauchi State - Global Reporters Vienna

There is nothing worse than squandered potential or opportunity. Once upon a time, Nigeria was considered the one country capable of leading Africa out of poverty and helping the continent take its place as a major player in global politics and economy. During the struggle against the inhuman apartheid system in South Africa, Nigeria, even under brutal military rule, performed that leadership role well--in addition to using its universities to train South Africans, it also provided significant assistance to the struggle, both at the continental and international levels. Over the years, the country has also shown a lot of sympathies to other African countries that were suffering under the yoke of colonial, as well as, neocolonial tyranny.

During the last several decades, however, a country that started out with great promise has lost its way. Bureaucratic and political corruption have rendered the country totally impotent and, as a consequence, the country is no longer able to provide the type of leadership that Africa needs to rescue itself and its peoples from external oppression and exploitation. 

There is hope.

JOHN MUKUM MBAKU, ESQ.
J.D. (Law), Ph.D. (Economics)
Graduate Certificate in Environmental and Natural Resources Law
Nonresident Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution
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>>> OLADMEJI ABORISADE 09/05/12 5:28 PM >>>

From Oladimji Aborisade: Please take time to read this article. What future has the leaders hve.
 

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--- On Wed,  wrote: From: B ---------- Forwarded > ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Subject: Fw: Fwd: Son Of A Nigerian Politician Built A Bed With 100 Million Naira Notes In Bauchi State - Global Reporters Vienna ----- Forwarded Vienna ----- Forwarded Subject: Fwd: Son Of A Nigerian Politician Built A Bed With 100 Million Naira Notes In Bauchi State - Global Reporters Vienna   This is depressing. What do you think? Your comment/s will be appreciated.   Bola           -----       The Sad Effect Of Corruption In Nigeria: This money bed could be monies stolen by the father of this young man from the Bauchi State or Nigeria treasury.   The picture above allegedly shows a prominent son of Bauchi State politician posing with millions of naira as a sleeping bed. Meanwhile millions of Bauchi State indigenes are dying of hunger and cannot afford school fees for their children or hospital treatments, as many children and pupils have died from minor sicknesses like malaria, polio, measles and jaundice etc.   Some schools in Bauchi State use the shadow of trees as studying classes. Bauchi State roads are as bad as many roads in other parts of Nigeria and their hospitals are not even qualified to be called consulting clinics. Painfully, the use of electricity is luxury. Without new factories opening up, the unemployment rate in Bauchi State is as high as in other states in Nigeria with thousands of youths graduating yearly without jobs. Many old factories and companies have closed while few surviving ones are threatened to pack up because of high cost of production due to the use of diesel/fuel in their generators.    No wonder, even with the news of killings and humiliations of Nigerian nationals in foreign lands, many young Nigerians still damn the consequences of dying in some African deserts, drowning in the Strait of Gibraltar trying to cross from Morocco to Spain or allowing themselves to be rapped in cartoons and thrown into aeroplane engines as Cargos in search of greener pastures in Europe and America as ordinary asylum seekers because of bad leadership and hopelessness of survival in Nigeria. But the bitter truth is that, east-west, north-south no place is like home. Though, the sick, the mad or even the animals etc. are well taken care of in the western world, these young Nigerians discover too late immediately they arrive that they have made the greatest mistakes of their lives as the pictures they had expected were not what faced them. Sadly most of them were doing very well in Nigeria before the unfortunate ill decision to make it quick. While some people sold their personal properties like shops, cars and house hold items etc., many borrowed money or sold their father's land to come to Europe or America but only to discover that not all that glitters is gold. And only very few pick the courage to go back and face the consequences while some find themselves in a state of bewilderment between the devil (western world) and Red Blue Sea (Nigeria).  Photos: The Sad Effects Of Corruption In Nigeria The Sad Effect Of Corruption In Nigeria: One of those streets in Nigeria   The Sad Effect Of Corruption In Nigeria: Secondary school children in an open place as exam hall because there is no light in their class room   The Sad Effect Of Corruption In Nigeria: Shamefully this is a primary school   The Sad Effect Of Corruption In Nigeria: One of the busiest and biggest roads in Nigeria linking the south east and the rest of the country. 50,000 naira (not up to € 200) gravel/sand could at least help to prevent this despicable danger you see here and the deaths of Nigerians on this spot, but most Nigerian politicians do not care as they deceptively cooperate with the contractors to collect the money for repair only to put it in their pockets.    The Sad Effect Of Corruption In Nigeria: A street in Nigeria like many others   Western World - The Effects Of Good Governance: Even the animals enjoy it.    The Sad Effect Of Corruption In Nigeria: This place is a horror for motorists and a fishing spot for armed robbers in the night   The Sad Effect Of Corruption In Nigeria: A Nigerian Police officer holding the umbrella for a Chinese contractor. Nigerians must stand up now and say no to corruption.     Let's know your opinion about this article __._,_.___

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