Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Okey Ndibe asks: Nigeria: why are wesleeping easy when terrorists have kidnapped our children?

Thanks.

The notion that Nigeria is characterised by almost total lack of
basic infrastructure and by total lack of security is false.

I don't need to live in Nigeria or any other country in this age of
global communication to assess that country.

I shall be back to describe the character of a country that fits the
description you provide and compare that with Nigeria.

I shall also demonstrate the tragic misrepresentation by Ndibe's essay
of the govt's efforts in the fight against Boko Haram, tragic bcs it
is coming from a Nigerian, particularly one who is not supposed to be
pursuing a partisan, political agenda,speaking to the outside world
about Nigeria on an institutional platform.

thanks

toyin


On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 6:16 AM, 'Onyebuchi Nwekeoma' via USA Africa
Dialogue Series <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com> wrote:
> Nothing can be more truthful, Toyin do you live in Nigeria? If you do,
> please which part of Ndibe submission was exaggerated. Is the fact that
> basic infrastructures are almost totally lacking? Or the total lack of
> security? Please let us know. Sometimes I wonder of Nigerian Government is
> not an army of occupation exploiting and milking the occupied even unto
> death. Emma Nwekeoma
> ________________________________
> From: Oluwatoyin Adepoju
> Sent: ‎28/‎04/‎2014 21:17
> To: USAAfrica Dialogue
> Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Okey Ndibe asks: Nigeria: why are
> wesleeping easy when terrorists have kidnapped our children?
>
> Is this true in spite of the limitations of Nigeria- 'For the most part, the
> Nigerian state abjures all responsibilities to the citizenry'?
>
> I think it is untrue and unfair.
>
> This is more of exaggeration and uncritical condemnation than genuine
> criticism.
>
> toyin
>
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 7:27 PM, 'Ikhide <xokigbo@yahoo.com>' via USA Africa
> Dialogue Series <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com> wrote:
>>
>> "It's a cruel, but true, joke that Nigeria is the most "privatised"
>> country in the world. If a citizen wants water, s/he digs a borehole. If
>> s/he wants sound medical treatment, then s/he must travel abroad to get it.
>> Want electric power? Buy yourself a generator and fuel it. How about
>> security? Pay off the local police chief to acquire two or three police
>> officers – or, better still, hire your own private security. If you want
>> good schools for your children, make/steal enough money to put them in a
>> private school or send them abroad.
>>
>> For the most part, the Nigerian state abjures all responsibilities to the
>> citizenry. The state exists to empower a tiny few to hijack the country's
>> resources, and to enjoy perpetual immunity from prosecution for their
>> crimes..."
>>
>> - Okey Ndibe
>>
>> Nigeria: why are we sleeping easy when terrorists have kidnapped our
>> children?
>> Nigeria: why are we sleeping easy when terrorists have k...
>> The government seems to have renounced all responsibility for its citizens
>> – forcing parents to consider their own rescue attempt, says Okey Ndibe
>> View on www.theguardian.com
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>>
>> - Ikhide
>>
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