In Nigeria’s Election, Muhammadu Buhari Defeats Goodluck Jonathan

[theworldismine13]

im going from googling the election, but i have to say this is a good thing

a peaceful transfer between parties is a huge demoratic achievement, and it will impact other countries in the region to also start being more democratic

my main worry was that this guy was some bilal motherfuker and was gonna try to spread sharia law or some other islamic gibberish, but it doesnt seem like that is what he is going to do

 

[88m3]

what's the average age of the population in Nigeria? Dude sounds like a sharp autocratic ruler but 72 is 72.

 

[tru_m.a.c]

so the race was between a corrupt leader and a leader accused of war crimes in the past?

makes sense.

 

[50CentStan]

dont know if its been said yet but...

Spoiler

I guess Jonathans luck wasnt so good

 

[Digga38]

Stop it. Northern Nigeria is shyt because of the people. And this is long before Nigeria got its independence. Something similar to Bible Belt hicks.

But them cac devil Brits knew exactly what they were doing give "them" all the power.

Who's easier to control...

why is the north easier? the religious connection?

 

[Digga38]

so the race was between a corrupt leader and a leader accused of war crimes in the past?

makes sense.

no different then america

 

[theworldismine13]

Buhari Wins: What It Means For Nigeria, Africa And The World
http://www.forbes.com/sites/chriswr...at-it-means-for-nigeria-africa-and-the-world/

 

[Marvel]

As someone who lives 50% of the time in Nigeria I can tell you this..... Im no fan of Buhari but hes a 100 times better than that idiot Goodluck and anyone that tells you otherwise is cluless....

earlier this year $700 million US dollars cash was found in the house of the minister of petroleum resources, bytch didnt even lose her job, she told Goodluck that it was political donations she was keeping for him.....

he was weak and clueless and surrounded by yes men....he was never even supposed to be president and just by a stroke of luck got to the highest office in the land

moral of the story: be careful who you appoint VP

Wait so all the billions stolen before Jonathan you do not condemn, right?

The little money that is left in that mental case country will be stolen under this guy as well. A president is not designed to be a 24/7 police. Funds are sent out and they are stolen regularly because Nigeria is nothing more than a corporate entity of the international bankers and kleptocracy.

Jonathan was a nobody, he had no influence. Buhari is a guy with connections so money will be even easier to steal for those that have access to him and his friends in high places. All that money will end up back in Swiss banks and when it is spent it on the goods that the so-called white man's companies provides. Its all a big game, stop trying to act like this is some serious achievement when Nigeria cannot even provide clean water and electricity for their people.

 

[Mission249]

650 Billions? During what period? Thisseems terrible for any country in the world, even more for a developping nation with a poverty problem

"Between 1960 and 1999, Nigerian officials stole or wasted more than $440 billion. The country is consistently ranked one of the most corrupt in the world"

Buhari's "heavy handidness" and "single mindedness" is exactly what Nigeria needs. Nothing in Nigeria can get done until the corruption and indiscipline is eliminated. Not infrastructure, not energy, not education, not business. Not even fighting Boko Haram - when millions in military funds find their way into foreign bank accounts instead of buying ammunition and we have to depend on poorer, neighbouring nations and South African mercenaries to fight our fights. It's embarrassing. It's infuriating. It's the same story I've heard all my life.

Buhari's "war against indiscipline" and anti-corruption prosecutions are legendary. My parents fondly remember the level of discipline and the fear Buhari used to strike in officials' hearts if they considered spending a cent of oil/government money on themselves instead of what it was allocated to. Of course, the powers that be ousted him, split the money, and Nigeria devolved into chaos - the joke of the world; the land of 419 scammers, kleptocrats and "pitiful Africans" that need donations. Eventually the idea of "Big Men" (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/big_men_2013/) took hold and people were able to drive Mercedes on dirty, unpaved roads without a hint of shame.

I will admit that socially I'm not in lockstep with him. But in my age I'm starting to believe that fighting over social issues like gay marriage is a first world luxury and we have bigger problems to fix first. Nobody will be perfect, but if anyone wants to see the successes of a heavy handed, authoritarian, but benevolent dictator look no further than Singapore's Lee Kwon Yew. He transformed a former British colony with no natural resources from a swamp into one of the best nations on earth.

I'll keep dreaming of a beautiful, 1st world Nigerian state. This election looks like the progress we needed. But I'm unfortunately too cynical to hope.

 

[I.AM.PIFF]

"Between 1960 and 1999, Nigerian officials stole or wasted more than $440 billion. The country is consistently ranked one of the most corrupt in the world"

Buhari's "heavy handidness" and "single mindedness" is exactly what Nigeria needs. Nothing in Nigeria can get done until the corruption and indiscipline is eliminated. Not infrastructure, not energy, not education, not business. Not even fighting Boko Haram - when millions in military funds find their way into foreign bank accounts instead of buying ammunition and we have to depend on poorer, neighbouring nations and South African mercenaries to fight our fights. It's embarrassing. It's infuriating. It's the same story I've heard all my life.

Buhari's "war against indiscipline" and anti-corruption prosecutions are legendary. My parents fondly remember the level of discipline and the fear Buhari used to strike in officials' hearts if they considered spending a cent of oil/government money on themselves instead of what it was allocated to. Of course, the powers that be ousted him, split the money, and Nigeria devolved into chaos - the joke of the world; the land of 419 scammers, kleptocrats and "pitiful Africans" that need donations. Eventually the idea of "Big Men" (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/big_men_2013/) took hold and people were able to drive Mercedes on dirty, unpaved roads without a hint of shame.

I will admit that socially I'm not in lockstep with him. But in my age I'm starting to believe that fighting over social issues like gay marriage is a first world luxury and we have bigger problems to fix first. Nobody will be perfect, but if anyone wants to see the successes of a heavy handed, authoritarian, but benevolent dictator look no further than Singapore's Lee Kwon Yew. He transformed a former British colony with no natural resources from a swamp into one of the best cities on earth.

I'll keep dreaming of a beautiful, 1st world Nigerian state. This election looks like the progress we needed.

It's no secret Nigeria is heavily corrupted, jut seems insane how much money has been stolen in a country where like half the population can be considered as living in poverty. Pretty much every oil-rich African country has a corruption problem: Algeria, Angola, EQG, Gabon, Libya, Nigeria..

Nigeria is the saddest story in Africa. It has pretty much everything you need to become a prosperous nation but is plagued with problems. I've read a lot about Lee Kuan but I don't think his model could be applied to Nigeria. For a start, Singapore is a tiny city state while Nigeria has a huge population.

 

[theworldismine13]

"Between 1960 and 1999, Nigerian officials stole or wasted more than $440 billion. The country is consistently ranked one of the most corrupt in the world"

Buhari's "heavy handidness" and "single mindedness" is exactly what Nigeria needs. Nothing in Nigeria can get done until the corruption and indiscipline is eliminated. Not infrastructure, not energy, not education, not business. Not even fighting Boko Haram - when millions in military funds find their way into foreign bank accounts instead of buying ammunition and we have to depend on poorer, neighbouring nations and South African mercenaries to fight our fights. It's embarrassing. It's infuriating. It's the same story I've heard all my life.

Buhari's "war against indiscipline" and anti-corruption prosecutions are legendary. My parents fondly remember the level of discipline and the fear Buhari used to strike in officials' hearts if they considered spending a cent of oil/government money on themselves instead of what it was allocated to. Of course, the powers that be ousted him, split the money, and Nigeria devolved into chaos - the joke of the world; the land of 419 scammers, kleptocrats and "pitiful Africans" that need donations. Eventually the idea of "Big Men" (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/big_men_2013/) took hold and people were able to drive Mercedes on dirty, unpaved roads without a hint of shame.

I will admit that socially I'm not in lockstep with him. But in my age I'm starting to believe that fighting over social issues like gay marriage is a first world luxury and we have bigger problems to fix first. Nobody will be perfect, but if anyone wants to see the successes of a heavy handed, authoritarian, but benevolent dictator look no further than Singapore's Lee Kwon Yew. He transformed a former British colony with no natural resources from a swamp into one of the best nations on earth.

I'll keep dreaming of a beautiful, 1st world Nigerian state. This election looks like the progress we needed. But I'm unfortunately too cynical to hope.

from what ive read i think you are right, dude seems like the biggest a$$hole ever, apparently he locked up fela, but he is probably more democratic now and an a$$hole might be what the country needs

i brought some stock in an ETF named NGE today, it invests in nigerian stock, i think its gonna blow, it already did today

 

[Nemesis]

Wait so all the billions stolen before Jonathan you do not condemn, right?

The little money that is left in that mental case country will be stolen under this guy as well. A president is not designed to be a 24/7 police. Funds are sent out and they are stolen regularly because Nigeria is nothing more than a corporate entity of the international bankers and kleptocracy.

Jonathan was a nobody, he had no influence. Buhari is a guy with connections so money will be even easier to steal for those that have access to him and his friends in high places. All that money will end up back in Swiss banks and when it is spent it on the goods that the so-called white man's companies provides. Its all a big game, stop trying to act like this is some serious achievement when Nigeria cannot even provide clean water and electricity for their people.

obviously you are a fan of Johnathon..... I feel sorry for you.... in your diatribe you even proved my point when you you said Johnathon was a nobody with no influence, exactly the point I made saying he was weak and clueless....


your reading comprehension is unimpressive, in your rush to defend Johnathon you overlook the fact that I said Im no fan of Buhari...

Typical nonsense statement, so because others looted that makes Johnathon a good leader? ....lol and thats the best defence you can have of him

go tell that to the parents of the Chibook girls who he didnt even believe were kidnapped........




you have to be pretty useless to be an incumbent in Nigeria and lose an election and God knows weve had useless leaders .......

The problem with people like you is that you lack any type of perception, Buhari was defeated quite a few times in elections?.... you know why because people still remember what rule was like under him, while most people would not call him as corrupt as most, his human rights record is appalling....
The fact that people have now said fukk it, better this dude than this present fukktard we have says a lot...

You aint serious dude

 

[Marvel]

obviously you are a fan of Johnathon..... I feel sorry for you.... in your diatribe you even proved my point when you you said Johnathon was a nobody with no influence, exactly the point I made saying he was weak and clueless....


your reading comprehension is unimpressive, in your rush to defend Johnathon you overlook the fact that I said Im no fan of Buhari...

Typical nonsense statement, so because others looted that makes Johnathon a good leader? ....lol and thats the best defence you can have of him

go tell that to the parents of the Chibook girls who he didnt even believe were kidnapped........




you have to be pretty useless to be an incumbent in Nigeria and lose an election and God knows weve had useless leaders .......

The problem with people like you is that you lack any type of perception, Buhari was defeated quite a few times in elections?.... you know why because people still remember what rule was like under him, while most people would not call him as corrupt as most, his human rights record is appalling....
The fact that people have now said fukk it, better this dude than this present fukktard we have says a lot...

You aint serious dude

A fan of Jonathan?

I am not even a fan of Nigeria. All the president is, is a figure head for the corporate entity that is Nigeria under the control of the international bankers. That is why you answer to the World Bank and IMF. Nigeria is just another side dish on their full course meal.

 

[Nemesis]

A fan of Jonathan?

I am not even a fan of Nigeria. All the president is, is a figure head for the corporate entity that is Nigeria under the control of the international bankers. That is why you answer to the World Bank and IMF. Nigeria is just another side dish on their full course meal.

lol........ miss me with your internet economic theories..... name a country that doesnt answer to THE UN, IMF World Bank that isnt named North Korea.... you probably think that your president isnt a figurehead either .....

you sounded slightly intelligent before now you are making yourself look like an idiot....smh...... read a book

 

[Ikwa]

Buhari come through and crush the savannah

Same question. Seems like a Muslim president is the last thing they need.

Yeah, Muslims are really good at dominating and murdering their own people.

Heard this guy is an old school a$$hole

cacs and pundes gon cac