tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660451197688928640.post3662060966062765994..comments2023-11-02T12:22:08.202+01:00Comments on N.I.M.M.O: Words Of WarN.I.M.M.Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04495100036040996719noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660451197688928640.post-58731480818806447822009-06-16T19:51:42.028+01:002009-06-16T19:51:42.028+01:00@Solomonsydelle: I'm good o. Just been busy wi...@Solomonsydelle: I'm good o. Just been busy with life.<br /><br />A new post coming up right away!\<br /><br />Many thanx.N.I.M.M.Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04495100036040996719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660451197688928640.post-64200718833634373942009-06-14T21:25:16.848+01:002009-06-14T21:25:16.848+01:00Just checking in for an update. Hope all is well w...Just checking in for an update. Hope all is well with you and yours.SOLOMONSYDELLEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17564768670896215900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660451197688928640.post-77975020264486617502009-06-02T15:42:04.868+01:002009-06-02T15:42:04.868+01:00This military approach to MEND will not solve anyt...This military approach to MEND will not solve anything. It will only further militarize the region, the issues and the people. <br /><br />There are non-violent solutions which are yet to be applied because the players are benefiting from this <A HREF="http://www.nigeriancuriosity.com/2009/06/chaos-status-quo-and-nations-future.html" REL="nofollow">chaos</A>. Illegal bunkering, those who monopolize diesel supply benefit from lack of electricity supply, those who control the status quo benefit from the fact that the majority of Nigerians are dirt poor, uneducated and those that are more fortunate suffer from naija-wahala fatigue and avoid politics at every cost.<br /><br />Do our 'leaders' read? Well National Assembly members get money for "newspapers" but we all know where that money goes. We, the individuals, need to become powerful and quickly, so we can work together to force positive change peacefully. If not, we will be having this very same conversation 10-20 years from now.<br /><br />Great post, N.I.M.M.O. Maybe someone in the government will read this, eh?SOLOMONSYDELLEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17564768670896215900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660451197688928640.post-81795065692186860672009-06-01T05:26:36.574+01:002009-06-01T05:26:36.574+01:00i think (i could be wrong though) the reason why t...i think (i could be wrong though) the reason why the military are involved is that the govt does not want to give the impression that you can be lawless and get away with it, something like when the US says they don't negotiate with terrorists. they may be trying a strategy of using both the stick and the carrot.webroundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05785044875485919642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660451197688928640.post-25229734892844089102009-05-28T16:09:27.607+01:002009-05-28T16:09:27.607+01:00In an attempt to profer a solution, I would say le...In an attempt to profer a solution, I would say let's keep writing about it hopefully it could affect some decision making but on the other hand, what if no one in govt. reads as you asked?Artsvillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07996309685278345634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660451197688928640.post-8508303250867550132009-05-28T10:07:07.373+01:002009-05-28T10:07:07.373+01:00@ALL: Rather than sit in the dust lamenting the pr...@ALL: Rather than sit in the dust lamenting the problem, we would rather proffer possible solutions.<br /><br />Resolving the Niger Delta question will take much more than just politicking which this government and previous governments have been doing. The peoples of the Niger Delta have been pawns in the game for too too long. <br /><br />The biggest rouges are the self styled Niger Delta 'leaders-of-thought' who lunch in Abuja shouting 'Rankadede Oga you are doing well' and sup at night in the creeks of Gbaramatu shouting 'Keep fighting boys, we are winning!'<br /><br />From the First Republic Minister to the Vice President, the people of the Delta have been deceived for too long by those they trust to lead them. <br /><br />But who do they turn to? MEND?<br /><br />Right now, even MEND has become part of the problems of the Niger Delta. The more MEND entrenches itself, the more difficult it will be to resolve the knot.<br /><br />It will take sincerity - a very scarce commodity in the Delta - on all parts to begin to solve the problem.N.I.M.M.Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04495100036040996719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660451197688928640.post-64808821403613346192009-05-28T09:53:18.743+01:002009-05-28T09:53:18.743+01:00@Jobs: Wisdom says: Heaven Helps Those Who Help Th...@Jobs: Wisdom says: Heaven Helps Those Who Help Themselves. Many thanx for your comments.<br /><br />@OmoOba: Many intel reports including the one quoted in the post proffer possible solutions but none recommend the military option. Its crass ignorance that makes some of our countrymen believe that the military - any military- can solve the MEND problem and the larger Niger Delta question.<br /><br />Those who know say that the latest move by MEND was a classical trap laid for the JTF. Its perhaps the oldest trick in the book and they fell for it. Its laughable to say the least. <br /><br />Is it not strange that JTF has not captured one single 'militant' nor seized any meaningful cache of ammunition? Forget those shakabulas (dane guns) they show us on TV. We know MEND is better armed than that.N.I.M.M.Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04495100036040996719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660451197688928640.post-85085605801193468092009-05-28T09:50:15.193+01:002009-05-28T09:50:15.193+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.N.I.M.M.Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04495100036040996719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660451197688928640.post-18759073440828994392009-05-28T09:41:00.900+01:002009-05-28T09:41:00.900+01:00@chayoma: there really is so much going on you won...@chayoma: there really is so much going on you wonder if this government is overwhelmed. I'm sure nobody told YarAdua it was gonna be like this but now he's taken the job, he's probably regretting not retiring to his farm in Katsina. <br /><br />Its one thing to be behind the event, its another to be completely oblivious. This government is the latter.<br /><br />Thanx for your comments.<br /><br />@Kafo: Since the activities of MEND in the Niger Delta affect the price of gas in Texas then Nigeria is in chaos. But then, is Nigeria not in chaos with all the fuel queues and all. We just have a thick skin in this country. Many thanx for your comments.N.I.M.M.Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04495100036040996719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660451197688928640.post-64223924549060799532009-05-28T07:43:12.067+01:002009-05-28T07:43:12.067+01:00I also dont believe that the military is the answe...I also dont believe that the military is the answer altho several Nigerians whom I respect dont agree with me. MEND started out as an organization i thot very highly of but now, they have taken things a little too far but is violence against poor civilians the answer?Omo Obahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12430835237074306226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660451197688928640.post-54600660883534620762009-05-27T22:45:36.754+01:002009-05-27T22:45:36.754+01:00Well, its really sad. I guess all we can do is to ...Well, its really sad. I guess all we can do is to pray for the best cos right now i think its just GOd that can save usJobs For Nigeriahttp://jobsfornaija.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660451197688928640.post-54125086354209158372009-05-27T18:16:36.077+01:002009-05-27T18:16:36.077+01:00on sunday
msnbc said that nigeria was in chaos
so ...on sunday<br />msnbc said that nigeria was in chaos<br />so i call my dad in lagos and he is like<br />what are you talking about<br />it is just the oil people<br /><br /><br />so honestly I DON'T KNOW<br /><br />i love the way u reasoned it all outKafohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03562416491827334841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660451197688928640.post-24473368752106761972009-05-27T15:52:14.395+01:002009-05-27T15:52:14.395+01:00There is so much going on in our country right now...There is so much going on in our country right now, you have to wonder whether the govt. is asleep or not present at all!<br /><br />this topic is not one to be brushed aside...chayomaohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02714891844111714602noreply@blogger.com