Comments on: President Jonathan, shut them down http://www.usafricaonline.com/2010/07/03/president-jonathan-shut-them-down-by-chido/ The.Authoritative.Link for Africans and Americans: USAfrica Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:29:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: prince jimmy http://www.usafricaonline.com/2010/07/03/president-jonathan-shut-them-down-by-chido/comment-page-1/#comment-1946 prince jimmy Sun, 11 Jul 2010 14:47:23 +0000 http://www.usafricaonline.com/?p=2969#comment-1946 Mr Chido Nwangwu, i enjoyed your commentary on Nigeria situation. please, i want you to think about BIAFRA and how to actualize it , this is because i have come to notice that no amount of journalistic write up will make Nigeria work again. You can do for the Biafrans what Theodor Herzl did for the Jews in Israel that led to the creation of Jewish state. please, i want to remind you that Biafran Jews [Igbos] need total independence because we are tired of fracas with Hausa and Yoruba people. Mr Chido Nwangwu, i enjoyed your commentary on Nigeria situation. please, i want you to think about BIAFRA and how to actualize it , this is because i have come to notice that no amount of journalistic write up will make Nigeria work again. You can do for the Biafrans what Theodor Herzl did for the Jews in Israel that led to the creation of Jewish state. please, i want to remind you that Biafran Jews [Igbos] need total independence because we are tired of fracas with Hausa and Yoruba people.

]]> By: Samson Nwangwu http://www.usafricaonline.com/2010/07/03/president-jonathan-shut-them-down-by-chido/comment-page-1/#comment-1860 Samson Nwangwu Sun, 04 Jul 2010 16:12:17 +0000 http://www.usafricaonline.com/?p=2969#comment-1860 I have had several discussion about the recent debacle of the Nigerian Super Eagles with the author of this article whom I know very well. I've been of the opinion that the men in green did not fail us. We've known going on eight years that the world cup finals will be staged in the African soil, and yet, Nigeria hired a coach with only three months to spare. Not even enough time for him to know who to pick in event of penalty shoot-out, and not counting many more set-plays. I, in fact, I had picked an African country to advance to the finals, and as well did the great Pele of Brazil who have had to eat his words once again. How naive I was!. After the Super Eagles exit, I heard a nigerian sports official interviewed by the BBC, and he noted that he didn't know what was the problem, and then went on to restate the old belabored cliche, that the country needed to start 'harnessing' their talent as children. The same point I heard growing up in Nigeria in the 1970's. Would you believe that I am now 50 and a retired US civil servant, and my country is now even mired in worse decadence. The easiest hand was dealt us by some of the best football teams in the world. That's picking our best talents for us. They would not be playing for teams such as Chelsea, Everton, Udinese etc if they weren't the best we could muster. Yet all we had to do is channell resources appropriately, and for once, make our teeming, suffering masses happy for once by the only sport that can for a little bit give them some respite from the curse that their leaders had them befallen with. That sadly may not be even possible in my lifetime. The salient fact is that we've consistently had the talents that could go all the way but have consistently been failed by our politicians. I also agree with most of the other stuff Chido pointed out in his article. The truth can bitter I have had several discussion about the recent debacle of the Nigerian Super Eagles with the author of this article whom I know very well. I've been of the opinion that the men in green did not fail us. We've known going on eight years that the world cup finals will be staged in the African soil, and yet, Nigeria hired a coach with only three months to spare. Not even enough time for him to know who to pick in event of penalty shoot-out, and not counting many more set-plays. I, in fact, I had picked an African country to advance to the finals, and as well did the great Pele of Brazil who have had to eat his words once again. How naive I was!. After the Super Eagles exit, I heard a nigerian sports official interviewed by the BBC, and he noted that he didn't know what was the problem, and then went on to restate the old belabored cliche, that the country needed to start 'harnessing' their talent as children. The same point I heard growing up in Nigeria in the 1970's. Would you believe that I am now 50 and a retired US civil servant, and my country is now even mired in worse decadence. The easiest hand was dealt us by some of the best football teams in the world. That's picking our best talents for us. They would not be playing for teams such as Chelsea, Everton, Udinese etc if they weren't the best we could muster. Yet all we had to do is channell resources appropriately, and for once, make our teeming, suffering masses happy for once by the only sport that can for a little bit give them some respite from the curse that their leaders had them befallen with. That sadly may not be even possible in my lifetime. The salient fact is that we've consistently had the talents that could go all the way but have consistently been failed by our politicians. I also agree with most of the other stuff Chido pointed out in his article. The truth can bitter

]]> By: Austin Nwaka http://www.usafricaonline.com/2010/07/03/president-jonathan-shut-them-down-by-chido/comment-page-1/#comment-1857 Austin Nwaka Sun, 04 Jul 2010 13:29:21 +0000 http://www.usafricaonline.com/?p=2969#comment-1857 Dr. Chido, you are the writer of our time. I will suggest that you make a copy of this write up avaliable to President Goodluck because it identified some little little things that can make Nigeria functional and a better country. Remain Blessed. Austin Nwaka, Indianapolis, IN. Dr. Chido, you are the writer of our time. I will suggest that you make a copy of this write up avaliable to President Goodluck because it identified some little little things that can make Nigeria functional and a better country.

Remain Blessed.

Austin Nwaka,

Indianapolis, IN.

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