AMBASSADOR Andrew Young, former United States permanent representative to the UN, on Friday, gave an assessment of Nigerian and its population, saying Nigerians don’t like one another.
Young, who was the guest speaker at the maiden convocation lecture of Bells University of Technology, Ota, Ogun State, spoke on the topic, “What is Wrong with Nigeria? He said: “Nigerians don’t like Nigerians. You don’t like yourselves. You wake up in the morning and look at yourselves and you say God made a mistake.
“Nobody likes what we are. It’s same thing with United States of America, Europe, Asia and Nigeria. Let’s celebrate Nigeria, not what is wrong with Nigeria, but let’s celebrate Nigeria.” He recalled coming to Africa all the time, but not saying good things about Africa.
“In a film I saw in the US, nothing good was said of Africa. So the title of the lecture- What is Wrong with Nigeria? And so everybody wants to know what I have to say. A Nigeria we love and like to help, to make people understand Nigeria that we love. I am tempted to say what is wrong with Nigeria – and I will say with Nigerians”.
Young went on: “Nigerians I know have always been getting outstanding results. In Howard University, the three best students were Nigerians. It took me four years to finish. My Nigerian classmate finished in two and a half years.
Then he went to Yale University, became a neurosurgeon and helped to put together a medical school at University of Ibadan and was Dean. he was a soccer player, sportsman. He will tell me, I can be bright; if I am civilised I will be somebody. I asked him what he meant. There was lot of poetry… we had a good friendship.”
Andrew Young does not represent African Americans, in fact he hates us too. He is one who has visited Africa and comes back and tells us that African people do not like African Americans.
Andy was goddamn right, man Nigerians don’t damn- right like Nigerians in all facets of life, if i start to take-off on this matter at hand it probably will take me one whole week. Nigerians are self-centered poeple, even in U.S. where i’d been residing in well over 20yrs, to cap it all, the good ones are too damn good to be proud of amd i can beat myself in the chest and say hurray and may God bless their hearts and increase their wisdoms for the greater use and needs of our country If factd must be divulged, Nigeria of today and in the past 30yrs has and had been so cruel, insensitive, ugly and red-eye at me, me, me ,just me attitude, and very much a reluctant nation. It is suffice to note that it’s more of a 50-50 thing at indiviual, poeple to poeple level. It’s very at high peak at the govt. to poeple level, this is the arena im gettig ready to vent my frustrations at the idiots, the so-called leaders[ unscrupulous elements] with no mandates. They stink so bad they don’t give a hook abuot who what, why and when fouls are directed at their deeds. My thing is, the leaders had been giving that country a bad name for the longert time in memories and black-eye year in year out. So that brings me to the floated idea by the Info.Minister per rebranding Nigeria. I still think and will always think Nigeria isa stale, reluctant,and stall nation that refuses to invest in it’s poeple due to the 10% of it’s populace [wannabbes-rich,richer,richest] that control and amass the wealth of the country. The proud cronies, looters,rip-offs aren;t ready to change for better anytime soon,so will the beat goes on
I identify completely with Gasky truth , tom opasku and the other commentators with similar views on this insolent s.o.b’s condescending statement about nigerians.. But na wa oh!so it has now come to this point where every tom, dick and andrew now feel they can insult nigeria and nigerians the way they like?if it is not a sony advert insulting our sensibilities ,it will be a film like district 9 portraying us in the most unflattering of lights and now this patronising finger pointing by this……….if i go on, vanguard nor go publish my comment .Just behold the creature (with im 20 percent oyibo blood) that has the gall to be lecturing nigerians on love for one another?the same black(?) american who showed “love “for a felllow black american (obama) by giving support to his white opponent(Hillary).i know blame am, na our so called rulers when don finish this country tief tief like this andrew young money laundery client obj na im i blame.why andrew young no come 9ja come dey vomit nonsense?nor be our people dey allow dem?
After hearing firsthand what Andrew Young said about Barack Obama, and how Andrew Young participated in looting Nigeria, I came to the conclusion that Andrew Young must have descended from the Yoruba Tribe. Like Obasanjo helped to set up Bode George in Nigeria, Andrew Young helped to set up Jefferson in USA.
Only a Yoruba man can hate himself and the Black Race with the passion with which Andrew Young hates Obama, Nigerians, and the Black Race. It therefore does not surprise me that Andrew Young is given the podium in Yoruba Land to showcase his self-hatred.
Bell University, American University, products of N/D oil lootings by OBJ and Atiku respectively. Did Young ask his thieving friends how they got the money to establish universities while still serving? OBJ is the one who hates Nigeria. Young himself is a hater of Nigerians, idiots!
The proof is in the pudding. Look at where Andrew Young was standing to utter his nonsense words. Look at the fact that Andrew Young was the closest American friend of Obasanjo while Obasanjo was raping and killing Nigeria. Look at how African-Americans kill one another in America – go read about the murders of children in secondary schools in Black regions in Chicago. Look at the hate spewed by Andrew Young towards Obama during the primaries. Look at the millions stolen by Andrew Young with the help of Obasanjo. Look at the hate Americans spew on President Obama, including the hate from Andrew Young. Andrew Young and Alan Keyes hate Obama because they believe he is not American enough – they think that Black Africans are inferior to African-Americans.
When you consider all these facts, Andrew Young should be arrested in Nigeria by any patriotic Nigerian. It is only in Yoruba land that such a thug and self-hater as Andrew Young gets the mic to insult Nigerians.
andrew young is not a Nigeria but he made a good offer to every nigerian that want our country to stand,nigerians don’t like nigerians because of our selfish interest , blames will only go to govt if individuals tries to love each other(govt is an entity) i will explain more if need may be and i expect it i all cost. thanks
Yes. Nigerians do not like Nigerians. He is right. How else would you explain a son (who needs school fees) stealing the house rent paid to his father and giving the money to the tenant to keep for him. Tenant even charges him interest for keeping the money which he (the tenant) is actually using to pay his own children’s school fees while the thief (landlord’s son) remains at home an illiterate. That is what some of our public servants are doing to us. Carrying the money paid us by the oyibo for our crude oil back to the oyibo to keep while we go hungry and impoverished here. I say EVERY THIEF WHO STEALS PUBLIC FUNDS BE SHOT DEAD. This is what is done in China. It should be done in Nigeria otherwise Nigerians will never like Nigerians. Never. However, those who will have to do the shooting are reducing in numbers very rapidly every day. More and more people are getting sucked into the cesspool. Even becoming fashionable. Did you hear of the fool who celebrated his N1billion illegally acquired by throwing a party. Very soon it will be dog eat dog. Do we want to get to that point? No!!!!!. So who can help us? GOD, please do something for the sake of the little ones running the streets.
I identify completely with Gasky truth , tom opasku and the other commentators with similar views on this insolent s.o.b. But na wa oh!so it has now come to the point where every tom, dick and andrew now feel they can insult nigeria and nigerians the way they like?if it is not a sony advert insulting our sensibilities ,it will be a film like district 9 portraying us in the most unflattering of lights and now this patronising finger pointing by this……….if i go on, vanguard nor go publish my comment .Just behold the creature (with im 20 percent oyibo blood) that has the gall to be lecturing nigerians on love for one another?the same black(?) american who showed “love “for a felllow black american (obama) by giving support to his white opponent(Hillary).i know blame am, na our so called rulers when don ruin this country na im i blame.why andrew young no come 9ja come dey vomit nonsense?nor be our people dey allow dem?