Is this his first venture outside Nigeria? He appears very naive. Does he not pay for "extras" on his own TV viewing at home? Oh, sorry I forgot the federal/state government foots his bills and he thought it would be so in England. Someone should have given him a lecture on life outside "the giant of Africa." There you pay for all extras. Being a member of a sports committee does not fit the bill.
And then it's only £240!!! (two hundred and forty pounds). He probably did the mathematics calculating the sum in naira and could not believe it. Serves him right.
He should return to London and collect his "gold" medal for the most embarrassing moment of London 2012.
Which way Nigeria? We really need to do something about our poor economy. It just gets worse with every new day!! What can the 5,0000 note buy anyone. It's really becoming laughable especially when we continue to style ourselves the "giant of Africa." I am yet to understand what the term means and what the "giant" represents? Is it the land mass or number of black people situated in one country because it most definitely has nothing to do with our economy, standard of living or likeability?
Only God knows how many innocent children have been killed by these native doctors because they were born "different?"
I am glad the conditions of the resident permit excludes his family because more often than not they follow the "prescriptions" of these native doctors without qualm.
Again it shows that there is nothing one cannot achieve whatever the "disability." And that in the long run Nigeria loses another brilliant doctor when he graduates.
The nun who rescued him and took him to safety will leave this world blessed.
The parents and the native doctor had better get on their knees and hope a chance comes up where they can right their wrongdoing to avoid karma.
Is it possible I get a refund of my taxes wasted to send the Nigeria contingent to the London 2012 Olympics?
Most of those who "represented" the "giant of Africa" were not even training (or living) in Nigeria so really the excuse of inadequate facilities does not hold water! Their performance brings to focus the way Nigeria as as a nation is run (governed). There is no real patriotic discipline for wanting to do well for the nation as a whole. But do we blame them for taking the opportunity to go on a "free holiday to London?" When an "African champion" comes last as Blessing did, it does not show our sporting skills in good light. This is especially true as we see 15 and 16 year old children from other nations in the London 2012 games doing themselves and nation states proud.
It is a pity we have inadequate sports facilities in our primary schools, secondary schools, higher colleges and our universities. Most P.E lessons are classroom based with the only time they use the unkempt fields (I would not call them sports tracks) to compete is in locally organised inter house sports days (which in themselves are hurriedly organised)!
Such games are supposed to inspire the younger generation to want to follow in the footsteps of their predecessors and do even better! Well I was not inspired neither were my children.
Come RIO 2016 do we expect better? Well baring no civil war, coup or Boko Haram blowing Nigeria off the map of the world, they say "where there is life there is hope!!"
If you believe that, you will believe anything!!!!
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