America's richest man, Bill Gates, has cancelled his scheduled March 27 official visit to Nigeria, in response to the controversial pardon granted by President Goodluck Jonathan to ex-convicts Diepreye Alamieyeseigha and Shettima Bulama, according to PREMIUM TIMES .
That trip, authoritative diplomatic sources said, has now been cancelled, two days after the U.S. government expressed disappointment with its Nigerian counterpart for pardoning convicted money launderers and warned it might cut aid meant for the country.
"I can confirm to you that Mr. Gates won't be coming as scheduled," sources reportedly claimed Monday morning. "The body language of Washington D.C. does not support his travelling to Nigeria. The thinking here is that the Nigerian government has high tolerance level for corruption and should be ostracised in all ways possible."
Our sources said Mr. Gates has already instructed his staff to inform the Nigerian presidency, the secretariat of the Nigeria Governors' Forum and the Federal Ministry of Health that he was no longer coming.
Posted: at 18-03-2013 06:46 PM (11 years ago) | Hero
donfrank4ebe at 18-03-2013 07:13 PM (11 years ago) (m)
What a shame. The worst president Nigeria have ever produce since 1960. What do you expect? My people use to say that its only thief that will grant thief visit to his house. Birds on same feather.
Posted: at 18-03-2013 07:13 PM (11 years ago) | Newbie
Mobbysmartins at 18-03-2013 07:53 PM (11 years ago) (m)
Bill Gates should find somewhere to sit down and sit tight.We may not like the way our President is running our country,I am basically not in support of the Presidential pardon given to Alamieyesigha and the Bui police man,but we sure do not need outsiders to dictate to us what we should do.The last time I checked Nigeria is still Sovereign.If the present government in Nigeria decides to pardon a felon or felons,no matter how wrong or right it may be,the government have the power to do that.The government of Bill Gates country have been pardoning felons that were directly involved in corruption,I can name ten felons pardoned in Bill Gates country in the last ten years,so why the hype when the Nigerian government does so.If Bill Gates and his American apologists really have the interest of the Nigerian people at heart let them expose the Nigerian politicians that have stolen and siphoned our monies to their country(yes I said monies,in Finance we say monies because shares,promissory notes,bonds,checks of all kinds,treasury bills,houses etc are all monies with varying maturity period and rates of convertibility into cash),and return such monies to us.You should learn to respect a country and its sovereignty.Stop patronizing us,if what our government did was wrong,it is left for US NIGERIANS to correct that and not you outsider.This is how you people started slavery of the Africans.This generation of Africans will never give you the chance to recolonize us through your taciturn patronage.
Posted: at 18-03-2013 07:53 PM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac
Starship at 18-03-2013 08:07 PM (11 years ago) (m)
Quote from: Mobbysmartins on 18-03-2013 07:53 PM
Bill Gates should find somewhere to sit down and sit tight.We may not like the way our President is running our country,I am basically not in support of the Presidential pardon given to Alamieyesigha and the Bui police man,but we sure do not need outsiders to dictate to us what we should do.The last time I checked Nigeria is still Sovereign.If the present government in Nigeria decides to pardon a felon or felons,no matter how wrong or right it may be,the government have the power to do that.The government of Bill Gates country have been pardoning felons that were directly involved in corruption,I can name ten felons pardoned in Bill Gates country in the last ten years,so why the hype when the Nigerian government does so.If Bill Gates and his American apologists really have the interest of the Nigerian people at heart let them expose the Nigerian politicians that have stolen and siphoned our monies to their country(yes I said monies,in Finance we say monies because shares,promissory notes,bonds,checks of all kinds,treasury bills,houses etc are all monies with varying maturity period and rates of convertibility into cash),and return such monies to us.You should learn to respect a country and its sovereignty.Stop patronizing us,if what our government did was wrong,it is left for US NIGERIANS to correct that and not you outsider.This is how you people started slavery of the Africans.This generation of Africans will never give you the chance to recolonize us through your taciturn patronage.
well articulatedly said.. But which course u study for school???
Posted: at 18-03-2013 08:07 PM (11 years ago) | Upcoming
Bill Gates should find somewhere to sit down and sit tight.We may not like the way our President is running our country,I am basically not in support of the Presidential pardon given to Alamieyesigha and the Bui police man,but we sure do not need outsiders to dictate to us what we should do.The last time I checked Nigeria is still Sovereign.If the present government in Nigeria decides to pardon a felon or felons,no matter how wrong or right it may be,the government have the power to do that.The government of Bill Gates country have been pardoning felons that were directly involved in corruption,I can name ten felons pardoned in Bill Gates country in the last ten years,so why the hype when the Nigerian government does so.If Bill Gates and his American apologists really have the interest of the Nigerian people at heart let them expose the Nigerian politicians that have stolen and siphoned our monies to their country(yes I said monies,in Finance we say monies because shares,promissory notes,bonds,checks of all kinds,treasury bills,houses etc are all monies with varying maturity period and rates of convertibility into cash),and return such monies to us.You should learn to respect a country and its sovereignty.Stop patronizing us,if what our government did was wrong,it is left for US NIGERIANS to correct that and not you outsider.This is how you people started slavery of the Africans.This generation of Africans will never give you the chance to recolonize us through your taciturn patronage.
I don't care if you don't like me...,I wasn't put on this Earth to please you!
Posted: at 18-03-2013 08:17 PM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac
Bill Gates should find somewhere to sit down and sit tight.We may not like the way our President is running our country,I am basically not in support of the Presidential pardon given to Alamieyesigha and the Bui police man,but we sure do not need outsiders to dictate to us what we should do.The last time I checked Nigeria is still Sovereign.If the present government in Nigeria decides to pardon a felon or felons,no matter how wrong or right it may be,the government have the power to do that.The government of Bill Gates country have been pardoning felons that were directly involved in corruption,I can name ten felons pardoned in Bill Gates country in the last ten years,so why the hype when the Nigerian government does so.If Bill Gates and his American apologists really have the interest of the Nigerian people at heart let them expose the Nigerian politicians that have stolen and siphoned our monies to their country(yes I said monies,in Finance we say monies because shares,promissory notes,bonds,checks of all kinds,treasury bills,houses etc are all monies with varying maturity period and rates of convertibility into cash),and return such monies to us.You should learn to respect a country and its sovereignty.Stop patronizing us,if what our government did was wrong,it is left for US NIGERIANS to correct that and not you outsider.This is how you people started slavery of the Africans.This generation of Africans will never give you the chance to recolonize us through your taciturn patronage.
nice one...we don't need them to tell us what to do..they ain't in anyway better off ..they are all the same
LOVE COMES TO THOSE WHO BELIEVE IN IT...LET TALK ABOUT LOVE.
Posted: at 18-03-2013 08:39 PM (11 years ago) | Addicted Hero
Let him stay in his Microsoft palace build with our money and die there, He made money doing shady deal, now he want to tell African how to live their life. How much is his software like word (£200) to come patronise us. Puah
Posted: at 18-03-2013 08:57 PM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac
who is Bill Gate to visit Nigeria? Is he Prophet Muhammed or Jesus Christ? This is my country and am proud to be a Nigerian, if u are not satisfied with our way of life then keep on to ur country. This is how we do our things even though the president might be wrong sometimes but d decision is ours to tackle
Posted: at 18-03-2013 09:12 PM (11 years ago) | Upcoming
Bill Gates should find somewhere to sit down and sit tight.We may not like the way our President is running our country,I am basically not in support of the Presidential pardon given to Alamieyesigha and the Bui police man,but we sure do not need outsiders to dictate to us what we should do.The last time I checked Nigeria is still Sovereign.If the present government in Nigeria decides to pardon a felon or felons,no matter how wrong or right it may be,the government have the power to do that.The government of Bill Gates country have been pardoning felons that were directly involved in corruption,I can name ten felons pardoned in Bill Gates country in the last ten years,so why the hype when the Nigerian government does so.If Bill Gates and his American apologists really have the interest of the Nigerian people at heart let them expose the Nigerian politicians that have stolen and siphoned our monies to their country(yes I said monies,in Finance we say monies because shares,promissory notes,bonds,checks of all kinds,treasury bills,houses etc are all monies with varying maturity period and rates of convertibility into cash),and return such monies to us.You should learn to respect a country and its sovereignty.Stop patronizing us,if what our government did was wrong,it is left for US NIGERIANS to correct that and not you outsider.This is how you people started slavery of the Africans.This generation of Africans will never give you the chance to recolonize us through your taciturn patronage.
you are talking nonsense
Posted: at 18-03-2013 09:19 PM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac
Bill Gates should find somewhere to sit down and sit tight.We may not like the way our President is running our country,I am basically not in support of the Presidential pardon given to Alamieyesigha and the Bui police man,but we sure do not need outsiders to dictate to us what we should do.The last time I checked Nigeria is still Sovereign.If the present government in Nigeria decides to pardon a felon or felons,no matter how wrong or right it may be,the government have the power to do that.The government of Bill Gates country have been pardoning felons that were directly involved in corruption,I can name ten felons pardoned in Bill Gates country in the last ten years,so why the hype when the Nigerian government does so.If Bill Gates and his American apologists really have the interest of the Nigerian people at heart let them expose the Nigerian politicians that have stolen and siphoned our monies to their country(yes I said monies,in Finance we say monies because shares,promissory notes,bonds,checks of all kinds,treasury bills,houses etc are all monies with varying maturity period and rates of convertibility into cash),and return such monies to us.You should learn to respect a country and its sovereignty.Stop patronizing us,if what our government did was wrong,it is left for US NIGERIANS to correct that and not you outsider.This is how you people started slavery of the Africans.This generation of Africans will never give you the chance to recolonize us through your taciturn patronage. WELL SAID...YOU HAVE REALLY SPOKEN MY MIND...MY BELOVE...
Posted: at 18-03-2013 09:28 PM (11 years ago) | Upcoming
Bill Gates should find somewhere to sit down and sit tight.We may not like the way our President is running our country,I am basically not in support of the Presidential pardon given to Alamieyesigha and the Bui police man,but we sure do not need outsiders to dictate to us what we should do.The last time I checked Nigeria is still Sovereign.If the present government in Nigeria decides to pardon a felon or felons,no matter how wrong or right it may be,the government have the power to do that.The government of Bill Gates country have been pardoning felons that were directly involved in corruption,I can name ten felons pardoned in Bill Gates country in the last ten years,so why the hype when the Nigerian government does so.If Bill Gates and his American apologists really have the interest of the Nigerian people at heart let them expose the Nigerian politicians that have stolen and siphoned our monies to their country(yes I said monies,in Finance we say monies because shares,promissory notes,bonds,checks of all kinds,treasury bills,houses etc are all monies with varying maturity period and rates of convertibility into cash),and return such monies to us.You should learn to respect a country and its sovereignty.Stop patronizing us,if what our government did was wrong,it is left for US NIGERIANS to correct that and not you outsider.This is how you people started slavery of the Africans.This generation of Africans will never give you the chance to recolonize us through your taciturn patronage. WELL SAID...YOU HAVE REALLY SPOKEN MY MIND...MY BELOVE...
May God in his infinite mercy bless you, What has the pardon got to do with Bill's visit? They are the one's encouraging those polit.... to loot and bring it to they country, Telling us that we are corrupt my foot
Posted: at 18-03-2013 09:54 PM (11 years ago) | Newbie
lovecommander at 18-03-2013 09:59 PM (11 years ago) (m)
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT HAS PARDONED DRUG TRAFFICKERS, CORRUPT PEOPLE, RAPIST, PEOPLE THAT COMMITED UNIMAGINABLE CRIMES AND THE HEAVENS DID NOT FALL. EVEN CLONTON PARDONED HIS HALF BROTHER ROGER CLINTON , A NOTORIOUS COCAIN TRAFFICKER. MIND YOU ALL THESE PEOPLE THE PARDONED NEVER RAISE A FINGER TO HELP AMERICA IN WHATEVER. NOW WE PARDONED OUR OWN PERSON THAT REALLY HELPED IN STABILISING AND BRINGING PEACE TO NIGER DELTA AND THEY ARE TALKING THRASH. THEY SHOULD CHANNEL THIS ENERGY OF THEIRS TO CONVINCE THE WORLD THAT THE DID NOT POISON HUGO CHAVEZ OF VENZUELA.
Posted: at 18-03-2013 09:59 PM (11 years ago) | Upcoming
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