WE would not have been in this level of decay today if our past leaders were sincere with us as a nation. All the successive governments failed us! The political leaders failed us! The traditional leaders failed us! The religious leaders failed us! (Including those of them who are now on the streets demonstrating against the removal of oil subsidy).We are where we are today because of yesterday. Where do we go from here? Please, let us give President Goodluck Jonathan a chance to see if he can take us to the Promised Land.

— Victor Okonofua, Ibadan. 08034034735

As a very young Nigerian I have lost faith in our leaders with the way things are going on right now. It is demoralising to see religious leaders paying for newspaper pages to humiliate Pastor Tunde Bakare. Where did they throw the injunction not to judge or pay evil with evil? We just must draw a line between wiring of a person and Religious belief. For me Pastor Tunde Bakare is more of an activist and lawyer than a pastor. If his actions did not go down well with other pastors, I think they would have done well to have visited him and talked to him in private that would have set a better example for us young Nigerians. These other pastors should note that he is also a leader in his own right. God would judge all motives and I believe he is watching us from a distance.

— Adebola Osobade, wrote in from This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Did the labour unions have to take us through the tough dance routine they took us through, only to arrive at a decision that Nigerians do not find amusing? Why didn’t the leadership of the organised labour inform or consult with the leadership of the respective unions and civil society groups before taking the decision to suspend the nationwide strike? Surely, this is a well orchestrated charade. I am aware that in a battle you sometimes don’t win all; I am also aware that the strike was already taking a heavy toll on us especially those in the informal sector of the economy; people were beginning to feel the pressure as they were not earning money to meet their needs hence the need to suspend it in order not to cause further hardship. Yet the way the union leaders handled the suspension of the strike leaves room for the general suspicion that they might have been settled the Nigerian way. For the sake of this country, I sincerely hope not.

— 08191319116

President Goodluck Jonathan has already gone down as a result of his action on the first day of January 2012. It is incredible that his idea of felicitating, sharing love and wishing us happy New Year is to unleash economic terrorism on us. To worsen the situation his two financial gurus Okonjo-Iweala and Sanusi Lamido Sanusi were behaving as if the rest of us were stark illiterates. But the one that really got my goat was the comment by those from Mr. President’s zone that claimed that he is their son and that they own the oil; he should therefore go ahead with his (bad) policies. We all as one nation voted for him, we all as one nation should reject his bad policies.

— Timilehin John Aderemi, Ogun State 08055983466

Are you also against the removal of fuel subsidy? Do you actually think it is good for the Federal Government to continue paying the exorbitant amount in order to import petrol into Nigeria? There will be no end to it and in the next four years it will be worse. Don’t you think that if the government side of the story were to be true, Nigeria is heading for disaster? I think we should use this opportunity to fight corruption.

— 08127811903

The generality of Nigerians have appealed to President Goodluck Jonathan to rescind his decision to remove the subsidy on petroleum products but he has gone ahead with his plans. I think one needs to refresh his memory about some events in recent history. Once upon a time there was a Mohamed Bouazizi of Tunisia. Once upon a time there was a Hosni Mubarak of Egypt. Once upon a time there was a Col. Muammar Gaddafi of Libya. These afore-mentioned leaders built an empire which collapsed while their reign lasted. President Jonathan should take it easy with the poverty stricken Nigerians and he should remember that there is people-power, and democracy. He should be told that defiant rulers never end it well. May the good Lord come to our rescue in this country!
— Bayaji, Ahmed Lanre Ikare Akoko,  Ondo State, 07055889113

One is perplexed by this issue of subsidy and the National Assembly’s conspiracy! What President Goodluck Jonathan did without the formal approval of the National Assembly should have provoked them to start plans for his impeachment. But since the National Assembly is in apparent league with the presidency, the lawmakers had no other option but to wear the cloak of advocate for the President .When shall we learn to be truthful in Nigeria?
— 08062994280

There was a prophecy that Jonathan would be the last president of the entity called Nigeria. We pray that this does not come to pass. But recent events (tend to lend credence to such a prophecy); and if (their) feelings and opinions are not gauged and addressed, things might fall apart for the centre to ‘hold not’ .
— Dayo Oladeji, Saki, Oke Ogun 08027278748

Madam, don’t mind the guy whose judgement is that we Nigerians complain too much about government. The fact that people like him ran away and refused to come back home and settle is their own way of complaining. Armed robbery, lack of electricity, heavy traffic jam and inflation are things that made people like this man to stay away. They should be bold enough to return home, then it will be clear to them that only the few of us who either refuse to steal or have nothing to steal are the ones complaining and we have every right to complain.
— Ebenezer Ashaolu, Ibafo, Ogun State 08097866766

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