This is a sincere, serious question. There are so many of you who live in different countries, different continents...does this happen where you reside? Where major roads are blocked because the country's first Lady is in town?
U r right she is taking it too personal abeg allow dis pass make dem no stop ur blog o u r still in naija ur freedom of speech can be taken away from you anytin. Trust government.
Abi ooo..Linda what is your reason for so much hatred for G.E.J and family? Little respect abeg...Remember, you are in the public eye now, decorum is the word.
no ppl like u! Were de lick govt hass abi! Make them block am na! And she will open another blog and rename her self. As for me go still follow am. What dt woman did on thursday was wrong and she is suppose to appologise to nigerian... That's if she can make a correct sentence! Badluck ppl.
The most annoying thing is that she's not even worthy of all this fracas. English, she no sabi speak. Beauty, she no get. Ngwanu class....that one elude her completely. This is just typical village mentality. 'I am going to Lagos and people must hear'. Uru shili nsi first lady!!! Linda baby, no vex jare!!
Well, I reside in the UAE after having resided in other major continents. You definitely will not find this sort of security EXTREMISM in other climes. This is because these advanced countries have achieved major control over their security situations with sophisticated surveillance systems. Nigeria hasn't, therefore I cannot not completely condemn this. Twitter>> @awolam
Linda, I've long come to the conclusion that the problem isn't solely with our 'rulership'. Our followership play a major role in our backwardness as a society too. Sycophancy, self-interest, greed, cowardice - these and many more make too many of us kow-tow to the unevolved minds that rule. 'Clear way for Madam!' 'Oga dey come, commot for road!' Such mindset stems from insecure personalities. Sorry to say, such minds are the majority in our society. We have failed to place round pegs in round holes. We aint seen nothing yet. Worse will come. I hail you though, sha be careful and be prepared to bend; but don't break.
linda ds question u re askin is suprisn me o! is it ur husband who is presidency? wat is concern u if i block motors to pass mi front? mind bizness of urself oh.... Damn Patient Jonagoat..
This is too much!! We must shout about this till the entire Nation knows. What manner of stupidity!! Linda, can you please talk to Festus Keyamo to sue this woman for damages. For Christ sake, you could not go to work b'cos of this arrant nonsense. People who missed appointments, business opportunities, job interviews e.t.c should be joined in the law suite. Please Linda, you have to do something! You are a public figure. Sue this woman N100M for damages. She is sha not enjoying immunity like her husband. This is too much for me to bear. Thank God I stay in Lekki and don't have to cross any toll gate between work and home otherwise i would have been sore mad.
Well, I currently reside in the UAE after having lived in other major continents. You definitely will not find this security EXTREMISM. This is because these advanced countries have major control over their security situations using sophisticated surveillance systems. Nigeria hasn't. To that end, I cannot totally condemn this. Twitter>>@awolam
Pls we can't take chances oh,she's very special n dear to our hearts. Abeg.let's not give room for dis usless boko fools who r lookn fr evry oprtnty to strike.road block for a day wl nt harm anyone
i work on the island but am yet to fall victim of this craziness but i swear to God, the day it will happen to me, might be the end of it cos i will for sure create a scene. On the other hand, Nigerians are such a coward for allowing this to happen................Gosh! i hate this country!!!
I hope my comment will go thru today!# Its so sad when things like these happen in nigeria and we accept it and our law enforecement agencies foster it also! I can't tell which way we re headed in that country.am truly lost for words,we really need to go back to the drawing board! Twice ve I run into Obamas wife convoy and I won't even ve guessed,but u go know say na important person! Like the say the emptiest vessel makes the loudest noise,so Dame really needs all the noise she is making! Maybe she and her husband read the threat issued by BH and are taking them serious for once hence the idiotic act! I rest my case!!!!!
Yea!she had to attend the Thank You tour and Peace advocacy campaign @ d eko hotel,...hmn...the kind of money that went down there that day!...*lip sealed!.....God help us in this Country!
I've seen something done in london that we can copy.
I was walking down a street and came to a four way intersection. One motorcycle drove up from a side street, occupied the middle of the road and stopped all cars and pedestrians. Behind him a small motorcade drove past and once the last vehicle had passed, the motorcycle started moving and motioned for all cars and pedestrians to continue their journey.
In total, I was stopped on the side of the road for about 30 seconds and then things were back to normal. I could never figure out who was being driven, but it must have been the Prime Minister or top royalty.
So in theory, there was a temporary closure of the road, but it was so quick and efficient, it didn't really inconvenience anybody.
Linda, dose of us living in abuja experience dis deir of rds more than any oda state! Frankly it's annoying! I doubt if dis goes on in oda parts of d world, nt even in America sef...kmt useless govt
I'm in London, England. To the best of my knowledge, roads are not blocked for the Prime Minister's wife. She has (non-obvious) protection by the Met Police / Scotland Yard / M16 / Anti-Terror Squard, etc. Sirens are usual by the emergency vehicles, police, ambulance, fire service, suntan vans (i joke, i joke), ground rice dealers (i joke, i joke), etc. Even the Prime Minister with all his (obvious and visible) protection by the Met Police / Scotland Yard / M16 / Anti-Terror Squard, etc, he wouldn't dare hold people up for even 30 minutes, let alone for hours, or he'd be served his P45 at the next General Election.
Linda, what exactly is the gist? To stimulate a more interactive and informed contribution, your post should make more sense.
Are we talking of our own first lady in Nigeria? Or where.
In anycase, it's crass stupidity of the highest order to close a road just because the first lady is in town.
Even here in Nigeria there is no recognizable mention of any role for the first lady or first wife even first husband or first gentleman.
What happens here in Nigeria when it does with a first lady receiving State funds for the purposes of whatever is fraudulent and corrupt practice. More of this rubbish has been carried out by Dame Patience Jonathan.
Linda,wha do U̶̲̥̅̊ expect ehn,,we αƦε̲̣̣̣̥ in naija for crying out loud,,i live in Uk aπϑ dis kinda shit dare not happen,,its only in naija dat U̶̲̥̅̊ see stuffs like dis #smh for this country
Well, when world leaders congregate for the G8, it happens occasionally - not one official. And then not a first lady for that matter. Do we even know, how many Pregnant women, sicklers, Nigerians and foreigners that missed their flights, cardiac arrest victims, kids getting back from work that were deprived of a decent afternoon because of this madness? Not to talk of people who needed to take a piss or a crap?!!! It's pure madness.'74
Linda, I live in the District of Columbia in USA and this MAY happen. It definitely happens with all US Presidents. I remember when President Clinton was giving a speech at Howard University in DC and a perimeter that spanned several miles was formed around the school and each block was manned by police. Also, certain roads were blocked and traffic was redirected. It was done for security and that is what is being done here with Nigeria's first lady (especially given the boko haram terrorists).
The issue with the first lady of Nigeria coming to Lagos is that Lagos has a poor road network system that includes roads that are in poor physical condition, not enough roads to begin with, etc. When you have this road situation and you add having to block the roads because of a political figure it equals huge delays and traffic jams.
It is God that will judge Patience Jonathan for what she did yesterday...Power is very sweet now abi..let 2015 come lemme see if she will still av dz kinda power...Anuohia
Tbh...it depends on the level of security in a country and also the nature of the people.
With the recent bomb attacks in Nigeria, which have been targeted at Christians, i really dont blame her.
If there were bomb attacks in the UK or the US , im sure extreme lengths would be taken to secure the first family or any member of it.
DONT get me wrong, it is selfish, especially with no planned warning, but it isn't unheard of.
Linda , your being a bit biased, unfair and insensitive to the situation going on on Nigeria at the moment
BTW..Nigeria hasn't gotten to the level of other countries in the world yet, where their intelligence service can intercept an attack or where there is CCTV on every street. Lastly, Nigeria is also not unified which goes hand in hand with the actions we are seeing today.
I understand your pain , and all of my fellow LIB readers who may have experienced such inconvenience....ndo xxxx
Linda o. I saw wahala yesterday at exactly 1.30 pm I left shop rite by the. Toll gate .i spent exactly 3 hours to get to Falomo. All becos madam patience is in town. Na wah. I saw a lot of ladies in the Igbo out fit s and all. I just it was gonna be crazy . Na wah u should have listened to traffic update by92.3 . Me nipple wereso much in pain. Imagine a guy even ordered for Chinese take away .it was delivered to him in his car. Cos of the stand still. Madampls stay in Abuja we doesn't want wahala . I
Where else will this disgraceful event happen if not in Naija. The land of indiscipline, inconsideration and disrespect of the 'leaders' on the citizenry. Well, I'm not surprised cos' some of dem no go school so i do not expect a civilized demeanor from dem.
yes it does, i live in Philadelphia and when President Obama was in the city last year roads were blocked and police instructed pedestrians and drivers not to move until his motorcade had past.
Well, it appears we have rulers and loses, not leaders. I saw a pregnant lady with her child, trekking, all because Dame came to Umuahia. They even blocked roads she was not meant to use. They closed the market till 4pm. I'm like, seriously, is this where we have come to? It's getting worse though. Even governors now block the road when their daughters have their trad wedding. I hear Tinubu closed some roads just for his birthday. The airspace in Lagos was closed sometime last year because Jonathan was in Lagos. The list is endless. In fact, if these so called leaders don't need us, they might as well relocate to Jupiter. My take though! Cheers Linda!
I hear Dame Patience does not have a child of her own. I hate to say this, but it appears she lacks motherly feelings. I remember one day when the late Stella Obasanjo was in my town of residence. I didn't even know until I saw her convoy. No roads were blocked. But for Dame, well...
this only happens when aliens are confirmed to be in town and police is both combating them and keeping everyone in their homes. They wouldnt even go this far. If you need too protect a VIP i understand that.Make use of the right procedures u have the SSS its their job to make use of artificial intelligence instead of the whole nothing dey happen method.Im not happy.
the first lady wouldnt tell the police officers directly to block the roads. Its their commander or someone else who would have probably told them to do it. But if the first lady knew about this she should have done something lagos is overpopulated this is extreme punishment.
Don't get me wrong, I don't enjoy this kind of lock down or the effectual gridlock it causes. However, it an artifact of time we now live in. In the USA, we endure the same inconveniences when the presidient or his family is town too. Right now as we speak, there are conversations on how part of downtown Chicago will be closed this summer due NATO summit, so I don't think the kind of closure you are upset about is only peculiar to Naija. I only wish commonsense will be use to minimize the negative social and financial impacts these closures cause.
Yes, you are right. It doesn't happen in most countries. But put in the right context of current security reality in the country, it may not be out of place for such measures. For instance, US top officials' visits to Iraq are usually done unannounced. If they are advertised you probably could have much more security measures including road closures in place. I doubt if happened in Stella's time. Please bear with her
The only time this happens is 1.Major Accident 2.Emergency situation..apprehending Robbers or Bomb incident 3.Even then there would be emergency routes and diversions..
Naijja is all about look at me..I'm the big bad sheriff..stole all your livelihood and can still front!!..and you still vote me in after i dash una..some small change!!
At least Linda, it happened in Naija. People are talking, posting comments, yet nothing has changed about this present government. I'm not sure our sayings are making any impact, these government is really driving d masses crazy, they do whatever pleases them not caring who gets hurt or not by their actions. God help us in dis country cos things are gradually falling apart daily.
I have always believed dt dis is d worst first family we have had since independence, crass & irresponsible pple. Nigeria is a failed republic I still maintain.
I wanted to comment yesterday but got sidetracked. I was on a Virgin flight to Nigeria in 2005. The plane hovered in the air over MMA bcos according to the pilot there was VIP movement at the airport. For about 30mins,when the 'so-called VIP'and their wahala left we were now on a que to land.SMH for this country!
personally...i spent 4 to 5 tiring hours between Lekki toll gate and dat bridge at Onikan...felt like crying seeing my tank go empty - http://bit.ly/HIgpPw
This incident must have hurt you badly. And you have every right to be hurt. I think there should be a public outcry about stuff like this...I am in Nigeria for a short programme but I live in the U.S and my dear, I have never ever seen a thing like this. Let Michele Obama try it, she will have to make a public apology. In fact she no fit sef.
well, oprah once blocked a str in chicago for her 25th season premiere but that was announced for mnths. ONly naija and similar african countries has no respect for people's time. The money they should spend on national security, they spend it on their own individual one... mchewwwwwwwwwwww
he/she who dances to suru-gede does not know that it is the dance of the spirits....Linda,take it easy with your newfound radicalism oooooo.....not that the situation yu described its worth encouraging buh evryone in Nigeria knows how it gets down.....except there is a creative drummer playing the song yu are dancing to vigorously now,then i suggest yu cease dancing now and rest your soured feet.......
Linda! Do you think it is easy to be a wife to the President of a country? Lagos is not that type of city where a President or President's wife will be around and you allow free flow of traffic on the same route he or she is passing, except you want to cause commotion or held them up in traffic. Please mind your business and leave Her Excellency alone. Did you say anything when they blocked the road during Bola Ahmed Tinubu's birthday? It looks as if you are bias sometimes Linda? Better leave Jonathan and his wife alone.
As far as I know, probably in most western nations. I actually laughed when I read your other post and this one. This is a normal thing in the U.S. when the president, vice-president, or their wives come to an area. The only difference is probably that the news stations tell us that we may want to find another way to get home or to work. This is a very very very normal thing. Over here, it is for security purposes.
Well, it happens here in USA all the time. I live in DC. When there is security threat against the first lady or president. The security have to do anything necessary.
It happens in the US. I haven’t heard of closing a busy road for FLOTUS, but I understand when it is done. Alternate routes are usually available for motorist to travel. It can be an inconvenience, but it’s not like it happens daily.
I live in California and this happens all the time when the governor is around. Granted the area isn't blocked off for the whole day but you are guaranteed to be late for work due to detours.
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Linda u and ur silly imcomplete stories! Rnt u going 2 mention wat country it is or r u just making up stories? Just like d "spot wats wrong wif d pic" post..u neva tell us d answer which means u just had a slow news day and nothn abt those pics wr off! Billie jean
Its a big shame.Even if Mitchell Obama's wife was visiting LA.No road block.See wetin person write for facebook..'GOD MADE AN ILLITERATE THE FIRST LADY OF NIGERIA, NOW SHE'S ENJOYING WHERE MANY EDUCATED WOMEN CANNOT ENJOY... REMEMBER I TOLD YOU, THERE'S NOTHING GOD CANNOT DO.!!!...ONLY BELIEVE.!!!
they do this in NYC when Obama visits - not so much the first lady. On the other hand, I can understand the the first lady needs to be protected from Boko horam and other thugs in Nigeria --- the larger question should NOT be that she blocked the road but can Nigeria afford such security expense.... thats the painful part. I want to know how much was spent to prepare for the first lady's presence in Lagos.... I won't be surprised if we are speaking close to 50 million naira plus. Thats the part that bothers me.
This is total rubbish! Half of VI was on lockdown yesterday, traffic was ridiculous!!! All because mummy p is in town. Michelle Obama goes to walmart with out shutting it down. Even the queen doesnt caused this much wahala...... Just causing havoc up and down.
Linda abeg free the woman jor! It happens in so many places in this world. Do you know what happens when the queen of England visits DC? Guess you don't
Not in Europe not that I heard of at least not in the main cities but in Africa as in West Africa of course it happens Lagos is overcrowded. If I'm not mistaken it's the most populous in Africa and it's as populated as most west african countries How do you expect to escape traffic jam? It is going to get worse..
Whatever the case. Any state in the US of A will have a redirecting route and will make sure the wait is not over 20mins. This was 6hrs Mr/Mrs in phily bla bla. And hw can u measure up Obama and a woman who still needs an aid to spell her name
The German chancellor came to my area for a political campaign and there wasa no noise and nobody knew she was in town except for the news report, she cannot do that, if she does, she will be force to resigned, imagine a situation where the ambulance has to deliver a emergency, what could have happened if the roads were blocked?? shame too GEJ and Dame
Dear Linda, everything I wanted to say has been said so I'd keep it short. Yes this happens in other countries including the almighty US. I personally took okada yesterday for the first time in years and I had to come down and walk at some point and pretend to be on the phone to avoid stares but I was never for once angry. Trust me, if u were privy to intel reports, u will know it's a necessary evil. If u understand the ethno religious dynamics of this nation, u will accept yesterday's pains with a smile. Simply put, if a bomb goes of in a city like Lagos, this nation will break into an unannounced war and u and I may be victims. It was unfortunate but truth be said, it was unavoidable. Know this today, when a terrorist attack is foiled by the government, it is not made public. If it was, u wud know by now how many bombs may have gone off in Lagos and around the presidency
I worked right next to the UN headquarters in New York and even during the summit when the heads of state of the world's most important nations came together, only a few blocks around the UN were closed and there were plenty of alternate routes. Nigeria is a jungle and we should all be ashamed to be her citizens.
NYC-1 Says: My fellow Diasporas, the crux of the matter is not wether it happens here in the US or not. What we are talking about is that you don't constitute a public nuisance bcos you are going somewhere. If she feels her life is on the line, she could have travelled incognitio. Her life is no more sacred than the life of someone who might be in need of medical attention, or a woman in labor rushing to hospital. This is the big picture of what one is frustrated about.
Its naivety to claim that she was unaware of the secutry arrangement; anything less than that would have led to dismissal of the Lagos State PC. She wants to feel like a superstar, and our concept of superstar is one who can undo others at any cost.
For those of you who are hurling stones at Linda, I say shame on you. When you come to America or Europe you shed your ego and wear jeans like us bcos no one give a damn about your ill-gotten wealth; but, when you come back to Nigeria you start intimidating people - you are a creep.
DAME GOODLUCK JONATHAN.THIS WOMAN COULD NOT WAIT FOR TURAI TO LEAVE ASO ROCK.SO FAR SHEHAS BECOME THE MOST CORRUPT FIRST LADY EVER SEEN IN THE HISTORY OF NIGERIA.GOWON WILL BE THINKING WHAT A COUNTRY I LEFT IN THE HANDS OF KLEPTS.
it depends on how you look at it The first lady is a target. She should have security details. In some countries, the secret service would be on that location even before she gets there. Since our security system is not as developed could that have been the reason why it was not managed well? Five hours is a long time . Every day should be a learning day. Hope the powers that be heard you and would work at ways to make it better. She still remains our first lady and deserves a great deal of respect.
Its very easy to judge from our various positions right now but once we taste power, the story changes. There is this saying that "power intoxicates" and its so true most of us criticising will do same or even worse when we get there afterall those of them in leadership right now once criticised the people that led before them. Most of us can't even help people around us with the little we have right now and here we are talking about our leaders like we are better than them. *JUDGE YOURSELF BEFORE OTHERS*
Please folks talking about it happens in the US. NO IT DOES NOT!!!! Several times I've been in areas that Obama is paasing or has passed through, and the most they'll block roads might be a hr or a few, but they will ALWAYS set up detour routes and make sure people are aware of them. NO WAY WILL THEY HAVE PEOPLE IN TRAFFIC FOR OBAMA!!!!! Let alone for Michelle!!! I live in the US, and was not affected but it sounds completely absurd!! Here in Yankee, folks will go mad, it will make news, radio, TV, complaints will be everywhere, and they wont try it, cause they need to win elections. Dame Patience could care less, what does she or GEJ know about appeasing the people, especially all of una wey vote am in!
seriously!!! blocking the road for stupid fortunate first lady who cannot even make a sentence without grammatical error even when the public speech is written for her by professionals. who does that? so stupid!!! Mrs Obama will go to anyway in america and the highest place they'll block will be that environment tho she is worth shutting down the whole state because she is intelligent. This bush patience and so call first lady will come with her stupidity causing unnecessary traffic. that's what Nigerians get wen they vote for a presidential candidate who had a special debate. illiteracy is a disease but lack of common sense is the most serious disease. she is the worst first lady Nigerians has ever had.
ok, president Obama came to my school, and only few streets(streets that were some feet across my school not 1 mile o) were block not any major roads. they were a lot of snipers. i dont understand blocking major roads Dame cos she n illiterate. just plain stupid
Thank God its not only me that feels linda is always criticizing the government ...but seriously, Linda no one is stopping you from relocating to another country. U can go and become a second class citizen in another man's country and get da fck out of Nigerian cause you are of no use to the country apart from gossiping and creating chaos. :)
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Like someone wrote above, empty barrels make the loudest noise. But I don't blame her. I blame the dumb Nigerians who voted for her illiterate husband.. 2015 is coming, if you like, vie PDP.
so u people wants our first lady to be stranded on the road (go slow) and Boko Haram, will bomb her...! is that what u people want. Even in other parts of the world, b/c of some security reasons they use to block road...so pls don't take for the fact that the husband is f**king-up and allow her to be at risk, just b/c u are not comfortable with it.....pls allow the woman joooo
Wetin she dey look for sef? Abi Abuja no dey sweet her? Abi she want diverty the attentions of Boko Haram come Lagos. Olodo buruku, ode afofun-gbemu, who voted for ur husband, Dame abi Patience be your name? You have no common sense and i can't blame you, i blamed ur village mentality. All my fellow widows, what happened to police helicopters? Funny enough the roads was blocked for the duration of the that yeye owambe, but i trust you sha ooo, you go don ''killed'' those guest with your ENGLISHES. Tell that drunken fisherman of yours to stay in Abuja, we don't want you and your husband in lagos. What if Obama is coming to nigeria nko? You go ground nigeria for him, you aren't elected still you are doing as if won election. Damn it.
Pls o dis tin is really bad... but on to sumtin we can air our views abt.wat d heck iz silver bird trying 2 do again wit mbgn 2012.dey av brought in 3 ghost candidate lyk dat of d bayelsa girl 4rm last year.hmmm...is it not beta 4 dem to tell us if d crown is being auction up 2 d highest bidder so dat we'll kw watsup bt if nt y r they giving the girls false hope by giving dem d hope dat its gonna b free n fair.pls oo help d girls out o so dat this years contest wudnt be lyk dat of last year dat their winner was neither d most beautiful nor d brightest
Nigeria is doomed until we change these behavior of "animal in human skin" is better than real human mentality! I passed by Harper yesterday and we shook hands and he asked me where I'm from originally, we talked for a few minutes and he was called into conference with some MP's. I was only touring parliament building with mu children for sight seeing sake!
Abeg lets drop the criticisms, The president and his family are at total risk especially with the boko haram issue, it is only proper to protect his own
patience really has no motherly feeling if she can do this stupid act. so because of her, children were left crying in the car, emergency motors could not pass and who knows how many people lost their lifes beacuse of this road block ehhh she really is evil and i hope that her stupid mentality would change as we are in the 21 century so she best go learn how to reside in a civilised nation as this is a big shame. i am not against them securing her but not for 6 hours jam as it is no joke when you are in such a traffic ehh?
na the security operatives dey cause all dis wahala. Dame fit no know say dem block road like this for her sake. see as these security operatives wan rubbish our first lady. these operatives must be cautioned and made to adjust their way of doing things.
Linda I don't blame them, considering the Boko Haram activities they might wanna close all major roads.
ReplyDeleteAbegi! Which Boko Haram de fear them? If she spoke english for them they go Run. Cos d kind bomb we de her mouth fit kill all 9ja.
Deletetotal rubbish. illiteracy is a disease. If we talk naw, her husband will increase fuel price again
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Linda, give it a rest, e don do.
ReplyDeleteY? U won make Linda rest? Pls o! If u no get better commect make u go sleep! Abi na ur mama? Rubbish
DeleteU r right she is taking it too personal abeg allow dis pass make dem no stop ur blog o u r still in naija ur freedom of speech can be taken away from you anytin. Trust government.
DeleteAbi ooo..Linda what is your reason for so much hatred for G.E.J and family? Little respect abeg...Remember, you are in the public eye now, decorum is the word.
Delete no ppl like u! Were de lick govt hass abi! Make them block am na! And she will open another blog and rename her self. As for me go still follow am. What dt woman did on thursday was wrong and she is suppose to appologise to nigerian... That's if she can make a correct sentence! Badluck ppl.
DeleteThe most annoying thing is that she's not even worthy of all this fracas. English, she no sabi speak. Beauty, she no get. Ngwanu class....that one elude her completely. This is just typical village mentality. 'I am going to Lagos and people must hear'. Uru shili nsi first lady!!!
ReplyDeleteLinda baby, no vex jare!!
~ Menakaya's Baby.
Well, I reside in the UAE after having resided in other major continents. You definitely will not find this sort of security EXTREMISM in other climes. This is because these advanced countries have achieved major control over their security situations with sophisticated surveillance systems. Nigeria hasn't, therefore I cannot not completely condemn this. Twitter>> @awolam
ReplyDeleteLinda, I've long come to the conclusion that the problem isn't solely with our 'rulership'. Our followership play a major role in our backwardness as a society too. Sycophancy, self-interest, greed, cowardice - these and many more make too many of us kow-tow to the unevolved minds that rule. 'Clear way for Madam!' 'Oga dey come, commot for road!' Such mindset stems from insecure personalities. Sorry to say, such minds are the majority in our society. We have failed to place round pegs in round holes. We aint seen nothing yet. Worse will come. I hail you though, sha be careful and be prepared to bend; but don't break.
ReplyDeletelinda ds question u re askin is suprisn me o! is it ur husband who is presidency? wat is concern u if i block motors to pass mi front? mind bizness of urself oh.... Damn Patient Jonagoat..
ReplyDeleteIts so silly. Honestly! I was mad! Had to abandon car and driver and walk to my meeting
ReplyDeleteThis is too much!! We must shout about this till the entire Nation knows. What manner of stupidity!! Linda, can you please talk to Festus Keyamo to sue this woman for damages. For Christ sake, you could not go to work b'cos of this arrant nonsense. People who missed appointments, business opportunities, job interviews e.t.c should be joined in the law suite. Please Linda, you have to do something! You are a public figure. Sue this woman N100M for damages. She is sha not enjoying immunity like her husband. This is too much for me to bear. Thank God I stay in Lekki and don't have to cross any toll gate between work and home otherwise i would have been sore mad.
ReplyDeleteWell, I currently reside in the UAE after having lived in other major continents. You definitely will not find this security EXTREMISM. This is because these advanced countries have major control over their security situations using sophisticated surveillance systems. Nigeria hasn't. To that end, I cannot totally condemn this. Twitter>>@awolam
ReplyDeletePls we can't take chances oh,she's very special n dear to our hearts. Abeg.let's not give room for dis usless boko fools who r lookn fr evry oprtnty to strike.road block for a day wl nt harm anyone
ReplyDeletetrust my country Nigeria now its happening almost every day.
ReplyDeletei work on the island but am yet to fall victim of this craziness but i swear to God, the day it will happen to me, might be the end of it cos i will for sure create a scene. On the other hand, Nigerians are such a coward for allowing this to happen................Gosh! i hate this country!!!
ReplyDeleteOnly in Naija!
ReplyDeleteThis is naija for u, that will show u how naija mentality works, abi she be God! Abeg make i pass joor.LATEST JAMB UPDATE: JAMB RELEASED MORE UTME RESULT TODAY- CHECK HERE
ReplyDeleteI hope my comment will go thru today!#
ReplyDeleteIts so sad when things like these happen in nigeria and we accept it and our law enforecement agencies foster it also! I can't tell which way we re headed in that country.am truly lost for words,we really need to go back to the drawing board! Twice ve I run into Obamas wife convoy and I won't even ve guessed,but u go know say na important person!
Like the say the emptiest vessel makes the loudest noise,so Dame really needs all the noise she is making!
Maybe she and her husband read the threat issued by BH and are taking them serious for once hence the idiotic act!
I rest my case!!!!!
Maybe in bedroom. Whenever my mother in law is coming,we always close the bedroom door
ReplyDeleteLmao
DeleteYea!she had to attend the Thank You tour and Peace advocacy campaign @ d eko hotel,...hmn...the kind of money that went down there that day!...*lip sealed!.....God help us in this Country!
ReplyDelete=))º°˚˚˚°ºнaĦaнaº°˚˚˚°º=)) .
ReplyDeleteI wonder what happened to helicopters. Mschew!!!
ReplyDeleteWell anything goes in naija, shame of a nation, black people..black sense.. Am not surprised ...scur
ReplyDeleteMad person's definition of good governance and leadership (please don't blame her, apes planet, that is where she is from).
ReplyDeleteIt happens in the US.
ReplyDeleteI've seen something done in london that we can copy.
ReplyDeleteI was walking down a street and came to a four way intersection. One motorcycle drove up from a side street, occupied the middle of the road and stopped all cars and pedestrians. Behind him a small motorcade drove past and once the last vehicle had passed, the motorcycle started moving and motioned for all cars and pedestrians to continue their journey.
In total, I was stopped on the side of the road for about 30 seconds and then things were back to normal. I could never figure out who was being driven, but it must have been the Prime Minister or top royalty.
So in theory, there was a temporary closure of the road, but it was so quick and efficient, it didn't really inconvenience anybody.
Linda, dose of us living in abuja experience dis deir of rds more than any oda state! Frankly it's annoying! I doubt if dis goes on in oda parts of d world, nt even in America sef...kmt useless govt
ReplyDeleteI'm in London, England. To the best of my knowledge, roads are not blocked for the Prime Minister's wife. She has (non-obvious) protection by the Met Police / Scotland Yard / M16 / Anti-Terror Squard, etc. Sirens are usual by the emergency vehicles, police, ambulance, fire service, suntan vans (i joke, i joke), ground rice dealers (i joke, i joke), etc. Even the Prime Minister with all his (obvious and visible) protection by the Met Police / Scotland Yard / M16 / Anti-Terror Squard, etc, he wouldn't dare hold people up for even 30 minutes, let alone for hours, or he'd be served his P45 at the next General Election.
ReplyDeleteLinda, what exactly is the gist? To stimulate a more interactive and informed contribution, your post should make more sense.
ReplyDeleteAre we talking of our own first lady in Nigeria? Or where.
In anycase, it's crass stupidity of the highest order to close a road just because the first lady is in town.
Even here in Nigeria there is no recognizable mention of any role for the first lady or first wife even first husband or first gentleman.
What happens here in Nigeria when it does with a first lady receiving State funds for the purposes of whatever is fraudulent and corrupt practice. More of this rubbish has been carried out by Dame Patience Jonathan.
They get it wrong all the time!
ReplyDeleteLol. Linda, you are still really upset about this woman's issue. Abeg no vex naa.
ReplyDeleteAunt me,aunt me aunt me i no the ans eh eh eh eh eh NIGERIA
ReplyDeleteLinda,wha do U̶̲̥̅̊ expect ehn,,we αƦε̲̣̣̣̥ in naija for crying out loud,,i live in Uk aπϑ dis kinda shit dare not happen,,its only in naija dat U̶̲̥̅̊ see stuffs like dis #smh for this country
ReplyDeleteWell, when world leaders congregate for the G8, it happens occasionally - not one official. And then not a first lady for that matter.
ReplyDeleteDo we even know, how many Pregnant women, sicklers, Nigerians and foreigners that missed their flights, cardiac arrest victims, kids getting back from work that were deprived of a decent afternoon because of this madness? Not to talk of people who needed to take a piss or a crap?!!!
It's pure madness.'74
Linda, I live in the District of Columbia in USA and this MAY happen. It definitely happens with all US Presidents. I remember when President Clinton was giving a speech at Howard University in DC and a perimeter that spanned several miles was formed around the school and each block was manned by police. Also, certain roads were blocked and traffic was redirected. It was done for security and that is what is being done here with Nigeria's first lady (especially given the boko haram terrorists).
ReplyDeleteThe issue with the first lady of Nigeria coming to Lagos is that Lagos has a poor road network system that includes roads that are in poor physical condition, not enough roads to begin with, etc. When you have this road situation and you add having to block the roads because of a political figure it equals huge delays and traffic jams.
It is God that will judge Patience Jonathan for what she did yesterday...Power is very sweet now abi..let 2015 come lemme see if she will still av dz kinda power...Anuohia
ReplyDeleteTbh...it depends on the level of security in a country and also the nature of the people.
ReplyDeleteWith the recent bomb attacks in Nigeria, which have been targeted at Christians, i really dont blame her.
If there were bomb attacks in the UK or the US , im sure extreme lengths would be taken to secure the first family or any member of it.
DONT get me wrong, it is selfish, especially with no planned warning, but it isn't unheard of.
Linda , your being a bit biased, unfair and insensitive to the situation going on on Nigeria at the moment
BTW..Nigeria hasn't gotten to the level of other countries in the world yet, where their intelligence service can intercept an attack or where there is CCTV on every street. Lastly, Nigeria is also not unified which goes hand in hand with the actions we are seeing today.
I understand your pain , and all of my fellow LIB readers who may have experienced such inconvenience....ndo xxxx
Big shame. We keep letting ourselves down in this country. Na wa o!
ReplyDeletestupid things like this can only happen in naija afterall now madam umblella would start blowing big big grammar that is bigger than her nonsesne.
ReplyDeletelinda you best know that nonsesne things like that does not happen in other civilised countries
stupid things like this can only happen in naija afterall now madam umblella would start blowing big big grammar that is bigger than her nonsesne.
ReplyDeletelinda you best know that nonsesne things like that does not happen in other civilised countries
Linda o. I saw wahala yesterday at exactly 1.30 pm I left shop rite by the. Toll gate .i spent exactly 3 hours to get to Falomo. All becos madam patience is in town. Na wah. I saw a lot of ladies in the Igbo out fit s and all. I just it was gonna be crazy . Na wah u should have listened to traffic update by92.3 . Me nipple wereso much in pain. Imagine a guy even ordered for Chinese take away .it was delivered to him in his car. Cos of the stand still. Madampls stay in Abuja we doesn't want wahala . I
ReplyDeletehahahahahaha linda ichoro ka ndi mmadu jiri onu sagbuo patience jonathan
ReplyDeleteWhere else will this disgraceful event happen if not in Naija. The land of indiscipline, inconsideration and disrespect of the 'leaders' on the citizenry. Well, I'm not surprised cos' some of dem no go school so i do not expect a civilized demeanor from dem.
ReplyDeleteyes it does, i live in Philadelphia and when President Obama was in the city last year roads were blocked and police instructed pedestrians and drivers not to move until his motorcade had past.
ReplyDeleteDamm! thats all i gat to say.
ReplyDeleteWell, it appears we have rulers and loses, not leaders. I saw a pregnant lady with her child, trekking, all because Dame came to Umuahia. They even blocked roads she was not meant to use. They closed the market till 4pm. I'm like, seriously, is this where we have come to? It's getting worse though. Even governors now block the road when their daughters have their trad wedding. I hear Tinubu closed some roads just for his birthday. The airspace in Lagos was closed sometime last year because Jonathan was in Lagos. The list is endless. In fact, if these so called leaders don't need us, they might as well relocate to Jupiter. My take though! Cheers Linda!
ReplyDeleteI hear Dame Patience does not have a child of her own. I hate to say this, but it appears she lacks motherly feelings. I remember one day when the late Stella Obasanjo was in my town of residence. I didn't even know until I saw her convoy. No roads were blocked. But for Dame, well...
ReplyDeleteThese are some of the fringe benefits you get when you choose to pitch your tent in a banana republic.
ReplyDeleteThe highest level of madness and crudest way to treat mankind in modern days.
ReplyDeletelol Linda its funny when we see you complain, those of us who live in Abuja are used to this harassment of citizens. I cant make sense out of it.
ReplyDelete...a country where they have openly threatened to kill the presido in 90 days. ahhh, linda talk another gist. The situation is beyond remedy.
ReplyDeletethis only happens when aliens are confirmed to be in town and police is both combating them and keeping everyone in their homes. They wouldnt even go this far. If you need too protect a VIP i understand that.Make use of the right procedures u have the SSS its their job to make use of artificial intelligence instead of the whole nothing dey happen method.Im not happy.
ReplyDeleteonly in naija!!!
ReplyDeletethe first lady wouldnt tell the police officers directly to block the roads. Its their commander or someone else who would have probably told them to do it. But if the first lady knew about this she should have done something lagos is overpopulated this is extreme punishment.
ReplyDeleteDon't get me wrong, I don't enjoy this kind of lock down or the effectual gridlock it causes. However, it an artifact of time we now live in. In the USA, we endure the same inconveniences when the presidient or his family is town too. Right now as we speak, there are conversations on how part of downtown Chicago will be closed this summer due NATO summit, so I don't think the kind of closure you are upset about is only peculiar to Naija. I only wish commonsense will be use to minimize the negative social and financial impacts these closures cause.
ReplyDeleteThis is what we hate and this must stop.
ReplyDeleteHappens everywhere? If POTUS is going to an official event, roads can be closed, but just for a few minutes, and that's for POTUS, not FLOTUS.
ReplyDeleteThat's the country we live in.I was in the traffic for over 4hrs *angry* nah God go purnish her....pschewww
ReplyDeleteYes, you are right. It doesn't happen in most countries. But put in the right context of current security reality in the country, it may not be out of place for such measures. For instance, US top officials' visits to Iraq are usually done unannounced. If they are advertised you probably could have much more security measures including road closures in place. I doubt if happened in Stella's time. Please bear with her
ReplyDeletei tire linda in naija anything is acceptable o! wetin concern Americans is obama wife dey waka for road.
ReplyDeletewell e good as them block road make she no use English scatter lagos state nonsense. Animal in human skin. na never see come see dey worry her.
ReplyDeleteThe only time this happens is
ReplyDelete1.Major Accident
2.Emergency situation..apprehending Robbers or Bomb incident
3.Even then there would be emergency routes and diversions..
Naijja is all about look at me..I'm the big bad sheriff..stole all your livelihood and can still front!!..and you still vote me in after i dash una..some small change!!
At least Linda, it happened in Naija.
ReplyDeletePeople are talking, posting comments, yet nothing has changed about this present government. I'm not sure our sayings are making any impact, these government is really driving d masses crazy, they do whatever pleases them not caring who gets hurt or not by their actions. God help us in dis country cos things are gradually falling apart daily.
I have always believed dt dis is d worst first family we have had since independence, crass & irresponsible pple. Nigeria is a failed republic I still maintain.
ReplyDeleteAnd apparently you don't want to be anywhere near the Lagos-Ibadan expressway when Redeem are having their Vigil service..
ReplyDeleteI wanted to comment yesterday but got sidetracked. I was on a Virgin flight to Nigeria in 2005. The plane hovered in the air over MMA bcos according to the pilot there was VIP movement at the airport. For about 30mins,when the 'so-called VIP'and their wahala left we were now on a que to land.SMH for this country!
ReplyDeletepersonally...i spent 4 to 5 tiring hours between Lekki toll gate and dat bridge at Onikan...felt like crying seeing my tank go empty - http://bit.ly/HIgpPw
ReplyDeleteThis incident must have hurt you badly. And you have every right to be hurt. I think there should be a public outcry about stuff like this...I am in Nigeria for a short programme but I live in the U.S and my dear, I have never ever seen a thing like this. Let Michele Obama try it, she will have to make a public apology. In fact she no fit sef.
ReplyDeletewell, oprah once blocked a str in chicago for her 25th season premiere but that was announced for mnths. ONly naija and similar african countries has no respect for people's time.
ReplyDeleteThe money they should spend on national security, they spend it on their own individual one...
mchewwwwwwwwwwww
he/she who dances to suru-gede does not know that it is the dance of the spirits....Linda,take it easy with your newfound radicalism oooooo.....not that the situation yu described its worth encouraging buh evryone in Nigeria knows how it gets down.....except there is a creative drummer playing the song yu are dancing to vigorously now,then i suggest yu cease dancing now and rest your soured feet.......
ReplyDeleteIn the USA it only happens when a notorious criminal is been transported to or from; court/jail/prison.
ReplyDeleteLinda! Do you think it is easy to be a wife to the President of a country? Lagos is not that type of city where a President or President's wife will be around and you allow free flow of traffic on the same route he or she is passing, except you want to cause commotion or held them up in traffic. Please mind your business and leave Her Excellency alone. Did you say anything when they blocked the road during Bola Ahmed Tinubu's birthday? It looks as if you are bias sometimes Linda? Better leave Jonathan and his wife alone.
ReplyDeleteIn nigar n maybe in ...hell
ReplyDeleteME
My dear such things don't happen here in Asia.. its such a shame in this present times sum pple still act foolish coz of power..
ReplyDeleteOnly in NAIJA!was something else dat wednesday in ikoyi
ReplyDeleteAs far as I know, probably in most western nations. I actually laughed when I read your other post and this one. This is a normal thing in the U.S. when the president, vice-president, or their wives come to an area. The only difference is probably that the news stations tell us that we may want to find another way to get home or to work. This is a very very very normal thing. Over here, it is for security purposes.
ReplyDeleteWe don hear or see linda. But Linda if you are the first lady you will still do the same! Dats najia for you though is bad.
ReplyDeleteThis is beyond sad and sincerely I weep for my nation
ReplyDeleteMajor bullshit
ReplyDeleteWell, it happens here in USA all the time. I live in DC. When there is security threat against the first lady or president. The security have to do anything necessary.
ReplyDeleteIt happens in the US. I haven’t heard of closing a busy road for FLOTUS, but I understand when it is done. Alternate routes are usually available for motorist to travel. It can be an inconvenience, but it’s not like it happens daily.
ReplyDeleteabsolute madness
ReplyDeletethis 1st lady needs some education and exposure
this is not done anywhere in d world, even wt d president around, no road shd be blocked, after stealing people blind, they r scared of the unknown
this is where boko haram s needed, but NO u'll not see d stewpid sects, they r there bombing innocent people mscheew
I'm Gambian and it happens...Sorry
ReplyDeleteOnly in Africa do our leaders and their spouses treat our funds like its their father's.
i truly detest this first family! Why cant these Boko bros dem bomb them to smithereens!!
ReplyDeleteWhen you considering the menace of boko haram,this appears to be okay.
ReplyDeleteI live in California and this happens all the time when the governor is around. Granted the area isn't blocked off for the whole day but you are guaranteed to be late for work due to detours.
ReplyDeletemehn. my sista i suffered that yesterday.choi.
ReplyDeleteDis is pure madness!
ReplyDeletea retard for a president,an illiterate for a first lady..what do you expect?
ReplyDeletebut in a country where there are social unrest and suicide bombing, linda what do u expect>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
ReplyDeleteyup. maybe not first lady but when presido is in town. seeing as dem BH boys r going buckwild it is not such a far stretch
ReplyDeleteSee as Naija like to de carry last. Just put people's whole day on hold because of what? Hiss@
ReplyDeleteThat's you guys punishment Fø̲̣̣я̅ laffing @ †ђξ 1st lady cos most of †ђξ humiliation απϑ abuses came from lagos state.ℓ̊ laff @ U̶̲̥̅ guys back hahahahahahahahahahahahah.ℓ☺ℓ
ReplyDeleteCrap, only in Nigeria
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http://www.societynowng.com/Patience-Jonathan-Builds-200-Rooms-Hotel-Massive-Office-Complex-In-Bayelsa-Abuja
ReplyDeleteumblella thats all u can do now, steal, loot and build hotels, why u no build school? when u know say na unblella english dem go dey speak there
What! Does she ride in a bullion van now? Lol! Where I know one place this is sure to happen. Naija.
ReplyDeleteDis is capital Nonsense. Only in Nigeria u will see dis kind of rubbish.
ReplyDeleteLinda u and ur silly imcomplete stories! Rnt u going 2 mention wat country it is or r u just making up stories? Just like d "spot wats wrong wif d pic" post..u neva tell us d answer which means u just had a slow news day and nothn abt those pics wr off!
ReplyDeleteBillie jean
totally nonsensical and inhumane
ReplyDelete1Sm 8:18 And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall have chosen you; and the LORD will not hear you in that day.
ReplyDeleteToo hilarious for comments!Linda, please don't let those ignorant demi-gods wind you up.
ReplyDeleteLol Linda dis tin must hv rili hurt u. Wot happens in 9ja stays in 9ja so therefore dis is 100per Nigeria. Pele sogbo
ReplyDeleteOnly in Nigeria of course
ReplyDeleteWhat do you expect when blocked brains lead us. They will say its a secutity meaasure. Hope they will block the Airspace when she flies.
ReplyDeleteIts a big shame.Even if Mitchell Obama's wife was visiting LA.No road block.See wetin person write for facebook..'GOD MADE AN ILLITERATE THE FIRST LADY OF NIGERIA, NOW SHE'S ENJOYING WHERE MANY EDUCATED WOMEN CANNOT ENJOY... REMEMBER I TOLD YOU, THERE'S NOTHING GOD CANNOT DO.!!!...ONLY BELIEVE.!!!
ReplyDeletethey do this in NYC when Obama visits - not so much the first lady. On the other hand, I can understand the the first lady needs to be protected from Boko horam and other thugs in Nigeria --- the larger question should NOT be that she blocked the road but can Nigeria afford such security expense.... thats the painful part. I want to know how much was spent to prepare for the first lady's presence in Lagos.... I won't be surprised if we are speaking close to 50 million naira plus. Thats the part that bothers me.
ReplyDeleteTotal misuse of temporary power.
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Let's not deceive our selves this it do happen where boko haram and there likes exit.
ReplyDeleteThis is total rubbish! Half of VI was on lockdown yesterday, traffic was ridiculous!!! All because mummy p is in town.
ReplyDeleteMichelle Obama goes to walmart with out shutting it down. Even the queen doesnt caused this much wahala......
Just causing havoc up and down.
In all I say, GOD BLESS NIGERIA.
Linda abeg free the woman jor! It happens in so many places in this world. Do you know what happens when the queen of England visits DC?
ReplyDeleteGuess you don't
This is what happens when pple start talking thru their asses. If u dont know what u r talking about STFU
DeleteNot in Europe not that I heard of at least not in the main cities but in Africa as in West Africa of course it happens
ReplyDeleteLagos is overcrowded. If I'm not mistaken it's the most populous in Africa and it's as populated as most west african countries
How do you expect to escape traffic jam? It is going to get worse..
@Linda the fear of boko haram kidnapping is the begining of wisdom
ReplyDeleteonly in a freaking 3 world country like naija! SMH
ReplyDeleteLMAO. It shows the level of insecurity in this country.
ReplyDelete@ Eni, exactly my thots, its all about the fear of BH.
ReplyDeleteWhatever the case. Any state in the US of A will have a redirecting route and will make sure the wait is not over 20mins. This was 6hrs Mr/Mrs in phily bla bla. And hw can u measure up Obama and a woman who still needs an aid to spell her name
ReplyDeleteThe German chancellor came to my area for a political campaign and there wasa no noise and nobody knew she was in town except for the news report, she cannot do that, if she does, she will be force to resigned, imagine a situation where the ambulance has to deliver a emergency, what could have happened if the roads were blocked?? shame too GEJ and Dame
ReplyDeletewe all talking about Obama...for crying out loud Obama is a president plzzz Dame is not, she shd gerralife or jump off, fellow widow oshi
ReplyDeleteGod help us all
ReplyDeleteDear Linda, everything I wanted to say has been said so I'd keep it short. Yes this happens in other countries including the almighty US. I personally took okada yesterday for the first time in years and I had to come down and walk at some point and pretend to be on the phone to avoid stares but I was never for once angry. Trust me, if u were privy to intel reports, u will know it's a necessary evil. If u understand the ethno religious dynamics of this nation, u will accept yesterday's pains with a smile. Simply put, if a bomb goes of in a city like Lagos, this nation will break into an unannounced war and u and I may be victims. It was unfortunate but truth be said, it was unavoidable. Know this today, when a terrorist attack is foiled by the government, it is not made public. If it was, u wud know by now how many bombs may have gone off in Lagos and around the presidency
ReplyDeleteI worked right next to the UN headquarters in New York and even during the summit when the heads of state of the world's most important nations came together, only a few blocks around the UN were closed and there were plenty of alternate routes. Nigeria is a jungle and we should all be ashamed to be her citizens.
ReplyDeleteNYC-1 Says: My fellow Diasporas, the crux of the matter is not wether it happens here in the US or not. What we are talking about is that you don't constitute a public nuisance bcos you are going somewhere. If she feels her life is on the line, she could have travelled incognitio. Her life is no more sacred than the life of someone who might be in need of medical attention, or a woman in labor rushing to hospital. This is the big picture of what one is frustrated about.
ReplyDeleteIts naivety to claim that she was unaware of the secutry arrangement; anything less than that would have led to dismissal of the Lagos State PC. She wants to feel like a superstar, and our concept of superstar is one who can undo others at any cost.
For those of you who are hurling stones at Linda, I say shame on you. When you come to America or Europe you shed your ego and wear jeans like us bcos no one give a damn about your ill-gotten wealth; but, when you come back to Nigeria you start intimidating people - you are a creep.
DAME GOODLUCK JONATHAN.THIS WOMAN COULD NOT WAIT FOR TURAI TO LEAVE ASO ROCK.SO FAR SHEHAS BECOME THE MOST CORRUPT FIRST LADY EVER SEEN IN THE HISTORY OF NIGERIA.GOWON WILL BE THINKING WHAT A COUNTRY I LEFT IN THE HANDS OF KLEPTS.
ReplyDeleteit depends on how you look at it The first lady is a target. She should have security details. In some countries, the secret service would be on that location even before she gets there.
ReplyDeleteSince our security system is not as developed could that have been the reason why it was not managed well? Five hours is a long time .
Every day should be a learning day. Hope the powers that be heard you and would work at ways to make it better.
She still remains our first lady and deserves a great deal of respect.
Its very easy to judge from our various positions right now but once we taste power, the story changes. There is this saying that "power intoxicates" and its so true most of us criticising will do same or even worse when we get there afterall those of them in leadership right now once criticised the people that led before them. Most of us can't even help people around us with the little we have right now and here we are talking about our leaders like we are better than them. *JUDGE YOURSELF BEFORE OTHERS*
ReplyDeletePlease folks talking about it happens in the US. NO IT DOES NOT!!!! Several times I've been in areas that Obama is paasing or has passed through, and the most they'll block roads might be a hr or a few, but they will ALWAYS set up detour routes and make sure people are aware of them. NO WAY WILL THEY HAVE PEOPLE IN TRAFFIC FOR OBAMA!!!!! Let alone for Michelle!!! I live in the US, and was not affected but it sounds completely absurd!! Here in Yankee, folks will go mad, it will make news, radio, TV, complaints will be everywhere, and they wont try it, cause they need to win elections. Dame Patience could care less, what does she or GEJ know about appeasing the people, especially all of una wey vote am in!
ReplyDeleteYou would not blame her. she is an illetrate.
ReplyDeleteseriously!!! blocking the road for stupid fortunate first lady who cannot even make a sentence without grammatical error even when the public speech is written for her by professionals. who does that? so stupid!!! Mrs Obama will go to anyway in america and the highest place they'll block will be that environment tho she is worth shutting down the whole state because she is intelligent. This bush patience and so call first lady will come with her stupidity causing unnecessary traffic. that's what Nigerians get wen they vote for a presidential candidate who had a special debate. illiteracy is a disease but lack of common sense is the most serious disease. she is the worst first lady Nigerians has ever had.
ReplyDeleteok, president Obama came to my school, and only few streets(streets that were some feet across my school not 1 mile o) were block not any major roads. they were a lot of snipers. i dont understand blocking major roads Dame cos she n illiterate. just plain stupid
ReplyDeleteThank God its not only me that feels linda is always criticizing the government ...but seriously, Linda no one is stopping you from relocating to another country. U can go and become a second class citizen in another man's country and get da fck out of Nigerian cause you are of no use to the country apart from gossiping and creating chaos. :)
ReplyDelete(IF U LIKE DONT POST IT, BUT AT LEAST YOU WILL READ IT )
Like someone wrote above, empty barrels make the loudest noise. But I don't blame her. I blame the dumb Nigerians who voted for her illiterate husband.. 2015 is coming, if you like, vie PDP.
ReplyDeleteso u people wants our first lady to be stranded on the road (go slow) and Boko Haram, will bomb her...! is that what u people want. Even in other parts of the world, b/c of some security reasons they use to block road...so pls don't take for the fact that the husband is f**king-up and allow her to be at risk, just b/c u are not comfortable with it.....pls allow the woman joooo
ReplyDeleteonly in west africa
ReplyDeleteThank you.
ReplyDeleteWetin she dey look for sef? Abi Abuja no dey sweet her? Abi she want diverty the attentions of Boko Haram come Lagos. Olodo buruku, ode afofun-gbemu, who voted for ur husband, Dame abi Patience be your name? You have no common sense and i can't blame you, i blamed ur village mentality. All my fellow widows, what happened to police helicopters? Funny enough the roads was blocked for the duration of the that yeye owambe, but i trust you sha ooo, you go don ''killed'' those guest with your ENGLISHES. Tell that drunken fisherman of yours to stay in Abuja, we don't want you and your husband in lagos. What if Obama is coming to nigeria nko? You go ground nigeria for him, you aren't elected still you are doing as if won election. Damn it.
ReplyDeletePls o dis tin is really bad... but on to sumtin we can air our views abt.wat d heck iz silver bird trying 2 do again wit mbgn 2012.dey av brought in 3 ghost candidate lyk dat of d bayelsa girl 4rm last year.hmmm...is it not beta 4 dem to tell us if d crown is being auction up 2 d highest bidder so dat we'll kw watsup bt if nt y r they giving the girls false hope by giving dem d hope dat its gonna b free n fair.pls oo help d girls out o so dat this years contest wudnt be lyk dat of last year dat their winner was neither d most beautiful nor d brightest
ReplyDeleteNigeria is doomed until we change these behavior of "animal in human skin" is better than real human mentality! I passed by Harper yesterday and we shook hands and he asked me where I'm from originally, we talked for a few minutes and he was called into conference with some MP's. I was only touring parliament building with mu children for sight seeing sake!
ReplyDeleteThe president and his family are at total risk especially with the boko haram issue, it is only proper to protect his own
ReplyDeleteAbeg lets drop the criticisms, The president and his family are at total risk especially with the boko haram issue, it is only proper to protect his own
ReplyDeletepatience really has no motherly feeling if she can do this stupid act. so because of her, children were left crying in the car, emergency motors could not pass and who knows how many people lost their lifes beacuse of this road block ehhh she really is evil and i hope that her stupid mentality would change as we are in the 21 century so she best go learn how to reside in a civilised nation as this is a big shame. i am not against them securing her but not for 6 hours jam as it is no joke when you are in such a traffic ehh?
ReplyDeletena the security operatives dey cause all dis wahala. Dame fit no know say dem block road like this for her sake. see as these security operatives wan rubbish our first lady. these operatives must be cautioned and made to adjust their way of doing things.
ReplyDelete