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Pictures courtesy of Obidike Ajuluchukwu of Blacktvonline.com and thetimesofnigeria.com
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Wow! What a "multitude" of demonstrators!

They were so many that traffic was held up along the entire stretch of road leading to the White House. So many were these compatriots that amazed passersby and onlookers were wondering how so many Nigerians could be so idle as to engage in such a meaningless exercise. And what was more.....several American TV stations were all agog with day-long news reports about the demonstration.

It was so nice and wonderful that one among this great "multitude" even displayed a placard depicting Nwazurike, Dokubo and Faseun as "political hostages"......in spite of the havoc these darling "hostages" have caused our nation over the years. And the American government was greatly amused by this sweet depiction of local terrorists too.

But one thing was missing! These cute-looking individuals forgot one very important placard.....one that should have read "We, the most patriotic Nigerians salute thee!"

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From this picture, it should tell this men, that may be NIgerian are in support of the third term.. Since , only 10 people from the population of over 10,000 in maryland and dc are in the picture...

I ask my self would america treat thier president this same way . this men are treating our president.. is this not a disloyal to nigeria.
When u look at the picture , i see some men whose family have benefited from military govt of the past.. and some which look like they just came to follow...

Let our senator determine our faith, and not just some men, that live in thier comfortable houses in America, who have discoonnnect from Nigeria


From close to 140 million nigerian, to just less than 10 of you, protesting against their third term.

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Me too, I am suprised at the hype made about the protests against Obasanjo's visit to the white house. That the noisy and perpertual critics could only get 10 people to carry scanty placards is appalling. Our newspapers should try and be more balanced in their reporting of the news rather than leaning towards sensationalism at the expence of truth and reality.

May be it is true that many more Nigerians actually want Obasanjo to stay an extra term. The truth I think is that many are not too averse to the idea but the complication of it's implication on the Governors (Ole masters) and future leaders. But must we always kill ourselves with speculation? The criminal immunity clause taken away would deal effectively with any current ole governor who want to stake a risk in the 3rd term and for the future tyrant we are trying to prevent today, why not wait till we get to that bridge before we cross it. Moreover with institutions in place there is very little that an individual can do even if he is the president then. The only people that would suffer are those who have genuinely suffered from Obasanjo's sincere convictions that may have been wrong such as the issue of resource control and the unrest in the Niger Delta.

Just thoughts on what it may look like if indeed the near insormountable hurdles of a constitutional ammendment can be legitimately crossed in so short a time left.

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ha hahahahahahahaahah hahah ahahahahahahhaahahahha oh my goodness. You guys must really be bored. You should have at least brought your wives and kids along.. oh my goodness it's hilarious.

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It is funny that there wasn't a hug crowd to protest against Obasanjo's 3rd term bid? We really think it is funny? These are people living in America, and someone really thinks this is about them? The demonstration is actually a reflecting of the shame that Nigerians have become. After IBB, after Abacha, one would think that Nigerians can spot a dictator a mile off, and would actually show such a person the door. But we just tend to be passive about everything. If anything happens to Abiola, the sky will fall. The man died and his lieutenants went on to serve in an undemocractic government. Obasanjo and those jokers clamouring for him to become president-for-life (that's what all this 3rd term matter is about) are counting on Nigerians bark being worse than their bite. We worry too much - look what happened to Bola Ige, to Alams, to Okadigbo, to Awoniyi, to Rimi's wife, to this to that. Look, they can't kill the whole country. At least, not unless we don't do anything. Me, I have told Sowore, let me know the next time. I will march. Meanwhile, let no one be deceived. The size of this crowd or the one in New York is by no means an indication of support for Obasanjo's 3rd term. The idea of a third term for anybody is absurd. The idea of a 3rd term (read life presidency) for Obasanjo is nothing short of evil.