afam4eva:
Who is an outsider and who's not. So, someone who was born in Lagos or has lived there most of his life is an outsider. So, someone like Shymmex who has never set foot in Nigeria, will come back and automatically not be a stranger because he's an indigene? If the non-indigene Lagosians can be trusted to vote for a governor then trust is not an issue here.

afam4eva:
Who is an outsider and who's not. So, someone who was born in Lagos or has lived there most of his life is an outsider. So, someone like Shymmex who has never set foot in Nigeria, will come back and automatically not be a stranger because he's an indigene? If the non-indigene Lagosians can be trusted to vote for a governor then trust is not an issue here.

shymexx:

Fam, where am I from?? As long as I'm Nigerian and I'm from Lagos - I have the right to lord over my home state... I'm not even interested in politics right now, however, never say never... My surname alone should do the magic and my family is well connected..

Heck, my late grandpops used to be the mayor of a local government over there in the 70s!!

Shymmex for Lagos state governor in 2027!!

J12:


Sure you can't, but it helps. We were amalgamated by the british in 1914, we're still living together as country since then. Force is a very powerful tool

afam4eva:
Just let me know when you're coming so that i will show you the road to your village.

shymexx:

But did he win?? However, that's a guy whose ancestry isn't in Nigeria but has become a Nigerian because he was born and raised in Nigeria... He should be allowed to contest and be voted for since his pseudo-ancestry is in the North and nowhere else in the same country... Anyone whose ancestry is in the country shouldn't get the same pass...

Stop comparing apples to oranges...

shymexx: They contributed to the development of the state and Lagos indigenes also provided them with the environment to thrive - so that should cancel out whatever development(s) they contributed to the state...

Again, it has more to do with greed and not tribalism... Why try to lord over the next man's house when you have got your own house??

J12:
WTF! Your opinion/suggestion is even more prejudicial. Why can't the foreigner go back to his country and become a politician there? What if the person whose ancestry is in the country is an orphan who cannot trace his ancestry, what if he/she is partly from the state or an adopted indigene of the state?

This is tribalism man. Non-lagosian yorubas(yorubas whose ancestry isn't in lagos) have been elected as governors of lagos, but a non-lagosian non=yoruba can't hold the same position. Its tribalism.

Gbawe:

Thank you my guy. Political sophistication will come to Nigeria even more slowly because we are unlucky with how events have panned out to make many Nigerians, whether they care to accept it or not, highly prejudiced people who make biased judgements regarding considerations (ethnicity, gender, religion et al) that are not such a big deal elsewhere.

You will see diasporans who should know better, via seeing their fellow Nigerian take political office in their diasporan Nations, come here to say Mr.X must never govern Lagos because he is not Awori despite the fact that Mr.X may be more talented, more dedicated to Lagos and more beneficial to the State than most Aworis. Those are the sort of issues we are grappling with that indicate Nigeria still has a long way to go.

To be honest, I hanker for the systems I see working well elsewhere to arrive in Nigeria but I have pragmatically come to accept these things will "need time to develop" , as you state, watching how majority of Nigerians act, think and talk .

Without a doubt, Nigerians will become more sophisticated politically in the future to the extent ethnic origin will matter less regarding individuals gaining political positions on merit but that time is still far away in future

T9ksy:

Of course, force is a powerful tool!

Can you explain to me how you intend to force a man who was made to watch, as his entire family was butchered by boko haram to see any northerner as a

fellow "nigerian". But then, like you opined, force is indeed, a powerful tool.

A popular adage says "you can force a donkey to the stream however you can't force the donkey to drink from the stream" .

shymexx:

It's greed, period!! Anyone ethnic group that wants to rule Lagos should elect a Lagos indigene to lord over them first and we shall reciprocate that...

alj harem:
Shymexx Shymexx Shymexx. How many times did I call you. Stop this mentality.

Anyone can contest and if he wins can rule any state (in this case lagos). It does not matter if he just came from Adamawa yesterday. Don't give people the wrong impression here.

alj harem: @ Afam4eva

Why did you delete and ban Shollypopz ?

I am sure she has every right to express her anger at some of the posters here which you did not ban. That is wrong.

shymexx:

That's unacceptable, bro... And if the people start Boko Haram-esque type of violence after that, it'll be justified...

afam4eva:
She was throwing insults around.

alj harem:

Let her express her anger, afterall this not an FP thread and the discussion is limited to few people on Nairaland. Some are even just ignoring her so let her air her views

Moreover this is her first time.

J12:

I was talking of force(legitimate force) in some instances. For example, Buba Marwa was the governor of lagos state for three straight years. He was forced on the people, and they had no other choice but to accept his administration.

afam4eva:
I warned her and after being banned she still used her other monikers to spread hate.

If she wants to vent her anger then she should start a blog. It's not gonna happen on the politics section. No way.

alj harem:

Shymexx Shymexx Shymexx. How many times did I call you. Stop this mentality.

Anyone can contest and if he wins can rule any state (in this case lagos). It does not matter if he just came from Adamawa yesterday. Don't give people the wrong impression here.

Get2go: When I say Non-yoruba rulin Lagos in 2015, i'm not refering to Igbos because they are not the only ones making up the greater percentage of Lagos population. And since we are in a democracy, i strongly believe that a man from Eastern or Northern origin will be the governor of Lagos in a free and fair election if all non-yorubas support his candidacy. Governance is about the welfare of the citizens of a country residing in a particular place and i believe in Hausa man or Igbo or Ijaw Governor of Lagos will do just fine for indigenes and non-indigenes considering that non-yorubas constitutes for about not less than 70% of Lagos population. This can as well be applicable in any state of the federation.

Get2go: The alliance by LP, APGA, ANPP, CPC in lagos will be the breakthrough in havin NON-INDIGENOUS LAGOS GOVERNOR in 2015.

koruji: Again, if you don't know, you are promoting conspiracy against Yoruba in Yoruba-land.
You will bite more than you can chew and lose you head in the process.
Olosi - you haven't learnt any lessons, as I have always said on this forum.

Get2go: There is no conspiracy against lagos indigenes. We are compaigning as rightful citizens of one nigeria, and we hope lagos indigenes give maximum support to any popular LAGOSIAN candidate come 2015. We are Lagosians!!

Get2go: It is a ONE NIGERIA thing!

alj harem: @ Afam4eva

Why did you delete and ban Shollypopz ?

I am sure she has every right to express her anger at some of the posters here which you did not ban. That is wrong.

Shollypopz:

Yorubas tolerate crap, walahi I wan create my own boko haram. Kill all Igbos in Lagos state. Na Sholly E. Popz talk am and I approve this message!

Fam, where am I from?? As long as I'm Nigerian and I'm from Lagos - I have the right to lord over my home state... I'm not even interested in politics right now, however, never say never... My surname alone should do the magic and my family is well connected..

Heck, my late grandpops used to be the mayor of a local government over there in the 70s!!

Shymmex for Lagos state governor in 2027!!