This is the first time i will be commenting on the speech by the oba of lagos, to the average person or mind, it is a ridiculous statement, but looking at it from a political lense, it has become a case of the more you look, the less you see.

The Pdp
The oba's statements to the best of my understanding was not a public one, it was deliberately leaked by agents who taught it could be used to the advantage of the pdp's candidate in lagos since there is not religious cards to be played, ethnic card they jumped at it. (they never learn)

The Apc
The apc was thrown into disarray, they momentum of winning at the center had suffered a setback, while many rushed to denounce the statement, the strategists saw and opportunity and they helped LOUD to music (forgive my english)

The Igbos
As expected, they were mad at the statement and rightly so, they also didn't fail to overblow it. It is expected that the igbos will give 90% of there votes to the pdp but something amazing happened in the last few days, i have seen more igbos (influential leaders) sit at the same tables with Apc chiefs (this would never have happened without this crisis) i have seen many igbo leaders accept apologies and even endorsed the Apc candidate. I have seen igbos in Apc wears and campaign buses around ladipo and alaba.

The yorubas
We expected the yorubas to give 40- 30% of their votes to jimi agbaje because a lot of them had chosen to vote the Apc at the center and the pdp in lagos, like it or not jimi is also yoruba BUT the tide has turned, the direct attacks on their Oba and the claim that lagos is no man's land coupled with jimi's overly courting the igbos at their detriment has irritated a lot of them. The yorubas won't do a shouting match, they act with a devastating bile (ask gej)

Jimi Agbaje
Agbaje also played to the gallery by making silly statements rather than being gentlemanly since the ball was in his court, he displayed obvious influence from bode George and obanikoro, this is not the jimi we know but the god's father push.

Obiagelli
I am indifferent to both candidates, as my fanatic support for the apc does not go beyond buhari and maybe elrufai and fashola. I can't wait to see the results.

VOTE NOT FIGHT.

hmmmmmmmmm

OP,
Wish there is a thumbs up icon on this forum, cos thats what your post deserves . ON POINT.

modath:
OP,
Wish there is a thumbs up icon on this forum, cos thats what your post deserves . ON POINT.

Thanks.

Abeg the king should go and sit down jor.

What has he done to uplift the condition of poor yoruba people since he came on the throne more than ten years. Those yoruba leaders fail to improve peoples' lifes.

Nevertheless it make sense for lagos to go along with the center. APC is at the center it make sense to have APC government in lagos. And also the performance of fashola in last eight years is not bad.

ambode for Lagos
the change continues

Mtcheew!!

Continue to fool yourself. JK is as good as the Next Governor of Lagos state. The oba is a stupid and power drunk fool. Many yorubas are not in support of him nor the APC and do not make the mistake of thinking only the igbos would vote for JK.JK is loved by all whether igbo, hausa, Yoruba or minorities

chukwudi44:
Continue to fool yourself. JK is as good as the Next Governor of Lagos state. The oba is a stupid and power drunk fool. Many yorubas are not in support of him nor the APC and do not make the mistake of thinking only the igbos would vote for JK.JK is loved by all whether igbo, hausa, Yoruba or minorities

I heard this about gej too just 2 weeks ago, we can only wait and see.

According to you yorubas act with a devastating bile ask GEJ. Can you remind me again what was the margin of APC's Victory in the SW after making the loudest noise. APC won the elections because of the votes from the north and not because of the sw.

I just did my laundry.
Going to bed soon.

Wake me when the results start coming...

Obiagelli:

I heard this about gej too just 2 weeks ago, we can only wait and see.

Just like you boasted about the ekiti and anambra elections

chukwudi44:
According to you yorubas act with a devastating bile ask GEJ. Can you remind me again what was the margin of APC's Victory in the SW after making the loudest noise. APC won the elections because of the votes from the north and not because of the sw.

Can you remind me by how many millions gej won there in 2011

Obiagelli:

Can you remind me by how many millions gej won there in 2011

We are talking about 2015 elections not 2011,GEJ beat Buhari by 10m votes He got only 2m of his 22m from the sw so spare me that crap

chukwudi44:
Continue to fool yourself. JK is as good as the Next Governor of Lagos state. The oba is a stupid and power drunk fool. Many yorubas are not in support of him nor the APC and do not make the mistake of thinking only the igbos would vote for JK.JK is loved by all whether igbo, hausa, Yoruba or minorities

Dude believe it or not, a lot of Yorubas are irritated with Jk, this is not election banter this is the plain truth. Jimi could have risen above this but he decided to use it to his "advantage" or disadvantage as we'll find out soon.

I was talking to my dad's friend yesterday, he's in his sixties, he has a stroke as in his left side is non-functioning but he still tries to stay active. He was telling me that people within his estate have been talking about not voting Jimi because of the stand he took, he said he was going to do a door to door campaign this morning to make sure people are going out there to vote Ambode. Again this is a man that walks with a limp(putting it lightly), this is a man that didn't even care about the presidential elections. He's just so irritated at Agbaje.

You are very right about the tirade against the Oba,the man came out that he abhor no bad feelings towards the Igbos, yet we won't hear word am an APC supporter but I want change at the state level too,but events in the week has made me to change my mind,i know if Agbaje should win,Igbos will rub it on Yorubas face in lagos,for that,am changing my mind and am voting Ambode.

mrmetoo1:


Dude believe it or not, a lot of Yorubas are irritated with Jk, this is not election banter this is the plain truth. Jimi could have risen above this but he decided to use it to his "advantage" or disadvantage as we'll find out soon.

I was talking to my dad's friend yesterday, he's in his sixties, he has a stroke as in his left side is non-functioning but he still tries to stay active. He was telling me that people within his estate have been talking about not voting Jimi because of the stand he took, he said he was going to do a door to door campaign this morning to make sure people are going out there to vote Ambode. Again this is a man that works with a limp(putting it lightly), this is a man that didn't even care about the presidential elections. He's just so irritated at Agbaje.

Absolute fact.

masseratti:
You are very right about the tirade against the Oba,the man came out that he abhor no bad feelings towards the Igbos, yet we won't hear word am an APC supporter but I want change at the state level too,but events in the week has made me to change my mind,i know if Agbaje should win,Igbos will rub it on Yorubas face in lagos,for that,am changing my mind and am voting Ambode.

I have seen and spoken to many people that share your opinion, jimi blew it.

Jimi may be OK but why settle for OK when you can have A+ which is synonymous to EXCELLENCE and wjat is the motto of lagos state:

CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE.

you lost your analysis as soon as you said it was a leaked private statement

You don't make private statement in front of journalists with camera filming you at a public gathering

U not voting?

Mynd44:
I just did my laundry.
Going to bed soon.

Wake me when the results start coming...

OP just like i don't really care about lagos state elections.l have never been to lagos expect twice to catch a flight and vist my aunt for medicial reasons.l must say the traffic there is terrible l stayed for five days before i ran back to Onitsha.That is till the Oba threatened to drown us in a lagoon like seriously who does that.Thats why peeps like me has been chanting j.k though we have never seen the guy or reside in lagos

Truth be told this issue has been overflogged whosoever wins there is a yourba with a yourba deputy.How is jimi dividing us along ethinic lines when it was the oba statement that led to this divide

Very good one @ Obiageli . The issue is that a purported private joke between people who are somehow close had been shot beyond the sky.

From what I gathered from the badly edited video, Oba Akiolu was even smiling while saying that and it is amazing that all men suddenly forgot what we call 'men's talk'....viz.

"Jack, if I don't see you in my house this weekend; I will pluck your brokos, yeye boy".....

......and this Jack, who is a friend will laugh it off; knowing fully well that you were joking, knowing that you will never think of "removing " his revered brokos.

This is one joke Oba may not like to repeat but the emptiness of our politicians resurfaced, once again. Lagoon now became the pivotal enclave of the last minute campaigns instead of reassuring Lagosians how the next Government will outperform Gov Fashola

omenalfa:
you lost your analysis as soon as you said it was a leaked private statement

You don't make private statement in front of journalists with camera filming you at a public gathering

You are wrong, it was a pre planned covert recording and the perpetrators achieved their aim but unfortunately it will all be for nothing.

chukwudi44:

We are talking about 2015 elections not 2011,GEJ beat Buhari by 10m votes He got only 2m of his 22m from the sw so spare me that crap

Both 2011 and 2015 results were rigged in jona's favour, unfortunately the PVCs and SCRs put a limit to what could be churned out in this election.

omenalfa:
you lost your analysis as soon as you said it was a leaked private statement

You don't make private statement in front of journalists with camera filming you at a public gathering

In front of journalists? Well i may be wrong but what was the event again?

Any Yoruba that vote jimi is a bastard because at the end if jimi wins igbo will boast of how they have started choosing governor for us in our land. Aside that Lagos can not afford to remain in opposition which is depriving her of the much needed Federal presence.

bbeckky:
U not voting?

I don't really care about the guber polls.

I was for #GEJout and we delivered

ofala:
Very good one @ Obiageli . The issue is that a purported private joke between people who are somehow close had been shot beyond the sky.

From what I gathered from the badly edited video, Oba Akiolu was even smiling while saying that and it is amazing that all men suddenly forgot what we call 'men's talk'....viz.

"Jack, if I don't see you in my house this weekend; I will pluck your brokos, yeye boy".....

......and this Jack, who is a friend will laugh it off; knowing fully well that you were joking, knowing that you will never think of "removing " his revered brokos.

This is one joke Oba may not like to repeat but the emptiness of our politicians resurfaced, once again. Lagoon now became the pivotal enclave of the last minute campaigns instead of reassuring Lagosians how the next Government will outperform Gov Fashola

Very well written brother, the pdp wanted to use this to divide votes but like the presidential election, i see it working against them again.

modath:


You are wrong, it was a pre planned covert recording and the perpetrators achieved their aim but unfortunately it will all be for nothing.

Obiagelli:

In front of journalists? Well i may be wrong but what was the event again?

See even NTA microphones and cameramen
Watch the beginning and the end

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCLKm8UZCcU

He who lives by the sword dies by the sword.
PDP has also played ethnic politics and they were killed in the presidential elections by it.
Stewpidly JK is doing same crappy stuff and he will be put to the stakes by thesame ethnic block votes.

Hence Yoruba + Other ethnicities will vote Ambode
while our Ibo brothers will vote JK.

AmboDAY will win this saturDAY election by God's grace.