slimghost:

That's a blatant lie. We cant betray our own when we know he is competent and has a good chance of winning. The question is... Will APC leaders allow this?. Believe me, if APC can present Utomi, they would be sure of block votes from SE, guaranteed.

gbanikiti: Really, what has your own governor done? why don't you stick to your own state and leave Imo state alone? crying more than the bereaved! mtscheeew!

Abagworo:


https://www.nairaland.com/1311168/5-most-promising-governors-nigeria/9

I am so sad that my job has pushed me to Lagosnow. I would have taken a weekend off and suggested we met in Owerri and do a state project tour so nobody can complain.

You keep posting that school.. In Rivers state, the Amaechi schools can be found in all the Local governments in Rivers State including those only accessible by water, meanwhile you keep reproducing one school built for over 2 years..

Okija juju: [b]Ndi Igbos should forget about 2015..

None of our houses are in order. Abia State has a person in the person if Theodora Orji..

Enugus Sullivan Chime would have been the best but he has been plagued with an illness for quite a while and thus his performance which was high took a dive.

Anambras Peter Obi seems to be ahead of the pack, but even I feel like he is just the one eyed leader in a race of blind men. Awka is a shithole and an embarrassment.

Ebonyi... I wonder what is going on in that state.

Imo State... Abeg, make we forget this matter.


We Ndi Igbos must restrategize now. The next elections would give us that chance. No more money politics. No more half assed measures. We need to vote for competence. We need real leaders. No Igbo state can boast of a quarter of the development states like Akwa Ibom, Rivers and Lagos has seen in the last 6 years. Go and see what Arab Contractors are building as Roads in IMO state Abd compare them to roads built in Rivers and Akwa Ibom. Enough of this crap. Obu na Ifele adighi Eme unu, o na Eme' Mua. No Igbo presidency until 2019. Al the people we have now do not qualify to be president. The time for change is 2014/2015 elections.. I don't want an Igbo president just for the fun of it, I want an Igbo president that I can beat my chest and tell the world that he made a real difference in the country.


Igbos! Say no to mediocrity..[/b]

Desola:

Let's not lose our heads here and focus on that which is possible. It seems to me that you are trying to circumvent a cogent argument by stressing on the nomination of Utomi as the APC's presidential candidate when you know that it is virtually impossible. Impossible because no where has it been said that Utomi is a member of APC and we must be cognisant of the fact that based on the rotational presidency we appear to practice, the bringing forward of another candidate from the South South is well, for lack of a better word - "dead on arrival". Nigerian people, especially the south would not fold their arms while watching another South Southerner being voted to take their slot.

With that cleared up, can we now focus on that which is possible and stop dancing around in the clouds?

DerideGull:


Berem,

We all know you are politically and socially in tank for Alhaji Rochas Okorocha. Please do not be blinded by cheap handouts and become irresponsibly apathetic to constructive criticism of goofy and classless governor of Imo State.

DerideGull:

Above poster is a typical example of what follows. Most Yoruba peeps are as good as chameleon. They claim to be first in everything yet dead last in all things. They could attempt to run away from themselves if it is humanly possible. It was not long ago the same loudmouthed halfwits castigated Ndigbo for massively voting for one of their sons into power. I remembered when these despicable cretins kicked OBJ to the political curb only be rescued by the astute sense of political approach by other southern Nigerians baring southwest region of Nigeria. Till date, no Yoruba has ever voted for Igbo person in any election in Nigeria period.

However, when it is time to reap where a person never sowed the loudmouthed ingrates remembered that OBJ was their son. As usual, the tribal and regional party called AD was sacrificed on the altar of tribal jingoism.

I am not a bit surprise the people known for their chameleonic idiosyncrasies are at it again. They are busy setting up goofy Nigerians with an association such as All Progressive Congress (APC) which every reasonable Nigeria knows may not become a political party.

fyne_Ijay: you are sick. Like seriously, you do not see any Igbo man fit to be in Aso Rock except the 'shoeless Fisherman' who does not even give a damn about Nigerians?

Okija juju:


I am so sad that my job has pushed me to Lagosnow. I would have taken a weekend off and suggested we met in Owerri and do a state project tour so nobody can complain.

You keep posting that school.. In Rivers state, the Amaechi schools can be found in all the Local governments in Rivers State including those only accessible by water, meanwhile you keep reproducing one school built for over 2 years..

Abagworo: Rochas has not come out in the open but I have this question for my Igbo brothers that were attacking Amaechi that he wants to contest VP. Are we going to give Rochas massive support if he declares?

Abagworo: Rochas has not come out in the open but I have this question for my Igbo brothers that were attacking Amaechi that he wants to contest VP. Are we going to give Rochas massive support if he declares?

chino24:


In the case of Ojukwu, Igbos voted overwhelmingly for him. And he came 3rd in that election. The fact is that the votes of Igbos alone cannot make him president. He needs the votes of other regions, and you know that other regions is so fearful of Ikemba, they will do all that is necessary to cast him down.

Ojukwu was a true igbo son and selfless leader. Every Igboman can sacrifice anything for Ikemba.

kaeto: GEJ will have our support in 2015 after which any of our own will be elected. You and I know Okorocha is being used by buhari and tinubu to split the SE votes to cut GEJ's wings come 2015, but their plans has backfired cos Igbos are wiser now GEJ will have our support in 2015 after which any of our own will be elected. You and I know Okorocha is being used by buhari and tinubu to split the SE votes to cut GEJ's wings come 2015, but their plans has backfired cos Igbos are wiser now

Okija juju:



I picked from our present pool of governors and YES!! None of the present sitting Igbo governors is fit for Aso Rock. Allow the Fisherman be and use his tenure to search for that one really worthy Igbo Son or Daughter that can make a change.

If you want an Igbo president just for the bragging rights, then I'm not with you.. But if you want one that we all can proudly say 'that Igbo man left an indelible mark in Nigerias history' then you would agree that we don't have such a man in the present crop of governors.

DerideGull:


Berem,

We all know you are politically and socially in tank for Alhaji Rochas Okorocha. Please do not be blinded by cheap handouts and become irresponsibly apathetic to constructive criticism of goofy and classless governor of Imo State.

kaeto: GEJ will have our support in 2015 after which any of our own will be elected. You and I know Okorocha is being used by buhari and tinubu to split the SE votes to cut GEJ's wings come 2015, but their plans has backfired cos Igbos are wiser now GEJ will have our support in 2015 after which any of our own will be elected. You and I know Okorocha is being used by buhari and tinubu to split the SE votes to cut GEJ's wings come 2015, but their plans has backfired cos Igbos are wiser now

kaeto: GEJ will have our support in 2015 after which any of our own will be elected. You and I know Okorocha is being used by buhari and tinubu to split the SE votes to cut GEJ's wings come 2015, but their plans has backfired cos Igbos are wiser now GEJ will have our support in 2015 after which any of our own will be elected. You and I know Okorocha is being used by buhari and tinubu to split the SE votes to cut GEJ's wings come 2015, but their plans has backfired cos Igbos are wiser now

slimghost:

And that would be? Truth is, APC wont even present a candidate of Igbo extraction so its safer for us to back GEJ come 2015 and wait for out turn in 2019. With GEJ in control of PDP, we can easily strike a bargain with him as per PDP presenting an Igbo candidate in 2019. Its a pity, its all about regional interest in Nigeria and i think my region will fare better under PDP. Thanks

payless:


Igbos are in competition with themselves. The problem is that most Igbos politicians want to be first Igbo president. I have said it in some of my threads that Rochas deserves to be President. Ken Nnamani and Chime are also competent Igbos to lead this country. I am Yoruba by the way.

slimghost:

In many ways. 1.How can a man run to Kano and plead with Igbos to stay back and be slaughtered just to impress his hausa brothers? Well meaning leaders like Obi and Uwazurike were sending buses to convey umuigbo back home and this clown was busy playing politics.
2. When APC was about to be formed,their leaders reached out to the leaderships of CPC,ACN and ANPP and didn't bother coming to confer with Igbo leaders. Yet the clown called Rochas ran to join the association claiming to represent APGA.
3. Have you ever seen a Muslim Governor erecting Churches in his states? huh?

Embarrassingly, We are still playing regional politics in Nigeria and i will root for anybody, be it a yoruba man or an Hausa who defends and fights for my people's interest.

Desola:

Dede, I think you tried to say something there but your disability failed you. Nevermind, you can always try again.

I couldn't quite make out what your argument was. Whether it is that the Yorubas always vote their own and would never vote ibos or that we castigated you for voting jonathan. I know that my Yorubaness might be a contributory factor in my very slow ability on the uptake but I am rest assured that your astute ability to meander through a political discourse would undoubtedly set me on the right path.

Try again, please and i'll try harder to understand you this time as much as my intelligence would allow.

Desola:

Seriously, you think you can actually strike a bargain with GEJ for him to put you forward for the next presidential election? Shall I give you a minute to think that over and perhaps re-write that sentence again?

I thought you conceded to us discussing real issues, factual discourse which are based on a balance of probability?

Except gej is able to pull a fast one like obj did with Yaradua but I doubt it very much as get is only brash but not bright. He always hastily and stupidly lays his decks on the table before others show their hands and is always outsmarted. Deck has tyrannical streaks but he is not very smart which is why he always ends up looking stupid and back tracking all the time. Cunningly, cleverly or systematically installing an ibo presidency would not only amount to the possible disposal of gej but would most probably be the end of Nigeria. The Hausa's would not stand for it and you know it. It is for them, once beaten, twice shy. Fool them once, shame on OBJ but fool them twice, shame on jonathan and good bye to peaceful co-existence.

DerideGull:


I know you are very slow on intellectual exercise but very quick to certain human endeavors. It is understandable you chose to adopt a weird lifestyle. In your previous post, you attempted to rope Ndigbo into the bad picture of hating anything Yoruba including the political party allegedly formed by Yoruba.

Yet you classically forgot Yoruba castigated Ndigbo for voting OBJ, a Yoruba son, into power when the so-called Yoruba kicked OBJ to the curb. How do you correlate the fact Igbo voted a Yoruba son into power and aforementioned hatred Ndigbo had for anything Yoruba?

By the same token, Yoruba people have never and will never vote for any Igbo person in any election in Nigeria. I guess stupidity can longer be acceptable excuse in Nigerian polity.

PointB:

1. Igbos were not the only one 'slaughtered' in Kano (indeed the North). At some point the attacks were randoms; we bear the brunt more obviously mainly because we are ubiquitous. Besides, Igbos who stay in the North opt to stay there, we can't force everyone to come home.

2. There is no way you can be certain of that. In any case, politics is two way thing. Either you are reached or you reach out. Much as I personally don't like APC, I am willing to give them a benefit of the doubt if the field a SE President. So should most Igbos.

Rochas has always been passionate about serving, why should we be the one resisting him. I am ashamed at some of the comments here.

Abagworo: Rochas is the brightest Igbo leader today and some people are jealous of that. But why?

slimghost:

For real. A rude awakening awaits you come 2019. As long as PDP presents an Igbo candidate come 2019, its over. We have waited for it patiently and now that we can feel it, no amount of threat,propaganda,blackmail or sabotage can stop us. That's why APC is a BIG NO NO for IGBOS. We can do without the Northerners block votes as long as we can pull up to 25percent in those states with block votes from SS and the middle belt. I hope you now see why backing GEJ is the best thing for us as per our political survival. Thanks

Sincere 9gerian:
See, its not about supporting an Igbo candidate just for the sake of it. I dont know about you but I desire a better Nigeria. I dont see a Rochas making Nigeria better. I've listed names of other Igbo politicians that would fair better. Except we want an Igbo man to contribute his share to the destruction of Nigeria. If that's what we want, then any Igbo politician will do.

Desola:

Ok, Ok, I see your point.

You would obviously give your ibo candidate 100% vote, the SS would reciprocate the gesture as you did for gej in 2011 (based on the lasting relationship that has endured between these two regions(sarcasm))with 100% votes and the middle belts who are aggrieved by the north would tow the line just as they did during the civil war.

Why didn't you just warn me that I was having a discourse with the dimmest bulb in the room? You could have saved me a lot of finger exercise this morning.

Thanks for nothing!