"Anyone who wants Nigeria to continue as an exclusive peaceful preserve of Nigerians won't vote for Buhari".

These politicians especially those who put aside their military uniforms to wear the flowing gown, seem to be so deceitful and tricky that they usually forget their actions and insincerity when they deal with people.

I am just wondering why General Buhari and the APC co travelers would deem it right to be appealing to Ndigbo to support them with votes after their series of atrocities at us , treating us like nobody who do not mean a thing in Nigeria. Today they are telling us sweet words to curry our votes and treat us shabbily again.

When Buhari overthrew the legitimate government of Shehu Shagari, he constituted a Supreme Military Council (SMC) that did not have a military officer of Igbo extraction. The outrage that greeted that impunity was so deafening that for once, people thought that Buhari was not aware that the civil war had ended. Can Buhari explain that glaring insensitivity to a race that had made tremendous sacrifices to the country if not the fact that to him, the Igbo race should be consigned to a beggarly status in Nigeria?

Still on the immediate post-coup dispensation, Buhari placed President Shehu Shagari, the man at whose desk the bulk ended, under house arrest while the Vice- President, Dr. Alex Ekwueme, an Igbo man, was consigned to Buhari’s gulag at the Kirikiri Maximum Security Prison. But in a curious twist of fate, Buhari’s probe panel not only found Ekwueme clean, it returned the uncommon verdict that the former vice- president left office a poorer man than when he started out. In some countries, Buhari’s military junta would have promptly arranged to return power to the civilians with Ekwueme as president. He did not but treated Ekwueme with so underserved disdain and wickedness?


With the exception of the post-civil war policy of General Yakubu Gowon that reduced every post war bank deposit of an Igbo person to 20 pounds, no other policy has done greater havoc to the Igbo business elite as Buhari’s import licence policy and price control. It was a simple policy: to import goods into the country, businessmen and women must obtain an import licence from the ministry of commerce. As it turned out, award of import licence was skewed heavily in favour of people in agbada, many of whom had neither any knowledge of importation or even a fixed address. Left without any option but determined to keep their businesses going, groaning in pain Igbo traders paid heavily to purchase import licenses from middlemen of northern extraction. It is on record that by that singular act, Buhari swept many enterprising Igbo traders out of business. Pray, if Buhari does not think that the Igbo are daft would he glibly canvass for their votes not minding the extermination of the Igbo business class by his highly sectional and ill-conceived policies?

If the 80s were terrible for the Igbo under Buhari, the 90s were no better either. It was as if the former leader of the military junta was hell bent on making the word ‘marginalisation’ a permanent lexicon in south east affairs. As head of the PTF, for large parts, the south east was denied the dizzying network of good roads and other infrastructure provided by the multi-billion naira agency in the north. Up till today, Buhari is yet to provide a satisfactory answer to the lopsided provision of infrastructure against the south east or the almost complete exclusion of consultants from the zone from the list of those who handled plum jobs in the agency. By asking for their vote, is Buhari not inviting the Igbo to legitimise their oppression and further marginalisation?

As the leopard cannot change its spots, so it is that Buhari cannot change his disdain for the Igbo. By his utterances and unspoken words, by his actions while in government and public office Buhari has acquitted himself as an ethnic champion and a religious bigot. Evidence of the later can be deduced from his loud silence each time fundamentalists unleashed mayhem on Igbo Christians. By being an advocate of Sharia nationwide, Buhari’s religious fundamentalism violates the constitutional freedom of religion and exposes the itinerant Igbo to the risk of discrimination and religious persecution (including decapitation of limbs) under a Buhari presidency. It has been suggested in some quarters that Buhari could have changed his views over time and would be reined in by the National Assembly. That is debatable. From our experience in this country, we now know that despotic reign can well thrive even in a democracy.

Let us face the fact. At 72, Buhari cannot change. Watch him closely: nothing in his utterances or body language suggests that we are not dealing with the same old discriminatory despot, who struck terror into all of us by his draconian decrees; who sent many to their untimely graves through massive retrenchment of workers, who micro-managed our lives by rationing of “essential commodities” and stifled Igbo business men and women by denying them access to the almighty import licence. It is to these people that Buhari owes an explanation in the countdown to February 14, 2015.

Maj Gen Muhammadu Buhari must have realised how terrible he was when in frustration dropped the bombshell, on the reason he has been losing election in Igboland and parts of Nigeria where Igbos are residing, stating that it is because he was involved in the Nigerian civil war.

The former dictator speaking on BBC Hausa services said, "the igbos hate him for what happened during the Biafran war". "I don't have any regret, and at such do not owe any apology to them, infact if there is a repeat of the civil war again, I will kill more Igbos to save the country".

The APC presidential candidate, added that this was the reason they never bothered to vote for him anywhere in Nigeria.

There's nothing wrong in sinning but a lot is wrong when you sin and walk around in pride defending your terrible sins.

Nothing in Buhari’s track record points to the recognition, on his part, of any remorse for what he did to the Igbos. Rather, his utterances, policies and body language suggest either utter disdain for the Igbo race or at wholesome dismissal of the group.

Perish the argument that, on two occasions, he picked Igbo candidates as his running mates. The Igbo race was not, and still cannot be fooled by that. Not even if his great grandmother indeed came from the cradle of Igbo land.

The Igbo raison d’etre can be encapsulated within three broad considerations: First, the Igbo want a country in which relationships are underpinned by freedom, fairness, equity and justice. Second, being highly enterprising in the areas of commerce and industry, the Igbo desire a public policy environment that encourages competition and guarantees a level playing field for all. Finally, as very highly mobile people, they crave for a socio-political order that will guarantee freedom of movement, freedom of association and citizenship rights wherever they find themselves.

Have you forgotten what happened in Lagos State where my kinsman from Igboland were deported like goats against the law of Nigeria?

The people were not even given the luxury of the provision of the 1999 Constitution that if you are accused of wrongdoing, you must be given a fair trial. They were not given a chance to say goodbye to their loved ones, they were not given a chance to carry their bags; they were not given a chance to explain themselves. They were summarily arrested and deported in the same country, everybody carries Nigerian passport and up till now, there is no law that says any Nigerian cannot live and work in any part of Nigeria.

We Igbos are known for being adventurous and entrepreneurial; anywhere we settle down is our second home. We invest anywhere; we build houses anywhere.

Perhaps, deporting Igbos from Lagos shows that if APC takes over government, Igbo people may face more stress. Up till now, the Lagos State Government is yet to explain what happened and it has gone ahead to add insult to injury by getting an Igbo man, who works for them — the spokesman of erstwhile ACN in Lagos, Joe Igbokwe — to justify something that is unjustifiable.

But Igbokwe said the persons that were relocated to Onitsha were the destitute, some of whom were mentally unstable, constituting nuisance and security threats; and that the action was aimed at helping them reunite with their families in the South-East.

If you arrest somebody and say the person is mentally unstable, how then are you able to determine which state the person comes from? How were they sure that the person who said he was from Onitsha was not from Kogi? It is only a psychiatrist that can ascertain the mental state of anybody. Even the Lagos traffic law says if you were caught driving against traffic, you would be checked by a psychiatrist to find out whether you are mentally fit or not. But in this case, they were the psychiatrists; they were the executioners; they bundle the people into a truck and drove them to Onitsha. Let them bring the certificates of their psychological evaluation. You can’t arrest somebody because the person does not have a shelter or access to water and conclude that the person is destitute because of his appearance. Maybe, if the person does not carry an ATM card, they will conclude that the person does not have a means of livelihood.

This act is just one of the few policies of APC against ordinary men as Okada riders who were Fashola's campaign tools became a menace immediately he won the election. They can forget all these so quickly but we, the victims won't forget as we use our thumbs for peaceful continuity against the deceitful change being championed by the desperate Tinubu and those who refused to change from worse to good, despite their well orchestrated propaganda, concocted lies and deceit through various media against President Jonathan.


Ukachukwu, a retired civil servant, wrote from Ikwuano, Abia State

Then i am a proper Bastard.

Sai Buhari

Gbam! Well Said

9ice story,Oya klap 4 ya self,keep it up,but as typical igbo guy,am voting buhari comes Febuhari,so try again.

So if I vote Rochas I'm a bastard abi? To be bastard sure pass o

Ishi-monkey...sai buhari

diceman1:
Then i am a proper Bastard.

Sai Buhari

A bastard you will remain.

Fellow Compatriots, vote your conscience. Don't be manipulated. If your pastor says don't vote for a Muslim, ask him if Daniel served a saint; whether Modeccai did not serve King Ahaseurus and if Joseph was not a prime Minister under Pharaoh. This election is not about North versus South, nor is it Christian versus Muslim. It is about Nigeria and good governance. Don't allow politicians divide us. When they share money, they don't talk about religion. When they want donations from Aliko Dangote, they don't remember he is a Muslim. When they enter an aircraft, they don't ask the religious faith of the pilot. When their bosses are atheists, they don't resign from the job. When an Alhaji gives them contracts, they don't reject it. They and their wives go to Dubai to spend money. Dubai is in United Arab Emirate but they have no problems buying houses in Dubai. But when it comes to politics back home, they say they want to ISLAMISE you. Yet, some of these people were spiritual consultants to Abacha. Vote your conscience. If you want to vote for Jonathan, vote for him based on your conviction that he has performed in your estimation and not because he is a "Christian". If you want to vote for Buhari, vote for him because you feel disenchanted with Jonathan government, not because he is a Muslim. Say NO to BIGOTRY. God bless Nigeria.
#word

Sir,you are a bastard for mixing politics with tribal sentiment.

You are a bastard for not suggesting a prefer alternative to Buhari and why that alternative remains the best option.

Ewu!

VoteLabourParty:
"Anyone who wants Nigeria to continue as an exclusive peaceful preserve of Nigerians won't vote for Buhari".

These politicians especially those who put aside their military uniforms to wear the flowing gown, seem to be so deceitful and tricky that they usually forget their actions and insincerity when they deal with people.

I am just wondering why General Buhari and the APC co travelers would deem it right to be appealing to Ndigbo to support them with votes after their series of atrocities at us , treating us like nobody who do not mean a thing in Nigeria. Today they are telling us sweet words to curry our votes and treat us shabbily again.

When Buhari overthrew the legitimate government of Shehu Shagari, he constituted a Supreme Military Council (SMC) that did not have a military officer of Igbo extraction. . The outrage that greeted that impunity was so deafening that for once, people thought that Buhari was not aware that the civil war had ended. Can Buhari explain that glaring insensitivity to a race that had made tremendous sacrifices to the country if not the fact that to him, the Igbo race should be consigned to a beggarly status in Nigeria?

Still on the immediate post-coup dispensation, Buhari placed President Shehu Shagari, the man at whose desk the bulk ended, under house arrest while the Vice- President, Dr. Alex Ekwueme, an Igbo man, was consigned to Buhari’s gulag at the Kirikiri Maximum Security Prison. But in a curious twist of fate, Buhari’s probe panel not only found Ekwueme clean, it returned the uncommon verdict that the former vice- president left office a poorer man than when he started out. In some countries, Buhari’s military junta would have promptly arranged to return power to the civilians with Ekwueme as president. He did not but treated Ekwueme with so underserved disdain and wickedness?


With the exception of the post-civil war policy of General Yakubu Gowon that reduced every post war bank deposit of an Igbo person to 20 pounds, no other policy has done greater havoc to the Igbo business elite as Buhari’s import licence policy and price control. It was a simple policy: to import goods into the country, businessmen and women must obtain an import licence from the ministry of commerce. As it turned out, award of import licence was skewed heavily in favour of people in agbada, many of whom had neither any knowledge of importation or even a fixed address. Left without any option but determined to keep their businesses going, groaning in pain Igbo traders paid heavily to purchase import licenses from middlemen of northern extraction. It is on record that by that singular act, Buhari swept many enterprising Igbo traders out of business. Pray, if Buhari does not think that the Igbo are daft would he glibly canvass for their votes not minding the extermination of the Igbo business class by his highly sectional and ill-conceived policies?

If the 80s were terrible for the Igbo under Buhari, the 90s were no better either. It was as if the former leader of the military junta was hell bent on making the word ‘marginalisation’ a permanent lexicon in south east affairs. As head of the PTF, for large parts, the south east was denied the dizzying network of good roads and other infrastructure provided by the multi-billion naira agency in the north. Up till today, Buhari is yet to provide a satisfactory answer to the lopsided provision of infrastructure against the south east or the almost complete exclusion of consultants from the zone from the list of those who handled plum jobs in the agency. By asking for their vote, is Buhari not inviting the Igbo to legitimise their oppression and further marginalisation?

As the leopard cannot change its spots, so it is that Buhari cannot change his disdain for the Igbo. By his utterances and unspoken words, by his actions while in government and public office Buhari has acquitted himself as an ethnic champion and a religious bigot. Evidence of the later can be deduced from his loud silence each time fundamentalists unleashed mayhem on Igbo Christians. By being an advocate of Sharia nationwide, Buhari’s religious fundamentalism violates the constitutional freedom of religion and exposes the itinerant Igbo to the risk of discrimination and religious persecution (including decapitation of limbs) under a Buhari presidency. It has been suggested in some quarters that Buhari could have changed his views over time and would be reined in by the National Assembly. That is debatable. From our experience in this country, we now know that despotic reign can well thrive even in a democracy.

Let us face the fact. At 72, Buhari cannot change. Watch him closely: nothing in his utterances or body language suggests that we are not dealing with the same old discriminatory despot, who struck terror into all of us by his draconian decrees; who sent many to their untimely graves through massive retrenchment of workers, who micro-managed our lives by rationing of “essential commodities” and stifled Igbo business men and women by denying them access to the almighty import licence. It is to these people that Buhari owes an explanation in the countdown to February 14, 2015.

Maj Gen Muhammadu Buhari must have realised how terrible he was when in frustration dropped the bombshell, on the reason he has been losing election in Igboland and parts of Nigeria where Igbos are residing, stating that it is because he was involved in the Nigerian civil war.

The former dictator speaking on BBC Hausa services said, "the igbos hate him for what happened during the Biafran war". "I don't have any regret, and at such do not owe any apology to them, infact if there is a repeat of the civil war again, I will kill more Igbos to save the country".

The APC presidential candidate, added that this was the reason they never bothered to vote for him anywhere in Nigeria.

There's nothing wrong in sinning but a lot is wrong when you sin and walk around in pride defending your terrible sins.

Nothing in Buhari’s track record points to the recognition, on his part, of any remorse for what he did to the Igbos. Rather, his utterances, policies and body language suggest either utter disdain for the Igbo race or at wholesome dismissal of the group.

Perish the argument that, on two occasions, he picked Igbo candidates as his running mates. The Igbo race was not, and still cannot be fooled by that. Not even if his great grandmother indeed came from the cradle of Igbo land.

The Igbo raison d’etre can be encapsulated within three broad considerations: First, the Igbo want a country in which relationships are underpinned by freedom, fairness, equity and justice. Second, being highly enterprising in the areas of commerce and industry, the Igbo desire a public policy environment that encourages competition and guarantees a level playing field for all. Finally, as very highly mobile people, they crave for a socio-political order that will guarantee freedom of movement, freedom of association and citizenship rights wherever they find themselves.

Have you forgotten what happened in Lagos State where my kinsman from Igboland were deported like goats against the law of Nigeria?

The people were not even given the luxury of the provision of the 1999 Constitution that if you are accused of wrongdoing, you must be given a fair trial. They were not given a chance to say goodbye to their loved ones, they were not given a chance to carry their bags; they were not given a chance to explain themselves. They were summarily arrested and deported in the same country, everybody carries Nigerian passport and up till now, there is no law that says any Nigerian cannot live and work in any part of Nigeria.

We Igbos are known for being adventurous and entrepreneurial; anywhere we settle down is our second home. We invest anywhere; we build houses anywhere.

Perhaps, deporting Igbos from Lagos shows that if APC takes over government, Igbo people may face more stress. Up till now, the Lagos State Government is yet to explain what happened and it has gone ahead to add insult to injury by getting an Igbo man, who works for them — the spokesman of erstwhile ACN in Lagos, Joe Igbokwe — to justify something that is unjustifiable.

But Igbokwe said the persons that were relocated to Onitsha were the destitute, some of whom were mentally unstable, constituting nuisance and security threats; and that the action was aimed at helping them reunite with their families in the South-East.

If you arrest somebody and say the person is mentally unstable, how then are you able to determine which state the person comes from? How were they sure that the person who said he was from Onitsha was not from Kogi? It is only a psychiatrist that can ascertain the mental state of anybody. Even the Lagos traffic law says if you were caught driving against traffic, you would be checked by a psychiatrist to find out whether you are mentally fit or not. But in this case, they were the psychiatrists; they were the executioners; they bundle the people into a truck and drove them to Onitsha. Let them bring the certificates of their psychological evaluation. You can’t arrest somebody because the person does not have a shelter or access to water and conclude that the person is destitute because of his appearance. Maybe, if the person does not carry an ATM card, they will conclude that the person does not have a means of livelihood.

This act is just one of the few policies of APC against ordinary men as Okada riders who were Fashola's campaign tools became a menace immediately he won the election. They can forget all these so quickly but we, the victims won't forget as we use our thumbs for peaceful continuity against the deceitful change being championed by the desperate Tinubu and those who refused to change from worse to good, despite their well orchestrated propaganda, concocted lies and deceit through various media against President Jonathan.


Ukachukwu, a retired civil servant, wrote from Ikwuano, Abia State

Name Position State of Origin
Major-General Muhammadu Buhari Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces. President of the Supreme Military Council, Federal Executive Council and National Council of State Kaduna

Brigadier Babatunde Abdulbaki Idiagbon Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters Kwara

Major-General Domkat Bali Defense Secretary Plateau

Major-General Ibrahim Babangida Chief of Army Staff Niger

Commodore Augustus Aikhomu Chief of Naval Staff Bendel

Air Vice-Marshal Ibrahim Mahmud Alfa Chief of Air Staff Gongola

Major-General Mamman Jiya Vatsa Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Niger

Brigadier Joseph Olayeni Oni General Officer Commanding (GOC) 1st Mechanized Infantry Division, Kaduna Lagos

Brigadier Mohammed Sani Abacha General Officer Commanding (GOC) 2nd Mechanized Division, Ibadan Borno

Colonel Salihu Ibrahim General Officer Commanding (GOC) 3rd Armored Division, Jos Kwara

Brigadier Yohanna Yerima Kure General Officer Commanding (GOC) 82nd Division, Enugu Kaduna
Brigadier Mohammed Magoro Minister of Internal Affairs Sokoto

Brigadier Muhammadu Gado Nasko Commander- Nigeria Army Corps of Artillery Niger

Brigadier Paul Omu Representative – Nigeria Army Bendel

Navy Captain Ebitu Ukiwe Flag Officer Commanding, Western Naval Command Imo

Air Commodore Larry Koinyan Representative- Nigeria Air Force Rivers

No insults, pls....It's ur right to VOTE and be VOTED for, as long as u're qualified. Oyinbo dey call am FRANCHISE

I 'd rather be a bastard than vote for Jonathan and allow him continue with the destruction of my (present)country

Op only mentaly ill persons like you who dose not see beyond sentiments and etnic bigotry will continue voting for gej despite the fact that he never fulfiled his numerous promises.

There is an old Igbo adage which says " a man does not learn how to use the left hand at old age "

In essence if you are naturally right-handed, you can not turn into a left-handed person at old age and definitely not at 72years old.

Any person from the South East supporting Buhari insults who we are and the way of life of our people.

A vote against Buhari is NOT a vote against Hausa Fulani. For the likes of IBB and Atiku will do far better when it comes to winning votes in Igbo land. Igbos should collect their PVCs and queue on election day no matter how long it takes and send a clear message to Buhari that "all men must one day face the consequences of their actions!"

Only an insane bastard would vote for a man that hasnt done anything for a region after 5yrs and has played 419 with d 2nd niger bridge on an entire ethnic group
Only a bastard too wud open a thread calling people bastards for voting against cluelessness.
I declare the op a bastard Ibo son who has lost his way and is a disgrace to the Ibo race!

Nna, egwu di kwa o

Some people have their feet firmly rooted in the past.

doctokwus:
Only an insane bastard would vote for a man that hasnt done anything for a region after 5yrs and has played 419 with d 2nd niger bridge on an entire ethnic group
Only a bastard too wud open a thread calling people a bastard for voting against cluelessness.
I declare the op a bastard Ibo son!

only an insane man will believe that a man who has for 30years not engaged in any private enterprise whether profitable or non-profitable can somehow solve naija problem or create an enabling business environment in which business can thrive.

GEJ's transport policy, easy ability to move goods and services, airports in all zones of Nigeria, more seaports around the country is what the Igbo needs to thrive.

We do not need any handouts from Government. We just want fairness and inclusiveness and GEJ has been the most inclusive Nigerian President!

To replace him with a man who has direct history of excluding Igbos and destroying our lives and everything we represent is total madness!

And some people like this Op are the ones complaining of marginalization of the Igbos in Lagos? If people can't be allowed to cast their votes for whoever they feel even in their fathers compound without been termed a bastard or slaves then I wonder what they will call people from other regions in their village.

mikeansy:


only an insane man will believe that a man who has for 30years not engaged in any private enterprise whether profitable or non-profitable can somehow solve naija problem or create an enabling business environment in which business can thrive.

GEJ's transport policy, easy ability to move goods and services, airports in all zones of Nigeria, more seaports around the country is what the Igbo needs to thrive.

We do not need any handouts from Government. We just want fairness and inclusiveness and GEJ has been the most inclusive Nigerian President!

b] [To replace him with a man who has direct history of excluding Igbos and destroying our lives and everything we represent is total madness! [/b]

What do you mean by GEJ being an inclussive and fair president? GEJ that openly agreed that he has done nothing for the south-south region? Since the amnesty programme and creation of ministry of niger delta affairs by Late. Yaradua what positive thing has come the way of niger deltans? What has he done for the east? What has he done for the middle belt? GEJ has failed and he knows that himself.. In Buhari we trust!

@Post: I can't believe somebody actually sat down to write such a lengthy rubbish! It's amazing the quantity of rubbish occupying some people's brain.

Burger01:
Some people have their feet firmly rooted in the past.

A building don't just collapse, it would give signs. The signs and past antecedents go a long way in determining what we should expect and who the real person is. This man has no respect for the igbos but it is not his fault but the fault of ppl like you who do not respect their clans.

diceman1:
Then i am a proper Bastard.

Sai Buhari

Its good you remain a bastard and die a bastard. Now I know its not fasholas fault when he deported igbos from Lagos, its not buharis fault that he's dealing with the igbos, its the fault of ppl like you who have no respect for their clan.

If supporting the people's General makes Igbos bastards, then us "bastards" are in the majority

Have you seen APC's recent rallies in Igboland?

OP, well stated. SE & SS Say no to Hausa/Fulani,Say no to Buhari. They May deceive the SW by picking their son as Vice who has no constitutional power in a presidential system of Govt.Igbos don't go back to a second citizen you were before Jonathan Came.

Rubbish

Op u are the bastard
"fullstop"

Firstly I am a proud Yoruba man.

So the OP is rejoicing because the number of private jet users in Igboland has increased? What about the poor millions living in destitution in Igboland or drifting around Nigeria living in heLlish economic condition?

I long for the day when I can choose to go and live and enjoy in Igboland to enjoy our diversity and of course those sweet Igbo .....

What has GEJ and his Igbo dominated government done to lift Igbo people and the region out of its camatoes position?

Abeg park well and vote Buhari for change and the sake of our children.

With this kind of reasoning somebody somehwere will say this country will get better? Nigeria is heading for a pit with ppl like dis ignorant op!! Untill we begin to see our self as one and great nation we won't grow...go to USA! A Texas native can go to california and be a Governor! #Nigeria Nigeria...I weep for you

OP is a big liar. EBITO UKIWE from Imo State was a member of the Supreme Military Council under General Buhari.

K

themilanway:
Sir,you are a bastard for mixing politics with tribal sentiment.

You are a bastard for not suggesting a prefer alternative to Buhari and why that alternative remains the best option.

Ewu!

thanks for the perfect reply.. He can fool some igbos but not all reasonable igbos anyway