M4gunners:
Here we go again. Yoruba with their tribalism.

Laid2001:
He should have refused to even try it and give the excuse that Lagos is a multi ethnic society and that there are several indigenous tribes of Lagos that are not Yoruba like Egun, Awori etc.

Although, this answer would have bee diplomatically correct but would still not have made him to win Lagos!

Lagos is APC and seems that it will remain so for some time to come, until they stop performing!

lurther:
Please, why are they denying igbos their Permanent voters card in lagos?

As I type, lots of igbos have not been given their permanent voters card in lagos. Is APC afraid of something? All this while, they have been shouting that Igbos are inconsequential in lagos, why now sieze their voters card?

Besides, Apga is just a joker in the lagos gubernatorial elections, It's between PDP and APC. So, let the lagos state electoral commission in collaboration with the independent national electoral commission release the permanent voters cards of igbos in lagos. What is even their fear self, after saying igbos don't have the numbers and are presumably inconsequential.

IHEJIRIKAisBOKO:
i would apologise once an ibo man contest for the Governor of Borno state

jmoore:

Ignorance is your problem. Go and read the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Dull brain!!

Laid2001:
He should have refused to even try it and give the excuse that Lagos is a multi ethnic society and that there are several indigenous tribes of Lagos that are not Yoruba like Egun, Awori etc.

Although, this answer would have bee diplomatically correct but would still not have made him to win Lagos!

Lagos is APC and seems that it will remain so for some time to come, until they stop performing!

phabulux:


I did my NYSC in Imo State in 2006 and, lord knows, the Ibos are hospitable. They are, and should be considered, the best set of people this country has to offer. However, ethnic sentiments are stoked on Nairaland (still) by Ibos. Sometimes, I wonder if the Ibos I met during my service year and the noisemakers now belong to different species.

Mynd44:
Okay this is where the problem lies. Although I have not problem with him being of Igbo descent but he should be a Lagosian who has known the culture before he can aspire.

We can't have a governor who does not know how to deal with the traditional council na. You have traditional holidays and you must know them.

If you have lived here for that long, some things should not be difficult

lastmessenger:

It will pay off if you can hide your hate for igbos. You are not ganing anything here. A whole tribe is animals to you because a man is trying to vie for a political position.
I wonder when we would allow the education we acquired in school to affect our way of seeing and reasoning things.
Look at you Monica " Ihejirikaisboko" . The same ihejirika that chased Bokoharam to the sambisa forest.
Assimilated education will make the differnce.

Afam4eva:

We definitely have a very long way to go to reach the Nigeria of our dreams. The man actually played into the hands of those presenters who are not smart enough to know that one musn't speak Yoruba to govern Lagos. Are they dumb not to realize that English is Nigeria's official language and to aspire to any political position, an average competence in English is required. There's no doubt that it will be an advantage to be able to speak Yoruba since Yorubas still constitute the majority in lagos but it's not because Lagos is the language of the land. It wi aso not be a taboo is a Fashola or an Ambode earns Igbo, hausa or any other language just to show Non Yoruba Lagosians that he understands their Language. It irks me when supposed educated foks join illiterates such as those channels presenters to spew prejudice in the name of confirming whether someone is a Lagosisan or not. Lagos has no language. That's one of the reasons why i seem to be tilting towards a Buhari/Osibanjo candicay because they have promised to tackle the Indigene/setter dichotomy.

Mbilla:
My brother why replied a Yoruba bastard who doesn't know his father. Don't u know that bastards are always abusive and don't u know that 98% Yoruba's are bastards who doesn't knw their fathers. I haven't being to lagos and hav no business going there. But 99% Yoruba's I met in Kaduna, Bayelsa and here in Portharcourt doesn't know their fathers and village's and they also very abusive and dirty. Their ugly bleaching dirty women are busy giving birth to many children from different men.

Missy89:


If you actually believe Indigene/setter dichotomy will be settled because Buhari/Osinbanjo said so then you are more naive than i thought.

As for your assertion that you dont need to speak Yoruba to govern Lagos or Lagos has no language, I will leave you to your delusion

Mbilla:
My brother why replied a Yoruba bastard who doesn't know his father. Don't u know that bastards are always abusive and don't u know that 98% Yoruba's are bastards who doesn't knw their fathers. I haven't being to lagos and hav no business going there. But 99% Yoruba's I met in Kaduna, Bayelsa and here in Portharcourt doesn't know their fathers and village's and they also very abusive and dirty. Their ugly bleaching dirty women are busy giving birth to many children from different men.

Afam4eva:

We definitely have a very long way to go to reach the Nigeria of our dreams. The man actually played into the hands of those presenters who are not smart enough to know that one musn't speak Yoruba to govern Lagos. Are they dumb not to realize that English is Nigeria's official language and to aspire to any political position, an average competence in English is required. There's no doubt that it will be an advantage to be able to speak Yoruba since Yorubas still constitute the majority in lagos but it's not because Lagos is the language of the land. It will also not be a taboo is a Fashola or an Ambode earns Igbo, hausa or any other language just to show Non Yoruba Lagosians that he understands their Language. It irks me when supposed educated foks join illiterates such as those channels presenters to spew prejudice in the name of confirming whether someone is a Lagosisan or not. Lagos has no language. That's one of the reasons why i seem to be tilting towards a Buhari/Osibanjo candicay because they have promised to tackle the Indigene/setter dichotomy.

Missy89:


If you actually believe Indigene/setter dichotomy will be settled because Buhari/Osinbanjo said so then you are more naive than i thought.

As for your assertion that you dont need to speak Yoruba to govern Lagos or Lagos has no language, I will leave you to your delusion

django1:



Why are you crying?

Mynd44:

I agree with Afam4eva there. It is redundant. Does speaking Yoruba make him a better administrator? Being familiar with the society I a different deal though.

The question is that in getting familiar with the society, you should pick one or two things

Mynd44:

I agree with Afam4eva there. It is redundant. Does speaking Yoruba make him a better administrator? Being familiar with the society I a different deal though.

The question is that in getting familiar with the society, you should pick one or two things

Afam4eva:

We definitely have a very long way to go to reach the Nigeria of our dreams. The man actually played into the hands of those presenters who are not smart enough to know that one musn't speak Yoruba to govern Lagos. Are they dumb not to realize that English is Nigeria's official language and to aspire to any political position, an average competence in English is required. There's no doubt that it will be an advantage to be able to speak Yoruba since Yorubas still constitute the majority in lagos but it's not because Lagos is the language of the land. It wi aso not be a taboo is a Fashola or an Ambode earns Igbo, hausa or any other language just to show Non Yoruba Lagosians that he understands their Language. It irks me when supposed educated foks join illiterates such as those channels presenters to spew prejudice in the name of confirming whether someone is a Lagosisan or not. Lagos has no language. That's one of the reasons why i seem to be tilting towards a Buhari/Osibanjo candicay because they have promised to tackle the Indigene/setter dichotomy.

kunlejazz:


Simply put, majority of igbos in Lagos only STAY in Lagos. They don't LIVE in Lagos.

You're from anambra, you live in Mazamaza, attend Assemblies of God, have a shop in Alaba, have no single Yoruba/non-igbo acquaintance...You're no Lagosian my dear.


Note: This concept applies everywhere in the world. Many immigrants merely stay in their host countries, they don't live there.

This largely explains why after more than 2 decades in Lagos/Ekiti/Ijebu-igbo, an igbo/Hausa/Edo person still can't communicate in their host community's language.

tbaba1234:


To be a Lagos governor, it is best for one to at least speak the local language. There are many Igbos in Lagos who speak yoruba fluently. Those are the kind of people Apga should present if they want to present an Igbo person.

To lead a people, you have to understand them and show that you are part of them. Would Okoriji be meeting Obas speaking English??

I believe anyone born in any state in Nigeria should be an indigene of that state or one who has lived a long time.

But I also been that to run for political office, that person must have assimilated into the local culture.

Mynd44:

I agree with Afam4eva there. It is redundant. Does speaking Yoruba make him a better administrator? Being familiar with the society I a different deal though.

The question is that in getting familiar with the society, you should pick one or two things

Afam4eva:

It is imperative that you understand what it means for a place to be cosmopolitan. Having Igbos, Yorubas, Fuanis etc living in one city does not make it cosmopolitan if this people have the same way of life. Meaning, if they all speak one language. The cosmopolitan nature comes in when people bring their languages and culture and make it a signature of the city.

Your second paragraph is also faulty because he will not be ruling only Yorubas but everyone who calls Lagos home.