TylerDurden:


To Garner Political Support From A Yoruba, Make Your Opponent An Igbo

The Igbofication of Ambode by Tinubu's online grease monkeys was part of their strategy to paint Ambode as not fit to continue as Governor. Hold on for a sec... allow me to rephrase that last statement; the Igbofication of Ambode by Tinubu's dogs is the only reason why most Yorubas want Ambode out.

Without any concrete reason as to what exactly is Ambode's sin apart from the apparent fall out with Tinubu over the latter's incessant and increasing demands on Ambode's office for more money and favors, Tinubu's on-line dogs went to town with the tale that since Igbos seem to be sympathetic to Ambode's current plight, that that was more than enough reason to have him denied second term ticket on the APC platform.

Note how the goal post and narratives over Ambode's many imaginary sins has changed from being not loyal to Tinubu and the Lagos state APC machinery- without them giving us the real reasons behind Tinubu's grouse with Ambode which I must insert at this moment stems down to Ambode not doling out public funds and favors to Tinubu-to Ambode's growing bi-partisan support from marginal Igbo online commentators.

We have been down this road before and many times too many.

In 1953, the only true National political party, the National Congress of Nigeria & Cameroun (NCNC) won a landslide victory at both the Federal and regional houses of parliament (both in the then defunct Western & Eastern Nigeria). The NCNC was one out of the three existing and dominant political parties, and the only true National party as the Action Group(AG) and the unapologetic and aptly named Northern Peoples Congress(NPC) never hid their Tribal and regional ideology. The NCNC was conceived and headed by Herbert Macaulay, a true statesman and a Yoruba who was instrumental in the independence struggle. The NCNC was the political arm of the independence struggle. Macaulay will pass on during the heat of elections and naturally the party head succession went to Zik - an Igbo man. Awolowo then went on the full offensive deploying all Yoruba Obas to convince elected Yoruba party members of the NCNC to defect to the AG. Awo's reason was echoed by the Yoruba Obas he recruited to sway his tribesmen, that an Igbo man can not lead a majority party in Yoruba land or the federal level at that. This was the earliest recorded introduction of tribal politics in Nigeria and with it came cross-carpeting of Yoruba party men elected on the platform of the NCNC to the regional tribal party, AG. The root of tribalism was then set firmly into the psyche of the Nigerian voter most especially among the Yorubas. The NPC will replicate this same feat by becoming more vocal and radical against Igbos. The likes of the Sarduna used anti-Igbo sentiments to unite the pagan provinces (middle-belt and non-muslim minorities of the north) towards a unified pan-northern Nigerian political bloc with the mantra One-North (against the Igbos).

While the likes of Sarduna used anti-Igbo sentiments to not only unite the non-Hausa/Fulani Muslims under the yoke of Sokoto for political gain, it must be noted that Igbos formed the largest non-European expatriate population in the north. Their continued progress posed a very potent danger to the Khalifate as the Igbos were seen as very dangerous not because the Igbos formed any remote threat to seize power from the traditional Islamic institutions, but rather that the Igbos could inspire the oppressed minorities (especially among the non-Hausa/Muslim) to take their destinies into their own hands and relieving the conservative Islamic power houses of their control on the masses which they achieved through deliberate retrogressive policies.

So in essence, both the Yoruba political elites and the Islamic rulers of the North used anti-Igbo sentiments to unite their people under ethnicity and religious lines from where they bolstered their power base and grip on power.

Nothing unites a people more than a common enemy - real or imaginary. Wars can only be fought with the civilian population making the ultimate sacrifices to go to war with an enemy they know nothing of whom they may have never encountered in their life. The accrued benefits in any war go towards the political establishments increasing grip on power and erosion of public rights and scrutiny. So when the MI5 decided to activate a group of naive Marxist Igbo officers to carry out a coup in 1966, they knew exactly what they wanted to achieve - war. The Civil war was a national calling by every non-Igbo to vent their misplaced frustration on the Igbos. The civil war also united Nigeria more than it has ever been. It sounds paradoxical that a Nation facing civil war will be more united than during peace but this was the situation. Prior to the civil war, a Yoruba man never saw eye-to-eye with a Hausa-Fulani but their collective hatred for the Igbos united them towards one cause - the decimation and subjugation of the Igbo threat.

Igbophobia reared it's head almost immediately after civilian transition of the Obasanjo regime in 1978/1979. The Yoruba political bloc headed by Awo opposed Shagari not because he was incompetent or inexperienced to aspire to office but because Shagari had chose an Igbo man to be his vice. For all considerations aside, the only motivating reason most yorubas did not vote for Shagari wasn't because the wanted to vote in their own Awolowo but rather because Shagari had an Igbo vice. If the Yorubas were against northern rule, then why did Awolowo agree to serve under the much younger and naive Gowon and why did the Yorubas also support Awo over his shameless acceptance to serve under someone like Gowon? This akin to the Lord of a Manor being displaced by his guards only for him to return to serve as butler to his body guard who now controlled his home.


I have written at lenght already and I will not delve into the Igbofication of Jonathan to which the Yorubas hated with passion for the only singular reason that he was benefitting Igbos with too much juicy appointments that hithero were reserved to the Yorubas and the Huasa/Fulani.

With Ambode's current predicament, we can see how the Yoruba operates to a degree of obsession the anti-Igbo sentiments. With an Igbo as a common enemy, the Yorubas can avoid the several elephants in their rooms. Yoruba political corruption is masked with a Igbo obsession, Yoruba obvious religious disunity is waved aside with their common past time hobby - Igbophobia.

May God grant you fools sense one day. If not so let the delusion ordained from heaven continue to make you stupid. For you must know that you people are acting like fools. The Fulani man is seeing your folly but for some reason you chose the Igbophobia to deflect from your foolishness.

Those who the God's want to destroy they first denied them reason. It happened with Afonja and it is about to happen again.

IamAtikulate:
Don't deceive yourself, Tinubu is many things but not a tribalist. I don't like him, but I won't allow this to fly.

SarkinYarki:
Well Atiku is master in the art of dealing and Tinubu is his really close friend that owes him a lot... Without Atiku there will be no Jagaban today ( those who know know) I trust that Atiku will be able to give Tinubu a deal he can't resist

slivertongue:
dont b decieved Tinubu will send his boys to cut d deal wit Atiku Obi cos nobody stops a moving train

IamAtikulate:

All the indomie generations didn't know how Atiku singlehandedly took all the SW states from AD (Tinubu's party) and left Lagos for Tinubu betraying OBJ.

They are not also aware the Atiku founded AC with Tinubu and funded it with his personally money. AC reverted to CAN when Atiku pulled out.

They are not aware that Atiku as AC candidate was barred from campaigning until Supreme Court upturned that 7 days to the election and yet Atiku that campaigned for 7 days shocked the nation.

They are not also aware that Tinubu personally offered APC ticket to Atiku if he decamps to APC, but he lost at the primaries.

Finally, they are not aware that Tinubu borrowed 1 billion from Atiku to finance 2015 election.

CilicMarin:
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Why didn't Atiku take any State in 2007 when he contested? He was even defeated In his own state.

Deluded ipob yoots!

resurgent4oodua:
Na wa oooo. Na this Peter Obi issue cause all these wahala by our igbo brothers ooo.

Just vote for Peter Obi and let Yorubas vote for Osinbajo naaa. No need for hate and malign efforts by the igbos. The polls will decide and the country will move on.

#istandwithbuharitill2023

PaChukwudi44:
wetin concern igbos again with Ambode? Since when did he become an Igbo candidate? I though One Oba somewhere wanted to drown igbos in the lagos lagoon for not wanting to vote for Ambode? The SW can go ahead to vote APC let the SS/SE vote PDP then the north and middle belt will decide wqho will win.It dosent call for too much hate or propaganda.

One thing is certain in all this.No southern candidate will ever win presidential election in this country in the next decades to come.The only way a southerner might emerge president wil be through the GEJ scenario

raumdeuter:


The same Ambode you opened topics about to tell us the rerun is coming up, you're now telling us what concerns Ibos with him. The same person you took the effort to open a thread about

GworoChewinMaga:


Sharap! You should not use Osunbade to hide why you are voting your lord Buhari

More claptrap

OneDollarSalary:
I am a mumu snitch since I can't stand how they are insultin mii daddy tinubu

GworoChewinMaga:
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Sharap! You should not use Osunbade to hide why you are voting your lord Buhari

goodforme:

Let yoruba vote for their lord Buhari and let igbo vote for their lord Atiku

PaChukwudi44:


of course I opened threads to report news.Kini big deal?

PaChukwudi44:

go to court.They would soon pull an Osun on Lagos APC and declare Ambode winner. I will laugh your eyes out when tthe rigging is now used against you. you people applauded the osun rigging without realising it may one day be used against you