Arewa is living & governing her territory and identity freely, but Biafrans not allow to governing themselves by Nigeria oppressive state.

ganisucks:
When I see things like this, I laugh, and laugh and laugh. I recall when Atiku was shouting everywhere that he would be President either Obasanjo liked it or not. When Obasanjo was asked to comment on it. Obasanjo simply said, there are people you just look at and laugh.
All this gri gri gra gra will soon end.

December 16, 2013

Open Letter to My Father
By Senator iyabo obasanjo-Bello, PhD

The great man is he who does not lose his child's-heart
Mencius, Chinese Philosopher of the 4th century

It brings me no joy to have to write this but since you started this trend of open letters I thought I would follow suit since you don’t listen to anyone anyway. The only way to reach you may be to make the public aware of some things. As a child well brought up by my long-suffering mother in Yoruba tradition, I have been reluctant to tell the truth about you but as it seems you still continue to delude yourself about the kind of person you are and I think for posterity’s sake it is time to set the records straight. I will return to the issue of my long-suffering mother later in this letter.
Like most Nigerians, I believe there are very enormous issues currently plaguing the country but I was surely surprised that you will be the one to publish such a treatise. I remember clearly as if it was yesterday the day I came over to Abuja from Abeokuta when I was Commissioner of Health in Ogun State, specifically to ask you not to continue to pursue the third term issue. I had tried to bring it up when your sycophantic aides were present and they brushed my comments aside and as usual you listened to their self-serving counsel. For you to accuse someone else of what you so obviously practiced yourself tells of your narcissistic megalomaniac personality. Everyone around for even a few minutes knows that the only thing you respond to is praise and worship of you. People have learnt how to manipulate you by giving you what you crave. The only ones that can’t and will not stroke your ego are family members who you universally treat like shit apart from the few who have learned to manipulate you like others.
Before I continue, Nigerians are people who see conspiracy and self-service in everything because I think they believe everyone is like them. This letter is not in support of President Jonathan or APC or any other group or person, but an outpouring from my soul to God. I don’t blame you for the many atrocities you have been able to get away with, Nigerians were your enablers every step of the way. People ultimately get leaders that reflect them. Getting back to the story, I made sure your aides were not around and brought up the issue, trying to deliver the presentation of the issue as I had practiced it in my head. I started with the fact that we copied the US constitution which has term limits of two terms for a President. As is your usual manner, you didn’t allow me to finish my thought process and listen to my point of view. Once I broached the subject you sat up and said that the US had no term limits in the past but that it had been introduced in the 1940s after the death of President Roosevelt, which is true. I wanted to say to you: when you copy something you also copy the modifications based on the learning from the original; only a fool starts from scratch and does not base his decisions on the learning of others. In science, we use the modifications found by others long ago to the most recent, as the basis of new findings; not going back to discover and learn what others have learnt. Human knowledge and development and civilization will not have progressed if each new generation and society did not build on the knowledge of others before them. The American constitution itself is based on several theories and philosophies of governance available in the 18th century. Democracy itself is a governance method started by the ancient Greeks. America’s founding fathers used it with modifications based on what hadn’t worked well for the ancient Greeks and on new theories since then.
As usual in our conversations, I kept quiet because I know you well. You weren’t going to change your mind based on my intervention as you had already made up your mind on the persuasion of the minions working for you who were ripping the country blind. When I spoke to you, your outward attitude to the people of the country was that you were not interested in the third term and that it was others pushing it. Your statement to me that day proved to me that you were the brain behind the third term debacle. It is therefore outrageous that you accuse the current President of a similar two-facedness that you yourself used against the people of the country.
I was on a plane trip between Abuja and Lagos around the time of the third term issue and I sat next to one of your sycophants on the plane. He told me: “Only obasanjo can rule Nigeria”. I replied: “God has not created a country where only one person can rule. If only one person can rule Nigeria then the whole Nigeria project is not a viable one, as it will be a non-sustainable project”. I don’t know how you came about Yar’Adua as the candidate for your party as it was not my priority or job. Unlike you, I focus on the issues I have been given responsibility over and not on the jobs of others. It was the day of the PDP Presidential Campaign in Abeokuta during the state-by-state tour of 2007 that Yar’Adua got sick and had to be flown abroad. The MKO Abiola Stadium was already filled with people by 9am when I drove by (and) we had told people based on the campaign schedule that the rally would start at noon.
At 11 am I headed for the stadium on foot; it was a short walk as there were so many cars already parked in and out. As I walked on with two other people, we saw crowds of people leaving the stadium. I recognized some of them as politicians and I asked them why people were leaving. They said the Presidential candidate had died. I was alarmed and shocked. I
walked back home and received a call from a friend in Lagos who said the same and added that he had died in the plane carrying him abroad for treatment and that the plane was on its way to Katsina to bury him.
I called you, and told you the information and that the stadium was already half-empty. You told me to go to the stadium and tell the people on the podium to announce that the Presidential candidate had taken ill that morning but the rest of the team, including you and the Vice-Presidential candidate would arrive shortly. I did as I was told, but even the people on the podium at first didn’t make the announcement because they thought it was true that Yar’Adua had died. I had to take the microphone and make the announcement myself. It did little good. People kept trooping out of the stadium. Your team didn’t arrive until 4pm and by this time we had just a sprinkling of people left.
That evening after the disaster of a rally, you said you had insisted that the Presidential candidate fly to Germany for a check-up although you said he only had a cold. I asked why would anyone fly to Germany to treat a cold? And you said “I would rather die than have the man die at this time". I thought of this profound statement as things later unfolded against me. Then I thought it a stupid statement but as usual I kept quiet, little did I know how your machinations for a person would be used against me. When Yar’Adua eventually died, you stayed alive, I would have expected you to jump into his grave.
I left Nigeria in 1989 right after youth service to study in the US and I visited in 1994 for a week and didn’t visit again until your inauguration in 1999. In between, you had been arrested by Abacha and jailed. We, your children, had no one who stood with us. Stella famously went around collecting money on your behalf but we had no one. We survived. I was the only one of the children working then as a post-doctoral fellow when I got the call from a friend informing me of your arrest.
A week before your arrest, you had called me from Denmark and I had told you that you should be careful that the government was very offended by some of your statements and actions and may be planning to arrest or kill you as was occurring to many at the time. The source of my information was my mother who, agitated, had called me, saying I should warn you as this was the rumour in the country. As usual you brushed aside my comments, shouting on the phone that they cannot try anything and you will do and say as you please. The consequence of your bravado is history.
We, your family, have borne the brunt of your direct cruelty and also suffered the consequences of your stupidity but got none of the benefits of your successes. Of course, anyone around you knows how little respect you have for your children.
You think our existence on earth is about you. By the way, how many are we? 19, 20, 21? Do you even know? In the last five years, how many of these children have you spoken to? How many grandchildren do you have and when did you last see each of them? As President you would listen to advice of people that never finished high school who would say anything to keep having access to you so as to make money over your children who loved you and genuinely wished you well.
At your first inauguration in 1999, I and my brothers and sisters told you we were coming from the US. As is usual with you, you made no arrangements for our trip, instead our mom organized to meet each of us and provided accommodation. At the actual swearing-in at Eagle Square, the others decided to watch it on TV. Instead I went to the square and I was pushed and tossed by the crowd.
I managed to get in front of the crowd where I waved and shouted at you as you and General Abdulsalam Abubakar walked past to go back to the VIP seating area. I saw you mouth ‘my daughter’ to General Abdullahi who was the one who pulled me out of the crowd and gave me a seat. As I looked around I saw Stella and Stella’s family prominently seated but none of your children. I am sure General Abdullahi would remember this incident and I am eternally grateful to him.
Getting back to my mother, I still remember your beating her up continually when we were kids. What kids can forget that kind of violence against their mother? Your maltreatment of women is legendary. Many of your women have come out to denounce you in public but since your madness is also part of the madness of the society, it is the women that are usually ignored and mistreated. Of course, you are the great pretender, making people believe you have a good family life and a good relationship with your children but once in a while your pretence gets cracked.
When Gbenga gave a ride to help someone he didn’t know but saw was in need and the person betrayed his trust by taping his candid response on the issues going on between you and your then vice-president, Atiku Abubakar, you had your aides go on air and denounce the boy before you even spoke to him to find out what happened. What kind of father does that? Your atrocities to some of my other siblings I will let them tell in their own due time or never if they choose.
Some of the details of our life are public but the people choose to ignore it and pretended we enjoyed some largesse when you were President.
This punishing the innocent is part of Nigeria’s continuing sins against God. While you were military head of state and lived in Dodan Barracks, we stayed either with our mum in the twobedroom apartment provided for her by General Murtala Mohammed or with your relatives, Bose, Yemisi and your sisters’ kids in the Boys Quarters of Dodan Barracks. At Queens College, I remember being too ashamed to tell my wealthy classmates from Queen’s College, Lagos we lived in the two room Boys Quarters or in the two room flat on Lawrence Street.
No, we did not have privileged upbringing but our mother emphasized education and that has been our salvation. Of my mother’s 6 children 4 have PhDs. Of the two without PhD, one has a Master’s and the other is an engineer. They are no slouches. Education provided a way to make our way in the world.
You are one of those petty people who think the progress and success of another takes from you. You try to overshadow everyone around you, before you and after you. You are the prototypical “Mr. Know it all”. You’ve never said “I don’t know” on any topic, ever. Of course this means you surround yourself with idiots who will agree with you on anything and need you for financial gain and you need them for your insatiable ego. This your attitude is a reflection of the country. It is not certain which came first, your attitude seeping into the country’s psyche or the country accepting your irresponsible behavior for so long.
Like you and your minions, it’s a symbiotic relationship. Nigeria has descended into a hellish reality where smart, capable people to “survive” and have their daily bread prostrate to imbeciles. Everybody trying to pull everybody else down with greed and selfishness — the only traits that gets you anywhere. Money must be had and money and power is king. Even the supposed down-trodden agree with this.
Nigeria accused me of fraud with the Ministry of Health. As you yourself know, both in Abeokuta and Abuja I lived in your houses as a Senator. In Lagos, I stayed in my mum’s bungalow which she succeeded in getting from you when you abandoned her with six children to live in Abeokuta with Stella.

JAGABAN, the next president of Nigeria.

lhordspy:
More pictures ..

I used to believe your photos until discovered APC photos are all lies, APC has become Association of Photo Choppers

Ganduje is a kind of friends a man should pray for. If you don't know why, please don't ask me

ganisucks:

Kikiki... Which alliance? You are referring to a ragtag group of nonentities and charlatans, who call themselves politicians.
It's one month to the election, and no ex-president, regional body or prominent stakeholder has come out boldly to bless Tinubu’s ambition. Your hope is on Gover-nors.

So all the ex presidents that has failed this country would be the ones to tell us to vote for?
People are wiser now

As usual

Rented crowd or paid supporters

#JUSTTHINKING#

Only time

EmeraldJD:
Is that Ganduje? That man no get work to do for Kano again ni?

Aside Umahi, combine all other SE Governors together. Let's compare all there work with Ganduje. Let's see if they can lace his shoe

MAKE UNA PITY NIGERIA SMALL ABEGI

oyin44:
see people very massive


The Kano rally has started speaking. ...

God bless south west
God bless the north including NC,NE,NW
God bless south south

God bless tinubu
God bless all the batifieds. ...

Ndigbo Lagos has endorsed TINUBU. Its only those that wish to have lands in Lagos and cant afford it that are against TINUBU Lol.

lhordspy:
Things are starting to Align. The yorubas, ijaws, igala, ebira, eggon, kanuris, idoma, tivs, gbagyi, fulani/hausa and a whole lot of others ......are all behind Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

It is left for the igbos to join the winning team. Quit being a lone-ranger. It is time to align with other Nigerians to move the country forward, and for a greater South-East.

Join the winning team now so you dont cry and wail about marginalisation and segregation for the next 8years just like the past years of Buhari's administration.

Na person wey support us, go follow us enjoy the new Nigeria to come.
Salam/Shalom

It's not a big deal. Let them continue there suffering.
They are enjoying this administration, therefore they can go ahead to hold rally for its continuity. But note we are all buying from the same market.

I just want Yoruba to understand that this support that Tinubu is enjoying from Abokis is not out of love or respect for Yoruba's, the same Abokis refused Yoruba's during hard times when they needed additional help to contain upsurge of Fulani terrorists in the region with the creation of Amotekun, they opposed Yoruba on restructuring, but now that they see a desperate old Yoruba man campaigning with Muslim-Muslim ticket, they are trooping out for him. This is their agenda to achieve a full Islamic domination in the country.

I hope everybody in the South can see the handwriting on the wall, that this is not love but people with agenda of their own.

Please leave them!!! They will now be shouting marginalisation of which they are the architect.

lhordspy:
Things are starting to Align. The yorubas, ijaws, igala, ebira, eggon, kanuris, idoma, tivs, gbagyi, fulani/hausa and a whole lot of others ......are all behind Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

It is left for the igbos to join the winning team. Quit being a lone-ranger. It is time to align with other Nigerians to move the country forward, and for a greater South-East.

Join the winning team now so you dont cry and wail about marginalisation and segregation for the next 8years just like the past years of Buhari's administration.

Na person wey support us, go follow us enjoy the new Nigeria to come.
Salam/Shalom

lhordspy:


He is a very good friend of Asiwaju. Their friendship didnt start today. Reliable people go to any extent to support their friend. Imagine Ganduje pulling that crowd in kano for Tinubu. The same Kano controlled by Political heavyweight Shekerau and Kwankwaso. Ganduje is more of a brother than a friend.

That is the more reason i always preach about alliances and friendship to our YIIBO brothers. But No, they want to use Nzogbu Nzogbu and aggresive way to achieve success.

You are so naive... this is politics, its all about personal interest. If you go back to the whole story of shekerau, kwankwaso and ganduje... you will understand the show of love for tinubu is nothing compare to what the 3 has done for each other, but it was all politics ( personal interest)

harmonyglobal:

So all the ex presidents that has failed this country would be the ones to tell us to vote for?
People are wiser now

They are really WISER NOW to see the truth behind the packaged frail old baba... feb is very close!

IgOga:


Wait for Lamba Party (LP) and PDP to edit this using one of their shameful outing as the picture and video......

They are already deceiving their followers about APC Edo rally guess they were surprised at how successful...Two days ago they claimed Tinubu disrespected the Oba of Benin......that didn't fly as we pointed out to them that before Obi became their saint I.e when was in PDP, Tinubu had visited and asked the Oba for blessings......today they have edited the Edo video taking its audio and superimposing it on an empty field......


Laslas sha dem go hide their faces by Feb 26

Same Edo state ? ... na wa shaaa.. feb is close

THESE ARE PEOPLE THAT RESPECT AND APPRECIATE THEIR HOST NOT THOSE OLORIBURUKU FLATHEÀDED PIGS THAT WILL BE CLAIMING THEY DEVELOPED LAGOS.

VERY SOON UNNA GO DEY GET VISA TO ENTER LAGOS.

lhordspy:
Things are starting to Align. The yorubas, ijaws, igala, ebira, eggon, kanuris, idoma, tivs, gbagyi, fulani/hausa and a whole lot of others ......are all behind Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

It is left for the igbos to join the winning team. Quit being a lone-ranger. It is time to align with other Nigerians to move the country forward, and for a greater South-East.

Join the winning team now so you dont cry and wail about marginalisation and segregation for the next 8years just like the past years of Buhari's administration.

Na person wey support us, go follow us enjoy the new Nigeria to come.
Salam/Shalom

your new Nigeria(urchins) is in Pakistan, the new Nigeria is with PETER OBI and the OBIdient followers.

Jennyclay:
Evil party. God will shame APC in this forthcoming election.

Peter Obi is the next president of Nigeria.

God is not you, he is not a politician

anonymous1759:



Lying to yourself is one of the hardest thing to do . The same ragtag politicians you make fun of are governors with executive power to deliver their states. Mention one imaginary stake holder that holds value to any governor at this point ?
If governors ain’t important The G five Governors won’t be flexing muscles with their presidential candidate. Having 20 governors on your side is more like having at least 15 - 18 states in the kitty plus the 25% required.
Nothing can stop BAT except death or the northern governors betray him he’s the next president like it or not.

The OBIdient movement took the Nigerian political landscape by surprise. Things are changing bro. With the introduction of BVAS, IReV & the CBN's new naira policies, this election will be credible to a large extent.
Take it or leave it, APC is the new PDP. They r one & the same & play the same brand of politics driven by the corrupt structure formed by selfish politicians who use state resources to achieve the goals.

Rivers State is in the bag for Obi. This is because the people have made their choice not because of Wike's influence or anything else. U think Obi is dependent on the so called G-5, come on they can only hurt Atiku.

The OBIdient movement is driven by the masses who r fed up with bad governance and they see in Obi the best chance to get things right in the next election.

I don't know how u see things but u don't need a prophet to tell you that Tinubu & Atiku if either is elected will first of all focus on recovering all they & their fellow corrupt politicians have invested in the elections.

EmeraldJD:
Is that Ganduje? That man no get work to do for Kano again ni?

Has your Gov that get work to do commission projects like him

You people!....be deceiving yourselves there with your paid crowds. Peter Is Better.

PA Clark is from where? Stop propagating.

Laple0541:
THESE ARE PEOPLE THAT RESPECT AND APPRECIATE THEIR HOST NOT THOSE OLORIBURUKU FLATHEÀDED PIGS THAT WILL BE CLAIMING THEY DEVELOPED LAGOS.

VERY SOON UNNA GO DEY GET VISA TO ENTER LAGOS.

D same people clashed with ur folks in mile 12, ajegunle, ibadan, alaba rago killing many yorubas including school children in ajegunle and burning properties etc. The same people prevent lirs from giving them land use charge. The same people backed by soldiers from ojo barracks dealt with agberos and ojo lga officials until they ran into lasu to save their lives. Mumu

History to repeat itself again..
Abiola the Muslim Yoruba president.