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So GRV's family members sef no dey support am. Those ones know him better than us, outsiders? Why then should outsiders support him especially when he can't speak Yoruba fluently?

LP should have got a better candidate for that post.

raumdeuter:
I see Barcelona as a very weak team that we always beat and Madrid as a strong team that we always struggle against

But when the 2 meet, Its like Barcelona always punish them

The paradox of football. Football can be strange sometimes.

DissTroy:
Uyo? Eket? My LGA?

Uyo Metropolis. It depends on what part.

Eket. Forget it. Expatriates and moneybags have bought up most parts.

My LGA. Close to.the ocean. #7- 8 million. In the center close to the companies and tourist centers, varies depending on the seller. And most hold on tight incase new oil deposits are found in their backyards.

You dey advertise your state well. Good one. All the regions in the country can develop if Nigerians can solve the problem of poor leadership.

But sadly, things keep getting worse.

raumdeuter:
Why is Barca stronger than Madrid in the Spanish league

But weaker than Madrid in Europe

Which kind question be this, bros? Europe na different kind of ball game, and Madrid na Agba for that turf, experience plenty

This one na clown. Tuchel was the master tactician that orchestrated that defeat. The same man you denigrate.

Many Chelsea fans are an ungrateful and forgetful lot.

DissTroy:
Back to back for years, Akwa Ibom has been the cleanest state in Nigeria. By 2024, we'd be completely off the naitonal grid as we have our own power-producing company and have scaled to produce 768MW of electricity since 2021.

Well-tarred roads only Abuja can boast of.

Good electricity supply.

Tech city. Perfect for remote workers.

The most secure and peaceful state in Nigeria.

Best ease of doing business in the whole of Southern Nigeria and number 4 as whole.

Great night life.

Akwa Ibom is built as a tourist city. Every Governor must follow a blueprint.

I have all of these on offer and I'd settle for the madness and insecurity of Lagos? God forbid!

Interesting. Lagos mad true true, but na the economic hub of Africa.

A40:
GRV na just butty wey dem no quick teach language. It happens. I was over 20 before I picked up Yoruba somewhat fluently. And i be borderline ajepako. How much more person wey train for foreign. Give the man some grace. What's clear is he's a proper Lagosian not the rascals currently in charge now. Let's face the real issues of governance abeg

Ability to speak language doesn't mean you can't still be a useless governor

Speaking the local language is a major requirement because communication is one of the fundamental requirements for effective leadership. He's not serious. Just joking.

Make we dey watch sha

larride:
The right to live and do business anywhere in the country is guaranteed by the constitution.

Now I do agree that lands should be leased and not sold. There has been talk that Lagos State govt will review the land use acts but we will see how it goes.

I know about that right, and none of my posts violate it.

airmark:
I guess that's the thought in the heads of majority of Igbos living in Lagos.

That's why I said the government shouldn't allow too many people from any specific ethnic group (except Yoruba) to dominate the state, and larride dey mention rights.

Also, instead of many indigenes selling their ancestral lands to people from other ethnic groups, they should lease out the lands.

Donjazet2:
Lagos is a home for all. A land flowing with milk and honey. Tinubu keeps stealing soo much of it but still, it flows.

It flows for all. Let's stop this nonsense of man's land or not.

Sean, you are seriously going over board. You're stoking unnecessary flames.

A001, I'm surprised by what I'm hearing from you. This is quite unlike you.
Laride, how far na? when you become ethnic champion. Right now na only APC don corrupt your soul, let tribalism not collect the other half. Ejoor

Read my posts again. That's who I'm. I'm accommodating as a Yoruba man but I know where to draw the line.

You can't expect Yoruba people to support a candidate that wants to serve as governor in a Yoruba state but can't speak Yoruba fluently.

He's simply not qualified for that post.

However, many Yorubas (myself inclusive) supported (and still support) Obi, an Igbo man, for the presidential post because he wants to lead Nigeria, not a Yoruba state.

Key differences.

liveLongNprospa:
Lmao.. You have added caveats as against what you initially said.
I'm guessing you said it out of anger and when you calm down to think about your statement, you'll further realise how wrong you are😁

Read the initial post you quoted and stop wasting my time, oga.

47c3ee:
He's not a serious contender, but you guys can't get his name of your lips, he leaves rent free 247 days in your head

March 11 isn't far now. Let's wait and see.

larride:
Well as right as you are, the constitution accord every citizens the right to live and do business in any part of the country they like. That right is sacrosanct and must be respected.

It is on those that come to other people's land to respect the culture, tradition and way of life of the owners of the land. That I sell land to you does not give you the right to say the state as a whole belongs to nobody. It is a fallacy that cannot stand.

All we should be preaching is respecting each other and know when to draw the line, if not the state govt will be pressured to take a stand and it can all goes sideways from there.

No, keep encouraging people to sell all their ancestral lands and later be claiming rights.

When they overtake your land for your stupidity, you only have yourself to blame. Some greedy people no know say no be everything you dey sell.

I gave you examples of how countries like the US, the UK, and many others limit immigrants coming into their country.

Soon, Lagos will adopt the same method to solve the problem of population explosion/congestion and prevent many people from a particular ethnic group from dominating the state.

I don't have to explain this point further to any smart person.

liveLongNprospa:
So you believe if you grow up in Nigeria, there's no excuse whatsoever for not being able to speak your language and you are a slave and a disgrace.. Right?

Yes, for people that denigrate the local culture and language while celebrating the foreign ones.

I think the post you quoted is clear enough.

DissTroy:
I don't know GRV. He's young - good, but youth isn't the only criterion. Yahaya Bello has proved we need more credentials than youthfulness. He's not campaigned based on his credentials.
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His Igbo tag doesn't matter to you because ethnic bigotry matters little to you. I could post links to at least 10 top influencers in Lagos in the Tinubu camp going full tribal bigotry on GRV and using his part-Igbo ancestry as a rallying cry that Igbos want to install one of their own as the Governor.

I know that. The guy hasn't helped himself either. He's not a serious contender.

liveLongNprospa:
You think an inability to speak your native language shows you are a slave and you don't value your culture or said language?

Mostly, but not always. GRV's own is inexcusable.

It's inexcusable if you grow up in Nigeria, and as an adult, you detest your language and culture while you promote the foreign ones.

However, if you're raised overseas, that's understandable. Still, don't expect people to support you if you come back home and want to run for a gubernatorial post without being able to speak the local language fluently.

liveLongNprospa:
That means you see alot of people as disgrace ooo😁

I've said so many times here that if you don't value your native culture and language, you're a slave and a disgrace.

larride:
Theres really nothing bad about selling lands and accommodating people especially in a cosmopolitan city. Everyone is welcome.

It is when you start thinking because the state is a cosmopolitan one then you can spit on the tribal owners of the land that it turns into problem.

Inclusiveness does not mean weakness.

When you take in some many people from other ethnic group and sell most of your ancestral lands to them, they'd overtake your land.

It's a no-brainer. It's this same reason that countries like the US, the UK, Canada and many others have a maximum of number of immigrants they accept yearly.

Also, it's for the same reason why they make it hard for immigrants to become citizens.

They do so to prevent nonsense like "Lagos is a no man's land".

You can be inclusive and accommodating, but know where to draw the line.

DissTroy:
This isn't about GRV. I barely know his antecedence and leaders have to be judged based on antecedence.

It's about Obi and the seething hatred anyone seemingly from his tribe who leans twoaeds him has been getting.

These people are campaigning against him because GRV has an Igbo mother. Chinedu is being used as rallying call against him and not him not speaking Yoruba (which he should). His affiliation with Obi is making him being labeled IPOB.

The Governor of Ondo State has an Igbo wife. Are you saying his children with her are less Yrouba because of their mother? Gov. Adeleke has Igbo maternal ancestry so did it make him less Yoruba?
Even on Facebook and Twitter, GRV's Igbo maternal link is being used against.

Even Kemi Adeosun couldn't speak Yoruba but it wasn't an issue.

The kangaroo packaged herbalist A.K.A Oko Oloyun can keep going with his hypocritical tribal hatred but he should know some of us saw the ruse in his hyped neutrality long ago and called it. His continued prayer should include people he deals with oflline not finding out he's a hateful tribal bigot online.

The key issue here is GRV's inability to speak Yoruba fluently. Kemi Adeosun didn't serve as governor of any Yoruba state.

The important thing is not him marrying a Fulani or Igbira or Igbo or having an Igbo mum, if you want to serve as governor in a state, you need to be able to speak the language of the people you want to lead.

He can be a Chinedu. It doesn't matter. The main thing is being able to speak the language fluently.

Those Nigerians that won electoral posts in foreign countries understand the language of the people they want to serve.

The local language is a key requirement in serving as governor in a state.

I know many Yorubas (myself inclusive) that supported Obi despite the fact that he's an Igbo. He wants to lead Nigeria, not an Igbo state, and he's qualified to lead the country.

However, GRV isn't qualified to govern a people he doesn't understand their language.

I always see people that can't speak their native language as a disgrace.

I blame the greedy lot in Lagos selling their ancestral lands anyhow in Lagos to these people.

Better to lease lands for some time to them so they don't start claiming ownership of other people's heritage while guarding theirs jealously back at home.

Yorubas are very accommodating but don't take that for granted and pass your boundary.

Realmrsean:
your post I quoted is full of tribal bigotry you despise

Plot twist

It seems you've a mental disorder quoting me to say tripe. When you're tired, you'll take your childish war somewhere else.

Realmrsean:
Lagos is a no man's land oga

It was developed with niger delta money when it was the capital of Nigeria

Stop saying nonsense

The Lagos you brag today if not for numerous investment if the igbos, will you be boasting of half of the infrastructures and IGR you gloat about today?

If you didn't sell your land to us, would we be here today battling with who owns where and who don't.

Lagos is a no man's land

I don't have time for nonsensical tribal wars. Take your senseless wars to other people.

47c3ee:
Oga the official language of Nigeria is English.

So?

Bigotry is expecting Yoruba people to vote for a candidate that can't speak their language to lead them as governor in a Yoruba state when you can't try the same thing in Igbo land.

When you successfully elect an Igbo person that has a Yoruba mom but can't speak Igbo to serve as governor in any state in Igboland, let us know.

DissTroy:
I wish I had a cybercafe though. I wish I had the patience to focus on training folks hands-on physically, but I'm divested in doing it remotely.

You've seen my business, you've seen my [then] office, you've seen my face. I don't hide. You are the one hiding.

Your worst fear is your boss discovering you are a tribal bigot on Nairaland. My worst fear is details being hidden since more visibility translates to more patronage.

Hypocritical hateful clown. Now continue typing Chinedu and making the elections which is about choices and even the candidate you secretly supported getting votes from the tribe you have been spewing hatred against in their states about tribes while you celebrate Nigerians becoming Ministers, MPs and even contesting as PMs in non-African countries.

Imagine if the ethnics of those places where as close-minded and hateful as yourself. Imagine the closed opportunities to you and yours.

If those Nigerians don't understand English language or any other relevant foreign language, I assure you they wouldn't have won the elections in those foreign countries you mentioned.

You can't effectively govern or serve a people you can't speak their language fluently. It's a no-brainer.

The guy should have contested for a member of house of reps. That way, he would have enjoyed the Peter Obi grace and attracted less attention to himself.

Appeal to God. This man na comedian. When people say "God is dead", he thinks na joke.

A criminal wan appeal to God

Itsrm:
How many people con win the election

https://www.nairaland.com/7594017/atiku-won-election-pdp-rejects

INEC might have just conducted the first election in human history where three candidates won instead of one.

The institution has managed to break one of the laws of probability that says the sum of the probability of mutually exclusive events can never be greater than 1.

Is Nigeria defying the laws of statistics?

Train hard today; lose hard tomorrow.

BlueRayDick:
I'm not really sure whether they still do it, but I know the other one which was passed into law ; conducting all activities in Lagos state schools In yoruba language every Wednesday is still very much in force. In fact teachers and Lagos state civil servants are mandated to rock traditional attire that day

That's a good one.

BlueRayDick:
I just watched a video of Gbadebo Rhodes-vivour addressing an audience now and I can confirm the guy is not going to be elected Lagos governor by lagosians this election or the next 🤦‍♂️

Mehn! His dad didn't do him any favours growing up. I don't know where he was raised but him p-man supposed dey speak Yoruba to him once once na, haba!

I honestly don't think Lagosians are ready to vote a governor that can't speak Yoruba like him. I mean Lagos is the first state in Nigeria where the state house of assembly conducts parliamentary sessions in Yoruba. How does he want to communicate with the citizens when he could barely speak the language? 🤷‍♂️

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMYyXDQHN/

Lagos is a Yoruba state. If he can't speak Yoruba fluently, he has no business serving as governor of the state.

BlueRayDick:
Yes, I think it started during Ambode erif I can recall correctly. They conduct Thursday sessions in Yoruba Language.

That's interesting. Do they still do so or they've stopped?

BlueRayDick:
I just watched a video of Gbadebo Rhodes-vivour addressing an audience now and I can confirm the guy is not going to be elected Lagos governor by lagosians this election or the next 🤦‍♂️

Mehn! His dad didn't do him any favours growing up. I don't know where he was raised but him p-man supposed dey speak Yoruba to him once once na, haba!

I honestly don't think Lagosians are ready to vote a governor that can't speak Yoruba like him. I mean Lagos is the first state in Nigeria where the state house of assembly conducts parliamentary sessions in Yoruba. How does he want to communicate with the citizens when he could barely speak the language? 🤷‍♂️

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMYyXDQHN/

They do this?