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bestman09:

Funny people. How about those of us in Ibadan, Kano, Jos, Kaduna etc? How many passengers can the Oshodi park process? How about hundreds of other bus owners apart from God is good and how will this thing work out?

Pls, anyone that has benefited from this 50% discount should tell us how it works

Chief Chidi Anyaegbu, Chairman and CEO of Chisco Group has rejected the title of Mayor of Ndigbo (Lagos) initially scheduled to be conferred on him. The ceremony slated for December 16, 2024 was to take place at the Eko Hotels & Suites, Victoria Island Lagos.

In a press release personally signed by him, Chief Anyaegbu expressed deepest gratitude for the honour of selecting him for the title. He however decided to "step back" from the opportunity, due to "the politically charged nature of this position".

It will be recalled that an Igbo business community had planned to install the businessman as the first Mayor Ndi Igbo "as part of efforts to address longstanding business conflicts and foster economic growth."

The Media and Publicity Sub-Committee of the Organising Committee’s chairman, Ifeanyi Agwu stated that the Coalition of Concerned Igbo Business Community and the United Igbo Elders Worldwide selected Anyaegbu because it was necessary to have an office mediating between Igbo businesses.

He stressed, “The conferment of Mayor Ndi Igbo is borne out of an urgent necessity that time was way overdue. The republican and enterprising uniqueness of Ndi Igbo has sometimes been misunderstood by some elements of our host communities. Consequently, relationships have strained to boiling points. Many times Igbo businesses have been challenged, provoked, harassed, and economically assaulted by some in our host communities, in and outside Nigeria.

In the invitation cards sent out, the organisers said Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and many states' governors will attend the ceremony. The Obi of Onitsha, Nnaemeka Achebe was to serve as royal father of the day, amongst other royal fathers.

The Obi of Onitsha has however dissociated himself from the ceremony. He dismissed claims that he will serve as royal father of the day.

According to a statement by his Chief of Staff, Osita Anionwu, the monarch said he had neither been approached nor consented to participate in the event. “His Majesty does not understand the purpose of the event and would not want to be associated with it."

Lawyer and a right activist, Deji Adeyanju has apologised and retracted his defamatory statement against Umar Damagun, the Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and Sen. Samuel Anyanwu, the Acting National Secretary of PDP.

It will be recalled that the duo had threatened to sue Adeyanju over allegations bordering on defamation.

Messrs Damagun and Anyanwu, through their counsel, Johnson Usman, SAN, asked Adeyanju to retract the statements and tender apology in national dailies and other social media platforms to avert the looming legal tussle.

On Friday, Adeyanju, through his lawyer, one Zainab Otega, retracted his earlier statement and apologized to the two PDP chieftains.

See the statement by his lawyer below:

Previous thread:

https://www.nairaland.com/8286905/alleged-defamation-damagun-anyanwu-threaten

Sirmwill:
Who believes??

LastGiantAlive:
I don't know what you are talking about. I'm a practicing yoruba muslim from Ibadan and will be made an imam by next year inshallah but that doesn't mean I won't say the truth. How do you expect me to believe this usèless propaganda. Is this rubbish data not from the same NBS that just yesterday claimed that our audio gdp grew by over 3% in the third quarter of this year and that unemployment rate reduced significantly even though most companies are leaving the country and relieving employees of their duty?
In Ibadan here alone, due to insane cost of production more than 93% of poultry farms have shut down and sacked workers . The economy is biting hard and won't allow people to remain in business so how exactly is gdp growing and unemployment rate reducing?
The same NBS claims that inflation is around 38% but Turkiye a European country whose economy is currently a thousand times healthier than ours recorded an inflation of over 60% not too long ago but in this country where groceries, electronics and most commodities have gone up by at least 450% in less than 18 months, we're still here deceiving ourselves with 30 percent inflation rate.
I'm unable to trust any manipulated data from NBS for now until the retarded lunatic in aso rock is booted out in 2027. I was part of the yoruba people who were brainwashed to believe that Tinubu would be a better president than Peter Obi and I voted Tinubu based on sentiments and ethnicism but I now regret my actions.
I will vote Mr Peter Obi in 2027 so he would rescue us from this suffering and poverty that this wicked man called Tinubu imposed on us.

Bebigiby1:
Well, it is my right to post my content here as it is your right to comment on it or make your own posts.... Based on what is happening as regards the continued unfair moderation practices I will reconsider my stance on using this platform going forward....