₦airaland Forum

maimalari:
Goodthief Jonathan's goodwill message/dollars indeed. This woman is accepting bribe on behalf of her husband. Jonathan's goodwill message we all know is 10 million dollars cash. Keep sharing the money goodthief jonathan, but u and your cohorts Atiku won't get our vote.

IRRELEVANT.

@Bianca: Well done Loolo Ojukwu. One good turn deserves another. Am happy for the progress your husband is making in his battle against stroke.

Tony one week---Inine.

Amuche and Amobi.
Iheanyi and Iheanacho.
Chijioke and Chimaraoke.
Chidozie and Nnadozie.

Obiagu1:
The producers are businessmen so they will want a larger market. However, there is no need to produce movies in Igbo language except for cultural purposes except that producer wants to run a charity.

The movies even portray Igbo culture but are all in English with fee Igbos here and there.

You are right. However, I do not believe that films produced in Igbo language will not penetrate the markets. With over 30 million Ndigbo in Nigeria and over 10 million outside Nigeria, there is no reason whatsoever why the films in Igbo language will not make huge profits for the producers.
Do you know how many copies of the film ''Living in bondage'' were sold?.

mikeansy:
100% correct. The man does not have the heart of a leader. He stubbornly believes he is the only one qualified to lead. He has failed in 2 elections and yet chooses to change party just to remain a candidate instead of supporting one of those who supported him in 2 elections.
The man is not a democrat. It is not all about him you know? He is just muscle and Noise, no brains at all.

You need to have an open mind to succeed and sometimes in life in the interest of a larger strategic common good you can see things you don't approve of and look the other way just to achieve that larger good. this is where Buhari will fail as a leader. He is just noise, not smart at all.

Well done.

byrron:
Buhari will instil decipline quite sure but his economic policies is what i dnt knw abt all d same im nt his fan. Utomi all d way 4me

Buhari will instil barbaric discipline as he did in 1984.
Imagine jailing Ekwueme when the courts has declared that he (Ekwueme) left office poorer than before he became V.P.
Imagine him jailing M. Ajasin when the courts has declared him innocent.
After a very careful study, I realise that the most thing to happen to Nigeria is to elect GEJ as our president.

marcdunu:
Where is Andrew Uweh, does he understand the implication of this assurance to the North?

Am not really worried about Atiku, as he is a no match to GEJ. Some worry over Buhari, though very defeatable.
Assurance to the North or South. I just want a GEJ administration that will improve the poor human conditions in the East.

Obiagu1:
This is what you get when competition is the key. Everyone has a chance, that's why I love being Igbo.
I love my people.

They need foreign markets else it will be only domestic.

Some can be in English while the rest are produced in Igbo language.
Please how can we revive the dying nature of Igbo language films?.

Lovely videos and lovely films. Yet am disappointed that the films are acted in English instead of Igbo.

Onye egbula onye agbata obi ya ---Oriental Brothers int.

Ozo wu iwe m ---Oriental Brothers int.

Even if the north west do not support G.Ebere.J., the SS, SE, SW and NC has aready been won by GEJ.

This 59 year old widow MUST surely die.

Ola edo:
Umm it's 2011, grow up.

Happy 2011.
Let's know your opinions on Atiku and Igbo people.

fstrangest:
Again:

This is 2011, I do not intend to insult her as I did in 2010. Please warn her to stop derailing threads.
Back to the topic: Usman Busaje is still in ACN while his mentor Atiku has since left ACN.

He (Atiku) told a newspaper that it was his ingenuity as a political tactician that saw Dr Alex Ekwueme's exit in a contest that was initially within Ekwueme's grip simply because he is Igbo.

The Igbo therefore have everything to gain by voting Jonathan whose field experience as a politician is as varied and impressive as his academic qualification.
Happy new year.

Atiku, the Igbo and zoning
GABRIEL NKEMCHOR
ATIKU Abubakar, former Vice President has certainly come a long way in politics. After an exciting tutelage under the late Shehu Musa Yar’Adua, astute politician and retired soldier, Abubakar took off on an impressive note. He pounced on the political stage, made a mark and won friends from different parts of Nigeria. Indeed, the Abubakar that emerged as Chief Olusegun Obasanjo’s running mate in 1999 was a very popular politician who had earlier won the governorship seat in Adamawa, his home state. The duo eventually won the presidential election in 1999, and for four years, enjoyed a very warm relationship, at least at face value.
Then the bubble burst after Obasanjo’s re-election in 2003. It was alleged that Abubakar almost dumped his boss following the pressure from some radical and powerful governors, mainly from the South, who wanted him to challenge Obasanjo at the primary. It was Turaki’s finest hour because if he had hearkened to the voices of the governors, he probably would have defeated the then president. For this, Obasanjo engaged him in an endless war that ran through their second term until the twilight of that administration.
In those days, many people, particularly in the South, stood by the former Vice President because of Obasanjo’s obvious dictatorial tendencies. For some of us at the time, our conclusion then was that the former Vice President’s offence under Obasanjo’s imperial presidency was his popularity and this was nauseating as far as we were concerned. Some of us supported him all the way, from his defection to the then Action Congress ( now Action Congress of Nigeria) to the presidential election which he eventually lost.
But as Abubakar was drowning under Obasanjo, he was also clutching at every straw. He desperately wanted to be relevant, so he chose to ascribe divine honours to himself. First, he gave himself credit for Obasanjo’s emergence and victory at the polls in 1999. Later, he told a newspaper that it was his ingenuity as a political tactician that saw Dr. Alex Ekwueme’s exit in a contest that was initially within Ekwueme’s grip simply because he is Igbo. In another breadth, Abubakar told another newspaper how he had summoned all the governors-elect to a meeting in his house in Kaduna where the decision to support Obasanjo was taken.
Yet, the former Vice President is now looking in the direction of the South-East for support and a running mate even after scuttling the region’s brightest opportunity of ever producing a president in 1998. This is crass opportunism, and Abubakar must be told in plain language that the Igbo have moved beyond his less than transparent calculations.
Ohaneze, under the leadership of Raph Uwechue, diplomat, intellectual and insightful publisher, has taken a position. Uwechue, who was Nigeria’s ambassador to France shortly before the Civil War knows on whose side the Igbo should be at this critical moment in our history. So, many people were really not surprised when the Igbo socio-cultural organization, recently declared its support for Dr. Goodluck Jonathan. This is significant because the South-South zone where the President hails from remains a good neighbour of Ndigbo despite the ugly incident of the Civil War. But more important, the Igbo on the fringes, particularly those in Rivers and Delta States are watching and waiting to see how the Igbo handle this situation.
At a social gathering recently, a friend of mine wanted to know why the Igbo are not good students of history. At a point, he became very infuriated and cynical. He even insinuated that the Igbo are usually up for the highest bidder. For emphasis, he drew attention to clear examples from the past and insisted that this character flaw has remained a major clog in the wheel of their political advancement. But I cautioned, pleading that it was unfair generalization, as there are good and bad men in every land. The Igbo may be more aggressive and sometimes unnecessarily fussy; this still does not make them the worst people in Nigeria. On the contrary, the Igbo are known and respected for their industry and success.
I rounded off my argument on an optimistic note. I told him about an opinion article I read a couple of months ago, entitled: "Are we men of honour?" written by Chief Ziggy Azike, lawyer and founding member of the PDP. Azike wrote the piece, ostensibly to show that zoning is not only a travesty but an effort in futility. He obviously wanted to tell the world, though in a veiled manner that PDP members are not people who keep agreements. He also raised some questions bordering on the traits of these born-again democrats and apostles of zoning who are fighting on all fronts. For good measure, the PDP founding member did an expose on the party’s early and humble beginning, the challenges and how the PDP’s codes relating to aspiring office holders were flagrantly violated by Abubakar and Ibrahim Babangida in 1998. According to him, the duo disobeyed party guidelines and brought Obasanjo through the backdoor to emerge the party’s presidential candidate, an action that almost tore the party apart.
Unfortunately for the PDP and Nigeria, Abubakar and Babangida have again joined forces, and arrogantly too, despite their moral burden, to achieve their selfish interests. However, this time around, they are instigating ethnic hate and threatening to burn down Nigeria if Jonathan refuses to vacate Aso Rock. Now, they both speak of respect for agreements and rules. What a country! Abubakar, who once had national appeal as a politician now hides under the cloak of ‘Northern consensus aspirant’, a selfish and narrow minded process that has already failed, even in the North. What a way to end a brilliant political career.
But the former Vice President definitely deserves our sympathy. I really felt sorry for him when he came on stage and descended as low as to call for a violent change against a country and a people he desperately wants to lead. Why would Abubakar impose a fatwa on a progressive government, headed by Nigeria’s most educated civilian president so far? He probably thought of us as the same timid and docile people that his new friend, Babangida and his former principal, Obasanjo ruled with impunity for over two decades. May be I should remind Abubakar once again that "those days are gone", according to Sonya Spence, the famous Jamaican soul and reggae artiste.
For my brothers across the Niger, there could not have been a better time for serious reflection. Although some of them are already speaking of the benefits of zoning and why this obnoxious principle is in their interest, I wish to remind them that change is the only thing that is constant. The Igbo do not need the Vice Presidential slot. It is a Greek gift and we must reject it because it is not in our interest. As a people, we must go back to the drawing board and begin the process of re-building and re-positioning. And our politics must change. It must be inclusive, unselfish and progressive.
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s feat in South-West politics is a subject of discussion and admiration every where in Nigeria today. It took a single man to turn the tide and undo all the electoral malpractices and atrocities of the Obasanjo era. A Tinubu had emerged in a certain popular and youthful governor many years ago in the South-East. But the governor bungled it because of his narrow-mindedness, greed and lack of vision. Today in the South-West, the people know their enemies and their spokespersons and you could almost predict their movement. All these Yoruba owe to a single individual who dared to dream.
One day, we will be president, once we are consistent and committed. But as Igbo, we must ensure that we resist the antics of opportunists and interlopers who hide under democracy and unsubstantiated claims to political activism to advance their regional and ethnic agenda. We should distance ourselves from these tainted politicians who move from one party to the other, seeking relevance and undue advantage, but also creating confusion and bad blood.
Abubakar is not the only politician with deficits. But his threat of instigating a violent change in Nigeria has done collateral damage to his image and ambition. A couple of days ago, somebody wanted to know the fate of his friends and political associates who joined the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN with him out of sympathy. One name that readily comes to my mind is Usman Bugaje, brilliant scholar and former member of the House of Representatives who moved out of the ruling party with the former Vice President and has remained there out of conviction and principles.
Like most progressives, I agree that these are indeed dangerous times and we must be careful about those we elect into high offices. The Igbo therefore have everything to gain by voting Jonathan whose field experience as a politician is as varied and impressive as his academic qualification.

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seanet02:
@poster. Misleading headline Why do ibos like to use usernames in YORUBA. Inferiority complex.

Not so sure of that. But so sure that Dayo Kanu is Yoruba with Igbo username.

nateevs:
Absolutely. If there is any time we faced pressure before, it's now. We have to win the next game to prove that the Bolton game wasn't just a flash in the pan. If we win the Villa game, which I expect us to, we could be flying after then.

Didn't see the Bolton game. First Chelsea PL game I did not watch in two seasons. I heard Ramires had a fabulous game in the second half. When there's the winning attitude in the camp, even fringe players will look like Messi. I really do hope we show up on Sunday and trash Villa.

I feel that no 7 shirt Ramires wears is jinxed.

Chidera Ota, the Nigerian girl who scored 15As in GCSE.