₦airaland Forum

Op, where were u wen Gej was President? Didn't he or d office of d President deserve respect den?

Beside if u weigh everything Fayose said it tru to unbiased mind cos everything abt Chibok girls is hursh-hursh.

Infact its becoming clearer dat APC is BH, cos dey keep releasing some girls each time dey want to divert our attention or keep us busy.

OP, how come d released girls always look well fed compared to d average Nigerian.

With wat we see those in IDP camps will be wishing they too were kidnapped.

OP, u r a very poor student of history.
Look at how u skewed all the info to favor or baseless assertion.

Let me school u a bit;

Firstly, wen groundnut, coal, palm oil n cocoa were driving the economy there was no agitation cos the regions took 50% of the proceeds while the remaining 50% went to d FG. It was OBJ dat scraped it to 0% after oil started driving the economy.

Secondly, hausas n fulanis dat want to build houses in d south r doing so but majority of ur ppl down south look for ways to avoid paying for acomodation so tell me why they would want to acquire landed properties.

Thirdly, u lied wen u said u cannot dress in ur traditional attire n walk around in d south, in fact I doubt if u've ever been to d south, cos if u have u will no northern attire is not only worn by northerners but also by southeners n they are sold everywhere in the south.
I have never seen an Hausa/Fulani man or woman put on southern traditional attire but southerners adorne that of the north so who should be complaining?

As for Presidents being killed or poisoned u should ask ur fellow northern brothers cos that's their area of specialisation. Or how many southerners are in Buharis' administration as u claim he was poisoned n which of them can even access him, none.

So u can c all ur points are due to misinformation.
Get ur facts strait n stop spreading hate, there's too much of it all around already, don't make it worse than it already is.

Anoda wasted time n effort. D report has been submitted to d dust bin for onward disposal.

Its funny how ppl are falling for this diversion while he goes back to hospital in London not Nigeria.

Not d heavily funded Aso Rock Clinic dat gets a budget that is for more than the budget of all Federal University Teaching Hospitals put together.

I wish him n his handlers well as dey continue to deceive over 200million Nigerians.
Or script will run out with time.

Don't mind d loud mouth that talks b4 he thinks, he must have apologised to FFK.
He doesn't no he is just embracing himself by boldly lying on National TV.

Judas of our time

May 29 script has started.
Failures always create diversion any time they are supposed to give account of their stewardship.

Simply put, the state curfers is his personal account as he spends directly from the state purse.

Two years after he left office, you still don't have anything new to show Nigerians as ur achievement since u n Bubu assumed office. For how long shall we hear d GEJ dis n dat excuse.
Pls grow up.

There would have been no need for this if your husband n his entre clueless administration had not taken away their means of livelihood by their inhuman policies in d first place.

Does she no how many ppl all over d country lost their jobs, while the lucky ones had pay cut, since her husband assumed office?

She should come down south n see 4 herself wat her husbands mismanagement of d entire economy is making people go tru on a daily basis.

Dat being said your husband is not President of northern Nigeria, so whatever palliative measure should go round n not Kaduna, Kano n Katsina alone.

By d way it was a women empowerment program, how come men cluster the whole view or the camera?

Its very shocking to note that he is still alive, in Nigeria and still pastoring his church.

I lost confidence in him some months after things started going beezark n all he did was ask people to be patient n sing the anthem about how the past govt errors cannot b corrected in a day.

Shockingly it almost 2yrs not a day n from d economy to cost of living has gone south n no protest or criticism.

I am tempted to ask:
What doe he preach on the pulpit?
How do his members look at him?
How does he feel abt himself?

Word of wisdom for preachers who have not rubbished demselves in politics, "Stay clear of Nigerian politics, if u don't want to ridicule yourself b4 God n men.

StarBukola:
They r beautiful They r very hospitable They don't judge u by ur religion or tribe They r caring They r good with children They r very neat They r pretty as a picture They r brilliant n vibrant They r very respectable. These r my neighbor which I will miss so much ....

Na cloth dem dey advertise?

D bold voice of silence by Chana Weisberg
King David's mother.
Save me, O
G‑d, for the waters threaten to engulf me . . .
I am wearied by my calling out, and my throat is dry. I’ve lost hope in waiting . . .
More numerous than the hairs on my head are those who hate me without reason . . .
Must I then repay what I have not stolen?
Mighty are those who would cut me down, who are my enemies without cause . . .
O G‑d, You know my folly, and my unintended wrongs are not hidden from You . . .

It is for Your sake that I have borne disgrace, that humiliation covers my face.
I have become a stranger to my brothers, an alien to my mother’s sons.
Out of envy for Your House, they ravaged me; the disgraces of those who revile You have fallen upon me . . .
Those who sit by the gate talk about me. I am the taunt of drunkards . . .
Disgrace breaks my heart, and I am left deathly sick.
I hope for solace, but there is none; and for someone to comfort me, but I find no one.
They put gall into my meal, and give me vinegar to quench my thirst . . . (Psalm 69)

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This psalm describes the life of a poor, despised and lowly individual, who lacks even a single friend to comfort him. It is the voice of a tormented soul who has experienced untold humiliation and disgrace. Through no apparent cause of his own, he is surrounded by enemies who wish to cut him down; even his own brothers are strangers to him, ravaging and reviling him.

Amazingly, this is the voice of the mighty
King David, righteous and beloved servant of G‑d, feared and awed by all.
King David had many challenges throughout his life. But at what point did this great individual feel so alone, so disgraced, and so undeserving of love and friendship?

What caused King David to face such an intense ignominy, to be shunned by his own brothers in his home (“I have become a stranger to my brothers”), by the Torah sages who sat in judgment at the gates (“those who sit by the gate talk about me”) and by the drunkards on the street corners (“I am the taunt of drunkards”)? What had King David done to arouse such ire and contempt? And was there no one, at this time in his life, who would provide him with love, comfort and friendship?

This psalm, in which King David passionately gives voice to the heaviest burdens of his soul, refers to a period of twenty-eight years, from his earliest childhood until he was coronated as king of the people of Israel by the prophet
Samuel.
David was born into the illustrious family of Yishai (Jesse), who served as the head of the sanhedrin (supreme court of Torah law), and was one of the most distinguished leaders of his generation. Yishai was a man of such greatness that the Talmud (Shabbat 55b) observes that “Yishai was one of only four righteous individuals who died solely due to the instigation of the serpent”—i.e., only because death was decreed upon the human race when Adam and Eve ate from the Tree of Knowledge at the serpent’s instigation, not due to any sin or flaw of his own. David was the youngest in his family, which included seven other illustrious and charismatic brothers.
Yet, when David was born, this prominent family greeted his birth with utter derision and contempt. As David describes quite literally in the psalm, “I was a stranger to my brothers, a foreigner to my mother’s sons . . . they put gall in my meal, and gave me vinegar to quench my thirst.”
David was not permitted to eat with the rest of his family, but was assigned to a separate table in the corner. He was given the task of shepherd because “they hoped that a wild beast would come and kill him while he was performing his duties,”

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and for this reason was sent to pasture in dangerous areas full of lions and bears.

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Only one individual throughout David’s youth was pained by his unjustified plight, and felt a deep and unconditional bond of love for the child whom she alone knew was undoubtedly pure.
This was King David’s mother, Nitzevet bat Adael, who felt the intensity of her youngest child’s pain and rejection as her own.
Torn and anguished by David’s unwarranted degradation, yet powerless to stop it, Nitzevet stood by the sidelines, in solidarity with him, shunned herself, as she too cried rivers of tears, awaiting the time when justice would be served.
It would take twenty-eight long years of assault and rejection, suffering and degradation until that justice would finally begin to materialize.
David’s Birth
Why was the young David so reviled by his brothers and people?
To understand the hatred directed toward David, we need to investigate the inner workings behind the events, the secret episodes that aren’t recorded in the prophetic books but are alluded to in Midrashim.

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David’s father, Yishai, was the grandson of Boaz and Ruth. After several years of marriage to his wife, Nitzevet, and after having raised several virtuous children, Yishai began to entertain personal doubts about his ancestry. True, he was the leading Torah authority of his day, but his grandmother Ruth was a convert from the nation of Moab, as related in the book of Ruth.

During Ruth’s lifetime, many individuals were doubtful about the legitimacy of her marriage to Boaz. The Torah specifically forbids an Israelite to marry a Moabite convert, since this is the nation that cruelly refused the Jewish people passage through their land, or food and drink to purchase, when they wandered in the desert after being freed from Egypt.

Boaz and the sages understood this law—as per the classic interpretation transmitted in the “Oral Torah”—as forbidding intermarriage with converted
male Moabites (who were the ones responsible for the cruel conduct), while exempting female Moabite converts. With his marriage to Ruth, Boaz hoped to clarify and publicize this Torah law, which was still unknown to the masses.

Boaz died the night after his marriage with Ruth. Ruth had conceived and subsequently gave birth to their son Oved, the father of Yishai. Some rabble-rousers at the time claimed that Boaz’s death verified that his marriage to Ruth the Moabite had indeed been forbidden.

Time would prove differently. Once Oved (so called because he was a true oved , servant of G‑d), and later Yishai and his offspring, were born, their righteous conduct and prestigious positions proved the legitimacy of their ancestry. It was impossible that men of such caliber could have descended from a forbidden union.
However, later in his life, doubt gripped at Yishai’s heart, gnawing away at the very foundation of his existence. Being the sincere individual that he was, his integrity compelled him to action.

If Yishai’s status was questionable, he was not permitted to remain married to his wife, a veritable Israelite. Disregarding the personal sacrifice, Yishai decided the only solution would be to separate from her, no longer engaging in marital relations. Yishai’s children were aware of this separation.

After a number of years had passed, Yishai longed for a child whose ancestry would be unquestionable. His plan was to engage in relations with his Canaanite maidservant.
He said to her: “I will be freeing you conditionally. If my status as a Jew is legitimate, then you are freed as a proper Jewish convert to marry me. If, however, my status is blemished and I have the legal status of a Moabite convert forbidden to marry an Israelite, I am not giving you your freedom; but as a
shifchah k’naanit , a Canaanite maidservant, you may marry a Moabite convert.”

The maidservant was aware of the anguish of her mistress, Nitzevet. She understood her pain in being separated from her husband for so many years. She knew, as well, of Nitzevet’s longing for more children.

The empathetic maidservant secretly approached Nitzevet and informed her of Yishai’s plan, suggesting a bold counterplan.

“Let us learn from your ancestresses and replicate their actions. Switch places with me tonight, just as Leah did with
Rachel,” she advised.

With a prayer on her lips that her plan succeed, Nitzevet took the place of her maidservant. That night, Nitzevet conceived. Yishai remained unaware of the switch.

After three months, Nitzevet’s pregnancy became obvious. Incensed, her sons wished to kill their apparently adulterous mother and the “illegitimate” fetus that she carried. Nitzevet, for her part, would not embarrass her husband by revealing the truth of what had occurred. Like her ancestress Tamar, who was prepared to be burned alive rather than embarrass
Judah,

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Nitzevet chose a vow of silence. And like Tamar, Nitzevet would be rewarded for her silence with a child of greatness who would be the forebear of
Moshiach.

Unaware of the truth behind his wife’s pregnancy, but having compassion on her, Yishai ordered his sons not to touch her. “Do not kill her! Instead, let the child that will be born be treated as a lowly and despised servant. In this way everyone will realize that his status is questionable and, as an illegitimate child, he will not marry an Israelite.”

From the time of his birth onwards, then, Nitzevet’s son was treated by his brothers as an abominable outcast.

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Noting the conduct of his brothers, the rest of the community assumed that this youth was a treacherous sinner full of unspeakable guilt.

On the infrequent occasions that Nitzevet’s son would return from the pastures to his home in Beit Lechem (Bethlehem), he was shunned by the townspeople. If something was lost or stolen, he was accused as the natural culprit, and ordered, in the words of the psalm, to “repay what I have not stolen.”

Eventually, the entire lineage of Yishai was questioned, as well as the basis of the original law of the Moabite convert. People claimed that all the positive qualities of Boaz became manifest in Yishai and his illustrious seven sons, while all the negative character traits from Ruth the Moabite clung to this despicable youngest son.
Anointing King David

We are first introduced to David when the prophet Samuel is commanded to go to Beit Lechem to anoint a new king, to replace the rejected King Saul.
Samuel arrives in Beit Lechem, and the elders of the city come out to greet him, nervous at this unusual and unexpected visit, since the elderly prophet had stopped circulating throughout the land. The elders feared that Samuel had heard about a grievous sin that was taking place in their city.

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Perhaps he had come to rebuke them over the behavior of Yishai’s despised shepherd boy, living in their midst.
Samuel declared, however, that he had come in peace, and asked the elders, and Yishai and his sons, to join him for a sacrificial feast. As an elder, it was natural for Yishai to be invited; but when his sons were inexplicably also invited, they worried that perhaps the prophet had come to publicly reveal the embarrassing and illegitimate origins of their brother.
Unbeknownst to them, Samuel would anoint the new king of Israel at this feast. All that had been revealed to the prophet at this point was that the new king would be a son of Yishai's.

As Samuel laid his eyes on Yishai’s eldest son, he was certain that this was the future king of Israel. Tall, handsome and distinguished, Eliav was the one whom Samuel was ready to anoint, until G‑d reprimanded Samuel to look not at the outside but at the inside.

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No longer did Samuel make any assumptions of his own, but he waited to be told who was to become the next king. All the seven sons of Yishai had passed before Samuel, and none of them had been chosen.

“Are these all the lads?” Samuel asked. Samuel prophetically chose his words carefully. Had he asked if these were all Yishai’s sons, Yishai would have answered affirmatively, that there were no more of his sons , since David was not given the status of a son.

Instead, Yishai answered, “A small one is left; he is taking care of the sheep.” David’s status was small in Yishai’s eyes. He was hoping that Samuel would allow David to remain where he was, out of trouble, tending to the sheep in the faraway pastures.

But Samuel ordered that David immediately be summoned to the feast. A messenger was dispatched to David who, out of respect for the prophet, first went home to wash himself and change his clothes. Unaccustomed to seeing David home at such a time, Nitzevet inquired, “Why did you come home in the middle of the day?”
David explained the reason, and Nitzevet answered, “If so, I too am accompanying you.”

As David arrived, Samuel saw a man “of ruddy complexion, with red hair, beautiful eyes, and handsome to look at.” David’s physical appearance alludes to the differing aspects of his personality. His ruddiness suggests a warlike nature, while his eyes and general appearance indicate kindness and gentility.

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At first Samuel doubted whether David could be the one worthy of the kingship, a forerunner of the dynasty that would lead the Jewish people to the end of time. He thought to himself, “This one will shed blood as did the red-headed
Esau.”

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G‑d saw, however, that David’s greatness was that he would direct his aggressiveness toward positive aims. G‑d commanded Samuel, “My anointed one is standing before you, and you remain seated? Arise and anoint David without delay! For he is the one I have chosen!” 11
As Samuel held the horn of oil, it bubbled, as if it could not wait to drop onto David’s forehead. When Samuel anointed him, the oil hardened and glistened like pearls and precious stones, and the horn remained full.

As Samuel anointed David, the sound of weeping could be heard from outside the great hall. It was the voice of Nitzevet, David’s lone supporter and solitary source of comfort.

Her twenty-eight long years of silence in the face of humiliation were finally coming to a close. At last, all would see that the lineage of her youngest son was pure, undefiled by any blemish. Finally, the anguish and humiliation that she and her son had borne would come to an end.
Facing her other sons, Nitzevet exclaimed, “The stone that was reviled by the builders12 has now become the cornerstone!” (Psalms 118:22)

Humbled, they responded, “This has come from G‑d; it was hidden from our eyes” (ibid., verse 23).

Those in the hall cried out in unison, “Long live the king! Long live the king!” Within moments, the once-reviled shepherd boy became the anointed future king of Israel.
Nitzevet’s Legacy

King David would have many more trials to face until he was acknowledged by the entire nation as the new monarch to replace King Saul. During his kingship, and throughout his life, up until his old age, King David faced many ordeals.

King David possessed many great talents and qualities which would assist him in attaining the tremendous achievements of his lifetime. Many of these positive qualities were inherited from his illustrious father, Yishai, after whom he is fondly and respectfully called ben Yishai, the son of Yishai.

But it was undoubtedly from his mother that the young David absorbed the fortitude and courage to face his adversaries. From the moment he was born, and during his most tender years, it was Nitzevet who, by example, taught him the essential lesson of valuing every individual’s dignity and refraining from embarrassing another, regardless of the personal consequences. It was she who displayed a silent but stoic bravery and dignity in the face of the gravest hardship..

It is from Nitzevet that King David absorbed the strength, born from an inner confidence, to disregard the callous treatment of the world and find solace in the comfort of one’s Maker. It was this strength that would fortify King David to defeat his staunchest antagonists and his most treacherous enemies, as he valiantly fought against the mightiest warriors on behalf of his people.

Nitzevet taught her young child to find strength in following the path of one’s inner convictions, irrespective of the cruelty that might be hurled at him. Her display of patient confidence in the Creator that justice would be served gave David the inner peace and solace that he would need, over and over again, in confronting the formidable challenges in his life.

Rather than succumb to his afflictions, rather than become the individual who was shunned by his tormentors, David learned from his mother to stand proud and dignified, feeling consolation in communicating with his Maker in the open pastures.

She demonstrated to him, as well, the necessity of boldness while pursuing the right path. When the situation would call for it, personal risks must be taken. Without her bold action in taking the place of her maidservant that fateful night, the great soul of her youngest child, David, the forebear of Moshiach, would never have descended to this world.

The soul-stirring psalms composed by King David in his greatest hours of need eloquently describe his suffering and heartache, as well as his faith and conviction.

The book of Psalms gives a voice to each of us, and has become the balm to soothe all of our wounds, as we too encounter the many personal and communal hardships of life in galut (exile).
As we say these verses, our voices mesh with Nitzevet’s, with King David’s, and with all the voices of those past and present who have experienced unjustified pain, in beseeching our Maker for that time when the “son (descendant) of David” will usher in the era of redemption, and true justice will suffuse creation.
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Op, do u trust d woman u call ur wife at all?
U jus rubbished her n ur father.to d entire world. Has she or ur father done anything to deserve dis?
How have u lived with her 4 5yrs with this level of insecurity?
If u r looking for a reason to divorce her say so n stop casting aspersions at her.

I wish ur father was younger n sees this post, i 'm sure he'll b proud of d idiot he has for a son.

This thread will record low hits cos the western demi god is being portrayed for the thief he is acquiring almost all of Lagos.

Of course his e-warriors won't see anything wrong but are quick to call other ppl that didnt even acquire up to one tenth of what tinubu acquired theif while the main thief is their god.

Op, pls grow above this ur false intuitive reporting. Its cos of ppl like u dat play to d gallery every time burning national issues emerge dat our so called dealers sorry leaders trample on us at will.

Almost 2yrs after leaving office you r still fighting tooth n nail to rubbish everything he achieved..

When will this administration start doing something it can point to n say we did dis or dat.

Or r dey going to condemned GEJ 4 4yrs?

Is dat y u r a sell out?

haffaze777:
did u bother to read the quote he responded to?he paid d guy back in his own coin

Dou i edited to reflect whomsoever posted that tin but u don't do pay back with issue u have no control over. Today its payback n tomorrow someone else pays back n d cycle continues n gradually d little shred of humanity left in us will erode.

D mentality of as long as it doesn't affect me its trash becomes part of us n dats y we r where we r as a country today.

Why do u think our leaders can trample on us as they feel, its cos we lost our humanity. Wen its happening to one person we look d oda way n b4 u no it will get to u n ppl will look d ida way. N it becomes d num.

[quote author=haffaze777 post=55463831]did u bother to read the quote he responded to?he paid d guy back in his own coin[/quote

Khd95:
just like how some ipob elements attack villages in enugu,kill farmers nd burn house nd blame it on fulani elements shey

Wehdonsir


call a spade a spade,not a farm tool, these militants are from ijaw creeks,cos thats what they are good at.

To whomsoever posted that tin

My bro if that is wat u believe happened in Nebo, den its pathetic how u think.

Has politics so divided us dat we don't have any strand of humanity left in us?

Assuming ur siblings or relative was in Nebo wen the massacre occurred will u be spuuing this trash.

My prayer is it doesn't happen in ur hometown else u'll get the same response from people.

Mind u I am not from d east, I was only opportuned to see first hand the carnage that was carried out in Nebo n I tell u as a human being with my humanity intact its not a sight to behold, not even close to wat u'll wish ur enemy.

N on the Ijaw n Ambodes' brothers from Info issue, get ur facts right n stop the falsehood except u r telling me Ambode is partly Ijaw, I suppose no.

OP y is it dat u must ascribe Ijaw to every militancy.
Does Lagos look like Niger-Delta?
What would Ijaw militant come to do in Lagos?

Pls stop insulting our intelligence and this campaign of calumny against the Ijaw people.

It has been established sometime back that theses people you call Ijaws are Lagos state governor Ambodes' kingsmen from Ondo state dat he imported into Lagos for 2015 election purpose n has refused to settle them so they decided to ply their trade on the residents. Or have u forgotten the Iba, Festac, etc. incident by them before the military onslaught.

Pls get ur facts straight n stop this ur campaign of calumny.

Funny enough u only find Ijaw in the caption n no where else in the story, so I ask, op r u trying to gain traffic with the Ijaw name?

OP check ur dictionary Ijaw is not another word for militancy.

I no ur type u've neva left ur enclave, tnks to d internet else u wont event no Ijaws or oda tribes exist. My bro travel n c n stop labelling people wat they r not.

bigabbey:
@ asksteve
It depends on your interest whether news,movies,sports etc. Dish size and. Receiver.

For me everything except sport.
So, like which stations are we talking about?

Very funny list. Y are the names of all the heavy hitters missing?

Since controlling the almajiris has become a major problem they are simply shifting dem down south to continue wrecking havoc. While they dat created dem want to live peaceful lives. They will neva succeed, let them enjoy their creation, we r not interested.

Wit this I fully confirm this administration has nothing to offer. With all d insurmountable problems Nigerians are faced with, wat they can think of is dress code for days of d week.
God help us for the remaining two years and 52days left for this administration.

Y do ppl like commenting on issues they no nothing about? I laf wen I hear or c ppl refer to Chief James Ibori n the Late Governor general Chief DSP Alamieyeseigha as thief's. Have u not noticed that their ppl love dem even more than the current office holders? Its simply because ppl have seen that till dat no governor has equalled or surpassed dem in the development of their respective states.
Only ppl dat don't no where Delta or Bayelsa is besides on the map call these men thief's.
Till date all the governors dat could not even rehabilitate one stretch of road or pay workers salaries are moving around without anyone calling them thief's, rather they are celebrated.

bigabbey:
If you are not on free to air you are missing a lot,get connected to free to air now and set yourself free. Free to air rules!

Hello, pls which SATs r trackable for FTA viewing?
Tnx.

I read people's comments n I laugh becos they have no idea of the kind of relationship that existed between the duo.

That said, if he were alive he won't be given any appointment, worse of all EFCC.
Do Nigerians think buhari is not corrupt?
The good name Buhari used to enjoy b4 coming to soil it in this administration was curtsey of Late Idiagbon of blessed memory.

Have u ppl heard of the phrase, "Chop, e no free, make we chop e no still gree". Dat was Late Idiagbon, so wen ppl sing how effective bubu was then I laf cos in actual fact it was Idiagbon.

He thought it would b same free ride wen he assumed office only to discover there was no body to clean his mess hence the free fall of the naira n economy?

As for being corrupt everyone from the President down to councillors are corrupt, for this reason no appointment for Idiagbon.

Betrayal is not new to d yorubas, its their tradition. Its either they benefit from u or they stab u, wen they get a better offer.
History is there to prove it.
And the funniest part is they scream all ova d media but wen it come to standing by their word, they r neva there.

Its funny more non yorubas were assassinated, and imprisoned while the betrayers chickened into exile only to return years later n claim to be hero's of democracy.
Even those that were assassinated were betrayed by their own people.

Truely, the dead has no victory, else would Pa Alfred Riwani of blessed memory if alive be a celebrated nationalist? U n I no d answer is NO.

Frank Kokori, the then NUPENG President even after his incarceration, till date is not celebrated. Jus to mention a few.

But d likes of Wole Soyinka, Tinubu, Fayemi etc that ran away wen it was time to defend their mandate are today celebrated as hero's of democracy, what a shame.

I don't see any reason y Uncle Lie should be afraid of being sacked, that can only happen if he decides to stop lying.
Besides finding another person dat can lie without blinking will be difficult.
So Mr. Lie dis government still have a lot of lying to do so ur services is still required.