₦airaland Forum

mikeansy:
you are taking the President's words out of context

if you look at the full speech you will see that the President was questioning the wisdom of jailing people for 300years as it solves nothing. Jailing Jim Nwobodo for 301years for allegedly stealing one Peugeot has not meant corruption has disappeared in Nigeria. That is the point the President was making.

He went further to enumerate how his administration is seeking new ways to prevent people from stealing rather than wait for people to steal so that you send them to jail for 300years.

kokoA:
"Some are remembered for what they have done, while some are remembered for having just occupied that seat"... ... ... Chief Alex Ekweme.

This baba stylishly finished Jonathan with this statement. I'm happy that serious minded igbo leaders and not all these "money for support" leaders are coming out daily to tell their people the truth. It is left for them to either listen to these wise people or continue following a failed government blindly into the grave. Igbos! Spread your eggs in different baskets!! The Hausas and Yorubas have strong background in both PDP and APC, therefore, any of the two will favour these people. Can we say thesame about the igbos? A word is enough for the wise.

Akshow:
NIGERIANS, hear una president misfiring
again in Enugu yesterday;
President Jonathan said: "How much did
Jim Nwobodo stole? Money not up to the
price of a peugeot and Buhari regime send
him to jail. Is that good enough?"........ Is
this d kind of leader u want?PHD INDEED!



Change we need!

funkiebully:
Ewu mmeeeee

hyfr:
People used to say CHILDREN ARE THE LEADERS OF TOMORROW. We are meant to be leaders not near to death people like buhari, nigerians be wise for a minute

NairalandOP:
I can see you and the mods are working hand in hand. Weldone.

Obasanjo please tell your fellow general to show us his certificates. We need a man of integrity not a man who lies under oath

[size=40pt]#BuhariShowYourCertificate[/size]

Stancollins:
another clueless allegation from a compulsive liar...
Obj's foolishness is becoming unbearable on daily bases...
...
GEJ will always give him the best answer to a fool...SILENCE...
OBJ, the old man has refused to grow up...it's a pity

pacifique:
"a little learning" disturbs you. He has done more than that. His humility is far more better and spoken of than that of Oba... Can you compare Oba.. and Putin in terms of Integrity? Putin is a billion times preferred. Check it our yourself.

Aigbofa:
Maybe it is time to start voting only ultra conservative Yoruba candidates in Yorubaland. Akintola was right about ibos.

olatunji21:
There u go.. they have start Chest beating again..

OdenigboAroli:
I dont understand what you mean by "convenient". Weren't the Biafrans fought and forced to be part of Nigeria? After capturing the oil rich nigerdelta why didn't Nigeria let us be? But do you know why they couldn't do that? They couldn't because it will vindicate Ojukwu's words that Nigeria is fighting Biafra for oil. Now,we have been forced/made to be part of this country and all of a sudden you remember Lagos is a Yoruba land? Just because its convenient for you? And you want the Igbo to leave? You people are some clowns.....Lagos belong to every Nigerian and time will come when you cant make some comments,even in Lagos!e

Ilekeh:
I keep telling my Ibo people to be humble.

You can't tell your host that you own the house. It won't take long before they kick you out.

Learn to be humble.

You make it hard for your hosts to tolerate you.

Small small, Yorubas will stop patronizing your business and start shunning you. I hope that never happens. Even their own Joe igbokwe has warned these vermins

Learn to act like other non-Yoruba tribes in Yorubaland. Don't start demanding a change in culture you met there.

Just like you ask Yorubas to change our Iya Oloja culture. It's rude and disrespectful.

I will advocate for one-Nigeria when Yorubas start getting prominent positions in Igboland.

whitecat2:
I know! I think Tinubu is getting better now than he was a year ago, I mean going by the weight he's pulling in Apc. The old Tinubu would have caved under pressure put on him about zoning the Vp out of SW, don't you think?just imagine if Tinubu had put an Igbo as VP? The fear was that these NATURALLY

Justcash:
Currently, we do have the same rights. I don't see any special rights enjoyed by Yorubas in Lagos state. Can you outline any of these "special rights"?

Validated:
I knew a landlord who had an Ibo tenant. The tenant had a booming business and landlord was getting rent regularly. Incremental rent was as he wished.

The tenant and his wife grew the small stall and soon expanded to occupy two additional rooms in the house. They created shelves and turned the small shop into a supermarket.

Then the landlord and his wife became jealous. So the asked the man to pack. They claimed that they wanted to renovate the place for their son who is grown and needs a room. Against all plea, the landlord insisted that the Ibo man must pack. The Ibo man packed and luckily got another space on Ifako-Ijaye Road. This was in 2010. AN SOOO?. You will only hear these stories of chest bumping from Ibos only and not the mid westerners. Joe Igbokwe has warned you guy already.Be careful with your peaceful host before they repeat the Northern massacre. A word is enough for the wise....Bastards!!!!

Meanwhile landlord and wife opened a supermarket. Fast forward to July 2014, landlord supermarket has since closed and deserted. The same Ibo trader just bought the house from him and allowed his (landlord) son to live in one room.

This is the irony of a Lagos "Landlord". My question really is "who owns Lagos"? If you take a census you would be surprised. For example in my small street, we have about 15 Landlords. Of these number, 4 are Yorubas.. The rest are Ibos and Mid-Westerners. The Yoruba neighbour opposite my house is late and the feelers is that the children are willing to sell. The one beside is is uncompleted and may be sold soon as it requires demolition.

A good example is the Obawoles. They owned almost half of Ifako-Ijaye, but as I write almost 70% of the land have been sold to "Visitors" who now have 99 years occupancy rights. Who is the landlord or rather who owns Lagos if I may ask?

You are the judge.

Justcash:
Point of correction. Lagos State is a Nigerian land that is situated in the south west of Nigeria. The south west is mostly made up of Nigerians from the Yoruba ethnic group, with the NIGERIANS from other ethnic groups making up a minority of the population in the region. You can define other NIGERIAN regions like that.

As a Nigerian, I own a land when I buy it in any part of Nigeria. The land, which I have paid for, collected a certificate of ownership (COE) for and built properties on, is owned by me even though they are in Lagos state and I am IGBO. I own the land. In general, Lagos state is owned by NIGERIANS, not just Yorubas. I know enlightened Yorubas that own lands and properties in the South East. It is theirs and can never be retrieved. That, is ONE NIGERIA.

Fortunately, Lagos State government understands the concept of one Nigeria. FYI, I'll vote in Lagos State. I can contest for positions in Lagos state. The question of whether I'll win or not is another issue. However, Lagos state, just like other states in Nigeria, is owned by Nigerians not Yorubas as you implied. We have since gone past the era of ethnic based ownership of land.