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Abi NL no get DJ ni, please play me Flavour song "Igbo 'Amaka"
"Everywhere I go they call me onyè Igbo, Igbo Amaka"

Lol, I can see haters strolling in one after the other.

Abeg, this no be gloating o, I just remembered how some sophisticated politician threatened to throw igbos into lagoon for contesting in their supposedly developed part of Nigeria. Thank God we don't have such "sophisticated" people in UK.

AtheistD:
Chuks Umunna could be PM one day.

@Umunna would be the first black UK prime minister in the history of UK.

RIP Sly, great man gone too soon. We'll miss you.

DaBullIT:
Jamb Question

1 From the Picture above what can you deduce

a Omo Y'ibo
b Omo Yorubah
c Omo Hawusa
d Omo Nna
e Story for the Gods

He is a Nigerian, that is all we can see here.

In my opinion I think Fashola did well but deserves to rest after 8 years in office, but if he says he is ok to go, the. He deserves a chance. Talking about Fayemi, I don't know much about his achievements in Ekiti state. Why did he lose to Fayose? Maybe that might give an insight.

The bottom line here is that we are all one, brothers and sisters, Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa, Efik, Tiv, etc we are all one. That is most important. One people, one nation, one love. Stop the hate and killings. Let's. Love our nation forward. Live and prosper anywhere you are, explore, discover and show love always. Period.

riddler4real:
You are funny, so you think you can distort history with your fairy tale. I am a student of history and from what I was taught. Oduduwa came from the ancient Benin kingdom. Not the east. He was the royal heir to the throne. After the death of His father the King of Benin and the plot against his life by his half brothers, brothers and step mother, he left benin with his entourage and settled in a town within present day Edo state. That town shared a border with Present day Ondo state and yoruba was widely spoken there as their traditional language even as at today.

Oduduwa was gifted in magic and black arts, part of which gave him popularity everywhere he went. From there he gathered many loyalist whom he enjoined as his entourage wandering from one town to the other until he settled in Ife and became useful to them with his black arts and magic. He was made King over ife town, for helping them overcome in their time of urgent need.

After the death of the subsequent King in Benin, by an unknown cause, the chiefs requested that Oduduwa should return back as King, which he refused. So he sent his son instead, Hence the title Oba being used till this very day.

The word Oduduwa in Benin has several meanings. E.g The road to wealth and Great god....

Do you think Oduduwa is a yoruba word? or Eastern?

I don't think the writer said "Oduduwa" was from the SE.

lifestyle1:
How did this make front page ?

Please ask the mods. NL don turn trash I swear. The kind of headline I read sometimes make me wanna question Seun.

Please someone should swim from River state to Abuja na.

stranger003:
Its rather unfortunate the way some of us think, have u forgotten so fast how jona was gallivanting from one church to the other ably backed by so called CAN leaders, what was the message he wanted us to believe. Was it the same hate campaign that was spread in ss & se that made GMB to perform woefully in that region. Then come to think of it, was it the same infidel campaign that made most of the northern state governors to deliver for PDP. Guys enough of unnecessary sentiment david umaru defeated the incumbent gov. Of niger state. In a well dominated muslim senatorial zone. Guys think deeply the nigerian nation was just tired of PDP. Simple

Hehehehehe, the APC you see today is 70% PDP.

rexbuton:
with the aid of traitors in the south they got the number required to swing the elections.. At least the 'CHANGE' card cannot be played twice.. By 2019 I'll see what they will use

Come 2019, power will still remain in the north but maybe under PDP, no one knows yet. Let's wait and see, God keeping us alive.

Ayus34:
it is not a news that northerners has been playing religious sentiment,but if GEJ performed he will still get the vote of other regions e.g southwest,North central where he failed woefully,mind u Jonathan even play more than religious card,also tribal,ethnic sentiment and a lot propanga like name calling and his wife.....or what will u say to VP.sambo that campaigned in the north that APC want to christianize Nigeria ? people that voted Jonathan especially in the east ans south south,is it not on religious,tribal and ethnic sentiment that made them voted Jonathan because if by performance Jonathan should not ve Upto 30% vote in all region of this country...... guy no matter how u want to paint it Jonathan failed more percentage of Nigerians and reason they voted for change!

Everyone played all manner of cards for this election. The fact is that even if GEJ had performed, they will still vote him out.

Please read this and tell me the presidential election was about competence.

Source: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/05/we-in-the-north-will-take-over-from-jonathan-farouk-aliyu/


We in the north will take over from Jonathan – Farouk Aliyu
on may 15, 2013 at 8:00 am in news
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By Soni Daniel, Regional Editor, North
The face-off between the North and Niger Delta campaigners for Jonathan’s re_election in 2015, deepened yesterday with a former member of the House of Representatives, Farouk Adamu Aliyu, boasting that the north would remove the President through their enormous voting strength and not through the barrels of the gun.
There has been a wide gulf between ex-militants and northern groups over the re_election of President Jonathan in 2015 although he has not yet declared interest in the said election, claiming to be engrossed in the development of the country for now.
While the former fighters have threatened to make the country ungovernable if Jonathan is not returned in 2015, the north has stated that they will not support him for jettisoning the zoning arrangement, which would have retained power in the region after he might have served out the remaining term of the late President Umaru Yar’Adua.
Addressing a news conference in Abuja, Aliyu, a former minority leader in the House of Representatives, expressed regret that Jonathan had allowed his kinsmen to insult and intimidate the rest of Nigerians because of his re_election bid.
Describing himself as one of those who fought for Jonathan’s Presidency with the Save Nigeria Group, the Jigawa State politician wondered where the likes Asari Dokubo and his cohorts were when opposition mounted against the President’s inauguration as acting president.
In the conference text entitled, “Ungrateful President and his people”, Aliyu chronicled the different selfish actions and utterances by Jonathan since taking over the mantle of Nigeria’s leadership to show that he was more interested in the welfare of the Ijaw than other Nigerians.
Angered by the actions of the President, the northern politician pointed out that unlike in 2011 when the people of the area rejected their own and voted massively for Jonathan, they would reject him at the poll in 2015 to teach him a lesson that a Nigerian leader should not be sectional or tribalistic in the administration of the nation.
“We in the north will take over from Jonathan through the ballot box and not through the barrels of the gun as some elements threatened recently. By the grace of God, we shall take over from him,” Aliyu boasted.
“We call on President Jonathan to dissociate himself from those who are beating the drums of war and to call them to order so as not to truncate the democratic governance in Nigeria, which all Nigerians fought for.
“We know that it is only the President of a country that can boast that nobody can arrest him and nothing happens. But now, some people are threatening the law enforcement agencies and the National Assembly to dare arrest them and see what they will do without the President saying anything.
“As at today, we are all Nigerians and the President has the responsibility to treat us as Nigerians. But we are worried that he has kept mute over those planning genocide, hatred and destruction of lives and property because of their selfish interest.
Reminded that Chief Edwin Clark had corrected the impression created by Dokubo’s statement that there would be war if Jonathan loses in 2015, Aliyu flayed up, describing the Ijaw leader as one of the problems of Nigeria.
According to him, Clark has not done as much as he has been doing to bring about peace and unity in Nigeria.
Turning to the threat by militants that they would stop their oil resources from flowing to all parts of Nigeria in the event that Jonathan loses out in 2015, Aliyu stated that the oil resources of Nigeria belonged to all Nigerians and not an exclusive preserve of the Jiaw or any ethnic group.
He said, “We in the north believe that the oil in Bayelsa or Delta belong to us in Jigawa or any other state in the north. We shall therefore do anything humanly possible to defend that our oil in Bayelsa or anywhere else in this country.

Ayus34:
and Jonathan used oyedepo,FFK,lord chosen etc.to also swing religious vote to his side as well but his game wasn't enough infact it back fire....so why blaming the north alone as if even u in particular didn't vote along religion sentiment!

The northerners played the "infidel"/religious card first. It was all a tool to get power back.

I watched Gov. kwakwanso deliver a key note address during the 2015 matriculation ceremony of the NorthWest University in Kano before the presidential elections, mid way in his speech which he started in English, he switched to complete Hausa language and spoke for good 45 minutes or more.

It was on AIT and I stayed on the Chanel to see if he will revert back to English in his speech but he never did. Then I asked my self, are all the matriculating student Hausa? Or do they all speak and understand Hausa that will warrant Gov. Kwakwanso to speak in Hausa for over 45 minutes. I can imagine Gov. Apkabio or Fahola switch to ibibio or Yoruba while speaking to matric student either in Uyo or LASU.
The position if the poster/OP is valid and I hav no doubt in my mind that the north actually worked against GEJ, end of.

modath:
Same way the southern MOGs incited the SS, SE and SW against Baba.

The nine universities were supposed to be compensation for the BH massacre,economic downturn, facilities delapidation .... etc abi ??

God will help you people to see that Jona's undoing was his ineptitude and lackaidasical attitude to burning national issues and not any grand conspiracy, the north have always voted GMB, the only change this time is the NC and SW who swung the pendulum.

Please stop spreading deceit, if you are still deceiving yourself about one NIGERIA I pity you, we are only managing it because it's not time yet, when it is time you will know.

About the topic, I will say you are a child when it comes to Nigerian politics. We inadvertently played out the script that led to civil war but God in HIS infinite mercy saved Nigeria from that disaster. You talk about SE supporting GEJ, they did because SE saw the grand conspiracy before between SW and North hand and decided that they must stand by GEJ. By all standard in Nigeria, GEJ did well compared to the rest, he did his best the truth be told. We know serious federal infrastructure he started and even concluded most in the north, yet what did he get? He got abused, stoned and rejected, same in most part of SW that are largely dominated by Muslims. Go look at the demographs, it's very clear.
So when you comment on issues like this make sure you are competent about the info you reel out here. The bottom line was clear, it was total conspiracy against GEJ and one day Karma shall come asking for her coins. #payback. We are watching.

mulattoclaro:
Igbos and their problems. It wouldn't be a bad idea if the Federal Government starts deporting the igbos to South Africa so that they can be lynched or better still hanged from their testicles by those angry xenophobic South Africans. These people are a nuisance.

Your comment is most unfortunate in a social media calling for the killing of a tribe is most barbaric and irresponsible of you. Your mother should have aborted you if she knew you'll grow up to write this kind of trash in future. Anyway, since you wish the Igbos could be deported to South Africa so they could be killed, I don't think it would be a bad idea if we get the Canadian government to deport you an strip you of all privileges. How about that bro.

the OP said he is "crossing the road like an ordinary citizen", but his bank account is not "ordinary o", don't be deceived. Even Dangote fit cross road like an ordinary cititzen. Lol.

This one go tire @Atiku o.

Welrez:
GEJ is just wasting his time trying to appease these people with appointments. The hatred they have for him is chronically incurable!

Shut up and face your front. Even if they all hate him, is that why he should ignore them in the appointment? Please wake up, it is you that chronically hate him and your hate for GEJ has no cure until it takes you. GEJ is a simply man and you can't take that away from him. I know some presidents who will still use this to fight perceived enemies.

abduljabbar4:
Barcanista is really pained. I don't even know what to type again. Me APC brothers, let's stop resurrecting his old threads. His heart is being broken. As for those saying pdp will field a northerner, my question is why did Buhari lose in 3 consecutive times, earning him the name 'serial loser' with the same north?
Buhari lost in kogi, kwara, taraba, niger, benue plateau, abuja, nasarawa and Adamawa maybe these were southern states then. This election was 80% based on competency and not tribe. You know those that voted based on tribe. Thanks to the south west that didn't consider religion in this election. I couldn't believe Buhari could ever win in the south west looking at how they voted in 2011 and even left their own Bakare for Jonathan. Let's see what Buhari has for us. If he messes up, nobody needs to tell us what to do but there is one thing:
PDP WILL NEVER RULE NIGERIA AGAIN. We will vote KOWA
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Why did you type Kano and Lagos in bold? You are more intelligent than this. So you don't know that they are the most populated states in Nigeria.
Barcanista politics is changing your mentality. I'm serious now

Even if you deceive yourself, you can't deceive others. Who told you this election was based on competence? Where and how did the equation of "competence come to play? Maybe for the very few educated ones in the electorate most of whom did not even bother to come out and vote, but for those in the north, it has always being an agenda to return power to the north. The opium was high and fully driven by the northern elites, for an average northerner in those states where Buhari had always won the election, it has always being cor "returning power to the north". Talking about north central, they are on an impatient experimental journey with APC, I hope they are not disappointed.

So don't get things mixed up here, I can guarantee that even if Buhari did not perform or even failed woefully, I can bet my car for it, you can vote him out unless there is a Political understanding to let power slip out of their hands to return at a later date.
If PDP fields a northern candidate and a SE Vice President, believe me APC will be done and dusted. Politics is largely all about political interest and not exactly about competence. With a strong internal packaging a weak president can still be made to perform by his party ideologies and resolve to uphold it in moving and developing a nation.

Nigeria is a fraud. We need to know how. Any we truly are in this. Iberia through a credible census. So far so good, all census aimed at exposing the fraud in the north has always been met with stiff opposition by the northerners. God is watching. This is one of the reasons why they could go to the polls with under aged voters and the world kept mute.

tempex88:
Mr Lia, All I read is grammar, APC doesn't need any smooth transition, come 29 May, present government will vacate office. Then my GMB can carry on from there, smooth or no smooth. How many government they do smooth transition? Abi if na court sack president on election fraud, APC go still dey wait smooth transition. Am APC fan and I don't think there is need for any 'smooth' transition. All we need is transition and we will get that 29 May.

Exactly my thought, transition is transition whether it is smooth or not. Come May 29, every document and power will be handed over, period. We still have a government in place and they will perform their governmental functions until after May 29, even the hand over ceremony is a government function. APC should get this and call Mr. Mohammed to order.

Who ever posted this topic should be flogged. Where did he question the result in the item you posted? I think one of our major problem ur reading and understanding an article before giving it a title. Mtcheeeeew.

I hope Buhari will sell 8 presidential jets and use only 2, I heard Sanusi terribly abused GEJ of buying 10 president jets. We are waiting to see how his brother deals with these jets.

disumusa:
it long igbos wanted to hijack nigeria and stole/claim yoruba land

You need 100KG of brain cells bro. Kudos.

I smell lies here.

FirstNigerian:
PDP be like..let's prepare ground for anti buhari sentiments in the north..
should buhari remove A-bayero on assumption of office, A-bayero will probably lead an anti buhari campaign against him in the north...

so I advise that GMB tactically appoint him to a higher post...
A-bayero should be handled like a fly that perched on a sensitive...

handle Ado-bayero with care...I think he's a landmine that may rock the North if care is not taken...

with this I rest my submission..

I am FirstNigerian.

This is the only sensible response I've read on this topic, I don't know if others really understand the real political game of chess. Thumbs up bro for your analysis.

whitecat1:
There's nothing millions of you ibos and your Ohaneze can do. Your petition is worth less than the paper it was filed on, and it's probably trashed by now.

Mark it down, Akiolu won't even be questioned let alone imprisoned like you mentioned. You ibos will just whine and cry while also watching your back in SW cos Yoruba are waking up now and you will regret all your actions.

And what do you think Yorubas will do to the Igbos? Don't pray for what you can't handle bro. Goodluck in your hateful endeavor.

shachris03:
trash. Whatever oba of lagos said, we the igbos have said worst.

Pls give reference, we are here to learn.