₦airaland Forum

I have been observing with keen interest from the sides as Nigerian politics evolves from winning elections through lobbying the electorate to rig elections through thuggery, violence and vote-buying. In all this evolution, some key political holders have remained at the center stage with the African mentality of "sit-tight syndrome” while assuming that Nigeria and its citizens suffer collective amnesia.
Former President Obasanjo is one of the political actors that have refused to leave the stage even after Nigerians have bid him farewell. He has refused to come to reality to the simple fact that his unconstructive letter writings against sitting presidents to make them unpopular have gone out of fashion in the present-day information age.
However, there is an adage that says those who come to equity must come with clean hands.
When debating political impunity and recklessness, no Nigerian leader comes near the records set by former President Obasanjo since Nigeria got her independence. Obasanjo is the only president in Nigeria’s history that muscles the legislative arm of government and topples its leadership at will just to satisfy his selfish desires. From, Evans Ewerem, toChiubaOkadibo, and Later, Anyim Pius Anyim to mention few.
It remains on record that President Obasanjo for ordinary disagreement removed Ayo FayoseandJoshua Dariyeas a sitting governors of EkitiandPlateau States respectively. It even came to a point that Obasanjo was changing the People's Democratic Party (PDP) party chairmen like he was changing his underwear. From Ahmadu Ali to AuduOgbe to Barnabbas Germade, to Vincent Ogbulafor among others. He ran his administration like a Private Liability Company (PLC) in "a one-man show" without regard to rule of law.
Under the stewardship of Obasanjo, orders were issued to wipe out an entire village of Zakibiam in Ukum LGA of Benue State on the excuse that the locals killed two soldiers. No life was speared in that town including women and children who were killed in their hundreds. Yet, Obasanjo is still walking the street like a saint.
Have we also forgotten the massacre in Odi community in present-day Bayelsa State where infractions between highhanded soldiers and the host community led to the death of a soldier and Obasanjo reacted by ordering the extermination of the whole community? Those speared were only the ones who were lucky to be out of the community on that faithful day. Women and children perished in their hundreds, and Bayelsa remembers.
In an attempt to gain pardon from the Bayelsa people for his atrocities against them, Obasanjo supported their son, President Goodluck Jonathan first as vice president to Late President Yaradua then later as president. However, in his usual quest for wanting to manipulate Jonathan, he fell out with Jonathan when he couldn't dictate to the administration. In his usual tactics, he resorted to writing an open letter against President Jonathan.
Obasanjo all his life wanted only one thing "power" and continuous power to perpetuate himself therein, and that was what motivated his agenda for a third term. If the international Criminal Court (ICC) were to be serious, Obasanjo should have faced war crimes like Charles Taylor, of Liberia his purported friend whom he betrayed (that is topic is for another day).
If Obasanjo means well for the nation, he will be presenting his concerns at the Council of State meeting, because he is a member with opportunity for better audience. He should grow up and stop playing to the gallery through his outdated letters because the whole world is looking at him dancing a macabre dance shrouded in shamelessness.

I hope the secret police will fish out this man and face its wrath, imagine a colleague setting up his colleagues and his family for destruction. We no get sense in this country.

Am not happy that for personal vendetta, a colleague is putting the life of his colleagues on the line. This is too wicked.

So what we use to here happening in ministries have now found its way into the DSS. Imagine a colleague, giving out his colleagues for selfish reasons. Nigerian, I hail thee

rest in peace soon, wicked soul! justice for your victims at last.

nonsense everywhere, what is this

i know na dem

TooMuchStuff:
Hope they will also use them in HausafulaniKanuri Muslim North during Presidential election day.

It's not the technology that matters but the partiality of using it fully in Christian dominated. States and not using in Muslim communities altogether on election days which is typically done since Jaga and Yakub eras

, stop being mean with this kind of your opinion, why must you view everything with religion prism?

Rexymania:
Is Lebanon an Arab country? They aren't

, Lebanon is an Arab country of course. are you surprise. 100% of them are Arabs, only that they are 50/50 Muslims and Christians

na hustle to them, leave these people alone. next time na im mama him go sell.

what do we call this na!

TGM2011:
Moment after wishing each other a special birthday, Paul and Peter Okoye, members of defunct music group, PSquare have shared their account number on their social media.

Celebrating their 40th Birthday, Paul of Psquare shared their FCMB account and asked the likes of @obi_cubana and @judeengees even @davido to donate

Paul of Psquare had said that their fans should show how @davido that 2 heads are better than 1….. everything na double double after which he posted his account details online.

He posted:

iamkingrudy:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CWaAMlcKUOM/?utm_medium=copy_link

For those who think they can confront the authority, they are free at their own risk, a word is enough for the wise.

https://www.vigil360.com.ng/exclusive-report/58-special-reports/19623-misadventures-of-israeli-filmmakers-in-nigeria.html

On arrival in Nigeria on 6th July 2021 Rudy Rochman, David Benaym, and Noam Leibman under the guise of filming a documentary tagged “We were never lost” proceeded directly to the Ogidi community Idemili North LGA, Anambra State, and began recording. If the trio had no bad intentions as they claim, why did they go directly to Anambra State without contacting the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or Information and even the National Film and Video Censors Board which is the regulatory body set up by Act No.85 of 1993 to regulate films and video industry in Nigeria? Isn’t this suspicious? If they were here for filmmaking, wouldn’t they consider it as a courtesy to seek collaboration with these relevant agencies?

With the nature of the security cordon in Isreal, could any Nigerian visit Israel and start filming such a documentary? Would Mossad or Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) stand idly and allow any Nigerian surreptitiously go to Ramalan, West Bank, Sinai Peninsula, Golan Heights, East Jerusalem, or Gaza strip in the name of filmmaking? Shouldn’t the arrest of these supposed filmmakers by the DSS, an intelligence agency saddled with the responsibility of detecting and preventing threats against the internal security of Nigeria prove to the world and gullible Nigerians their effectiveness in carrying out their constitutional roles? Would any serious sovereign country condone such infringement of their territorial integrity?

https://www.vigil360.com.ng/exclusive-report/58-special-reports/19623-misadventures-of-israeli-filmmakers-in-nigeria.html

Ben Gabriel
Public Affairs Analyst
Abuja.

baliyubla:
Another report said students were killed. Be it students/Fulanis, the number of deaths caused by the government of the chief terrorist is concerning.

Nigeria has been at war since 29-5-2015, it’s about time Nigerians realized it and acted it.

see how stupid you sound, this one na Buhari too?

But anyway, Nnamdi Kanu is thinking he is smart as his gullible kinsmen are finding his lifestyle. But soon his cup will full.

Even those in Kano where the said incident happened were shocked as they did not had about it. Really, merchants of war everywhere

Chatflick:
The doings of a Fulani government. They just included a Muslim so it won't look like it's a religious cleansing. Compromised Army... Tueh!

why do we like viewing things through religious prism in this country?
?

na them!

who did this to African Christians?

all i see here are divisive statements, who is begging to stay with his haters. let divide the country. shikina.

this haterade you guys are spreading will not do you any good. where are the dancers and the Generator?

akpa666:
na there culture over there Las Las nothing go happened to them even there allah God is a rapist too

your haterade knows no bound useless man. tell me a state where a rape case has never been recorded in Nigeria?

Psalmy2cute:
They're fighting for a moon God called allah.. because allah is a toothless bulldog who keeps licking Mohammed's ass

is this animal also a human being. when you a product of a baby factory mothered by ashawo.

jedisco:
Doesn't make sense. That's discriminatory against unmarried people. If not, male policemen who fornicate or are caugh in adultery should also be dismissed

. mind you the law said two years after leaving college or three years to become a mother. the law is not applicable to men.

The CNN were quick to show one kangaroo pre-acted video they claimed was for Lagos massacre but were helpless when America was in a spotlight. Shame to those who thrive on fake news.

It is very glaring that the international media will be very happy if Nigeria desintigrate, but they have goofed as Trump has exposed their weaknesses.

I have always known the CNN are other similar media outlets as hypocrites. Imagine them calling EndSARS protesters peaceful while capitol Hill protesters as domestic terrorist.. I spit

imagine it was from the other side of the divide, name-calling would have filled the space. I spit