₦airaland Forum

izzou:
[color=royalblue]Akpata said he bought 26,000 chairs for LP in Edo

The cheapest chair is 5k. Multiply it by 26,000.

He said he bought 18 vehicles plus one for the Zonal HQ, making 19. Multiply by whatever amount you deem fit and tell me if $300,000 is impossible for such a man.

Na for Twitter e go deny am, but from what he just said there, he has spent more than 200 million without vying for anything.

It's no news that he gave 1k dolls.[/color]

From all indications Akpata is rich and he's not even hiding it. He just name dropped his two uncles Tayo and Olu Akpata who were NPN & UPN members respectively in the 70's.

The guy definitely doesn't have any qualms fighting dirty going by word on the street on how he got the NBA chair.

I don't know why anybody that will not benefit from his largesse would be defending him or trying to exonerate him from what he is not really denying with full chest

raumdeuter:
While the parents have their own shortcomings but you sef go re-born yourself or retrain yourself. A man over 60yrs cant be blaming his parents anymore.
I had some friends and family that they were not taught Yoruba growing up, Their parents maybe thought it will affect their English, but as adults now they all speak it

There are people born abroad who dey scatter their native language anyhow. Not speaking your native tongue probably shows you don't care for it much or don't want to be associated with it until it became politically relevant.

Esan no good for language, No good for association but time to collect ticket you remember them

It just feels odd you going to your people and speaking to them in another language. In many families its even considered rude to try speak to your aunties and uncles in English

It's difficult for most adults to learn new language; only few people have the gift of learning new languages as adult. Na Him parents I go blame jare. Person who lived in Nigeria from childhood till he finished his first degree.

Tataffo:
https://punchng.com/just-in-akpata-wins-edo-lp-governorship-primary/

While I undertand u think it's weird to suggest Akpata could've spent $300k to bribe delegates,

I want u to read this part of the punch article very well. Is Akpata himself not confirming he has deep pockets that can rival some of the political gladiators in the scene?

If u ask me, I think Akpata did whatever they accused him of doing

On the issue of being a moneybag, Akpata said, “As the Americans would say, I put my money where my mouth is and you know, these people who say I am a moneybag have been spending before I came into the scene. So, I just wonder what the issue really is. You know when people get uncomfortable with a competition that they cannot match up to, they must look for something to say.

“They are only giving a dog a bad name to hang it. The LP is not as financially buoyant as the other parties. So it is important that all of us who are true party members come together and help our party. I shrug off the claim that I am a money bag. However, Politics is expensive all over the world",

Tataffo:
People fund/contribute 300,000 dollars for primaries and it was not made public, na drug barons fund am? Jor ooo if he gets such amount for ordinary lp primaries how much will he now need for gubernatorial

How many delegates were there?

How many votes did Akpata get?

GloriousGbola:
Maybe it is sexually transmitted esan.

Another angle .

airmark:
Your eyes don dey clear.

And Who told u I supported or voted GRV ?

afrodoc2:
You don dey change mouth again. You are Etsako but genetically Esan?

BlueRayDick! Bobo yi o serious o. We all know what we are doing.

He say genetically. Maybe when he was young he collect blood transfusion from an Esan man

Maybe.

Hmmm....

The way people speed on the one side of the third mainland bridge that is completed and currently open to traffic ehn; fear when both sides are complete we might have a surge in the rate of accident on that bridge.

Nigerians no dey use eye see level road , na to dey fire remain

DissTroy:
At the end of the day, no matter how cosmopolitan and nationalistic we thump our chests to be, we are all tribal animals fiercely loyal to the interests of our ethnicities primarily. Especially in regional politics.

This is a wide generalization don't u think ? Not everybody places tribal interests first in all things.

As regards regional politics, the reason tribalism always rears its ugly head is because we actually don't practice democracy like we should in a plural state where u have different people with different interests. When u see a governor who would site most developmental projects in his own region of the state, it is only normal that the people of other tribe fight tooth and nail to have their own son too get the number 1 seat and favour them as well.

Theflint1:
Lol, im actually Etsako.

Una gather dey together . Afrodoc didn't guess off tangent

afrodoc2:
I am going to take a very wild guess and a stab in the dark and say Theflint is an Esan guy.

E clear pass SLTV

Theflint1:
GRV is a solid guy, he's done well for himself professionally, been involved in Lagos state politics for almost a decade, he's studied the state sufficiently (you'd hear this when you listen to him speak), and been involved in Lagos state's politics gives him access to a fair deal of insider info...only recently he provided some privileged information on the blue/red line rail project of Lagos, so I don't think he's an outsider to governance in Lagos even though he's not been personally involved (for obvious reasons).

Also, GRV is someone I agree with on how Nigeria should be structured, have had an opportunity to listen to his ideas outside of him talking as a politician, and think he has his head in the right place.

As for Sanwo-Olu, he has a strong enough personal profile, but I didn't see him doing much in his second tenure...also his being APC is more than enough of a reason in itself for me not to vote for him. There were only two candidates that stood a realistic chance in Lagos for 2023, and if I'm to vote, I won't bother on candidates I know don't stand a chance.

GRV is actually an outsider in governance and public service . Aside from contesting and losing in previous elections , I really am not aware of anything he knows about public service .

Funny enough , it's now this second term Sanwoolu is working . The first 2-3 years of Sanwoolu's administration he didn't try at all. Towards the end of the 3rd to 4th year was when he started working .

See ehn, I wanted change of guard in Lagos from
APC to another party but GRV was just not that right person to effect such change of guard . GRV no be am at all. The only thing I was against was the tribalism card they played on him.

Now that said , are u saying Akpata has absolutely nothing to offer ?

Don't u think u supporting Asue of PDP is same as supporting Sanwoolu of APC in Lagos ; something u avoided doing .

iamoyindamola:
You know the issue I have with you
You sabi use style turn amala, ramsdale have been our second keeper since raya came in which one is he just become second keeper like na yesterday they confirmed it

Instead make Jodera just accept say he didn't actually have Ramsdale in mind when he made that post; he's turning Amala.

Iamoyindamola thank you. I don't want to quote the link before that yeye bot sama me another ban; I just mail mod wey release me not quite long.

Theflint1:
Careerwise, he has the strongest profile of the three candidates, he's been involved with governance with the state on some level, and I've listened to him speak, he's smart and well-rounded plus I believe he has the most connections when it comes to being able to pull capital to the state.

But GRV was none of this, yet u supported him in Lagos.

1. GRV Careerwise could not be compared to other major aspirants in Lagos
2. GRV didn't have any strong profile aside his family name
3. GRV has never been involved in governance or public service at any level in Lagos
4. GRV doesn't really sound smart like that when u listen to him.
5. I doubt GRV has much connection that could've attracted more investment to Lagos. GRV is more of a son of an elite who did well in school and doing well for himself in his private business as an architect. I don't see him having much connections.

I'm just thinking, If u can support GRV why not Akpata?

izzou:


[color=royalblue]Instead of him to rehearse a speech in Esan, drop it there, take one or two feedbacks and run away, stating he had a medical emergency

E go carry interpreter

Wisdom is really profitable to direct[/color]

The thing no make sense one bit

livelongprospa:
But it's never been an issue in Edo State if someone can speak their language or not because more than 2 languages are spoken very well in Edo State.

It's like a delta state politician not being able to speak urhobo because he is from urhobo. Nobody send because you get ijaw, itsekiri, kwale, isoko wey nor send.
Infact the defacto language is pidgin English and I'm guessing that extends to Edo State too.

Thankfully the idiot that tweeted that is being told its stupid.

Now if we talking just generally, I would agree it is abit sad not knowing how to speak your language. And na parents fault majority of the time.

This one u are saying I don't understand . I've seen tiktok videos of Edo state indigenes complaining that how can Asue not speak his native language and wants to govern them?

Are u saying all those people are stupid ?

A001:
BlueRayDick and other history buffs, I think you'd be interested in this thread about how the late Chief M. K. O. Abiola became the Bashorun of Ibadan (the war chief) and Aare Ona Kakanfo (the Generalissimo of Yoruba race) — the first and only man to hold both titles to date.

https://twitter.com/RealOlaudah/status/1765767318871609830?t=XRF5XMj5nB9rk8fOrdJdfQ&s=19

Quite a fascinating history.

As much as I enjoyed every bit of the story ; I would've wished some of our veteran Yoruba journalists had taken it upon themselves to interview the Late Alaafin about this incident .

One would've learnt what happened to the relationship between Alaafin and Ashipa after this incident. U know Yoruba's would say " a kin to kootu de wa shore " i.e u don't comeback to be friends with someone who sued u to court . Like Ashipa is a chief in Oyo kingdom and somehow he instituted a legal action against the Alaafin and MKO who was going to be bestowed with a chief famcy title .

That said ; I think the story also confirms how big Afe Babalola really was. One senior lawyer once described the same scenario of how Afe Babalola would appear in court with so many junior lawyers pushing trolley of legal books behind him and when court session starts he will start quoting legal sources that even the judge has never heard of before . . He said some judges will borrow some of those books from Afe Babalola sef .

afrodoc2:
The younger brother no go dey fluent in the language.

But what does it profit a man to be able to speak in different tongues but not your mother tongue.

Na real " what shall it profit a man " .

I've seen social media videos of kids born and bred in places like Canada, UK , US , etc who speak Yoruba , Igbo, Urhobo , Bini etc pretty well.

How 64 year old man no go come for speak his native language ? I learnt the first time he went to meet his village elders to declare his intention to contest he addressed them through an interpreter ☹️

afrodoc2:
Hahaha.

But the guy try. The number of 64yr old men in Nigeria that can’t understand their language no fit pass 10.

He took ajebutter to the highest level.

I don't know much about his upbringing , but I find it disturbing that a child born in Nigeria and had his first degree in a Nigerian University cannot speak his native language . Considering he grew up in the 70's /80's even makes it worse.

I blame his parents for not trying sha; the same way I blame Gbadebo's dad. There's so much advantage than disadvantage in speaking ur native language.

I'm just here wondering if his brother Ituah the pastor also doesn't speak their language.

izzou:


[color=royalblue]As i see you dey quote NBC code, sections and subsections, i knew it was not ordinary.

Congratulations, my brother[/color]

Congratulations to us all my brother

This SLTV will favor us and our families

iamoyindamola:
I just went to their site
They don't appear serious, they only want our money I see they have 2 packages 2500 and 5000 but what are we paying for I mean list of channels (there's nothing there typical naija hide and seek game)
Then I clicked on start now at least to see if I can register the link no go at all😂
Another tstv with initial gragra, if guys like Murray Bruce start satellite TV I will take them more serious than these ones

Ben Murray Bruce will be worse than DSTV if he sets anything like that up. Bruce that used his period as DG NTA to acquire all the equipment to set-up STV, when his hand no dey government purse again he started running into debt and defaulting bank loans.

Ben Bruce's PayTV will end up worse than HiTV of blessed memory . Person wey AMCON had to make a show of taking over his assets before he started paying back his debt small small

izzou:
[color=royalblue]E be like say na BlueRayDick get this SLTV.
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I've always been pro-Anybody that can take out DSTV monopoly for real.

GloriousGbola:
I am looking at it in terms of precedent and business - if you are planning to invest in the Nigerian market and there is a possibility the govt can force you to share your ip or infrastructure or assets with competitors in the future, you go gree?

There are protectionist laws that favors citizens in different countries of the world. No be Nigeria e start.

My friend's elder brother who once lived in Qatar told us if u want to start a company in Qatar , their law requires that u have at least one citizens as shareholder/partner in that company. Like u will practically be sharing ur future profit with a Sheikh who has zero contribution to the profitability of ur company just by virtue of being a shareholder in a company u built from conception till profitability stage.

It's high time we protect our own too.

iamoyindamola:
Does nbc regulate cable TV if yes they are mad
Were they dead when DStv have been ruling naija for years
Why didn't they regulate DStv for shows like big brother, girls of the playboy mansion, Dr 90210 etc
You know DStv also have x-rated channels with some tweak and change in frequency you can get them
Does nbc have laws for that too?

Those BBN, African Magic and the likes are content owned exclusively by Multichoice I guess (The owners of DSTV). All those DR90210, playboy and the likes; by virtue of the NBC code if any other PayTV owner wants to air them I guess DSTV is expect to sublicense them just like EPL matches too

iamoyindamola:
Which kind court order be that
Share my source of success with a competitor
No be JuJu be that

The court order is premised on an NBC code na. NBC released a code guiding broadcasting rights in Nigeria and from what I read the code actually aimed at eliminating monopoly in the PayTV section of the media. U know this age-long monopoly has got many Nigerian owned PayTV closed down in the past.

I believe NBC was indirectly telling DSTV to either learn to compete with Nigerian Owned PayTV stations or get the 4ck out!

What the law is saying is that they should sub-license; not that they should share it for free.

Don't u understand what DSTV is doing ni? It's just like saying only MTN Nigeria has 5G license and other networks cannot have same. Whta do u think will happen? Other network providers will die a natural death cos almost everybody will migrate to MTN and MTN can just charge any fee they like just like DSTV is doing.

GloriousGbola:
I don't understand. How can you compel dstv to share their licenses with competitors? How does that work!? Abi I am missing something?

Can you compel Coca-Cola to share their formula with LA casera?

According to the court of appeal ruling , they were asked to sub-license some of their programmes to other PayTV's in line with NBC code of 2020.

I don't know what the NBC 2020 code says but I'm guessing the aim of the code is to ensure there is no unhealthy monopoly in the industry .

You know before now DSTV will get the EPL rights and everybody else will be bound to the philistines. That gives DSTV undue advantage over other competitors because they are the only one who can show EPL. now I'm guessing NBC wants a situation where EPL rights and cost for the rights is shared amongst as many interested players as possible .

So at the end of the day u can use other stations/programming like BBN , Africa Magic etc that are exclusive to u to now sell ur market instead of exclusivity of EPL .

If u look at this from the perspective of a patriotic Nigerian or a DSTV customer that has been pissed by them in the past , it makes sense ; but if u look at it from the view of DSTV owners or loyalist, u go dey vex for naija government .

If na the only thing Tinubu government fit do be this : Break DSTV's monopoly on PayTV particularly as it pertains to EPL , I will give them kudos .

Glo breaking MTN's monopoly made MTN come down to our level in pricing and service delivery eventually .

Iamoyindamola another PayTV called SLTV has been launched .

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C4OwpufA6et/?igsh=NzRqemZncTYzZWVh

I learnt they show all supersports channel and their maximum sub is 5k

I even learnt there's already an appeal court judgement that compels DSTV to share license of some of their programmes like EPL with SLTV

https://www.primebusiness.africa/court-orders-multichoice-dstv-to-share-programme-license-with-nigerian-cable-tv

I just hope they break DSTV's backbone eventually and give us an alternative to DSTV who hike the price of their packages every eke market day 😪

Ellexy:
She no dey disguise oo. Anjin is even shocked at her audacity.

Yeah, but I thought it is actually cultural shock on his part. He probably is not used to seeing ladies talk about subject like that in public.

Ellexy:
The metaphor she used to describe the matter off the guy

Na bad girl she be, she just dey disguise