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Her husband go don see pepper for house. Two wrongs don't make a right. Agreed K1 misbehaved possibly doesn't know aviation rules, the pilot of the other hand is not professional at all. The anger I've seen online is just because K1 na Tinubu supporter.

Osnuf34:
Lest We Forget: A Historical Reflection on Yoruba-Igbo Tensions

Many people today speak of betrayal and mistrust between the Yoruba and Igbo, but few understand the deeper context or the actual conversations that took place among the leaders of both ethnic groups. I had the rare privilege though just a young observer who had learned “how to wash his hands” of sitting in on some of these meetings between Yoruba and Igbo elders.

One such memorable gathering took place in Owerri around 1989. There, I listened in awe as Uncle Bola Ige and other Yoruba leaders addressed claims made by some prominent Igbo figures, including Chief Mbakwe and R.B. Okafor. The accusation? That Chief Obafemi Awolowo had promised to support the Igbo in seceding from Nigeria, and then betrayed them by not following through.

Bola Ige responded with clarity and fire. Turning to Mbakwe, he asked directly:
"You were present at the meeting between Awolowo and Ojukwu, as I was. Did Awo ever make that promise?"
He then turned to two other Yoruba and two Igbo leaders who were also present at that historical meeting.
"I have the transcripts," he warned. None of the Igbo elders refuted him.

Awolowo, according to Ige, had never promised to follow the East into secession. What he did say was:
“If the Igbo are ever driven out of Nigeria, the Yoruba will take it seriously and reassess their own position.”
The room fell quiet. The accusation crumbled in the face of truth. The Igbo leaders did not deny this version of events.

Then came Bola Ige’s thunderous retort:
“Who are you to accuse the Yoruba of betrayal?”
He laid out a powerful chronology:

1. At Independence, Awolowo offered a joint NCNC-AG government Zik as Prime Minister, Awo as Finance Minister. Negotiations were ongoing when suddenly Zik announced a coalition with the NPC instead. The East aligned with the North to crush the West, jailing Awo and his allies.

2. In 1965, the West and East agreed to boycott the election. They reached consensus in the early hours, but by morning, the Igbo broke ranks and voted while the Yoruba held the line.

3. In 1979, post-election negotiations for a Yoruba-Igbo coalition (UPN-NPP) were underway when the NPP suddenly entered a coalition with the North’s NPN without notice.

4. In 1983, the same betrayal occurred. Yet Awolowo still sought unity. He met Zik again in Benin, pleading that only a Yoruba-Igbo alliance could rescue Nigeria. The meeting ended inconclusively, and again the East returned to align with the North.

With visible emotion, Uncle Bola continued:
“We can go on and on. But let me ask you: how many Igbo have been killed in Yoruba towns like Lagos, Ibadan, Akure, or Oshogbo? You thrive in our cities, build your businesses here, and attend our schools yet you call us enemies. Meanwhile, your people are regularly killed in Kaduna, Kano, Bauchi, Zaria, and your shops looted. Yet you count the North as allies. If you choose to be perpetual slaves, we cannot help you.”

The silence that followed was deafening. No one interrupted him. No one challenged the facts. The Yoruba delegation stood and ended the meeting. I can only hope Chief C.O. Adebayo’s memoirs will someday detail that historic exchange further.

Key Takeaways:

A. The Yoruba have long extended a hand across the Niger. The Igbo, for decades, declined to take it until recently.

B. Many Igbo leaders of the 1970s to 1990s actively propagated the myth that Awolowo betrayed them, using it to solidify internal unity and distract from internal failures. The one common rallying point was hatred for the Yoruba.

C. Time is a great healer. Many Igbo reading this today may be learning, for the first time, that their leaders knew Awolowo never betrayed Ojukwu or the East during the Civil War.

A Call to Our Generation:

Even if our parents quarreled, should we, their children, inherit their grudges? Must we perpetuate old divisions in a Nigeria struggling for unity and growth?

It is time.
Time for a genuine handshake across the Niger.
Time to heal, to build, and to move forward together.

Originally shared on the “Friends Ikoyi Club 1938” Forum by Dr. Adenike Marinho
(Medical Doctor and Social Commentator)

Apparently Zik miscalculated. How can you reject PM position to be ceremonial President? Yet our brothers from the east would claim their leaders are smart and brilliant. Make una make it make sense.

chisomkachy:
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) officially informs INEC of the leadership change

Not a single average Nigerian. Just politically exposed people with some orientation for stealing as the ones who currently hold sway. Nigerians have to fight for themselves. Nothing new from these guys who are regrouping abeg.

surgical:
PDP can present Jonathan, they were never serious contender before, they ve become and appendage of APC
Fielding Jonathan will be like fielding no candidate which suits their agenda of given Tinubu a free ride in 2027 ,JONATHAN BY LAW IS NOT QUALIFIED TO CONTEST AGAIN JUST LIKE GOV AYEDATIWA OF ONDO STATE CAN NO LONGER SEEK A SECOND TERM
A vote for Jonathan if fielded will be declared wasted votes by the courts the apc knows this but wants to lure parties to make the mistake and use their wole olanipekun to go nullify at the courts

Which law is that? Una go just dey cap wetin una no know..the law doesn't affected GEJ. It was only those who came in after Buhari signed that law that can be affected. You think you know more than PDP as a party and it's chieftains?

CapitalBank:
Stop lying.

He didn’t do that. It was his right hand man he wanted , can’t remember the man’s name, who would have done a better job but they insisted on Obaino taking over from him . Because he does not believe using power wrongly, he decided to let them have their way.

Who are the them that he let have their way?? You're funny o

emirate9:
4yrs is a long time to reconfigure the country .... as evidently seen by yaradua administration

if under 2yrs, yaradua could keep fuel pump price @ low and reversed sales of national asset .. its enough testament that willingness and being intentional is all it takes ...


Mandela did great in 4yrs ... just one term thats enough testament. our leaders deliberately feign clueless, incapacity and stall just to enjoy opulence much longer

The thing is none of the candidates are really campaigning or telling how the things that can change Nigeria in 4 years. Some are even speaking against coastal road or airport reconstruction, America became successful largely due to ease of connection within their country. The candidates we have are all focused on saying they will right corruption or build roads or not waste public funds. Those are the not issues. No one can fight corruption, only a working system can do that.

What will change the country is actually having workable and sustainable programs and backing them up with law. We need a system that rewards and punish good or bad behavior. We need a system that is self sustainable.

Obj and Tinubu as governor are the only two who have actually done that. For Obj even opposition couldn't change banking reforms, pension reforms, health insurance reforms etc. On Tinubu's part, Lawma (psp), BRT have been self sustainable too. Also, his vision for the Lagos island/Eti Osa real estate axis. One could argue his successors didn't allow the plan fail but OBJ's own was top notch otherwise the country would have been in ruins.

Yar'adua reversing the sale of assets set us back and even reversing the removal of fuel subsidies was a No. We need total deregulation and that will force prices down not govt controlling prices. Look at Glo and MTN today, Glo destroyed monopoly and made sim available to the poor of the poorest. The more govt controls anything the more it fails.

oyeb15:
He will keep d promise. He did not influence d election of his successor which no former governor has ever done till date.

I remember d one that said 'he's in pain'' some years ago.

Obi is an honorable man. He would have been president if he had come from d North.

You don't know what you're saying. He brought Obiano and imposed him on the party. Stop capping nonsense. Nothing wrong if you believe someone can continue your vision though but trying to paint him as a saint is just fraudulent.

Ofunaofu:
https://punchng.com/n712bn-lagos-airport-upgrade-misplaced-priority-adc/

So just like Peter Obi, the whole ADC gang are full of people with low ideas. Instead of asking for the design of the airport they are mentioning public university upgrades. Universities are now getting more funding through nelfund loan, yes not enough but for an economy to even grow you need a proper airport to enhance businesses. I'm tired of these dumb and useless opposition. They think like Obi too much. No big bold ideas at all just stupid talks.

Claiming not all Nigerians have business at the airport is very stupid and insane, is it all Nigerians that also studied in public universities..??

If Obi remains in LP, how then will his supporters become delegates in ADC?? This looks like a trap. Hopefully everyone knows what they are doing.

I think Obi don already settle for VP just doesn't want to accept that so early and planning to wait till last minute and make it look like a case of necessity.

When there's too much secrecy in an arrangement, it's obvious deceit it imminent. Na Obidients I pity.

Imagine Obidients using donations as an excuse for having brain...all our politicians are good at donating before getting into office. When you donate and make a big deal if it, it only shows your donations are not genuine..even the bible is clear about that. All na scope.

Nonsense article and I bet the mob will feast on it. In which country world over does doctors earn more than athletes? Just name 1. I guess doctors will only be paid for one month na and never be paid again.

Is is just about defeating Tinubu of having a leader with capacity? The job of a President needs someone with spine and not people will run when the mob cries. I can sincerely appreciate the strategy of Peter Obi but I still can't understand his little ideas that often lacks substances. My opinion though. As for me, this clown just wanted Obi so his Dad could be made a running mate.

How terrible to even imagine ever considering a bigot and unrepentant bloodthirsty vagabond like El Rufai. After all, none of them are my family sha, they are all just desperados for power.

Expect some people to blame govt for this as usual. When in reality Nigerians are the ones not ready for change. Average Nigerian na thief.

givedemwotowoto:
For 10 years, APC has impoverished, gaslighted, demonized, divided along tribal lines, and betrayed the people they promised change and swore to protect. Voting APC out of Aso Rock in 2027 should be a matter of urgency and national security for Nigerians.

Most reasonable and decent opposition write up in a long time. Not the excuses of always lying that there's an Obi or Atiku that could have done any magic. If opposition could campaign with these type of rhetorics they will be taken more seriously not gaslighting and subtle threats.

One begin to wonder that blackface was right after all about this clown. I'm glad at the way he disappointed a lot of selfish and wicked Nigerians..when blackface was shouting about his disloyalty they all said black was a jealous noise maker. How do you marry a woman so fast? To him he's trying to get back at Annie but his eyes go soon clear.

Maxymilliano:
https://www.arise.tv/i-was-offered-3-ministerial-slots-to-decline-use-of-adc-as-coalition-party-adcs-ralph-nwosu-says/

Actually he was offered 13 slots and VP position. He didn't want to disclose everything.

Soyinka is not intelligent we don hear...I guess Achebe, Ojukwu and Nnamdi Kanu are the intelligent ones. Fair enough.

Bragging everytime yet una family no go let Osun LGA allocation rest

Social media is destroying our nation. Most of these issues have always been around but because voicing them out hasn't been easy with traditional media, now social media has made it worse and the political class are also feasting on it. It's just unfortunate, that those who are loudest online don't even have a set of chairs to their names.

Women! How can you be earning same salary as a man and still expect him to spoil you. Like he doesn't have needs or families that invested in his education or what?

This is witchcraft. Nothing else. If you like let her gaslight you and steal your salary. She will still leave you once a richer man comes along and will tell you, is it from the small salary that you want to settle down? My brother, focus of self development. You will be the one to chase them when you're doing well for yourself. Bunch of Almajiri.

Father's should do better when training their daughters, all these armed robber orientation needs to be curbed. Haba.

It's been proven overtime that global warming is just a huge scam and fear mongering. The problem is Africans never research anything. Moreover, our leaders just want to tap into free global warming funds to chop nothing else.

Kudos to him...I wish govt can also be making as much noise over the students loan..many students are getting the loan but still on their parents neck at home for school fees.

Validated:
Your comments are everywhere and nowhere. Please, next time, be concise and coherent.
On Tinubu, you mentioned PSP, LAMATA, BRT. Please, I do not know your age or place of residence. I resided in Lagos from 2000 to 2014. None, I repeat, none of those agencies were created by Tinubu. None! Tinubu left Lagos in debt, all the roads were not motorbike. Armed robbers operated daily on Akpomgbo, Third Mainland, 7 Up junction. What Tinubu created was AREA BOYS in Oshodi, Ikeja under bridge, Badagry express way after Festac, etc. Secondly, Tinubu created Alpha-Beta company. So stop telling lies. Fashola was architect of all those agencies you mentioned. When he became governor we use to call him flower planter, until he grew bold and created BRT, then started road demarcation to reduce traffic jams.
Lastly, it is hypocrisy to say that Fashola success was because he was Tinubu's protégé and not recognized that Obi also brought Obiano.

I honestly won't argue with you if you attribute Lawma, BRT et all to Fashola. That says so much about indeed when you started living in Lagos.

China did ban onlyfans and even has a separate TikTok. So because you be adult you must behave like a clown abi? OAU motto is: for learning and culture. You can go to unilag if you don't like this.

Y'all always forming woke but with no brains to decipher when to understand discipline.

obami007:
Of course.

Threaten existing non-apc governors with efcc cases and they fold.

Why should they do what will make EFCC threaten them at all? So you're tactically okay with corrupt governors as long as they are not in APC abi?

Many of you are too lost to even understand how governance works.

How exactly will any of these people do better than Tinubu? Either most of Obidients are stupid or just plain dumb. We have a constitutional democracy and FG cannot even decide what a state gets, it's a law and must be shared. Tinubu may be a clown but he has pumped in so much more resources to states and LGAs and even lawmakers are getting up to 4b on projects each across NASS yet all of them don't have anything to show for it. Who told you Obi or anyone else will force a state on how to spend their money?

Meanwhile, all the other candidates against Tinubu are people will shallow mindset, all of them are cowards who have one time or the other reversed their policies because mob out cry. If anything, subsidies removals and floating alone is bold and takes courage. Some are even so foolish they are against coastal road. Of all those shouting none of them ever created sustainable policies as governors. But Tinubu at least did Lawma psp and Lamata brt that have been self sustaining tille date.. When we talk Obi will want to claim Obiano and Soludo's sustenance of education in Anambra. The Obi who bought vehicles for public schools from innoson where there are no spare parts available. Imagine very stupid and lack of foresight.

I even enjoy how wailers are crying because I will now vote and canvass vote for that Tinubu sef

JealousCobra:
Yusuf Datti is a refined gentleman politician, I don't know why Nigerians won't get it right this time around sending APC and it's corrupt politicians to abyss by voting the right choice of the two gentlemen.

PO/YD or Atiku


All I know is come 2027 is either Obi or Atiku will emerge as the president, fact 💯

And you think Abure will sign nominations to inec that PO is LP candidate??

What is the contribution of Awujale that makes him bigger than the great Tai Solari. The government would have done better to rename the airport instead of the school