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jmoore:
I thought it was over 1 million that died.

Witchcraft no do pass this one wey soludo dey do o.

Baba come resemble Igbo man sef. una sure say....

He lived by the sword... He died.....

Pacesetter123:

De kind laugh wey I laugh for this thread-eh!

Omo.. football is like that sometimes o

olarent:
haaa,I think they have got you ooo now 3

Hei !...

If anything happen to me make una hol Brighton o.

Brighton is after my life.

ZombieDredd:
na why normal people no dey reason chelsea fans,
They dey flip in a twinkle of the eye

No o. Oga Fergie na Man U fan o.
E sha wan pull our legs.

fergie001:
I always wish my team, Brighton the best.

Wonders shall never end!

Brighton, abeg remember say we be one.
Na we-we

CharlesCNG:
PETER OBI AND THE ABA TRADER SYNDROME

Let me explain something I call the Aba Trader Syndrome.

And before somebody deliberately misunderstands me, this is not an insult to Aba traders. Aba is one of Nigeria's great monuments to indigenous enterprise, ingenuity and hustle.

I am talking about a particular sales technique.

You enter a market looking for a shoe. The trader brings one out. “Original?” “Oga, ORIGINAL!”

“Leather?” “Correct Italian leather!” “Will it last?” “Oga, wear am for ten years. If anything happen, BRING AM BACK!”

That last sentence is the magic. BRING AM BACK!

The trader knows something about human psychology. The sheer audacity of the guarantee begins to function as evidence for the product.

You start thinking:If he isn't absolutely certain, why would he make such a reckless promise? Exactly. The confidence becomes part of the merchandise. The confidence is the main contrick.

That is what increasingly fascinates me about Peter Obi's political communication. Obi doesn't merely make claims.

He frequently packages them with performative certainty .

“Go and verify.” “Check it.” “Bring the records.” “If anybody establishes anything contrary, I will stop campaigning.”

Notice what happens psychologically.The challenge itself begins to substitute for verification.

Many listeners conclude: A MAN WHO IS ASKING YOU TO VERIFY MUST ALREADY HAVE VERIFIED HIMSELF.

But that precisely is the 419 part of the Aba Trader syndrome.


This technique was particularly effective during Obi's national emergence. Nigeria was exhausted with conventional politicians.
Then came a politician armed with numbers.

Cost of food abroad. Government expenditure. Savings. Investments. Debt. Bank balances. And that devastating refrain: GO AND VERIFY. The gullibles - especially the youths ate it up.

It created the image of a man so certain of his facts that he was practically handing his opponents the shovel with which to investigate him.

So how do we define the “ABA TRADER SYNDROME” It is the political sales technique where the boldness of the warranty DECEPTIVEL[/b]Y & [b]FRAUDULENTLY becomes part of the proof of the product.

But there is a problem . You can fool some of the people some of the time but YOU CANNOT FOOL ALL THE PEOPLE ALL OF THE TIME

“Oga, take am home!” “Test am!” “Bring am back if e no work!” Wonderful.

And that is where Peter Obi's “Aba Trader Syndrome” appears to have developed a serious problem.

It worked brilliantly in 2023. The sales pitch was confident. The warranty was spectacular: GO AND VERIFY!
The confidence itself became part of the merchandise.

But 2027 is different.

THE CUSTOMERS HAVE STARTED RETURNING WITH THE GOODS.

Many of the people around him in 2023 are no more. He has failed the PROXIMITY TEST woefully.

Obi complained about his treatment at Abuja airport; Keyamo went to the CCTV. Obi's Anambra debt narrative came under challenge; Anambra went to the debt records. Staunch obidients like ojy Okpe , Rufai oseni and Ayo , all of Arise news have started asking the Tough questions and troblesome follow-up

Obi sat opposite Seun Okinbaloye to sell the presidential product again; the questions increasingly moved beyond slogans to plans, records and specifics.

That is the nightmare of every salesman whose greatest weapon is supreme confidence: THE CUSTOMER RETURNS.With the product in one hand and the receipt in the other.

And suddenly: “Oga, trust me!” is no longer enough.

That, perhaps, is Peter Obi's biggest political problem approaching 2027.

In 2023, millions encountered the salesman. By 2027, many have had time to inspect the merchandise.

The warranty now has footnotes. The slogans now have follow-up questions. The numbers now have spreadsheets.

And “Go and Verify” has acquired the four most dangerous words Peter Obi could possibly hear: WE WENT AND VERIFIED.

THE DAYS WHEN THE CONFIDENCE OF THE SALESMAN COULD SUBSTITUTE FOR INSPECTION OF THE GOODS ARE OVER.

Peter Obi and obidients - Welcome to the returns counter. [/b]

Where you copy this nonsense from?
All these rubbish because Obi is giving you nightmares?
Sofree make you for no develop high BP for matter wey no concern you o.
My hand no dey o

If Sunderland no dey this list then you never start.

EmekaBlue:
Disgraceful Chelsea. E pain me well

Na so football be. Some days are like that.

EmekaBlue:
u wan go side betting? Make we discuss

Side betting how far?
We don clear you na.

chicfarmer:
If Chelsea no collect make I know wetin cause am.

Chelsea fans, e clear abi e no clear?

EmekaBlue:
u wan go side betting? Make we discuss

Na for here everything go happen.
Don't try to beg me, please.
After the match we go see result.

Apcshit:
Chelsea will definitely win

If Chelsea no collect make I know wetin cause am.

deetin:
Make it an habit to ease yourself every morning when you wake up . Some people go for days without excreting, that’s why. have the habit of going to the toilet first thing in the morning to release all the waste of yesterday, that’s why you farted in the church and wanted to send everyone to early grave. If you visited the toilet before you went to church, your fart no go smell

Excellent.
Additionally, eat plenty of green garden eggs every night. Your belly will thank you in the morning.

I suspect they died of suffocation in an overcrowded cell.

Mattswaggz:
Someone should tell these guys that rocket man has anger issues ooo because it's like they've forgotten whom they're dealing with. .

Even if him gree say him go pay....who wan go collect am?. .

Him go pay o, but he go hide bomb 💣 inside the package.

Better for her, before Dem go put her for trouble.

Mtcheww... I think say na Federal airport authority sef.
All these nonsense nonsense mushroom groups sef...

And e get mind call himself DG

No be Benedict Johnson dey disguise for there so
Omo see hustle

smallsmall:
I was really rooting for the Man, some years back when he said he is building this Refinery to ease the burden of Fuel Price and Scarcity on Nigerians. Even the Nigerian Government invested in the Refinery, our Taxes were used to give him Wavers on Machinery Imports.

Even this current Government promised Nigerians when it was removing Subsidy, that once the refinery is up and running, pric of PMS will fall.
But as Price of Crude Oil dey fall, the Man just raised his Pump Price a few days ago..... and still want to gather the Money of Nigerians with his expensive IPO of #525 for a 50Kobo share!

Kai, dem don wicked Nigerians too much.

The thing taya me jor.

Am I missing something?
So because they are smuggling the product across borders, you then decide on your own to arbitrarily increase the price? As how?
I thought subsidy 'has been removed'?

vr0xen:
Soludo left the group chat

Soludo don waka leave Dem since.

The thing taya me, my brother.
But their supporters go say everywhere good.

This is the next best thing for him sha. He should have backed down when he was advised to do so.

omoadeleye:



What's the meaning of "ASSORTED" riffles ??

Comrade, it's too early to laugh, please.

Stolen:
NIGERIA DID NOT HAPPEN TO HIM AND THAT IS Y U SEE THE SUCCESS AND ACHIEVEMENT

Sebi we dey our own una carry the news come meet us for here. If e no concern us then why post it on a Nigerian platform?

What exactly were you expecting?...huh?

Stolen:
WAT IS YOUR NAME AGAIN?


ARAB OR EUROPEAN, LET US KNOW, U MUST HAVE ONE OF THE TWO.

Why this guy success and achievement dey pain you like this?

Stolen:
BRO NO BY NAME OR CLOTH.


U MUST ACHIEVE FIRST.


IN THIS CASE, NIGERIA DID NOT ACHIEVE IT AND THAT IS WHY HE IS HOLDING AMERICAN FLAG AND PASSPORT.

What's his name again?

Stolen:
WEN NIGERIA ANSWER BEN, CHARLES AND WILLIAM

Na you sabi.
Ugochukwu is ours.