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Politics / Re: Buhari’s Govt Didn't Stop At Nigerian Air Scam, They Sold Helicopters FG Bought by Cjrane2: 9:15pm On Jul 02
Please, I am urging Tinubu and the APC leaders to stop blaming Buhari and take meaningful action for Nigerians. We are aware that Buhari's tenure was problematic, but we expected that by now, Jagaban would be more focused on making positive changes rather than continuing to blame Buhari, whom he helped bring to power. This behavior mirrors how Buhari wasted eight years blaming Jonathan while overseeing unprecedented theft and corruption by government officials.

I am pleading with Jagaban to address the extremely high cost of food and stop shifting the blame to Buhari. It is unacceptable to expect people to simply ignore their hunger and the soaring cost of living because of constant finger-pointing. Nigerians need real solutions, not excuses.
Business / Re: Govt Must Act Fast To Stop Investors From Leaving In Droves — Dangote by Cjrane2: 9:13pm On Jul 02
Please, I am urging Tinubu and the APC leaders to stop blaming Buhari and take meaningful action for Nigerians. We are aware that Buhari's tenure was problematic, but we expected that by now, Jagaban would be more focused on making positive changes rather than continuing to blame Buhari, whom he helped bring to power. This behavior mirrors how Buhari wasted eight years blaming Jonathan while overseeing unprecedented theft and corruption by government officials.

I am pleading with Jagaban to address the extremely high cost of food and stop shifting the blame to Buhari. It is unacceptable to expect people to simply ignore their hunger and the soaring cost of living because of constant finger-pointing. Nigerians need real solutions, not excuses.

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Politics / Re: Buhari’s Govt Didn't Stop At Nigerian Air Scam, They Sold Helicopters FG Bought by Cjrane2: 9:10pm On Jul 02
Please, I am urging Tinubu and the APC leaders to stop blaming Buhari and take meaningful action for Nigerians. We are aware that Buhari's tenure was problematic, but we expected that by now, Jagaban would be more focused on making positive changes rather than continuing to blame Buhari, whom he helped bring to power. This behavior mirrors how Buhari wasted eight years blaming Jonathan while overseeing unprecedented theft and corruption by government officials.

I am pleading with Jagaban to address the extremely high cost of food and stop shifting the blame to Buhari. It is unacceptable to expect people to simply ignore their hunger and the soaring cost of living because of constant finger-pointing. Nigerians need real solutions, not excuses.
Politics / Re: Atiku In Unusual Sallah Homage, Visits Ex-president Buhari In Katsina Home by Cjrane2: 10:10pm On Jun 22
Richtaiwo:
grin

Why not show us the picture of the "visit"? Instead of showing the 2009 Buhari and Atiku picture?

Everything na propaganda for APC.
Politics / Re: Binance: Federal Government Replies US Lawmakers On Tigran Gambaryan by Cjrane2: 10:05pm On Jun 22
Abeg, Wetin councern us?

Barack Obama misused American power to enthrone a known Jihadist called Buhari for whatever sinister reason behind the urge to destroy Nigeria's economic rise and emergence as a true middle income country in the world.

Buhari then enthroned Tinubu who said US citizens in Binance be thief. So wetin concern us with their quarrel?
Science/Technology / Re: Whale Butchered At Okpoama Seaside In Brass, Bayelsa (Pictures) by Cjrane2: 1:21pm On Jun 19
Justiceganduje:
Food

Ebilokan !
Politics / Re: Few Pics From Imo State by Cjrane2: 7:46pm On Jun 18
Nchenches:


Igbos need representation of Igbo in the SS zone. It's to the advantage of the Igbos in the SE to have a stake in the SS zone.
Engineer Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu from Owerri zone was not stupeed when he STRONGLY backed the proposal for creation of Njaba/Orlu state in 2006.
It's only minions who don't see the advantages for all in present Imo State.

Nobody is against a 6th State for the Southeast region. Nobody is even against your Orlu state from Orlu zone of Imo state. But you must learn to stop acting like you are smarter than everybody else in the world when indeed you are not. Orlu people always consider everyone else to be stupid except themselves! One thing the Owerri zone often complains about the Orlu people is that they are very sneaky, always trying to cheat, and always thinking that they are faster than their shadow.

So you truly want to put illustrious Igbo cities like Nnewi, Ozubulu, and Ihiala under Orlu but you wouldn't even consult them or offer any of them the capital of the new state as something in the whole deal for them? You just want to use them to achieve your dubious Orlu state and then maltreat them later inside the so-called "Orlu" state where they will always be reminded that they are Ndi-Ijekebe?

Watch the video of the Federal Representative from Nnewi and Ozubulu blasting the sneaky promoters of "Orlu" state for trying to include Nnewi and other major towns in Anambra under Orlu without even consulting them!



Start Watching video from 4.00


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXnbfGqUZ-k

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Politics / Re: Update on developments in Anambra state-photos by Cjrane2: 7:11pm On Jun 18
ChimaAdeoye:


Bia, this man,

I've heard that Governor Hope Uzodinma and other promoters of "Orlu State" have deceitfully included my hometown and many other Anambra towns and communities into their plan without consulting us. For clarity, I am not against the creation of your Orlu State from the Orlu zone of Imo State. However, they must not include other people who would later be discriminated against for not being from the "Orlu zone" once their dubious state is established.

How can you expect to annex us into your dubious state without consulting us and we gain absolutely NOTHING? The capital of the state isn't in Okija, Ihiala, or Ukpor, the name of the state is your hometown (Orlu) and most constituency representation and zones will be owned by Orlu people. So why are you forcefully annexing our lands into your dubious state agenda when we won't even get the state capital territory or anything at all from it?


It's outrageous and evil for Hope Uzodinma and his associates to plot the secret annexation of large parts of Anambra State—towns like Ihiala, Uga, Amaeshi, Umuchu, Achina, Oneh, Nkpologwu, Uli, Akpo, Azia, Umunze, Ihembosi, Okija, Lilu, and communities in Nnewi South LGA including Ukpor, Ebenator, Ezinifite, Unubi, and Ekwulumili—into their fiefdom of "Orlu State" without our consent.

They should create your Orlu State with your Orlu people! Trying to secretly annex us and other Anambra communities into your fiefdom only to later marginalize us as "non-Orlu zone people" is a plan doomed to fail. We are Anambra people and NOT interested in your "Orlu State". Please promote your Orlu State for your Orlu and Owerri people!

Enuf said!

One thing the Owerri zone often complains about the Orlu people is that they are very sneaky, always trying to cheat, and always thinking that they are faster than their shadow. You perfectly captured how Anambra people feel about Gov. Hope Uzodinma and the Orlu people's attempt to include Nnewi and other Anambra towns under Orlu peoples' control. Nobody is against their Orlu state, but if you must include other people's territory, then you have to give them something they don't currently have. Such as making Nnewi or Ihiala the capital of the new state. How can the name of the state be Orlu, all the major constituencies belong to Orlu people and even the state capital city will be in Orlu! Yet you add Nnewi and others as your subjects in the silly plot without even telling them what you are planning for them?

Watch the video of the Federal Representative from Nnewi and Ozubulu blasting the sneaky promoters of "Orlu" state for trying to include Nnewi and other major towns in Anambra under Orlu without even consulting them!



Start Watching video from 4.00


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXnbfGqUZ-k

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Politics / Re: Update on developments in Anambra state-photos by Cjrane2: 12:55pm On May 15
GerogeI:
Nice discussion.
Are you guys aware that Emzor is planning to sink some 28 million USD somewhere in Ogun state, tomorrow she will start a media campaign to involve the rest of us when the usual perfect a sophisticated reason to either take it from her or destroy it.

Governor Soludo should please call that woman and give her free land and a serious advice.

Nothing to advise anyone. They are usually blind to reason and arrogantly believe that everyone else in the world is very stupid except them. Let them do as they please with their money. They look at profit-margin alone, and NOTHING else matters to them.

Just like you said, when the inevitable fate of what happened to her grandfathers and other silly Igbomen starts happening to her, she should just quietly bear the loss rather than do silly media campaigns to drag us into coming to defend their senseless decisions.

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Politics / Re: Update on developments in Anambra state-photos by Cjrane2: 12:40pm On May 15
Unbiased1:


I repeat my previous stance. Forget about Akwa Ibom and focus on Igbo land. If Akwa Ibom wants to build a seaport, that's their business.
Johannesburg is the city with largest economy in Africa but it is landlocked. Igbo land currently does not have a seaport but it is possible to build one in Abia in the future, all we need is money to fund the project. Let our people start looking inwards. If one gaint company builds its headquarter in Onitsha, a 15 or 18-floor structure, other big businesses will start thinking about doing same. All it takes it one person to start. Look at what is happening in Nnewi. Its indigenes are always proud to invest at home. If landmark builds one resort in Oguta and turns Oguta to a major tourism hub, someone like Obi Jackson will move to turn Okija to tourism hub, other business men will also start doing similar things in their respective communities. You can look up "Sun city resort" near Johannesburg. Sun City generates far more money than Landmark in Lagos. Thousands of tourists visit South Africa every year just to enjoy themselves in Sun City. Guess what? Sun City does not have a coast line or beach yet it attracts people from all over the world. So you see, forget about Lagos, Akwa Ibom, Port Harcourt and Calabar, Ndigbo have invested in other parts of Nigeria enough, it's time to think home and home alone.

You are so correct that I wish i could buy you a bottle of Hero! Yes, Igbo people are always drawn to trending things.

So if the first person who is popular in the community (typically the wealthiest in the village) makes a mistake in investing in Sambisa forest, his entire Umunna and state will follow him to Sambisa forest to do EXACTLY the same trend. Sadly, we have had near idiots as trendsetters in Igboland who did the wrong things and kickstarted a crazy trend of going to drag other peoples land to develop it for them rather than their own Igboland. We must also give kudos to the trend setters in towns like Nnewi and Abriba that kickstarted the trend of building mansions in their villages. A good trend that Igbo people have keyed into.

In fact, the ONLY reason our cities look the way they do is that our 'trend setters" have always gone into other people's villages in Daura to drag their land and develop it for them by force. Thus, the average Igboman would rather just follow a trend than pause to think if it makes sense or not before copying. That is why we have a people with the mindset that prefers to go into a village in Cameroon to drag their land with the people rather than invest in their own state capital.

However, if by some stroke of luck, somebody of importance does the right thing and invests in the type of infrastructure you mentioned, then it would become a positive trend that will catapult the entire region's development.
Politics / Re: Update on developments in Anambra state-photos by Cjrane2: 12:22pm On May 15
ebufa:





It is left for the government to do the needful by building world class cities and "forming" the huge corporation you are talking about? I am not sure which Igbo economist that worked as a world bank consultant in southeast Asia ( idika kalu or Soludo?) Anyway I am sure Soludo knows about Chaebol corporation like Daewoo and LG and Samsung ,companies that were essentially conceived and birthed by government..........What I am saying is that we business men are like sheep left to graze blindly in the bush...it is left for Soludo to point the way forward! He has the yam and he also has the knife!

The work that man has on his hands is daunting........he is still building gutters and roads , nobody remembers his automobile and pharmaceutical production hubs.................Soludo needs a lot of help to hurry things along but I am not sure he has done enuff to galvanise that much needed help in terms of investment and human capital! Why will Soludo allow Stella okoli to carry the new Emzor factory to otta Ogun state? Give it to Peter Obi sha for getting SAB miller to invest.........though he had some leg with the company prior to him becoming Governor!
Its not all bad but a lot of work needs to be done!

What you said made a lot of sense.

The only thing is that you made it sound so simple. If the truth is told, this is the FIRST time in Anambra's history that any attempt has been made by the government to organize Onitsha. I lived in Onitsha all my life, so I know for a fact that the government simply abandoned the city to touts, crazy landlords building on top of gutters, crazy land speculators converting every open space into markets, and the uncontrolled influx of poor youths from all over Nigeria. All these factors combined into a perfect storm that turned Onitsha into a hell hole, a dirty, disorganized, and crime-ridden city. All of us quickly left Onitsha and migrated to Asaba where the presence of governance made it possible for the city to be a lawful habitable place.

You are right that Soludo has a lot of work to do. But at least he has started developing the state with a strategic vision. Most importantly he is keenly aware of the horrible impact of lawlessness, touting and indiscriminate building of illegal markets in stunting the development of a city and indeed the state.

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Politics / Re: Update on developments in Anambra state-photos by Cjrane2: 10:04pm On May 14
ChimaAdeoye:


Nwanne,

God bless you! God bless Igbo people like you who still reason and are not copycats "follow the bandwagon mentality" like most of our people today.

The generation of Igbos immediately after Nigeria's independence in 1960s thought exactly like the generation of Igbos today. Everything in their own region is undesirable and the only thing they'd like to do is either go up north to drag northern jobs with them or go to Port Harcourt and Lagos to build palatial mansions with absolutely NOTHING in their hometown and places of origin. Then Nigeria happened to them and their properties in the north and other places were either destroyed or confiscated.


After the painful civil war in the 1970s, there emerged a generation of wise Igbo people. Who understood that charity begins at home. Just imagine for a minute if our leaders in the 1970s after the civil war reasoned like this present generation and also abandoned Igboland because the Federal Government and other Nigerians called Igboland "Rebel Territory" Just imagine if there would have been Imo airport, all the industries in Aba, Onitsha and Nnewi. Imagine if we would have secondary schools and universities that enabled most people in this forum now to read and write.

Just imagine what Igboland would have been if the Igbos themselves copied the attitude of the Federal Government and other Nigerians to refuse investing in their own region! That is why i believe that any generation that refused to learn from their history are bound to repeat the same mistakes and suffer the painful consequences of their folly.

Again, i have come to understand that some people must suffer bitter lessons to learn. That is why a feel no pity for the Landmark guy and other Igbos like him dragging other peoples land, while their own remains undeveloped.



You totally nailed it. Today's Igboman is precisely like the immediate post-independence Igboman. Over-confident and unwise.

Who were careless and tactless about everything. The didn't care how others felt when they went into their villages and bought up vast lands for agriculture or housing. As long as they blindly pursued "Profits" and it was profitable to buy their "cheap" lands and build on it. They don't have a care in the world if one tells them about caution and what could be in a country like Nigeria. Like Ojukwu's father who used his Limousine to carry Queen of England free on behalf of Nigeria, you have Air Peace using his planes today to fly Prince harry and Megan around Nigeria for free.

You should expect that unless they retrace their steps very soon, the same deep feelings of jealousy would cause them to face the same backlash as the Igbos in the early 1960s did. Who carried "One Nigeria" for head while others are just laughing at their utter stupidity.

The Landmark thing and what sanwo-Olu is doing in Lagos is just testing the water. Like in the 1960s when they gradually revealed their real plan, their real plan today is also gradually being hatched and it will be manifesting clearly soon for those doubting Thomases to cry like the Igbos of the 1960s that lost everything due to sheer stupidity and over-confidence. Nothing mega as they would stupidly say when everything mega. Just that its kept away from them to maximize the impact. I have also grown tired of crying for them. Anyone who deliberately goes into a pit full of venomous snakes should not be mourned if he is killed by snake bite.

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Politics / Re: Taiwan To FG: Attract Home Your Talents Abroad by Cjrane2: 9:28pm On May 14
Lol.... somebody finally told them the secret to success!

Let them keep junketting the globe asking oyibo to come and invest in such a country without rule of law and where a soldier can open fire on you, yet nothing happens! Let them keep lying to oyibos until it is clear to them that oyibos ain't fools.

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Politics / Re: Update on developments in Anambra state-photos by Cjrane2: 8:44pm On May 14
abuzz33:
The solution to Igbo resurgence is to build world class cities that have strong service and industrial bases. There are three core cities in igboland. Enugu, Onitsha and Aba. None is inspiring. Go past the space shipped Secretariat building Sullivan built and it's already wearing a forlorn look. Onitsha with it's majestic Niger Bridges and wide expressway then you enter the city and primitive trading everywhere.

The greatness of cities is accumulation of capital both physical and human. Not one Igbo city can boast up to 10 corporations with over 50m in revenue. Not one Igbo city can boast three 10 storey buildings or iconic architecture. This is what happens when you don't have scale and rely on emigration as a strategy.

Soludo understands the importance of cities as an organizational force. Primitivity has to be weeded out. Organized public transport not Keke, organized business districts not out of control street trading. Big businesses form in organized settings not chaos.

I think Igbos finally have decent governors who understand that Igboland cannot continue to be a filthy space where governance barely exists.

If you carefully examine the reconstruction of Aba and Onitsha taking place now, you will see a true desire to do away with the culture of chaos, filth, general lawlessness brought about by street trading, Agberos and lawless traffic.

Strict law enforcement and ensuring that criminals do not get away with these little offenses by paying a huge fine is what makes other societies in Europe lawful and habitable. Even when the towns are poor.

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Politics / Re: Enahoro Speaking On Biafra And Making Perfect Sense. by Cjrane2: 8:29pm On May 14
Dede1:


Anthony Enahoro had a choice but chose to play stupidity as indicated in the post. When he was confronted in Washington, DC with the same speeches while he was on exile and seemingly a member of NEDECO or whatever it was called or known, the old man wept and begged every Igbo son in the hall at Howard University to forgive him.

I went up to him right in his ugly face and told him I shall take my grudge against him to my grave. The moronic halfwit was the first exponent of starvation as a weapon of war.

Hindsight is 20-20.

Enahoro and even Gowon have finally seen the light. Imagine Gowon refusing to speak Hausa as his final token of asserting his rebellion to his masters! Wonders shall never end!
Politics / Re: Enahoro Speaking On Biafra And Making Perfect Sense. by Cjrane2: 8:21pm On May 14
in the end, Enahoro failed his own children and grand children, while blinded by anti-Igbo grudges.

the same way some people today would rather choose an incompetent and corrupt bufoon to manage their lives rather than a competent person if the person is Igbo.

Then they turn around to ask Igbo to protest and undermine the person claiming he is corrupt and incompetent!.

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Politics / Re: Nigeria’s Declining Economic Activities Worrisome – CBN by Cjrane2: 5:15pm On May 01
“Worrisome ’, yet you are printing so much money and calling it “ways and means “

Yeye hypocrisy!

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Politics / Re: Update on developments in Anambra state-photos by Cjrane2: 11:14pm On Apr 30
ebufa:




you are the one yapping rubbish! I spent 10 years in Onitsha and nnewi and the level of lawlessness was quite challenging! Soludo is trying but he has a lot of work to do to clean out the stables of dung! I call it franchised criminality,this is the reason why criminals find their way to political power easily in the southeast,,,,,,,,we know the past of billionaires like ifeanyi uba( a returnee fugitive from Dr Congo) is it Governor Uzodimma and his 419 past.........or is it Patrick Mbah of Enugu ( who is owing CBN) ....................money is not everything abeg!

I knew that mentioning the previous lawlessness and rampant criminality called Agberos will hurt my people’s sensibilities. But to solve a problem it must be accurately diagnosed and shamelessly pronounced. That was my goal to underscore that Soludo accurately understood that apart from infrastructure and environmental cleanliness, addressing the menace of agberos was key to building a habitable homeland and attracting our people of high quality living elsewhere to consider investing at home.

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Politics / Re: Update on developments in Anambra state-photos by Cjrane2: 12:01am On Apr 30
ChimaAdeoye:



An Igbo proverb wisely states, "Those who fetch ants-infested firewood should expect a feast of lizards." These Igbo people investing their life's work in troubled parts of Nigeria with heavy anti-Igbo sentiments believe they are wiser than everyone else pointing these things out.

It's important to urge our fellow brothers and sisters to remember their roots, but they must also understand that actions have consequences. Personally, I've grown tired of pleading with our people to change their mindset. They seem solely focused on maximizing profits without considering the risks, diversifying their ventures, or contributing to their home state's development. Let them continue on this path, but they must be prepared to face the consequences of their actions. Like the owner of the Landmark Beach Resort now facing repercussions of ignoring warnings of caution and pursuing unchecked greed which ultimately leads to inevitable losses. Today, he has suddenly remembered that he is Igbo with NOTHING to show anywhere in Igboland for his stupendous wealth.

Yet, it's still crucial to continue reminding them to seize opportunities available in Igboland to invest and diversify wisely. Life isn't just about profit and loss. Chinese businessmen once chose to invest in China over Japan, understanding the importance of developing their homeland. Similarly, Igbo individuals fixated solely on profit margins should recognize the pitfalls of blind greed.

I believe that part of the reason why our people run away from the southeast as a place meant for uneducated, lawless people was the way the previous governors turned a blind eye to the slumming of our cities. Especially in Anambra and Abia states.

That is why Soludo’s efforts to regenerate our cities, and tackle lawlessness must be applauded.

We had indeed lost so much due to the hitherto lawlessness, criminality mildly referred to as “touting” and indiscriminate building of markets all over the place.

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Politics / Re: Update on developments in Anambra state-photos by Cjrane2: 1:41pm On Apr 28
Thank you to Anambra First Son TV for shedding light on these long-standing issues within our community. Personally, I've grown weary of pleading with our people to change their ways. Let them persist in their folly, but they must also accept the consequences that may arise from their greed and shortsightedness in the future.

Recently, I've been troubled by individuals who are overly distraught about the proposed demolition of the Landmark mall in Lagos? My question to them is simple: how can one expect to be an Igbo person and own the largest mall in another community without considering the feelings and perspectives of the ancestral owners of that land? Are we really that daft to see everything strictly from the lens of profit and loss considerations?

Those who make such miscalculations must be prepared to bear the losses themselves when things inevitably go awry. Those who live in a rainforest but fail to have a fall-back plan in case it rains should be prepared to become drenched when it inevitably rains. It is a proverb and advice for those who fail to reason while living in a tribalist and divided country such as Nigeria.

However, it's important to remind these individuals that they have a home state that they've neglected in pursuit of their ambitions to dominate others in foreign territories. They only seem to remember their roots when the consequences of their actions catch up to them. That's all I have to say on the matter.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1t_nDMlxtI&pp=ygUnVGVuIHRvcCBpbmR1c3RyaWVzIG93bmVkIGJ5IG5kaSBhbmFtYnJh

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Politics / Re: Update on developments in Anambra state-photos by Cjrane2: 10:21pm On Apr 27
I have been looking for who to ponder this issue with me.

I’m so uncomfortable with Peter Obi’s policy of focusing on only the northern poor people to provide them with water. In my own hometown of Aboh, we don’t have boreholes and would gladly love to get water courtesy of Peter Obi’s benevolence.

The idea that if one could only be a “nationalist” if one prioritized and solved only the problems of the northern poor. Both northern or southern Presidents except perhaps Tinubu prioritized northern Nigeria to their profound miscalculation and folly. Goodluck Johnathan tried the same strategy and also failed woefully like Zik before him. Peter Obi must understand that Nnamdi Azikiwe was born in Zungeru in northern Nigeria. He spoke Hausa better than he spoke Igbo. He prioritized the welfare of northern Nigerians and willingly gave the Prime Ministerial position to the north and took a ceremonial President role. After all that, it didn’t make any northerner not to see Zik as Igbo and still supported even the least competent northerner instead of Zik.

Someone should point out to Peter Obi that many communities in Ekwusigo,Ogboji, Achina, Umunze, Ogbunka also have severe challenges with portable water and would be happy to benefit from his boreholes benevolence. Not to mention some communities in Opi, Ede-Oballa, Ehamufu, Ezzamgbo, Okpanku, in northern Igboland where portable water has been a challenge for more than 60 years. These people are frustrated that they are neither remembered by the FG nor our own Peter Obi. Instead it is the same northerners favoured in every Federal government project in the Nigeria that again are the benefactors of every good thing offered by even non-northerners like Peter Obi! Please we should stop taking the southern communities for granted!

Meanwhile it is clear that Peter Obi won the 2023 presidential elections. Till date, the tallied votes on Rivers State IREV portal shows Peter Obi won in Rivers State. Yet his mandate was stolen by INEC and given to those who the Godfathers of Nigeria wanted. What guarantee is there that in 2027, even if Peter Obi wins by a bigger landslide than in 2023, INEC would not do the same thing and the Supreme Court of Injustice would cement the heist.

What I expected was a concerted effort to ensure that INEC only conducted elections but cannot declare winners because that role is outside their legal role as an election umpire.

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Business / Re: Who Is Fooling Who: Excess Naira Dictates Value Of Dollar by Cjrane2: 12:52pm On Apr 26
nobaga:
No African currency has appreciated or depreciated as fast as Naira.

When the Government means business and clamp down on their cronies and distractors equally, Naira appreciates. Imagine, just by enforcing existing laws and regulations.

Politicians and their cronies have nothing else or productive investment at home to do with Naira. So they keep it and upload it whenever they feel like.

Get serious, American dollars is not our currency. Ban most transactions from the Central Bank to the Bureau du Change like we had in the 80s.

What do they buy with dollars? Junk, used goods, luxurious cars and humongous houses abroad while paying taxes on them to fund schools, police and essential services abroad.

You know the problem. Temporary Crack downs will not solve it. Step on the toes of those who command allocation into their pockets.

Officials of this government that are just printing naira anyhow and using their printed naira to buy the cheap dollars in the market deserve Nigerian army punishment
Politics / Re: Naira Retreats To 1,400/$ On Renewed Demand Pressure by Cjrane2: 11:59pm On Apr 25
If the IMTOs keep changing #1,098 naira to $1 dollar for Nigerians, it will force many to seek alternative ways of sending money. Which will drastically reduce the dollars access to CBN.

I hope the CBN forces the IMTOs to give Nigerians a fair exchange rate to keep alternative competitors from offering very good rates to Nigerians as it happened in the past.
Business / Re: Why Is Our Currency Is Very Unstable? by Cjrane2: 11:53pm On Apr 25
Birdbyrde440:
Last week it was trading at N1100/$, this morning it was trading at N1370/$, this evening it is trading at N1240/$.
Even small countries like Ghana don't experience such volatility and I'm beginning to think that truly there are forces in high places orchestrating this volatility because both official and black market rates keep moving up and down, A big nation like Nigeria is not supposed be going through this kind of volatility.
Let CBN open up the previously closed card channels so that people can buy usd and other cryptocurrencies with their cards, put the necessary cap on the amount that can be purchased per day and at the official rate of #1100 instead of using p2p channels whose price is determined by the platform in which trading occurs. Why is this too hard to do?

I think Tinubu should just devote at least $50 billion dollars to defend the naira and keep its value at about #1200 to #1500 to the dollar for at least 4 years.

The off and on defense of the naira makes it to fluctuate wildly and thus lose confidence of investors.
Politics / Re: Nigeria’s Dollar Reserves Plunge In Tandem With Naira Rebound by Cjrane2: 2:53pm On Apr 17
Only God knows the truth.

If this is a true recovery then the new rate will persist at least until December.

If the CBN is using scarce foreign exchange to defend the naira and hide their incompetence, then let us see HOW LONG we can defend naira with scarce foreign exchange.

In a few months, the truth will be known to everyone.
Politics / Re: Update on developments in Anambra state-photos by Cjrane2: 11:45pm On Apr 16
LOVEALAIGBO:


Good points! I think the likes of Air Peace and INNOSON should go public and sell say 30 to 40 percent shares of their coys while still maintaining majority control. The money raised can be reinvested into the business!

They still need A LOT of consolidation and capacity building before selling shares. Else that would be putting the cart before the horse.

Buying or leasing the plane is typically the last leg of starting a new route. You have to build internal staff capacity, secure pilots, ground crews and other logistics required to go into the new airport or country. Getting powerful Nigerians and politicians now as Air Peace major investors with their usual demands of who you must hire or fire, could end up being the death blow that created another Nigeria Airways for the airline.

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Politics / Re: Update on developments in Anambra state-photos by Cjrane2: 6:49pm On Apr 12
Chikeluba25:
Chairman of United Nigeria Airlines Celebrates Air Peace's Landmark Inaugural Flight to London

... Says United Nigeria Airlines Is Next

Air Peace will be making history with its inaugural flight from Lagos, Nigeria, to Gatwick, London, signaling a momentous leap forward for the Nigerian aviation industry. The significance of this milestone will be highlighted by the presence of the Chairman of United Nigeria Airlines, Professor Obiora Okonkwo, OFR, who will be aboard the flight to show support and solidarity for his brother, Barr. Allen Onyema, the visionary behind Air Peace.

In a statement reflecting the spirit of unity and triumph, the Chairman of United Nigeria Airlines declared, "Today is our day of victory, our success, our Airpeace inaugural flight to London. London, here I come on board Airpeace. Congratulations to us. To God be the glory."

The launch of the Lagos-Gatwick route not only enhances connectivity between Nigeria and the United Kingdom but also sets the stage for the Nigerian aviation industry. This momentous occasion symbolizes Nigeria's growing presence in the global aviation arena and signals a promising future for the nation's aviation industry.

As Air Peace blazes a trail to Gatwick, London, it paves the way for other Nigerian airlines to follow suit, fostering economic growth, job creation, and international partnerships. The success of this inaugural flight is a testament to the vision and determination of Nigerian aviation leaders, propelling the industry towards new heights of excellence and opportunity.

With Air Peace's inaugural flight to London, United Nigeria Airlines is next to hit the international routes.

The business relationship between Chief Allen Onyema of Air Peace and Professor Obiora Okonkwo, OFR, of United Nigeria Airlines has remained the trending topic across platforms, with many expressing admiration for their partnership and support for each other. Both have continued to redefine friendly competition and put into practice the popular Igbo maxim, "Onye aghana Nwanne ya".

Congratulations to Air Peace, United Nigeria Airlines Is Next.

Air Peace should make it possible for its passengers to schedule international flights to begin and end at their local airport just like many American airlines. This will be a great step forward in easing the stress of traveling for Nigerians. If Air Peace will first put you on a local flight to Lagos airport where you will then join the international flight to your destination, air travel in Nigeria would be at par with what is done abroad.

if Air Peace reduces the stress of international trips for Nigerians by ensuring that they can book one ticket that encompasses their local flight and international flight beginning from their local airport, that convenience alone will win so many Nigerian travelers to use Air Peace no matter the plots hatched by the powerful foreign airlines against Nigerians.

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Politics / Re: Update on developments in Anambra state-photos by Cjrane2: 12:19am On Mar 30
I was in Onitsha yesterday and I can tell you that Soludo is gradually transforming that city to become the pride of Igbo nation. You cannot imagine how fegge and federal housing areas look now.

Incidentally I asked the man that I was buying a pumping machine from his shop along PH road, if he was so happy about the progress . As soon as he started praising Soludo, the touts standing there bitterly argued that they preferred the old order when they freely attacked people and extorted money from them! Which was now difficult under Soludo. I argued with them that it was because of good roads and absence of touts that I dared to travel from Asaba to Onitsha to buy a good pumping machine. But they argued even more vehemently against the improvements and progress brought by Soludo! The owner of the store looked on but remained quiet. Apparently scared of the touts. At that point I realized that some entrenched dark forces were indeed saddened by the progress in Anambra state because it denied them the cover to commit crimes. It is important to also note that most of these touts were criminals from other Southeastern states that flocked into Onitsha to help make the lives of the city residents a living hell.

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Politics / Re: Update on developments in Anambra state-photos by Cjrane2: 9:02pm On Mar 20
I wish Soludo and Alex Otti could work together in galvanizing other governors to kickstart the Eastern Regional Railway Network

Instead of waiting for the Federal Government to build railways for us, which is very unlikely to happen in 100 years, we can help ourselves by doing what is needed to reduce the cost and stress of moving goods and services within the region.

Here's the plan: We'll create a company called the "Eastern Corridor Railways Corporation (ECRC)" to build a regional railway line. Which is separate from the national Port Harcourt to Maiduguri Nigerian railway line. The Southeast and South-South Governors will work together to get permission from the Federal Government for the Eastern Regional Railway Network project.


Each state that benefits from the railway will invest 1% of its budget into the company. This money will help get the project started, and in return, the states will receive shares in the company.

Next, we'll invite foreign companies to bid on the construction work. They'll build the railway using a PPP (Public-Private Partnership) arrangement, where they'll invest their own money and operate the railway for 100 years before transferring it back to us.

By following these steps, we can make this project a reality and improve economic activity in our regions. Just imagine being able to travel from Calabar to Onitsha or Port Harcourt in a comfortable, air-conditioned train in just a few hours. Or transporting goods from Afikpo to Port Harcourt without worrying about bad roads or police harassment.


If the railway is less than 1,000 kilometers long, the total cost should be less than $1 billion. We can finance this through loans from organizations like the World Bank and China Exim Bank. A five-year plan with $200 million each year seems like a reasonable timeframe.

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Politics / Re: Military Denies Responsibility For Retaliatory Attack On Delta Community by Cjrane2: 6:58pm On Mar 20
Politics / Re: Hardship: Don’t Join Protest Against Tinubu, Afenifere Begs Yoruba People by Cjrane2: 5:56pm On Feb 25
Afenifere is 100% correct!

No Yoruba should join the northern elites plot to launch their Anti-Tinubu protests under the smokescreen of “hardship protests”!

The same Fulani elites maintained criminal silence for 8 years as Buhari mismanaged and looted the Nigerian economy. Now they have suddenly found their voices to call for anti-Tinubu protests and veiled threats of military coup because the current President is not their kinsman! Manipulation and deceit at its highest!

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Politics / Re: Why Yoruba Should Not Partake In Anti Tinubu Protests by Cjrane2: 12:16pm On Feb 24
It is clear now to everyone that the double standards of citizenship rights in Nigeria is behind the entitlement mindset of the Fulani elites that Buhari can destroy the economy of Nigeria for 8 years and nobody will be called to protest or destabilize his government. But if a Yoruba man or any non-Fulani does not perform miracles in 6 months, northerners will be called to hit the streets and chase them out of power.

What a sick mindset! Especially when the current problems were caused by a Fulani President !

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