kponkedenge:
Aside the North, Igbos and the yorubas constitute the highest voting block.

The reason most people claim Igbos don't have voting strength is because a sizeable population of Igbos are outside their region voting.....and there by recording it as their hosts strength.

Do you know how many Igbos are in places like PH, Asaba, Abuja, Lagos and Kano?

If you sum up all these voters, you should get well above a million Igbo vote.

What I also noticed again from previous elections is that the Igbos living outside the SE, tend to vote more than the ones living in the SE.

Maybe things might change come 2023..... Who knows.

Was in church today and the pastor openly warned we Christians to kick against Muslim Muslim ticket. He clearly told us that Christianity in Nigeria would go extinct if we try such gamble. Look at the Deborah incident, even Muslims were saying they're ready to burn down the whole south for Allah if they find any one blasphemy there.

Are this the kind of people we would trust our lives with and openly vote a Muslim Muslim collaboration?

The truth is tinubu wouldn't even be Peter Obi's biggest threat if he goes for a Muslim Muslim ticket, cos more than 90% of southern Christians would vote against him and since the Atiku is already going to battle for votes in the North with Kwankwaso, he won't really get any tangible result there.

Christians just have to be wise this time around.

It isn't ok...it's nothing but business. What about people who can't afford it, so God wouldn't bless them is that what they're trying to say?

Giving shouldn't be by manipulation, if I'm compelled to give I'll give and not because of your motivational manipulation that I'll receive some kind of divine reward.

gud4vvvvv:
something that doesn't need you to be applying new ideas.

All skill requires you to keep applying new ideas cos that's what will keep your customers.

The tailoring you choose is good, but if you want other options...you can learn how to bake, cook, welding, barbing...etc.

Start the business, there's nothing to be afraid of. Elon musk spent over $40bn to acquire Twitter, that's a huge risk. If you're not willing to take risks in this life then be prepared to remain stagnated for the rest of your life.

To the lundary business, I wouldn't advise you to hire anyone yet since you're just starting and intending to use your house for the time being pending when you'll be buoyant enough to rent a shop.

My reasons are.

1. Salary. Since it's a new business, patronage might not be as you'd anticipated for the first few months, which might lead to you owing her salary, and owing someone who worked a whole month for you in this harsh economy is satanic.

2. Distraction. You say it's a female you want to employ, who would be working from your house...that's a very bad business decision cos one thing might lead to another and she might end up on your bed, and once that happens, she'll never take your business serious. You'll start spending the little money you don't have on her upkeep which would eventually crumble the business.


My Advice. Do it yourself, you have a washing machine, once you come back from your teaching job, start washing the clothes then in the night you can iron and package them. So that the little money coming in can remain in your pocket.

Good luck.

Grandkay21:
After 2023 they will never overlook south East, they don't show interest in General election because the don't have good and prosper representation in politics, the politicians from East are all cabal slaves , no Peter Obi has waken the Spirit of Alaigbo , do you know how many million dollars the abandoned when they close Alaba international Market

I strongly agree with you my brother.

Most non-Igbos feel that we Igbos are supporting Peter Obi because he is Igbo, truth is they don't know the Igbos. If you swap Peter Obi with Rochas Okorocha or Orji Uzo Kalu which are cabal slaves like you rightfully pointed out, you would see the outcome.

According to INEC statistics, the south east had about 10million Registered voters in 2019, (the smallest in all the zones) I put it to you that by next year, that number would overtake that of the SS, NE which was about 11million and if possible the SW which was about 16million in 2019, considering the thousands that are trooping to get registered in the 5 SE states.

Peter Obi may or may not win next year's election, but he'll send a strong message across Nigeria that no SE politician has been able to send since 1999 that we have a voice. And the SE would no longer be seen a politically irrelevant zone.

tiger28:
The answer is simple!
The regions with the major voting blocs that igbos have abused always will NEVER trust a President whose ppl are shouting Biafla Biafla, Burn the zoo bla bla.
We all remember the taunts by igbo idiots in the north after they killed the Sardauna ( how dumbs)....many igbos were roasted and sent packing to their SE.

Your posts reeks of hatred towards the South East.

99% of those involved in the death of the Sardauna are all dead. The major curlpit Nzeogwu was killed in the crisis, the ensuring battle started by Ojukwu ended in a disastrous loos for the Igbos, Ojukwu is dead. So what's your point in bringing up this issue.

SeunTheOwner:

This is not totally true. People votes for who their local politicians presented to them. 1999 Obasanjo was presented as Baba Sorajo in the North and was voted massively. In 2011, I don't know how PDP managed to convince Nigeria to give GEJ 22m votes despite being a southern christian

We're saying the same thing...Nigerians vote based on sentiments or who they've been instructed to vote either by a religious leaders or a respected politician.

If you can remember the circumstances surrounding the 1999 election you'll understand why the north massively stood behind Obsanjo.

The north had been in power since after Ironsi's brutal murder in 1966 (that's 33 years to 1999) and Gen Abdusalam was very obvious of this fact that's why Obsanjo was specially handpicked by the cabals headed by Gen Babangida to rule cos he was in the military.

The agreement was that after his 8 years he'll hand over to Gen Babangida, if he doesn't they'll use the military to overthrow him. Obsanjo being a military strategist knew this plan and retired all military officers from Lt Col upwards weeks after assuming office. Then ditched Gen Babangida and handed over to Yar'adua. If you can remember shortly after Obsanjo handpicked Yar'adua as his successor, there were some exchanging of words on the media between him and Gen Babangida. That was because of their agreement.

My point is the reason why the north rallied round him (Obsanjo) was because they where told by their religious leaders to do so. And they felt voting him would ensure that power remains in the north after 8 years.

SeunTheOwner:
I don't know why you bring this into the discuss sha

I have to bring it into this discussion because that's the basic reason why people are campaigning against APC. In 2015 I listed to tinubu's campaign in Anambra, Ngige was still a senator under APC then, he clearly told us that Buhari would solve all the problems Jonathan created for we Nigerians. He was so confident in Buhari's success that Anambra state had the highest APC South East vote in 2015. After Buhari came into power I knew things we're right when it took him over 3 months to name his cabinet. Today look at where we are.

SeunTheOwner:
would see to the above. It happen before in 2019

It would happen. I'm hearing Atiku wants to pick Wike as his running mate. If he does that, then he'll have to look for a way to pacify the South East by ensuring block vote from SS and SE and to achieve this, he must promise Kanu's release immediately he assumes office.

SeunTheOwner:


Obi is not a threat in reality. How are you sure IPOB will not declare sit-at-home on the election?

The reason why you feel Obi isn't a threat in reality is because Nigerians vote along ethnic and religious lines. Nigerians don't vote a candidate they feel can change the economic situation of the country but someone from their place.

In 2019, Buhari didn't participate in any presidential debate, it was Osibanjo who represented him in all the debates, this was a glaring red flag to Nigerians that Buhari has nothing to offer yet they ignored it and voted him. Today look at where we are. Desiel of about N200 is over N700. Inflation has risen to the high heavens, and all we can think of is voting another disaster next year....Chukwu hapụ ihe ọjọọ.

And don't worry about IPOB, they wouldn't do such, in fact Atiku would secretly make a pact with them and promise to release Kanu if they stand behind him, so that alone would calm them down.

SeunTheOwner:


Bashir Elrufai is only making reference to what SE can offer his Party APC.
And by the way, if we have over 3m Igbo in Lagos, how come the total votes from the 2019 election is less than 1.2m

Are you aware that elections most pooling units in Lagos with high Igbo population were disrupted?

As for Elrufai Jnr I believe he wasn't referring to his party, he was referring to Peter Obi and trying to sarcastically explain why he should be ignored cos he wouldn't be a threat.

juman:
Chest beating is the problem of SE.
They overrate themselves and underate others. Since the time of azikiwe o.

How... please explain.

Golan007:


You do know Kanu's prominence grew immediately after Buhari was sworn into office.

The issue of Fulani Herdsmen had been contained to the middle Belt for generations, so in the public consciousness, very few considered them a threat.

I do remember when the Nigerian flag was being torn, trashed and ridiculed by a number of "Biafran enthusiasts" sometime around 2015.

Note, by this time, even ministers had not yet been selected, not to talk of actually nepotism being considered.

Many saw a political undertone, a way to arm-twist the newly formed government into making concessions.

As a first move, no government would make that.

Yes I knew it all started in 2015 that's why I voiced my opinion against it. See this my thread...

https://www.nairaland.com/2729562/need-good-leadership-se-not

It was created in the same 2015, when IPOB was winning the hearts of Igbos by gaining supporters on a daily basis. As someone based in the south east I could easily see that the movement was politically motivated. And if you take you time to go through it, you would see that I addressed a lot of issues we're suffering today. It's a pity that our people don't learn.

Golan007:


Well, his disciples sure fooled the restnof the nation.

Quite surprisingly, most of the ersthwhile outspoken leadership from the east stayed mum whilst he and his goons made incendiary pronouncements without restraint.

This lands to the theory that the likes of Kanu are enjoying tacit and in some instances, load support from those who should know better.

How do you expect the rest of the country to react?

The truth is that most people kept mum on Kanu's crusade because they felt his actions balances the annoying silence displayed by the government on killings carried out by Boko Haram and other terror groups. They were of the opinion that if the government plays the mute role towards them, it wouldn't be right for them to attack only Kanu.

I mean why attack Kanu and brand him a terrorist when other groups who have done worse are receiving amensty and enjoying government money. This was the mindset of many South Easterners and more joined them when the government branded IPOB a terrorist group. Many felt the Igbos were being treated unfairly, cos Fulani herdsmen are ràping and murdering Igbos in their farms and you're branding a harmless group terrorist.

I mean the bias by the Nigerian was so obvious.

Difrent:

Try to want to marry an Osu......then you will know if it has actually been abolished or not.
Such practices dont just go away like that

Lol...you're not even understanding what I've been trying to explain to the other guy who clearly doesn't want to listen.

I've lived in the South East for years, did my university education here, attended countless weddings and burials and I've never met anyone who I'm told is an Osu. Have I heard the story before, yes, but I've never met any of them face to face.

Anyone fanning the Osu theory has never been to the south east.

Golan007:


But you have no interest.

It is not self preservation, it is not ideology, it is not alliance and it is not independence.

Today you are republicans, leftists Tomorrow, Progressive the day after.

Northerners are your enemies , Benue are cowards, South South are daft, Yorubas are backstabbers etc.

Only good people are Igbos and MUST have right of first refusal on any issue.

Note this mindset was planted by Nnamdi Kanu on the jobless youths in the South East with the aim of disconnecting them politically from other geopolitical zones. And last time I checked Nnamdi Kanu doesn't speak for the South East.

He definitely has influence over many youths, but if we're to have biafra it must achieved peacefully and not with violence or hatred.

Michael004:
Oga stop whining yourself. Which blogger, even many news outlet carried it.

Go to their house for what.

So BBC will also write anything to get traffic.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://igbodefender.com/2020/09/14/bbc-discusses-osu-caste-discrimination-after-romeo-and-juliet-couple-commit-suicide/&ved=2ahUKEwjGi9v2tZb4AhURzoUKHSBoBYIQFnoECBEQAQ&usg=AOvVaw1JOM8ZPejSV1uvSR07bxDJ

Punch newspaper too is looking for traffic

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://punchng.com/men-who-married-osu-women-left-their-wives-because-they-falsely-believed-the-gods-would-destroy-them-anti-caste-activist-maduagwu/%3Famp&ved=2ahUKEwjGi9v2tZb4AhURzoUKHSBoBYIQFnoECBIQAQ&usg=AOvVaw3jsw92qCrULBlPCVqFVez6

Naija loaded may also...

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www..ng/news/anambra-okija-lovers-not-allowed-to-marry-over-osu-allegedly-commit-suicide&ved=2ahUKEwjGi9v2tZb4AhURzoUKHSBoBYIQFnoECAUQAQ&usg=AOvVaw2s6ZLw1Z7dG5OTQq1ixD4Q

Okada ban has been implemented in Lagos, but I can assure you that even today anyone in Lagos wouldn't deny seeing bike men on the road, does this mean that the ban has been lifted...of course not.

Osu is an abolished practice, if you ask most Igbos residing in Lagos majority of them wouldn't even know what it means cos it doesn't exist.

But like the okada ban, there would be exceptions, there would be those who would still want to fall back to ancient customs and tradition, but does that mean that Osu is still being practiced in the South East...of course not.

There are less than 20 confirmed Osu stories on the internet from year 2000 to date. If you understand this, then we're making progress.

Michael004:
You can keep deceiving yourself, not we that know the truth.

This happened in okija Anambra in September 2020.

Lol...so you went to their house, confirmed their corpses and saw the letter. You've forgotten that any crazy blogger can write anything and post it just to get traffic.

Don't believe everything you read on the internet until you've confirmed it personally.

Michael004:
Stop lying and deceiving yourself bra. Last year or 2. A couple committed suicide with the suicide letter because of issue of OSU and Diala when they were not allowed to marry themselves.

It is a common practice.

I am sure if you are lucky not to be OSU, you can't dare marry one of them.

And you are OSU, then say it with your full chest that you are proud to be OSU.

I'm done arguing with you!

You clearly haven't been to the south east so it's obvious that your persistency on this topic drives towards one objective which is Mockery

Do have pleasant day ahead.

Michael004:
So is only igbos that travel to village during festive periods, yorubas don't travel abi, others don't travel abi.

Abeg getat.

You clearly didn't get my point. Yourbas travel but since the majority of them are in the South West, they move within their region.

Igbos living outside their region are the ones I'm referring to.

ednut1:
unfortunately this is how data and algorithm works. The major voters from SE are outside. Politicians looking at the stats dont focus on south east. Igbos in lagos are engaged thru the markets, Import and export societies. Tinubu will not go to igbo land to find delegates or votes. But he will reach out thru his daughter or people like ben akabueze and that dustbin man. Reality is reality, its not always ideal

And is it the delegates who will determine the out come of the election or the voters?

The delegates can elect him in the primaries, but the masses which comprises of Igbos are the ones he's counting on to put him in Aso Rock. That's the reality even he cannot ignore.

Reality3080:
do u realize a thread graced front page this year as regards a family saying no to a marriage cos of d osu whatever n mind u d village was named n the state n igbos commented

Guy u can believe whatever u want but u are guilty of what u accuse others of

My brother, any story you hear about Osu in this our generation is a lie from the pit of hell.

Remember this is Nairaland, anyone can cook up any story and it can make the front page.

I've personally asked an aged uncle about it and he explained everything about Osu to me, how it started and how it ended. It was the missionaries who brought Christianity to the south east that ended it.

As I'm typing this, there's no village in the South East that observes such practice.

Reality3080:
igbos even have osu n freeborn among them,what do u have to say about that?

Osu is an abolished practice. I can confidently tell you that no state in the whole south east practices it again.

Any story you read about Osu would be decades ago, anyone who tells you that such thing is still active today is only saying so out of hatred for the south east. I've been living here for years and I can tell you that I haven't met one Osu person in my entire life.

ednut1:
When its time to vote. Go home to vote, so that people can notice. There is no way to know who is who when you vote outside your states

You blame Americans and Europeans for racism yet you treat your fellow Nigerian worse. How do you mean go home to vote? Must I be in the south east before my vote counts.

If you school in Europe or North America with the hopes of getting a job and you're told to go back to your country to work so that you can develop your continent how would you feel? I'm sure you would be on Twitter to share your painful experience with white racists.

But here in your own country you do worse to your fellow country man...Does relocating to any part of Nigeria as a Nigerian require any form of Visa or identification? If everyone must remain in his region in order to know who is who, why don't we just spilt, why decieve ourselves with a fake unity. Judge yourself.

Over the years, I've heard so many non-South Easterners claim that the south east is the weakest link in the political structure of Nigeria. Meaning they're politically irrelevant.

Recently, the son of the sitting Governor of Kaduna state El Rufai made a mockery comment about the South East saying the number of votes in a single local government in Kano state is larger than the entire south east. What this implies is that even if every man, woman, boy and girl in the entire south east vote a particular candidate, the votes from Kano state alone would easily cancel it...this is a very myopic reasoning if you ask me.

I would want to clarify that notion of most northerners who feel the SE has no voting power.

The South East remains the only geopolitical zone in Nigeria which has a considerable number of her indigenes across the 36 States.

Those of you in Lagos can confirm that during festive seasons when Igbo traders travel to the South East, large busy markets like balogun on the island and other markets in Lagos are usually empty. There's free flow of traffic during that period that alone should tell you something.

The total number of South Easterners residing in the entire Lagos alone are over 3 million, minus other states in the south west which when you add you'll come up with a similar figure. Even during elections in Lagos, the agberos target areas like Okota and other areas, which are known to have a very high Igbo population and disrupt elections there. Why because they're aware that our numbers can politically destabilize whatever plans they have. If we're as politically irrelevant as they say, why should they be so concerned about us?

The Kano El Rufai was boasting about has hundreds of thousands of Igbos, when you add Abuja and other northern states, you'll be counting them in millions. And in South South states like Delta, Rivers and Bayelsa, about 30% of their entire population are made up South Easterners (anyone who has lived in these states wouldn't deny this)

If you add the total number of South Easterners scattered across Nigeria to the number of the ones living in the south east it's enough to politically destabilize any opponent they choose to vote against.

No tribe in Nigeria has such political advantage. Cos to even see a yourba man here in the east is very scare. There are hausas who do menial jobs but there number cannot creat any political threat for any South Eastern politician.

If you tell me the the Igbos aren't as crazy as the northerners when it comes to elections I won't argue with you. In 2019 I know how I had to drag my flat neighbors to come out and vote. Most saw it as a public holiday to sit at home and enjoy themselves.

If you tell me that our politicians in the South East are selfish and greedy, I wouldn't argue with you, cos it's an open secret...even while APC and the presidency are pushing for a southern candidate, our greedy and shameless South Eastern politicians are stepping down for northerners.

But if you tell me that we're politically irrelevant, I wouldn't agree cos we have all it takes to rally behind any candidate of our choice. We're just too greedy and selfish to realise it. That's why the north has the upper hand cos while we Southerners fight amongst each other, they unite themselves, infiltrate our camp and use the greedy ones among us to further disunite us. This is why the south will continue to be behind the North.

Note: I'm not campaigning for any presidential candidate, I'm only addressing the popular belief that we South Easterners are politically irrelevant in the Nigerian political system.

If she's in the south east let her enroll in School of health or any nursing school in any of the south eastern state.

Upon graduation, she'll be given license to practice. You can open a pharmacy/clinic for her, and she'll start earning reasonable money.

KelvinRukky:
Adulthood na scam!
Going through the lyrics of Molade's song, I think in my opinion the title is wrong because the things she recounted in her song are the things that happen normally in adulthood. Not once have we been brainwashed that it's something else.
What did you think she meant when she said Adulthood na Scam?
Share your opinion.

Adulthood isn't a scam.

It becomes a scam when you're not properly prepared before going into it. Most youths today go into adulthood without any plan, and resort to cries, depression, suicide...etc, when the realities of adulthood begins to choke them.

This is why the youths of our generation need to step up and become more responsible. Life doesn't revolve around sex, alcohol and quick riches, if you don't plan for tomorrow, your today would be miserable.

Salihusaliheen:
Which one is the best between,

Painting
Barbing
Shoe making
House wiring
POP

Learning Painting, House Wiring and POP would depend on your location.

If it's like in the South East where construction goes on daily, it would very easy to find jobs. But somewhere like lagos where aside renovations you can't really find areas where bushes are cleared and houses are being built from the scratches, barbing would be the best bet cos you'll get customers on a daily basis provided you're a good barber and your shop is properly designed and tushed.

If you're outside lagos, in other states where there's constant construction Jobs going on, you can go for any or all the 3 which are Painting, Wiring and POP.

It all depends on your location.

philexcel:


Marina

Marina isn't on the mainland it's on the island. You can get direct BRT from your location to leventis. Then cross and locate your office.

philexcel:
Job offers at 120k plus at mainland. Bank contract job

But I stay presently at abule egba.

Please what the transportation like to mainland in term of cost. Is it worth it

Your information isn't complete.

Tell us where in the mainland the bank is located so we'll know how much it would cost you to get there from Abule Egba.

And if you must know, Abule Egba is also on the mainland.

JohnBullMySon:
Are you going to pay for his MSc degree?

99% of Nigerians have savings less than 500k NGN.

You obviously omitted the part where I said Scholarship if he's granted scholarship, he clearly wouldn't need any sponsor.

If your parents, guardian... etc are sponsoring your schooling, then I would advice you not to drop out, take advantage of their sacrifice and educate yourself.

You can even merge both. (your business and your schooling) Clothes sales moves very well on campus the only thing is you mustn't sell on credit cos students love credit especially the females. And they would owe you till you go bankrupt.

Think about it...

With the high level of insecurity in the country, you can easily be targeted ​by hoodlums. Besides, who needs a heavy uncomfortable briefcase when a pocket friendly smart (Android/iPhone) phone can carry the same (and even more) information than the briefcase.

Worry about graduating first. with your 2.1 you can apply for Msc scholarship abroad and if God is on your side you can be granted.

With an Msc degree in a place like UK, USA or Canada, whatever job you'll get over there would earn you more than the big 4 you're worrying yourself over here in Nigeria.

Look to the bright side, and think positive.