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Reality3080:
do u know how long northerners in d north east have been killing themselves?
Did it affect Nigeria?
The only regions that can b troubled n it will affect Nigeria is south south n south west

South south have d oil
South West is d economic capital

Oh yes it did. It is affecting Nigeria badly, and will affect it more. One of the reasons why food prices are on the increase is as a result of the troubles in the north. That takes more money away from your pocket in the south. Money that you would have used to advance other areas of your life. But in terms of direct violence, they started out in Bornu, now they are in Kaduna and Niger. Kwara and Abuja may be next, then Oyo. What is left? At that point, the South West will start clamoring massively for cessation, and it just goes on.

Where most of us are getting it wrong is that we are thinking in terms of 5 years 10 years. But that's not how people should think. What about in a 100 years? Your grand children would be around then. But because we are very much like our leaders, the future doesn't matter. What matters is now.

The people who built the western nations we are all craving to have did not enjoy most of it, but they set up foundational principles that built the civilization their people are enjoying today.

What foundational principles are our leaders building our nation upon today? Tribalism and hatred put in place by our forbearers. And you think if we continue that way we would have a wonderful nation in future.

My guy life no dey work like that.

Parachoko:
You guys have been talking of Nigeria dividing since God knows when

The country still dey March forward.

With Force, the South East alone can't leave Nigeria. They will need the South South and South West to make it work.

Chief leave this matter.

This south east situation is not funny anymore, and if not properly dealt with will result in a crises too much for Nigeria to handle.

People will normally say "make una kill una sef ", but medicine teaches us some truths: If you have a decaying body part, you either stop the decay or cut the body off totally. Same with cancers.

What that tells you is that the bad spot in a body will eventually affect the rest of the body if not properly dealt with.

If you don't want igbos in Nigeria let them go. I am Igbo, and I don't like what is happening in the east. But the truth is nothing can stop it except the Nigeria takes to proper nation building or allow a separation.

It mustn't happen in our time, but it will happen at some point.

seun Lalasticlala / Myndd44. You may want to push this to front page if you think it is worth it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEd8F6yIzdg


Osita Chidoka was on the Morning Show on Arise T.V. speaking on pertinent issues regarding the 2023 elections.

While I have watched politicians speak, I haven't seen one speak with such simplicity, sincerity, clarity and comprehensively in 35 minutes. You almost wouldn't want the interview to end.



One of the commenters stated:
JOSHUA NINIOLA "When the nation is insincere, it's political leadership crooked and reason taken flight; progress becomes elusive. It follows that any positive reasoning will sound irritating and abhorred with tenacity. If this nation must be rebuilt, I recommend that all Nigerians should listen to this interaction, not once but thrice and make a progressive decision.

I don't really know what other way the issues plaguing this nation and their solutions can be put forward in so short a period of time. If you do, please surprise the nation"

Another said:
Akpobasa Martin "Omo this man mr Osita just they bust my brain, look at the conversation, the stressor are their and if an igbo president is not possible in 2023 the stressors will break this country. Vote capacity not weakness"

Please do well and watch it. Very interesting and educative.

newmoney133:
If Peter Obi is contesting against Osinbanjo or Tinubu,he cannot win south west.

Yes. But it wont be a landslide.

Reality3080:
Peter obi will lose south west woefully,no igbo can win in south west cos we have seen your hate for us n our leaders n d letter ohaneze singlehandedly wrote to only tinubu.

Nobody will vote igbos in south west

Peter Obi will lose South West but not woefully, at best 40/60. Not every yoruba man is as sentimental as you are.

But he will win other regions in the South 90/10.

Kbs468:
Honestly, The Igbos are only good at trading with a very high Degree of Business acumen and Success rate.

But

Instead of them to capitalize on that and translate same Vision and prowess to Politics-mba! they rather shot themselves in the foot by

1.[b] Associating themselves with Political and National miscreants in the name of SECESSIONIST AGENDA

2. Once there is a window of opportunities for the SOUTHERN NIGERIA to produce a presidential candidate, All "Gbogbo Nishe" Politicians in their region would come out wanting to contest

3. The Truth is that, Only a few that grew up in the North that have Political relevance in the North and so, winning a presidential election would be herculean of a task

4. Rather than build on the legacies of Dr Azikiwe, They rather tallied with the intentions and antecedence of Nigeria's Civil War Engineer

5. Remember Azikiwe Himself was Born and brought up in the NORTH-Niger state and Rochas Okorocha is probably the "only" one that can be acceptable in the North

6. They are fond of bastardizing of the image of other regions both in terms of Educational achievement, exposure and business Success

In summary,

No Political party would agree to field a candidate that would already tag the party a loser even before the election begins

Not WHEN AN OPPOSITION PARTY IS TRYING TO RECLAIM THE PRESIDENCY and this is exactly what will yet again be EXPERIENCED in future should PDP wins in 2023 with any candidate outside of SOUTH EAST & SOUTH SOUTH (GEJ was only lucky because of the Death of YAR'ADUA though else we saw what happened in 2015 vs BUHARI)
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Your final analysis is very true, but the igbos not getting the support of the north has nothing to do with the bolded statements. The igbo elites after the war have never sided with the Biafran agitators. As a matter of fact, they have been "sucking the balls" of the Northern elites since 99. What has come out from it? In any case when did the biafran agitation start? wasn't it in 2016? Except you want to head back to 1967.

1967 is the reason why the North will not support the igbo man. And let me tell you something: not even Rochas can clinch the Nigeria Presidency, no matter how much you think the North likes him. The scars of 67 cannot be healed. Even if there was hope for it to heal, Buhari's admin has almost permanently destroyed that possibility.

Bastardizing the image of other regions? How? on Nairaland or Twitter? Is Nairaland and Twitter Nigeria? Even if we did, isn't the South South part of those we have "bastardized" their image? Do you think anyone will win Peter Obi in any South South state as of today? Why? Its because the Igbos supported Jonathan with their full chest. But what is most interesting and unfortunate at the same time is that the igbos supported Obasanjo, a yoruba biafran war hero (hope you know the implication of that) with full chest during his presidency. Supported Yaradua, a fulani with full chest. Yet the igbos are still the ones that hate all other regions.

Now that it is the time for others to support the Igbos, the Yorubas and the Core northerners have realized that the igbos have been insulting everybody.

If you want to be honest with yourself based on facts and not emotions or sentiments, no region has shown the level of de-tribalism that the igbos have shown.

if you still think otherwise, I would like to know why.

GeneralPula:
Ehh make em contest nah..

No where in the world will they give you a presidency ticket on a platter, you must make move to earn it..

They should make the moves and win the primaries then they’ll be good to go..

Presidency no be Igwe Chieftaincy title..

Its not about making any moves. How many moves did obasanjo make to become president, or Yar adua or Jonathan?

The fact is that PDP is a political party with the intent of winning an election, and 2023 could see them easily return to power because of APCs woeful outing for 8years and Buhari no being on the ballots. Zoning to the South East is too risky for them.

Peter obi is by far the best candidate in this election season but the best candidates don't win elections in Nigeria. While peter obi will easily win elections in southern Nigeria and perhaps Benue, Plateau and Taraba, he will loose landslide in the remaining Northern states because he is igbo.

The North still has the major voting strength in Nigeria, and whoever they support needs just little from the other regions to clinch the presidency.

in all sincerity of intents, if you were a PDP leader what will you do?

MajesticKris:
Which job will suffer.... jobs they don't care about?
Assu is on strike, yet Ngige wants to rule..

Kidnapped Rail victims, Are stil with their abductors, yet Amaechi is hell bent on been the presi....

Nigeria is a total mess, and Buhari is still president, and his VP wants to continue his legacies. Please add.

TruthinAction:
Dedicated what? I hope you are joking? Russians don't believe there is God to start with.

Guy Putin is a Christian. His level of dedication is what I don't know. And truthfully, only God knows the level of any man's dedication to his service.

wow

Assetinvestor:
People always ask why is Nigeria so underdeveloped with the poorest people in the world despite having so much potential. When I hear such questions, I will simply shake my head. I mean, isn't it so obvious? You can't have such large numbers of re.tar.ded and dum.b people and expect to be rich! To explain it graphically, if they move Nigerians to United States and move Americans to Nigeria, without any side taking anything along, in 10 years time, America would be destroyed and become one of the worst countries in the world!

On the other hand, this same Nigeria that is currently decayed would become one of the most prosperous countries in the world!

Americans would have studied the separatist agitations; the root cause, why it's gaining momentum, the risks, possible solutions etc. They would have successfully detected that the struggle would eventually assume a frightening dimension into an armed insurgency and would have prevented it. However, Nigerian rulers with their dum.b intelligence agencies couldn't forsee anything. To them, the only solution to such is to burn people's houses and kill innocent people which only worsens the situation.

Here is how the separatist agitation has progressed: Radio awareness > Street Protests > Violent Army/Police Suppression > Armed Struggle > Gradual Collapse of State Authority Institutions.

Who knows, maybe the part I highlighted in your post could possibly be the next, nobody knows. God forbid, but what if they start targeting critical infrastructure like bridges in Lagos and Abuja, airports etc.? Won't it drag the country to disintegration?

You forgot to add Loss of all Mondays to IPOB.

There is something very sinister that has clouded the minds of the average Nigerian. Its a pity.

Reality3080:
everyone knows u will not get presidency come 2023 n we all know once u fail your next plan is to start causing chaos like u did in 1967 when u lost out,like I said we are waiting for u.

We already know your plans b4 u carry them out,we know d madness in south east is all about presidency, come n replicate that in other region n see what will happen.

Even boko haram aren't that stupid to import their madness outside their region

Let's see how far u can go

Wisdom is profitable to give direction.

If the south east governors knew what was coming, they wouldn't have invited the "python", now they have lost Mondays to IPOB. I no dey carry Igbo presidency do anything because it won't affect my life in anyway. Same way I am 100% certain that if the president is from your state, you won't get any tangible benefit. The suffering in daura is worse than the suffering in Nsukka I am sure you know that.

But truth is truth: collective persecution strengthens comradeship. You know we don't think far as a people. In your mind, you are considering things that will happen in your own life time, without considering what will befall your posterity. The next civil war in Nigeria may not happen if 50 years, but it will happen some day except things change.

For me and you it may be a bragging right thing ( I win you lose), for our posterity, it may be a matter of life and death.

Assetinvestor:
The problem of the black man which you typify is their inherent lack of reasoning, understanding and logic but instead foolhardiness and unbridled desire to assuage immediate gratification while sacrificing their ultimate good.

You have failed to understand that separatists have continued to grow and their momentum has steadily remained on the rise.

It was folks like you that used to mock them and tell them to call FIFA, CAF, UN etc each time the army and police used them for target practice just for carrying placards during protests. Today, are they still carrying placards and flags to be killed? No, they're now armed and killing those that used to kill them! It is now a MAD situation of killing and getting killed! But you unthinking folks never thought a day like this will come. Non of you would have believed that same youths who were being forced to swim in mud water and wasted anyhow could arm themselves and fight back with such venom.

You unthinking dofos would still believe they can't go beyond using rifles and AK47. You senseless folks still believe they can't move their activities beyond SE. Now, ask yourselves, what do they have to lose if they eventually escalate the struggle to Abuja and Lagos which would of course get Nigerians killing each other. Won't that be to their advantage since such state of anarchy would cascade to a widespread demand for breakup?

Nigeria will eventually perish simply because the unreasonable ones like you are in the majority.

Of course the only reason why most black nations remain where they are is because people fail to reason.

Just like the Reality3080 up there. "let the madness remain in your region" he says, as if he can determine the dimension of violence. I remember vividly when people were telling this useless administration to negotiate with this guys rather than use force, they felt force could end everything, How many soldiers/police officers have died as we speak? And you say they are dying aswell which is true. But did anybody have to die?

Nigeria still thinks this whole thing is a joke until bombs start landing in Abuja and Lagos courtesy of Biafran agitators.

The moment the Igbo presidency thing fails (which is almost certain it will), more elites will join the agitation albeit stealthily. The more the support, the worse things become.

Eventually, everybody go collect one way or the other because you cannot have a bitter and desperate member in a family and think there would be peace in the house hold. Its common sense.

He should make an offer for Nigeria abeg.

Meanwhile the guy is having fun with his billions. Just dey catch cruise.

Finally somebody who knows how to use money.

Dorwadora:
Tweeted that on the 22

Oga check again.

Make sure your eye clear.

Ray07:
the company is worth trillion of $.

Which trillion? Coca cola is worth about 200B$.

If them gawk, the guy go buy am.

If he can get his hands on a third of the shares, he owns it.

tempusfugit:
Response to mentions or Not, I ll say what I want to say, Jonathan and osinbajo didn't sit in their parlor pretending power

On the contrary they actually did nothing.

OBJ was given because of Abiola. He did nothing on his own. It was IBB and the other generals that decided to give it to the south west in fairness to Abiola. (fairness)

Jonathan was given because of ND agitation (fairness)

Osinbajo is contesting because he is opportune to be VP if not e no fit win even house of reps.

The only Yoruba man that is working with his weight is Jagaban. And I honestly don't blame him for running. He has earnestly worked for it, and if he misses this time, its over for him.

But do people actually get the presidency on a bird of rosses and fairness in Nigeria.

Kingozymandias:
Pls you guys should stop all this , Baba is old biko, it's not a crime to age...
Let us just pray and wish him and all others the best.

If they refused to zone presidency to us in the east no problem ,just wish them well biko no need for bitterness at all ,it's not who we all.. never allow tribalists and bigots change you to be like them

Dalu

What are you talking about? How many times have you seen people lash out on Osinbajo like this?

The issue is that jagaban is unhealthy. Have we not suffered enough under buhari that anyone would be considering having an evidently sickly person at the helm of affairs for another 8 years?

This is not about tribalism, it is about our well being. Anybody from anywhere can be president for as long as such a person is competent.

Tinubu is presently not competent for that position due to his health, not even age.

samuelson06:
Polygamy may not be a sin, but it's morally wrong. Those of you backing up your claims with the guys in the Old Testament, you are wrong. When it comes to marriage, the original idea was one man with a woman.

God created only one woman for Adam and that was Eve. He should've created more but in His wisdom, he knew one was okay. So, what's the point with marrying many women? You don't have any justification. In fact, you are looking for trouble.

The bolded is not a very good argument because every animal was created one pair aswell. But we all know that there are no boundaries for animals today. Biologically, there are no differences between mammals be it goat or man.

While the argument on polygamy continues, my present counsel is if you know you have polygamous tendencies, let your fiancée know before you guys go into marriage to enable her decide if she will be willing to share her husband legally with another woman in future.

It will be most unfair if she thinks you are monogamous only for you to get into marriage and you start telling her you are a polygamist.

The wives that married the likes of David and Solomon knew they were kings and by default polygamous as was the practice.

tonyuny12:
That they did such didn't make it right. Even Jesus pointed same by saying it was not so in the beginning. It means God's plan for marriage wasn't so but for the hardiness of man's heart.
Apostle Paul echoed same

Man's heart is still very hard, if not harder in this present times.

So?

This sex thing is just one hell of an issue I'm personally tired of honestly. The rate of sexual activity in society across all cadres of individuals makes one wonder what the original plan was.

Pandora people will soon arrive.

According to them: "Peter Obi can never be president of Nigeria".

But truthfully, they are most likely correct, because Nigeria is filled with idiots who have no idea what a good life is all about.

Its a shame.

GYB owns those ones.

Where ever he goes, they go.

DoveXlover:
Since Elon Musk acquired twitter for 45 billion dollars, i have been thinking.

We all know that twitter was founded by Americans in America and there are other companies from America that i believe are worth more than 40 billion dollars.

From social media companies to food companies to Pepsi to coca cola and many more companies built from the scratch in America that are now worth over 50 billion dollars.

So the question is do we have home made companies built from the scratch whether offline or online that are worth more than 40 billion dollars in Nigeria?
I will like to know their names?

Note!!! I am talking about built from scratch Nigeria companies whether it's social media or food companies or otherwise.

None.

Nigeria's Stock market capitalization was about $57billion dollars in 2020.

That alone tells you we don't have a company worth 40b in Nigeria.

The U.S stock market cap is well over 25trl. Thats why you have companies worth 40b and over.

Sergio103:
Bro it can happen in reality beyond doubt.

It's just a matter of moving by a speed of light to excape Earth's gravity.

And I think invention with such speed has been vaunted.

But wants to understand it all.
This confusion is about "time" and "illusion"

The human body is different from protons and electrons used in labs for experiments o.

This is an ideal.

Don't think it can happen in reality.

I'm sure it has never happen.

ThEGodFaThEr131:
Abeg, who has Bola Ahmed Tinubu's Educational Qualifications, let's list it here.

Toronto university. 1963 - 1977 Bmed Criminology,

If Jonathan declares he would be be the most stupid man on earth. Rubbish.

No be only Watch out.

Of course it can't.

Can a train headed to nowhere be derailed? Buhari's anti-corruption "fight" was headed to nowhere ab-initio.

Meanwhile nairalanders, can you remember this stereotype of the buharideens in the early days of this administration- "corruption is fighting back"? Which way now?

Anti-Corruption fight =Negative
Security=Negative
Infrastructure=Negative
Economy=Negative
Unification=Negative
Education=Negative

Abeg buharideens, wetin Buhari administration pass?

inoki247:
What happen to Obi winning the delegates heart nd making there pocket smile.....


You people just dey find food wey don done u no wan even add any ingredient....

Why you dey talk like this? did you just arrive Nigeria?

Do you not know that it is money that determines where the delegates go during primaries?

Nobody can win Atiku in a PDP primaries, nobody; and the only way Tinubu can lose in APC is if the president throws his weight behind another candidate. Other than that, Tinubu wins.

There is nothing like "winning heart" in primary elections in Nigeria.

What a stupid statement from Suleiman.

Was Judas not a Jew like Jesus? Weren't the people that killed Julius Ceaser Romans? Are the northerners not the greatest casualties of the activities of Boko Haram terrorists and Bandits? Whose skulls are being mined in Ogun State if not that of the locals? We can go on and on.

Without attempting to amplify how much Igbos have assisted themselves in this hopeless country, I would like to ask Suleiman and his co travelers what exactly has happened amongst Igbos in terms of betrayal or wickedness to fellow tribesmen (politically and otherwise) that hasn't happened amongst other tribes in Nigeria or in other parts of the world?

Why should somebody at that level be pushing an unfounded narrative if not for sinister motives?

I dare Suleiman or anyone at that to provide instances of Igbos betraying Igbos beyond what has been seen amongst people of same tribe in Nigeria. Imagine him talking about Evans Enwerem and Chuba Okadigbo. What about Ladoja and Alao-Akala? Awo and Akintola? Tinubu and Osinbajo? Oshiomole and Obaseki, Suleman's Edo people? Who are the people who betrayed Abiola the most? Was Afonja an igbo man?

Person go just open mouth dey talk rubbish.

Ndigbo should stand strong and lift their heads high. One day, these enemies of ours shall be seen no more.

OkoroBufo:
Most of you are usually drunk on mkpurummiri. An apprenticeship system that has produced more servitude and uneducated vagabonds. It has proven over the years to have been a failed system. The purpose for which it was created after the civil war had been defeated and now, it has become a system of fraud between the slave boys and their bosses.

-Okoro bufo

Your name should be Okoro Buffoon.

DoctorOlasDesk:
never works consistently without kata kata

This is the comment i've been looking for.

Very inconsistent torch.

Always disappointing somebody.