₦airaland Forum

I will not oblige your pedestrian argument. You're leaving the argument to argue about tribes. As a SS person, i have not seen any sign of good faith that this coastal road will get to SS. If there's plan to make that happen, it would have started simultaneously from Calabar end like GEJ did with Lagos Ibadan express

LegendHero:
So what is SS? And how does Ibo in SS speak for SS if SS is not a tribe?

Ok

helinues:
You haven't..

Your previous response was laced with so many mischievousness

I have answered you. Unless you want me to answer you what you wanna hear

helinues:
Gosh, stop the quarter cleverness and answer the simple question.

Is the landmark guy the only one affected in that area?

Thats the plan. Demolish a few here and there and use it to justify a major business destruction.

How much are the small businesses valued at? They sure know what they're doing. The detour was just like 2km, totally unnecessary.

helinues:
Why are you shying away from answering my question.

Is the landmark guy the only affected business Man in that axis?

Thats the plan. Demolish a few here and there and use it to justify a major business destruction.

How much are the small businesses valued at? They sure know what they're doing. The detour was just like 2km, totally unnecessary

raumdeuter:
Many beaches in that area were destroyed, why the uproar only about Landmark

The detour does not make sense. Less than 2km, the new road still goes back to the original plan so whats the point?

helinues:
Targeted? Because he his his the only business owner in that axis.

The victim mentality is already stale

Don't deflect. SS.is not a tribe. Stop using pedestrian logic

LegendHero:
You are Ibo. Let a calabar person come and wail about this project first, then we can understand they don’t also want it.

You're trying to deflect. Truth is the detour was made to destroy landmark business and it all stemed from the 2023 elections. You know this but trying to deceive yourself

fuckJones:
masturbating is killing you slowly

I'm from SS even though I'm Igbo. Abi Delta nor follow for SS?

Why is calabar end not starting at the same time?

LegendHero:
Why will be not want it to get to the SS? Because he hates them?

What could be his rationale for not wanting it to get to the SS? Do we even have anyone from the SS anymore that can speak for themselves?

Why always you Ibos speaking for them?

That was the original design!!!. Whatever structures that are there has always been there and the design was still made that way.

motymop:
you saw the road but didn't see the properties that will be damaged and destroyed because of the expansion.

Continue masturbating

fuckJones:
stop masturbating

He was targeted and that's why the rush.
That coastal highway will end in Lagos, at most Ogun

1979-2019 spans 7 decades? Seriously??

Jimsonjaat86:
By Taofik Adekunle Jimoh (JAAT)

Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, the 13th President of the Nigerian Senate, is perceived to be diminishing the Saraki Political Dynasty, which spanned seven decades, from 1979 to 2019.

The most recent cause for concern was the wave of resignations that swept through the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the national level shortly after Senator Bukola Saraki was appointed Chairman of the PDP Reconciliation Committee, a position he first assumed in November 2020. This appointment marked his initial involvement in the party after losing reelection in 2019 and losing influence in his home state, Kwara. The committee's mandate was to resolve crises within the party's chapters in Nasarawa, Ekiti, Cross River, and other states.

I read with dismay the list of 27 PDP national leaders, officials, and stakeholders across the country who reportedly resigned from the party on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. The list was titled "Mr. Reconciliation, otuka (it scattered) home and away!"

I must express my disappointment and dissatisfaction; Bukola Saraki is failing to live up to the legendary status built around his persona. He resembles a lion past its prime, regaling its grandchildren and neighbors with tales of its former hunting glory.

Even more disheartening would be his return to the APC. Such a move would signify Saraki's acceptance of defeat and his quest for solace and relevance in the camp of his political adversaries. However, as they say, there are no permanent friends or enemies in politics. How naive of me.

The Kwara State chapter of the PDP has also suffered significant losses, with prominent figures resigning, including former state secretary Abdulrazaq Lawal, former Publicity Secretary Prince Tunji Moronfoye, former Women Leader Alhaja Riskat Abdulahi, former Organizing Secretary Hajia Bilikisu Oniyangi, Honourable Abdulmajeed Kayode Olaosebikan alias Irede (Offa PDP stalwart), PDP's 2023 contestant for Oyun/Offa/Ifelodun Federal Constituency, Hon Hassan Oyeleke, Kwara North PDP Senatorial Chairman Hon. Shuaibu Jimoh, and many others.

A friend suggested that this might be one of Saraki's strategies to align his supporters with the APC before his potential return. We eagerly await developments.

The popularity of a political party or group is largely determined by the number of influential members and their electoral value. I understand this despite not being a politician or a card-carrying member of any party.

Senator Bukola Saraki holds sway over Kwara PDP. He is still feared—or perhaps revered? All party members await his signal before taking any action. A notable example is the 2023 presidential campaign funds controversy involving the former State youth leader, Prince Haliru Mahmoud Dantsoho. The subsequent "trials of Haliru Mahmoud Dantsoho" and his eventual dismissal by the party (or resignation, as he claims) serve to underscore Saraki's influence for those of us observing from a distance.

It has been half a decade since the Offa Robbery debacle and the "O To Ge Political Tsunami"—as one of my acquaintances describes it—and Saraki's political clout seems to diminish with each passing day. Under Saraki's leadership, Kwara PDP has faltered, while he himself is subjected to ridicule in the Kwara APC circles, with only a handful of supporters defending him.

In politics, silence is not golden! Saraki faced intense scrutiny during the "O To Ge" campaign and amidst allegations surrounding the Offa Robbery of April 2018. Yet, his response—or lack thereof—has been silence, or at best, feeble and unconvincing denials. Even now, he remains silent. Despite vehemently denying any involvement in the Offa robbery, public perception remains tainted, allowing the opposition to capitalize on the situation since 2018. I recently heard a song composed to that effect:

Wọn pa oloyun
Won pa olopa
Won pa ara ilu
Epe ara Offa ni o pa wọn

(They killed pregnant women,
They killed police officers
They killed residents of Offa
It is curses of Offa people that will kill them)

To this day, many remain unconvinced of Bukola Saraki's (and the Abdulfatah Ahmed-led Kwara State Government's) innocence in the matter. It is those close to him, or claiming to be, who propagate the Saraki narrative to the disinterested people of Kwara. When I raised these points with a friend, he remarked, "you know, Saraki is not one for the media." Yet, was this not the same Saraki who was active on TikTok prior to the 2023 elections?

Dear Senator Bukola Saraki, media warfare is an integral part of Nigerian politics now, and your camp seems ill-prepared. For every statement Kwara PDP or Sarakites make, they receive threefold responses from the opposing party. The Kwara APC possesses a larger and more influential media presence. An article can be shared by at least 4 - 5 individuals on average. Consider someone like me, who is a member of at least 20 - 25 Kwara media platforms on WhatsApp—I am inundated with these articles. I'm sure I'm not alone.

The recent exchange between the two parties highlights this disparity. The altercation began with an article by AbdulQuadri Onilemarun Abdul Kareem titled "Like Yahaya Bello, like AbdulRahman Abdulrazak." He was swiftly met with more detailed and informed rebuttals: "Wanted by the Law: Yahaya Bello, the revised edition of Bukola Saraki" by Owodunni Kunle Rasheed and "Yahaya Bello Vs EFCC: Saraki, the name in bed with local and international corruption, tyranny" by Daud Abdullahi. Once again, silence ensued in the Kwara media sphere. The victor of this media battle is evident.

This is without even considering the contributions of the SSA Communications, Abdullateef Egghead. I had to alert my friend Charles in Kwara to the fact that Egghead had released four different articles on Saraki and the Kwara Government within 72 hours.

Today, Saraki's name is tarnished in Kwara. Nobody wants to be associated with it. Kwara PDP ward meetings are dwindling, and members are defecting. Party leaders anxiously await a response from Bukola Saraki—for solace, for hope, for direction. Yet, "the leader" remains silent.

Is this not the same Saraki Political Dynasty that governed Kwara and influenced Nigerian politics from the Second Republic to 2019? Is this not the dynasty that produced three Senators from the same family, two of whom became Senate Leader and Senate President respectively?

The Saraki Dynasty, led by Dr. Abubakar Olusola Saraki, facilitated his senatorial tenure in 1979 and subsequently influenced the appointment of civilian governors for Kwara State: Adamu Attah (1979–1983), Cornelius Olatunji Adebayo (1983–1983), Mohammed Sha'aba Lafiagi (1 January 1992 – November 1993), Mohammed Alabi Lawal (1999 - 2003), his son Abubakar Bukola Saraki MBBS CON (2003 - 2011), Abdulfatah Ahmed (2011 - 2019). This excludes numerous members of the House of Assembly, House of Representatives, senators, and state and federal appointees in between.

In a northern state and male-dominated society, Gbemisola Saraki would be remembered as a former House of Representatives member (Asa/Ilorin West Federal Constituency), a two-term Kwara Central Senator, a former Kwara gubernatorial candidate under the ACPN, and a former Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development and Transportation.

Bukola Saraki needs to chart a new course. 2019 is Saraki’s past. While it's undeniable that the Saraki Dynasty suffered defeats in all elections—presidential, gubernatorial, senate, house of representatives, and house of assembly—Bukola even lost in his Local Government Area and ward. It may be unthinkable, but it happened.

The 2023 election in Kwara should not be the final chapter for the Saraki Dynasty, which has produced kings and kingmakers for seven decades.

Former Senate President Bukola Saraki needs to regain his Midas Touch, rather than merely being seen as a privileged son of Olusola Saraki.

As Saro would say in "Anikulapo" the movie: ".....Dìde.....Gbéra nilẹ!"

Taofik Adekunle Jimoh, writes from Offa, Kwara State.

He is the editor of News Bulletin Nigeria, and former Mass Communication lecturer at the Polytechnic Ojoku, Kwara State.

Propaganda and campaign of calumny to justify this devilish act by Tinubu has started

fuckJones:
Hi spread this, help debunk their lies

COPIED

- 100yrs ago, entire place was land owned by the Oniru family.

- ⁠Over a century the beach was lost to the ocean till the erosion started threatening VI till early 2000s

- ⁠2003- BAT engaged Hitech to build the “Wall of Lagos”, reclaim the land and build Eko Atlantic. Reached agreement with Oniru before project on ownership of the land to be reclaimed.

- ⁠2007ish- the idea of the coastal road was birthed, to start from Eko Atlantic.

- ⁠2007 Landmark bought property backing the “ocean” which is e basically land that based on plan will be reclaimed. With a clearly marked fence that ends just before the water that based on plan will be reclaimed.

- ⁠- ⁠2017 ish Landmark went to his “backyard and created a football pitch” on a land that he didn’t buy and was collecting money.

- ⁠2018ish- Landmark continued expanding on land that they didn’t buy, building shanties and charging money.

- ⁠2019-20 Landmark grew bolder and was selling shops space on the beach to businesses. I have to emphasize, on the beach front that he did not buy.

- ⁠Around 2019/20 Oniru beach also opened up.
- ⁠Around 2021, LaCampagne also joined them.

- ⁠2023- Lekki Deep seaport was completed. Opening up additional economic activity on the coastal line.

- ⁠2023- BaT was elected, coastal Hitech revisited their old friend and proposed to start phase 1 that links Eko Atlantic to Deep Seaport

- ⁠2024- project started, Road is supposed to pass through LandMark’s “backyard that they didn’t buy.

- ⁠FG gave notice to everyone including Onirus (that owned the land before it was lost to the sea) and LaCampagne.

- ⁠Everybody knew this day would come, so everybody Jejely vacated land that they know they did not buy. Landmark said lailai and started media rounds.

- ⁠2024- Landmark claimed they have $200m investment on the beach.

- ⁠Umahi visited and conceded that rather than have 100m corridor, the one at his side will be 50m, and gave Landmark engineering tips to retain the tourism.

- ⁠Landmark said coastal road should pass in front of property, not the back. The front is 2 line a road, the coastal road is supposed to be 10 lanes. With 100m corridor. Landmark’s proposal will actually affect the land he bought, if accepted.

- ⁠Last weekend Umahi carried on as planned. Destroyed the shanties on the beach worth “$200m”.

It’s too long, but that’s the summary.

It will not!!!

Biodun556:
It would lead to more demolition and will affect landmark main structure

He never wanted it to get to SS else he'd have started from Calabar simultaneously.

Lagos-Ibadan started from Lagos and Ibadan simultaneously

LegendHero:
So far it get to Lagos-Ogun-Ondo. We are very okay with it.

If the South South don’t want it, that is their own cup of tea.

I don’t even know why Tinubu is bothering himself honestly. Just do the road from Lagos to Ondo and call it quit.

Why embarking on project to the South South if they don’t want it?

He is childishly tryingbto drag the decent Yoruba nationality to a fraud like Tinubu

Cindypresh:
Tinubu does not represent the yorubas, he even lost Lagos and Osun despite heavy rigging.

The Yoruba people I know have nothing in common with a Chicago bound heroine trafficker

Not Yoruba people, Tinubu and the Chagourys are using it to reclaim the money spent for the 2023 elections to compromise INEC and the judiciary

LegendHero:
Yes, it is a fraud.

Yoruba people are using it to defraud Nigeria. I heard Tinubu purposely made Umahi the Work minister specifically to bring Lamdmark down because Tinubu envy the owner.

That road will never get to SS!

Zulu11zulu:
I think that project is born to fail of not why not start from Lagos and calaba the same time why only the project start from Lagos.

What I know is this government want to use Nigeria common wealth to develop yeruba land because that road will end up in yeruba land it will go more than that.

That project is for Lagos and for yeruba not far Nigeria or South south.

Has non-availability of roads stopped Igbos from traveling?

Biodun556:
To those of you who angry because it didn't pass their region

Thats a road in the red line, just need to be expanded. That was even the original design. Hatred can always be justified

motymop:
He works for an opposition TV station that see everything based on tribe

Guys kindly look at the picture below, some people said government need to destroy all the properties in the red lines to build way for the coastal high way, while properties on the yellow line need to be left because Landmark beach resort is situated there

Now think for yourself

which of the lines below in the picture is likely to create more harm and damage, the red or yellow

You can see how the red lines are all occupied by buildings and businesses while the buildings in the yellow lines are scanty

Lets be factual, it is not as if land mark building was destroyed. The beach front was destroyed to create way for a government project that will ease travelling for everyone and those living in the axis.

Coastal shorelines are owned by the federal government, we all know that.

some section of the country want government to destroy all those properties and businesses on the red axis and leave the yellow one because an igbo man own a property there.

you can clearly see the amount of damage that will be done if government destroy the properties and businesses on the red axis compared to the yellow axis

Its just a normal road, no special economic prospect esp if it will be tolled.

This road will not be completed in 25yrs and you know it.

LegendHero:
I am glad of the economic prospect of the road to the South-West and South-South people.

Especially that Ondo state axis.

And you're the one pained why we left PDP for LP

KennethOkonkwo:
Neither can he twerk as much as the Igbo nation twerked for PDP for 24years with NOTHING!

You see the way you guys abandoned Amaechi and now abandoning Soludo, you'll eventually abandon Umahi.

Sonyboom:
So he should not say the truth about the bigotry Peter Peter Obi as been banking his fraudulent presidency on ba ?!

For your mind you think only Oyedepo n Bode George should speak out against their own tribesmen no Igbo should ba ?!

Anytime I see epistle, I know the writer is going a great length to justify falsehood.

You're a liar

Slytiger:
Peter Obi is a tribalist and has always been right from his time in Anambra as governor.

1. If he is not dividing his fellow ibos like the way he deported Ebonyi people from Anambra in 2011 or did not allow non-anambrans to contest in any election even for leadership of market positions,

2. And if he can't divide within the Ibo clans, he would pitch them against other tribes like he tagged Ngige a Yoruba candidate during the governorship election,

3. and if he can't find a way to alot in tribalism, he would divide people along religious lines like the Anglican vs Catholic fight he created in Anambra.

Anything above N460 buhari left dollar is a failure. Its gonna get worse actually, Tinubu does not have the integrity to drive improvements

Sonyboom:
I pity Peter Peter Obi the little saving grace he as been banking on he want it eroded totally before the next election.

I don't blame him though I blame Tinubu with his poor n pathetic governance. If this foolish government can just bring back naira to ₦700 n stabilize it there, ensure regular supply of fuel will Peter Obi be able to show face anywhere in Nigeria talk more of dreaming about recontesting in 2027.

Epistle to justify hatred

emkz:
What Peter Obi is trying to do is politics of populism. He realizes that the social media mob is sympathetic to the Landmark CEO who encroached on government land, and he decided to initiate a Twitter rant yesterday condemning the project.

To tell you how dangerous it is, some people are now asking investors not to invest in Lagos and a dangerous ethnic dimension has entered the conversation.

Landmark is one of several businesses and why are other businesses silent?

Looking at what was demolished, see picture below; please how does that amount to $200million investment? Quantity surveyors and valuers, please give a fair assessment of the value of that swimming pool and temporary shanties.

While I think Umahi went too far in saying Peter Obi is inciting Igbos, I think it is important for Peter Obi to inform himself of the implications of some of his submissions in the public arena. Nigeria is too fragile to play this ethnic game because of elections.

What many are reading is him fighting for his brother's investment, whipping up mob sentiments and misrepresenting facts.

Until now, Landmark has not proved to the social media that they own the land. They are saying shift the project away so I can illegally stay on the land. That is the illegality Peter Obi supports.

Apparently, the most expensive asset there is the swimming pool.

From the internet, the cost of a swimming pool is as follows;

Let's say each gazebo costs ₦500,000. There are about twenty of them there. That works out to about ₦10,000,000. I see three buildings. Let's put them at the cost of ₦20,000,000 each. Assuming the swimming pool costs ₦80,000,000 to build + ₦10,000,000 for gazebos and ₦60,000,000 for building, that works out to ₦150,000,000. Using an exchange rate of USD$1 = ₦1,263.273; that works out to USD$120,000. Okay, let's use the exchange rate of the naira to the dollar as at six years ago, since the CEO of Landmark claimed it was a six year investment. Obviously, prices were way cheaper then, but let us still use today's prices. That ₦150,000,000 works out to about USD$450,000 using an exchange rate of ₦333 to the dollar which obtained as at six years ago. Experts can argue for inflation and price fluctuations.

Clearly, the costing shows that the investment demolished is between 0.225% to 0.06% of the $200m investment claimed by the Landmark CEO. Of course, many bought it and ran with it.

At this time, the Landmark CEO owes the government an apology and owes the mob on social media an apology for misleading the public through social media.

They always use your brother to fight you.
Umahi taking the role of the enemy within.

Ask Amaechi how far!

The unity of Nigeria is negotiable and should be negotiated asap

You know the road passing there is not necessary;the original plan would have been a win-win.

You're bringing eko Atlanta 2 to justify it.

Ikaeniyan0:
Lol

Even without the road, Eko Atlantic City would have make Landmark beach landlock

Na statistics we go chop

He is an illegitimate president. Good thing he is failing woefully and failure will not be reinforced

raumdeuter:
That rscal baron is your president, Go to any public building you will see his pictures. If you dont like it pluck out your eyes but for the next 4yrs he is the president