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muhammaduyusufu:
If you dare try it in the SW, the South Easterners will come for you with the shout of tribalism.

- Azikwe created Ibo union - no problem
- Awolowo later created Egbe omo oduduwa
Azikwe and his igbo Caucus shouted tribalism

- Anambra and Otti demolished houses - quiet
- Lagos demolished structures - igbos shouted Tribalism

We can go on and on.

Any liar will be Judged by the spiritual forces of this world....somehow some day...

Zik is too big a Pan-African leader to form an Igbo union...He did not...

The perceived reasons behind the demolitions of properties in Lagos is different from the reasons in those SE States,and you know this...

Since 2015,APC politicians....desperate to keep holding Lagos in the jugular have intentionally introduced divisive politics and you have bought it.

Continue....

But don't lie to deceive

Goodvibes007:
And guess what, they project it on others. The 2023 election is a very good example. They gave Peter obi over 90% of their votes. The Yorubas and the North gave Tinubu and Atiku just over 50%, guess who they were calling tribalist?

They gave Peter Obi 90% because he is the better candidate.Are you not seeing it now.

In 2019,they gave Atiku..
a Fulani..
90% ahead of Buhari because he was better than Buhari...Didn't you later confirm Buhari Was a failure?

In 2015,they gave Jonathan...an Ijaw...90% ahead of Buhari,ignoring their own Moghalu and Kachichukwu..

In 2011,they gave Jonathan 90%.

In 2007,they gave Yar'adua 90% ignoring Igbo candidates and Buhari.

In 2003 and 1999,they gave Obasanjo...a Yoruba....90% and Ignored Ojukwu who contested under APGA.

If it was Yemi Osinbajo who contested in Labour party against....say Rochas or
Orji Kalu in PDP or APC the Igbos will vote 90% for Osinbajo.

The issue is that they vote for perceived competence not otherwise..

Stop pretending to be ignorant of all these,except you are only anxious to free your conscience of the guilt of the unbridled tribalism in your heart.

Softmirror:
What are you trying to say? That we shouldn't care for our parents in their old age?!

He's talking about our wives,duh!!

He's saying that women/mothers/wives tend to live longer than Men/father's/ husbands...

Men should therefore beware and look after themselves.

How old are some of you on Nairaland sef?

Tjra:
Well, middlebelt people and survivors of Southern Kaduna killings thinks otherwise.

Keep frolicking with El-Rufai.

Truly you're right about El-Rufai...

He is not exactly loved by Southern Kaduna People but...

...but..

...he is very useful for now.For now.

Na so Politics be.

Peter Obi will make Southern KD People understand

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The point being made is that...even though it's a wellcomed gesture...N200million for each of the 23 players(Each oo) and N100 million for each of the 11 Technical crew...(Totalling about 5billion as give-away) appears like an Overkill and a sign of Political desperation from the President...

...because Police retirees and others are crying and dying over their Pensions.(Police oo.)!

It's good to reward and honour the girls....despite their regular allowances...but all that money and N75 million Naira Bungalow for each person,bros, e no too much?

Shouldn't Tinubu eschew politics and learn to manage and dispense our resources accordingly?

N50 million for each player,N25 million for technical crew is more like it.

We are not a Nation of squanderers and wasters.Baba should lead by example

Tjra:
But y'all were begging him to vice Obi with his 1 million votes.

Na El-rufai una dey beg now.

What a shame!

Anyway, the people of Southern Kaduna and those from middle belt will respond to you on election day.

But Southern Kaduna,Adamawa and the entire middle-belt and FCT is Peter Obi's main Stronghold naa...

How will they "respond" again to Obi? What has changed?

Has Tinubu improved their lives or made it worse?(Plateau,Benue,Nassarawa,etc)

Just guess...

This news is not true...

I believe it is designed to give hope to some people about Tinubu's chances in the North(cos Northerners are up in arms against the President.And Kwankwaso is even the latest Northern Leader leading the North against Tinubu)

So how come this news....if no bi fake news....

....may be designed to get engagements on Nairaland

adamusuleiman1:
Again, please fact-check me: Peter Obi, as Anambra Governor, threatened to deport homeless Nigerians not of Anambra origin from his state. Can you imagine that!

True or false

Now use your number 6; the operative words are...

"Threatened" not "Actually did".

"Homeless" or "Destitutes" or "Beggars" not "Law abiding Nigerians"

But Reno must find a way to spin the yarn around PO. See?

Arabk25:
Are the igbos the only tribe committing crimes outside the shores of the country? What's even wrong with you guys with this tribal war online self

Don't mind the bigots...

They'll always fail.

Imagine the attempt to really rub it in our online space here.Those who enjoy playing Ethnicised politics in Nigeria will hope to cash in on this matter to run it in.

But it'll backfire

stuffs2002:
But Obi massively rigged the entire south east

Who rigged it for him?With which rigging structures( Police,INEC,NYSC or who?)

Did any Igbo governor or Political leader ever supported Peter Obi? All the governor's were battling to deliver their states to either Tinubu or Atiku or at least Garner 25% for their candidates,still Peter Obi thrashed them...

...just as in Edo,Delta,Benue,Rivers,Taraba,Adamawa,Kaduna,Plateau,Lagos,Nassarawa,FCT and many many states...

In 2027,his margin of Victory will daze Tinubu. E get why.

Slytiger:
Dem plenty die.

It's possible "Dem plenty die" but who're these people? Is there any notable individual who ever said "Lagos is a no man's Land"?I can bet you my last dime that nobody can ever point at a recognisable Igbo making such statements!Never!!

But I believe one or two faceless mischief makers on social media or on the streets of Lagos may have made statements sounding like that.In any case that's not even how they meant it; they meant to state that Lagos being the Federal Capital Territory in the past has become the cosmopolitan city for all Nigerians.

But since the desperate APCists are bent on do-or-die politics in order to keep ruling Lagos by all means,they twisted,distorted and latched onto this disinformation to manipulate and divide voters along ethnic and rigious lines.

If not,point out which recognisable Igbo said that.

amaridigital:
If the ruling party is the only party that have the resources to buy everyone according to obedients then how the hell will the opposition source for over #2 Trillion to rescue power from the Tinubu's federal Government? Dis one don receive alert, dat one don receive alert and who go come remain to support i nova chop party? Look, this is showing the opposition is not capable to rescue power oh. You guys better listen to Prophet Fayose of Ekiti. Tinubu took the battle to a fledgling PDP and spent his last card to rescue power. He fought the battle tooth and nail. For every naira Jonathan spent Tinubu and others spend 99 kobo. For every endorsement and decamping to PDP that year, the new APC got their own. You see the merger of two or more existing opposition parties who already have six Governors and senators with buhari's cult following and Tinubu's tenacity and SW support, real media not social media junk of obidients cannot be compared with the nonsense Obi and Atiku are doing now. Adeyanju is right. This kind of coalition cannot rescue power from a sleeping Jonathan not to talk of a cunning Asiwaju. You are free to daydream though. If you think of protest vote due to economic situation please remember that people are now getting use to the economic reality and when the reforms were just promulgated APC won all elections they participated in including Ondo State election. APC will defeat the coalition in a landslide but the beauty of it is that you guys won't see it. If you do then no need for the election anyway. Obi and Atiku must contest because it's their constitutional right.

Bro,listen carefully....

Without money,without structures Peter Obi defeated Tinubu at key Tinubu's strongholds,including at Aso Rock and at the APC chairman's state.So don't over exaggerate moneybag politics.And stop exaggerating Tinubu's political "cunny".Peter Obi is a deadlier strategiest than Tinubu.Beware.

Now the only Political machinery in the North which helped Tinubu Garner votes are rooting for Peter Obi(Coalition or not).When you add that political fortunes to Peter Obi's growing popularity will it be wise to ascribe absolute victory to Tinubu?

It ain't wise bro

Morenikeji090:
Sir you are not serious all names will be change it’s non of ur business…. I thought some idiotic people are saying Lagos is no man’s land… so we gotta show them that Lagos is man’s land and lagos have owner.:.

Which "Idiotic people"? How dare you?

Anyway Can you name one single person who actually said "Lagos is no man's Land" Can you point at one single non-Lagosian who ever made that exact comment.

You'll learn the power of divisive and manipulative politics....using propaganda and you'll learn it the hard way!

Mention the person(not the faceless ones like you on the social media oo)

If you can't point at one single person then....

...then...

Now Listen,all of you....

Most of you...regardless of your Education....as long as you are a Black African...you remained narrow-minded,primitive and clannish...

..wether Igbo,Yoruba,Twi,Zulu,Hausa,Kikuyu,Hụtụ or Edo!

Not all black Africans but 80% are unrefined and UNCIVILISED in thoughts and worldview...even our professors!

Now how does an individual acquiring 50 acres of land to provide housing for his tribesmen amount to an attempt to dominate the entire Ghana?

How does his self-proclaimed ceremonial title as the leader of his kinsmen illicit such fear of dominance by an entire country of over 60 million people.May be the Ghanians have been inspired by the festering culture of Igbophobia/Nigerophobia spread through social media home and abroad!

But some Igbos sef....

Anyways,are there no China towns with Ethnic Chinese leaders in them all over the world?.Ditto for other Ethnic groups with their enclaves in major world cities worldwide.Why are the Oyibo natives of the host countries not complaining?

An Igbo or Yoruba Are often city mayors,county leaders,etc in Oyibo countries.In fact a Kenyan was President of the USA.Why are the Oyibos not complaining?

Igbos,Yorubas win Elections in Oyibo countries,but they won't allow it in their native lands! The curse of the Black Africa;Petty,narrow-minded,primitive.But they're good in blowing grammar!

Tufia!

Then as for you Igbos outside Igboland....some of you can overdo...when some of you overdo, it affects the others.Your so called "success"or "enterprising"spirit as a tribe tends to make you look down on your hosts.In fact even the Igbos that do not have shishi tends to believe they're Superior to any non-Igbo.What kind of illness is that? #Collective megalomania#( One of those curses of the black African) foolish and crude! Who're you without your hosts? You're not in any way better than them!

Behave or continually receive hostility;
Learn to be sensitive to the sensibilities of your hosts (for those of you guilty of this)

Thank God Ohanézè is nipping the situation in the bud but they need to do more;

Now fellow Nigerians...especially Yorubas and Igbo...Learn to understand and appreciate yourselves.Stop running down yourselves before foreigners or your common enemies.

When foreign countries start deporting:it's all Nigerians that'll go! Afterall,it'sAll Nigerians or African tribes that are equally involved in prostitution,fraud,drug trafficking,human trafficking,etc so the host countries.

Closet Religious bigots and Ethnic champions secretly promoting hate,remember; we have laws that'll soon teach you a lesson. Jukwa ese.

Sirianese:
Baba done received heavy alert, just like Fayose

Exactly what happened...

They've been working on him since January(Even before the Coalition started).

Now jungle come mature

TimeManager:
I'm even more impressed and much more confident going into the next election. If I previously had 70% confidence, it has jumped up to 95%. This young man ticks all the boxes, even much more being tech savvy, youth appeal, intelligence and experience.
He contested for the highest office in his state and got over 480,000 votes, marginally losing to the incumbent Governor. It has shown how popular and widely accepted he is in his home state. You can't say such of other Chairmen of opposition. Can David Mark deliver Benue?, even as a sitting Senate President, he lost Benue. LP factional Chairman, Nnenadi Usman is a light paper in Kaduna. Iliya Damagun of PDP can't deliver Yobe either.
I am even more confident, lf INEC introduced e-voting, Nantawe would bring his expertise to bear. Opposition attempts at hacking INEC'S server and diverting APC votes will be ultimately disabled.
Anyhow you want it, let's go.

-Kiss the truth!

TimeManager,illusions de grandeur and hallucinatory idealism is your major weakness on this Forum.Learn to be realistic and truthful to yourself...at least sometimes.

Now have you forgotten What Peter Obi did to the most powerful and most popular APC chairman in history.... Adamu Abdullahi.

Obi Summarily defeated him in his State,LGA,Ward and polling unit.Obi won Nassarawa,remember?

Even without "structures"oo

Now Obi is gathering support structures here and there and you think it's Yilwatda Nantawe that can challenge him? Who is Yilwatda? Not even Kwankwaso as we expected?


Now Instead of you to start worrying about Nantawe's capacity to face Peter Obi in 2027 you are there day-dreaming as you normally do.

You better start worrying oo

sleek214:
Seems you didn't read my post well. The other politicians you mentioned are all rooting for Atiku and they want Obi to complement him. Not Obi as the candidate... You guys should read well na

If you think they are working for Atiku Then you don't understand ambitious Politicians...especially these ones;

Each of them secretly aspires to be President one day; an Atiku presidency means they'll never ever be President!

How?

If Atiku becomes President in two years time...and rule for 8 years,has ten years not gone? Then another Southern President takes over from Atiku and rule for...say...another 8 years,hasn't 18 years gone on their ambitions? If you add 18 yrs to their current ages of mid-60s won't they be almost in their 90s when another opportunity will come to them?

They believe that if they can ensure Obi keep to his Promise of one term,then 2031 is a better time to actualise their ambitions.

Got it?

Silasworld:
Please you should not bring politics into the beautiful game of football

So..

...to wish good luck to our National team is "Politics"?

How?

Where is the political statement there?

Speak..make I hear.

sleek214:
Wake up from your slumber. Obi can't defeat Tinubu....
The North will not vote an Obi over Tinubu .
Stop making politics look hard, it's a very simple game to play. When Tinubu wanted to defeat GEJ, he sponsored and supported Buhari....
You guys should stop playing nzobuzobu politics, if not presidency will be far from you guys.... Stop listening to lightweight politicians from the North like Datti, that are pushing for Obi, these are guys that can't win their polling units. Have you heard any heavyweight politicians from the North talked about giving the tickets to Obi? They want Obi in the coalition so the victory will be landslide and difficult to rig... Obi and his people should negotiate for 2031 or 2035. That's how you wrestle power, it is not given..

Why are you disturbing yourself...trying to dissuade Obi and his supporters?Trying to "demoralise" them?

If you truly know that Obi can't beat Tinubu(even though you saw what Obi did to Tinubu in the last elections) why bothering to "discourage" him or his supporters.

Ignore them if you can

But wait oo,why do you choose to make refference only on you Datti and leaving out El-Rufai,Malami,Sule Lamido,Babangida Aliyu and even Tambuwal who're all falling over themselves to work with Obi.

Northern Political leaders want Tinubu gone and only with Peter Obi can they do it.And they already know his electoral antecedent.

All Peter Obi needs from the far North is just 3-4 million votes and 25% in Jigawa,Kebbi,Borno,Bauchi,Gombe and Niger states,that's all.

Better start preparing for a Peter Obi presidency,trust me

flokii:
We warned them severally to face their home region and develop the place, they called us names.
Now that Yorubas have finally decided to "ronu", let's see how they will boast about buying up lands in South West or call Lagos no man's land.
Most Yorubas I know (myself inclusive) don't make such annoying assertions about Lagos, even though it's our home, in our home region, we still recognize the makeup of the State. It's time for Yorubas from all over to protect all Yoruba territories including Lagos State to avoid stories that touch later.

Nnamdi Azikiwe tried to separate Lagos from South West but failed, Ojukwu tried same thing from the letter he wrote to Victor Banjo describing Lagos as a colony that will be under Igbo administration once they invade South West region.
Most people don't know that the greed of Ojukwu to annex lands in South West was what fueled the civil war and got Yorubas angry, they are towing same path today thinking Yorubas can't send them pack.ing.

Flokii, did you say that it was "the greed of Ojukwu to annex Yorubaland that #lead to the Civil war#?

What a shame bro!!

To think that some like-minded Ignoramuses are even "liking" such dangerously silly mis-information!

Anyway....in summary...the Civil war was caused by the Federal govt refusing the "Biafran" region to form a separate country!!

The Biafran Leaders needed a separate sovereign country to offer a sanctuary to millions of Easterners(Igbos,Anangs,Efiks,Ijaws,Ikwerres,etc) who were being massacred daily by Hausa-fulani millitias and backed by the Federal govt in the North.

The Northerners were massacring the Easterners in "Revenge" for a coup they called "An Igbo" Coup( Which they later admitted was a wrong notion; according to IBB,OBJ,Gowon,Sa'ad Abubakar,etc)

Now You have learnt the cause of the War;

As for Victor Banjo,he was Ojukwu's most trusted and brilliant commander; After successful campaigns...winning Territories....as he was about to Enter and capture the Federal Capital Territory which was Lagos...so as to arrest Gowon and bring the war to a quick end,his Yoruba brothers bought him over.

Ojukwu and Easterners felt betrayed; the second time.

The First betrayal was when Ojukwu released Awolowo from Calabar Prison so he can come and mobilise his People so that Southern Nigeria will be separated from the rustic Northern Nigeria.

Awolowo returned home and joined the government of Gowon as the Finance and co-ordinating minister of the country....working with the same Northern hegemonist he hated....and marshalling out plans and strategies and international collaborations on how to....to...defeat the Easterners!

So Flokii,please always get proper knowledge of histories and issues before coming to comment here so we can all enjoy the engagements.

Thanks

Firebox123:
keep lying

Wellcome to this forum,Firebox123...

Please always ensure you are properly informed and grounded in knowledge before any arguements here....

And your comments must be engaging,mature and not less than 40 characters;

Now take this; the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway did not pass through any SouthEastern states.

Scratch that

Tjra:
Thanks for the advice 😃

You're wellcome.

Great guy.

CoronaVirusPro:
Jobless youths. Energy that could have been invested into tech, engineering or medicine.

Instead of getting busy, they will keep replying every political line.

The Governor of Edo state has spoken as the chief security officer of the state and there is nothing all of you can do about it.

You will only wail online. Many you have not learnt and still do not know the force you up against.

Is this what you have finally become?

Political Extremism and intolerance is reaching a dangerous level and you are supporting it?

PowerDrunk elements are being permited in our Political system and you are supporting it??

If you are not a child,you should know the consequences of these things...

...usually,one day,you'll be the victims too.

See?

Tjra:
Happy birthday Kate Henshaw.

So surprising she's just 10 years younger than Peter Obi.

Kate 54 looking 28
Obi 64 looking 84

Tjra,it's like you're one of those who only come to Nairaland just to troll with sarcastic quips and retorts and one line inanity just to enjoy a few "likes" from impressionable young lads...

Please We want to be enjoying your comments on Nairaland so try to be sounding robust,mature and engaging.

Thanks

yarimo:
If not for the arrest they could have blame it on fulani herdsmen

By making comments like this you are saying that there's nothing like Fulani Kidnappers!

You are saying that all those victims of Fulani kidnappers,all those eye witness of the activities of Fulani kidnappers are all lies,right?

Listen,everyone knows that Kidnappers in Nigeria are of all Nigerian ethnic groups but comments like these implies that there are no Fulani Kidnappers in Nigeria and the SE.

Is that what you are implying?

What inspires you to always make subversive comments like this?All the time.

stuffs2002:
Yet Nnamdi Azikiwe was basically a glorified receptionist to Tafawa Balewa because Tafawa Balewa was the head of government.

Nnamdi Azikiwe was just ceremonial office with absolutely no power and had no value whatsoever

But before he became the "Ceremonial" President...he was the #Governor General#...just as Lord Lugard or MacPherson.... with complete powers as the head of state...ruling as he pleased

Bet you didn't know that before.Google it and come back here.

CyracksMrBlogger:
Obi always getting his figures very wrong. Na by force to be president?

Guy dey calm down...

You should be asking yourself why Obi's political opponents are always desperate to make it appear like Obi is wrong...but they end up exposing their own follies.

Can't you see here that the Brewery is said to be generating 28 million monthly? Multiply that by 12 months in a year;(i.e N336million a year)

Then multiply again by two years(2023&2024)...

...almost N700million.

Now compare that with the about N600million their "highest" payer(Fidelity Bank) generated in the same two years!!

Even though the Bank is equally Obi's bank.

So always remember that in Politics,darkness will always want to swallow light!

abbey621:
Respect means don't call a place no man's land and start chest beating that all the indigenes there are tenants while you and your people are there landlords. It's never done, not in China, Turkey, Russia or majority of European countries. The disrespect only fueled the disdain and if we're being honest, charity should begin at home right? When will a Yoruba person be allowed to contest for local government chairman of an Eastern state not to talk of governor?

I mean if we're talking about living freely in the country and being seen/heard, what's good for the goose should also be alright for the gander!

Electoral victories or Political advantage goes hand in hand with Numerical strength!

How many are Yorubas or Hausas in the SouthEast. Out of a probable population of a Total of 25 million People living in the 5 SE states,Yorubas are not up to 60,000 in the entire SE!! less than 0.01%!

How do you expect them to hope to contest elections.

Nobody is stopping them if they give it a shot!!

Now to the issue of "no man's land";

Just because a few ill-informed people...a few actually(even on Nairaland)...spoke carelessly in an attempt to remind people that Lagos,being a former FCT, is a melting pot of All Nigerians,does not mean that Trouble makers should start bandieng the lie that the entire Igbos sees Lagos as a "No man's land"

It' is the Handiwork of divisive politics....using vile propaganda...that is pushing that narrative.Many are falling for it...you inclusive.

Igbos do not see Lagos as "no man's Land" since time immemorial(That's why they don't contest for governorship post despite having the constitutional right and the numerical strength.GRV is not Igbo oo)

So when divisive politicians take advantage of a misunderstood comment by one or two non-indigenes,this is what you get.

See?

richiemcgold:
.. 🤔 reading most of the comments above, I wonder why some people are seriously and visibly pained about this development. What's their problem?

They're pained because they are seeing an unnecessary Ethnic witchhunt and a declaration of war on their people by a group of people with whom they've live with for decades before APC Politicians got clever by half....

They're pained because an unfounded,malicious and falacious narrative against them is being propagated by certain staunch bigots.

They're pained because there's a needless expressions of fear...of them.Really needless

Now what do you think?

SoftSport:
Very good. Everywhere you go please respect your host. Thank you Sanwo Olu for listening to your people.

It was the Handiwork of a Local government chairman who happens to be an Ethnic bigot...not Sanwo-Olu.

Anyways,the old names have already stuck with the people on ground

See?

richie240:
This lack of respect for una host na why den dey give una woto-woto for Ghana currently.

"Respect your host" una talk say no!
Na d tin una eyes dey find e dey see so.

What is "Respect your host"?

Does "respect" mean that Igbos and their interests should not be seen and or heard. They should not live freely in their country? They should not buy properties? They should not vote and be voted for? They should not freely associate among themselves and have a leader in their various cultural and ethnic unions?

Are you serious?

How do they "Disrespect" their hosts? How?

Instead of condemning what is wrong...as a Civilised person...you are there bringing shame to our collective humanity

Reflect7:
Igbos need to stop this nonsense.

This whole idea of going to another man’s land and declaring yourself a king is just not on.

Why antagonise your hosts?

This is not Igbo tradition.

King of who?

Are they Declaring themselves Kings of their hosts? No!

They are only leaders of their own kinsmen United together in a host community? Na bad thing??

Hausas in all Igbo Towns and Villages have Sarkin Hausawa,Yorubas have Ọbá of Yoruba in Enugu State,Their Igbo hosts don't even think anything of it!

Listen..people have rights to associate or congregate together in a Union,simple!

The Unions must have leaders!

Why do some of you have issues with Igbo unions and their leaders in host communities?

Why the fear? Why the fear?