₦airaland Forum

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?

bestman09:
This is why i hate Chelsea fc. Their supporters will not allow someone to rest.

How is their happiness disturbing you?

How? Why?

If it is your Club that became the Champions of the world...with such classy display....won't you be happy and jubilant and brag about it?

The excitement of Chelsea fans should not be a source of bitterness for you.

Stop it

Englishisamust:
We should fry akara!! 😂😂Na mumu dey play conference League!!! Sey that one na league!!! . . Chelsea fans no get shame dem dey celebrate conference League too... Chelsea life don arsenal I swear..

I don't understand oo..

But Chelsea just won the Biggest Cup in World Club football....meaningg they're better than any Club in the world!!

You didn't hear about it??

Chelsea is world champion;

Meditate on that first of all

Rexymania:
Tout club

Big clubs don't play conferences league

Small pikin talk...

Is it not when the "big" club qualify for it that they can even get to play the Conference league?

Qualify for it first.

By the way,Chelsea is the biggest and best club in the world right now!!

Argue am make I see.

Putindbutt:
Lol, this one is talking about Plateau state, what's the business of Plateau with core Muslim north already resisting Obi?. If they can be angry with him wearing an Hausa attire, do you think they want to see him or his tribe in Aso rock?.
Despite digging boreholes and bowing in mosques, he's still being rejected.

If "they" ....

So one bigoted extremist is now "they"?

You wish.

Is this the first time Obi will wear Hausa clothing in the North?? No!

Now hear this; In the North right now they have learnt their lessons in the hands of their so-called Northern leaders and Clerics.And they have learnt their lessons from anything Fulani.

They trooped out two days ago to celebrate the death of a Fulani man they once worshipped.

Now Why should they care about the death of the original Fulani leader who established the fulani dynasty over them...killed in a military coup.

And you think the entire Hausas in the far North... and even some Fulanis like El-Rufai...will allow one rigid bigot to demarket their Presidential candidate in the Person of Peter Obi.

Always remember the latest Dynamics in the North before wishing away Peter Obi

TimeManager:
Peter Obi has earned for himself an unpleasant reputation, everybody don sabi am so. And you don't even want to mess with Nigerian students.


-Kiss the truth!

You wish...

Nothing will come out of it; instead it will generate more love and sympathetic attention to Peter Obi.

Why?

Nigerians will see it as a sponsored attempt to Smear Peter Obi by the corrupt and inefficient Establishment.

Right now any publicity on Peter Obi is good for him; that's how he defeated Tinubu in Lagos,Abuja,Plateau,Nassarawa,Benue,Edo,etc with no structures and no sitting or "Defected" governor's to help him.

Bro,People have already made up their minds 6 months into Tinubu's government;they're voting him out....especially people in the Northern states.

Nothing any Tinubu supporter can say against Peter Obi that'll sway people away from Peter Obi.

But...you can keep trying sha

TimeManager:
I want to believe this Mr Ogbonna was off of Agulu- made Mkpurummiri when the microphone was put before him. Next time, the media should ensure the mental wellness of anyone talking on the microphone before giving them the opportunity.

-Kiss the truth!

Deep down in your heart you know the man is saying the truth; Electoral Authorities and Govt officials in Lagos often device means to disenfranchise the Igbos from voting.

At polling Units,they systematically separate the Igbos from Yorubas by asking that those whose names starts with letter "A" and "O" (mostly Yorubas) to queue on a particular line.Then they'll only attend to them mostly till voting stops.

Then before and even during elections they surpress Igbo voters with the use of thugs who openly threaten to kill or maim the voters if they dared come out to vote or be Voted for.

That you pretend not to know these reveals things about you; what a shame.

Even Tinubu's Bayo Onanuga has officially said that Igbos should stop "interfering" in Elections in Lagos!!

What does that mean??

Anyways,Igbos are irrepressible.No one can dare stop them from voting if they truly are determined to Vote; Some thugs tried it at Okota one time and the Igbo Voters lynched them!!

So make them carry on; the perpetrators and their pretentious enablers..

...the chickens will always come home to roost!

ajalawole:
PSG can't beat Chelsea with 5goals. We are going all out for this match and beg me PSG will get red card in the first half or second. Mark my words

And it came to pass as you predicted!!

How come?

immortalcrown:
Again?

How many times person dey die?

11 more characters needed

Those of you who ever believed that Buhari was dead( before now) and is being impersonated by "Jubril of Sudan" .....

....I feel terribly ashamed for una........

How can...in the face of clear,evident and regular proofs...some of you remained resolute in your doubt.

No bi juju be dat?

Shouldn't we use Una to study #Gross Extremism#?

Check am naa

Hespee93:
Point of correction.

The the Ibo president Ibos voted for.

You wish....

Obi won Plateau,Nassarawa and Taraba states? Are they Igbos?

Obi defeated Tinubu in the FCT of the Gbagyi,Gwari and Nupe people...are those ones Igbos?

Obi nearly defeated Atiku in Adamawa.Are Adamawas Igbo?

Obi won Edo,Akwa-Ibom,Bayelsa and Cross-River states? Are they Igbos?

Obi got significant votes from Yorubas in Lagos,Oyo,Osun and Ogun states.

The Votes of Urhobos,Ijaws and Itsekiris in Delta State made Obi defeat everyone in Delta!! Are they Igbos.

I'm even forgetting Benue and Kaduna.Are they Igbos?

Bro,your comments childish gan!

Google "2023 Election results" and educate yourself!!

Next time make sure you think things through and be properly informed before commenting on Nairaland.

Anyways,now Obi is realigning and restrategizing to capture the votes of Sule Lamido's Jigawa,Aliero's Kebbi,Buhari's Katsina,Yobe,Borno,Saraki's Kwara,Dino and Natasha's Kogi,IBB's Niger,Gombe and Mohammed Bala's Bauchi....to add to his already captured states.

Now no amount of rigging,half-truths,propaganda and bigotry and wish-ful thinking can Wish Obi away in 2027!!

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Are you in this country at all??!! How do you think Tinubu will win NW and NE if the Political leaders from that side are backing Peter Obi in the ADC.?

Majority of the Peoples of the Northern region (NW NE and NC) are now more angry at Tinubu than ever!

It started 6 months into Tinubu's govt...

Even though Tinubu is doing his best... (taking tough decisions for a better tommorrow)...what the average Nigerian...especially Northerners...want to see is an improvements in their situation...even little...not a worsening of their situation...

..they want the deaths and violence on their lives to stop! They want to live and work in peace in their communities! They want prices of foodstuff and other commodities to return back to how Tinubu met it.Others want dollars to return to N450/$.

So Politicians...especially in the North..took advantage of the discontent to try to remove Tinubu from power; It's the way of politicians.Tinubu is even better at it.

The Northern masses follow their political leaders massively.

So the Northern Political elite did their calculations and decided that if Peter Obi can agree for one term,he's better to be partnered with(Emphasis on "patner" i.e to leverage on Obi's cult following in Plateau,Benue,Abuja,Taraba,Kaduna,Adamawa and the entire SE and SS!!

So they formed the coalition and adopted the ADC....with Atiku leading them on.

Atiku is supposed to wait patiently for Obi's one term to elapse(As agreed by all) but he worries about his age in the next six years!!(84 yrs!!) Won't that count against him at that time?he thinks.

But Atiku's Northern brothers are not comfortable with his new posturings cos it'll even affect their own personal calculations;(Age is very much on their side for the presidency in 2031 but age won't be on their side if Atiku becomes president in 2027 and leaves by 2035 when a Southerner takes over again and leaves in 2043!) Imagine El-Rufai's age in 2043!

Anyways,just know it that All Northern members and supporters of the ADC(NW,NE and even NC) will work for Peter Obi if he becomes the Flagbearer.It is silly to think otherwise...cos he too will work for them in 2031

Aregbesola and other Southwest Politicians in and out of the ADC and "OBIdients" will work for Obi's victory in the SouthWest.

And...by the way....even without "Structures" Obi never shared SouthEast and SouthSouth and most middle-belt states and the FCT with any politician(not to talk of now that many see Tinubu as "failing"

Therefore and finally... Peter Obi will likely emerge the ADC candidate and 85% of NorthWest and NorthEast Voters will queue behind him; add that to Obi's well-known strongholds(65% of NorthCentral,90% of SouthSouth and 95% of SouthEast)

Therefore wisdom from the perspectives above should advice you on how to be careful in analysing Tinubu's chances
going forward.

LegendHero:
If you are so observant, Tinubu is not on the list too.

That is why Tinubu must remain as president.

You're suprised Tinubu's name is not on the list,right?

So was I..

But later realised that the staticians can't afford to embarrass our President.

So to let matters rest, let's Just Google; "Tinubu corruption case"

And see what we may find

beerfraud:
You can never see this kind of news from anywhere except dem dem
Owobokiri 7demons tochi3
I’m just passing

Everyone on Nairaland was Expecting you#beerfraud# to say something like this;

You mean you haven't heard similar stories like this from Ogbomosho in Oyo state,from Ikare-Ekiti,from Sabo-gida Ora in Edo,from Kenkia in Katsina even from Zimbabwe or Kenya...

Why did you choose to narrow it down to "Dem Dem"?

Dem use these "Dem Dem" do you?

Self-respect is key to respect

TheStranger:
Either ipob or cultism or ??
Regardless of what the issue was, it's a barbaric thing to do

I believe they went after certain Ebonyi persons in that meeting and to know what that meeting was plotting against the people of Anambra.

Certain youths of Ebonyi Origiins are accused of being the perpetratous of heinous crimes in Anambra...

So this might be the Handiwork of vigilantes, or aggrieved persons on vengeance..

That it happened on Monday might not mean it's IPOB;Most meetings are held on Mondays in the SE.

Besides the terrorists unknown gunmen also have youths of Ebonyi Origiins amongst them.

I don't think it's a sit-at-home thing

seunmsg:
The hatred for SW won’t allow some of you see beyond your nose. The north is not going to handover any power to the SE whether in four years or twenty years. If Atiku wins in 2027, he will contest for another term and there is nothing anybody can do about it.

Considering how the north has behaved since 2023, they will still put up a candidate even after 8 years of an Atiku presidency. They will simply coalesce around another El-Rufai, Tambuwal, Kwakwanso or whatever. The north can’t just do without power and a mere promise to just do one term is not what will make them handover to any Ibo person.

And the middle belt are no fools, they have nothing to benefit from another Fulani led government. The people of southern Kaduna are just breathing a sigh of relief from the shege they saw under Buhari/El-Rufai, they won’t run to another Atiku whose only campaign point is the restoration of Fulani hegemony and nothing else.

Whatever the case, you all are free to dream. We shall meet you fire for fire and treachery for treachery at the polls in 2027.

What do you mean by "fire for fire and treachery for treachery" Who are you threatening? E bi like you wan make we send you packing from this forum!!

By the way,Didn't you hear when Peter Obi said that in 2027 if the Polling officer or any agberor refuse to count you,you should count him/her!Don't you know what that means?! If you ask for violence you'll receive it double!!

Then which treachery are you talking about? Between the SW and the SE (of the Southern brotherhood) who has been betraying each other? Why couldn't Tinubu and the entire SW support a SouthEasterner to be president in the interest of Justice,equity,fairness and peace!

And you're talking of treachery.

Well Politicians from the North always know that The South needs the North and the North needs the South for any Electoral Victory.

Peter Obi is the most influential Nigerian politician from the South.(In fact even All the votes of the middle-belt you talked about belongs to him....with Adamawa,Gombe and Bauchi!!Do your findings.Painful truth)

No Northern Politician can win without Peter Obi( (How come you don't know this?)

And Peter Obi knowing this,insists on Equity and Justice to be done so he's contesting in 2027!!

What can Atiku and co do except to Support him but with a Condition;

One term.

He agreed.Case closed.

If you truly are a believer in Southern Solidarity,Justice,equity and fairness I'm sure you'll see reasons to also support Peter Obi..

But if you insist it must still be your fellow SW person in 2027....

You'll need to really reflect on who you truly are.

mrvitalis:
Waiting for some unscrupulous elements to come here and tell us how everyone in this coalition is working for Tinubu

My advice to the coalition

One show respect to the igbos, go to Enugu call traditional n religious leaders, tell them the truth... Yes by fairness n equity presidency should go to South East... But the situation now would make that difficult.... Tell them to accept Vice for 4 years after which the president would come to South East .... Once that's done

Go to middle belt, promise them their interest are fears are well know and assure of protection

With the above two the foundation is strong

It's like you've not been conversant with the news lately....

In all their meetings and deliberations all these days,they concluded that....to be successful at the polls...a Southerner must be fielded in 2027 but it has to be a one term of 4 years...

...and it has to be a Southerner that has serious Electoral Value

Peter Obi has always been a member of the Coalition...attending meetings.Infact it was senior Obidients like Pat Utomi,Bismark,Obj,IBB,Sa'ad Abubakar,Good luck Jonathan,etc that initiated Atiku into mobilising for this Coalition

So they settled for Obi since he agreed to a single term....but they're not in a rush to unveil Obi yet.They're still consulting and Evangelising for more robust support.

Four days ago, Peter Obi came out to "codedly" announce this very reality.

Where were you?

Tjra:
Will Atiku die if he doesn't contest for Presidency every 4 years?

The Coalition is for Obi...

..have you not been reading the news.

Didn't you hear Obi 2 days ago?

Front0lane:
What is there to demarket about a pandora criminal caught looting N250 million to his house in Apapa on a Sunday frpm Anambra. Is this not same Obi that accepted appointment from the murderer Abacha while Abacha killed MKO Abiola winner of June 12, his wife Kudirat Abiola, Alfred Rewane etc

Buhari was the biggest appointee of Abacha.; You supported and voted for him; You didn't raise any issue.No bi first class Hypocrisy be dat?

All those who worked for Abacha...including Buhari...Tinubu and all his Yoruba Muslim brothers like you,didn't raise such an issue; he worked with them and helped put them in power.

So what's the basis of your point.

Front0lane,stop sounding desperately childish here; Look for a stronger allegations on Your in-coming President.

Commentor:
Mtcheeew.

Make we hear word abeg.

Pitobi's political ambition is dead on arrival.

This na real Witch-ful thinking...

You dey Nigeria so?

ProudlyLagos:
long piece of gibberish….I didn’t even bother to read the nonsense you wrote, but your pain is well acknowledged, you can rest now😂😂😂

Thank you for acknowledging "my pains" and the pains of 230million of others!!

It's a "long piece of gibberish" because I needed to fully express the pains for other readers to see and bear witness.

But I'm sure you read that masterpiece!!

Anyway,if after acknowledging our pains and you continue to "press our necks"...

...na witchcraft be dat oo.Trust me

Nobody should joke with his health...

...in all you do pay attention to your health.And don't mock or joke with other people's health.

However....

..if your health is failing you and it's interfering with your abilities to effectively lead a complex country like Nigeria,sir...

...resign.

Don't be managing the health while clinging to power; go and rest well and take proper care of yourself!!

You shouldn't even have seeked to be president in the first place.Think of your health first.

Na wa oo

ProudlyLagos:
Reno will finally be the end of bitter obi and his ipobidient minions…..always pressing their neck

Haba #ProudlyLagos#...you don come again oo...

Did Reno become the 'End" of you BATists when he was constantly "pressing your necks" by attacking Tinubu during the 2023 elections?Didn't Tinubu later become the President?

Did he become the "End" of Obidients and Peter Obi when he was wickedly attacking Peter Obi in 2022/2023? Didn't Peter Obi go ahead to defeat Tinubu in the elections....in places like Lagos,Abuja,The entire SS and SE,,Plateau,Benue,Edo,Nassarawa,Kaduna,Taraba and many other states.

What do you enjoy in "pressing the neck of Obidients" all the time? Wetin Dem do you?

Na bad thing to demand for a better Nigeria? Has the Nigerian situation improved now for the commoners? Is there any sign at all since the last two years that things may get better so we can be patient? The dollar is not even showing signs of going down small small back to the N450 Tinubu met it.A Tuber of Yam remains at N5,000 instead of the N800 Tinubu met it,same for other foodstuffs and commodities!!

Na bad thing to believe in a Particular Politician who'll do things differently?( Do you think Peter Obi will appoint a minister that'll use N39billion...not N3.9billion... to renovate....not build....a building complex? Do you think Peter Obi will allow Corrupt and Unwilling Army commanders to be the ones in charge of fighting banditry,Terrorism,Kidnappings and Fulanis herdsmen?Etc)making food prices stay high and preventing investments in Agri-businesses and other products for exports(so as to Earn more dollars and return it to N450 per dollar)

Look #ProudlyLagos#,it looks like witchcraft for you to be constantly hating certain people for their valid choices and Civic rights.

Except it's no longer political differences but ethnic chauvinism or religious irrendentism.

Abeg dey show understanding going forward

Watch as Social deviants will come here now to attack Delta State for this commendable policy!!

Watch as stupid arguements will come up now against this laudable policy.

Social media is full of ill-trained street urchins,girls of easy virtues,fellows of morals of dogs yet they are even bolder to push forward their depraved views than the better trained humans.

Shut them up when they spew depravity;

Indecent dressing or exposures desecrates our morality and social order.

Such dressings and indecency should be limited to only the digital space if at all!!

demmie1:
Wai... The same Atiku Tinubu used Buhari to beat hands down in APC primaries?
The same El Rufai that lost Kaduna state as a sitting governor hands down?
Obi that can only win in southeast?
Leave Buhari out of it, he himself supports Tinubu

I don't understand,demmie1,are you properly informed at all or are you just being childish or being Mischievous? Where was El-Rufai defeated as a sitting Governor? He governed Kaduna from 2015-2023(Two terms) then installed Uba Sani as the Current governor.El-Rufai is the leader of the core Buharists(from the CPC faction of the APC)

Then for Peter Obi,aren't you aware he defeated Tinubu in Lagos,Edo,Abuja,Plateau,Taraba,Benue and got substantial Votes in Adamawa,Kaduna,Gombe,Bauchi,Nassarawa and etc.He got more Votes outside SouthEast than SouthEast!! Atiku won majority of the far North states.

If Obi's voters and Atiku's and Buharists Nation-wide team up for Peter Obi it will be difficult for Tinubu,simple!!

Please always gather proper information before login into Nairaland

press9jatv:
Coalition is here. Tinubu is smart enough to outsmart them in their political games.

You have started wishfull thinking again?

How will Tinubu Outsmarted them??

If you had Peter Obi and Atiku's and Buhari's and El-Rufai's political arsenal to gether what is left for Tinubu?

All the most powerful and influential politicians in Nigeria are forming Coalition for Peter Obi and you think Tinubu will survive it..

Real Wishfull thinking