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Long live Yorubaland:

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Jarus:
Bear, as the ambassador on NL Politics section being our reigning poster of the year, we advise you to thread softly on the Ojukwu coward or no coward trend, else this thread gets out of control. Thanks.
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It is done, I won't derail the thread. My apologies.

bashr4:
USHER RAYMOND (WE USED TO CALL HIM UCHE RAMONU OR UCHMAN, THE USHER IS DUE TO ONITSHA PRONOUNCIATION OF CH TO SH)

Is he half-Kanuri like ALj Harem?  

If Ojukwu is not a coward, then what on earth is a coward?

What sort of man starts a fight and doesn't finish it, abandoning his people

How often does this sort of thing happen in history and the fleeing leader is not roundly mocked?  

Nigerians and their political correctness, afraid to call a spade a spade.

When the chips have been down in my life, my own father has never fled from his family and children.

Ojukwu ran away to Ivory Coast while still in control of an army. Diya didn't an army at his back, at least.

Who then is the greater coward?

Yorubaland hasn't had a military force since at least 1900.

The day we get one, we will see who is a coward and who is brave.

alj harem:
probably cross river if they try hard but as you can see it there is no trust in southern nigeria

moreover it will take about another 100-200yrs before there is an effect of the expensionism unless genocide occurs

Not really. Hausa have a LGA in Jos. You've seen what Israel did to the Palestinians. Whites putting the blacks in Bantustans. What America did to the Indians.

In all cases, military might led to territorial expansion in much less than 100 years.

Ileke-IdI:
So you're now an Ekiti MAN? Werent you posing as an Ekiti WOMAN (Mary_J_Blige) a while ago? Are you really Ekiti?

He is both a man and a woman.

Don't judge him, that is how God made her

EzeUche_:
That is what we Igbos are trying to do. Igboland is too small for our population. That is why we are spreading in all directions.

I have noticed. And everyone else has noticed too. Hence the periodic bloodletting in the North.

When it is all said and done, you'll probably be successful in taking Rivers. But doubtful you'll be able to get more than that. At least, imo.

I feel ya'll on maturity, but if that situation happened to me, anger would overwhelm me. Hard to be rational/reasonable if you see something like that.

naijababe:
Bayelsa = Bayilosa (slight corruption so they wont notice the difference)
Delta = Dileta (As above) 

lol 

On the real though, I wish we moved out of Yorubaland more frequently. I like Lagos wellu wellu, but Nigeria is a big country, many parts of it relatively underpopulated  

Go forth and conquer!

jason123:
Ile itsekiri!     

Itsekiri State lives!  

What should the new Yoruba name for Bayelsa be?

Same for Delta.

Our new territories need befitting names. . .

dayokanu:
Egberimama 1 of Isale Eko.

Abeg who knows a fine Ijaw name for Naijababe

EzeUche_:
Nua ogwu gị. . . East of the River Niger is Igbo domain.

Who told you that? All of Nigeria is fair game.

If Ijaw want to claim Lagos, then I'll claim their territory in Delta. Or hell, maybe even Bayelsa sef.

Beaf:
If I read the OP Engrrrrrrrrrrrrissssssssss correctly, bubo (or bobo) can make Kpuzaaaaaa!!!!! and kill many people while "chime flag off com pane".

Preciate the translation. Is bubo/bobo even easier to say that bomb? Dunno why he didn't just say that. Oh well.

Thing is, we all know much this federal university is going to transform the town and region it is located in 

So it makes sense that both sides are so keen on getting it, despite the distance.

Japanese insanely high population densities allow them to do things right

They probably have the best infrastructure in the world, no?

wtf, when did nicki minaj become igbo?

Which roads specifically were poorly done? Let's see some pics, get some names and locations.

In a perfect world, Lagos wouldn't be frozen out of FG development just for being in the opposition party

I know that Lagos generates far more for the Nigerian economy than it eats. Seems to me that federal investment in Lagos would benefit everyone. Cheaper transportation of goods from port to Abuja and elsewhere, etc.

babytoun:
Does he know what is called 25% of 24 states at all? Buhari cannot get 25% from any of the SS and SE states(11), so just one state is needed to quash his ambition.

Besides I dont see how Buhari will score more votes that GEJ in the SW.

It depends on what Buhari is offering the SW versus what GEJ is offering, imo.

Make a good deal and you'll get my support.

I missed your posts! A lot better than mine. . . let's use this thread instead.

Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) presidential candidate Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari may have found what he considers the formula for winning the April 9 poll.

He is banking on the Northwest and Southwest votes estimated to be 33million to win the presidential election, it was learnt yesterday.

Of the provisional registration figure of almost 68million, 33million are said to be from the Northwest and Southwest.

Sources in the CPC, whose leaders held a strategy meeting in Abuja yesterday, believe that with the Northwest and Southwest votes, Buhari will win.

The sources did not say how CPC will penetrate the Southwest, which is the stronghold of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN). The ACN presidential candidate is Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, a northerner like Buhari.

Buhari, it was gathered, may have picked Pastor Tunde Bakare to make an inroad into the Southwest.

Analysts, however, told The Nation last night that Buhari should have gone for a politician with better electoral value than the preacher.

Although Buhari is perceived to be strong in the Northwest, he has to contend with other northerners like Ribadu and Kano State Governor Ibrahim Shekarau of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), who are also in the race.

Ribadu and Shekarau, it is believed, will give Buhari a run for his money in the North.

Buhari contested the presidential election on ANPP’s platform in 2003 and 2007.

A source said: "Going by the provisional figures from the voter registration, we have discovered that the Northwest and the Southwest account for about 33million out of almost 68million registered voters.

"So, the Northwest and the Southwest are crucial for any presidential candidate."

For hours yesterday, Buhari and top leaders of his party met behind closed doors to strategise on how to win the Southwest.

A source said CPC believes that if it can penetrate Southwest it may have a chance of winning the election.

"How to get the Southwest is our major headache. If we win there, we can win the presidential poll," the source said.

It was also learnt that the party may flag-off its campaign nationwide next week.

The campaign, sources said, may focus on the Northwest and Southwest.

"More attention will surely be paid to the Southwest campaign," the source said.

Investigation by The Nation revealed that the party met at Transcorp Hilton in Abuja.

Clad in a green Babanriga with a cap to match, Buhari, who was sighted entering the hotel at about 3pm, immediately went into the session.

Among those at the meeting were Bakare; CPC National Chairman Prince Tony Momoh party executives and other leaders.

A top source, who spoke in confidence, said the leaders met to agree on last-minute strategies for the polls.

He said: "The meeting arrived at various methods to drive our campaign and woo voters nationwide. So, we are set to hit the ground running to sell our candidate to Nigerians.

"We also discussed the take-off point, timelines for rallies and isolated issues in our manifesto that we are going to address at campaign venues.

"We are looking forward to a smooth campaign and we have mandated our leaders at all levels to begin house-to-house mobilisation.

"As part of the meeting, our leaders reappraised our electoral chances and we came to the conclusion that Buhari can win the April polls if we work harder."

Responding to a question, the source added: "Campaign is not about junketing. It is about being strategic and that was why we decided to meet.

Spokesman for Buhari Campaign Organisation Yinka Odumakin who confirmed the session, declined further details.

But pressed to comment on when the party will begin its campaign, Odumakin said: "Flagging off the campaign is most likely next week. We are putting finishing touches to that."


http://thenationonlineng.net/web3/news/28389.html?print

Thoughts?

Dosunmu's perspective is not unreasonable. Align with the FG, perhaps get more federal gov't spending and thus lower taxes within the state.

But Fashola seems to think Lagos should forge its own path.


Despite this disagreement, both I think want the best for Lagos State, not their own selfish interests.

I liked this picture from the article of them shaking hands afterwards:

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It was time for stock-taking yesterday by Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola. He also gave an insight into the focus of his administration, if elected for a second term.

But the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Dr. Ade Dosunmu said the state would fare better if it is aligned with the ruling party at the federal level.

Fashola, who is the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) governorship candidate and Dosunmu spoke at a debate organised by the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) ahead of April’s general elections. The debate took palace at the LCCI secretariat in Alausa, Ikeja.

Both candidates disagreed on approach to the development of the state, funding of development programmes and the tax system

Managing directors and chief executives of companies, investors as well as supporters of the two gladiators, turned out in large number to witness the session. Fashola was applauded for the way he enunciated his achievements and plans for the future.

Fashola spoke on his administration’s plans for infrastructure and utility; regulatory environment; business support and development and security. He said it would be difficult to engage the future without looking at the past.

　He listed his achievements in infrastructural renewal, health, education, environment and beautification, adding that this would not have been possible if the government　did not institute a viable means of generating revenue but depended on the N6 billion monthly allocation from the Federation Account.

Fashola noted that infrastructural development cannot be achieved without a viable tax system. He dismissed Dosunmu’s suggestion that his administration had engaged in multiple tax system.

"The issue of multiple taxes is being misunderstood. The local governments are democratically elected. They have the power to collect rates on advertisements and sanitation. They also have the constitutional powers to collect taxes. The truth is that the promise we made to you cannot be delivered without tax, we cannot run Lagos on the paltry N6billion we get from the Federation Account. It is not even enough to pay our staff for one month. The transformation you see in the state is because we have strengthened and restructured our policy on tax," the governor said.

Fashola said his administration had harmonised what is collectible by the local governments in the state as a measure to address the complaints of multiple taxes by the organised private sector.

Countering his opponent’s position that the Federal Government’s assistance is required to fast track development in the state, Fashola said:

"Lagos would rather take its destiny in its hands than wait for the PDP-led Federal Government which in the last twelve years failed to fix Apapa-Oshodi Express Road, Oworonsoki Express Road, Benin-Ore Express Road and Lagos-Benin Express Road."

The governor also gave his administration a pass mark on security, saying in the last three-and-a-half years, night life has been restored in Lagos. He said robbery, especially of banks, have been stamped out. He said more would be done to further enhance the confidence of business owners and investors in Lagos.

Fashola said the first intercity rail project would begin operation in the first quarter of next year, adding: "Our concessionaires have engaged 150 Nigerians to get the work done."

He said provision of water would be privatised, adding that by 2020 about 622 million gallons of water will be supplied in Lagos.

　Dosunmu said if elected, his government would be guided by the philosophy of accountability and concern for the social good. He said the state lacked the capacity to undertake certain developmental projects without the backing of the Federal Government.

　He disagreed with Fashola’s policy on tax saying that Lagosians are being made to pay more tax than they ought to. The PDP, if given the mandate, would restructure the policy and grant tax holidays to manufacturers and major industries.

He said a PDP government, if elected, would introduce a business-friendly tax regime that would not only retain existing businesses but attract new entrants.

Dosunmu criticised the Fashola government’s housing policy which he tagged　"commercial housing schemes". He said provision of housing and other infrastructural facilities should be the responsibility of government and must be offered with proper mortgage facility.　


http://thenationonlineng.net/web3/news/28387.html?print

Anyway, at the end of the day the university is for the benefit of Ekiti as a whole. Let's not let the attempts of those who seek to divide us be successful 

Pretty cool. Full prof in 10-11 years is pretty good, I think. . . not sure how long it takes in the History world, but usually around that amount of time in mine.

Congratulations to her!

Ekiti State is not that big.

Why not locate some of the university assets in Ikole?

Or does everything need to be in one town? 

(I'm not from either town, FWIW.)

wales:
In that time he spent approximately £1.24bn of his own cash on improving public facilities in the region.

Damn. I need to become a billionaire asap so I can fix my own state too