₦airaland Forum

VoteLabourParty:
Maj Gen Muhammadu Buhari must have realised how terrible he was when in frustration dropped the bombshell, on the reason he has been losing election in Igboland and parts of Nigeria where Igbos are residing, stating that it is because he was involved in the Nigerian civil war.

The former dictator speaking on BBC Hausa services said, "the igbos hate him for what happened during the Biafran war". "I don't have any regret, and at such do not owe any apology to them, infact if there is a repeat of the civil war again, I will kill more Igbos to save the country".

The APC presidential candidate, added that this was the reason they never bothered to vote for him anywhere in Nigeria.

There's nothing wrong in sinning but a lot is wrong when you sin and walk around in pride defending your terrible sins.

Nothing in Buhari’s track record points to the recognition, on his part, of any remorse for what he did to the Igbos. Rather, his utterances, policies and body language suggest either utter disdain for the Igbo race or at wholesome dismissal of the group.

Perish the argument that, on two occasions, he picked Igbo candidates as his running mates. The Igbo race was not, and still cannot be fooled by that. Not even if his great grandmother indeed came from the cradle of Igbo land.

The Igbo raison d’etre can be encapsulated within three broad considerations: First, the Igbo want a country in which relationships are underpinned by freedom, fairness, equity and justice. Second, being highly enterprising in the areas of commerce and industry, the Igbo desire a public policy environment that encourages competition and guarantees a level playing field for all. Finally, as very highly mobile people, they crave for a socio-political order that will guarantee freedom of movement, freedom of association and citizenship rights wherever they find themselves.

Have you forgotten what happened in Lagos State where my kinsman from Igboland were deported like goats against the law of Nigeria?

The people were not even given the luxury of the provision of the 1999 Constitution that if you are accused of wrongdoing, you must be given a fair trial. They were not given a chance to say goodbye to their loved ones, they were not given a chance to carry their bags; they were not given a chance to explain themselves. They were summarily arrested and deported in the same country, everybody carries Nigerian passport and up till now, there is no law that says any Nigerian cannot live and work in any part of Nigeria.

We Igbos are known for being adventurous and entrepreneurial; anywhere we settle down is our second home. We invest anywhere; we build houses anywhere.

Perhaps, deporting Igbos from Lagos shows that if APC takes over government, Igbo people may face more stress. Up till now, the Lagos State Government is yet to explain what happened and it has gone ahead to add insult to injury by getting an Igbo man, who works for them — the spokesman of erstwhile ACN in Lagos, Joe Igbokwe — to justify something that is unjustifiable.

But Igbokwe said the persons that were relocated to Onitsha were the destitute, some of whom were mentally unstable, constituting nuisance and security threats; and that the action was aimed at helping them reunite with their families in the South-East.

If you arrest somebody and say the person is mentally unstable, how then are you able to determine which state the person comes from? How were they sure that the person who said he was from Onitsha was not from Kogi? It is only a psychiatrist that can ascertain the mental state of anybody. Even the Lagos traffic law says if you were caught driving against traffic, you would be checked by a psychiatrist to find out whether you are mentally fit or not. But in this case, they were the psychiatrists; they were the executioners; they bundle the people into a truck and drove them to Onitsha. Let them bring the certificates of their psychological evaluation. You can’t arrest somebody because the person does not have a shelter or access to water and conclude that the person is destitute because of his appearance. Maybe, if the person does not carry an ATM card, they will conclude that the person does not have a means of livelihood.

This act is just one of the few policies of APC against ordinary men as Okada riders who were Fashola's campaign tools became a menace immediately he won the election. They can forget all these so quickly but we, the victims won't forget as we use our thumbs for peaceful continuity against the deceitful change being championed by the desperate Tinubu and those who refused to change from worse to good, despite their well orchestrated propaganda, concocted lies and deceit through various media against President Jonathan.


Ukachukwu, a retired civil servant, wrote from Ikwuano, Abia State

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sherrylo:
fake news

mufutau55:
That generalization is not right, we have many competent bricklayers in Nigeria.. you just need to find the right ones.
You mean to tell me there are no bad bricklayers in Togo/Benin? Not so.

Hajji M.

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Muyesky:
Massive gates for you

amokeme:
i really like him.. buh he is really old I just wish we could have a younger version of him..
tinubu's face tho

donphilopus:
It's expected. I can't forget how APC was initially leading the Election before they shifted they did some abracadabra. In fact, the Election was so marred by irregularities!

Where's that guy called Sincere9gerian sef?! I could still remember him running his mouth that day.

barcanista:
My brother, there are officials of inec that are on the paylist of PDP. Better late than never anyway.

doctokwus:
Just finished reading the posts and just as I suspected these PDP agents on nland are shameless liars.Its also unfortunate INEC allowed itself to be manipulated Thank God for the judge that corrected d anomaly today.
Up APC.
Said buhari!

barcanista:
My brother, this is victory for Democracy and rule of law. APC!!!!!!!!!!!!! #Change!!!!!! Sai Buhari!!!!

doctokwus:
Pls can you post the link of that thread on nairaland?I want to read d lies the PDP goons wud have been spinning that period.
@topic,Niger state was already locked for APC, its the margin of victory that is just important.

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spyder880:
Honestly speaking, I have thought so much of visiting the US this year ending or in 2016 for more direct lectures especially as it concerns alternative methods. My sister who lives there had invited me last year but I was so busy with client's projects. I know there are many things to learn first hand, from bricks to wood to glass and even tiles. I will keep planning for a short trip, maybe for a month or two.

CityNG:
I'm glad you like some of the designs. We need to encourage each other and explore different opportunities.

If Nigerian builders are so hell bent on using concrete then heck let's get on with it then

Stained concrete will be another way to save money since you won't have to tile or carpet (you'll just use area rugs in key areas).

Another idea of mine in my build will be to use wood or steel for staircase.

Also Oga Spyder how feasible is using styrofoam blocks with poured concrete to make exterior walls?You'll get guaranteed straight walls done in a few hours.

My invitation to Oga Spyder still stands, I will write an invitation letter (whatever value that holds with the embassy) and put you up for a week or two so you can see first hand the methods being used today. I'm happy to see that you're now considering aluminium parapet. When I say the elaborate labour it takes to set up the forms I knew it was totally a waste. There's more improvement that can be made.

CityNG:
I really couldn't tell but I know one has a retractable roof over the atrium.

Oga Spyder, has stained concrete has made it to Nigeria yet? That's what I want.