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Politics / Re: Niger Delta Ex-militants Endorse Peter Obi For President by Foolishbuhari: 11:19pm On Feb 02, 2023 |
Jflex07:We dey look am make e dey play. Las las Simi e stooge no go enter there. E go see 8 Likes 3 Shares |
Politics / Niger Delta Ex-militants Endorse Peter Obi For President by Foolishbuhari: 9:56pm On Feb 02, 2023 |
A coalition of former militants and agitators of Niger Delta resource control have endorsed and declared support to the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi in the forthcoming general elections. Source https://tribuneonlineng.com/niger-delta-ex-militants-endorse-peter-obi-for-president-says-hes-symbol-of-new-nigeria/ 168 Likes 20 Shares
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Politics / Re: See Y Nairaland Deleted My Thread Asking Yorubas Not To Refer North As Betrayers by Foolishbuhari: 8:53pm On Feb 02, 2023 |
EngrKemp: I remember telling some of you batists on this forum that Bola is the weakest candidate in this race but y'all didn't believe me. I told Garfield and some other guy about something called the tyranny of the majority Anyways una son dey see am now abi? A southern presidential candidate without a southern base outside the SW; which isn't even sure for him. The SW will vote for their son but the north will leave theirs? Now y'all are crying about what's fair or not? February is upon us though. I just need Bola not to give up but intensify efforts in the north. Buy as much votes as he can. He and Atiku needs to cancel themselves in the NW and NE. Peter needs that to win on the first ballot. 4 Likes |
Politics / Re: Picture Of Peter Obi And Sultan Of Sokoto Surfaces by Foolishbuhari: 8:39pm On Feb 02, 2023 |
LegendHero: If shame would let you, kindly go through this article on vanguard https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/07/peter-obi-a-lesson-in-perseverance/amp/ Who's the idiot now? I hope you have the decency to apologize. You and Mynd44 who locked a thread without caring to confirm it's veracity. CC: Yorubalandlord, |
Politics / Peter Obi: A Lesson In Perseverance (early Life, Businesses) 2018 by Foolishbuhari: 8:32pm On Feb 02, 2023 |
By Valentine Obienyem Today, the 19th of July, 2018, Mr. Peter Obi, the former Governor of Anambra State turns fifty-seven. Besides Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, whom I did serials on his birthdays, he is the only other person I have rashly laid upon myself the task of writing on in commemoration of his birthdays. He is one of the few in Nigeria whose lives a keen observer can look at and proclaim how good they are. From Ojukwu to Obi is justified because the two great Igbo sons are coins of the same mould and mint, however different in dates. This is especially evident in their understanding of service to the people as revolving around two foci: selflessness and integrity. Both are geniuses in their own rights and by Nigerian standards. It is notorious that geniuses accord with one another as harmoniously as dynamite with fire, even when some little tigers being fed with milk tried to put a wedge between them. Ojukwu in his wisdom recognized those little tigers and often advised Obi to watch them to know when they grow teeth. The prisms of hard work, governance, integrity, astuteness… If people like Obi are subpoenaed before the judgement-seat of reason for follies of life we shall sue for the return of our money. If, on the contrary, we consult them for the lessons of life, they shall offer us more than we shall bargain for. In the past, I tried to look at Obi from the prisms of hard work, governance, integrity, astuteness, single-mindedness and stubborn adherence to principles. Today, I include his odd quirks. We shall see some of those things he did while growing up. O yes, we can say of him having in mind the famous Terence paragraph in Self Tormentor: “Homo Sum, humani nihil a me aliennumputo” (I am human, and nothing human is alien to me). Obi is human and nothing human is alien to him. He was born in the commercial city of Onitsha, where he obtained his primary and secondary education; except for an interlude at Father Joseph Secondary School, Aguleri, where his uncle served as Principal. His precocity manifested in the area of business. Looking at the trajectory of his life, one can submit that he was born naturally with the business vigour of the Obis running in his veins. He was first and foremost a businessman, before other features –diplomacy, parsimony, conciliation and governance – took turns dominating his busy life. He often tells us how his teacher at Kellogg influenced his entry into politics. Anyone who has not heard the tale will most probably think that from his Uncle, Hon. Nwabo-Alor, he derived by a kind of avuncular heredity an inclination towards radical politics. Radical not in terms of hot volcano erupting now and then, but in being driven by an independent spirit that has seen him in trouble a lot of times by insisting that the right thing must be done in spite all odds. Obi is a thoroughbred Igbo son. Early in his life, he showed signs of what the future has in stock for his life. Barely out of diapers as a pupil of Santa Maria Primary School, Onitsha, he engaged in varied trading. First, was wholesale purchase of kerosene and retailing same in bottles. His loving mother saw the unusual business inclination and early experience with money as likely to have undue negative influence on his growth and development. Like all fond parents, his mother – known during her time as a matron of dignity and wisdom who sedulously trained her children after the husband bowed early to the supreme arbitrament of death – was not comfortable with his early exposure to the science of making money. She tried to stop him, but gifted in native intelligence and all known principles of persuasion, Peter Obi convinced his mother to allow him. But one of the ironies of his life is that despite early exposure, money does not have any charm for him. From marketing of kerosene in primary school, Peter Obi moved on to the sale of eggs from Olikeze and Onwuka Farms in Agbor and Awka respectively, while he was a student of Christ the King College (CKC), Onitsha. Thenceforth he ventured into fashion. Apart from academics, his past-time, as with successful entrepreneurs, was watching and gauging people’s reactions to trending fashion as copied from the attires of famous singers and sportsmen. This was how as a secondary school boy, he designed foreign shoes like the one his excitable friend, Mr. Benji Uba called “three layers”, and “flanner” and went to Enugu for the mass production. Students and young traders fell over one another buying the products. He did the same for “bongo” trousers that was in vague at that time. When you hear that he had taxis running for him as a secondary school boy, do not be surprised. His is a living story as opposed to fairy tales of those who claimed they started making money from their mothers’ wombs. As a student in CKC, he was already travelling to London with older friends and importing goods in containers. As an undergraduate at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), Peter Obi was a big-time importer of five and more containers of various wares in one order. Among his several customers, the well-known Awusaku of Onitsha at the time marketed tiles from him. He also ventured into property. It was during that period that he built the houses rented by the then Savannah Bank in Omor and Nsukka. Indeed, the present Sultan of Sokoto was his tenant as a young military officer serving in Nsukka area. Best club and party dancer As a young man, Peter Obi was fully human and enjoyed his life to the fullest. Seeing him today, you would not even know that he was the best club and party dancer among his many friends and contemporaries. He also indulged in tangents to the curve of love. From what we hear from those close to him, we may presume that where there is still so much smoke there was once a flame. Take a sampler: Once he was driving his friends, including a girlfriend, in his newly-acquired Peugeot 505 car. They got to a place and met some people who passed from admiring the vehicle to pricing it. Because Peter Obi had a business he wanted to explore, but did not have enough money to do so, he offered to sell the vehicle to the people and there and then. His scandalized friends, including the young lady, had to continue their trip in public transport. Two days later, Peter Obi was off to London and as soon as he concluded the new venture, he bought a brand new BMW! There are many interesting stories about him and each is parked with lessons of life. At the wedding of one of his cousins in Enugu, many people saw him waiting for public transport to the reception. Most of them stopped to give him a lift, which he declined. In fact, a girlfriend to one of his friends remarked that they should leave the man (Obi) who appeared to be enjoying his poverty. When they later talked about the event and it was revealed that the three most-graded vehicles used for the wedding were owned by Peter Obi, the young woman sought Obi’s hotel room ostensibly to apologize to him but actually to woo his friendship. Peter Obi lived a normal life that characterizes all stages of human development. One of the interesting things about him is that he did not remain becalmed in any of the stages. That is not say his life is devoid of follies; after all, as Cicero said: “There is nothing so absurd, but that it may be found in the book of philosophies”. He once angrily retrieved what he bought for his girlfriend on discovering her liaisons with other men. Obi’s transition to one of Nigeria’s most successful politicians in terms of performance was not by accident. He is a perfectionist who puts in 100% efforts in whatever he chooses to do, even if it does not yield the maximum result. His friend, Benji Uba tells a story of sometime in the 1980s, when he and Obi stayed in the house of Ike Nwabunike: “Each time we travelled to London, Ike would always give us money to run errands for him and ask us to keep the change. In 1987, Peter bought his own house. When Ike heard it, he was so amazed that he dropped the plate of food from his hands. Ike was rightly perplexed that the young man he accommodated was able to buy a house in London without a mortgage! Ike was very happy and thereafter used Peter as an example for others. In the same year, Peter started investing in London and Nigerian stock markets unaffected by the bedlam of politics”. Source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/07/peter-obi-a-lesson-in-perseverance/amp/ NB: This is just an extract of the man's life. Mr LegendHero, hope you can see the link on there about the Sultan of Sokoto and how he stayed at a house Peter Obi built back then at Nsukka. FYI this article was written in 2018 CC: Yorubalandlord Penguin Moderators please push to FP CC: Mynd44, nlfpmod |
Politics / Re: What Are The 24 States Atiku And Peter Obi Can Get 25% From by Foolishbuhari: 8:08pm On Feb 02, 2023 |
jumper524:Bola won't even get 25% in 20 states but let's watch and see. 2 Likes |
Politics / Re: Who Noticed That Reno Omokri Is No Longer Talking by Foolishbuhari: 8:06pm On Feb 02, 2023 |
Someone hopped on his matter on Twitter recently and dared him to continue his vitrols at Peter Obi. He's since gone mute especially after the person got the guy Reno sent to spy on him in the US, arrested. 9 Likes |
Politics / Re: El-Rufai: Peter Obi Is A Nollywood Actor, He Can't Win Election (Video) by Foolishbuhari: 8:03pm On Feb 02, 2023 |
I'm just waiting for president Peter Obi to act on those long forgotten files that fingered elrufai as sponsoring terrorism in Nigeria. Elrufai will learn first hand what the criminals at apkaka forest saw at Peter Obi's hands. E go collect! 😂😊 47 Likes 2 Shares |
Politics / Re: Protest In Lagos Over Scarcity Of New Naira Notes (video) by Foolishbuhari: 3:55pm On Feb 02, 2023 |
I hope these APC terrorists know it's buhari there, not Jonathan. Anyone who tries to disturb the peace of Lagos, I hope Operation still water speaks to them in a language they'll understand God bless Nigeria God bless buhari the best thing to Nigeria after fried rice and chicken! 28 Likes |
Politics / Re: Re: Peter Obi In Sokoto -mr Legendhero, Are You Willing To Eat Your Words Now? by Foolishbuhari: 3:29pm On Feb 02, 2023 |
wegevv:@yorubalandlord, I hope Mynd44 apologized to you for inadvertently closing a legitimate thread on grounds of falsehood without any evidence? It's high time MODs on this forum dropped their demi god status on this forum! 2 Likes |
Politics / Re: Picture Of Peter Obi And Sultan Of Sokoto Surfaces by Foolishbuhari: 3:20pm On Feb 02, 2023 |
Yorubalandlord:As ought! That mynd guy is just plain ignorant! 1 Like |
Politics / Re: Ugwuanyi Has Greatly Transformed Nsukka District, Should Be Rewarded With Senato by Foolishbuhari: 11:08am On Feb 02, 2023 |
Na thunder go fire both you and the fat obese pig called ugwuanyi. Useless clueless man! Destroyed the legacies of Sullivan whilst he went around enugu looking for lands to steal! Na God go punish una two. Tueh!! |
Politics / Re: Watch Moment Oba If Benin Refused To Bless Desperate Tinubu by Foolishbuhari: 11:03am On Feb 02, 2023 |
They will soon come to curse Oba oh. Useless people 😂😂 2 Likes |
TV/Movies / Re: 'Peter Obi' Nollywood Movie Trailer, With Yul Edochie Playing Peter Obi by Foolishbuhari: 8:25am On Feb 02, 2023 |
Yul na goat 😂😂😊😂😂 42 Likes 1 Share |
Politics / Re: Obiano And Wife Chased Out Of Market By Traders Chanting Obi by Foolishbuhari: 8:16am On Feb 02, 2023 |
Echoban:My brother he did more than well believe me. For the first time a governor priotized local firms in anambra to build infrastructure. No kick backs requested. Imagine such a man, a servant leader as Nigerian president. You may be a batist but ask yourself if bat is what Nigeria really needs at this point. Ask yourself if he's fit enough for this job. This is 200 million people bro! Would you entrust it to a Bola who's not too fit and is paired with a VP with terrorist tendencies? These are the questions bro. 1 Like |
Politics / Re: Obiano And Wife Chased Out Of Market By Traders Chanting Obi by Foolishbuhari: 12:20am On Feb 02, 2023 |
femisplash:Brother when no wise. Why didn't he go for the debate Peter challenged him for, to prove his allegations?
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Politics / Re: Obiano And Wife Chased Out Of Market By Traders Chanting Obi by Foolishbuhari: 12:19am On Feb 02, 2023 |
Echoban:How many years does a man have to do "everything"? Can a man do everything? You do your best at the moment and leave the rest for the next man which is why they say government is continuum. That said, I don't think we appreciate Peter Obi enough on what he did at Anambra state. Note, I'm a Deltan, not even an Anambra person nor Igbo but I know how that state was back then, being that I schooled at Enugu. Anambra state was a dump! You see how we laugh at Abia state today, Anambra could have been another Abia state or worse. I'll take it in bits so maybe you can get the picture; 1. Insecurity: it was terrible at Anambra. What Peter did here isn't talked about enough. At Anambra, kidnappers, bank robbers and other societal misfits ran amock before he came in. There was a popular hideout for them, Apkapa forest. Peter cleaned the place, today the place is a residential area. 2. Salary and gratuity backlog: Peter came into government and met a backlog of salaries, gratuities, pensions amounting to over ₦35 billion. Peter cleared them all before he left office. 3. Peter built the industrial zone called Harbour layout at onitsha. This man linked all the rural communities in anambra state to the capital. Man even built a whole ANSU campus and a teaching hospital from scratch. These and more, the man did. Now about the airport, do you know the airport land was bought by Peter Obi? Many do not know because the man won't say. He believes he did his job and he left! Peter turned anambra from the brinks into something people can even talk about today. You know how you lay a foundation and it's not beautiful at first until you begin to build, that is what Peter did. I can't really tell you enough because typing texts isn't my Forte but I appreciated Peter Obi more in 2013 when I approached bank of Industry for a loan. They told me they worked by counterpart funding and my state didn't keep money with them. Peter on the other hand left billions with them which anambra people used to build businesses and lift themselves out of poverty. He did these and more yet proceeded to save for his predecessor even though he met nothing but debts and squalor. What more could you ask from him? About the old thread, it's usual for people to curse and be impatient when things are shaping up. To be fair also he did more in his second tenure because he had a real tumultuous first tenure. Impeached twice, fought and came back twice, illegal election, things like that. When he left, Anambra state was one of the most secure states in Nigeria, least poverty rate, they smashed the MDGs, grew their GDP to 40%, worked on improved power supply. Yet he still managed to save. Hear from Obiano himself before politics ruined things. Respect that man Peter! Matter of facts I've been Obidient since 2012 after I came into onitsha one day and say everywhere had changed. Again respect Peter!! 1 Like
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Politics / Re: Obiano And Wife Chased Out Of Market By Traders Chanting Obi by Foolishbuhari: 8:53pm On Feb 01, 2023 |
femisplash:You didn't believe the words of the governor who built it but you want to believe the one who began his govt by borrowing 100bn naira to build a new govt house. Senility sure reigns supreme in your camp. |
Politics / Re: Are We Sure This Man Wants To Hand Over Power? by Foolishbuhari: 8:36pm On Feb 01, 2023 |
Ex buharist? You're mad! Very very mad! 9 Likes |
Politics / Re: Yorubas Should Never Ever Refer To Northerners As Betrayers Ever Again(photos) by Foolishbuhari: 8:34pm On Feb 01, 2023 |
ahiboilandgas:K |
Politics / Re: Obiano And Wife Chased Out Of Market By Traders Chanting Obi by Foolishbuhari: 8:32pm On Feb 01, 2023 |
femisplash:So airports don't need maintenance? It's no wonder you support the senile bat. The Dumbos are all in his camp |
Politics / Re: Obiano And Wife Chased Out Of Market By Traders Chanting Obi by Foolishbuhari: 7:29pm On Feb 01, 2023 |
femisplash: If you have data, kindly watch this. https://twitter.com/chude__/status/1554832562207436803?s=21 I don't have the time, neither the patience to engage in name calling. That was from Obiano himself. Thanks 1 Like |
Politics / Re: Re: Peter Obi In Sokoto -mr Legendhero, Are You Willing To Eat Your Words Now? by Foolishbuhari: 7:15pm On Feb 01, 2023 |
ubest1:I swear! Nothing sure again 😂😂😂 1 Like |
Politics / Re: Yorubas Should Never Ever Refer To Northerners As Betrayers Ever Again(photos) by Foolishbuhari: 7:09pm On Feb 01, 2023 |
ahiboilandgas:The southern candidate we have and know is Peter Obi. Vote LP! 21 Likes 1 Share |
Politics / Re: Obiano And Wife Chased Out Of Market By Traders Chanting Obi by Foolishbuhari: 7:01pm On Feb 01, 2023 |
femisplash:Built with monies left to him by Peter Obi. Some of the investments the man bought would even mature by this 2023. So cry harder 7 Likes |
Politics / Re: Obiano And Wife Chased Out Of Market By Traders Chanting Obi by Foolishbuhari: 6:59pm On Feb 01, 2023 |
femisplash:. Come put small money biko 6 Likes |
Politics / Re: Yorubas Should Never Ever Refer To Northerners As Betrayers Ever Again(photos) by Foolishbuhari: 5:45pm On Feb 01, 2023 |
How the cookie crumbled! Even James Hardley Chase wouldn't see this coming 😂😂😂😂 45 Likes |
Business / Re: Old Banknotes Redeemable Only At CBN After Deadline - Emefiele by Foolishbuhari: 5:36pm On Feb 01, 2023 |
Ireportlive:Poverty multiplication party. See how gleeful you are about the prospects of vote trading. Third sure for una Bola Sha... 3rd over sure for am 3 Likes |
Business / Re: Old Banknotes Redeemable Only At CBN After Deadline - Emefiele by Foolishbuhari: 5:34pm On Feb 01, 2023 |
UncommonLogic:Cry 2 Likes
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Business / Re: Old Banknotes Redeemable Only At CBN After Deadline - Emefiele by Foolishbuhari: 5:33pm On Feb 01, 2023 |
Ireportlive:The average vote seller in thr village would want to go to through that abi? You will learn 😂😂😂 1 Like |
Politics / Re: Re: Peter Obi In Sokoto -mr Legendhero, Are You Willing To Eat Your Words Now? by Foolishbuhari: 5:29pm On Feb 01, 2023 |
tuborme:Leave them. They'll learn! They've began to cry about Obi visiting neglected places in the north and campaigning there. They'll learn hard lessons! 12 Likes |
Politics / Re: Re: Peter Obi In Sokoto -mr Legendhero, Are You Willing To Eat Your Words Now? by Foolishbuhari: 5:26pm On Feb 01, 2023 |
Nwaetche:Thanks my brother. 24 days to #ObiWon 10 Likes 1 Share |
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