₦airaland Forum

FreedomfromtheT:
You now concur that most Yorubas helped to boot president Jonathan out of office while the Igbos overwhelmingly stood with him in tick and in thin both in 2011 and 2015. So who now loves the Southsouth- Igbos or Yorubas?

Reality3080:
igbos never loved the south south but they were in agreement with pdp n anyone the pdp presented from 99 to 23 igbos followed like sheep till they got betrayed

Oya name just 1 president out of pdp that igbos voted since 99 to 23

FreedomfromtheT:
If Igbos hate the Southsouth, they wouldn't have supported Goodluck Jonathan almost 100%.
If the Yorubas love the Southsouth, I don't think they would have joined others to humiliate and bully him out of office.

givedemwotowoto:
East West Road is there Mr man! Go and finish it first before embarking on a coastal highway of fraud

We all know what Tinubu’s plans are for this road but karma is a b!tch

You people are too evil minded in this country. You are ready to destroy Nigeria while claiming to love it.

You are the same people who were praising Buhari for 8 years while he was destroying Nigeria’s economy

Now you’re desperately trying to sell another fraud to Nigerians.

Una no de tire for all these lies and propaganda?

EmperorCaesar:
U think he'll reply you with a reasonable answer??

He'll come here and start giving incoherent response

givedemwotowoto:
Shut the f** up! A government that announced end of subsidy but still paying secretly does not do what it says

A government that claimed it floated the naira but still secretly defending it until they’re caught does not do what it says

Karma karma karma. SS will give Tinubu 2 by 2 in 2027

Ofunaofu:
Should we celebrate a notorious narcotics drug trafficker engaging in criminal state capture

igbarasdynasty:
Now the Big Question.

Has BAT stopped doing drugs



Bat-Keepers over to you.

Ibime:
Leave story. Usyk was saved in this match by the haymaker in round 9 otherwise he would have lost decisively on points. That's heavyweight boxing, all it takes is one punch. That's why a Hassim Rahman could beat Lennox Lewis. But today Usyk was not a better boxer than Fury until the haymaker in the 9th rewired Fury brain. On pure boxing, Fury was ahead decisively.

AJ lost decisively to Usyk on pure boxing on all judges scorecards. Unike AJ, Fury has been a boxer from childhood and can live with and outbox Usyk on the pure art of boxing. Na just haymaker make am lose today. He lost 4 consecutive points from round 9 to 11 based on that haymaker alone and that allowed Usyk to edge the scorecards.

okoro:
after the North 8 years we will support South south before going back to the north again

amoreobansu:
The renewed moves for an alliance or merger between the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, and his Labour Party (LP) counterpart, Peter Obi, have raised concerns among some leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 electioneering circle.

Recall that Atiku and Obi who ran together on the platform of the PDP for the presidency in 2019 went their separate ways in 2022 in a move many analysts believed paved the way for the victory of the APC in the 2023 presidential election.

Though both of them could not unseat then President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2019 presidential election with their 11,262,978 votes after the former president polled 15,191,847 votes, their combined vote of 13,086,053 in the 2023 election was more than the winning vote of Bola Tinubu of the APC, who got 8,794,726 votes.

The recent development perhaps informed the position of political analysts and politicians across divides that should the talks of alliance or merger being pushed by Atiku and the Professor Pat Utomi-led National Consultative Front (NCFront) materialise before the 2027 presidential election, with Obi on board, the APC may have a stronger challenge to surmount.


The renewed moves for an alliance or merger between the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, and his Labour Party…

The renewed moves for an alliance or merger between the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, and his Labour Party (LP) counterpart, Peter Obi, have raised concerns among some leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 electioneering circle.

Recall that Atiku and Obi who ran together on the platform of the PDP for the presidency in 2019 went their separate ways in 2022 in a move many analysts believed paved the way for the victory of the APC in the 2023 presidential election.

Though both of them could not unseat then President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2019 presidential election with their 11,262,978 votes after the former president polled 15,191,847 votes, their combined vote of 13,086,053 in the 2023 election was more than the winning vote of Bola Tinubu of the APC, who got 8,794,726 votes.

The recent development perhaps informed the position of political analysts and politicians across divides that should the talks of alliance or merger being pushed by Atiku and the Professor Pat Utomi-led National Consultative Front (NCFront) materialise before the 2027 presidential election, with Obi on board, the APC may have a stronger challenge to surmount.

2027: PDP members will decide my fate – Atiku
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Atiku, who has been clamouring for a coalition of opposition parties, received some political heavyweights as visitors in Abuja in the last week. First was the visit of his running mate for the 2023 election, Ifeanyi Okowa, on May 9. Okowa had maintained a silent approach since the election, and his visit to the former VP was said to have signaled fresh permutations.

But it was the visit of Obi on Monday that more or less let out the cat from the bag. This is because Obi also visited two strong PDP leaders, Bukola Saraki and Sule Lamido, on the same day. And when Lamido, a former Jigawa State governor, himself, visited Atiku 24 hours later, observers said this only confirmed reports that it was Lamido, a strong ally of Atiku, that set the stage for Obi’s meeting with the former VP a day earlier.

While the fresh moves have been said to rattle the APC, it would be recalled that the party also earlier was rattled by talks that former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, was working towards a coalition of interests using the platform of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) after he held several meetings with leaders from different parties and visited the secretariat of the SDP.

Several chieftains of the APC, who spoke with Daily Trust about the latest moves involving Atiku and Obi, said the alliance talks and moves had been sending shivers down the spines of most of them, especially in view of the precarious state of the economy which had further pushed more Nigerians into the poverty zone.

“Let me tell you the truth; within the party hierarchy, this alliance is being talked about all the time, and the hope is for it to collapse like a domino before it even gets serious traction,” said a party chieftain from one of the North West states who is close to the national leadership of the APC.

He said the problem the country had found itself in with some of the policies of the government had pushed more people away from the ruling party, hence that it would be disastrous if the masses saw an Atiku/Obi alliance as a viable alternative in 2027.

“Beyond the economic realities, you know some of our leaders, especially in the North, are not happy with the president. With the exception of the NSA (Nuhu Ribadu), it’s difficult to find anyone among the top Northerners close to Mr President who doesn’t have reservations.

“Look at the situation with the national chairman (Abdullahi Umar Ganduje). You know a lot of our people believe that the Kano State Government wouldn’t have gathered the liver to do what they are doing if not for perhaps support from the top as part of the plot to edge him out. Don’t forget, some people are still not satisfied with how Nasir el-Rufai was treated by the presidency,” he said.

He added that there was the belief now that only Atiku could rally Northern votes, hence that with this, it would be suicidal for the APC to allow him to consolidate this with an alliance with Obi who had huge support in the South with his Obidient Movement.

“The argument that both (Atiku and Obi) failed in 2019 does not hold water again because of the Buhari factor in 2019. The situation is different now as evidenced by the 2023 results, where we only survived by the whiskers. The Buhari factor is no longer there for the APC in the North, and the economic realities have further eroded the little goodwill our party still enjoys in the North. So, if we joke with their alliance talks, then it may be too late by 2027,” he added.

Corroborating this view, another party chieftain from one of the Southern states observed that there was also disenchantment in the president’s stronghold in the South West, with many raising concerns about the appointments by the president going mostly to politicians from the Lagos axis.

On Tuesday, the women leaders of the party, during their protest rally to the party’s national headquarters, lamented that they had been neglected after working to deliver results for the party. They expressed grievances over their exclusion from the distribution of palliatives and appointments, accusing the party of using and abandoning them after the 2023 elections.

Citing the example of the women leaders, the party chieftain, who asked not to be named, said this was a common apprehension among party leaders across the country, hence that the success of any alliance between Atiku and Obi might turn some of them away from the party.

Nothing to worry about — Ex-APC chair

But a former acting National Chairman of the APC, Hilliard Eta, told Daily Trust Saturday in a telephone interview that there was nothing new about Obi, Atiku and others meeting to cook a political meal, saying it was not a threat to the APC.

He said, “APC welcomes the virile, responsive and responsible opposition if, by coming together, they will be able to provide that; that will be fantastic.

“But there is nothing new about Obi, Atiku, Saraki, Lamido and others meeting. It is a PDP meeting. It has always been like that. There is nothing new.

“When Buhari and Tinubu joined forces in 2013, they were from different political platforms and political enclaves, and they came together. This one is not exactly like the one we had in 2013. So, it is not a threat to the APC.”

Also, a member of the APC National Caucus, Chief Sam Nkire, told Daily Trust in a telephone interview that defeating the APC in 2027 would be a hard nut to crack, noting that before the 2027 elections, the APC-led government would have delivered on its campaign promises and made Nigerians happy.

He said there was no vacancy for the office of president in 2027, but insisted that by 2031 power must shift to the South East.

It’s a big threat to APC if… — Analysts

But analysing the development, Aminu Yakudima, a public affairs commentator, said the opposition’s strategy to wrest power from the APC in 2027 was a big threat to the APC.

He said if the proponents of the force succeeded, the APC would be compelled to wake up from its slumber.

Similarly, a professor of political sociology at the University of Abuja, Abubakar Kari, told Daily Trust Saturday that if the internal crises in the parties involved were resolved and a strong force was formed, it would give the APC a big fight.

He, however, said the big fight would depend on the political dynamics before the 2027 elections.

He said, “I don’t think we are going to remain like this. Yes, Tinubu has not lived up to expectations, but he has spent just a year. He may change. He may perform in the next two and a half years and the story will change.”


https://dailytrust.com/2027-atiku-obis-alliance-moves-unsettle-apc-stalwarts/

72virginGATEWAY:
Yes but na only one frog was caught kpakam for Chicago

72virginGATEWAY:
And the only deity S.W can produce is a cocaine sniffing animal?

Alexious:
OWORONSHOKI DROP OFF WARNING

There is presently a ring of extorting LASTMA officials and embedded MOPOL at the Oworonshoki end of the Third Mainland Bridge ready to fleece private vehicle drivers who plan to drop off a passenger/passengers.

Coming from Lagos Island, at the foot of the 3rd Mainland Bridge is a massive bus stop built by former Governor Ambode. Within that space there are 5 lanes for possible drop off.

The first 3 are for public transport, while the last 2 are for private vehicles. Now because the posts for directions are fairly high the average driver will not see it (and most after than not he/she doesn't even expect a differentiation).

If you attempt to use any of the first 3 lanes, you will not be warned off. The moment you park and your passenger is about to drop; the LASTMA official will pounce on you, informing you that you just dropped passengers on a wrong lane.

At this point any attempt to beg or plead your ignorance is a waste of time. Next they threaten to impound your vehicle for days and maybe send you to Oshodi for driver training. The average Lagos driver quickly arranges to "settle " the matter immediately. The driver (who is usually in a hurry anyway) is asked to settle himself with about N5,000.00 to N10,000.00. This is done in a small compound at the North of this bus park.

As expected, only cash will be accepted, and the collector is a civilian -to protect the extortionists from the risk of a hidden camera. This man then transfers the cash to the LASTMA officials later in the day.

Advice

IF YOU HAVE TO DROP OFF A PASSENGER AT OWORONSHOKI, LOOK UP AND READ THE PARKING INSTRUCTIONS. PRESENTLY THE FIRST 3 LANES ARE FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT;WHILE THE LAST 2 ARE FOR PRIVATE VEHICLES. BY THE TIME THIS POST GOES VIRAL, THEY MAY MOVE THE POSTS; SO IT IS BEST TO LOOK OUT FOR THE CORRECT LANE ON THE SIGN POSTS BEFORE CHOOSING.

PLEASE LET THIS ALERT GO VIRAL BY FORWARDING TO ALL YOUR PLATFORMS

-CONCERNED CITIZEN.

LagosFirstSon:
How do you defend this criminality ?

Newlymarried:
A Ugandan Senator took to social media to proudly show off the bridge he repaired for his constituents.



Hon. Protazio Begumisa, the MP Ndorwa East

Mervingreat:
Yes that is obi real name. I never seen any igbo so notoriously and dangerously bittered like obi it so shameful.

I swear to heaven we will never allow a bittered soul like obi to near our Aso Rock gate, never.

God forbit!!!

HopeUzodinma:
Console yourself. You voted based on tribe and religion, see where it landed you. You are just few naira away from being a beggar. Instead of you to focus on how to escape this multi dimensional poverty tinubu has landed you into, your major focus is Peter Obi. A man that would have saved you and yours. Blind bewitched fool.