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Ijaws, Urhobo, Isoko, Edo, Igbo, Igala, Idoma, Itsekiri, Hausa, Efik/Ibibio etc. Let's decide in 2015. We are LAGOSIANS!!

Let the game begin..

Ijaws, Urhobo, Isoko, Edo, Igbo, Igala, Idoma, Itsekiri, Hausa, Efik/Ibibio etc. Let's decide in 2015. We are LAGOSIANS!!

danjohn: I have truly come to realize that in politics there are no permanent friends and enemies. I completely agree with PointB on this one. Lagos is a microcosm of Nigeria. If there is any state in Nigeria where a non-indigene can get elected, it would be Lagos. Lagos could set the pace for national integration. Nigeria needs to move away from State of origin and start focusing on state of residence. If a person has made Lagos his home, has children enrolled in Lagos school, owns a business that contributes to the Lagos economy, and is an active member of the community, why shouldn't such a person be given a shot at rising through the ranks of the political ranks in Lagos?

I guess, Lagosians would prefer an Alao Akala to replace Fashola than a Donald Duke to replace Fashola. I am from the South South and for the record, if Fashola met the residency requirement of my state, I wouldnt mind if he became governor of my state. We need to shine our eyes in Nigeria and stop being sentimental. We need good governance and we need it now. If a Hausa man or an Idoma man or an Igbo woman can complete Fashola's vision of making Lagos state a mega city then so be it.

Right on point bro!!

jason123: Stop wasting your time. The only "non-indigenes" interested in your adventures are fellow Igbos. Most non-indigenes don't have time for this. I'll advise any political party (like PPA..lol...who presented an Igbo woman with a Yoruba middle-name in the last election. I think only her family voted for her..lol) that wants to present an IGBO man not to WASTE their money. It will be a colossal waste!

The fact that Igbos make-up greatest number of population of non-indigenous lagosians will never guarantee their being the governor in 2015. It will interest to have an origin of edo, delta, as well as benue, kaduna, ebonyi etc flying the popular candidate flag for LAGOS GOVERNOR. The electorates in lagos will decide!

koruji: Again, if you don't know, you are promoting conspiracy against Yoruba in Yoruba-land.
You will bite more than you can chew and lose you head in the process.
Olosi - you haven't learnt any lessons, as I have always said on this forum.

There is no conspiracy against lagos indigenes. We are compaigning as rightful citizens of one nigeria, and we hope lagos indigenes give maximum support to any popular LAGOSIAN candidate come 2015. We are Lagosians!!

The alliance by LP, APGA, ANPP, CPC in lagos will be the breakthrough in havin NON-INDIGENOUS LAGOS GOVERNOR in 2015.

jason123: Stop wasting your time. You wouldn't get deputy Governor, not to talk of Governor. Any party that presents an Igbo man (either as DG or Governor) will lose Lagos. You've heard it here first!

The only non-indigenes that have a chance are probably Edos or Itsekiris men, even at that, their chances are still very slim.

LAGOS GOVERNOR WILL BE ELECTED BY LAGOSIAN residing in LGA'S in LAGOS territory. If EDO or ITSEKIRI can present a popular candidate that's the way to go. WE ARE LAGOSIANS.. YES WE CAN!!

Gbawe: I believe a non-Yoruba will be governor of Lagos in the end but that will happen when evolution makes that possible. When I mentioned Obama, I mean that a young man of Nigerian origin is being touted as able to achieve in the UK what Obama has achieved in the US. All this because attitudes has changed and evolution has taken care of things to ensure many now view Umunna as equal to them instead of insisting , as we see here, he is 'less entitled'. Obama, whatever the crisis the Nation was facing, could not have been President of the USA in 1960 America.

I would encourage anyone who truly loves Lagos , wherever they are from, to actively become involved in its politics. The journey of a thousand miles must begin somewhere and we will someday get to a situation where trusted Individuals many Lagosians believe have the utmost interest of the State at heart, whatever their origin, can become Governor. That time is not 2015 and may not even be upon us in the next 2 decades.

THAT'S NOT THE THEORY OF CHANGE. NON-INDIGENOUS LAGOS GOVERNOR 2015: THE CHANGE IS NOW

Eze Promoe: [color=olive]What baffles me most is that there was nothing like Igbo mentioned in the topic but the first thought the Yorubas will bear is 'these Igbos have come again'. I don't know why at the mention of the word, 'IGBO', the whole nation trembles! Does this mean we're the greatest? Still thinking. Hated by Yorubas mostly (but unfortunately for them, there's nothing they can do about it), Hated by Hausas (they express theirs bitterly by murder), even our neighbouring Ijaws (they would prefer been slaves to the Hausas than have Igbos around them). Why?[/color]

We ve expressed it time after time, THIS IS NOT IGBO AGENDA!!! LAGOSIANS WANT A CHANGE..

Just go through this link to see part of the reasons we want change in lagos come 2015. WE ARE LAGOSIANS.. https://www.nairaland.com/1152985/acn-ever-win-election-lagos

Gbawe: Thank you for your refreshing honesty and outlook. Any Lagosian, wherever they are from, should try and build the structure to become Governor of Lagos if that is their desire. Nigeria cannot exist in a vacuum and evolution will not bypass or spare us. What is happening worldwide will eventually be seen in Nigeria also. After all, many individuals of Nigerian origin are political leaders in places like the UK with the likes of Chuka Umunna touted a future Obama of the UK.

Worldwide, folks take a passionate interest in landmass they use and are affiliated with.They enter politics because they want the Cities and State they love and live in to work better. Perfectly normal. What is nauseating about Nigeria is how it is those with no affiliation whatsoever with certain States who keep obsessing about those States and its leadership. Very unhealthy, mentally, in my opinion and a sign some people carry unresolved issues around leading to these manifestation of unrequited obsessions. It is first and foremost about home, as you identify, foe mentally healthy and balanced people.

GOD bless you my brother! This exactly what we are looking forward to in 2015..

Shollypopz: What is this one going on about?? A non-Lagosian shouldn't be allowed to run for Lagos state governorship, period!! This doesn't even have to do with Yorubas. Not all Yorubas can run for the position, it shouldn't be so.

If an Igbo person wants to be a governor, make he waka go his state. You know those mumu states like Abia, Imo, Anambra, Enugu.....go there and steal and destroy your states. There's no way Yorubas are going to let an Igbo guy destroy one of their own. It's our state and we're protective of it. Don't forget we were the ones that made it that attractive. A non-Lagosian cannot be expected to have a enough passion and willingness to rule Lagos state.

Una don hear?? Make una leave Lagos state alone, commot una greedy eyes. "You can't touch this! oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh..."

We are Lagosians having our investment, families and have spent more than 30 years in Lagos. We ll be more committed to see that our interest and that of Lagos is protected.

Eko Ile: Meaning?

It is a ONE NIGERIA thing!

alj harem: ^ e be like say you don dey mad small small

There is no madness bro, we want i civil leadership in lagos where everybody must work to uplift lagos. We're not dethroning de Oba of Lagos. We re taking the political leadership in 2015. WE ARE LAGOSIANS..

The next question is: WHICH NIGERIAN NON-INDIGENOUS LAGOSIAN ORIGIN DESERVES THE GOVERNORSHIP TICKET IN 2015. It must not be Igbo, because the trend in this thread where Igbos are being blackmailed wont stop this aspiration. He can be Ijaw, urhobo, hausa, fulani, igbo, efik/ibibio, edo, isoko, tiv, igala etc all represented in Lagos. WE ARE LAGOSIANS.. YES WE CAN!!![b]The next question is: WHICH NIGERIAN NON-INDIGENOUS LAGOSIAN ORIGIN DESERVES THE GOVERNORSHIP TICKET IN 2015. It must not be Igbo, because the trend in this thread where Igbos are being blackmailed wont stop this aspiration. He can be Ijaw, urhobo, hausa, fulani, igbo, efik/ibibio, edo, isoko, tiv, igala etc all represented in Lagos. WE ARE LAGOSIANS.. YES WE CAN!!![/b]The next question is: WHICH NIGERIAN NON-INDIGENOUS LAGOSIAN ORIGIN DESERVES THE GOVERNORSHIP TICKET IN 2015. It must not be Igbo, because the trend in this thread where Igbos are being blackmailed wont stop this aspiration. He can be Ijaw, urhobo, hausa, fulani, igbo, efik/ibibio, edo, isoko, tiv, igala etc all represented in Lagos. WE ARE LAGOSIANS.. YES WE CAN!!!

The next question is: WHICH NIGERIAN NON-INDIGENOUS LAGOSIAN ORIGIN DESERVES THE GOVERNORSHIP TICKET IN 2015. It must not be Igbo, because the trend in this thread where Igbos are being blackmailed wont stop this aspiration. He can be Ijaw, urhobo, hausa, fulani, igbo, efik/ibibio, edo, isoko, tiv, igala etc all represented in Lagos. WE ARE LAGOSIANS.. YES WE CAN!!!

The thread is addressing the aspirations of Nigerians residing in Lagos. I NEVER IN ANY WAY CALLED IGBOS TO DIS. Charity can begin in Abia, Anambra, Delta, niger etc, let non-indigent Nigerians fight 4 it there. Even in my Delta State.

Eko Ile: Rubbish. Instead of Lagos, next time use Abia or whatever you call it..

You people eat, sleep and dream Yoruba, you wish you are Yoruba, you wish God made you Yoruba.

this is what we want in nigeria. We are not asking that they give non-indigene the governor on a platter. We will work for it. IT'S POLITICS!!!

The question is 'which party can wrestle power from indigenes'? Either LP, APGA, ANPP, CPC has de formidable force for Non- indigenous Lagos governor. I stand to be corrected.

dayokanu: Anambra is also a microcosm of Nigeria abi is Anambra a microcosm of Ethiopia? So let A Yoruba man or hausa rule in Anambra first before we examine the Lagos case

everywhr should be examined, we are interested because we reside and earn living in Lagos

[b][ If GEJ can win Lagos in 2011, then Non-indigenous Lagos Governor is realisable./b]

Ngodigha1: Ndigbo in Lagos are not interested in Lagos politics, they hardly go out to contest nor stand for elections. The only time Ndigbo recently came out to vote was last presidential election.
Bigots here should count Ndigbo out of this nonsense. To hell with Lagos elections.

IT'S NOT IGBOS!!!. It's a strategy by LAGOSIANS!

Non-yorubas are ijaws, igbos, efik, hausas, edos etc

Igbos are not de only ones eligible for Lagos state governorship. Ijaw, Efik/Ibibio, Hausa/Fulani man can be adopted to contest, with support from all nigerians resident in Lagos. indigenes can play their game but at the end, the number will count!!

T9ksy: I agree with your proposition, intoto. In that case, i believe the onus is on you to set the first example by

making a non-indigene in your father's land, who as a taxpayer has as much rights as your good self, govern your papa's land. In

fact, you should go one step further and place the entire administration of your papa's land in the hands of non-indigenes tax

payers. Its then we will know that you are serious with your idea and we may then consider your suggestion for our land.

This doesn't necessarily translate to we taking you up on your offer, though.

play the politics and stand for election anywhere u re in our ONE nigeria. No one is banking one indigenes to relinguish governorship to Lagosians. Non-indigene will stand for election and if indigenes support the popular candidate in 2015, FINE!!

anonimi: I am sure his father (and probably himself) is a [size=14pt]tax payer to the LASG among so many other millions "non-indigenes".
It is their taxes, levies, fines that make Fashola praise himslef that he has greatly increased internally generated revenue (IGR) to enable him have a budget of almost N500billion.[/size]
His father and other non-indigenes were begged by Fashola to remain in Lagos for the last census so their federal allocation can be included for Lagos state.
So why should they not have equal rioghts as the "omo onile"/ indigene
The same way many Nigerians are equal without question in the US, Britain and other countries with white "indigenes". How many times have we celebrated the election of black Nigerians into political offices in these white lands?
Is it not time we stop behaving like we are still in the 17th century AD?

Thank you for this wonderful contribution. Instead of dealing with the issue, some folks wants to make it look like an agenda of Igbos.

Imagine thousands of Political scientists residing in Lagos, who are non-indigenes being suppressed as regards practising politics just because they are based in Lagos yet we are ONE NIGERIA.

anonimi: I am sure his father (and probably himself) is a [size=14pt]tax payer to the LASG among so many other millions "non-indigenes".
It is their taxes, levies, fines that make Fashola praise himslef that he has greatly increased internally generated revenue (IGR) to enable him have a budget of almost N500billion.[/size]
His father and other non-indigenes were begged by Fashola to remain in Lagos for the last census so their federal allocation can be included for Lagos state.
So why should they not have equal rioghts as the "omo onile"/ indigene
The same way many Nigerians are equal without question in the US, Britain and other countries with white "indigenes". How many times have we celebrated the election of black Nigerians into political offices in these white lands?
Is it not time we stop behaving like we are still in the 17th century AD?

Thank you for this wonderful contribution. Instead of dealing with the issue, some folks wants to make look like an agenda of Igbo.