₦airaland Forum

Igbochief001:
Oga he wanted to be veepee ...it was the likes of ameachi , atiku and saraki that stopped him and two the Muslim Muslim ticket ...relax stop lying

No he actually wanted to scare those folks away who want to be VP themselves or put forward their candidate [reference to atiku]. Tinubu will never contest an election he can't win.

sucess001:
Falae is a respected elder stateman but what he is complaining of, he also did to Lagos. Funsho Williams beat Tinubu at the Primaries yet they insisted Tinubu should be governor and Williams should step down. They said they chose Tinubu instead so he can rehabilitate all them old nadeco members who suffered under the military. Lagos has not recovered from that error in judgement.

That's what happens when merit is overturned for other reasons.

you are just making assumptions, until someone occupies a post, you can never know how good he will be, na guess work you dey do.

Nigerian politicians are very bad losers, they simply can't agree losing an election even when they are not popular.

I now know why this man is an immature politician. Even tomorrow Atiku will come and tell us he won 2019 elections awon jokers

Kennydoc:
Lagos is the most populous state in Nigeria and by a wide margin has the highest population density. It has over 20 million people trapped within about 3500km². No other state can boast of a quarter of that population density.

Abuja hasn't failed. It has only been a capital city for less than 30 years. It was a bush before it became a capital city. Also, it's population is less than 4m now. Despite that, it has been attracting lots of investment especially in real estate. You also need to remember that Abuja has no sea ports, so I wonder how much economic activities it can sustain.

Ogun state is receiving overflows from Lagos now. It's very difficult to build industries in Lagos now cos of cost of land. Ogun has enough land and is close to Lagos. The industries can thus be built in Ogun and the products easily transported to Lagos whether for sales or for export.

Ogun state simply took advantage of the multi-tax system in Lagos to attract investors and industries to itself. Despite that in my opinion cos am from Ogun state, I still feel the state is not doing well enough especially in infrastructure. In all, every state in Nigeria has one edge it can build upon, it only takes good thinking from those who govern the state. Lagos won't have been making any revenue from the ports if not for Tinubu as governor who went all the way to the supreme court to get an enforcement of the warf landing fees Lagos continues to collect today. Kemi Adeosun as finance commissioner spearheaded the incentives given to industries which attracted them to Ogun state as a result of the tough tax system in Lagos. We abuse some of these folks but we don't know the silent underground work they did for their states in what has become giant strides.

You can have all the advantages but with no creative ideas, you ain't going anywhere

The SE with all their mouth should develop their region and stop giving excuses, you can keep running away from the region and expect ghosts to develop and invest in it, someone needs to lead an agenda there and get to work. We already hear about some efforts in some parts of the region going on so consistency is key to reduce the mass emigration cos at the end, human resources are the greatest resource you need for development

gibzzhd:
Did you just say replicate mikels achievement? Kanu is Nigerian greatest player in terms of achievement not the overhyped Mikel.
I think this is a Chelsea syndrome.Always overhyping their average players and club just as they do to drogba A striker that can get just 5 EPL goals a some seasons

kanu that never scored a single goal in any afcon lol, should we say he's overhyped too? I think some of us are too sentimental, if you have an attachment to a player, doesn't mean others too haven't done that well either

bassman007:
Like I said, it's my choice. If you don't like it then stick with what you believe. I'm not forcing you to agree with me. Personally I rate Rashidi Yekeni, Segun Odegbami, Sunday Olise, Taribo West, Steven Keshi, Okocha, Finidi George, Kanu Nwankwo, Uche Okechukwu, and Vincent Enyema all higher than Mikel Obi. Whether you agree with me or not is non of my business.

give their statistics nah? wasn't dragging anything with you in the first place, it was you that said great players are based on individual statistics abi no be so again?

Oracleforce:
Where is this Peter Obituary and Chris-cross Ngige that was comparing himself to jagaban of Aftica? I thought US consulate could have gone to Peter Obituary or Ngige resident instead of coming to Tinubu residence...
Eni Kuure...Nyamiri wants to reap where they haven't sow...

who sabi those ones Ngige only made the comparison to feel good about himself

Eriokanmi:
What's so special about this? Our amiable governor obaseki too was once visited by USA ambassador and his team in the past. Anyone in doubt should visit the below link.


http://www.godwinobaseki.com/obaseki-us-ambassador-will-make-edo-economic-hub/

USA envoy visiting tinubu isn't a big deal

who will visit obaseki after his tenure,

it has always been a norm for diplomats in Nigeria to visit Tinubu

VeeVeeMyLuv:
Yak is very correct

Oliseh and his then fellow squad members are just up up there in the sky!

Is it passion, leadership?

There is no comparison.

But Mikel is no doubt a great great player, he was supposed and expected to be our greatest ever player just as the likes of Messi and Ronaldo

This is the problem, mikel cannot be like messi or ronaldo. He is simply mikel. We Nigerians just wanted mikel to be what he can never be, can't we just accept the way he is? can we say he is a failure? if he is not then what is our problem actually. club, we say he no good, country we say he no good haba, i tire for una

bassman007:
There is a big difference between most decorated player and greatest ever player. Oleksandr Shovkowskiy, a retired Russian and Dynamo Kiev goal keeper, is the second most decorated player in football history behind Dani Alves but he is not mentioned among the top 20 best keepers in history. Individual statistics is what is used to rank greatest players in football and not trophy cabinet.

interesting, pls give me the individual statistics of the 10 greatest Nigerian footballers ever, am waiting o

na so una go push una selves into one corner you can't defend, biko am waiting for the individual statistics of Nigeria's best 10, oya let's go there

bassman007:
Mikel is the most decorated Nigerian player in history but definitely not the best. I wouldn't even include him in my top 10 best Nigerian players in history

who are the top 10 best? Most decorated Nigerian player cannot make your top 10 best, what manner of contradiction

mayor1814:
It's so glaring and clear that Mikel is NOT among Nigeria's GREATEST PLAYERS. He was fortunate to be in a good team Chelsea, when Chelsea was reigning. Though he was successful in terms of trophies won BUT being successful is totally different from being among THE GREATEST.
E.G Silvestre won the world cup. Messi never won world cup.

Silvestre won champions league. Ronaldo of Brazil never won champions league.

So we can see Silvestre was successful but it's very clear n glaring that MESSI and RONALDO NAZARIO WILL ALWAYS BE AMONG THE GREATEST FOOTBALLERS EVER TO GRACE THE GAME OF SOCCER.

meanwhile Silvestre will NEVER be considered among the great players not to talk of greatest players.

messi not winning the world cup is the reason you can't go to Argentina and say he is better than maradona despite he has won more individual honours than a Maradona. There is just something excellent about you when you do it both at club and at National team level. And to say mikel is not among Nigeria's greatest means we have to re-define the meaning of a truly great player. Is it by entertaining crowd with yells of eeeeee that makes a true great player? Pls tell me

And to say Mikel was fortunate to be in chelsea is a big contradiction since most folks believe chelsea spoilt his career so what is fortunate there

milehigh06:
Mike played for Chelsea while Oliseh played for juve
When Oliseh played for Juve ..chelsea was not really a power house and still what did Oliseh win at that time... Nigerians hate Mikel,why...i have no idea but to compare Mikel to Oliseh is plain rubbish..Only thing Oliseh has over Mikel is number of goals,after that....nothing

they wanted him to play and entertain like okocha. The damage okocha did to our football.....hmmm.....

Jodera:
of course you can by coming of the bench. How many were starts? You can't be a good player by always coming off the bench. No great player does that

And I ask, how was he key? By been on the bench?
Show me how he was key.

lies, even the present man u coach made his name as a player by being a super sub, when did you start watching football pls and where are you getting your theories from?

Jodera:
[b]That's why I asked... How's his contributions at club level? By been on the bench 90% of the times. Lol

[/b]Mikel is as well better than Essien in africa since he won both afcon and champions league which essien didn't

This is an exaggerated lie and you know it. Sometimes we all forget that even some of the other world class players we celebrate were benched at one or more points in their career, fabregas, mata, ozil, Essien sef etc. talking about essien what impact did he make for his country.

too much Nollywood is our problem as we feel if a player is not as entertaining as we like, then he is not good enough.

salford1:
The 92-94 super Eagles was the greatest squad Nigeria ever had.

no argument cos since then we never had and may never have such kind of collection of quality players in one go.

sonso:
I know what you are thinking.
He flopped well well that day.
But he is right on this.
Oliseh is better than Mikel.


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He is not right jor, mikel is not even a natural dm in the first place, was he not converted to one?

Jodera:
How is Mikel underrated. Brings his contribution stats at club level and appearances let's see how influential he was for the said successful Chelsea team.
Mikel is an example of attaché player. Can't be compared to oliseh at all.

Mikel, an attache player? oh no, his achievements in the national team counters whatever opinions anyone has about his chelsea exploits. Not too many players do that well at both club and national team. that singles mikel out any day

TheGoodJoe:
How is Oliseh far ahead?

Mikel did well in Champions League, FA cups, Multiple EPL big games. A key player in a very successful chelsea and capped it with a brilliant AFCON as a standout player for Nigeria.

So how is Oliseh greater?

Oliseh was even in a better Nigerian super eagles that had the likes of yekini, siasia, amokachi, finidi etc. compared to the lower quality of super eagles palyers mikel played with.

it's like saying peter rufai was a better goal keeper than enyeama with defenders like uche, taribo, eguavoen, iroha while enyeama had oboabona, omeruo and the likes.

major stars like mikel, enyeama are still too underrated by Nigerians. Those fellows are our original football heroes of their generation

if not for injury, Amokachi would have gone ahead to be the best in his generation, guy had it all; speed, strength and skill. Yekini remains best in that generation cos he's still irreplaceable till now. Oliseh tried but does not even come to close to Amokachie. The likes of mutiu, finidi and siasia can still pull it with oliseh.

Mikel in his generation is the best, if moses had being more committed, he comes close.

hunger is bad and man must wack awon jokers

Ogalanyachieze:
ha truth is now out so you guys sold out abiola? You set him up as bait ? That speaks volumes . Well as for we igbos, we are ready to sacrifice igbo presidency for biafra freedom

No, you are confused cos at this juncture, you folks don't know which to go for, biafra or presidency

Lajet:
Keep on dreaming. Nigeria will never fall for Yoruba media propaganda. Yoruba people worship Tinubu. your people are forcing other Nigerians to worship him it will never happen.

Just because of Tinubu political sagacity, you ignorant lots think we worship Tinubu but that's not the point here, whether Tinubu becomes president or not is not your ilk who have no political shareholding in Nigeria that will determine that, bitter soul

Lajet:
Keep on dreaming Tinubu or Osinbajo will never be Nigeria president. Yoruba people should hire more PR to continue marketing both of them. We will never hand over Nigeria to Yourba God Tinubu. So get out.

Your eyes will witness the emergence of the one you hate as President same way buhari haters saw his emergence as President, bitter soul

Lajet:
They way majority of Yoruba people think surprised me. You think Buhari will hand over to Osinbajo who is Tinubu man. How is possible?

wait and see? does buhari own Nigeria? abeg shift awon jokers

Amumaigwe:
@bolded.
That is a very hillarious wishful comment. This matter is already settled: unless Igbo gets Yoruba support for presidency in 2023, no greedy Yoruba man will ever get there. You already know how.

The same way Yorubas were "dashed" power partly because of the pressure mounted by NADECO is the same way Igbos must be "dashed" power or IPOB will intensify their campaign. Of course you know the infamy they have caused this administration. It will certainly get worse.

An affirmative action was granted Yorubas in 1999 by the establishment and Yoruba men were intentionally fielded by the major political parties for presidency, supported by the Igbos and Obasanjo was overwhelmingly elected. Such must be accorded Igbos.

and who will stop the yoruba man? igbos? una funny die, yorubas were not dashed the presidency, it took the sacrifice of abiola to get it so what are the igbos ready to sacrifice? no free lunch even in freetown bruv. You guys must work and sweat for the presidency which you haven't started except empty boasts and threats

Ogalanyachieze:
by the laws of the land abiola has not won that election

fine, tell your people to at least get to the level abiola got to

muykem:
It's very unfortunate and disheartened that God give us a technocrat, intelligent and a hard working vice president but some disgusted elements are hellbent to tarnish his name at all cost because of position. I trust God that everyone trying to bring innocent down because of position will be put to shame openly.

their headache is that the vp has 99% chance of becoming president. This is giving them sleepless nights

proeast:
I don't understand what you mean by Yorubas playing their game well. In 1993, Abiola won an election that was considered to be free and fair, but instead of allowing him to rule, the North used the military to frustrate him. He was eventually killed in prison, same as his wife. That was obviously a bad thing and the North realized that was an injustice. In order to pacify the Yorubas, it was decided that in the best interest of Nigeria, and for peace to reign, the presidency should go to the SW. Is there any special thing the Yorubas did?

They were agrieved and rightly so, and were pacified with Obasanjo presidency.

At the moment, the Igbos are agrieved in Nigeria, and we have every reason to be. Anybody who is not evil-minded knows that too. Had it been the Igbos are a minor group, Nigeria would have got away with it, but we are talking about a major ethnic group here!

Anyone who is observant can clearly see that Nigeria is a very sick country, and it can't survive a major shake-up considering how disorganized it is already. The country is gradually breaking up and injustice against the Igbos is fueling it. The only sensible thing to do now is to look for ways to convince us to stay with Nigeria.

what is actually the grief the igbos have with Nigeria? Abiola won an election and it was annulled, if you call that grief I understand but what is grieving the igbos now when an election has not even taken place, is it loosing in an election that the igbos call grief? Presidency can only be achieved in Nigeria thru an election contested and won. The time Abiola won an election, his opponent was not a Yoruba man. The injustice meted to Abiola was a major factor in 1999 elections, agreed so which election has an igbo man contested, won and was denied his victory to warrant the grief that is being talked about. We need to put things in proper perspective. The igbos should not always present themselves as bad losers in any contest, I think the igbos are only looking for some consolation for the loses in 2015 and 2019 but politics is not played that way as it is a contest either won or lost. chiekena. The igbos should not forget that Awolowo contested presidency with shagari and lost yet the yorubas never demanded that the next time Nigeria conducts an election, it must be between two yoruba men.

Ogalanyachieze:
And who even told you that it was a crime to want out of nigeria if ur out of power. The north did it in araba riots. When they said they can't be in a country ruled by igbos. And after abiola lost his mandate the west started what is now known as abiola riots and wanted out of nigeria so how is that a crime to want to be part of the leadership of ur country from time to time oh so you still remember what happened at the civil war yet you want igbos to forget the war. And move on. U are mad

contest, win election, let inec annul it and then let your riots begin, but you are yet to collect nomination form you are already raining fire and brimstone ogini