₦airaland Forum

TonyeBarcanista:
Obi cannot win any state in the southeast. His candidacy is similar to the late Ikemba Odumegwu Ojukwu in 2003 presidential contest. Ojukwu was candidate of APGA and APGA prides itself as Igbo movement, yet Ojukwu lost in his Nnewi and the entire Southeast to Obasanjo despite being backed by Ohanaeze. Truth is, you can't win without structure in politics

Says someone that doesn't live in the East. I'm from here and I live here. Reading people's body language over here, I can tell you that all you're saying is wishful thinking to make your party leaders think they still have a grip over the SE as they did before.



Just hope and pray your party gets 25% from these states.

iLoveYouToo:
I don tire for this cliché. People that will vote for other candidates asides your preferred candidate aren’t Nigerians right?

Never did I say all Nigerians would vote for Obi.

Where in that statement did I suggest that? In a layman's terms; Nigerians would be the decider of who wins or lose, not some online pseudo-intelletual.

TonyeBarcanista:
By TonyeBarcanista


Tonye Barcanista is a political analyst and social commentator. He writes on Nairaland.com and @TonyeBarcanista on Twitter

So in your clownery you think Obi doesn't hold any state. Essentially saying he can't win any state. Simply because LP is not a big party like APC and PDP.

Sometimes I wonder how people are able to tell themselves lies and still believe those.

Right from almost a decade ago you've always been a PDP man so I expect you to write him gibberish like this and more, just like your teammates on Twitter.


Omo sha, it's left for Nigerians to vote.

VirtueTaiwo01:
BREAKING: Atiku Abubakar dies in Dubai


Read details in link below;


https://livetimesng.com/breaking-atiku-abubakar-dies-in-dubai/

You guys should stop this. Na wa oh

Tunjibalogun:
You don't see Americans, British or Dutch people separating from their families just to work in Africa.

while you may not see them separate to work in African countries, they certainly do separate from their families. Much more frequently than us, the only difference is for the most part they easily meet up if they want but that's not the case with Nigerians.

Desusi:
Though lam not Igbo man,but you speak my mind.l sincerely wish Igbo would put their house in order and be among the front line States. With God behind you,you are bound to loom large.

If that guy truly speaks your mind. You must be a very terrible person. I pray people around you are safe from the danger you pose.

Mokason288:
7 states ?

Is Owerri a state??

Onitsha should have been a better option

Why should onitsha be a better option?

FreeStuffsNG:
Congrats MTN!

The states that will witness the first launch, the company said, include Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Ibadan, Kano, Owerri, and Maiduguri.

Just like the clean data from INEC, JAMB data etc, I see population consideration at work again.

The 5 SE Igbo states have a minority population.

The clean data do not have emotion and that may just be one of the emperical basis to site major developments.

MTN is not FG that one can blame for using politics to site development, MTN is in it for business so MTN had really factored in real data to choose the take off states.

I am not surprised. The 3 super major tribes in Nigeria by population are the Hausa, Yoruba and Fulani. Part of the push factors for developments like this is low population.

The current low population and low urbanization of Igboland is largely due to environmental factors ( e.g natural disasters like gully erosion,hostile weather conditions caused by climate change etc) lack of security especially in those large unoccupied bare lands, low Igbo population, too much blood letting, emigration of indigenes and the fact that non indigenes are not attracted and incentivised to migrate to Igboland to urbanize it.

Luckily, all these push factors currently being witnessed by the 5 SE Igbo states can be reversed if the folks and leaders in SE are honest enough to admit these problems and deal with each of them. For God sake, the whole SE is just like the size of Oyo state in Land mass so if a single Governor like HE Seyi Makinde can administer Oyo state, having 5 Governors to administer such equivalent Igboland land mass should be easier and bring developments far closer to my Igbo brethren. Haba!

In my whole life, I have never seen or heard a non-Igbo saying he is relocating to SE. As a patriotic Nigerian, I am genuinely concerned that something is really wrong with SE. Igboland can not be left behind.
check my signature for free stuffs!

The article is about MTN and it's 5G tech but somehow, you've managed to turn the thread into a tribal supremacy thread. You should be very much ashamed of yourself.

So ashamed of yourself.

Revolution2022:
I must say he connived with a government officials to share the percentage before the documents was signed.Thief them.

This is possible, there's nothing lacking in the tools box of these politicians.

Revolution2022:
That is a ridiculous sum of money to pay to a senator.Ned is a thief.You help Nigeria to recover a stolen funds and want to take half of the money.What is the sense in that?That means if he is elected as a lawmaker he will embezzle constituency funds.
Ned is a thief.Even the best lawyer in Europe will not demand for that ridiculous amount.

I wouldn't say he is a thief. If they agreed the amount either in actual figures or percentage, they must pay him back. Afterall, it was a gentleman agreement they had.

Moh247:
Nigeria owes Oga Ned $400 million dollars for consultancy on Paris loan refund..

Nobody is talking about it, when he starts another wahala like ASUU people would start wailing

New data released by Ned himself said it's around $60m+ not $400m.

Princessogaraya:
Pls this is not only Nsukka delicacy but Enugu state as a hole

As a hole indeed

I just don't want to fall inside the hole

incandescentena:
All for the sake of men

try dey read

Resurrection212:
We imolites are waiting for you.

shut up

I think everyone has the right to support whoever they want and FFK has exercised that right. But this man sha

Absolutely shameless with no principle at all. I won't be surprised if he jumps ship tomorrow when another party(LP) wins.

Dangrace01:
I watched the interview truly that supreme court governor is an idiot.

I wonder if he can do same to foreign car manufacturers

Most politicians in Apc are really stupid people across tribes

Anybody campaigning for Apc is insane.

He just told the world he is a criminal, because only a criminal would do such. He should be embarrased of himself. Very shameful and criminal act.

SmartPolician:
Hope Uzodinma is insisting that Innoson Motors must have a branch in Owerri before he pays the automaker the billions he owes them. However, the same man doesn't give that condition to Benz and Toyota when they buy their products.

Even the simplest things that others do in other parts of the world without uttering a word becomes complicated and impossible when it gets to this convoluted contraption called Nigeria.

All I can say is that most Nigerians - both young and old - are terrible people. When I hear NTA call Nigerians good people, I often wonder if it is the same Nigerians I know or some Nigerians who live in heaven.

This country failed because positive family values collapsed.

Did Uzodinma actually say Innoson must have a branch in Owerri before he pays the debt he owes?


Wow!

plaindealer:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/indonesia.postsen.com/world/amp/65741

When Europeans and Americans write about cities or countries that are not their's, they just write anything they feel like. With the case of cities in Africa they take that up a notch with a sprinkle of racism borne out of ignorance of the city they're writing about.

Which one is war? What war is going on in Lagos?

Sannisege:
And they want us to believe that Obi is different.

If he was invited, do you want him to say no?


Sometimes I don't know the kind of life you all live in when you make silly comments.

Every smart person knows that you don't make unnecessary enemies especially when you want to win an election.

Even outside election and politics, only fools go about thinking they can turn every single person into an enemy and still survive. Omo! You guys should wake and understand how life works.

We don't even know what was being discussed there.

pocohantas:
They never see anything.

No more “Abuja be nice to your girl”

All of us done rest small.

Problem!


Now it's only those with very legitimate reasons to travel that fly. Not even all legitimate reasons but financially rewarding ones.

whitephoenix:
If this is really from a sitting governor, then this is a new low.

I can't even believe it. This is so shameful!

This level of hatred for Igbos shocks me

why are you guys acting surprised or you're just discovering whom El Rufai is? He is a different version of Buhari. It's the same El Rufai that threatened people would be killed if a single fulani is killed.

It's the same El Rufai whose son threated to ræpe someone's mom.

Bro, anyone that knows El Rufai and his antics as well as that of his son won't be surprised at this. Nothing new.

famouscargo4u:
If you said you didn't see it, okay.

I haven't seen, if I do see I'll caution them when possible.

Also, you should remember you're not voting PO's supporters but rater PO himself. His supporters would have little to no say in what he would do as president. furthermore, you should remember that this is the internet, I could create an account with a Yoruba moniker and post inciting content against say Igbos while promoting Tinubu.. people would think it's a legitimate supporter and a Yoruba but an actual imposter/impersonator.


Long story short, this is the internet and impersonation is possible.

famouscargo4u:
If the Igbo people continue to play the tribal card instead of issues-based campaign, don't be surprised if it get to that point. I have seen countless posts emanating from people of Igbo orin threatening those supporting Tinubu to refrain from campaigning in their region. Yes, Peter Obi is credible, fit and should be given a chance at the presidency but it's all about votes. You can't force anyone to vote for him.

I'm yet to see the igbos making it a tribal thing, if anything it's some people from other regions specifically west and north that keep telling people that Obi can't be president because Igbo this Igbo that. Unless you are intentionally being dishonest, there's no way you can accuse Igbos of making PO's candidacy as an Igbo candidacy when it's people from the opposition. I could go on and on About it

omenka:
Foolishness at its peak.

Which of the contestants doesn't have multi million naira businesses to return to upon loss at the polls?

Dude should bet if he has the funds or just tuck his tail between his legs and scram. They claim to believe strongly that the candidate would win but can't even risk a penny betting on him.

I used to think you were smart but Alas! I was wrong.

Never did he say those other guys do not have multimillion naira businesses, in fact he even suggested that in one of the paragraphs but you just to see what you want. Omo! Comprehensive class is free once you pay you school fees sha.

ImperialYoruba:
This goes to show Obi is not politically astute and a misfit to head a politically complex Nigeria. Let's put things in perspective.

Buhari could not get much done in first term even with APC majority in NASS. Why? Because the leadership of NASS were not on his side.

What makes Obi think a president can work with success in Nigeria when the legislative is opposed to him? Obi thinks of politics at the understanding level of a juvenile.

Obi was impeached in Anambra because his legislature opposed him.

If he wins he wants to preside in the midst pf opposition legislature. Has he lost his mind?

Peter Obi is a joker

Ok, so you want him to drop out of the contest so your preferred candidate can have it easy and continue to plunder Nigeria further?

Michelle70:
This is how he plans to fight corruption?
Employing the "change begins with me" strategy that couldnt work?
Different parties, same idelogies.

Its obvious Nigeria is heading for an impending doom, irrespective of who wins.
Visa where art thou

It is actually a brilliant way of fighting corruption. How do you fight corruption when you are your allies are thieves? He who must come to equity must come with clean hands.


The reason why others have failed is because a thief cannot fight another thief on issue of stealing..it makes no sense.



Corruption must be fought from top to bottom not what Buhari did by claiming to fight it from bottom to top.


Go through history and even this present administration, those who have been caught or accused are either friends of the president or appointees of the president.

Now tell me, what is wrong with PO's approach since it's obvious it's actually those at the top that do most of the damage?

Nvestor02:
The presidential ambition of the former governor of Anambra is one of the most talked about in the country. Many people have already been mobilizing for him ahead of the coming election, especially the youths.

However, according to the Nigerian constitution, the election cannot be won with the vote of a single region at all. A person must have 25% of the vote in at least 24 states out of the 36 that we have.

This shows that at least Peter Obi will need to get a huge vote in the North and the South West before his ambition to be president can come to pass.

However, this question is: Can Peter Obi get 25% of the votes in the South West and North?

To begin with, both the South West and the North are home to the presidential candidates of the two major parties, the APC and the PDP, and as a result, this region may not be fertile for Peter Obi.

Apart from that, the party of Peter Obi's Labour Party is almost a new face to many people, and it would be hard for the party to gather large percent of votes in these two regions where both APC and PDP have members in almost all households that exist there.

The last election in Osun and Ekiti shows that the Labour Party has no strong stand in the South West because even with the presence of Peter Obi in Osun state to campaign for the governorship candidate of the state, Lasun Yusuf, the Labour Party still comes far behind both APC and PDP, who have multiple thousand votes.

Because of the fact that the Labour Party of Peter Obi has a low presence in both regions and because they are mostly unknown to the elderly and middle-aged people who mostly vote during elections, we can stand by the conclusion that Peter Obi may not be able to see 25% of the votes in both regions.

Seun and Mynd44

Why are posts with obvious tribal sentiments like these pushed to the front page.

Is this how you guys intend to run Nairaland?

This is too bad, why should the biafran flag as well as picture of a crying man wearing an Igbo cap be appended to this post and pushed to the front page. People used to say the forum is run by tribalists, I always doubt but now I'm beginning to see reasons to believe them.

Mr. Seun this us shameful

sanpipita:
He didn't say this, media twisted his words

He actually did. I watched the video on YouTube.

While he didn't say it literally, the intent behind both are the same. Basically he said don't vote for Obi. Because according to him Obi was Atiku's vice candidate.

LegendHero:
Peter Obi is all hype bro and even him won’t say he outperformed Wike if you place their government side by side.

When I see some of you make certain kinds of comments on Nairaland and Twitter, I sometimes wonder if you're educated enough.

A simple question I have for you is, how much does Rivers state receive as allocation and IGR? Compare that with that of Anambra(as at when PO was governor). I would want to believe you're smart enough to deduce something from that comparison.


Soon you lots would start comparing projects in Nigeria with maybe the UK or US. I won't be surprised.

aribisala0:
There is nothing like that
Educate yourself and desist from unprofitable hubris and obstinacy

Why are you wasting your time on someone who's aggressively rejecting education?

gidgiddy:
A year ago, the home of Nnamdi Kanu's Lawyer, Barrister Ejiofor, was invaded by the security forces. His driver, Gardener and Steward were whisked away to DSS detention Abuja and nothing has been heard from all three men to this day

2 years ago, a young girl called Idara Gold celebrated her 20th birthday by posting pictures of herself on Facebook wearing a Biafran dress. She was arrested by DSS, taken to Abuja, and last anything was heard from her was that she was in a detention camp in Niger State.

Earlier on this year, a 15 year old Chiamaka Okoro was arrested in Njaba and taken to DSS detention Owerri. She has been there for 5 months without charge and is reportedly pregnant.



These are just a few examples of how the DSS arrest people and detain them without charge for months, even years.

This is not about IPOB or Biafra or any other group, this is about the fact that anybody can be arrested based on any accusation, and kept in detention for years without any charge

Last year, veteran actor Chiwetalu Agu was arrested by Soldiers in Onitsha for wearing a Biafran dress. He was beaten and whisked away to DSS office in Enugu then taken to DSS detention Abuja. If not that Chiwetalu Agu is a celebrity whose arrest attracted public outcry, he would still be in DSS detention without any charge. There is no law that bans the wearing of Biafran dress

In what sort of democracy do you arrest your own citizens and detain them for years without any charge? Where is the justice in that? Is it the DSS that determines guilt or the courts?

A law must be enacted to stop the indefinite detention of people without charge because if it can happen to others, it can happen to you.

Things like these have been happening for so long.

Funny thing is, there are people who celebrate this lawlessness.

The National Assembly is definitely not interested in things like these.