₦airaland Forum

ImperialYoruba:
Yoruba Governors are taking loans and carrying debts to feed and accomodate Ibos with no means of survival, but back in SE their Governors are wasting money on statutes.

Send omo Ibo back to his governor in village.

How many destitute igbos are in yorubaland? Begging is not part of us. If you tell me about husslers who are hawking on the streets i will agree. But talk about beggars, you are lying as if there are many of them there.
Pls if you see any Igbo beggar in the streets of Yoruba land kindly help us to bad mouth the person in a way that he will be so ashamed of himself and find something better to do. That's what some of us do to them if we see them. Don't sit there and be lying about how your governors are feeding them. Play your own part or u shut up.

TonyeBarcanista:
By TonyeBarcanista


On November 4, 2017 the Presidency released names of 157 (wrongly calculated 159) political appointees appointed by the President with aim of dispelling a previous report that 80% appointees are from the Northern part of the country. 

After going through the list I realise that the aim of Mr Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser (media) that released the list was not to inform but to deceive and manipulate the minds of many Nigerians into believing that the government is non sectional. This writeup is meant to bring to fore the hidden fact about the sectionalism of President Muhammadu Buhari led government.

QUALITY VS QUANTITY:
Every exposed mind know that the President of the United States of America, President of Russia Federation, Chancellor of Germany, Prime Minister of Britain, President of France and even Prime Minister of Canada  are never considered as equivalent or equal to a President of any African country (Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa etc), South and Central America countries or Eastern European countries, though they are all Presidents/Head of Governments of sovereign countries. In fact, this classification is evident in the 15 member United Nations Security Council UNSC, where 5 Permanent members (United States of America, Russia, China, France and United Kingdom) have the final say in ANY resolution that affects the body over the other 10 members (temporary). The UNSC is the most powerful organ of the United Nations.

Similarly, in Nigeria's public service, not all ministries, departments and agencies are considered 'equal' or equivalent. The ministers of Defence, Interior, Works/Power/Housing, Justice/AGF and Petroleum resources are not in the same class with ministers of Trade/Investment, Science/Technology, Sport/Youth development, Tourism and Women Affairs, though all are 'ministers' in the cabinet. This is same way the Group Managing Director of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) cannot be said to be in same class with someone in charge of Nigeria  Christian Pilgrimage Board. 


What is traditional in Nigeria is that QUALITY is factored when fairness in appointment is analysed over QUANTITY (just like in anywhere else).

In fact, I remember in February 2010 when the newly appointed acting President Goodluck Jonathan tookover, he "demoted" the then Attorney General/Minister of Justice Michael Aaondooka to Minister of Special duties, and "upgraded" Mrs Alison Diezani Madueke from Transport minister to Petroleum Minister. Only the insincere minds will disagree with me on this.


FACT ON BUHARI'S SECTIONAL APPOINTMENTS
When some of us accuse the President of being sectional in his appointment, we are simply saying the President only appoint his kinsmen in KEY/INFLUENTIAL/QUALITY positions to dominate key sectors without recourse to the Federal Character Commission. In fact, even the Federal Character Commission has no federal character- else how would a President from the Northwest appoint Alhaji Shettima Abba and Mohammed Tukur from Northeast as Chairman and Secretary of FCC respectively?

A look at the Presidency shows clear act of ethnic/regional supremacism of the President. Apart from Vice President Yemi Osinbajo who is from the Southwest and was elected alongside Buhari, the other TWO top positions are occupied by the Northeast. I mean the influential office of Chief of Staff that is occupied by Abba Kyari and Secretary to the Government of the Federation occupied by Mustapha Boss, both of the Northeast.

In the Defence/Military sector, the only positions given the south are the ceremonial Chief of Defence Staff (Abayomi Olonisakin from the Southwest) and Chief of Naval Staff (SouthSouth).  The others were given to the North.

Buhari appointed General Babagana Monguno from the Northeast as National Security Adviser (NSA), Tukur Buratai from Northeast as Chief of Army Staff and Sadiq Abubakar from the same Northeast as Chief of Air Staff. This is in addition to himself from Northwest as Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces, Dan Ali from the Northwest (Kano) as minister of Defence, Monday Morgan from Northcentral as Chief Defence Intelligence and Brigadier-General Musa Yusuf as Commander Brigade of Guard. In fact, he left NOTHING for the Southeast. If this isn't lopsided then someone need to enrol for English class.

In the internal security, the President was more brutal in his lopsidedness than he was in the Defence. 

The Interior Minister, who's the boss of all is Dr. Abdulrahman Dambazzau from Northwest, the Inspector General of Police is Ibrahim Idris from Niger state (North central), the Comptroller-General of Prison is Ahmed Jafaru from Kebbi (Northwest), Immigration is Mohammed Babadende from Jigawa (Northwest) and Abdullahi Muhammadu from North central heads Civil Defence. No paramilitary agency under the Interior is headed by a non-northerner.

Despite the above, Buhari still appointed Northerners as EFCC Boss (Ibrahim Magu from Northeast), DSS Boss (Lawal Daura from Katsina Northwest) and Custom Boss (Hameed Ali from Northwest).

Furthermore, Buhari craftily ensured  that the Petroleum sector, which is Nigeria main revenue sector is in the grip of the North. This he did by appointing himself from the Northwest as Honourable Minister and Maikanti Baru from Northeast as GMD. He trickishly gave Dr Ibe Kachukwu from SouthSouth the position of minister of state, an office everyone know is synonymous to minister without portfolio.

Even within the NNPC there are 7 Chief operating Officers, and of the 7, Northwest occupies 3, northcentral 1, while the southwest,southeast and SouthSouth have 1 each. Despite this, he still appointed Bello Gusau from North central as Executive Secretary PTDF, Isiaka Abdulrasak from North central as Chief Financial officer of NNPC and Modicai Ladan from same North central as Director, Department for Petroleum Resources. I dare not forget that the Head of Petroleum Product Pricing and Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) is Abdukkadir Umar.

In FAAN, Baba Appointed Saleh Danjuma from Northeast Managing director/CEO and still appointed 3 Executive Directors from Northwest alone while the Southwest, Southeast and SouthSouth have 1 ED each.

I am certain that readers will be bored if I am to write extensively on the lopsidedness in appointment in all KEY sectors of the country.

I find it absurd that Femi Adesina will lump every appointees into one as if they are of same worth, influence, value and weight. If not to deceive how would Mr Femi lump the appointment of National Security Adviser, SGF, Chief of Staff, COAS with Registrar CAC, Senior Special Assistant (Diaspora), Senior Special Assistant (National Assembly), SA Economy, MD BOA into one category?

I am ending this piece by calling on the president to take a cue from the late Umaru Musa Yar'adua, his kinsman from the same Katsina state who never allowed tribal and religious affiliation overshadow his sense of judgement. If he feels too big to learn from Yar'adua, then he should learn from the late nationalist Aminu Kano. 




May God Bless Us All And Bless Nigeria

Inioribo Tamunotonye
National Coordinator,
Peoples Democratic Party National Youth League (PDPNYL)

Remove Igbo from this your silly analysis. You are such an unstable human being. Cameleon.

BUHARIjubrin:
Why the thing dey pain you

E de pain me because i am an Igbo man and ipob miscreants are empty brains who dont reason well before they act. Its too bad of you people. Quite a shame.

EricIyke:
Nnamdi Kanu led IPOB has recorded another huge victory as Enugu LGA election has been successfully Boycotted.
We are waiting for the Champions League coming up on the 18th.

You are free to boycott but don't complain about your local government chairman tomorrow if he is not working. That will amount to gross stupidity on your part.

GoldNiagara:
Op, this thing has nothing to do with tribe, there are bad and good people in all tribes, it is presumptuous to think bad hubby has to do with tribal foundation.

Go for a person that is decent, loyal with integrity and humane.

It has something to do with tribe. There are differences in the way we do things as a tribe. It is those differences (both good and bad) that i said people should tell us how they ve been managing them.

teresafaith:
I'm a Igbo aka (poto republic) married to an afonja aka (con head, hydraulic people)

We've been married for six(6) years now

So far so good its been the best, wonderful in-laws, great people, although I had my doubt about them before, but now I'm proud to say married to the Yoruba race is the best. I don't know of other people oo

Ok that's a good one. May God continue to bless your marriage. I suggest you delete the Igbo and afonja bla bla bla. Its for ignorant minds here whose stock in trade here is to bash each other.

muller101:
Bigots will kill the thread

They dont have to do that rather they should learn one or two things from it. My approach to threads here is to learn something from it. Its only children and ignorant adults that will engage in war in every thread.

If you are a Yoruba lady married to an igbo husband kindly tell us your findings about Igbo husbands. Both good and bad.

Same goes for Igbo ladies married to yoruba husbands, kindly tell us your findings about Yoruba husbands. Both good and bad.

No insults pls. Just say be honest. Thanks.

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DRIFTyKING:
Married men are all over, roaming and deceiving ladies everywhere.

No, don’t get me wrong, I am a married man but I tell you this for free; we are the most devious and malicious creatures to ever walk this earth. A married man will lie to you without batling a lid to hit on you and eventually win your heart.

Here are 9 lies married men use to hit on you:

1. I am not happy in my marriage.

This is the topmost lie that men lie to woo naive girls into dating them. If he is not happy he should leave, not bringing a sob story to make you swallow the line and hook up. My sister, if he is unhappy you are not his happiness either – abort mission.

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2. I will leave her.

You have heard this statement a thousand times from married men. He says he is fed up with his wife and will leave her for you. It’s a lie!

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3. I am with her for the sake of the kids.

You’ve already heard this comment gazillion time. He will lie that he is with the wife for the sake of the kids while in the real sense, they are very happily married. Visit his social media accounts and you’ll be met by pictures of a perfect family.

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4. I don’t love her.

This is a line that most married men are fond of using. If he doesn’t love her what makes you think he will love you? Wake up girl, he just wants to slide you to the sack!

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5. I will marry you.

What makes you believe that he will leave his wife for you? Married men use this lie to lure you into accepting his demands knowing very well that he will never leave his wife for you. The only way to avoid this is to avoid him.

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6. We separated just recently.

He will lie to you that he just separated with his wife and they are just co-parenting. He will continue lying to you that he may even consider you the second mother of his kids. Really? Do you buy such crap? I don’t think so.

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7. She is not as beautiful as you.

No one hates to be told that they are beautiful, but using this lie to get you is just lame. Everyone is beautiful in their own ways. Sweetie he is just making you feel good so that you fall into his trap head first.

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8. We don’t even sleep in the same bed.

This is a lie married men will tell you to make you believe that they are not even sleeping with their wives. He will lie to you that the last time they slept together was before the new millennium. He is lying. Stay woke.

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9. I will move out.

He will lie to you that he will find a place for you and leave his matrimonial home. Men use this lie to make you feel that he is more interested in making a future with you. It’s a lie, be wise.

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https://otownloaded.net/ladies-stay-woke-here-are-9-lies-married-men-use-all-the-time-to-hit-on-women/

So you engage in this type of stupld talk just to win a woman? Quite a pity.

In 2015 i passionately supported Buhari. This did not go down well with my people but i insisted that its Buhari all the way for me.

2 years after, i can't boast of the Buhari i strongly supported. Too tribalistic and archaic minded to be a President. However, i dont want to lose hope that he will perform better this remaining part of his tenure.

If he improves in his governance style, i will support him in 2019, except i see a better candidate. For now i just dey look am.

UfuomaUN:
The fact I didn't bring this up 5 years ago doesn't make my argument any less valid. In most states in Nigeria, the taxing system is poor. Infact only civil servants and formal salary earners are properly taxed. A state like Anambra for instance where most of the people make their money from the informal sector would have a low IGR and appear to be retrogressive on paper cos most of the people their simply don't pay tax! They hide everything from the govt. So using IGR to judge wealth is bullshit! Why don't we compare Nigeria to other African countries in terms of IGR?

For me, it's more appropriate to use GDP.
And in a country like Nigeria were records are hardly even taken seriously, even GDP calculations could be misleading

Sometimes when these people boast of IGR i just marvel at their level of stupldlty.

IGR that politicians embezzle is what they are boasting about? Pathetic.

Diiet:
South east is the most backward region in Nigeria after war torn North east =fact.

They develop everywhere except their region.

Even Atiku disagrees with this your lies. Why do you people like to lie? Quite a shame

Femi is becoming more of a national shame than a national pride.

MaziOmenuko:
Your idea of political gain is a primary 4 social studies definition. Sitting on the iron throne in aso rock does very little to improve the economic index of a region/state/tribe. We all saw the evidence in the GEJ led govt where only but a handful got the real dividend while the larger population still remain in penury: no portable drinking water even in otuoke, no good roads linking the state to other regions, education remains abysmal while the inner caucus brought houses in Lagos and some built universities in Benin Rep.

We should be negotiating for projects that will bring life to the SE and affect the common man. Let's start with development of Ibaka sea port , dredging of Niger to allow cargoes into Onitsha, good roads interlinking the states etc. Let our governors do their own part becuase every state in Nigeria is actually a mini-country of its own with the governor as it's president. Development doesn't come from abuja alone. Negotiating for vp or insisting on President doesn't add much to the table. Ike Ekweremadu has been senate VP for the 3rd tenure now, can we collectively boast of any project his office has attracted to the SE if not for his immediate family and friends? We should concentrate on building stronger institutions that has developmental ties to the grassroots. River state bought a stake in eleme petrochemicals and the electricity distribution company in SS when it was being auctioned, what and what did states in the SE buy? Nada! Couldn't we have pulled resources together to buy EEDC? Can't the governors network the SE roads and get the rails linking them to work also? Nothing stops regional development if not for our selfish governors that are so myopic that they will betray one another just to remain in power.

Forget presidency, the development of our region is the major thing we should be concerned with.

Exactly my point. I hate this talk about Igbo losing the presidency. Those who have been winning the presidency how far? Na wa for the way some Nigerians reason.

Silly sit at home from silly set of people.

maclatunji:
When people like me started creating threads on the need for people of the Southeast to reverse the negative trend of supporting and promoting hate speech and fake news in the name of fighting for Biafra, we were called different names.

Now the Southeast has gotten to a point where people run about for the slightest reason and flee from things that don't exist. For how long will you keep running I ask? Parents will not go to work and children will not go to school?

The hysteria spread to Ondo State today but people in that state and other parts of the Southwest will not be hysterical for a long time. Once people realize the folly they will adjust.

However, in the Southeast where fake news and hate speech is the new bread and butter, the problem is likely to lead to stagnation and retrogression. Like one of the governors of the Southeast said once, who will invest in a place where there is chaos?

Again, it is time to change and realize that you cannot be inflicting injury on yourself and say you are playing opposition to any real or perceived 'enemy'.

Useless thread.

whateverkay:
Presidency will never reach the south east until we are convinced that the level of patriotism in your region is high enough to consider. No one will ever hand over power to seccesionist minded people. It's like a mad man smoking in a gas station

You have displayed high level hypocrisy. In your previous post you said you love igbos bla bla bla.. But here your post has shown that you lied.

A good number of us Igbos are not keen about producing President. We want a good leader that make the environment friendly for us to thrive in our endeavours. Notice that igbos are not good in politics. Common to go and get voters card is a problem. Coming out to vote on election day is another problem. That's why you can't see under aged voters lining up to get voters card in the east as we see in the north.

The north have ruled for over forty years with nothing to show for it in terms of human capacity building. Atiku recently told us how you people are still living mud houses while we ve moved on.

The north should vote Buhari out in 2019 if they are sincere in what they are saying.

wirinet:
You cannot blame the authorities for using the Army instead of the police. With the way Kanu was boasting ie, I will bring the head of Buhari, If the come to arrest me, i have instructed my people to burn down the zoo, etc, and the inauguration of Biafra Secrete Service and Biafra defense service by Kanu, the government did not know how armed and prepared IPOB was. They were afraid that the police might not be able to handle the situation. If the police or army failed in their attempt to arrest kanu and many officers were killed, it would have been a moral blow to the Nigerian government and a moral booster to IPOB. Remember, when the US government wanted to arrest David Koresh of the Branch Davidians,they broughtin the military and not the regular police, because the police would not have been able to subdue the heavily armed sect.

Kanu boasted so much. For him to go Underground since that time till now after the boast is a big SHAME.

sekxyqueen:
and who told you that the headless being is Igbo? ?you unity beggars won't just hide your faces in shame!!what is wrong when I say that I'm not engaging in this contraption called zoogeria,,you kill me for saying my mind??

my freedom is not negotiable

Oga i am from Imo state. My mother is from Abia. My wife is from Enugu. Check my past posts. I am not your ipob member.

You guys have failed to admit the fact that you are just an association and not a race. You make your ipob look as if every Igbo is part of it. Too bad.

You insult everybody including those of us Igbos that are not part of you. That's why your Nnamdi Kanu called us Pigs and idiots for not belonging to Ipob. What sort nonsense is that? You people are so sturbbon to the extent that you don't take our advice. All you want us to do is to join your ipob like mumu. Its not possible ok?

bounty007:
Attention seeking troll.. just ruin this thread..

boy got no job..24/7on nairaland quoting.. cursing.

hope he get a life..or maybe... he think dem BMC 's will consider him... maybe.
he really need a life.

.... IPOB going Underground is more dangerous, deadly..unpredictable.

guess..this might be the real beginning of the End.

Jobless ipob miscreant calling me jobless. I pity you. I thought Nigeria will burn by now as u people bragged. You keep telling yourself lies.

Shame on you people for going Underground after all your chest beating. I thought you people have odeshi and cannot die. Why una die for millitary shooting? Just go and sit down abeg.

danieljessy:
You are sick,You are happy bcus the Nigeria army fought against defenceless unarmed civilians perceived as a menace by your dullard president whose only aim is to cause mayhem n deprive them of simple restructuring they desire..If only he knew his idiotic actions will make them even more renownful and more people will still be Keen to the cause

I have already said it here that i disagree with the president on the use of army instead of the police.

Whatever happened to you ipobs would ve been averted if you people listened to advice. You people are so sturbbon and very annoying. You were screaming Biafra or death here like mad men but when death came you and your leaders ran away. Now you are looking for sympathy.

Although Buhari is an extreme tribalist, i still like the fact that Ipob has been silenced. The only area i dont agree with him is in the use of the army to fight instead of the police.

As for silencing ipob, i am very okay with it. Atleast we have been saved of the noise and confusion that ipob caused. They were already going too far and they rejected any opinion contrary to their own. Thank God they ve been silenced. Next time they should listen to advice and stop behaving like miscreants.

If they are not bringing investment to Imo state then the whole thing is nonsense.

oladeebo:
Self determination is outdated and it just a dead right on the paper, because the Union Nation not ready to loose their members, and not also want the border been readjusted in any form, exercising this right at 21st century is a wastage and liquidation of resources both human and materials!
If Kurdistan with it's autonomy, wealth, and people ambition failed then it can't be possible.
Like wise the Catalonia, and if Brexit is still in negotiation, better not tumbled into this foolish trap!
My call for Igbo Elders, Leaders of the opinion, Ohaneze Ndigbo, Chief, is to call the Conference on Biafra, re-energize the biafra spirit in igbo to the development of Igbo nation!
Have the:
i. BIAFRA DEVELOPMENT BOARD
ii. SET OUT THE PROTOCOL OF THE DEVELOPMENT NEEDED
iii. LAUCHING OF FUND NEEDED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT
iv. INVITED NOT ONLY IGBO BUT ALL WELL MEANING NIGERIAN, POLITICIANS OR NON POLITICIAN TO THE LAUNCHING.
Why this call?
Because if Igbo Land is Better, it will be better for the humanity not igbo alone
oladeebo

Leave IPOB to be fooling themselves. They dont like to reason with those who have contrary opinion. I ve never seen such a display of mumurism.

come back after fifteen years of marriage and tell me how far. people like me don't get tripped with this kind of thing from you newly married.

brainpulse:
Look we all understand what's happening, before the election, it was the same liars against Buhari, the north and the south west. Some of you boosted that Buhari will never win. When he won, he decided to visit the south east you people threatened he shouldn't come or else his life will be in danger......and it continues till now. All you don't know is that you attract hatred to yourself from everyone around you. Just continue

Oga has Buhari's love for your region made it look like Paris? Stop deceiving yourself. Majority of Igbos didn't vote Buhari and they have never regretted their actions till today. Even in 2019 some of us that belong to the 5% that voted him will not vote for him again.
One thing you can see in the Igbo man is his never dying Spirit. They have consistently kicked against Buhari despite his evil machinations and intimidation tactics against them. Buhari does not put food on our table. We struggle on our own to make money. We dont rely on government money or politicians to throw money to us, that's why our people are boldly confronting Buhari rather than pretend to like him.

tsdarkside:
we are saying,pack una things and return back to una area in the yeast...if thats is still not enough,you can still pack further and migrate to western nations...and if even that is not enough,then you must go to war...anything else is not possible...

It is quite a shame that you are just SAYING, instead of ACTING? IF you are sure that the place they are staying is your land then chase them away. If you cant chase an unwanted visitor out of your house then thats quite a shame on you, hope you know?
Be man enough and chase Igbos away from your place if truly it is your place. Just do it or bury your head in....

I supported Buhari strongly in 2015. This led to several arguments between me and my friends and family members, my church members and colleagues. Today, it is painful that i cant defend the many mess of Buhari. I wont support him again. He is not totally bad but his errors are fatal and hard to be ignored. For now i dont have a candidate to support until i see all of them. Atiku is highly corrupt but not a tyrant like Buhari. Donald Duke has a good track record. Lets wait and see how it all goes.

maslong:
Amechi candidate under which party ? APGA , PDP
or are you saying the Igbo should partake in jihads party

Don't vote on party line. Vote on track record of each of the candidate. That's my message.