helinues: Still in intact... Difference between SW and SE is SW have the balls to try their luck contesting the presidency while SE dare not as they preferred to be a second fiddle
ToluNazzal: Hello Guys, Hope you all are having a fantastic day despite the odds.
Today, i'm introducing you guys to a dish that is common in the Middle East but which a lot of you can relate with, especially my Yoruba people. The dish is called 'MOLOKHIA SOUP' and it is made from the popular EWEDU leaf that you know. It is also called Jute leaf in English.
It can be eaten with Rice, swallow just like Ewedu or any how you want it.
needanswer: European countries that have forgiven themselves over WW1 and WW2 since like forever and African land locked countries that promotes peace with the sea border countries. there is little to no forgiveness or peace in the pursuit of this NEW NATION you seek
what that means is the country that surrounds the SE which is Nigeria can cripple her future economy with just an official word or a pen.
they can impose huge tariffs on your import(making imports expensive for the SE) or export goods(making them less competitive in the trading markets due to high cost of sale) or they can decide to close their borders to yours as buhari did to west African countries recently. either ways it still turns out the SE still needs Nigeria although Nigeria may not need it then.
the prospect aren't so promising from my perspective especially when you believe the Fulani's never forgive and the Yoruba's are back stabbers. if you leave in a bad way, the after taste of that bitterness may be the recipe used in further negotiations with the SE. I hope nobody gets to eat that humble pie
I'm not from the east, I'm south south. And make no mistakes,we are also not interested in this bloody place. We want out as much as the Igbos do.
God will never put your destiny in the hands of your enemies...say amen.
So He also will never put our destiny in the hands of our enemies.
needanswer: that's due to bad leadership. the thing with tribal politics is this: if I win and I am from a certain tribe my people will benefit the most from it. this wrong pattern has repeated itself severally with many tribes that wins... let's wait and see if the ibos gets it right. once again that is due to bad leadership and corruption.
minus crudeoil, another major reason the north and by extension the SE need the SS and SW is because both regions are LAND LOCKED regions. they can't access the sea. seaport is very important for cargo movements between nations as airport is important for passenger travel. they loss the south west or south south and they loss their access to the sea and are boxed inland.
There are many European countries and African countries that are landlocked and are doing very well. May God deamalgamate this faulty land please
needanswer: I respect your opinion. it took many developed countries longer time to build trust and relationships. but the first critical step is to leave the past in the past.
Not I a country like Nigeria.
Do you think the north love to be with the south?
Crude oil is what is keeping the north in naija.
We are just wasting time together and it's dangerous for our future generations.
The federal government petroleum agencies are NNPC DPR PTDF PPPRA PPMC PPPRA. The maritime agencies are Nimasa and NPA and all these are headed by northerners!!!!
B3ACHSIDE: The Nigeria you are being patriotic to and advocating for better governance is already a federation created by colonial powers. if they wished , they could have merged the entire west Africa as one federation and name it Westland like i'm doing now ,then you would be advocating for good governance and be patriotic to Westland . Perhaps the president could be from Wolof in present Senegal or Nupe from present Nigeria. whether Westland or Nigeria , I think all ethnic nations: Yoruba,Nupe,Kanuri etc. should be autonomous states or provinces. I'm American , my dad is Efik-Calabarian American and mom is Northern-Scottish American.
needanswer: and you have gone and missed the point. the point of the post is build TRUST and RELATIONSHIPS. europe was just an analogy to show that something good can happen in a place where people want to rebuild trust and relationship.
even in one tribe, there are still prejudice between states, within communities of the same states, even within villages in the same state.
If after how many decades we are still learning to build trust, what's the point?
Nigeria was never one and will never be one.
Everything about the country is wrong,it's faulty and forbidden.
Nels55: The wish of his followers and curse of his haters but then, is Tinubu's quest for the coveted crown realistic??
History taught us that in Nigeria politics, the more enemies you have, the less chance of your presidential ambition.. OBJ not wishing for the price was all of a sudden crowned the king, Yaradua not interested found himself the king, GEJ followed suit, an act of providence even Buhari felled short of what it takes to win APC presidential primaries pre 2015, with no big money or solid ambition, men of substance rallied behind him despite the heavyweights eager to win the day..
From all indication, Only If God changes his mind but for now, Ahmed BOLA Tinubu presidential ambition is indeed like a thread passing through the eye of the needle. The best bet might be throwing his support on someone else..
You see, the worst fears of Nigeria elites is a strongman president, its a big threat to many business, the imaginative fear is the beast he will become once on the throne, Tinubu played a bad card with his quest for power.. The removal of Ambode and secretly throwing support on Oshiomole against Obaseki was the worst mistake ever.
Nigeria governors have great pride so it wasn't rocket science for them to rally together and fight back, the truth is that BOLA Tinubu's presidency will so much encourage the politics of godfathers therefore no governor will tolerate that, remember its same governors who will mobilize voters for presidential primaries..
As it stands, its very very hard to count the true number of governors behind Tinubu, at most he holds lagos, ogun and osun..Oyo is already PDP, ondo is shaking badly with the governor not in his good books, Ekiiti is in the hand of Fayemi.. Outside SW, I don't truly think any other governors except probably Kogi and Kwara..
In conclusion, will gamble that the presidential candidate of APC will not be Tinubu... Osibanjo stands a far mighty chance, first a true professional, a Christian and lastly a gentleman..
The truth still remains, If APC moves ticket to SW, its 70percent that PDP will move it back to the North, you do the math...
Don't be suprise if APC ticket lands to SS or SE..