₦airaland Forum

saintkeppy:
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U be Oron man? I was in primary 3 at Hillside Int'L

Wow, nice! Abi Oron man o

KendrickAyomide:
as a 2000' baby, i always wonder how life in the old days looked like. boring and difficult..


proudly Indomie Generation

Hahahaha... Indomie Generation

three:
There are two sides to the Nigerian story for everyone, one side is perception of what has so far transpired, the other is the reality of what has so far transpired.

Many settle for the former

Sir, can you make me understand more of what you just said because I'm struggling to understand it

But wait, guy don dey old o...person never get money, never marry. Baba God, u get plenty missed calls, your fone dey ring since abeg pick my call



Lalasticlala, it's not bad if you celebrate this historic feat with me

It was May, 1993. I can't remember the exact date. I heard on the radio that Bashorun Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola would be in Oron Township Stadium, Akwa Ibom State, for the continuation of his campaign tour across the country. The stadium is less than 30 minutes walk from our family house.

I was in primary four at the time. Without being immodest and with utmost humility, I was smart, very enlightened and had extreme political awareness far beyond my age. I would not miss Radio Nigeria Network News and NTA News. I always joined my uncle when he's listening to news while other kids were playing. Unfortunately, I don't remember if those network news exist again because I don't listen to them anymore.

One day, I overheard people saying Nigeria's major problems would soon end when Abiola becomes President. I knew a bit about him already, we had his campaign posters and a bag of rice with his face embossed on it at home. I was curious to know more about the man they were all saying nice things about.

The announcer on radio said Abiola would be coming around 1pm on the said date. At about 11am, I disappeared and went to the stadium. When I arrived at the gate, the soldiers stopped me and asked where I was going. I was by far the smallest and the only kid, not accompanied by an adult, who went to the stadium by himself! I boldly told them I came to cheer and support our next President Chief Abiola. They were a bit surprised but were moved by my confidence. They later allowed me in.

It was on a weekday. There was no public holiday but curiously, almost all shops and businesses were voluntarily shut by the owners. The stadium was completely filled up with people. A chopper supposedly carrying Chief Abiola arrived but he wasn't inside although he later left on the chopper when he was going. Moment later, sirens, loud noise and large convoy of vehicles were heard outside the stadium. He arrived. I finally saw him from a far distance on an open vehicle. He was standing, raising his two fingers on both hands up. Immediately, they started playing the below jingles on the public address system:

"Abiola na de man oo! SDP na de party oo! Na him wey we dey oo! For better tomorrow! Abiola!! Abiola!!! Action!!!
SDP! SDP!! SDP!!! Progress!!!

Nigeria on the march again: on the march again
Looking for Mr President: on the march again
M.K.O oo...is our man oo" and others

A huge crowd were singing and dancing. Even as an adult, I have never witnessed something like that again on a campaign ground. Chai... People were so happy as if they were in heaven.

When Abiola was about leaving, one of the soldiers took me close to his chopper so I could have a clear view of him. I can never forget it

tim1256:
Can someone just tell us why Babangida just because of personal differences with Abiola nullified that election?

IBB hands were tied. I'm not supporting him o because he's a criminal. Some guys in the military were not comfortable having Abiola as president. Abiola's issues not becoming president had both internal and external dimensions but unfortunately Nigerians don't know these.


Abiola had once visited Fidel Castro. Again, he boldly said the West would pay reparation for the slave trade era when he became president and he would pursue it relentlessly. You should be able to decode where majority of his problems came from

Paperwhite:
Nostalgic but horrible dark period of the Nigerian political experiment.I was in JS-2 then but we rioted from Sango-Agodi government house in Ibadan.
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Funny enough, I was in primary 4 then but had political awareness more than even some higher institutions students! I was by far the smallest and the only kid who went to the stadium by himself! The stadium is close to our house sha.Oron Township stadium in Akwa Ibom State. When I arrived the gate, the soldiers stopped me and asked where I was going, I told them I came to cheer and support our next President Chief MKO Abiola, they all bust into laughter and were surprised at my confidence.

They allowed me in. When MKO arrived, they took me close to his chopper so I could have a clear view of him

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Paperwhite:
"I tire for this life o, nah so so wahala.
Food o,nah headache,Hospital no work,
I tire for this life o.

SDP, SDP, SDP! Progress!
Abiola! Abiola!! Abiola!!! Progress!"
That advert reign then no be small. I swear the indomie generation will no have an idea of what this was all about.

Hmmmm... There was another one they sang in the stadium when we went to receive him. Before MKO arrived the stadium, we started dancing to the tune and the song goes like this: "Nigeria on the march again...on the march again... we are waiting for Mr President...on the march again... MKOoooo...is our man o... "

Mehn, when MKO arrived the the stadium, Nigerians were so happy as if we were in heaven, chai... I've never witnessed something like that again and can never forget it

Fabiyi my boss I sight you. You shouldn't have bothered replying that double-mouthed Sagay because his days are numbered.

May God bless our incoming President Alhaji Atiku Abubakar

Whether Mr Atiku visits America or not is inconsequential. My vote is for Atiku.

Bmc can go and die with their propaganda

dy79:
I feel like helping everyone, but what I can say is that if you guys can drop your CV and credentials I will seriously be of help. But I will make a point clear that the salary is relatively poor only private class is the way out. I was in Niger teaching maths in an a level school at ilupeju Lagos and I was earning even bigger than my current salary but what I make from private class here in Gambia is *4....my Niger salary put together... Let me have your CV please.

You don't reply pm, how then does one sends CV to you?

feelgoodstuffs:
I've lived in Gambia for over 15years I understand what you are taking about

I think I'm done being patriotic with nothing to show for it

Bros abeg, show ur guy the way on how to move down there

dy79:
Your course of study is also very important, the salary here is just too meagre but with private study you will make it .I will like to know the subject you can teach before I can help....

Bros I read Engineering. I can teach Mathematics but since it's Primary level, I don't have any problem teaching other subjects as well because I have taught in primary school before

Thank you National Assembly. The presidential election must always come last. That's how it's supposed to be

LOM1:
ABUJA: The Gov. Nasir El Rufai Committee on True Federalism has submitted its report to the National Working Committee of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, calling for more devolution of powers to the states. Specifically, the committee urged that the police and prisons be moved from the exclusive to the concurrent list.
By this, state governments would be allowed to establish state police to handle certain crimes as well as state prisons. The committee equally recommended independent candidacy but with a caveat that individuals who intend to stand for elections must not have been a member of any political party at least six months to the elections in which they intend to contest. On local government autonomy, the committee said since “one size does not fit all”, the states should be allowed to legislate for local governments, including creating more councils.






https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/01/breaking-el-rufai-cttee-recommends-state-police-prisons/

I will wait and read the full report before I comment in detail. The current Local Government structure should be scrapped and each State allowed to create as many LGAs as they want and manage it according to resources available to them.


States Should control their resources and pay taxes /royalties to the Central Government. Any State that's not viable should merge. If these are not included in the report that means the report is useless

We are still demanding for a live media chat. I don't understand why this thread is not giving the needed attention

Newbiee:
Yes, a brilliant idea, people need to be enlighten on the progress made so far. The media propaganda that this administration has achieved nothing needs to be deflated.

..."people need to be enlightened on the process made..." The process that Buhari's daughter and, esp his wife, that sleeps on the same bed with him do not know? So you know Buhari more than Aisha Buhari. smh

I will be a big fool to waste my precious time to listen to any media program that has to do with this useless govt run by utterly incompetent President

seunmsg:
Stop deceiving yourself, the good people of south west will never support Atiku Abubakar. We dont support criminals in south west.

If he's indeed a criminal, why is your new sheriff in town allowing him to walk free?


Show us empirical evidence that he's a criminal or forever remain silent

Welcome Alhaji Atiku. The good people of SW and majority of Nigerians are solidly behind you.


2019 is Atiku year

SalamRushdie:
I guess so

We need him here then to tell us what is going on

SalamRushdie:
Lemme ask GavelSlam

Who's GravelSlam? Is he a member of President's media team?

freeze001:
They will soon come and tell u that it's not necessary and that he must not behave like other presidents. In fact Femi Adesina the shït packer will announce that the president is too depressed to address Nigerians but that he sees and knows all that is wrong and is on track to getting everything all set and properly done.

As important as this is, I'm surprised people don't care

Since this administration began more than two years ago, three years in four months time, there has been only one Presidential Media Chat by President Muhammadu Buhari, and that was before he embarked on medical leave abroad. This is quite different from what we are used to since the advent of democracy in 1999. The live media chat affords the citizens the opportunity to ask Mr President direct questions, clarify issues and generally make contributions in every area that affects the well-being of our people.


During OBJ regime and most recently GEJ's, the live Presidential Media Chat was a regular exercise and some of us were always delighted and looked forward to that day. Majority of Nigerians, irrespective of party affiliations, seem to agree that, there are a lot of things happening around us that require Mr President's direct response.

Democracies around the world and even countries not practicing direct democracy often have their Heads of State talk to the people regularly. This is quite different from Press Releases by media aides. As a matter of fact , a President owes the nation regular communication. So, when is the next presidential media chat?

NgeneUkwenu:
Whenever their propaganda failed to whittle down Buhari's popularity, they turn around and scream BMC...

These are the same useless characters, who wanted a Useless corrupt Jonathan to continue till 2019...

Your frustrations haven't started, you will cry blood after 2019...

Useless PIgs of Biafra...

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onexile:
They are scared to the narrow, patiently waiting for Laurita Onochie A.K.A NgeneUkwuEwu

When your time arrives, nobody can stop you. This is Atiku's time and one million Lauretta Anochie can't stop him.


Nigerians will decide

mrphysics:
Today, we saw two reposts from Aisha Buhari.

Well, the account has been hacked by cybergangs and paid PDP cyber gangs

Woman wey sleep on the same bed with the man tell u codedly that the man na failure, u still say he isn't.

Mr BMC, was the interview granted the BBC by that rare breed of a woman called Aisha also hacked?

This is the second time this rare breed of a woman is publicly and stylishly telling Nigerians that Buhari is a bad product which Nigeria should discard. A woman that sleeps on the same bed with the man. Despite this, one still sees people supporting this failure of a man called Buhari. It's unfortunate

sarrki:
Shut up

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