aresa: What you people spew here on NL is definitely beyond politics and tribalism, it's pure corrupt, crooked mentality and lack of patriotic spirit. You care less about your own country, your own people and their welfare and economic survival including even yours, your kids and unborn kids...
Very shameful and despicable I must say..
Don't mind us, it is in our blood. We are our brothers' enemies.
aresa: What you people spew here on NL is definitely beyond politics and tribalism, it's pure corrupt, crooked mentality and lack of patriotic spirit. You care less about your own country, your own people and their welfare and economic survival including even yours, your kids and unborn kids...
Grandmisty: 80% of Yoruba saying Buhari r Muslims. APC for governor is OK but Buhari for president over the bar.
And you saying this, what are you? Christian I guess? The government of the day cannot account for billions of dollars due to corruption and mismanagement thus plunging the nation into chaos. Just because Gej is romancing with Christian's leaders that's okay by you and people like you. You are talking about religion while the Yoruba Muslims you are referring to are watching silently. Nigeria can never progress if we continue playing religion game on issues that affect all equally regardless of tribe or religion. We've entangled ourselves in a religious "snake 'n' ladder" game. We need to retrace our steps and do the right things. Warning to the Yorubas: there are serious underground schemes to cause dis-unity and disaffection among us by some internal and external forces via religion line. We should use our brain and remain one undivided entity because this is the secret of our success. Failure to heed to this warning spells doom.
Brightology2: May God bless u sir.i once had a dream abt Gej,it will nt be easy 4 him after d election.he is going 2 win d election n there will b plans 2 kill him.wat i saw was dat,during d celebration d photographer dat was snaping him wanted 2 kill him n so many pple ard him re his enemy bt claiming 2 b his frd.bt he was rescued.after d did n done,pple died,celebration came at last.GEJ is God sent.
...and anti-christ Sambo simply became the president through the back-door. Many people will be disappointed. We are all God sent and that's why we are here. Many of us are blinded with religion sentiments most especially our christian fellows but you will be taken aback because you are not truthful to the nation, be prepared for Sambo.
PAINGAIN: u have spoken well and I concur with u on what u've said. I would love a united and prosperous nigeria too but looking at d youths of nigeria today u'll realise that 90percent of them r deranged. I bet u those shouting for war have never even been where a teargas was discharged let alone a riot. I have a lot of yoruba friends and some r like family. But my problem is that d yorubas always seem to side with d hausas, if things were diferent an igbo man will always choose a yoruba over hausa. The north thinks nigeria belongs to them, believe me if igbos and yorubas were united d north would not have so much control over nigeria. I keep asking myself, why won't d two tribes of igbo and yoruba break away from nigeria and b a nation? My thought.
I like your very sensible responses too. Only divine blessing can bring about a United Nigeria. Day by day we are moving more and more to self-destruction. Only the people enjoying the present day Nigeria are the LAST TRIBE. The last tribe are the corrupt Nigerians from all the tribes that constitutes Nigeria. Be they Christians, Muslims and Pagans. Military and civilians. The Igbos in this last tribe do not want an independent biafra, the same for yorubas in this last tribe do not want Odua republic, why? Its simple they are selfish sets of people that benefit immensely on how Nigeria is at present. If igbos can channel all their efforts on how to achieve their aims without the help of others, they will surely succeed. Igbos' enemies within is much more than from other tribes. Waiting for yorubas to join in your quest is wasting of your time and asking yorubas to do as you plan to do is foolishness from yorubas' stand. Do you marry because your neighbours just married, do you become a trader because of your neighbour being a trader, can someone ask you to do anything when you don't have the plan to do it yet? If yorubas want Odua republic they have to scheme ways to achieve this at their convenience. "When it is time to defececate the anus must surely open" says a yoruba adage.
PAINGAIN: I'm igbo and I also agree. One nigeria is not working, but its obvious its hausa against igbo in nigeria and d only reason hausa's seem to have d advantage is bcus of onething only...they know how to use d yorubas to frustrate ibos.
We all know Nigeria has failed, we are all incompatible. No one is using Yorubas to frustrate igbo, Yorubas stand on their own and what they believe in, peaceful coexistence and justice, only a fool allows others to plan for him. We have three major tribes in Nigeria and over 250 others, all the three have their various interests, motivations and challenges. Yorubas are peace loving and sensible people that look beyond Nigeria. We are neither following the hausas nor the igbo, we are going on our pace and act according to our instincts trying so much to avoid conflict with others. If igbos, ijaws, hausas or any tribe for that matter really want to break out of Nigeria they should learn how to approach it in a diplomatic way and work diligently on it, it might take some few years but they will surely achieve it if truly that's what they want. If you start a war without proper preparations, consultations and negotiations with other groups then you are on your own. We can start killing ourselves for all I care, we are not the first and surely we won't be the last either. As for me and my household, I choose peace and justice.
chakula: Being a Northerner I have no regret for the Country disintegration, let every region go on it is own.
I'm a Yoruba and I agree with you, but it has to be fought on the round table and not on the battlefront but if the ijaws and igbos want war we are all in it together.
Sometimes truth we humans feels like fighting truth,when it hits us harder than expected,but guess what,men of my calibre dams the consequences,and air the truth.
My only advice;
Don't be caught in between the fire
Only a fool fears, death is inevitable. A coward dies thousand times so don't come here and brag, Yoruba called that shakara olooje! Why are you advising your ford not to be caught between the fire? So who are you fighting against then, oponu ode?
Chuksprince: Who told you Nigeria are wiser now? You are wiser and you still wanna vote Buhari that governed our grand father's and our fathers and now he wants to governed us again and foolish Nigerian youths are Ok with it.. Where is the wisdom? GEJ or younger candidate
It is called election you fools, this is not selection. Every Nigerian of voting age is free to vote for whoever they prefer, it is their right. What you people detest is what you want to force down the throat of others. We have 12-14 candidates vote for your choice and wait for the result. Nigeria constitution doesn't specify age limit as at this time so let that sink into your brain. If all fall unto your deaf ears and war is what you want, bring it on. No tribe will fold it arms we are going to fight it together.
Stop deceiving yourself and wake up. We don't give a damn about those investments compared to freedom or doing the correct thing. We've lost assets / lives greater than what you're talking about before.
Folks can invest in another nation too...
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All these are just noise Mr. Empty barrel. You people lack tactics all you know about is might as if war is going to be fought with bare hands. One can now see why you can't be a good leader, excessive pride and strong bitterness. If you really mean business just start the moving to your enclave and let us hear word. Coward igbos fooling the ijaws to start trouble for them to capitalised on. Buhari is going to win this election and ijaw will sit quietly so be ready to start your war by yourself. We are ready for you.
Donmarrius: [s][/s] We av' decided to sacrifice those investments and those Igbos who doesn't want to return home,for Biafra to come. Stop threatening us with our investments and some useless Igbos,they ain't upto those who died during the war. This time,its a fight to finish.
A very funny and senseless post. This is their life, this is their warp mindset I so detest. Because you are in your comfort zone you're less concern about your brethren.
Bayswater: e.g ChinemeOkpan, an illiterate Yoruba boy masquerading as Igbo. He has over 20 accounts on Nairaland!
Ode, no sensible Yoruba will ever pretend he's an igbo. Igbo of all people?!, Everybody is now an illiterate to you, hope you know the meaning of that word? You claimed someone is an illiterate and yet he can still manipulate something as technical as this? You really lack understanding.
madridguy: Let call a spade a spade, what do you think people from afar will be talking about our country. Note, I am not in support of both the PDP and APC because I am very sure the role of leadership should not be a do or die affair. I am an advocate of tolerance, justice and good will.
God Bless My beloved Country.
He abandoned a section of the country for the larger part of his reign claiming insecurity, now he can find the necessary security to campaign in these affected areas just because of vote.
apcmustwin: Yeah that's our heritage. We have brown roofs that we are proud of in old Ibadan because while ur kinsmen were still parading n.aked and wearing leaves, Ibadan has already attain an urban city status and was d pride of not just Nigeria, but Africa.
O se baa mi. Okebadan a gbe wa o! Buhari sere be, be lomo okunrin nse, sere be! Ibadan for Buhariiiiiiiii!
beetruth: Is President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Really Bad? (As wrtten by -Yusuf Adeyanju Yisau)- I think he has done well. I challenge the Buhari supporters give me 10 things Buhari has achieved for this country. 1] Goodluck Jonathan signed FOI bill that Obasanjo refused to sign and you join then in saying that Goodluck is bad. 2] Goodluck approved N18,000 Minimum wage from N7,500 Which Obasanjo refused to sign and you say that Goodluck is bad and NYSC allowance from N7,500 to nearly approved N39,500, yet they say he is bad. 3] Goodluck dualized federal roads (about 25,000km) which Obasanjo and past Govts abandoned and you say Goodluck is bad. 4] The rail system is working now, with little budget But Obasanjo Sunk billions of dollars without result, other pasts leader ignored and you say that Goodluck is bad. 5] Goodluck has been conducting free and fair elections whereas the ones conducted under Obasanjo are Shameful and national disgrace yet you say Goodluck is bad. 6] Goodluck established 12 new universities, 9 in the North to improve learning and knowledge and increase the Jambites admission rate, yet you say that Goodluck is bad. 7] Goodluck established the Almajiri system for Northern abandoned street children and those deprived of education by their own people and you say Goodluck is bad. 8] Goodluck has been building dams and improving the country's power from 2500mW to 6,000MW - And successfully privatized the sector which many analyst believed is the best way to go and you joined them say that Goodluck is bad. 9] Agriculture have been revamped and for the first time in Nigerian history, Food prices came down during Christmas, instead of skyrocketing and you say that he is a bad President. 10] 2013 and 2014 was the Christmas in Nigeria, where Nigerian did not sleep in filling stations for 3 to 4 days to get Petrol or 100s of people being roasted alive in attempts to get fuel in petrol stations, wickedly, you joined them to say that our God given President is not performing. 11] Airports are wearing world class looks and every zone have International airport and you say Goodluck is bad. 12] This administration has employed more people in their 5years in office than any other in the history of Nigeria [Via Agric, Energy sector,16 New Car Companies, 12 New Universities, 3,826 primary Health care Centers, Teaching Hospitals] SURE-P, YOUWIN and you say Goodluck is bad. Now do you think that General Muhammadu Buhari will perform magic, which he could not do when he was in his 40s, if you vote him? What else do they want from President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan?
Can anyone respond?
We want him to step aside. We thank him for his time and efforts, we realised in his best interest and ours he should go and rest. Before he came in, in 2011, the coffer of the nation was healthy and we know what we the masses of the land had to pass through before we arrived where we are today. Now, let's assume things stand the same as it is for the next 4 years that means he will surely plunge us into debt. He failed on his promises and he cannot be trusted again, he should just go and leave us with our fate. He and his team cannot handle the situation effectively.
dannyfillz: This FFK man self I don't think he have sense of reasoning at all,the way he split rubbish this days I pray Buhari wins this incoming election...na taperule dem go take measure una imprisonment
Someone is extremely disturbed with the prospect of Buhari winning the election, couple with various corruption charges on his head and you are expecting him to have sound reasoning? For where? The man is a goner, he is a big fool.
searider: Was it the religion tha made him heartless or th kind of home he came from? You guyz should be awake that religion is the opium of the people.
A deranged child killed his father and you are blaming it on islam. We hear of murder everyday; are they all muslims.
Babe, sorry to say o, you are part of the problem of Nigeria because of your incitation. Even wen clifford dey chop ppl na isalm send am.
TRUTHTELA: I find it very appalling that a lot of Nigerian politicians stoop low, manipulate TRUTH, FACT and FIGURES just for political gain. I am yet to see that Nigerian, that will put Nigeria first. EXAMPLE OF HOW A DEVELOPED NATION THAT PUT COUNTRY FIRST, behaves. Alan Greenspan, ( Fed Reserve Chairman under George Bush Snr. ), served in the same post under Bill Clinton ( Democratic Party), meaning, POLICY CONSISTENCY. Ben Bernanke, ( Fed Reserve Chairman ) was nominated by George Bush Jnr, and he took over from Greenspan, as the Federal Reserve Bank Chairman of USA, equivalent of CBN Governor in Nigeria.
When Obama, took over from Bush, despite USA's economic crisis, Obama, didn't replace Bernanke, and Greenspan didn't go to the media trashing Bernanke, ("COUNTRY FIRST" and Obama about their policies. As expected, POLICY CONSISTENCY and several other factors helped USA to wither that STORM. Regardless of your POLITICAL IDEOLOGY, USA, policy makers, knows when to put party aside and USA interest will take the front seat.
Again, NO TRIBE in Nigeria, can boast of anyone with Ngozi Iweala's type of RESUME, INTEGRITY and CONNECTION. Before Ngozi, joined Obasanjo's govt. she dine and wine with WORLD PRESIDENTS and INTELLECTUALS. Ngozi, attended Havard Uni, and all her four kids graduated from Havard. What can anyone in the world tell Ngozi? Where can you fault her? What more can Ngozi ask God for?
Obasanjo, has NO EDUCATION, just like Buhari, and the Generals of that era. The first graduate to join the Army was Odimegwu Ojukwu, another SMART and GREAT Igbo folk. Ngozi, Oby, Soludo were they BRAIN behind any "success" Obasanjo, recorded as president. I mean, Oby, El Rufai, Ribadu, Soludo, they have worked with Ngozi, her COMPETENCY and INTEGRITY can't be FAULTED by any man born by a woman. Surprisingly, Oby, El Rufai and their ilk, always want to fault Ngozi or assassinate her character simply because of " POLITICS". Shame on them.
When you ENEMIES OF IGBO's want to boast about Obasanjo's saving of ECA and Debt cancellation stuff, DON"T FORGET THAT Obasanjo, is an ILLITERATE, everything about ECA, Debt relief, Monetization, etc were Ngozi's BRAIN CHILD. FYI, the Western Nations, gave Ngozi, to Obj, FDI, were flooding into Nigeria, simply cos they saw who the Minister of Finance is.
Nigeria is JINXED and JINXED for life!! Why would Obj, an UNEDUCATED PAUPER that was lucky to made presidents by his ilk, remove a Havard trained Economist. I mean, what does Obj, know about Finance? He only had military training and that's it. Because of EGO, GREED, and MYOPIC SENTIMENTS, Obasanjo, foolishly remove as the Finance Minister, now moved her to Foreign Affairs, typical of Ngozi, she's now in government to make money, Ngozi, rejected Obj's redeployment, she told Obj. I AM NOT A POLITICIAN and she went back to World Bank, where she belongs. FYI, NO NIGERIAN, I MEAN, NO NIGERIAN has EVER rejected or willingly resigned as a Minister ( a lucrative one like Foreign Affairs for that matter), ONLY AN HONEST SELFLESS LADY LIKE Ngozi, could do that. Do your research or ask your parents, Nigerian politicians don't resign, unless they were kicked out. The whole world was ashamed that Obj, will allow greed and ego to becloud him. Obj, didn't see the need to put COUNTRY FIRST.
Imagine, if only Obj, isn't short-sighted and greedy, he allowed Ngozi, to remain as the Finance Minister, then handover Nigeria, to a very competent president ( not Yardua and Goodluck), that would retain Ngozi, OR continue where Obj and Ngozi stopped, that's what's called POLICY CONSISTENCY, this is one area where I like Tinubu, ( I dislike a lot about him too) and it seems to be helping Lagos. FYI, in everything you do in life, try to be HONEST, don't COMPROMISE your INTEGRITY, it will come back to help or ruin you. Because of Ngozi's INTEGRITY, many of you may not know, Yardua, went and begged her to come and serve in her government. Guess what? Ngozi, turned it down. Jonathan, came on board, and went for that same woman that rejected a Ministerial appointment that doesn't SUIT her EXPERTISE. Luckily, she gave GEJ, her conditions and GEJ, accepted, hence, she resigned again as World Bank VP, to come and help you guys to rebuild that HELL HOLE.
Guys, if some of you will be SINCERE, Ngozi have been VOCAL about the need to DIVERSIFY THE ECONOMY, SAVE ECA, and REDUCE RECURRENT EXPENDITURE, but the people that CLING onto the OIL WEALTH doesn't want to think and tap into other resources that's in their region ( "oil belongs to all Nigerians", it's a public knowledge that Amechi, and his Northern friends refused the idea of SAVING ECA, then dragged the Fed. Govt to court ( "share all the revenue" ), the people that CLING onto the Federal Civil Service always accuse Ngozi, of "Biafran Agenda", simply because she wants government to reduce workforce/ recurrent expenditure.
Now, the chicken has come home to roost, oil prices has tumbled and Naira, fell like an Iroko tree and you guys expect Ngozi, to do what? To use her blood and fixed the economy? Nigeria, is "UNFIXABLE", YOU GUYS MUST RESTRUCTURE THE COUNTRY FOR THINGS TO WORK. World Leaders, World Bank and PEOPLE THAT MATTERS on this earth KNOWS WHO NGOZI IWEALA is, what Soludo and some TRIBALISTIC folks think of her won't DIMINISH her standing in this world, till the day she dies. Before Ngozi became a Minister in Nigeria, she's WEALTHY, by USA or any other standard.
Soludo, knows Ngozi better, Soludo, knows that there's nothing any economist can do about oil prices, but Soludo, knows what can me done so that THE FALL IN OIL PRICES WILL STOP BATTERING NIGERIA's ECONOMY, but he chose to blame it on Jonathan and Ngozi, for the sake of election and politics. I use to read Soludo's , article on Thisday Newspapers Backpage, he has always emphasized on the need to DIVERSIFY THE ECONOMY and PRACTICE FISCAL FEDERALISM. Suddenly, he's singing a different tone. Shame on Soludo and Oby Ezekwesili, POLITICAL EXPEDIENCY made both of you to BETRAY Ngozi and Ndi Igbo. I love History, it has a way of VINDICATING THE JUST. Nigerians and the world is laughing at Soludo and Oby, because, they are LOSERS. Oby is on the street doing Obj and the NON MISSING GIRLS HATCHET JOB. Soludo, was REJECTED by Anambara people and everyone, so I understand their BEEF on Ngozi, who REJECTED politics, held onto her INTEGRITY, stayed on her CAREER PATH, and the World Bank will not hesitate to give Ngozi, her VP position back.
I, and millions of other INTELLIGENT and UNBIASED minds will continue to speak the TRUTH and RESPECT the likes of Ngozi.
See what I'm saying about igbos, to you and your likes, without NOI Nigeria wouldn't have ever been successful in anything. Go away with your tin god. Double standard at its best, credits NOI for OBJ's (illiterate) economy success and trying so hard to vindicate her of the mess she put the nation into now. Read all the jargon you typed above again to yourself, it is full of self-praising and putting others down, it is not a surprise that's typical igbo reasoning.
ichidodo: [color=#1980BC] Let us get this clear..so two personalities are bringing heat on Okonjo just because they are out of jobs?? Or are we looking at the voice of Esau and hand of Jacob, in this case Soludo gunning for a potential portfolio in a prospectice APC govt and Oby too especially when we have thieffnubu in the shadows behind her.. [/color]
Anyhow you like to paint it, paint it! Nigerians are watching keenly.
Fadelex: it doesn't take an Harvard degree to know that our economy is in crisis, okonjo iweala is overrated. she can't stand any iota of criticism, she can only intimidate her critics without addressing the issues raised. how on earth do you place your benchmark 25% above the current crude oil price? she might be learned but her application is very poor, she's far from reality and she's one of the major reason the president is underperforming. no matter they say about soludo, it is evident that he's a well respected economist who brings various transformations ti our banking sector. soludo is not just a banker, he's a world class economist, and only time will tell before all the lapses of okonjo iweala is exposed.
synergycom19: The Worst empty headed,another PHD holding Finance Minister ever in Nigeria
You dey mind dem? Yeye people. They just dey 419 naija pipu. In the land of the blind, one eyed frustrated woman is queen. They messed us up, squandered golden opportunities to make Nigeria great again. Here we are now, we are all into this together, she's ran out of ideas that's why she's been muted for a while. Nigerians must ask questions about the missing $20bn and the reports of the external auditors.
alaoeri: Yeebos fighting yeebos because of a clueless Ijaw man thats non of my business.
You don't know them, I love that, they can never be one. I know the pompous woman will be exposed one day for all to see, she's too full of herself. NOI is a complete failure, she misled the clueless one and put the nation into this avoidable mess.
Just some weeks ago, the clueless one was taunting GMB after he vowed to send corrupt officials to prison, asking his followers "do you want to go to prison?". Now he and his team of failures are talking about e-prison. Bunch of fools.
oche123: make thunder fire u and ur family there 4 insultn d igbos, u der mad,,am an igbo boy n am a full supporter of GMB(apc) also d IMO state led Gov Rochas ok,so stop sayn rubbish,,,inshort Make BH Bomb U n make dem kidnap ur sister.
So what's the different between you and boko haram, fool? It shall be for you as you wish for others, that's so simple. If you like jump inside lagoon, I don't care. Lair, I don't care who you support.
PDPwayoo: The headline should be four igbos went to court over certificate. I dont know what igbos r looking for? Igbos are saboteurs. even their APGA is on extinction. If Ojukwu is alive today, APGA will not ally itself with any party. APGA has been sold to PDP, Igbos cant stop selling anything in their disposal.
Till date, their is no historic monument or UNESCO heritage site in igbo land. Everything has been sold for money.
Brother, don't mind the yeye people o, Yorubas are their headache, we are watching them closely. We will continue to give them headache till eternity. They can never be one because they are cursed afrika jews.
Abdulkareem407: Igbos Activist... Nonsense... Well, igbos are known 2 be Cowards... Nothing can stop GMB... Dey should get dat into their Empty skull... GEJ should Recruit more Activist. Oshi ati Iranu.
Don't mind the mumu sets of people. They are supporting this failed regime with all their might just because of NOI (their daughter). They find it too difficult to accept she's a failure, they can never imagine it, pride won't let them. It won't be long before they realise that their god NOI is an incompetent arrogant fool, working only for herself and the elites. How many of this fool are benefiting from this government, I wonder? Let the economy collapsed completely and see who bear the pains the most.
I am very proud to be a Nigerian at this point in time. Social media are helping and we should try to take the advantage positively now and in the future. In the elections past Nigerians had no voice but now things have changed. We shouldn't rest on our oars after the election, our inputs are needed more than before. Nigeria is our collective home, we should strive so hard to make it better. So help us God!
Politics › Re: Soludo Replies Okonjo-Iweala, Accuses Her Of Forging National Economics Stats by Keegan: 7:41am On Feb 02, 2015
and Obama about their policies. As expected, POLICY CONSISTENCY and several other factors helped USA to wither that STORM. Regardless of your POLITICAL IDEOLOGY, USA, policy makers, knows when to put party aside and USA interest will take the front seat.