₦airaland Forum

barcanista: Honestly, I keep questioning the sincerity of some Igbos whenever they eulogies Ikemba Ojukwu...

ThÍs same Ojukwu with the help of Chief Chekwas Ókorie lost the 1983 SENATÓRIAL poll, after obtaining the ticket on a pLatter of Gold with help from OkorÍe. He lost to a lowly ranked nÉwbie.

This same Ojukwu was Ñot invited to the Burial of the Late Owelle of Owerri, Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe

This same Ojukwu was denounced PUBLICLy and in Newspapers by Ohanaeze Indigbo, after he took the Title Ezeigbo Gburugburu

This same Ojukwu was brought in to APGA by its founder Chief Chekwas Okorie to contest the Presidential election of 2003. He was defeated in Anambra State and the entirer SE by incumbent Obasanjo.

The Same Ojukwu that was insulted and called a BÉTRAYER by Chief Chekwas Okorie after he sided with VictÔr Umeh for Þhe APgA party Çhairmanship tussle.

This Same Ójukwu that was told to step down for Uzor Kalu by PPA Chieftains (Igbos) in the 2007 Presidential poll because he's not "sellable"

ThÉ same Ojukwu that could not Save Peter Obi's impeachment in 2006 despite his condemnation of the exercise and was bluffed publicly when he called "the PDP dominated house to order"

The same Ojukwu that was humiliated at the Onitsha High Court before then Justice Obiora Nwazota. The Judge refused to entertain Ojukwu legal suit against Ohanaeze.

Gbawe: @OP

The divisive and polarising machinations of this Presidency are largely motivated by myopia, selfishness and a desperation, by any means necessary and regardless of the damage caused now and in the future, to retain power which is the instrument of corrupt self-aggrandizement in Nigeria and Africa at large.

Any gains made now, through the divisive scheming of Jonathan and the PDP, using money-hungry 'disciples' in Yorubaland, will not last because such Machiavellian tactics, by the nature of the cads used to prosecute them, tend to fail in politics when self-serving action are taken by governments failing their own people. This will blow up in the face of GEJ and the PDP with the main problem being that no one can accurately predict the repercussion Nigeria and Nigerians will face because of the desperate antics, initiated at the expense of good governance, of a failed Government to retain power.

A callous government that cannot deploy all the military might at its disposal to find the Chibok girls yet is ready to close down SW States with thousands of soldiers, policemen and security operatives, because of guber elections, is one that is destined to fail because of its innate anti-people mien and dedication to acting only when its own shallow political interest is threatened. I simply see all the shenanigans of GEJ and the PDP, especially in Yorubaland, as another lesson Nigerians (taking in those who lead and those who are led) have to learn in our march towards progressive political evolution. One thing is sure. The end results are always bad when politics puts what is is best for the people in last place behind all other relatively unimportant considerations. This is what GEJ has done from the beginning of his Presidency up till now and this is mainly what has always kept Nigeria underdeveloped and such will continue until the people themselves develop the requisite political sophistication to see what really matter and act upon such.

berem: Falling empire? Hahahaha!!!

Some fools do not know the secret of business expansion and investments.
Ride on Jagaban! Nothing do you!

madam_oringo: Again 99.9% of the posters above are ibos! All the negative posters are 99.99% ibos yet Tinubu was never a governor in Iboland! You never laid a dime of your ibo taxes to him, but guess who is crying the most? Ibos! This shows that ibos are cursed with mega problems. The remaining ones have been bought with money to keep cursing out their fathers and generations by pointing to another man when their entire generations will never have 0.1 Tinubu! Check what losers! PDP is paying money to ibos to come online and lay the groundwork for the hatred that will be an excuse for their next massacre, all for N 5 per post per day? Tinubu meanwhile rides on like a colossus, imagine his many people he will need to employ to manage the consat TV company? There will be many indigent ibos who will be crawling on their flat chest and scrawny appendages writing "I beg to apply letters" and he will still pity them and give them a small job or contract so that starvation does not unleash another epidemic on ibos.

To ibos, they'd rather have DSTV or some foreign company colonize Nigeria because they are slaves of money and lazy bastards! Well Tinubu may you live long and fulfill the best plans God will have you fulfil. May you leave 1000 Yorubas who will be in the mould of Chief Awolowo with the grit of Tinubu to survive modern day Nigeria! May your enemies never amount to anything in this life, all ibos who hate you shall be your slaves and slaves of your own people! Ibos say amen! Like their leader died a failed man and politician, so win they also die and wither but may it be worse for them for they shall see water and good in this same Nigeria but will not be able to get a drop to cool their dry, hot and parched tongues! Amen.

ISpiksDaTroof: Wow what backwards ways of thinking.

State of Origin is one of those aspects of Nigeria that just shows you how 3rd Century Nigerian leaders and its people are. Why force someone, for example, whose ancestry is from the Eastern Region of Nigeria, but whose Grandparents, parents and himself were born, raised and lived their entire lives in Northern Nigeria--- and are more Northern Nigerian than Eastern--- to owe more "Allegiance" to where his ancestors are from instead of his birth place and immediate community through the "State of Origin" clause? Allegiance and Loyalty to a place/area is the foundation to its development.

State of Residence does not mean "Minorities" will lose their identity. State of Residence simply means where you reside at the moment after satisfying certain requirements i.e Period of stay in a particular area. What Nigeria should adopt is "Place of Birth", this doesnt mean you will lose your tribal identity. A man of Nigerian descent could come from Nebraska, while another man of Nigerian descent could come from New Orleans or New Hamsphire, thats how you build a nation and encourage unity, oneness and togetherness.

St_Black: LOL.

But hope you are aware its shameful to some fellas, especially Nigerians e.g some who love to claim Jand.

shymexx: If this is actually the CV she submitted to the Senate, I honestly don't think the woman has any case to answer with the lawmakers. The only problem here is the misrepresentation done on the Ministry of Aviation's website and all over cyberspace, about a MBA, she probably never attained. In saner climes, people do resign over that. However, Nigeria is a different place entirely.

I believe she was a student of St. Paul's college and the link on her facebook adds credence to that. To add any foreign higher institution to your facebook, you must at least have the student number. However, the only question should be if she actually graduated from there.

Still observing to see how everything plays out.

chino11: Most part of the North as much as SW (except Lagos which is FG enclave) does not make any meaningful economic input to the federation account. I wonder why they expect more.

Bulk of money and resources that sustains this country comes from the Eastern region (SS and SE).

superstar1: You do not have to weep.

let us all stand up to them and their sycophants on social media and drown their noise.

If that is the little we can contribute to the fight against corruption and other ills of our leaders and society, let us all do it, irrespective of religion and ethnic group.

This is the level of sycophancy we have been seeing in the politics section of NL. I will advise more NLers to be more frequent in the politics section, for us all to drown the voice of these sycophants.

This is not about PDP or APC or xtian or moslem or Pro and anti-GEJ. It is a clarion call to all, to stand up for justice.