₦airaland Forum

ThatFairGuy1:
These are Yorubas that can contest and win the election. Tinubu, Osinbajo, Fashola, Aregbesola, Fayemi, Gbajabiamila, Amosun.
To say who'll vote Yorubas is just a misplaced statement, it's much more befitting for you people. Go all over the internet and see how your brothers are insulting all and sundry in Nigeria. You think there won't be any implication of such behaviour?

Haven't said that, You know SW is MUCH MORE SELLABLE THAN SE.
Our voting strength is firstly an advantage to us THAN YOU EASTERNERS.
Second, The three Northern States will vote Yoruba candidate over Igbos.
We'll gerner 40-45% votes from SS. Even in Ebonyi and Cross Rivers State, we'll gerner votes to some reasonable extent.

About Lawan, a friend won't support his friend when he knows his friend is going to a dead end.

Also, he'll prioritize his own ambition over KALU'S. He won't betray Tinubu that HELPED HIM IN HIS CURRENT POSITION. He's even the first person to start canvassing for Tinubu (Yoruba) presidency since last year.

One thing your are not still Understanding is, we're not doubting the fact that the 2023 presidential ticket of APC is for Yorubas. TAKE NOTE.

TWO BROTHER CONTRIBUTED MONEY TO BUY A BICYCLE, THE FIRST HAS RODE UNDER THE WATCHOUT OF THE SECOND. IT'S NOW THE TURN OF THE SECOND TO RIDE, THOSE THAT CASTIGATED THEM FROM INCEPTION OF THE CONTRIBUTION ARE NOW WILLING TO RIDE BEFORE THE SECOND BROTHER. Even the first brother won't accept.
Surf the internet now, those who're Even campaigning for Tinubu are majorly Hausas and not Yorubas.

LASTLY, APC will never give their ticket to Easterners, it's Political harakiri. Even PDP won't despite the Easterners contribution to the party What they can get is VP slot. WE DON SEE UNA FINISH

Greedy man from the South West. You have had your 8 years with Obasanjo in this 21 years of democratic dispensation. The South South has had 4 years, the South East has had zero. Yet in 2023, you are coming for another term when the two other zones in the South have not yet equaled the 8 years you already had.

But this thread is an eyeopener for you? Your eye has already long opened and closed to the 8 years of Obasanjo, its now opening to another 8 years of Tinubu

Lol

seguntijan:
So the dream of all south easterners is to stop Tinubu's dream not to become president? lwkmd

The South West has no business with 2023 Presidency after they have had their 8 years with Obasanjo

These people keep make me laugh. The Northerners keep saying "Igbos should build bridges", "Igbos should reach out", "Igbos should work for Presidency"

But despite Fulani herdsmen slaughtering people across Nigeria, they saw nothing wrong in electing a Fulani man President in 2015 and 2019

When it comes to an Igbo man becoming President of Nigeria, Nigerians will write long list of what Igbos must do.

But when it comes to a Fulani man becoming President, not only will there be no list, the fact that they are killing people everywhere wont even matter

Lol

If they are running now that IPOB is unarmed, what will they do if IPOB becomes armed?

isthatso:
The problem with you people is ignorance.

Bukola was born in England so he was born with British citizenship, he had no choice in the matter, he did not voluntarily acquire citizenship of another country, he did not swear allegiance to Britain. Ngozi deliberately chose to become an American citizen and in doing so she swore allegiance to America. It is part of the process.

It is there in sections 66,107,137 and 182 of the constitution.


Section 66 provides for disqualification from seeking election into the National Assembly (House of Representatives and Senate); Section 107 provides for similar situations in for the House of Assembly; Section 137 provides for the President and Section 182 provides for the Governors. In all cases it is the 1st item in the list of things that disqualify a candidate.

For example, Section 107 provide thus:

(1) No person shall be qualified for election to a House of Assembly if –

(a). Subject to the provisions of Section 28 of this Constitution, he has voluntarily acquired the citizenship of a country other than Nigeria or, except in such cases as may be prescribed by the National Assembly, has made a declaration of allegiance to such a country;

The process for voloutary acquisition of US citizenship requires swearing of allegiance.

The difference between Saraki and Ngozi is the word “voluntary”.

She cant even become a minister again according to section 144. (5) which states

"No person shall be appointed as a Minister of the Government of the Federation unless he is qualified for election as a member of the House of Representatives."

Basically, you people are carrying fight for someone who has turned her back on Nigeria.....Quite frankly, i dont blame her.

Lets just assume everything above is correct. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala has already served Nigeria in various capacities. I doubt if she is one of those still running around with their CV's in Abuja, looking for ministerial positions.

When it comes to President of Nigeria, her chances of getting to that position are next to zero, same as any of her fellow Igbo

hollah123:
what if peradventure PDP doesn't field an Igbo VP?

They have no choice, without Igbo votes, PDP doesn't stand a chance against APC.

flyingpig:
Please who is tunde donut in the political discourse of Nigeria

The point is that, just like Tunde Ednut, most Northerners and Yorubas do not trust Igbos with power because they believe it will lead to the break up of Nigeria

What they never bothered to tell anyone is why they are so scared about the break up of Nigeria? Why do they want to be in one country with people they do not trust with power?

hollah123:
are u stylishly telling us Igbos are bad market to any party?

are u now buttressing the point that any party that field Igbo has lost b4 d election?

Yes, most Northerners and those in the South west are not comfortable with an Igbo man being President of Nigeria

Wasnt it Tunde Ednut who said the same recently?

bishop4life:
what I don't get is why someone would shoot openly to kill unarmed persons.

Hatred

isthatso:
Remove Okonjo Iweala's name. Now that she has voluntarily taken up American citizenship, she can no longer contest to be a senator, governor or president in Nigeria.

So you dont know that Bukola Saraki was holding British/ Nigerian citizenship when he was Governor and Senate President?

fulanimafia:
Does your lack of friends in the North and elsewhere have anything to do with the below?

There are no friends in Nigeria, there are only sectional interests

TheChameleon:
Let me give you free information.

OBJ successfully blemished Atiku as a corrupt person. OBJ himself is just as dirty in my personal opinion but...Northerners would ALWAYS see Atiku in that light.

Igbos were NEVER forgiven for the 1966 coup in the North. Sample 100 people randomly in the North... if you get more than 20% who would vote for an Igbo, I owe you money.

Seeing an Igbo on the ticket is a no-go area for an average Northerner.

I personally feel it's unfair but that's the brutal bitter reality.

Thats why PDP should field a Northerner and an Igbo man as vice- President. There is no point PDP fielding an Igbo man in 2023 if it will result in certain loss. Northerners will never vote an Igbo man to be President of Nigeria

TheChameleon:


Accepting defeat even before battle.

That's sheer cowardice

This means ORJI UZO KALU is the only man in the whole Southeast. Yes, he doesn't stand a chance but I respect him for having the balls to come out.

All the other so-called men should just steal their wives' gowns and run away... as usual

This not about victory or defeat, this is about the reality on the ground. There are many power blocs that will never vote an Igbo man. The only way an Igbo man can be president of Nigeria is if the two man parties, APC and PDP, field Igbo presidential candidates. Any other thing is waste of time. If an Igbo man cannot be President in 2023, then let Atiku be President and Obi be vice- President. No 2 position is better than no position

PDP fielding an Igbo man for Presidency is what Tinubu, APC and the South West are praying for so that they can unite with friends up in the North in their hatred of Igbos and ensure APC wins



The best bet for PDP is to field Atiku/Obi again in 2023. No 2 position is better than no position

The way I see it is that even though Igbos have been loyal to PDP, there is no point PDP fielding an Igbo man in 2023 if it will mean victory for Tinubu and APC

Nice one by Obiano for patronizing Innoson

How come so many people think being landlocked means that a country cannot do well? Ethiopia is doing very well despite being landlocked, Ethiopian Air is the largest aviation power in Africa. Botswana is the largest exporter of meat and livestock in Africa despite being landlocked.

Its all about what is inside you as a people

Who said MASSOB is proscribed?

Remakable how this thread turned into a question of if the South East will succeed.


OP, the question of which area will succeed if Nigeria will break up is not necessary. What matters is that everybody will survive, we all survived when there was no Nigeria

The people will do well are those who have vision, capacity and foresight. No amount of Oil and gas will make people without these qualities to go far.

Thats why I admired Governor Fayose, he didnt fear the federal government or Buhari even one bit.

The giant of Africa is South Africa.

People being slaughtered left right and centre in Southern Kaduna but the security forces have time to go and attack unarmed people having meeting in Enugu

No justification for the shooting and killing of unarmed people

Shame on the DSS, The Nigerian Police Force and the Nigerian Army for going to Emene, Enugu, to turn the area into a war zone

IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, commented on restructuring in tweets. He said:



The human HEART can never be restructured. What destroyed #Nigeria is not it’s structure but the DERANGED hearts of the men who administered the structure. Soviet Union was restructured mega times. It failed. It’s FALL was therefore inevitable. Same fate awaits Nigeria, soon!

Nigeria has crossed the rubicon. Neither Restructuring, nor #IgboPresidency will undo the FINAL damage done by a lying terroristic #Fulani lunatic fringe that lacks the capacity for coexistence. If you want to remain with then, fine. #Biafra is already on its way out.

DanHaske:
Story of ipobs, by ipobs for ipobs

Oh really? You believe the DSS story that they went somewhere where IPOB was having a meeting a d IPOB opened fire and killed two DSS? Since when does DSS go to confront armed people?

Wiseandtrue:
DSS has no business shooting unarmed citizens

You now want to make it look like the IPOBs are violent by issuing such notice

What you did was wrong

You should have unleashed your aggression on the terrorists in the North instead of killing innocent citizens

May their blood forever hunt all of you involved in thing their lives. Amen!

The DSS just went to where people were having meeting and started shooting unarmed people.

But one good thing came out of all this. Most of the residents of Enugu are now totally against the security forces. The standing of IPOB amongst the general populace in Enugu has risen dramatically while the security forces are now seen as murderers in uniform

Another good thing that came out if this is that many Igbos now believe that the killings have ethnic undertone. They now believe that the security forces are dominated by a section of the country that is using the the proscription of IPOB as an excuse to kill Igbo youths

Abasman008:
Is there really nothing we can do?

There is nothing more to save

Chibuike Amaechi has said many times that he does not like money. Does anyone believe him?

How is it possible to snatch weapons? You run to a person holding a gun and grab it off him?

ezenwajosh:
THATS ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT NIGERIA AND THEIR REASONING.....

MAY THOSE WHO SUPPORT EVIL IGNORANTLY AND THOSE WHO DOES DELIBERATELY SUFFER SAME FAITH OF INJUSTICE SOME DAY....Iseeeeee!

In Nigeria, if you are not being killed from the front by Boko haram, you are being killed from the back by ISWAP. If you are not being killed from the left by killer herdsmen, you are being killed on the right by Gana militants. If you manage to survive being killed by any of these armed groups, and you go out to protest that you no longer want to belong to a country where government has failed in its most important duty of protecting life, the same government will send in the security agents to finish you off. After you have been finished off, someone will come to say that it is Nnamdi Kanu who caused your death

The reasoning power of the average Nigerian leaves a lot to be desired