₦airaland Forum

omohj:
Most people no just get sense for nairaland... being blinded by your own wish... those thumb printed papers are for apc, and the guy was caught in ajegunle.... why una con dey insult pdp? Abi una blind ni... my own advise is this.... this election is just a contest and whoever loose should congratulate the winner simple...

But even at that Jimi "Learner" Agbaje is losing at the Polls, based on early, preliminary results. Nntoi!

jimi4us:
is Yoruba not a useless tribe? Mcheww

UrennaNkoli:
Too bad of him.

A Yoruba addage will say the sheep wey dey follow dog up and down will eventually chop shìt.

PerfectFortune:
Nigeria would have embraced quality like the UK and Australia if not for the Ibos.
Left to the Yorubas, quality and not quantity.

Ibos have done well.......indeed

chiedu7:
Our people are kiling their wives a lot in Yankee alot

dearpreye: You're right. It couldn't have started in the marriage. The victim may have emotionally ignored telling red flags. ..

Babymama1, I'm kinda worried I'm reading too much of domestic violence abroad, involving Nigerian couples! What's happening?

Any theories? Any feelings?

BlackPeni5:
The world was against Jonathan by not supporting him...yet he was still blamed for not preforming. That Anti - gay law he signed and his refusal to pledge loyalty to world powers may be to blame. But all that is irrelevant now...GMB is now the president elect and will be responsible for the country from May 29.

imoikoko:
So Jimi Agbaje wants the Igbos to use their votes to push the Yorubas into the Atlantic. This is what it has come down to, the type of politics desperado JK is operating, turning tribes against each other, in short, anything goes. If that is what he wants, so be it. Let all Igbos vote for Agbaje and let all Yorubas vote for Ambode. Let's see who owns Lagos, a South West state. At this rate any Yoruba that votes for Agbaje is an omo alè (bastard).

maestroferddi:
I will not waste much of my time reacting to the rantings of a motor park tout.

I would rather leave you to your devices. Maybe we want engage when you reclaim lucidity...

upper:
Agbaje and Abode will share Yoruba votes. As expected Ambode will get more of that. Igbo will not single handedly make Agbaje Governor of Lagos, but their votes will be decisive. Ignore them at your own peril and APC knows that. That's why they quickly repudiated the Oba's comment on Igbos.

maestroferddi:
And you can't see that Agbaje must have been quoted out of context?

Is this item not coming from Punch newspapers that is infamous for distorting facts to serve their paymasters at APC?

BTW, Is it not common knowledge that the APC government has a tradition of neglecting areas in Lagos known to be predominated by non-indegenes?

A short trip to areas like Ojo, Okota and Ajegunle will put everything into perspective.

Which Area of Lagos has Mono-Rail development right now?
Is it not the Orile-Mile 2- festac - Ojo-Alaba axis?
What about that that 8-lane express road under construction as well?

Are those areas PREDOMINANTLY IBO or Yorubas?

Sacluxpaint:
I had a dream that Jk won

Diligence:
By Kole Onikoyi

Why I Am Now For Jimi Agbaje: Former Ambode Supporter [/size][size=8pt][size=8pt][/size]

I used to be a supporter of APC candidate Akinwunmi Ambode for the Lagos gubernatorial elections for 2015. My support was because of a personal liking for the man who smiled at me from all those posters and billboards. However, that has changed and I am now in the Jimi Agbaje’s PDP corner. You need to know why.

The first reason is that the APC will control the federal government from May 29. They will also be in the majority in the Senate and the House of Representatives. From my projections, it seems they will also win more governorship positions next Saturday.

I am very worried about the implications of such a super majority for the APC. I believe that every democracy needs strong opposition to really thrive. If the APC becomes such a super majority, I fear that they would begin to take Nigerians for granted the way the PDP did for so long. Since the APC will be the dominant party it would be a great thing for the PDP to control a large state like Lagos from where they can be the voice of the opposition. That does not stop the federal government and Gen. Buhari from doing positive projects for the state, unless the APC is saying that the FG it will lead will discriminate against non-APC states.

To be sincere are you not worried about how things are going to be with APC leader Bola Tinubu pulling weight in the centre and in Lagos as well? A man who ‘Financial Times’ recently called ‘Machiavelli’, who knows how to manipulate the media and divert resources for the extension of his personal fiefdom. We need a counter check for him and his party. So Agbaje should win.

Ambode as the APC candidate of APC has professional qualification and experience as an accountant. Jimi Agbaje on the other hand belongs to an entrepreneurship background where he has founded a company, excelled as the CEO and subsequently as director of JayKay Pharmacy. An accomplished pharmacist, he held several positions in the pharmaceutical union and has vied for the position of Governor of Lagos, no less than two times.

Ambode, just like Fashola is a product of the Jagaban school of the unknown. The recent documentary on Asiwaju Bola Tinubu makes me fear what the implications of voting Ambode is. Governor Fashola did well in his first term and I wondered what happened in his second term and I figured from what I saw about Tinubu in that documentary that Fashola may have refused to play ball. What if Ambode decides to play ball and gives in to Tinubu’s every whim? Then Lagosians will be in trouble.

In Lagos, the APC collects tax indiscriminately from traders, vocational workers, professionals etc. They collect money from the toll gates in Lekki which has proven to be bad business because they have paid up to 62billion on the Lekki-Epe Expressway road and the road is not halfway complete.

The APC regime has been very elitist, with Tinubu converting The General Hospital land into estate according to the documentary and backdating the Certificate of Occcupancy of Lagos State lands to claim ownership of land in Lagos anytime he wants. Even the land where the Ikeja Mall now belongs is for him- that land originally belonged to Lagos State.

The Lagos State Polytechnic land at Ikosi was converted for commercial use for TV continental and Radio continental. What sort of governance is that? We need to try someone else who will look at Tinubu and not be under any obligation for his sake. Besides Agbaje is not beholden to any godfather in the way Ambode is. People keep referring to Bode George as his godfather. I was surprised to hear recently from an Agbaje campaign staff that George has not contributed a dime to Agbaje’s campaign since he won his primary. He doesn’t even have such wealth like Tinubu to contribute as much. So on what basis Would Agbaje be his stooge?

It’s evident that we need a new lease of life in Lagos based on this message of change. Buhari was given benefit of doubt to ensure that things work well in Nigeria, we need to give Jimi Agbaje that opportunity. Jimi like General Buhari has been attempting to serve us and we need to consider that in this season of change. We need to be wary of people that are deliberately selected by godfathers that have the state on lockdown already.

Lastly, what finally made me conclude to vote Agbaje was the outburst of the Oba of Lagos. The Oba gathered Igbo leaders because of their support for Jonathan and their impending support for Agbaje and said that they will perish in the Lagoon if they vote the way they voted last Saturday – that is voting for Jonathan.

This is a free country. What sort of desperation will make a retired Assistant Inspector General of Police say that? In Nigeria when such happens, you should know that it’s more than the credibility of the candidate. It’s the benefit of the ruling elite which constitutes the Oba of Lagos, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and other APC stalwarts. It’s more than it meets the eye. I am a Yoruba man but I will vote Agbaje and make a point to the Oba that Nigeria is bigger than us all and we are one people.

Godfatherism has reached a great milking level in Lagos. We need an election of Jimi Agbaje to cut the milking of Lagos by godfathers and monarchs. Should Jimi Agbaje allow godfathers to rule him? We will vote him out in 2019 because our votes now count."

akinladejo:
Is good for Fayose as GEJ abandoned him. The man has seen that Fayose was number enemy of progress toward his re-election. His wife PEJ was number one while Fayose is the 2nd cos of his un guided ultrances. Ti a ba ran eni ni ise eru a ma n fi ti omo je.next time if he have opportunity he will not missuse it.

otigbagba:
...your correct...but Ekiti people seems to be on his side..I find that funny

Gbawe:
No way. They should impeach Fayose and kick him out for his unforgivable sins against democratic governance. Those legislator are fighting to right the wrongs the dictatorial Fayose committed when he made it "minority carries the vote" by using 6 PDP legislators to cower 19 legislators from the opposition.

In a sane and functional democracy that is a no-no and an impeachable offence in itself. Compromising, muzzling and undermining the judicial arm cannot be tolerated in any nation looking to build a vibrant and robust democracy with functional and independent arms of government that ensure the sacrosanct check-and-balances all democracy needs to thrive.

otigbagba:
....one wonders d kind of society Nigeria is? He was impeached 2006 on corruption charges...yet Pdp fielded him again for gov again. .[size=18pt]and he won.[/size] Now his behaviour has never changed..in a sane clime..this cannot happen. What kind of country is this..impunity every where..who will rescue this country from this body of death. ?I don give up for this ghetto

cyril83:
Nice move, i can't just wait to see him in kirikiri faded uniform.

I wonder the kind of human he is because he doesn't behave normal and i wonder the kind of woman who agreed to have him as husband. choi! Women with their love for money, that woman is really coping.

Fayose: Appearing on a live radio and television show on Tuesday, Governor Fayose bragged, “I’m like Israel that is in the midst of enemies but will always prevail. Whoever wants to remove me will first have to impeach God. ”

In October 2006, Fayose and his first term deputy, Mrs. Biodun Olujimi, were impeached on corruption charges If impeached in the ongoing drama, he would become the first man in Nigerian history to be impeached twice from the same elected position

themodernman:
When a woman grows old what keeps her attractive is d attitude.

I secretly feel Jonah sef dey endure Patience.