₦airaland Forum

GloriousGbola:
and when he does most people will chide him or mock him for being tone deaf.
complaining in public about reduced luxuries is different from complaining about not being able to meet actual needs

the other day a client was complaining about money he had to spend hanging out on the weekend. i was very irritated. keep your challenges in spending below 250k for weekend in your inner circle. we have much bigger challenges we are facing

in fact it sounds more like a humblebrag than actual complaining. she did not complain about the increase in cost of food at those places she has been taking pictures at, she complained about cost of uber to the places

This is the young lady they are calling Ashawoo.

Someone that is teaching young Nigerians how to earn in dollars from Nigeria and she's being taking care of herself with the money she makes only.

That's why she has that audacity to speak out, because she knows that her earning… pic.twitter.com/FFNLTFZcnG

— Anambra 1st son (@UchePOkoye) March 16, 2025

Ibime:
You dey go warzone

DissTroy:
It's basically every man for himself. If you can campaign hard with ground soldiers to win votes, good for you. But the FG wouldn't move mountains for you.

You think Abia's OUK who is the de facto leader of Abia APC wouldn't cut deals with Otti if it ensures Abia delivers significantly for Tinubu and OUK returns to the Senate while he lets Otti have a field day?

- When was the last time you heard Niger Delta Governors criticize the FG?
- Did you see our Governors publicly wade in when the FG stopped allocation to Fubara after the Supreme Court ruling recently?
- Did you see any PDP ND Governor wade into the recent PDP South South Conference or oppose what Wike thinks is the resolution?
- Have you seen them join issues with PDP National in their fight against Wike?

It's shaping to be every man for himself.
I guess they've realized party is just a SPV and allegiances have to be convenient to be pledged.

OasisX:


......you suppose don mature small nah. You and emotion eh. LOL!

DissTroy:
And your man is a bad guy. He's pinpointed and given strong opposition voices either appointments directly or to their relatives.

Here's exactly what the Akwa Ibom PDP Governor said on live television in September 2024 weeks to the LG elections while handing flags to PDP candidates:
"Campaign based on our achievements as a party in the state. Campaign based on what you will do. Do not attack the APC or the federal government or other political parties. No insults to them. Campaign only on what we have done and what you will do when elected. "

In return, Akpabio weakened the APC so they couldn't field LG candidates in most places, and he didn't campaign for them.

That was the day it became very obvious to me how 2027 was going to play out.

I am sure other ND state governors have similar pacts we don't know about.

OasisX:


......Akwa-Ibom, Delta, Anambra, Enugu and Abia gonna deliver substantial votes for PBAT in 2027.

greypencils:
Na you go tire

Theflint1:
Interesting...isn't there a conflict of interest issue at play here?

Amoto94:
NIGERIA UPDATE: Onwards to the future

As a founding member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), I have fond memories of working with other compatriots to negotiate the merger of political parties that created the APC. It had been my hope since 2013 that my personal values and that of the APC will continue to align up to the time I choose to retire from politics.

Developments in the last two years confirm that there is no desire on the part of those who currently control and run the APC to acknowledge, much less address, the unhealthy situation of the party.

On my part, I have raised concerns in private and, more recently, in public regarding the capricious trajectory of the party. Therefore, at this point in my political journey, I have come to the conclusion that I must seek another political platform for the pursuit of the progressive values I cherish.

Founders rightly feel attached towards institutions they helped create, but one must be pragmatic enough to admit when a divergence appears unbridgeable. I have diligently served the APC and made my contributions to its viability as a political platform, but I recognize that the party has since strayed and left me stuck in the vision of its well-meaning founding fathers and mothers.

As a loyal party man, I worked to help secure the APC’s election victories in 2015, 2019 and 2023. I was one of the many governors elected on the party’s platform in 2015 and 2019, that stood for certain democratic and progressive principles to advance nation-building. My eight-year tenure in Kaduna State was devoted to implementing progressive policies to advance human development in education and healthcare, as well as expand infrastructure, promote equality of opportunity, create jobs and attract investments. These records count for little in the current APC that has castrated its organs and treated its membership with contempt in the last two years. I find this no longer acceptable.

Today, 10th March 2025, I have submitted a letter resigning my membership of the APC to my ward in Kaduna, effective immediately. Prior to this step, I had concluded consultations with my mentors, colleagues and loyalists across the country about the future. I have now decided to join the Social Democratic Party (SDP), and adopt it as the platform for our future political engagements and activities.

Without prejudice to this decision, as a member of the SDP, I will focus on engaging with and persuading other opposition leaders and parties to join us and congregate under a unified democratic platform to challenge the APC in all elections and bye-elections between now and 2027 by the Grace of God. I therefore call on all our supporters and other persons concerned about our country’s future to join us in the SDP in the journey towards making Nigeria flourish as a beacon of pride for Africans and the Black Race.

Thank you and God Bless the Social Democratic Party.
God Bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, CON
Abuja, Nigeria
10th March 2025

greypencils:
And what are his stats? Like Bronny's?

Dey go the merry go round, na you go tire.

SmooshCHN:
Another emotional take. Bronny is not league ready. Simple as that. Cry all you want. SAS was right and right not to back down on his statement.

SmooshCHN:
Yes, he is; because he has glazers like you.

SmooshCHN:
"He did what any father would do,” says yet another emotional commentator who refuses to think critically. Stephen A. Smith’s criticism wasn’t a personal attack on Bronny as a child or a person—it was an objective take on basketball talent. The only way LeBron’s actions make sense is if he prioritized sentiment over merit.

Bronny wasn’t ready for the league, just like he wasn’t truly ready for college ball. Yet, instead of letting him develop properly, LeBron played the “Dad card.” Other NBA fathers—Gilbert Arenas, Carmelo Anthony, Mychal Thompson, Shaq—understood that their kids had to earn it. They didn’t try to force-feed the public with the idea that their sons belonged in the league before proving it on the court.

Stephen A. isn’t wrong. Millions of NBA fans see the same thing—Bronny isn’t league-ready neither was he college ready. That’s not hate. That’s just the truth.

Roland17:
When he does well? Where and when? The G-League? Did the Lakers burn a 1st round pick for him to play in the G-League? What is criticism? What exactly are we supposed to balance it with?

etidy:
You don't have to glaze LeBron on every issue. On this matter LeBron F,ed up.

Stephen A has never criticised Bronny, in fact his criticism has always being directed towards LeBron for rushing him into the league and placing Bronny under unnecessary scrutiny.

Roland17:
Ajala, you single handedly brought this upon Bronny and there is no other way to spin it. Those of us who watched Bronny in High School and College knew he wasn't a 1st Round pick or even NBA ready but you told the world "He could play for us right now. Easy,". Now you want us to not talk about him and the fact that he isn't what you think he is?

I am happy Stephen A Smith did not back down this morning, if anything, he doubled down on his take that Bronny isn't NBA ready and that is the fact!

seankafor:
e no easy ,but one thing i believe is if there is a will,there is a way