Sports › Re: Arsenal Signs Gabriel Martinelli by Lush100(m): 8:32pm On Jul 02, 2019 |
The guy will perform. So I'm good with the signing |
Politics › Re: BREAKING: Labour Plans Nationwide Strike Over Minimum Wage by Lush100(m): 5:15am On Jul 02, 2019 |
anonimi: Why are you asking people to do something that you can do . Sir, did you see the word "if" . That's a conditional statement. I never said I wanted to protest neither did I say they SHOULD protest. |
Politics › Re: BREAKING: Labour Plans Nationwide Strike Over Minimum Wage by Lush100(m): 4:56am On Jul 02, 2019 |
Pls pls and pls , if u want to protest, pls protest like Hong Kong, don't just go to street, take the fight to their domain. Legislative building, govt houses, and shutdown work all over. Buy helmet and gas mask.
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Christianity Etc › Re: Nathaniel Bassey: COZA Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo's Ordeal Is God's Hand In Action by Lush100(m): 9:34pm On Jul 01, 2019 |
AngelHoly: See dis woman...she think say we be mumus
How can you believe dat he rape a virgin gal without any sound....nawa oh
I knw wat I pass through with Susan before reaching her state capital...i swear if Na marathon race I embarked on dat day.....i swear all those boys no go see my back And yet she is NT a virgin
when I start the ministration and she start telling me baby dnt stop as if she was the one dat ask me to start,remember she was naked before I start preaching and embarking this journey
The best way our naija babes will tell yuh they loose their virginity Na by telling yuh dat she was rape
Never see any gal dat said dat she lost her virginity willing cos of shame of calling her olosho,sex addict,or start condemning her as if she have loot naija resources like Abacha and Mmadueke did
Lemme tell yuh....Dakolo wife cook up this allegation to clear her husband dat she lost her virginity by force so he wont see her as olosho or loose gal as we normally call it
A guy cannot come to ur house and use one hand to cover ur mouth and the other hand to remove his own trouser and ur own pant while ur two hands are free and be doing nothing if yuh are not in the game.....
So the truth is clear....and she said is NT once or twice.....for Christ sake... imbecide will shout sef,even make any form of alarm
After fornicating and yuh came up with the story dat u was rape.....fear God cos karma is real..cos yuh are tryin to spoil the house of God U are something else. I laughed and tears were in my eyes. U don kolo small oga. Ur analysis reeks of experience in a bad way handling female folks |
Romance › Re: I Wasted 6 Years On This Bastard Only For Me To See His Wedding IV On IG - Lady by Lush100(m): 2:10pm On Jul 01, 2019 |
kokaneprodigy: that could just be her next move. At this rate Tonto might just accuse Churchill of raping her, I’m not just sure if 40 seconds will count as rape though. . u crazy men. lol |
TV/Movies › Re: BBNAIJA: Simply Tacha Flaunted Cucumber, Smoked, Tattooed Davido On Her Breast by Lush100(m): 11:55pm On Jun 30, 2019 |
I just hope this display will not lead to rape; or to put it more succinctly that Davido raped you. See how it's starts. No one will caution this kind of behavior breeding immorality.
When you leave sugar open and ants surrounds it, that sugar will be carried away.
Pls let's start condemning this extreme behavior of loose moral at early stages like this before u begin to dhiut rape after the end result |
Romance › Re: Rape Allegations : Appropriate Approach And Caution For Men. by Lush100(m): 8:42pm On Jun 30, 2019 |
Originalsly: Female raped by female?...not at all traumatic compared to being raped by guys. No doubt.... that will heal in time like a wound. A boy raped by females.... that will heal so fast... and later become a cherished memory and wish for a repeat as he gets older. . This narrative is so so cold. So u have different opinions for gender based rape. Did u experience all of these rape incident to conclude like this. Hmm. Anyway , I am not moved by this shouting of he raped her. The courts are there. When the story is being read , In between the lines , we would then deduce some truths, Until then stay neutral. God bless |
Romance › Re: Man Dances With Lady Who Snubbed Him 35 Years Ago In OAU by Lush100(m): 7:31am On Jun 28, 2019 |
OkpaNsukkaisBae: If I'm the man,after 35 years I will move on. Cox why? >More than three good decades.. Enough time to uncrush the crush I have for her. >I'm now a married man. sir, some things linger on. not that u can not control it, but u just want to get it done especially if u take it as a challenge. who knows the man must have used that rejection as a propelling motivation for success. and its no use having an untold story of such a motivation. cheers |
Romance › Re: Man Dances With Lady Who Snubbed Him 35 Years Ago In OAU by Lush100(m): 7:28am On Jun 28, 2019 |
COOL10: .
Pretty simple. A woman's SMV(Sexual Market Value) reaches its peak at around 28-30. From this point onwards,her physical features begin to wane and she more or less becomes a shadow of her former self,thereby increasing her reliance on artificial endowments (makeup,surgery,etc) just to make her feel as beautiful and confident as she used to. Meanwhile, a man's SMV hits at around 38-40. Apart from the likelihood of having more money at that age,thereby providing more security, this is one of the major reasons why so many girls in their early twenties say they prefer older men. Of course there're exceptions to every rule but this particular situation has occured so many times and keeps on occurring that it's now more or less a norm. Nature designed it this way,hence the popular saying 'Men age like fine wine but women like milk'.
If we're to compare the number of extra marital suitors both parties in question currently have,I'm extremely certain the man has more in number than the woman does. In other words,assuming both of them weren't currently married to their respective spouses, the man would have more options to pick from than the woman would. good analysis. on point. you a psychologist?
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Politics › Re: Nigeria On The Verge Of Bankruptcy - Emir Sanusi by Lush100(m): 7:59am On Jun 26, 2019 |
I hope we can see that the debt wipe off that OBJ got for us was very important. else our debt would have been something else. |
Politics › Re: Intels: NPA Explains Sack Of Atiku’s Company by Lush100(m): 10:38pm On Jun 23, 2019 |
They owe us over $140million that they have not remitted. So, we felt such non-compliance.
That word " so we felt" tells me this was not a thoroughly done layout for the company remitting that money in the first place. We are talking about $140 million ( us dollars). It's was probably a pipe for siphoning but now that the parties are at odds with each other, it's a feeling thing.
That's a typical example of how Nigeria works. So what happens to the 140M USD. Should it be felt away |
Jobs/Vacancies › Re: Is It Wise To Pay 200k/a Rent From 80k Job? by Lush100(m): 9:52pm On Jun 23, 2019 |
stanliwise: Hmm different strokes I guess. Some clothes I bought where least 3k but guess what I hardly buy new clothes because when you have original clothes that don't wash easily, you will enjoy it, I have to dash out some because it is too old and maybe short. When I bought a jean at a store for about 6k since I was referred by a friend that is was original Us stock jean and another second hand london used 4k, it looked stupid, 10k for two jeans but bro I still rock those jean till today and their color seem to ve getting brighter. The lesson is not to live expensive life but to buy long lasting things, learn long lasting skills, it's all rounder. Although cheap things come handy when it is just for use and dispose. I agree with that part. Although there is no manual to live life, different situations and ideologies to pick from. peace. . I agree with your last sentence. Meanwhile what's the interest rate for cash-backed loan or just loans as per your signature |
Jobs/Vacancies › Re: Is It Wise To Pay 200k/a Rent From 80k Job? by Lush100(m): 8:52pm On Jun 23, 2019 |
stanliwise: I mean I use to think that not spending money means you were gonna be rich. But then some time in my life I read Ben carson gifted hands when he mentioned how his mum told them of how rich men buys and long lasting quality clothes because they can't afford to continue buying cheaper cloths that don't last. This gave me a reflection of how money spent well is better than money being saved, all in the name that we don't have. infact it is when you don't have you have to start buying long lasting asset. A change in mindset lead to changes in all ramifications for me, now I make sure I buy qualification phones, clothes, and books generally. Good thing is, it has saved me from a lot of spending. People get shocked wen I try to buy e.g my slippers and shoes even as far as amazon or even earpiece directly from Apple store but truth is most of my electronics and things last very long, although I buy Nigerian things alot especially when the quality is ok. Infact my 8k apple earpiece is 14 month right now. And some of my shoes are 3+ years right now. I feel like I know how to become and leave rich. I plan to invest in quality in my talent as I have been doing and fact is I am becoming more productive with time. Quality is Quality, being rich is a mindset. I have start applying this principle in many things I do and now I can say I am living a more comfortable and less expensive live. Buy big assest isn't the idea, buying last longing and useful asset is the key to saving. Poverty mentality makes people shoot themselves when they opt for cheaper product they know they would need for a long time, or buy bad products that the overhead maintainance and replacement would cause more in the long run. This is my story. . Been Carson story in the US. Might need modification.when applied in Nigeria. I am not saying the principle is wrong or faulty . I am saying in applying it, u should adjust it with the factors in Nigeria so u have the desired output. That principle what I did when I was working is I buy cheap clothes and the really durable/costly one. For example. I needed 5 office shirts when I was in banking. I bought 2 very good shirts at a high price and 4 cheap. 2 suits. One cheap one costly. And I know which days of the week I wear them. Days we have morning meeting when we all gather, I wear the good/costly item. Other days I wear the cheap. I eat very cheap food at mamaput Monday to Thursday.(total cost of 100 naira) But on Friday only, back then in abeokuta, I buy fried rice chicken at sweet sensation. I saved over 75% of my salary back then. Started or tried my hands on many businesses. Lots of them messed up. Few worked so well. Gained experience and still saved a lot. Helping me now |
Jobs/Vacancies › Re: Is It Wise To Pay 200k/a Rent From 80k Job? by Lush100(m): 8:39pm On Jun 23, 2019 |
Florblu: Please where is Kola? I believe you can hook me up with an affordable apartment since you've always been getting one. I'm in need of a two bedroomr apartmentm or at least a Mini flat. Help a sister . U don't know AIT road, Adura bustop. If u know those places, kola is a stone throw difference. What do u want vis a vis the cost u are looking at. I can't promise anything yet |
Jobs/Vacancies › Re: Is It Wise To Pay 200k/a Rent From 80k Job? by Lush100(m): 6:28pm On Jun 23, 2019 |
Florblu: Which area be that biko?
We can be neighbours. . It's a room and palour -modified flat. I stayed there before moving to the bigger flat. It's an estate opposite Adura bustop when you are heading to Kola or ait road. And they've been taken oh. I am debunking the claim that u cannot get a flat of less than 200k. If I am in a pay of 80k month, my rent will be between 100 to 130 max. Even my dad's house in a well luxurious estate , there is a very well furnished self contained room with bathroom toilet water for 150k. Even when I was working in a bank then with good money as a new entrant with salary of 178k , I took a room of 60k per year in abeokuta. It depends on your goal, determination and discipline. I saved above 5m by the time I left banking (despite loosing over 3m trying my hands on various business ). Married with wife not working sef. It depends on how ready to discipline ur body. I am staying in a place out of my home with less than 50k rent per annum. Though I suffered to get it |
Jobs/Vacancies › Re: Is It Wise To Pay 200k/a Rent From 80k Job? by Lush100(m): 6:09pm On Jun 23, 2019 |
Florblu: For people saying his rent shouldn't exceed an 100k, can you please show me where to rent a comfortable room for 100k in LAGOS. If you mention Ipaja, Ayobo, Mowe, Ibafo, etc I will stone you because he will end up spending his money on transport fare and even drugs to maintain his health.
When people ask for questions, let's be realistic. Op can rent a room of 200k as long as he is ready to safe heavily. He will need to cut out lots of irrelevant expenses and double his effort in getting a better job or at least start s side hustle. . Sir, where I stay, 2 of the flats the rent is 100k yearly. In fact with prepaid meter and water. |
Travel › Re: Trucks That Broke Down On Lagos Roads Within The Last 72 Hours (Photos) by Lush100(m): 9:01pm On Jun 19, 2019 |
Truck this truck that, When you visit ibadan, you visit Abuja , you land in Kano or Portharcourt and u are able to buy the same indomie, just know that it's one of those vehicle that took it there or you think it just appeared there by itself. Special lanes or Guidelines and times for driving truck: yes. Unnecessary bashing: no |
Sports › Fifa Women World Cup Finals(teams):what I See by Lush100(op): 9:38pm On Jun 15, 2019 |
The ongoing women world cup taking place in France has gone on well. From the look of things, I see a final between England and the United States women Team.
Do you agree? There you go. |
Education › Re: The David Oyedepo Foundation Calls For Full Scholarship Applications by Lush100(m): 6:43pm On Jun 14, 2019 |
Tomide007: The guy simply quoted the ones headed by a northerner and left the ones headed by southerners, he even goofed by saying speaker -north, he carefully omitted vice president. He avoided the chief of defence staff, Chief of naval staff, Cbn governor,Dg Defence intelligence agency, Dg firs because they are not northerners . . Sir, even at that, is that list true? If so, It calls for concern. When you juxtapose that list to the level of education of each region, we see a.distortion and an inversely related function. It should not be so. We could be indirectly encouraging mediocrity. |
Politics › Re: Consumer-protection-agency-issues-final-order-to-multichoice-on-tariffs by Lush100(m): 12:59pm On Jun 14, 2019 |
Multichoice sometimes poor service? Yes. This consumer protection people are they business inclined and serious? No. The cost of doing business in Nigeria is high. They are just looking for something to do. I have DStv, I know it's south-African. But asking them to do all these in Nigeria. That's a no no for me. |
Education › Re: The David Oyedepo Foundation Calls For Full Scholarship Applications by Lush100(m): 12:31pm On Jun 14, 2019 |
TheBeat: Sad situation. is this true? else i'll be worried. |
Politics › Re: ABACHA And The June 12 Greek Gift By Buhari by Lush100(m): 5:33pm On Jun 13, 2019*. Modified: 7:45am On Jun 14, 2019 |
Anseth: For a man who had literally shot the way into power for other military dictators, Sani Abacha’s ascension into the office of the Head of State in November 1993 was remarkably bloodless and executed with such smoothness that for years, many debated whether it was a coup, or not. In discussing Abacha (as with many public figures past and present), it’s important to restrict how history casts him holistically but with brutal objectivity. .
Every human has good and bad sides but what history casts is their net effect on society - and so it was with Abacha.
Some may today see him in a more charitable light for various reasons but his role in history was ignoble as far as Nigeria is concerned.
And we must keep in mind, that even serial killers have families who adore them, or serial child rapists having daughters whom they love. To them, the evil person can do no wrong, especially when that person was powerful enough to make billionaires out of paupers, to change the lives of a few positively - the focus of history must always be holistic and on a net scale, Sani Abacha was an extremely terrible leader.
More than a condemnation though, I feel compelled to discuss Abacha for two crucial reasons - firstly because there are exact parallels to be drawn from his misrule and the reaction of the society as at that time to it and the polity today with Buhari in power and same reactions.
Secondly, it will serve as an outlet for some of my deep thoughts about the polity especially as regards the position of many, which from my perspective is clearly misguided but I have little interest in denouncing them or pointing out their errors - this will be a parable. Abacha had the distinction of being one of the very few military officers who rose to the highest ranks in Nigeria without skipping any rank. He was a courageous soldiers but considered by many to be a dullard - the exact word some used to describe him back then. IBB had conducted elections which MKO Abiola was widely believed to have won but IBB refused to hand over to him - many say that Abacha was the one who openly said that there was no way the military would hand over to a Yoruba - and a section of Northern leaders backed him.
IBB confirmed this in a book written by Prof. Omo Omoruyi - and it is plausible: IBB was seen by the core North as an outsider, surrounded by the Langtang Mafia which the rest of the country thought to be Northern but the core North saw as outsiders.
Abacha was their star.
IBB handed over to Ernest Shonekan - an Egba-Yoruba like MKO Abiola but left Abacha behind as Secretary of Defense and de facto Vice-President, to whom power was to be handed over if Shonekan left.
Abacha himself told Shonekan much the same but kept away until he was ready.
Abacha told Shonekan that if he ever felt he couldn’t go on being Interim President, he should hand over to him.
And almost daily after then whenever they saw, Abacha would ask Shonekan if he still felt able to continue.
But Abacha was scheming - in the most unlikely of places.
Abacha was conniving with MKO Abiola to push Shonekan aside, presumably to then hand over to Abiola and MKO, not being so much of a politician, was himself deceived.
Abiola by this time had surrounded himself with core Yoruba interests - which had adverse effects on his mandate.
For a man who had won elections even in Kano, to restrict himself to Yoruba interests was a mistake - only outsiders around him I can think of were the likes of Frank Kokori. He abandoned the Anenihs, Yar’Aduas, Atikus and others who had helped him.
He had the likes of Tinubu.
A pix of Tinubu, Abiola and Abacha together that often circulates was shortly after Abacha took over power - they had encouraged Abiola to see Abacha as an ally and to abandon his multi-ethnic political family, SDP.
Once Abacha had Abiola’s backing, he moved against Shonekan.
While Shonekan ‘governed’ from a Guest Residence in Aso Rock (he wasn’t allowed to live in the Villa itself), Abacha was in the Barracks in Lagos, meeting and pulling strings.
On the morning of November 17, Abacha, Diya and Gusau strolled in to see Shonekan in his office.
Diya was brought along to assuage Yoruba sentiments, Gusau practically forced himself into the ‘coup’ - he was more of an IBB Boy and had been excluded from the meetings.
Outside the presidential office were hundreds of soldiers to enforce the will of Abacha over Shonekan .
Some say Abacha brought out a pistol and pointed it at Shonekan, most reliable account says he merely asked Shonekan a simple question:
“Do you want to resign today?”
And the man used his tongue to count his teeth and resigned - wrote his letter and a speech, typed both.
Resignation letter was accepted by Abacha, speech was delivered later that day to members of the ING and for hours, only few even knew what was going on, until NTA News broke the info about change of power much later that night.
‘Palace Coup’ is the accepted historical version.
According to Ore Falomo who was Abiola’s personal doctor - the coup was originally scheduled for November 13 but the plan leaked to Shonekan.
Falomo knew because Abiola knew and even nominated Ministers to serve under Abacha for a period, many of them, Yoruba allies.
Abacha first did the crucial post-coup power sharing meeting before addressing the country on November 18 and dissolving all elected Govts from LGA to State, banned the two political parties - SDP and NRC and proscribed the ING.
He then retired several officers loyal to IBB.
Abacha appointed Ebenezer Babatope, Olu Onagoruwa and Lateef Jakande as Ministers with the backing of Abiola and his new allies.
When Abacha dissolved the Senate was when the Tinubus who had surrounded Abiola knew that things were going wrong - Bola Tinubu was then a Senator.
By the time their eyes opened, Abacha had consolidated his hold on power.
Undaunted, Abiola was encouraged to declare himself President - in Epetedo in Lagos, Nigeria - under Abacha - without controlling the military - surrounded only the Tinubus - he was arrested for this.
Obasanjo was not exactly a fan of MKO Abiola but he had a perception to protect as the only military leader who had handed over to a democratically elected President. He opposed Abacha, as did the great Shehu Musa Yar’Adua.
For their efforts, Abacha had both of them jailed.
Ironically, the decree Abacha relied on was a decree that had been promulgated under their own military tenure in the late 70s. The decree prescribed death for attempted coups and the sentence was given by the Military Tribunal, but Abacha changed it to Life Imprisonment.
Ken Saro-Wiwa was not so lucky - he was sentenced to die and despite national and international outcry, Abacha had him killed by hanging. Nigeria became a pariah nation.
Abacha also had a killer squad that was deployed all over the country, a top member later confessed.
Sgt. Rogers (as popularly called) shed tears as he recounted how Abacha’s CSO made them believe the killings they did were only in the interest of “national security” - so they killed Suliat Adedeji, Pa Alfred Rewane and Kudirat Abiola - MKO’s wife, shot in broad daylight.
(I skip much of Abacha’s misrule so that this thread will not be too long - will only mention parts I think are relevant to the polity today.)
Abacha had collaborators from even among the Yorubas while Abiola languished in jail, many of them turning logic upside down.
One of them was Chief Yomi Tokoya who led General Sani Abacha Movement for Peaceful and Successful Transition (then called GESAM) for short.
He came up with a logic that Abiola’s mandate expired 4 years after June 12 1993 - so by 1998, it had ended.
MKO that wasn’t sworn in �
You also had “Vision 98 National Mobilisation for Abacha” by Alhaji Arisekola Alao - Abacha had made him rich, you could hardly blame his lack of political direction on compromised interests.
When you see people like them today saying “all is well”, understand the angles.
There was also Daniel Kanu - a young man who didn’t think well about his future and supported tyranny - we’ll come back to him if I don’t get lost.
There was also Godwin Daboh - funnily, only few Northerners openly endorsed Abacha but they didn’t oppose him too openly also. One of the earliest person to ever speak openly against Abacha from the North apart from Yar’Adua who worked mostly underground is a woman I will forever respect and whom I look forward to meeting in the afterlife:
Hajiya Gambo Sawaba was a woman who stood where men fell.
Sawaba once said:
“If I don't know book, I know rights... I have not been a member of any Assembly. I have not held any office except that I was a member of the House of Prison. From the beginning, I went radical. I know definitely I am a radical, a no-nonsense radical.”
She rejected tyranny and spoke up courageously against it.
In the polity though at the time, certain factors were working for and against Abacha.
First was that the Abiola Mandate had been made a Yoruba vs Rest of Nigeria matter, and many were excluded from the struggle.
Abiola, who was a sworn opponent of Awolowo all through Papa’s life suddenly became cast in the image of an Awo reincarnation - proof that the Fulani would never hand over to a Yoruba person.
Many tactics used alienated other ethnicities and so the Yorubas largely bore it alone.
This bit of history dictates my politics - alienation never helps in any game of numbers and ethnicity, even where painfully manifest can only win the argument with a minority in a multi-ethnic nation.
The likes of Shehu Sani spoke up then also, Arthur Nwankwo was another voice.
Olisa Agbakoba, many CDHR and CD cadre also spoke up, mostly often against Abacha and military rule than for Abiola. Our own @AbdulMahmud01 and other students leaders too numerous to mention but many whom I met in the days of students unionism also agitated openly.
There was also another group - ideological former military officers who had been sidelined, like Ebitu Ukiwe, or IBB loyalists like David Mark and Abubakar Umar, or Sambo Dasuki whose father was deposed as Sultan of Sokoto for bothering to condemn Abacha - they also spoke up.
But in all, the struggle was largely a SW thing and most killings happened there.
It was not until a national gathering of political leaders began to emerge that things began to shake politically - and two things catalyzed this national coalition of opposition against Abacha. The first was that Yar'Adua died in prison - allegedly injected with a lethal substance. His death was a rude awakening to core Northern leaders who had thought themselves immune to Abacha's brutality which had consumed Yoruba people.
Yar'Adua had been a lodestar in the North. It was in his office under Obasanjo that the likes of Ibrahim Tahir, Mamman Daura and other then young men had cut their political teeth before becoming Northern champions.
But Yar'Adua was clear-headed - he openly proposed to "build a bridge across the Niger"...a great man.
The second thing that happened was that it suddenly became obvious that Abacha was planning to transmute himself into a civilian leader - all the five political parties under his transition adopted him as presidential candidate, only GDM hesitated before doing so.
The political establishment that had remained quiet was suddenly threatened and it stirred against Abacha.
Alhaji M.D. Yusuf courageously stepped up and declared his bid to be President on the platform of GDM, against Abacha.
Old warhorse - Tunji Braithwaite also stepped out.
It was at this time that Daniel Kanu came into the picture - speaking on international television and extolling Abacha. He planned a massive rally for Abacha in Abuja which had a good number of political heavyweights.
I'll name some I remember, sorry if your daddy is there ��
Shina Peters, Salawa Abeni, Onyeka Onwenu, Christy Essien-Igbokwe, Dan Maraya Jos were the artistes, Titilayo Ajanaku, Arisekola Alao, Maitama Sule, Zainab Maina, Arthur Eze, Joseph Wayas, TOS Benson, John Fashanu, Uche Okechukwu and some other footballers were also there.
The 2 Million man March Rally was a fiasco projected only by Govt outlets like NTA, only AIT and later Channels TV were available objective news stations - this was in 1997 or 1998. Can't remember more names offhand.
Back to the political reaction - it started also from Lagos. A group of 9 distinguished gentlemen formed the core of the national political opposition to Abacha - Adamu Ciroma, Bola Ige, Jerry Gana, Francis Ellah, Abubakar Rimi, Sule Lamido, Solomon Lar - all led by Alex Ekwueme.
(I'm missing a name, either that or they were actually 8.)
They held meetings in Lagos at Ekwueme's home or Ellah's Ikoyi office.
At one such meeting, Bola Ige accused the Northern members of not speaking up courageously enough - he and Rimi really got into according to my leader, Sule Lamido who was there and who intervened. Lamido proposed that since that was Ige's perception, they from the North would go back and do just that.
And they did.
18 Northern leaders wrote a letter to Abacha after a meeting in Kaduna, denouncing his self-succession plan and asking him to exit the office he occupied.
Some of these men were Adamu Ciroma, Abubakar Rimi, Jerry Gana, Lawal Kaita, Iyorchia Ayu (last member of the G9 I forgot), Ango Abdullahi, Usman Bugaje, Iro DanMusa, Mohammed Arzika, Abubakar Umar, Suleiman Kumo, Sule Lamido and others, 18 in all.
A national opposition was born
This group soon expanded into G34, which should have been G36 with one person from each state of Nigeria but Abacha arrested and detained Lamido and Rimi on the day of the inauguration in Lagos.
And G34 became the final sword stroke - Abacha died mysteriously some weeks after.
Some say that Abacha was killed - if true, he wasn't killed until Nigeria showed absolute national solidarity, rejecting his misrule.
Some say God took him away suddenly - if true, God didn't intervene until Nigeria showed absolute national solidarity, rejecting his misrule.
This is because the Pope had visited Nigeria some weeks before Abacha died and had allegedly implored him to release political detainees - Abacha refused.
The Pope could have been God's final warning from a Christian perspective, or the international community warning - �� Abacha died, Nigerians jubilated, G34 became the PDP and won national elections until everyone thought Nigeria had truly become United and voted Buhari in, only to see that today, the ethnic divisions are more easily seen than almost ever before.
And there are many lessons here:
The Yorubas who side with Buhari's ethnocentrism and denounce the Igbos for insisting on equity are most foolish and historically ignorant - our ethnicity was once here before and even Onagoruwa who thought himself safe as Minister had his son killed by ruthless Abacha killers. Onagoruwa was in Govt with Abacha, giving legal backing for some illegality, speaking openly in favour of the closure of The News and other media houses, infamously saying "Newswatch must be taught a lesson".
His 26 year old son was killed brutally after the man left Govt. Alex Ibru also suffered similar fate - shot by Abacha’s killer squad after he left ministerial office, lucky to escape with his life but unlucky to be paralysed in one side of his body afterwards.
And that’s another lesson - nobody is ever safe under a tyrannical Govt. Abacha made other military leaders look good - only few of them were ever called ‘Dictator’ - but tyranny does not start in a single day or with a single move.
Tyranny sometimes creeps upon a nation while they’re sleeping, snuck in sometimes by seemingly democratic forces.
For me, the big lesson from Abacha is that the opposition to any such leader must necessarily be brutally objective and despite any obvious ethnic provocation, be devoid of ethnic coloration, to achieve national solidarity and force a reversal of the political tide.
The other dark deeds of Abacha are legendary stuff, most well known.
Ironic that the Tinubus who asked Abiola to declare himself President are now in bed with a Buhari who served under Abacha and refuses to see Abacha as anything less than good.
They will learn soon enough.
One foreign journalist was so brutalised in Nigeria under Abacha that she went back to Europe and became a fiction writer, winning a Pulitzer Price in fact.
Abacha was a Dictator that should have taught Nigeria that only consensual leadership can work.
Nigeria will soon learn.
History is not just a collection of stories - it is a guide from the past for the present into a better future.
The History that humans refuse to learn from is the history they are doomed to repeat again and again and again.
End. . Wow. What a thought provoking write-up and no response neither was it moved to front page. Like they say, the truth is bitter. I may not agree with every perspective here but the write up brought out so many information that history provides and lessons can be taken from. Good one sir. |
Sports › Re: Gernot Rohr Drops Kelechi Iheanacho And Semi Ajayi From AFCON List by Lush100(m): 10:19pm On Jun 09, 2019 |
MrMou: Where should he have gone aside City? And tell us any young Nigerian player in recent times that went to any of those smaller clubs & made it to the bigger clubs later? If he's average as you claim, he still wont have made it if he went to a smaller club!
He's achieved & gained more reputation & cash that he would ever have if he'd gone to a smaller club! . Sir, he had the opportunity of joining Porto FC. Porto FC were developing players at that time and he was told to go there to develop his game. I saw all these going to happen and I posted it on this site very early. Those players in Porto FC have all turned out big stars |
Politics › Re: Muritala Abiola: Obasanjo Collected N3m From Abiola To Work Against Abacha by Lush100(m): 8:30pm On Jun 02, 2019 |
I doubt this your lie or story. But let's assume u did. Just look at ur yourself .
U fear no one but came out in 2019 for an interview that took place in 2017? And after all these years. It's like u wanted to lie but wanted to take ur time to craft the like so well. Maybe u don't know OBJ was imprisoned. That alone is enough to assume he must have done something in line with what the money was meant for. Or u want him to have organised another military gathering from prison. Oga maybe u should have done it yourself, maybe abacha will clap for u since you are just a civilian. U better go and join a political party and contest. U are of age. When u loose, u can try a take over. And let's hear word. Only that u will need 3billion this time with no guarantee it would be successful. Oniranu |
Family › Re: My Wife Starves Me Of Sex by Lush100(m): 2:55pm On Jun 01, 2019 |
Safiaa: Darling sex is very important to men. We do not understand it because typically woman do not have the same sex drive as men esp after kids. But it’s important and you cannot deprive your husband from it. The same way you wouldn’t want your husband to deprive you of the things you deserve as a wife, or you will look elsewhere after frustration. We are human beings with emotions, we have to learn to compromise when marriage is involved even if it doesn’t suit your prerogative. That’s how the union will last. Sex is like food to men, they value it more than anything else in this world. Most of them even value it more than money unfortunately, and funny enough it’s not an addiction it’s just their nature. So instead of using it against him and starving him from it, a smart woman should use sex to get what she wants from her husband. Use their love for sex to your advantage instead of suffering yourself and your husband, it doesn’t make sense. . A very good counselor here |
TV/Movies › Re: Pls I Need This Movie: You've Got Mail. by Lush100(op): 6:44pm On May 29, 2019 |
Lush100: Hello folks, Please does any one has the full video of the film '" You've got mail" by Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan.
Please if u have, pls kindly send(share) to me. i have tried downloading with my video app , its not available. . Pls any good Samaritan out there?. |
Career › Re: Amaka Anku: HR Manager Shares Mail She Got From Prospective Employee by Lush100(m): 6:37pm On May 29, 2019*. Modified: 10:53am On Jun 04, 2019 |
This is a proper official mail. So I do not see what's wrong. Unless the HR is taking it personal. It more like there was no feed back after an interview that went well with recommendation on the spot from the CEO. I have written something similar to an HR about my promotion. The Nigerian factor is what is making the job seeker looking like a begger. In sane climes, they will look into the matter. That said, abbreviations for people's name in formal mail is not allowed. |
Politics › Re: Vice President Osinbajo Submits Assets Declaration Forms by Lush100(m): 8:29am On May 29, 2019 |
Of no use to us.
It has never debarred them from looting and lying.
Keep the forms sir,
Even plain paper will do. |
Politics › Re: Okechukwu Enelamah: FG To Create 20 Million Jobs In Buhari’s Second Tenure by Lush100(m): 8:03am On May 28, 2019 |
Since we are now using mouth to create jobs, why not make it 200 million jobs, That way more jobs will be available.
Oniranu |
TV/Movies › Pls I Need This Movie: You've Got Mail. by Lush100(op): 6:59am On May 28, 2019*. Modified: 3:03pm On May 29, 2019 |
Hello folks, Please does any one has the full video of the film '" You've got mail" by Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan.
Please if u have, pls kindly send(share) to me. i have tried downloading with my video app , its not available.
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Politics › Re: Children's Day: Kalu Wants Stringent Punishment For Perpetrators Of Child Abuse by Lush100(m): 8:57pm On May 27, 2019 |
Why not advocate for what is in your domain. That is the severe punishment of any politician that loots above 4m under any circumstances. I am sure u will be on the list. If u advocate for this punishment, the future of the child will be secure and child abuse will decrease drastically. Thanks sir |
Sports › Re: Fans Hail Lionel Messi For Dribbling Top Players (Photos) by Lush100(m): 7:35am On May 24, 2019 |
Teewhy2: This is Lionel Messi we know not the Messi Aigbe that played against Liverpool.
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