₦airaland Forum

HungerBAD:
This is an eye opener.

How long has this kind of arrangements been going on?and the silence by every one up there is frightening.

It's a shame, really.

This has been going on since the turn of democracy, as far as I know.

Lots of reasons;

The people there keep mum because they don't know any better. They have been so abused that they can't tell rights from privileges anymore.

Illiteracy plays a part as well - the major reason - in truth. The people in these states see the mother states of Borno, Kano, and Kaduna as the go-to places for new ideas and growth. And as such don't see any wrong in their leaders ruling from there, as they too aspire to dwell there someday.

GEJ is right to feel betrayed.

I probably would too if I were in his shoes.

But he's taking it too personal, blaming everyone but himself.

Like Sonala Olumhense rightly puts it, GEJ is the accused trying the judge in his own courtroom.

If you must be told in plain words, those Northern leaders are useless and cannot influence many people to vote for or against anyone. They aren't as influential as they made him believe.

Buhari lost against this same Jonathan in 2011. Do you think he did because the core Northerners voted for him against Buhari? Hell no! Buhari lost because both the Southwest and Middle Belt voted massively for GEJ. Make no mistake, these are some of the regions that vote based on stats only, and not out of sentiment.

In the end, what did these two regions get in return? Your guess is as good as mine. I don't mean this as in direct benefits; I do in the general sense.

As a Punch editorial by Olumhense puts it, GEJ lost because "His electoral campaigns were built on lies he never attempted to implement, he openly approved of corruption, and under his management Nigeria grew from poorly-managed to unmanageable."

If we faced the same situations again with the same players, I bet the same scenario would play out.

I wish the same.

The only president I truly respected.

These other lots, I may at gunpoint!

gberra:
Is this a political arrangement or a power structure?

The smiling one

It's more of a power structure.

Governments in states like Yobe and Jigawa are run like estates. There, power is distributed among people within groups of individuals with broadly similar interests; think aristocracy.

So long as you'd guard my interests, I'd hand you authority even if you were a business person residing in Abuja. Once done, the establishment passes down power to members of the elite. Unfortunately, most of the nobility reside outside the states.

That's why I consider most core Northern states satellite states.

In Katsina for instance, some of the local government chairmen reside almost permanently in Kaduna.

SirJeffry:
So right. I remember when I served in the North, the then LG chairman used to drive in from Abuja only at the end of the month to share the monthly allocation once it arrived and went back.

Northerners are the grandmasters of corruption, no insult intended.

As in eh. The worst.

I have never seen where government is run with so much indifference as it's done in the North.

HungerBAD:
So he he lives in Kano,and is causing trouble in Jigawa?

Good to know our Police, now have the powers to arrest those who we use to consider above the law.

I am just trying to imagine if something like this can happen in the South. There would have been either riotings,or paid professional placard holders marching on the streets.

The North is interesting.

Shout out.

Its Sunday.

I want to give a big shout out to all members of Mountain Of Fire and Miracles Church Worldwide.

No member of MFM lacks. If you are a member of MFM,i specially salute you here.

God bless you.

Small thing. Most Jigawa political office holders rule from Kano, while those of Yobe do from Maiduguri, at least, until the boko haram issue surfaced. They still do nonetheless, only to a lesser extent than before.

And what/who the heck is "Sunusi"?


Those extremists won't let the man be great.

I have never seen people so vehemently opposed to the truth.

Eldeedon:
na Cubot Note S

Okay. Thanks.

I never rated the brand so much. Guess one will never know.

Bavaria. 5K.

Partnerbiz:
So they too dey watch bbn


See them running after me.

See below shaa

They do o.

In fact, I heard they are way more social than the best socialite in your town (or village), wherever you may be.

Eldeedon:
Oboy .... as dis phone small reach compare to the almighty Xiaomi phones, E still dey use style try oooi!!!

What phone is that, pls?

Saw this on Twitter and was like .

This regime has destroyed the little brotherly love left in this nation and replaced it with hatred, mutual suspicion, and disunity.

People who used to be neutral now take sides. Individuals who never cared where they come from now think of themselves as coming from a place.

The Nigeria we wanted, the country we yearned for where the principles of love, equity, justice and fairness prevails, has been sunk deep down the abyss.

In terms of unfair recruitment, things are far worse now than they were under Jonathan. You either enshrine the principles of the quota system you so love or jettison it altogether. We can't continue like this.

The only thing that can salvage Nigeria is the adoption of the merit system. Other than that, we are doomed.

laudate:
No mind dem, jare. Am just letting off steam. Too many people on too many threads on NL today, seem to have left their intellect underneath their feet while posting on this forum.

You dey vex gahn.

It's quite unfortunate, though. You go to sites like Reddit and Quora and find 13 year olds contributing meaningfully to discussions. But here, .

It can be irksome sometimes.

laudate:
Ignore those hopeless toads. Their brains are filled with sawdust. What do you expect from trolls deprived of common sense?

Damn.

Oga, who offend you na?

Sure thing.

That Nomso guy though. E too dey talk.

Hmmm, just when I welcomed back my glo line. I'd stick with my Airtel line then. 4k for 9 gig seems fairer at this point.

By those standards, all our leaders have failed us, not just GEJ.

Justbeingreal:
One minute they love u the next they wanna pull u down go ask john cena n roman reigns human beings selF see as Una de hate on d dude, n most of y'all don't even got no talent

People like you are the problem of this world.

When you offer yourself up for entertainment, you ought to train yourself to accept criticism. When you get criticised, process what the people are saying and respond thoughtfully instead of instinctually, like you're doing.

A good artiste can turn negative feedbacks into an opportunity to grow and expand. Being defensive hasn't helped anyone before. Negative reviews mean you're not doing well enough, not a pull-him-down mechanism. Sometimes the artistes do not know that that they were doing something wrong. It's the public's opinion that get them to realise it.

Besides, your talk about the commenters lacking talents is tactless and shallow. You obviously don't understand what it takes to be an artiste. They are not artistes, so need not have talents.

Giving and receiving criticism is a necessary part of career growth.

How do they give these awards?

She's not even half as fine as the many beautiful girls I came across in Awka.

Well, I knew a time like this would come when people like Aliyu Gebi, a man with good intentions, were relegated to the background.

Those guys worked relentlessly for the party and are good-natured, people persons. What's worse? The disrespect shown Tinubu further prove that the APC has hawks amidst it.

I'm sure a new party will spring a surprise come 2019.

If we must progress, we must vote based on party policies, not out of sentiment. They say Igbo people must never rule, but I know countless Igbo people who'd make better Presidents than we ever had.

We can't progress like this.

What a great way to inspire the up and coming.

Sometimes all people need is for you to show that you're still a part of them and carry them in your heart.

For me, that's a lot more inspiring than dishing out 10k to each individual from a distance.

Seeing him up close reinforces a certain idea and will make some of them actually believe that anybody can make it.

ybalogs:
True talk bro but seriously there must be something that just can't be explained once we have that power as humans. It looks like nobody is immuned against it's abuse based on statistics. I'm really scared of power.

It's the mentality of the people. We hold too much pride in the seat than in the people we serve. No political office holder cares about the people.

Once they get there, they think everyone else is beneath them. Unlike in advanced countries where political offices are seen as a call to service.

In America, there's talk about who the coolest president was between Obama and Bill Clinton. Talks like that will make an incumbent more sociable and relatable, making it easy for those who'll tell them the truth to approach them. The littlest of things means a lot to them.

In Nigeria however, the leaders would rather surround themselves with psychophants who kowtow to them than listen to the voices of reason. We like to be worshipped like that.

Oga, everyone betrayed you because you betrayed Nigerians!

ybalogs:
Why do people change when they have power? I thought Kogi state can't get any worse than with the previous administration. Yahya Bello is really doing a good job of telling me, una never see anything.

Power intoxicates, bro.

Just yesterday, I was asking the wife's brother why the guy acts like he does and he went all defensive. Unfortunately, the family doesn't see any wrong in the things he does.

He used to be so cool and philanthropic I thought Kogi people had won a jackpot when he got installed as the governor.

I'm shocked that that same Yahaya could be this callous! But I've seen this scenario countless times before with people I used to know prior to their ascension to power.

They are all the same. Even those of them who work for the masses consider it doing them a favour.

Guyman02:
Yorubas are unique, he has Muslim uncle, while his father is Christian and he has Muslim cousins and there are also Ifa worshipers in the family, everyone doing their own thing and living peacefully as one extended family, that can only be found no where else in the world but in the South West of Nigeria. Kudos.

As an Igbo person I lambast them regularly for political incorrectness but we admire them for the above high level of religious tolerance.

We cant even tolerate amadioha shrines anymore in our communities because we are 'born again' but the Yorubas celebrate their own called Osun Oshogbo which attracts tourists from far and abroad, during Sallah they have Ojude Oba which big companies scramble to be named as sponsors and during Christmas every family member sews new uniform and go to Church in the morning and then to Mosque in the afternoon if Christmas falls on a Friday.

That's one of the many things I admire about the Yoruba race. Their level of tolerance is second to none.

Maybe I feel connected because I can relate; my family is like that too. My paternal great grandfather was a traditional worshiper, grandfather a Muslim, grandma was a Christian, and father also a Christian. I have Christian uncles and Muslim ones as well. It's a great feeling.

IMHO the Igbos aren't exactly intolerant, at least, not in every regard. To me, they are some of the most understanding people around and are able to exercise restraint over their emotions, unlike those unthinking people we have here in the north. While serving in Awka, I could say all sorts of things about the Igbo race and Biafra, yet no one seemed to bother. If anything, we would laugh and move on. Nobody took anything too seriously. That's something I still Cherish to this day.

deantimes:
MURIC how dare you issue orders to a Fayose in his domain?

Would any northern governor tolerate CAN's warning not to demolish churches? Where were you when churches was burnt down in the north?

The Fayose I know will bulldoze those mosques, let's see where that your treat will lead you to.

Instead of you to be begging you're issuing press statement with treat, would Buhari accept such?

Why is it that Muslim are always associated with violence?

Do you even know Fayose?

508 dollars for a Snapdragon 653 phone?

Gionee never ready!

ollah2:
You aren't making any sense. It's appropriate to compare different OS but inappropriate to compare dual and single cameras.

That guy is a troll. Don't waste your time replying him .

FriendNG:
I have nothing against Sunusi but I have my freedom to agree or disagree on certain things.

Of course. Because you're an extremist.

donkafor:
Access Bank is good. I use all and can attest they are good.

Alright, boss. Thank you. The research I conducted suggests so as well.

I will go open an account with them tomorrow, God willing.

Guys, please, can anyone share their experience(s) banking with Access? I want to open an account with them. How efficient are they compared to institutions like Zenith and GT?

Thanks.

nadalion:
haven't used a mocolo glass before but this doesn't reflect. I'll send you pictures tomorrow if you want. as for ordering for you, no p, but if you want me to give you the shop link too I can still do that, anything you want let me know..

Okay. Thank you. The mocolo glass does reflect and leaves prints, something I'm not cool with. I can't order yet because the banks I use don't support forex. So you'll have to assist with that.

Help with your email addy please?