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Buhari is a big fool

Kid, you should know to draw the line without being told to.

Support does not mean stupidity. Even between the both of them, there's no such enmity.

You need your head checked. Do so fast before you lose it.

FFK usually isn't right on a lot of things. But this time, I agree with him on a number of issues raised.

One must understand that humans generally -- their associations, movements, sacrifice, relationships, etc., are motivated by self-interest. Even at our best, we are only out for ourselves.

Consider the personal gain in a father raising a child to to reach his potential: he does it so that the child will return the favor when he's full fledged. Even the benevolent do it for praise or public admiration.

Ignore those underlying truth in any relationship at your own peril.

People look at the north from an advantaged position by virtue of them holding a number of key positions in the history of our dear country. I, on the other hand, do from a different perspective.

Regardless your motive or intentions, good or bad, people can only define you based on their perspective of you.

A lot of privileged folks up north have done a bad job of marketing to Nigerians of other region. They have been the center stage in the political arena for decades, and in that time, they have been selfish, gaudy, blunt, crude, and have shown signs of a lack of propriety most of the time. They have failed to make themselves relatable to most Nigerians, especially those of Southern extraction.

By the preceding, I very much understand FFK's concerns. Of course I am also aware that he is taking advantage of the happenings in and around the APC to convulse. But he wouldn't have if they hadn't gifted him the chance to. Plus, his wisdom here trumps every other sentiment, for me at least.

I believe so because I relate with what he is saying. On the one hand, I have witnessed a lot of instances where the northern Muslims treated the Yoruba ones as lesser Muslims, and on the other, I have heard a number of northern elites make careless denigrating remarks (a certain scumbag, Yakassai, comes to mind).

The Daura mafia have succeeded in destroying trust that took years to build. But it's not them I'm worried about, it's the fact that they are tarnishing the image of a good number of northerners whom I know firsthand, that are trustworthy, loyal, and dependable. People who are always on deck for you. Individuals that will ride and die with you--all being painted in a negative light by how many people exactly?

While Tinubu's agenda is self-serving, admittedly, treating someone who staked his future and reputation for you this dehumanizingly surely isn't the way to go. You don't destroy the copter you flew on to an island on safely landing it. How do you journey back home when the boat is not for you?

If you ever doubted it, if like me, you believed that power doesn't necessarily intoxicate, Buhari is prove to the contrary.

I wonder how much it costs to treat everyone just and fairly, regardless of ethnicity or religion, social or political affiliations. People are beginning to make certain associations sacrilegious.

"Kafin mu gode wa Allah, zamu fara gode wa yan daban Kano." - Kwankwaso.

It translates as: "before we thank God, we'll first of all give thanks to the Kano cult gangs." - Kwankwaso during his reelection acceptance speech in 2011.

Nothing sums up their influence than those words.

Yan daba are the deadliest touts you'll find anywhere in Nigeria. They are as heartless as they are merciless.

You should do anything they ask of you even before they request it, and maybe, just maybe, you'll live. Handing over the phone does not guarantee that they would have spared his life anyway. At least, not in my experience.

Best way to avoid having any issues with them is to be as submissive as you can be.

I heard a story years back, of which I can't confirm its veracity. A convey got attacked by them and all passengers aboard were asked to alight the vehicles. After a while, the male passengers were asked to lie faced down on one side, and the female ones, on the other. After the separation, the bandits noticed that a man was lying amidst the females. They stood him up and asked why. He responded, "ai yan labai, yanzu, ku ne mazaje, mu ne mata." translation: "Sir, at this moment, we're the women; you're the men!" They all laughed hard and allowed them to go on account of the guy's hilarious submission.

Lord rest his soul!

Wow. The man has really paid back his dues. God bless him for this stupendous magnanimity!

Thanks for the information and pictorial evidence, @.

ZKOSOSO:
Fulanis in aso villa causing hunger and suffering.

Fulanis in Niger Delta causing kidnapping, death and agony.

Fulanis in security arms killing unarmed biafrans.

Fulanis all the way.....all Badnews... all evil.

Yet to see any good value fulanis have added to humanity..

Don't we think it's time for Restrreat their mess ups by chasing them back to sokoto -futajalo axis?

Look harder. I'm sure you're also struggling to see any good in yourself.

You can kick-start the ass kicking.

Your gullibility, hatred, and simple-mindedness is unrivaled!

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This whole kidnap thing is now looking like a script straight outta nollywood.

One of three things is involved:

1. The kidnap actually happened and was orchestrated by sons of the soil, but somehow, someone somewhere feels, "let's blame it on the usual suspects, our gullible people will buy it."

2. The kidnap was staged for the same reason as in (1).

3. Someone somewhere is up to something. To gain public sympathy, maybe? You never can tell.

The woman was miraculously rescued just like she was kidnapped.

Actual kidnappers would have played the ball way harder. If it were Fulani herdsmen on the other hand, blood would have spilled, somehow.

OT:

Jonathan has shown himself to be amenable whenever necessary. He's indeed a reasonable man.

Take away corruption and some other failings associated with human beings and you're left with a perfect gentleman.

God bless him! I so much admire his disposition to life.

Buhari would never have been half as patriotic if the tables were turned, sadly. He would claim he doesn't want to grace the same event as.... *fill in the blank*

Sometimes, I wonder whether Kannywood is an extension of a mosque.

Those people are just a bunch of hypocritical airheads. So intolerant, yet, ungodly.

The way things are going, mere mention of Buhari and 2019 in the same breath will draw the ire of Nigerians.

He knows better than to contest.

He isn't the root cause of the problems that we are in today, but his lackadaisical approach to tackling the them exacerbated the them on all fronts.

Really? That's funny, because I'm planning on going abroad to find a wife.

baby124:
This man is obviously senile. For someone so old to be looking for attention and making foolish statements.lmao. So in essence, Yoruba are at fault for the possible restriction of northerners to what they are able to produce. Not by their population. By 2019 we shall see. Besides it should be the turn of a southerner in 2019. Buhari would have served YarAdua's lost slot by then. Power should return to the South.

The man is just despicable! He talks too much nonsense for an elder.

ABU was indeed a beautiful memory. Still is.

My guys and I used to go to math dept, "book" a couple of seats, zoom off to Amina or Ribadu or chase after the chaseable(s), return by 10PM, pack our books and leave. Routine complete.

I kind of feel like you are referring to me right now. Guilty as charged. Hehe.

Whoever is sponsoring this charade is a rascal. The man has long kept mum over the issue, yet, some people carry him matter for head like galla. What are they afraid of, really?

Tinubu is no God, true. But I hate ingrates and hypocrites. That's how they will over scheme until they scheme themselves out of the thick of things.

I always try to respect elders, but other than heating up the polity, this man, Tanko Yikes, puts the "S" in useless. He's no good at all. No common sense, no wisdom, no nothing!

People like this dolt and their short-circuited brains are the reason why a lot of northern youths behave so erratic and vindictively, forgetting nobody owes them shiiit.

The other one is prof. Ango Abdullahi. Useless set of old men!!!

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Lol.

Prof. Ango Abdullahi.

I have never taken the man seriously. He always has this posture of a clown.

I've seen him a couple of times, and on all occasions, I've heard him talk balderdash. The only time he makes sense is when he is addressing a religious organization.

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Op, much as you made sense, you sounded more like someone who just got dumped for some rich dude.

We've really bastardized due process in this country. Look how someone is sharing employment letters like biscuits.

So assuming each house of reps member got at least 20 slots: 360 x 20 = 7,200 slots. Factor in those issued to Senators and you are talking roughly 9,300 slots. Just like that fa.

Funny how some of us think these people are the solution. How do you solve a problem you're not even aware that you're creating?

In a nation where corruption thrives more than anything, rich and influential people send their wards to Harvard and MIT only to end up booking space for them at CBN and FIRS, packing their constituents into an already saturated agency becomes the only option to even things out.

This is an indication of failure on the part of our leaders. They've failed to raise our educational system, and have also failed to raise their privileged kids to create wealth in spite of the millions spent on educating them.

By the preceding, I do not begrudge the constituents. If that's the only way things would trickle down to the poor and downtrodden, then so be it. Just let the best hands be handed the tools, lest, we continue in circles.

If you're a politician, next time you send your child abroad, please be sure that s/he learns something substantial to build his/her career upon. Don't just waste scarce forex only to have them occupy public offices when they should be builders. It's a shame.

Elections are won on field, not nairaland.


Out next week: How to kill giant oppressors in your home with no drama - Oshiomhole

Pay no mind to what the detractors say. After all, people will always talk!

WATCHOVER:
PDP won the Election, but APC rigged it.
Majority of Edo people are not happy, most streets are quiet in Edo South and Edo central, only some part in Edo North can see people rejoicing.
Oshiomhole first started this act against Uromi people majority of Edo kept quiet now it has now shifted to them.

So you managed to be in all those three zones at once how? Superman!

The government's ineptitude at handling something this essential to the nation's economic stability leaves one scratching their head.

They obviously seem more concerned about power tussle than they are about the precarious economic issues ravaging the country.

An intelligent government would have long handled the situation with tact.

At the end of the day, it is the poor man at the lower rung of things, one who can barely get by, that bears the brunt.

Asides running his mouth like someone with diarrhea, Buhari obviously isn't capable of delivering the goods economically.

A lot of experts in the country, yet we keep running in circuses. This isn't funny one bit.

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Ways of God kor ways of a clown ni. This "MOG" is a joke!

This marriage is for better for worse.

Black man dey form Israelite. Guess the tithes are not coming in like they used to.

Unless care is taken, this government would crumble like a pack of cards right before their eyes.

The last thing you need in a hungry nation with angry people, is cracks in your own government.

Regardless how clean they think he is, Abba Kyari cannot be calling the shots as though it were some family affair in Daura.

The president was elected for a reason, he should prove his mettle.

Buhari is fast proving that he is not the tough guy people thought he is after all.

Gratitude is the hallmark of great men. Malign the ones who did everything to help you when you needed helping the most at your own peril.

Was Kyari not his uncle the whole time? How come he needed "other" people to succeed? If you think they have suddenly become untrustworthy, then, what is your own motive?

Some people do not understand basic things despite their age and experience.

Power is transient; always make the best of it while it lasts.

Memories back then.

I remember those days when life was simple.

Humans were reasonably ambitious.

We used to walk down the streets at nights without looking over our shoulders.

We used to think that thieves were the worst things in life we had to face.

One naira was worth a whole lot.

We never cared how much the exchange rate was.

People were contented having just enough to get by.

Nigerians used to love each other genuinely.

There was respect and cheer for charismatic leaders; Shonekan was praised to the high heavens, at least, where I was in Kaduna at the time.

I was only just a boy at the time, but I was wise enough to know that things are different now.

No thanks to our leaders, we have grown retrogressively.

Academic standards have fallen.

Moral decadence everywhere.

Materialism is the order of the day.

Hatred has us enslaved.

Greed has us betraying our own.

Inordinate ambitions have become commonplace among youths who cannot even build a pot from clay.

A lot has changed, but you can be the difference you want to see. Do not let the quest for the transient rob you of your pride and love for humanity.

May we get it right someday!

These Touts have an inflated sense of their own self-importance.

Funny how the silliest of people are the most confident of humans.

And as for you, iflywithbuhari, you should seek effective ways of dealing with that negativity. It's energy-sapping. You conserve too much hatred for a human being.

mickool:
Yeye people. Tell me how will the half bake Aboki graduate from the apply through the vigorous process they put in place before? At the end abokis will floored the fedcivilservise.let the Change begins with them not me.

Look how you're struggling to construct simple sentences, yet, you believe you are better than most "abokis"?

Your parents must have blown your self-esteem high up the heavens while forgetting to raise you to reach your potential.

If merit were applied, you won't make it past the application stages.

seunmsg:
Joseph Ari
Simbi Kesiye Wabote
Aboloma Osita Anthony.
Barrister Sharon Ikeazor
Princess Akodundo Gloria
Umana Okon Umana
Yewande Sadiku

The above listed names looks like southerners to me. I may be wrong though.

Joseph Ari is from Plateau State. I know him personally.

Norman4real:
But to be honest, the Phantom 6 is truly much cheaper than the recent phantoms, its the 6+ that i too think is a bit expensive. In my country the phantom 6 is about 200 US dollars, how much is that in nairas.

That's +/- N84,000. The point is, phones like the redmi note 4, ulefone future, and the likes are a class above the Phantom 6, but sell only a bit higher than it. Those devices offer real value for money.

That said, Tecno's recent devices are an upgrade over the previous ones. I bought the Camon C9 to ascertain if the camera is really what they say it is, and I have been impressed so far. For a device that costs below $200, it sure gives my Samsung Galaxy a run for its money in some regards, despite costing only a fraction.