₦airaland Forum

ashacot:
The South east miscalculation in the Nigeria political scene can now be described as ridiculously disturbing in all ramification.
The region has against all odds recovered against all odds from the devastating civil war but has really found it difficult to stamp their authority in Nigeria mainstream politics.

Putting all their eggs in one basket has always been one of the undoing of the region. Going into the 2015 general election, the region placed all their political survival on the reelection of president goodluck jonathern even when it was almost certain that mohammed buhari wll win the election. This was facilitated by the rumor going on that time that APC is an hausa fulani muslim party. In contrast, their south west counterpart was smart enough to divided their votes in preparation to have a say in the government of the eventual winner.

As an igbo son, i keep asking myself what we truly want politically in the country. Do we want biafra or do we want ONE NIGERIA?

After the election of 2015, while South South whose son lost the election moved on the south east could not. This made them to immediately embrace the ideology of the lunatic Nnamdi kanu. It will be recalled that for more that two years nnamdi kanu held the south east to ransom in the most dangerous style of looking for secession with clear support from majority of south easterners. All over south east was the call for referendum. Nnamdi kanu was almost turned into a god. All the while such madness was going on, the following was happening.
#The south east was loosing focus to plan for 2019 election,
#Nnamdi kanu style of pursuing recession was burning all the bridges the south east was able to build with other region post civil war.

It took the intervention of the presidency to end the madness of nnamdi kanu with a military exercise (operation python dance) after he had promised to go to abuja and return with the president's head and his establishing a military service in Nigeria.

Now fast forward to 2019 election, We still made similar mistake of putting our eggs in one basket when it was obvious it will backfire. We never prepared for the election either. While other regions were registering for PVC, we were listening to the same lunatic nnamdi kanu and emma powerful that declared no referendum no election in south east. Many south easterners listened to them and didn't get their PVC. those who got lost interest to go and claim their PVC. By the time the lunatic will call off the no election order in south east, most people had lost interest in the election and some who had PVC had already burnt it. This remind me of another own goal the south east scored in 2004 during the national census where many south easterners refused to participate because one uwazuirike ask the not to participate. End result being we lost out as one of the areas with massive population and ultimately lost out in allocation sharing bragging right and the voting strength.

Now power returns to south in 2023 by the sharing formula of the two major parties, while the south south and south east has since been strategizing on how to get the two parties ticket, what has been the plan of the south east? Only Orji uzor kalu, Rochas, Chris Ngige are vocal about power moving to south east even though none of the aforementioned will get my vote.

A lot needs to be done by the south east leaders. There is need to start building the region and look for ways to stop the massive migration of its people to other parts of the country. This will increase the population of the cities and gives it the bragging right when sharing allocation and also when voting.

There is need to educate the people of south east about the need to actively participate in politics. Many south easterner will rather have data on phone than have PVC. Many who have pvc will rather sit at home and watch Nkoli nwa nsuka or play football on election day than go out to vote. later they will cry that the election was rigged. In my area i lived, on election day, more than 100 igbo men gathered in front of my compound drinking and discussing on election day. Only 7 of them have PVC and only 3 have the time to vote on that day. Imagine buhari's total votes in kano is 1.4m while Atiku total votes in south east equal 1.6m vote. This echoes what Ebonyi state governor recently said that the people of south east will rather be on social media than get their PVC and participate actively in politics but will be the first to cry fowl when result is out.

There is also the need to know and decide what we want from Nigeria. Not before election, we are one Nigeria and after election, we need biafra or death.

Again importantly, our leaders need to build all the bridges that idiot nnamdi kanu and his ipob members has burnt. Nnamdi kanu was going about insulting other tribes. He insulted the yorubas, insulted the hausa and fulanis and other parts of the country. The effect is telling on the south east politically as we speak. A lot needs to be done.

Finally, congratulations to president buhari and all buharist on his victory and also Weldon to those who oppose him and who never supported him. They are also heros of our dear country cos they are effectively applying the principles of checks and balances. PLEASE DO NOT STOP OPPOSING HIM BUT BE MORE CONSTRUCTIVE.

hfc80:
Abeg this is a new despensation all bigotry, hatred and wailling should stop together we can move to the NEXT LEVEL.

Siscooh:
omg

Jiang:
Oga you seem very paranoid, this is nothing but politics, if ur people are used to breaking promises & agreements, over here We don't, You seem to be nothing but a religious bigot, If not, I see no reason for the word infidel, You & meccuno must be IPOBs hoping the north betrays the west so you can gloat abi, SORRY TO BURST UR BUBBLE, WE DON'T MAKE POLITICAL BULUNDERS LIKE THE EAST

fiizznation:
Don't be silly please. Who named the stadium 'sani abacha', the people of kano state or the government/military regime?

Mohammed abacha has been contesting for the governorship of kano state for about 12yrs now, and in any election he doesn't even get the 2nd position because people don't usually vote for him simply because of his late father's 'atrocity'.


We don't reward corruption here in the north, understand this.

NoSidonLook:
One thing is certain:

...APC win no go make the beggar for street wey vote APC, get money pass me

Or PDP win, no go mean say I go turn millionaire overnight

We go dey alright lass lass...Man go survive, come rain come sunshine

However to those that voted APC I expect your live to have been a lot more better in the next 4 years...or else na suffer you dey till you die

I also hope you can match the standard of living of either Buhari or Tinubu's children...or else your children no get hope be that

Atikuobi 2019 remains the goal

fiizznation:
This clown though. Atiku is viewed as one corrupt fella all over the north and there was no possible way for him to make any good gains in the north. Remove the buhari factor, anybody can still beat atiku in the north because the man is just so unpopular.

He should even thank his stars that his stolen money bought him many electorates in Adamawa state.
Once you are tainted with corruption, you are so done in the north because nobody rewards corruption here in the north.


Criminal atiku should try again next time.

Whiteangel1234:
So you are an Afonja ? You are no more Igbo?
If Atiku cannot win his state with Big margin is it igbos that will go to Yobe and Deliver PDP ?

Jiang:
PDP really had no candidate

Atiku is seen as the champion of corruption in the North.
Tambuwal & kwankwaso could have stood a chance & even become the next Buhari if only they weren't that greedy, Now they are just considered as traitors!! They won't even get the V.P slot in 2023 when the north will be supporting the south west for the next two terms

Obi1kenobi:
Yes, with all the political thuggery in the SW since the days of Akintola till today, we've been "learning" how to live peacefully among others from Yorubas. Only Yorubas are known for peace even though they're the ones clashing with Hausas in Ife and Lagos and we're not.
Simply going out on election day to vote and mind your business is "hateful, bitter politics", but OPC thugs disrupting peaceful voters is loving, peaceful politics.

The hilarious thing is that there are many Yorubas that love to repeat this "peaceful, accommodating" line and think it is a unique feature that they need a pat on the back for. A pat on the back for not being violent savages to non-indigenes in their midst. It's funny as hell. Yet, ask any of them to explain how other Southern tribes are unaccommodating and you'll hear little more than waffle.

Sagay212:
Cry mad babies as usual. So it is only igbo people thatb supports PDP in lagos? Other PDP supporters from other tribes living in okota and aguda did not experience same? Oh was it Yoruba thugs that caused problems in imo too? PDP did not get any votes in Lagos? No Yoruba person voted PDP in lagos? Other SW states that PDP got massive votes, was it igbo people that voted PDP in those states.

Igbos in festac, apapa, alaba, okoko, agbara did not vote? Or the thugs forgot that igbos live in these places? You iPods are just bunch of HATEFUL mischievous people who like to start trouble you can't finish. All you spread is hate and envy everywhere you go. Yorubas have been teaching you how to live peacefully amongst others. Teaching you how to live and let live, how to respect people's choices and opinion and how to be diplomatic but you will never learn. You can see from the results in SW. People voted both PDP and APC massively and other parties got few votes. That's how to play politics and not the useless HATEFUL bitter politics that you play and the cry victim when you lose. Vote like mumu for one party all because of hatred. Even the north didn't pack all their votes for one party. Na only una go do nonsense still come back dey point rubbish fingers and cry marginalization.

hinwazaka:
https://punchng.com/election-results-ogundamisi-kicks-as-gandujes-aide-says-swest-has-disappointed-buhari/

Investbrooker:
Lol! I pity you. When those guys come, challenge them.
No be ibo Una be? Abi na another ibo I know? Na to dey beat chest na him Una sabi.

KidsNEXTdoor:
You... go there and take the pictures....

bettercreature:
I think every state need a Tinubu compared to Saraki.Tinubu has successfully made lagos the best and most developed state in Nigeria
Pdp is one evil party that must not allowed in any state

jayfolarin:
The people actively inviting America into this should remember how Libya, Afghanistan, Yemen and now Venezuela started.

You won't be able to finish what you are trying to start!

A word is enough...

mcquin:
That's quite an undemocratic remark and you are supposed to be intelligent, read and exposed. What then will Almajaris say?

ALCOHOLKILLS:
Thank you baby

Mynd44 oam4j

awelekiti:
Wow! Wow! Wow! My fellow brothers from the south west, una don see am? We are the most gongoshu of all tribes in Nigeria. We claim we're more learned but still, play stooge to our political leaders, irrespective of their credibility in the society. This is a typical northern girl who's opposed to Buhari and you're there shouting sai baba, that Buhari would sweep the north, as if those who made it happen in 2015 are still in the apc. I watched earlier today on the social media where northerners were bad-mouthing Buhari because one man was seen sharing money to some girls , asking them to thumb print on tsintsinya, meaning broom in hausa. Maybe you guys should just sit on the mat now and start praying that Atiku would not win but hey...such prayer can never be answered because he's the next president. Yorubas go suffer wella because Tinubu that's deceiving you is fighting for his pocket. You'd be shocked after the apc lost out in this election He would either form another party or break away from the apc. He's only fighting for his pocket. Yoruba ronu re wooo. Dont come here and be shouting marginalisation ooo. I don talk my own. Abo oro lan so f'omoluabi

yemi15:
AMEN In Jesus Name. Las Las these useless zombies go get sense SMH.

Ojiofor:
Country hard.

RoyalUc:
I sincerely like your comment.

If "Nigeria started experiencing a decline in every aspect of life right from the onset (and) the degradation took over a period of decades," will it then be fair to expect this govt to fix things in 4 years?

What we need is the willingness to make things work.
Support the govt the best way we can. Criticize when necessary and commend where appropriate.

Let's shun hate and all manner of 'pull-him-down because he's not from our region and leave him, he's our brother' attitude.

Good bless Nigeria and all those who wish her well!

PhenomenalMorgan:
Pls we are trying to think

kross01:
PDP killed this country for 16years yet at the slightest opportunity, APC always measuring itself with those failed years and yet you argue you are a better party? You all need help seriously