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Igbos Have Themselves To Blame For Voting Atiku - APC

The ruling APC said it does not deserve any blame for not zoning the position of Senate President or Deputy Senate President to the South-East.

Rather it said the South-East should blame itself for queuing behind Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the PDP in the just concluded general elections.

The party was reacting to the outburst of Orji Uzor Kalu, who said that unless the APC makes him the Deputy Senate President of the 9th Senate, he will fight to become the Senate President.

Yekini Nabena, Deputy National Publicity Secretary of APC, in a chat with Daily Independent said while nobody is stopping Kalu from contesting for the position of Senate President, the reality is that he cannot win since the zoning arrangement didn’t favour him.

According to him, rather than getting angry with APC leadership, Kalu should blame his people in the South-East for putting all their eggs in one basket by rejecting President Muhammadu Buhari and casting over 90 percent of their votes for Atiku.

“That shouldn’t be a problem. He can contest for the position of Senate President. But the issue is, can he win? Nobody is stopping him from contesting. Igbo people always play themselves out. So, Kalu cannot blame APC.

“He should blame his own people from the South-East. He should blame them because they don’t know how to play politics. They play politics like a one-way thing. They all voted for Atiku in the presidential election. So, now that Atiku lost, who will help people like Orji Kalu? 99.9 percent of them followed Atiku.

“So, what is Kalu crying for? He should go back to his people and educate them on how politics is played especially at the national level. They should play 50-50. If this one didn’t work, the other can work.

“So, Orji Uzor Kalu must go back to his people and educate them because he himself is not worthy to be Senate President or Deputy Senate President. So, if he wants to contest, he can do so. Nobody is stopping him. But I know that he cannot win”, he said.
https://www.independent.ng/lawans-senate-presidency-forgone-conclusion-apc/

Just listen how somebody or APC is talking like a day old baby, the kind of people I share the same country with, must everybody vote the same candidate? you ridicule yourself, they put all their egg in one basket, later 90%, so where's 10%?

phranklean:
The Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has faulted the President Muhammadu Buhari government’s position on the hijab saga.

The Government was quoted last week as saying that it would not interfere in the hijab imbroglio which has embroiled the South West.

In a press statement issued to DAILY POST on Tuesday by MURIC and signed by Professor Ishaq Akintola, its Director, the group said, “The Federal Government cannot afford to close its eyes to this serious human rights abuse within its domain.

The whole country is FG’s constituency. Isn’t FG concerned that the girl child is being chased out of school on account of her religion?

“Schoolgirls in hijab were locked out of the school gates in the University of Ibadan International School (UIS) and Federal University of Technology Staff School, Ogbomosho. The same has happened in Abeokuta and Lagos. Apart from this, the courts in the South West are saturated with hijab cases.

“The court cases underline the need for FG to direct the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation to invite all the commissioners for Justice in the affected states to discuss the issue.
There are serious implications involved in this hijab imbroglio. It is more than just a simple denial of a head cover. Those who deprive female Muslim children of the right to use hijab are engaging in child abuse, stigmatization and profiling. By treating the Muslim girl-child with contempt and derision, they expose her to ridicule, assault the dignity of her human person and rob her of her self-confidence.

“In addition, they promote child depression and education-fatigue in the girl-child because their hostile and illegal action is capable of discouraging the Muslim girl-child from attending school. This is paradoxical because various state governments have criminalized failure to attend school by any child of school age. Failure to indicate interest in the hijab affair in the South West will defeat FG’s campaign for girl-child education.

“It is equally important to add that FG’s lack of interest is already breeding impunity in illegality as other federal agencies have made it their cardinal duty to persecute Muslim women who wear hijab. The excesses manifest in the immigration department where Muslim women in hijab are forced to remove it before ‘capturing’ takes place for processing international passports.

The same is currently happening in the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) where women in hijab are subjected to this humiliating demand before ‘capturing’ for driving licences. The involvement of federal agencies in the victimization of Muslim women makes it more imperative for FG to show interest. It proves that the problem is not limited to the South West. It has a national spread.

“It requires strategic thinking. FG must rise to the occasion before it is too late. The Muslims are complaining now without being violent. We are still fortunate that MURIC, which is spearheading the matter is a non-violent human rights group which employs civilized methods to make its demands. We must not wait until extremist elements hijack the struggle. We remind FG that justice is the soul of peace. Those who deny one cannot enjoy the other.

“We, therefore, advise FG to issue a circular criminalizing the harassment of women in hijab in any government office in Nigeria. Furthermore, FG must educate these government functionaries on the illegality of disallowing hijab-wearing women from performing their civic responsibilities. Government must also go further by ensuring that any civil servant who is caught doing so after the enlightenment is duly punished.

The Nigerian constitution is rich in guidelines but compliance, implementation and enforcement are the problems. Refusal to allow a woman in hijab to perform a civic duty is a breach of Section 42 of the1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria which stipulates that:

(1) A citizen of Nigeria of a particular community, ethnic group, place of origin, sex, RELIGION or political opinion shall not, by reason only that he is such a person:-

(a) be subjected either expressly by, or in the practical application of, any law in force in Nigeria or any executive or administrative action of the government (or its agencies-addition ours), to disabilities or RESTRICTIONS to which citizens of Nigeria, of other communities, ethnic groups, places of origin, sex, religion or political opinions are not made subject.

Source:
http://dailypost.ng/2019/03/26/islamic-group-attacks-buhari-govt-position-hijab/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

I think the best is they should stay at home or at best enroll in Muslim schools, there many dress codes that also restricting other students of other religion from dressing the way they would like to dress, not just hijab.

Ozibe:
Gov Dave Umahi is setting a foundation for Ebonyi state, such that in the nearest future, Ebonyi will be among the top states in Nigeria.

Meanwhile, while Ndiigbo are being harrassed in Lagos and other places outside Igboland, they better come home and take advantage of the new openings in the east.

Who is harassing them? Nigerians don't have the gut to intimidate the Igbos, they're only scared to compete with them knowing very well they can't win them.

Ubenedictus:
How did they make nigeria?

Go and read your history or ask why they stopped teaching history in schools.

Jowonloju:
You must be retarded! Calling others subhuman. You are scattered everywhere, building other places( story). Go home, go build your region.

Go to east and see how cities and towns are spreading, beautiful cities like Enugu and Owerri, commercial and industrial cities like Onitsha, Nnewi Aba etc are rarely found at other regions, I've been in many part of the country, SW all concentrating in Lagos

emwye:
I do not doubt that there is poverty in the land but your claim cannot be established with the data given. If mass transit is considered a cheaper and more convenient means of transportation by the masses, there should be no need to own a vehicle. I paused for a bit and went on wiki[i]_{(not great but better than nothing)}[/i] to find out whether or not there was a correlation between car ownership and HDI of a country it appears there is and it agrees with your conclusion. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_ownership

Thanks for good research you did, thank God you're not armchair analysts.

blackpanthar:
you can HATE the man for all I care.... I do not follow any pastor.... I have read my bible for myself and I personally know it is not there... so even if it was daddy freezer or princess shyngle that said it.... I WOULD GLADLY SAY.... YES O.... without consulting your intelligence.

So because it is not in the Bible therefore it's not valid, God created us in his own image and has given us power of discretion, and remember not everything Jesus did was written in the scriptures John 21:25

blackpanthar:
yes o

If he say it's good you'll still shout yes oo...

Nigga44:
Nna forget joke......I go like learn from this man.

Sometimes I wonder what outstanding qualities have made this man to last for so long in Nigeria politics. Is it foresightness, 'craftsmanship', or generosity? What exactly is it that Tinubu is doing right that has made him so powerful that he commands a huge following of loyalists in western Nigeria? Please some of us younger ones would love to learn from him.

Please does anyone know anywhere I can buy a detailed biography/autobiography of Bola Tinubu?

Steal billions and here you go, nothing much, too bad you didn't mention the main reason in your lines

phemsie:
i remember the 1991 - 1998 model
It was called 'Beast" back then

Beast is E-class and not S-class

7Alexander:
I really can't understand some of you Nigerians. No wonder we are known for suffering and smiling.

A man participated in an exercise which he and his team feel wasn't conducted professionally based on the evidence at their disposal, and have decided to seek redress, but some of you are mocking him. For what exactly? Some are even urging him to 'accept' defeat. What if he wasn't 'defeated'? Or you think you know more about the election than Atiku does?

No wonder a typical Nigerian does not believe in going to court to seek redress, it's either jungle justice or the hackneyed 'take it to God in prayers'.

If pdp really won the election or there were irregularities, with Peter Obi in the team, he'll never give up, he's ready to go to court 100x, let justice rule.

osazeeblue01:
we have lands ,sea and oceans in South South and South East, they should go hone and develop them and stop living in fear. since Oba of Lagos, Bola Tinubu and the rest of them don't want them anymore. let see who suffers it .

But those you mentioned don't have any right, or power to eject them, they can't even try it as Nigerians you have right to live wherever you wish, even outside your country, but as for me, nothing entices me with that mosquito infested city, besides it's still developing like any other part of the country.

osazeeblue01:
They should relocate to there home state.

Yes, that's how kingdoms comes and goes, Lagos in their myopic reasoning think they're already great or succeeded, even some great western cities are still working hard to keep up with their standards, Lagos is busy driving investors away, little by little their revenue will start declining, because many investors and companies/ businesses have started relocating

Hence woman is involved, na their way, even to follow ghost them dey.

Evangkatsoulis:
so Kante can't mark messi?

I've seen how he marked him in their last encounter, one player can't mark him.

emwye:
I do not doubt that there is poverty in the land but your claim cannot be established with the data given. If mass transit is considered a cheaper and more convenient means of transportation by the masses, there should be no need to own a vehicle. I paused for a bit and went on wiki[i]_{(not great but better than nothing)}[/i] to find out whether or not there was a correlation between car ownership and HDI of a country it appears there is and it agrees with your conclusion. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_ownership

Thanks, you're not one of those armchair analysts

emwye:
I do not doubt that there is poverty in the land but your claim cannot be established with the data given. If mass transit is considered a cheaper and more convenient means of transportation by the masses, there should be no need to own a vehicle. I paused for a bit and went on wiki[i]_{(not great but better than nothing)}[/i] to find out whether or not there was a correlation between car ownership and HDI of a country it appears there is and it agrees with your conclusion. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_ownership

Thanks for job well done. you're not one of those armchair analysts

Mrakeli:
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in its latest figures indicated that there were about 11.8 million licensed cars on Nigeria’s roads as at Q4 2018, compared to 11.6 million in the corresponding period of 2017.

According to the report, Nigeria witnessed a 2 per cent increase in the number of licensed cars Year- on -Year; that is between Q4 of 2018 and Q4 2017, respectively.

The NBS report disclosed that as at Q4 2018, commercial cars recorded the highest numbers of licensed cars on Nigeria’s roads, having made up 41% of the total cars.


Diplomatic cars recorded the least number of licensed cars, constituting of just 0.05% of the total licensed cars in Nigeria.

“With an estimated population of 198 million, Nigeria’s vehicle per population ratio is 0.06. Similarly, the Bureau’s report shows that 630,868 drivers’ licenses were produced in 2018”, the report said.


A total of 185,883 national drivers licenses were produced in Q4 2018

The number of recorded fresh licenses was 75,446, while the number of renewed licenses and reissued licenses stood at 14,802

Number plate production was put at 135,505 in Q4 2018.

Lagos and FCT produced the highest number of drivers’ licenses in Q4 2018

Zamfara and Kebbi States produced the least numbers of national drivers’ license in Q4 2018.

The report disclosed that with an increase in one car for every six people in Nigeria, the number of cars may have increased as at the fourth quarter of 2018; the reported increase in Nigeria’s population suggests the 2% increase is not a big deal. With Nigeria’s population pegged at 198 million, the figure implies that the country has only one car per six Nigerians.


Lagos State, according to the report leads states with highest number of driver’s license produced.In Q 2018, 42,402 licenses were produced, representing 22.8% of the total licenses produced.

Also, Abuja (FCT) and Oyo ranked second and third respectively with the highest number of driver’s license produced. FCT recorded 20,573 (11.1%) wile Oyo recorded 11.757 licenses representing 6.3% of the total licenses produced with the period under review.

However, Zamfara, Kebbi, and Yobe recorded the lowest number of licenses issued, with Zamfara (367), Kebbi (371) and Yobe (475).

“The number of people involved in road accident in 2018 increased by 19% in Q4 of 2018. According to the report, in Q4 2018, the number of people involved in road accident increased to 18,729, as against 15,696 people in Q4 2017. This represents a 19% increase in the number of road accidents Victims in Nigeria”, it said.

The report further showed that out of 3,495 vehicles involved in road accidents in Q4 2018, cars recorded the highest number with 1,312.

This is followed only by Minibus recording 821. Motorcycle recorded 747, while trucks involved in road accident were 460. The number of Tankers was 85 while Trailer recorded 182.

According to Bernstein’s Report, the total number of cars on the road around the world and kilometres flown in planes will nearly double by 2040. Cars are projected to reach the two billion mark by 2040, while air travel kilometres are set to hit 20 trillion in the same period.

“One of the economic impacts an increase in the number of cars has on the Nigerian economy is that more jobs will be created for automakers and car dealers. Although the Nigerian-based auto industry jobs have declined for several decades now, thousands of Nigerians still make a living designing, building and selling cars

“Beyond the initial purchase, every car continues to cost its owner money, hence, leading to a broader economic impact. For instance, cars require fuel, which itself constitutes a major expense. Regular maintenance and repair following an accident, along with car insurance, are all additional costs to car owners. It is also an opportunities for secondary businesses to thrive”, it said.

https://www.akelicious.net/2019/03/cars-on-nigerian-roads-hit-118-million.html

We don't need all these statistics, but in real sense, considering our population, the ratio of one car per six persons is sign of poverty in the country.

Jestin:
Nice should but we would have love you to come to Chelsea

You want to kill his carrier?

Jowonloju:
You must be retarded! Calling others subhuman. You are scattered everywhere, building other places( story). Go home, go build your region.

East has one of the best cities & towns, and fasted urbanising areas, go and check it for yourself, continue to wait for your gov.

mainman7:
Why should we deny obvious truth? Even if she meant it, why are igbos feeling offended about what she said about trust?

If I hear "pim" from any Igbo again! Senseless gready sad souls called Igbos.
Igbos introduced Political BLOOD SHED to Nigeria, arm-twisted the Destiny of the Nation and got us all into this quagmire situation today. They are not even supposed to be talking or demanding anything at all. It's an height of insult of our collective intelligence for these satanic beings to still be feeling entitled. Sincerely, Nigerians; especially Yoruba's and Hausa's deverve unreserved apology from Igbos. So, Igbos here should apologize now!

It is Igbos that made Nigeria and every Nigerians own it to them, your freedom from colonial masters came through the Igbos, it's unfortunate Igbos are still entangled with these other subhumans in the same entity called Nigeria, the truth is Igbos should be better off on their own.

MrTrend:
See graphic photo below:

See more at: https://www.brainnewsradio.com/herbalist-arrested-with-human-parts-in-ogun/

I only travel across SW region, praying nothing will take me inside any of those their ruin and dirty villages before I start looking for my head, I can imagine how smelly that region could be filled with decayed human parts everywhere, they should stop being barbaric and primitive.

haywire07:
Mumu, it's a "new" look, fresh renovation.
Abi U think Jonathan will use his ogogoro money to build roads for afonjas ?

That road construction started more than four years ago, and easterners ply more that road than any other region.

jesusjnr:
Yes I think so.

And the message is that He is with him, because otherwise it would have been fatal.

The recent instance of the owner of Leicester football club comes to mind, for it's hard for someone to survive such crashes as has many others have shown.

So it's certainly a miracle to me, as that of Jesus saving the lives of His disciples In the midst of the sea.


p.s.

Just pause and think about it for a second, the otherwise ramifications it would have had on the outcome of the coming elections if he hadn't survived the crash?

I already gave the instance of LCFC owner, which showed that such crashes are no respecter of persons.

From the recovery of the president from an illness that many thought and some prophesied (including some well known church leaders) would kill him, to being even stronger that he was beforehand, that everyone else is saying it had to be God, to his VP's survival of such an helicopter crash?

It only confirmed one thing, that God is at least with the first two citizens of the nation.

So that for me is the election done and dusted.

Game over even before the game started.

Just awarding of trophy awaited.

Don't you think it shouldn't happen in the first place if not a warning?

superlanny:
pained daft pig(PDP).

The ipobs are better than you and your peanut salary that puts you in confused mood every month end.

alhassanyusuf29:
Ibo have the worst traditional clothes, I see Hausa and Yoruba wearing each other attires at times, but ull never see any of them trying Ibo clothes, even most Ibo avoid wearing their traditional attire

Look at them like ritualists and drug peddlers having an annual meeting

Igbos indeed has the best traditional dressing, the senators you wear is Igbo coded native wear, the isi agu is for almost title holders, and for your information, Igbo attires doesn't come cheap like others, so not everybody can afford it

dainformant:
The issue of female underwear theft has got Nigerians wondering what can be done to curb the trending menace. This followed after a middle aged man was recently apprehended while trying to steal panties for alleged ritual purpose. 

According to Adero Pius based in Ondo state, few days ago, the suspect met a young boy and allegedly told him to bring his mother's panties and that he will give him N500 for that. 

The boy told the man to wait for him to go and get the underwear. 

When the boy got to the house, he alerted his mother who mobilized some youths from the area and caught the suspect who was waiting for the "market". 

The man was stripped unclad and beaten mercilessly by the residents before he was taken away by the police for further investigation.

See more; https://www.nationalhelm.co/2019/01/man-arrested-while-trying-to-steal-womans-panties-in-ondo.html

He'll never ask for pants again in his life

bender79:
Atiku's people should go and campaign in the north and south west because if they feel that igbo votes will give them presidency, they are on a long thing o.

It is north and east votes that determines who wins, west is always devided.

This is not Gideon Okeke

Sinistami:
Didn't you see what I wrote. I said Ruggedity not Violence. If it was Violence then The Northeast would trump. But this is Ruggedity, Street Smarts.

Then you don't even understand yourself and what you're saying

Obaofusa:
Catholic practices heretics and abominations from serving image and bazar all this never recorded in Bible


I know most of them are in hell

Pray for your soul and God's mercy because you're the one I see heading to hell

ahmedkoded95:
History has been made in the department of Business Administration, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto. Saleem Rufai became the first person to graduate with a first class degree in the history of the department since inception in 1975.

Even if a northerner be a professor they always look odd on suits