₦airaland Forum

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Sometimes growing old can be very scary.

Putindbutt:
Pls, someone should answer na, the lady banker that drank snipper because of hunger, which region is she from?

Don't mind these guys... I have said it before and I will say it again, any attempt by the Igbos to denigrate Yorubas because of Tinubu will be resisted and it won't end up well for either tribe.

You can come criticize and insult Tinubu without always making the Yorubas the subject of your mockery

omohayek:
Your comments here are much more cogent and fact-based than the one you started the thread with, or the follow-up in which you insinuated (while carefully avoiding being explicit about who you were referring to) that Yorubas prefer northerners to people from the SE - which is rich with irony, given how many of the comments responding to this thread have been by the usual tribal warriors from that region gleefully mocking your "road to Damascus" experience or indulging in childish gloating.

Perhaps you ought to reflect on the possibility that any apparent lack of fondness for the SE you might be seeing just might stem from the unrelenting hostility, arrogance and hypocrisy of so many who claim that region as their place of origin (as witnessed on this very thread). The fact is that one hardly ever sees Hausas expressing such malicious intent towards people from the SW, and it is beyond reason to expect people to love those who seem to hate them intensely, despite millions of the group expressing said hatred having lived in their millions amongst the people they despise for decades, all the while unmolested and allowed to prosper. That said group seems to hate the northerners as much as it hates people from the SW is hardly any kind of redeeming feature.

Now, returning to the points you've made above, I agree with you that Cardoso has yet to prove himself being close to fit for the role of CBN governor, and I said as much on here, on the very day his appointment was announced. A good CBN governor needed to be someone with a strong economics background, as well as the backbone required to hike interest rates as needed no matter what Tinubu or other politicians might have wanted. Cardoso clearly lacked both qualities, which was why I foresaw he would be a failure in the role. It's clear that Tinubu has lost all appetite for serious reform after the backlash to his half-hearted effort at abolishing the petrol subsidy (which is still in place no matter what they say to contrary), so the last thing he wants is a CBN governor who is determined enough to bring down inflation to cause serious economic pain. Anything even slightly controversial (like deregulation of the power sector, or privatization of money-pit "parastatals" ) has been put aside for meaningless "palliatives" and other such measures to appease the masses. The consequence is that Nigeria's economy is now doomed to another 3 years of lackluster growth as we wait for the next electoral cycle to begin.

Having said all the above, what you need to ask yourself is not whether supporting Tinubu was the right thing to do, but whether any of the alternatives would have done better. Neither Atiku nor Obi have magic wands they could use to wish away the pain from abolishing the petrol subsidy, but they would still have been forced to start their terms by doing so, as the alternative was Nigeria defaulting on its foreign loans, and then being shut out of the financial markets for decades. Where would the funds have come from to offer more meaningful "palliatives" to appease the public wrath?

In addition, there is the question of whether either Atiku or Obi have shown themselves in word or deed as being even an iota more principled, honest or intelligent than Tinubu, and the answer is a clear NO. Atiku made his fortune by abusing every one of his public offices to award himself favorable concessions, while Obi refused to pay salaries or maintain roads for months on end, so he could skim the interest from parking the funds in a bank he had a share in, a sin he compounded through his theft of security vote funds (for which he was nabbed red-handed), his use of public money to prop up a brewery he controlled (by using his parents as fronts), and his opening of an offshore account in a foreign tax haven 4 years into his governorship. That was bad enough, but then look at how both men have pandered to the public at every turn since losing the election - neither has been honest that Nigeria was headed for serious short term pain no matter who won. I won't even get started on the reality that Obi could never have passed any legislation or got a single appointment through a NASS in which both the House and the Senate are controlled by the APC (and therefore, by Tinubu).

Please continue your criticism of Tinubu (criticism he richly deserves), but you don't do your argument any favors by giving it a tribal coloration suggesting he's in office because Yorubas are somehow particularly guilty of tribalism. If they were, Obi wouldn't have won in Lagos and Atiku in Osun, even as 90% of the SE gave their vote to a man they themselves called a "do-nothing" mediocrity while he was governor. If anything, it's the relentless, mostly baseless, and very clearly tribal nature of the attacks on Tinubu emanating from certain quarters which makes it harder for Yorubas to hold him to account. If the loudest voices against Tinubu are motivated purely by tribalism without regard for political ideology or personal records, what do Yorubas have to gain by abandoning their own for someone else's tribal champion who has nothing to offer beyond skewing appointments to his own "kinsmen"?

God bless your generation forever!

ILoveNG:
If only you guys can come out straight that the suffering is really affecting you people instead of hiding behind others.

Check the pages of Nairaland, you can only see pictures like this in the comments of you and your brothers. If it’s a lie then you can call me any name.

Thank you.

Streetdoctor:
Hausas never supported buhari to dis stupid level of Tinubu people

Yorubas are only reacting to the unnecessary insults on them. It has very little to do with Tinubu.

OfficialAPCNig:
Which one is cry wolf if Yoruba push back.

Which push back?

Do you honestly think you'll stand Igbos on social media if we are given free hands to go on a full scale social media cyber war?

You don't even stand a chance.

You are posting a 2011 thread. Why not post 2010 threads when Yorubas started insulting Jonathan. We haven't forgotten the names your elders, including Soyinka and your influencers like Omojuwa called Jonathan, his wife and Igbo ministers like Ngozi Okonjo (Fin Minister), Oduah (Aviation Minister), and Ihejirka (COAS)

It were Yoruba Senators that went to court to stopped the Senate from recognising and making Jonathan as Acting President.

You think we have forgotten all these.

The same way una insulted Jonathan, Ijaws and Igbos will be the same way we will continue to drag Tinubu and his Yoruba kinsmen.

Nobody has monopoly of toxicity.

Hahaha... Why not go ahead and post your 2010 thread?

So what made you think you guys have a chance against Yorubas in cyber war? E be like dem don curse una with chestbeating sha.

You beat chest now and cry victimisation the next minute.

And for the records, all the people that spoke up for Jonathan then were Yorubas. 2010 isn't that long for you guys to rewrite history again.

thesicilian:
Lol.
He seems to think he's the president

He is on twitter.

The Obidients are still worshiping him there day and night so he has to keep them together.

Omenlon:
Please I need little bit of education here, on what capacity is Peter Obi always giving messages, as a former governor or former presidential candidate?

As twitter president of gullible group.

elverdad:
Tomorrow your coward parent's will be hiding inside your toilet because of foolanis ...Now you know who the coward parent's you have lol

Peep who the great Fulanis are already dealing with...

Your mama go hear am today.

elverdad:
Yeah he's afraid of protest, For your information Nigeria is seating on a time bomb that will explode if care is not taking. And if it starts from the north , i hope you know what will happen to cowards like you

Today being Monday, your parents will be hiding under the table because of UGM... Now you know who the real cowards are.

Ogiame:
As usual, giving excuses for a certified buffoon called Tinubu.


“We are hungry” Download it

Lol

Ogiame:
We can see the governance in your life. No wonder you guys gave him the “We are hungry” welcoming song

No matter who is there, some persons will still be hungry.

Obi drove poverty index in Anambra from 25% to 53% but you still call him Messiah because of tribalism, no be JuJu be that?

Ogiame:
Don't join your Incompetent buffoon of a President with Peter Obi.


When you guys know that the Buffoon y'all supported have nothing to offer, you start comparing him with sound mind.


Carry your silly gaslighting to another area.

Tinubu is far better than Obi by all indices of governance I'm sure you know.

Ogiame:
This is what Tinubu said some years ago, now, he has no answer to the wanton bloodletting and kidnapping going on in the country.


A full bloody hypocrite.

Like Tinubu like Obi. Politicians know all the solutions untill they are the ones in charge.
This is part of what reasonable Nigerians have been telling you lots about Obi too, someone that performed terribly in all areas as governor promising you a NEW NIGERIA.

Obi has no solution to Nigerian problems. He just want to be president by all means too.
Most people are only supporting him for tribal and religion solidarity.

But someone should at least remind Obi that Tinubu did not become GCFR today by reacting to every news on twitter.

DMerciful:
If Tinubu cannot stop kidnapping, let him resign. Obi who is the true winner would be able to stop it if given the mandate he won

Obi is not capable of winning any presidential election that is conducted on twitter.

Rest.

ariesbull:
This is bravery

Both of them perished in the war.
They were killed during the Second Battle of Onitsha, November 1968. Heroes!


We will repeat this bravery again

And more millions will perish again.

ariesbull:
LoL

You go wrote dictionary...meanwhile you guys are known for cowardice even your pepe say it themselves

Wait till 2027 first.

ariesbull:
Atleast many Yoruba folks are confirming 2hwt Babangida said ....

Enough said


LoL

I can give myself any name on social media it is the content of my comments that will expose me eventually.

So by your logic now you will see my name here and call me Igbo right?

Nigerians should be glad that Obi never won. He definitely would have been a terrible administrator and his online mob would have ensured nobody say anything bad about his government the way everyone openly criticise Tinubu now.

kunle4toyeyaho:
So,increase in monthly allocation for executing developmental project is not an index for development? Fixing of PH refinery to avoid wastage of FX and strengthening our Naira is not an index of development ? PBAT is not perfect but he's getting some things right.

You should understand by now that the person you are having this conversation with is only motivated by hate. Just rest.

OfficialAPCNig:
Some of you people think Nigeria started in 2015.

Na your people (APC Yoruba) introduced toxicity into our polity. With the way your people attacked and insulted Jonathan and Ndi Igbo for 4 years, do you think his supporters will fold their hands for you? Nobody has a monopoly of toxicity.

Northerners have enjoyed their own insults for 8 years.

Now, it's Yoruba turn.

I am sure if an Igbo man or Hausa man from another party becomes president tomorrow, your people will still insult him and their supporters.

So, stop crying when people insult Tinubu. APC Yorubas started it.

Again, the insults have no root in triballism like most of you are pushing. It's purely partisan.

Come to Twitter and you'll see Yorubas who don't support APC insulting Tinubu and you'll also see APC Igbos defending the same Tinubu.

So, the attack is not on Yorubas like you people are wailing. Its on APC and all their misguided followers who happen to be mostly Yorubas.

We will continue to drag una until una get sense.

Na una teach us.

https://www.nairaland.com/745731/yoruba-marginalization-elders-met-jonathan

Go and cure your deliberate ignorance on that thread.

It is a 2011 post election thread. For the records, Jonathan won 5 out of the 6 SW states by a landslide but that didn't stop you guys from dragging the Yorubas like tiger generator.

Yorubas never started tribal hate on any social media platform, you guys always do... And then cry wolf when Yorubas push back.

Northernblood7:
Most of the people you call Tribal warlords are in one corner observing things. Nobody loves Chaos but you are not expected to fold your hands when it is brought to your table.

When Tinubu rigged himself in, some people went mad and started attacking Igbos because they thought that we attacked Buhari due to his tribe not incompetence so they declared war on my people ahead of time. You don't expect us to clap for them na. If na madness, we for do am woto woto until we destroy everything. It still won't stop us from calling out any incompetent Nigerian leader

You came out with ferocious attack on Yorubas just the way you did with Fulanis by calling them cows for 8 years but you failed because you got a deserved push back from the Yorubas.
Stop using competence as excuse, even the fraud you supported out of tribal solidarity isn't competent and you know it.

You guys are only against Mynd44 because he was neutral throughout the election period just the way you all attacked everyone that showed neutrality including Pastor Adeboye.

Lol all these ladies that always look for ways to justify their high body counts

Yemi Alade is very fluent in French and English Language and sing meaningful songs too.

Proud of you Omo ologo. Keep representing!

Racoon:
Prof cant make this kind of statement, but turn around to say Tinubu is getting the governance well. The reality is that he is not getting anything right

Tinubu is still the best we've got if we are serious about taking Nigeria back to her glory days. Let's stop the hate and tribalism.

Before he wasn't getting anyone right.
Now he's getting governance right while economy still suffers but he's just about 7 months in office.
We will get there by God's grace.

May Nigeria succeed.

Lol when you remember that Iyabo Ojo has a daughter who is about 20 years old, then you will realise the kind of trainings most of our Gen-Z ladies had especially the ones from single mothers.

caracas:
Did you even see her picture?
Yorubas dey fine like that?
She is Igbo joor….

She fine pass Omotola Jolaade?

No difference between these guys and the Obidients.

NoSmoking:
Ok she is married to Yoruba

Nice one....

That is everyone's wishes