₦airaland Forum

jaymichael:
Point of correction, Lagos and indeed all Yorùbá land was built by the sweat, toil and foresight of our forefathers. Coxoa wealth from the Yorùbá hintherlands was used to build the infrastructure upon which the wealth of Lagos was built.
Our fathers built this Lagos, not yours.You cannot give what you don't have yourself in your place.
As a Yorùbá in Yoruba land, yes the YORÙBÁ SURNAME is more tuan a deed of title. It os a big flex.

SonOfDSoil01:
NwOSU stop crying….we are tired of this stale line of everyone built Lagos, does it take away the fact that it is still yorubaland? Even those of you that have never crossed river Niger bridge will be in your cave claiming to develop Lagos like anyone forced you to come and develop Lagos while your neck of wood is largely undeveloped

Spandau:
Oh, you didn't see it as an irritating noise when your kin were busy declaring Lagos a no man's land which has been conquered by Ibo (when Obi won Lagos with the help of Yorubas) or when they were doing nzogbu nzogbu dances with cutlasses and machetes. You haven't seen anything yet. There are consequences for actions.

Burob:
Lagos was built by the hands of people from all over Nigeria u claim, but how come na only always Igbo dey complain of victimization in Lagos State?

Ttalk:
Why are you so inconsiderate and always make everything to be Igbo vs Yoruba.

What about other tribes that their properties were destroyed including that of Yoruba and Lagos indigene.

The whole community of indigenous people were destroyed without compensation.

I lost a family properties to Army barrack, INEC office and school, yet many of us take it as a necessary sacrifice for the betterment of Lagos state.

Grow up and be objective, no amount of victimisation cry will change anything.

One of the chieftains of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim has said that the South West won’t reward President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s failure in governance by voting for his re-election in 2027.

The South West Coordinator of the Gbenga Hashim Solidarity Movement (GHSM), Alhaji Abass Olaniyi,said this in a statement made available to journalists in Ilorin,while reacting to Reno Omokri’s recent appeal for the South West and the North to rally behind President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027.

Omokri, in a widely circulated statement, had urged the two regions to show solidarity with Tinubu, likening the plea to the North’s decision to back former President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019 despite his poor performance in office.

He also claimed that Tinubu had expanded Nigeria’s GDP and launched infrastructure projects in the North.

But in his reaction in the statement, insisted that the region will not “reward monumental failure with another mandate.” and accused Omokri of political deception and manipulation, stressing that governance is about competence, not ethnic reciprocity or emotional blackmail.

“Our people are too politically conscious to reward hunger, poverty, and economic collapse with fresh endorsement,” Olaniyi declared.

He argued that the economic record of the APC-led government was catastrophic, noting that Nigeria’s GDP, which stood at over $570 billion in 2014, had shrunk to less than $300 billion, representing almost a 50 percent contraction.

He said this went beyond a recession and was more than economic depression, citing soaring inflation, unemployment, and poverty as evidence.

Olaniyi dismissed Tinubu’s claims of GDP growth as “a mirage created by currency devaluation that leaves Nigerians poorer than ever,” adding that “Nigerians don’t eat GDP statistics; they eat food, and under Tinubu food is unaffordable.”


Positioning Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim as the South West’s political alternative, Olaniyi described him as a credible leader with the vision, global exposure, and economic acumen to unite the North and South on the basis of fairness and competence.

“The South West cannot tie its destiny to a sinking ship. Across Lagos, Oyo, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, and Ekiti, the conversation is already tilting towards Gbenga Hashim. He represents the hope and new beginning that Nigeria desperately needs,” Olaniyi said.

He further urged Northern leaders to resist divisive appeals and instead align with genuine progressive forces committed to rescuing Nigeria from years of misrule.

“2027 is a defining year. Nigerians must rise above deception and sentiment to embrace competent leadership. The South West is ready to lead that change, and Gbenga Hashim is the rallying point,” he concluded.

Shawnnn01:
Lagos I think is telling you to do your worse.

WizardOfNG:
Crystal clear DomPerignon lives rent free in yours. Much worse for you because it is normal and in order for a Nigerian, as DomPerignon does, to expose the deficiency of a Presidential candidate they do not want to become their President.

In fact it is a legitimate right for a Nigerian and Stakeholder in Nigeria. What is your excuse for stalking a fellow Nairalander?

Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bode George, has said former President Goodluck Jonathan has better records as President than the late Muhammadu Buhari and President Bola Tinubu.

This was as the Zamfara State chapter of PDP condemned the Presidency for attacking Jonathan’s while attempting to dress up the monumental failures of the Bola Tinubu-led All Progressives Congress (APC) government.

Meanwhile, the APC in Lagos State has advised the PDP to allow Jonathan to enjoy his retirement from public office in peace, rather than luring him into the 2027 race. George said Jonathan’s period as Nigerian president couldn’t be compared to that of Buhari and Tinubu’s era.

The PDP chieftain spoke in an interview with Arise Television while commenting on Jonathan running for President in 2027. He said: “But what is striking, and it’s the fact that they were comparing Jonathan’s period with Buhari and Bola’s period. How? Let the will of the people be respected.

“If you look at Jonathan’s period, ask any Nigerian what they have been feeling since Buhari’s period to Tinubu’s period. Check out the economic indices, is it the interest rate? The inflation rate? What is the value of Naira compared to the dollar?”

Also, the former spokesman of Tinubu in the South-East, Denge Josef Onoh, affirmed that Jonathan is constitutionally qualified to contest for the Nigerian presidency in the 2027 election.

Onoh’s remark followed Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga’s statement, on Monday, where he warned that Jonathan’s eligibility for the 2027 contest may be a resolution of the court.

CHAIRMAN of the PDP in Zamfara, Jamilu Magayaki, noted the attack on Jonathan as nothing but proof that the APC and the Presidency were jittery, terrified and haunted by the thought of a resurgent PDP and the towering democratic credentials of Jonathan.

If Jonathan’s record was truly “disastrous” as they claim, why then does the mere suggestion of his return to the ballot in 2027 send shivers down the spine of the APC? he asked.

“The truth remains that Nigerians remember Jonathan’s era, not for the propaganda of the APC, but for the peace, respect for democracy, and relative economic stability it brought—things that have since been destroyed under the APC’s misrule.”

APC spokesman, Seye Oladejo, advised the PDP in Lagos, following a declaration by Jerry Gana that Jonathan would contest the presidency in 2027.

According to Oladejo, rather than luring Jonathan into “a final dance whose result is all too predictable”, the cheerleaders should have allowed the former Nigerian leader to relax.

Speaking on Gana’s public remark at the PDP Niger State Congress in Minna, Oladejo said that elections remained contests of ideas, competence and delivery – not nostalgia or recycled rhetoric.

CoronaVirusPro:
All those wannabe’s would have flooded the thread telling us about how such would never happen in advanced countries.

Political economist, and activist, Professor Pat Utomi has said that political parties have lost their voices. He said the only strong opposition to the Federal Government are few voices on social media.

Professor Utomi said this at the David Oladipo Leadership Roundtable themed “Nigeria and Opposition Politics” on Tuesday, in Lagos.

At the event, the convener, Dr. David Oladipo, said Nigeria was failing to get value for democracy because opposition parties had become too weak to provide viable alternatives to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.

He argued that opposition parties had abandoned rigorous intellectual work, reducing their relevance in governance debates.

“Opposition is not just about shouting. It requires designing policies, proposing solutions and putting forward ideas that can compel the ruling party to act,” he said.

Utomi
Also speaking, Professor Utomi lamented that most opposition parties had lost their voices due to fear of persecution and internal crises.

He was represented by Dr. Chidi Okpaluba, President of the Centre for Africa Renaissance, Reformation and Development.

“The only strong opposition we have today is a few active citizens on social media. Outside that, no political party is challenging this government,” Utomi said.

He faulted the silence of opposition parties on electoral reforms and constitutional violations.

The scholar and politician noted that “if the electoral system is not reformed, opposition parties cannot win elections in Nigeria.”

Participants at the roundtable agreed that the absence of a credible opposition poses a major threat to Nigeria’s democratic survival.

They warned that without reform and collaboration, the country risks sliding into a one-party state

Tochi3:


..na to bring Lagos owo mida NURTW come edo be next..

..imagine it was an Igbo woman that is doing all these nonsense everywhere market dey...

Ttalk:
I hope you are educated enough to know that power generation, transmission and distribution now falls in the concurrent list which gives your state governor to give your power.

Stop hiding under one Nigeria. We are not operating One Nigeria Constitution but A Federal Constitution.

Let that sticks

Ttalk:
You have time to do a sound bite about DomPerignon but can do anything about your leader sharing wheelbarrow as empowerment, why won't there be hunger and pain?

fredoooooo:
Obi ... love to deceive emotional people and people that choose to be deceived.
If he had build trade fair in Enugu are they going to be in Lagos?
If he had done what's right in Enugu , why cant they all run there instead of Lagos .