₦airaland Forum

Brightest04:
To me debate or no debate does not determine the out come of an electoral poll. Our previous leaders (Tafawa Balewa,Shehu Shagari,MKO Abiola (not allowed to rule),OBJ,etc,who performed well at the polls and eventually won their way to the nation's apex seat did not engage in any electoral debate.

We,in Nigeria take unnecessary things and try to make them necessary.Just like going to overseas to campaign and sell and political agenda to them as if they're the ones going to vote us in or the ones we're going to rule over.

In Nigeria we need to grow up and emancipate ourselves from copy-copy slavery and be who we're.

What we ought to be concerned of is their individual credibility, sincerity, love for the country and her people,and not self and cronies mindedness.

d democracy was copied too so d debate is part of it...otherwise let's stick to monarchy

PassingShot:
The absence of both Buhari and Atiku at the debate has not changed anything.

Present or absent, both candidates have their supporters locked down and the debate would not have changed their mind.

The question is, where will Atiku's votes come from?

Only politically ignorant will ask same question about Buhari having witnessed his campaigns in Akwa-Ibom, Delta, Kogi, Plateau, Niger and Edo states. The more a section hates him, the more his supporters love him.

are u saying pmb ll win delta and akwa ibom dos crowd in rallies no reach 100k and for sm states u ve got over one million prospective voters...buhari might win but u shd know d south south south south east are not his advantage areas...d middle belt and south west is d battle ground for d elections

this forgot dst afta elections senate presidency is a different game...we ll see

adioolayi:
Stay glued to the Presidential debate....those that will vote Buhari are not bothered about TV....He's got absolute loyal followers.
Atiku would have used the debate get some sympathy votes....but then, he chose to behave like Buhari

like say dos to vote atiku ll change too...

micah04:
How I wish Nigerians wil look beyond religion and ethnic divides and give this man called Kingsley Moghalu an opportunity...This is the kind of president to run the affairs of this nation..He is indeed a technocrat..

he shd become a minister cos he won't win...majority of d voters have no access to internet...dos who have access are stock to d major parties

it shd be apc supporters blast atiku....d vice presidential candidate debate both pdp and apc attended why are they shielding the President to talk to the pple....sadly both pdp and apc will be ist and second in elections their absence rendered the debate useless

UncleJudax:
Bro I totally understand your argument. But Nigerians are not doing enough to rattle these politicians.

Image Osinbajo is still sharing money in the name of Tradermonie a few weeks to general elections.

Nobody is saying anything. No more protests, no nothing.

Without strong opposition, Government is bound to do what they like

Man if I were out of this country I wouldn't care about Nigeria's affair cos we no serious d educated ones are worse exhibiting sentiments ethnic chavnism religious nonsense...go to universities and see student politics u ll weep so wer ll d change come from

UncleJudax:
Lol. Whoever told you people are voted in because of Debate?

It is just one of the ways of scrutinizing the candidates.

do we scrutinized pple self...elections is what the media and power brokers tell us.... am sure if macron was to contest in Nigeria he will not win shows that it ll take years for d country to better if only I could get out of d country...

UncleJudax:
This is not entirely true. As much as not everyone would watch, people who do, usually propagate the issues generated from debates to those who didn't.

In the end the information gets to the remote corners.

oga debate node wrk other wise 80 percent of dos in leadership positions have no business dee...so leave dis matter abeg

cooltola:
so? Atiku come to USA and so? Atiku depart for Nigeria and so? when did a visit to a country determines a presidential election? is USA heaven? Abeg let us wait till to June 1st, then we know who is president or not.

but na ina make am news na if im no visit ina go say im get tins to hide nw im visit wahala de

ssce is d minimum to contest so yy shd this be News aftaal sowore intelligence is not in doubt...ina too like yeye news

theoldpretender:
No, the guy you quoted has asked a valid question....

I know one guy who is where he is today because a missionary gave him free admission to the school he was running. If not for that missionary that guy would have ended up doing menial jobs for a living.

The truth is, university cannot be cheap.(That is the truth ASUU and FG are dodging from...and why we have strikes up and down...)

But I think we Christians can lend a hand. Run scholarships, help the poorest of the poor, sponsor a student, fundraising, maybe a joint scholarship fund funded by CAN which can be funded by voluntary contribiutons...and also by making it an investment fund...which would in theend at least cushion the effect.

the best contribution...bt hw many persons epp this days esp wen de and dier families are ok..but ur submission are apt

Kingsley10000:
so you are now comparing yourself to Tottenham. ...shm why stoop so low?

this your statement can be likened to when buhari losses this election,he will say afterall moghalu,sowore and ezekwesili also lost

e concern even if buhari lose na im go be d ist to lose elections....arsenal are not in d running to win d league let's stick to reality

well guess this guy knows how to spread money around and help pple which why pple pray for him

Kingsley10000:
why not assnal?

when was the last time u guys won league

e concern u...Tottenham wey Neva win dem no de

wer d bad belle pple na am an arsenal fan but Liverpool must win this league

the same abba Moro That oversee pples death in immigration wahala...so no other candidates pdp can present...nawa I jst hope electorates scrutinized other candidates for legislative positions nationwide irrespective of party affiliation

Valerie47:
I can't even ask a guy out, I hate rejection from someone I barely know.

but women de reject men and de move on...so

kay9:
Dude, please keep quiet.

If you've played even college-level football, you'd know the question is neither stupid nor insulting. Coaches ALWAYS meet their players in the changing room, especially for last pep talk before match starts and also during halftime - and lots of players are often in various levels of unclothedness at this time. So the question is very valid - at best, out of genuine curiosity; at worst, an attempt to tease at all the male nudity she gets to see.

And guess what, I personally take no offense at her answer, in fact I think its a funny, if a lil-over-the top, rejoinder. What ticks me the wrong way is your implying that the question was offensive... Biko, offensive how? Or the other commenter - whose moniker I already forgot - that said the question was gender-biased. I mean, how the flying fcck does one even reason that??

oga u keep quiet d question na stupid one as such d answer she gave...a certain journalist once ask Ghana coach French man then wen Ghana hosted d nations cup if Ghana failed to win d nations would he resigned..d coach told him if I was ur dad I won't be proud of u... see some journalist can ask very stupid annoying questions..

IHate9jerianss:
Whether joke or sarcasm,if a German male football coach of a female team makes any statement saying he picks his team based on the size of the females' boobs and buttocks, he would be labelled a sexual deviant,sacked,investigated and even jailed.They dare not make such a comment unless they want their lives ruined

you are bothered about d response and not the useless question...why ll d journalist ask such drab questions.?? would he have expected the players to strip to chat with her in dressing room...let's reason well abeg remov day biased cloak u got towards feminism mind am a man with a penis before u think I be woman

rexwalters:
As rightly said government business can be carried out in Hausa, Ibo and yoruba so says the constitution.

Awolowo and zik were scholars but power was given to Tafawa Balewa,Nigerians don't like highly educated people as rulers we prefer people that are like us,down right practical,Fela said I no be gentle man, I be African man original.

u must be mad to think balewa was nt articulate...dat a man couldn't differentiate tins well u are spewing thrash balewa was sound and apt so no go dee...its clear buhari is been used in a sane country osinbajo shd fly d flag for apc but our ethnocentrism ll nt allow d cabals ll rather de run tins no wonder de are making a mess of cjn case

shebi de are playing matches Now..... make dem no kon de shout excuse say we no play match ooo

TheStarsAlign:
See, having natural resources can be a boost but not necessary in this age and time. What natural resources does Japan, South Korea, China, Singapore and so many others have, none! but they are among the most advanced economies in the world today. What is most important in this age is VISION, SOLID EDUCATION and STRATEGY. Also, the country should be restructured in such a way that, each state produces according to it strenght.

Look at Ondo state for example, they have rubber in commercial quantity but to what benefit has it been? With those 3 things I mentioned in place, Ondo state could become the biggest producer/supplier of tires in the whole of Africa within 10 years. Same goes for all other state in the nation.

Lagos as example does not have natural resources but its contributing far more than those with so much natural resources. Aba for example could be transformed to produce clothes, shoes and wares generally for the whole of Africa within just 10 years without even bothering itself with natural resources.

d way u guys seems to quote Lagos no get resource...nawa sha Lagos has lots of commercial attractions...unlike other states so stop dis Lagos no get watava dsts d reason other states shd be develop for instance d ports in other states shd be develop to decongest Lagos

Fathertony:
best documentary on Nigeria ever

it's a documentary every one shd watch...it shows that the coup plotters like nzeogwu wanted a radical change but they damage things....

[quote author= post=74831364]*********It is ONLY CORRUPT politicians, thieves, rogues that will have an issue about the ongoing CJN's case in the court.
Troublemakers and hypocrites**********
The image below says it all

And also about 'thief' Ganduje's video he is talking about on his page also, Presenter asked President Buhari that, did you watched the Ganduje's video?

And President Buhari said that he watched the video. That he couldn't imagine that Ganduje would personally receive money from someone.
He said he was overwhelmed.
He said luckily, the system has given him relief through the courts and the state assembly, so he'll wait for the report of the court and the state assembly.

(More of the reason the immunity clause is causing more harm than good, it only has just one positive thing about it and 99 negative things, that is the kind of laws Atiku PDP gave us as a country in 1999, cos they know it will be in their thieving favour, ROGUE[/b]S!)

So what is this fool and corrupt soul saying?!
Atiku ALWAYS know how to make his blind, unreasonable followers masturbate in pure stupidity for sure.
A CRIMINAL will ALWAYS be a criminal.
They are liars, just like their father the devil is.
Child of Darkness!
OBJ has told us the kind of evil minded soul Atiku is, in his book, not suprised!

[b]GOD BLESS OUR PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI.
It is ONLY CORRUPT politicians, thieves, rogues that will have an issue about the ongoing CJN's case in the court.
Troublemakers and hypocrites.[/quote]the 1999 constitution was a military document..so stop dis foolishness u are exhibiting

ehemwhy:
My brothers from the East should twist history here o!
Junior officers of mainly south eastern origin planned a coup.
They almost wiped out all the leaders of northern and south western zones ....Ifeajuana snitched on Azikwe to leave the country ...no south eastern leader was killed including Okotie Eboh who was as minister of finance was an embodiment of corruption.

An IBO officer was a direct beneficiary of that coup ...Aguyi Ironsi

World wide the direct consequence of a coup or mutiny is death...Ironsi did not kill them ...he simply locked them up in the east ....he took no definate action for almost 6 months

If you were an hausa officer how would you feel ?

We all know what happened afterwards .... Ojukwu led the IBO nation into an unnecessary war that he was not prepared for .and set the Ibo nation centuries backward

All the surviving perpetrators of both the January and July 1966 coups need to come together and tender their apologies to us .

are u ignorant okotie eboh was killed and he was a mid western not from east... d coup was perceived an igbo coup which it wasn't? cos sm of d officers didn't follow thru like nzeogwu had wanted....it was bad if dat coup had nt happen probably things will be different politicians would have made mistakes and learn of course Bt it happen and ironsi compounded d wahala with degree 34 even after severe warning from ojukwu on d consequences mind u ojukwu was a great advocate of Nigeria's unity until d counter coup and d pogrom which followed...let's say facts as de are... any can go on you tube and watch real story of Nigeria by jide...u get a true picture of how d ist coup damage things...if only de allow democracy fetter...

omoelerin1:
All these universities should concentrate on their primary mandate which is teaching and research. They should just channel their energy on how to put permanent end to annual strikes by their selfish teachers and how to discover/invent new innovations for the improvement of the society through their research.
They are not established to be a business venture, nor are they meant to provide social amenities to the citizens.

Na all these useless programs like davido, or wizkid music and the unilag holes dancing while unclad under the guise of entertainment them go the show for the station sef.

My own contribution.

the University is a town on its own and der is nothing bad if it can generate funds for itself...go abroad u ll see tins like this

ItsMeAboki:
Many like you had tried to re-write history and failed because the facts are incontrovertible: the brains behind the planning and execution of the coup were mainly Igbos; those targeted and killed in the coup were non - Igbos; those who stood to benefit and indeed benefited from the coup were Igbos; the unitary system that formed today's basis of complain and cry for re-structuring was introduced by an Igboman; yet those critical and blaming the north for it are mainly southerners and majority of them Igbos.

The coup plotters gave corruption as the reason for their action; yet took power without any vision for the future of the country or concrete plans of reform to address the very issue of corruption they claimed existed at the time.

Ironically, their main targets; the Sardauna and Tafawa Balewa, had virtually empty bank accounts and surprisingly only modest houses/farms to their names - which disproved the allegations of corruption against them and further gave credence to the speculation that the only motivation of the plotters was sheer hatred and their egos.

Yes, the subsequent counter coup, the pogrom and civil war were all individually terrible but wouldn't have followed if the 1st coup, which many historians agreed was an Igbo coup, did not happen at all; and furthermore Nigeria would probably had been better off had it continued practising its regional system of government i.e. true federalism - which the Igbo apparently destroyed.

go and read also watch the real story of Nigeria it is on you tube ..chukwuma nzeogwu was nt even igbo d arrow head of d five majors he was from bendel then in mid western region born and bred in kaduna...it was for them a cleansing exercise process that would have seen the likes of Even ironsi and other killed...don't distort history it was nt an igbo coup.... if u can't read carry on with the ignorance that some of u peddle around...I Don try to school u

kufre2010:
WHY NDIGBO SHOULD BE WORRIED ABOUT PRESIDENT BUHARI (Short Story )

1. AS we prepare for the general elections in few weeks time , i want to take my igbo brothers back to little piece of history. As we prepare to go to the polls i would like to reflect on an event that happened in
1985.

2. IN 1983 the Secretary general of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) DR Edem Kodjo of Togo stepped down prematurely and he was replaced by an alumni of UNN An Igbo man called DR PETER ONU as acting Secretary general.

3. Dr peter Onu was a Nigerian diplomat and philanthropist. He served as an ambassador to Germany.
He was a very brilliant man who was well respected and became friends to the legendary Dr Julius Mwalimu Nyerere of Tanzania

4. In 1985 it was time for an official secretary general of the OAU and most African leaders who were very confident in Dr Peter Onu leadership wanted to vote him to become the secretary General Of OAU.

What happened Next was very shocking to most African leaders

6. What happened was captured in Ibrahim Daggash book called OAU: Fictions and fact.

The book reads

@ I remember in 1985 at African Hall we were campaigning for Dr Peter Onu of Nigeria to be Made the OAU Secretary general.

We learnt that the Head of State of Nigeria General M. Buhari was supporting
another candidate IDI OMARO from Niger republic

7. We were shocked so we mobilized a team to meet with him,
The team was lead by the very popular Julius Nyerere from Tanzania and other African leaders.

8. When we approached him Julius Nyerere begged him:

“Please give us Peter Onu from your country!’

Gen Buhari refused and even got very annoyed with us . What was surprising was that , when the result emerged and the winner was Niger’s Candidate IDI OMARO a Muslim .

General Buhari rejoiced to such a degree that he was unable to control his emotions. That was a moment I witnessed and was convinced that General Buhari would not last long as a leader.” –

9. With that single act General Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria became the only president in History to vote against his own country.

He couldn't bear the thought of an Igbo man heading the OAU so he voted for Niger republic instead

10. Never in the History of Nigeria have we ever had a President that showed Openly his disdain for Ndigbo and
what they stand for. If any Igbo man tells you 4+4. Show them this article

MICHAEL NDU-OKEKE
INFORMATION HUB GROUP

as if ndigbo are d only pple in naija....i guys shd learn to respect pple and act well stop dis petty mischievousness

ItsMeAboki:
Hmmn 15th January; exactly 53 years today when some armed tribal miscreants decided to derail our nascent democracy in a one sided coup d'etat; an aberration that been the bane of this country ever since.
The irony is that those who started this problem are blaming everyone and everybody but themselves for what they caused.

Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, a.k.a. the golden voice of Africa, first prime minister of Nigeria
Sir Ahmadu Bello, the Sardauna of Sokoto and premier of northern region.
Chief Samuel Ladoke Akintola, premier of western region
Chif Festus Okotie Eboh, finance minister.
Brig-Gen. Samuel Ademulegun and his wife,
Brig-Gen. Zakariya Maimalari,
Col. Kur Mohammed,
Col. Shodeinde

All murdered in cold blood for selfish reasons by a bunch of short sighted hateful egoists who had no vision or plans for the future of the country other than to eliminate those that represent their focus of hatred.
Lt.-Col. Abogo Largema.

ur are so myopic...d ist coup was led by five majors which includes a Yoruba major ademolagun...if d ist coup was d bad d counter coup led by murtala and danjuma was worse dats after ironsi thought a unitary state ll calm things dats wer we are today...man u need historical education days our problems....some of from d east west north are petty useless tribalist

asfrank:
Mike Okiro(IMO), Ogbonna Onovo (Enugu) Two And from 1960 to date this is the first time an IG of police will come to the NorthCentral, but u don't see them shouting.

idris is from Niger state

BabaO2:
How did he win, he wants to increase salary without mentioning single idea of increasing the IGR. He mentioned God fatherism, but he's running on Obasanjo's platform, that make him Obasanjo's stooge. He could have chosen the sowore's of this world's style by forming his own party to proof his independent mindedness.

see apc man...as u de benefit yy u no go talk trash here...