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Stop Ranting..What a fuss!!!

temitemi1:
Someone should please tell tinubu that this is not lagos,osun,oyo or ogun where is selfish intrests is always the best for his LAKEYs(the governors), This is FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA where nobody give a damn abt what his intrests are
GOD BLESS NIGERIA!
GOD BLESS MY HERO(GEJ)
GOD BLESS my ROLE MODEL(FAYOSE)
GOD BLESS TEMITEMI1.

stinking mouth

major466:
Pls bear with me if you find my writeup a bit disorganized. My tablet is yet to arive so am using a small phone to write this piece to express maself about recent development. Thanks for understanding.



I was thrown into a deep shock when i read in the news that President elect, M. Buhari bared media house AIT from covering his activities. Though i wasnt surprised by his action, i was surprise because he's already showing the true nature we knew he was even before swearing in. What sort of democrat bar a media house from covering public activities? Does he think the office of President is he's private property? Who does he think he is? A king? Does he know the meaning of a public servant? Maybe not. Why he's semi illitrate, if not he would have understood that in democracy, the office of the president is not only accountable to the people but also to the Press. That is why freedom of the Press is one of the shining lights of democracy as a form of govenment.



This singular act by Buhari to bar a media organization from covering his activities as president elect just comfirm that he's still the same old dictator that he was 32 years ago. A liar who lied to the world in Chatam house that he was a democrat, banning a media house from covering his activities because of a documentary? Very childish and imature indeed! Does he know what democracy is all about? If he feels pained by a documentary then he has no business in politics.



I remember vividly during the US presidential campaign of 2008 when Fox News network castigated Obama to a point of no return. They made fun of him, ridicule him, called him monkey, fueled his birth certificate issues to the extend that almost got most Americans asking questions about his true country of birth. In the end he had to surrender his birth certificate to the press (unlike Buhari and his school certificate mess). It was a scandal. Plus the many other systematic attacks against his candidacy. Fox news people are racist. Those of you who watched that channel during and after the Presidential campaigns will know what am talking about. But ever since Barack Obama won the Presidency of the United States, not ones did Obama vent out his anger to revenge against fox news. Why? Because he understood the principles of democracy. As a private individual no media house will bother you. But as soon as you become a politician, the eyes of the press makes a microscopic look at your personality. The media will not only scrutinize your past but will also go way back in time to study your childhood background. Any shocking revelation will be brought to the public front. That is the way it is in democracy especially in advance societies like USA. Even our dear GEJ was not speared from the hard scrutinizing lens of the press, sometimes personal and insulting attacks against him. Did he ever vent out his anger by baring them from covering his activities? No. Why? Because he like Obama understood the principles of Democracy. He understood that press freedom is paramount in democracy. Thats why Nigerians of all ages can express themselves freely without fear of being arrested. This is the beauty of Democracy and freedom. For Buhari to lower himself like a child who got his azz kicked by his cousin to trample upon Freedom of Press shows that he's nothing but thesame old dictator in civilian clothes.
Just like someone said, like OBJ like Buhari. Both dictators in civilian clothing.

BTW, I hear many Buhari followers giving excuses that he has the right to bar AIT citing privacy as reasons. Sure i completely agree that every individual on the planet deserves the right to privacy. That ofcouse is a fundamental human right. But they however failed to note that as soon as an individual becomes a public official in the position of a President elect, privacy becomes a secondary issue. Infact privacy is not an excuss to bar a media organization from performing its function by investigating Buhari's activites as president elect.

Enemy of progress

barcanista:
https://punch.cdn.ng/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Obasanjo-and-Buhari-360x225.jpg
Obasanjo Pre-1999 Antecedent:

General Olusegun Obasanjo rose to power in year 1976 after the assassination of General Murtala Muhammed. He set the motion to transfer power back to democratic administration that last tasted power in 1966. He successfully conducted the 1976 general election that produced the second republic government officials led by Alhaji Shehu Shagari and Chief Alex Ekweme.
Obasanjo also has the reputation of building Portharcourt II and Kaduna Refineries, and the Warri Petrochemical Company as Head of State. Muhammadu Buhari was the Petroleum Minister/NNPC Boss during this period.

The Pre-1998/1999 "Poor" and Incorruptible Chief Obasanjo

Obasanjo's 1976/79 Ministers boasts that Obasanjo could not boast of more that N20,000 as at 1998. Obasanjo was just too clean that even the BBC described him as "incorruptible Nigeria leader" in 1999. Today we know the rest of the story.
ynaija.com/derivation-and-deprivation-ii-the-ill-gotten-wealth-of-obasanjo/
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/280552.stm


Obasanjo Came With Lots of Promises

1. March 2, 1999: Obasanjo Promised To End Corruption, and To Lead A Transparent Government

In his first public speech when he was declared the winner of February 1999 Presidential Election election, General Obasanjo called for political unity and promised he would lead "an open and fair and transparent government". He also Promised to fight corruption. In His own words "I will fight corruption,"
"Together, we will strive to bequeath to the next generation a truly democratic system of governance for our country,"
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/289437.stm

November 1999: Obasanjo Also Promised To Revive Ajaokuta Steel Company as well as stamp out corruption
Obasanjo promised to revive Ajaokuta steel and to clean Nigeria off corruption
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/515788.stm

2. May 29, 2000: Obasanjo Reiterated He Will Fight Corruption And There WIll Be No Sacred Cow

in his year 2000 democracy day broadcast, Obasanjo reiterated his vow to fight corruption and there will be no sacred cow. In his own word....
"For corruption, Transparency International awarded us the World Cup...for me I'm aiming put an end to corruption in Nigeria and there will be no sacred cows,"
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/766035.stm

3. In 1999 Obasanjo Promised Stable Electricity
Obasanjo vowed to provide stable electricity. In fact his then Power and Steel Minister Chief Bola Ige boasted that the electricity issue will be resolved within SIX MONTHS
allafrica.com/stories/200605260200.html

What Happened Next?

Rather than stamp-out corruption, President Obasanjo was alleged to be enmeshed in corrupt practices. The man who was said to have less than N20,000 before assuming power built a N7 billion Naira Presidential Library for himself, as well as the expensive Bells University of Technology, Otta and other asset. The man that promised "No Sacred Cow" became the complete opposite of his own mantra. The "incorruptible exGeneral" was indicted by the Senate in PTDF scam and was also alleged to have a huge interest Transcorp.

The man that Promised stable Power supply in 1999, had to tell us through his then Minister of State for Power and Steel Senaor Liyel Imoke in May 2006 that "Nigeria Should Not expect stable electricity till 2056" after admittedly spending a whopping N1.3trn on "Power Reform" between 1999 and 2006. allafrica.com/stories/200605150306.html
www.nairaland.com/12883/imoke-expect-stable-electricity-2056

The man that promised to run transparent administration refused to sign Freedom of Information bill in 2007. The man that Nigerians celebrated could not organise a single Free, fair and credible election and treated the court with impunity.


General Muhammadu Buhari

President-elect Muhammadu Buhari like Olusegun Obasanjo has this "incorruptible" tag attached to his name. He was part of the Obasanjo government as the Petroleum Minister between 1977 and 1979. Like Obasanjo, he has vowed to run transparent administration and fight corruption with "No sacred cows". He is said to be "relatively poor" though he has property in Kaduna and Abuja.As at November 2014, he said he only has about a million naira N1m in his account that he had to secure loan to purchase his N27m APC Presidential form.
Like Obasanjo, his election is seen as a "new era" with people having high hopes in him. He promised to give Nigerians stable electricity which he specifically said at his campaign rally in Calabar in January 2015. In his own words “Our industries are dying and will continue to die unless we get the issue of power supply correct. We will resuscitate our industries,”http://www.punchng.com/news/ill-ensure-stable-power-supply-buhari/.


Similarities Between Obasanjo and Buhari's Backers:

In 1998, General Ibrahim Babangida (rtd) and the corrupt military cabals were the major backers of Obasanjo's Presidency. In fact, it was Babangida that asked Chief Obasanjo to run for 1999 Presidential election. People had thought that Obasanjo would put all these people where they deserve by prosecuting them, but on the contrary Obasanjo ended up as being a part and parcel of these people.

Buhari's backers include same Olusegun Obasanjo, Chief Bola Ahmed Tinubu that is said to have become stupendiously rich within a short period, Alh Atiku Abubakar that was indicted by the Senate and EFCC over PTDF scam, Bukola Saraki, George Akume, Former PDP Chairmen Barnabas Germade and Audu Ogbeh, as well as prominent players within and outside the PDP that were in government between 1999 and 2013.



May God Spare Our Lives To Witness The Full Tenure of The Incoming Administration
God Bless Nigeria

Source: http://solomontonye..com/2015/04/like-obasanjo-like-buhari.html

This news is a reflection of a wise man who ate a foolish man pounded yam. And later prostrate to beg for forgiveness...my question now is will his beging provide another pounded yam for the man to eat

retepmurt:
http://www.punchng.com/news/fayose-begs-for-forgiveness/

adeoladrg:
Jaykay we know.

on drug

If you think that or you are hard working,why don't you stay and develop your stinking village instead of visiting twice a year

ozodigboo:
Very good question !!
Now do you know why ?
Its because Igbos are a very hardworking race.....they push themselves to the limit to gain success.
So, if you are lazy, or love owambe parties, u can't survive in the East.

What is this one saying?

dreu2fine:
I wil score d writer 2/10 a total failure.
1.Are yorubas one wen it come to polities and money
2.dnt u no that if not over majority of igbos in lagos r indigin
so long de r born dea n stay over some yrs de evntualy bcom an indigin.
3.castin or makin chose is a personal tin ok.
4 if i may quot u,c wat u write arant nonsece n an educated ilirate sm1 wud say sm29 lk dis.even wole soyinka wud not say sooo.brosif u de vex de write try n stop it ok
As has happened often in the past, the Igbo resident refugees in Lagos, in their characteristic disrespect of their hosts in all parts of Nigeria, have chosen to turn the election situation in Lagos into a contest between themselves and the Yoruba nation. We need to warn them very seriously that they are unfortunately making their position in the Yoruba kingdom of Lagos very precarious.

lastmessenger:
Relax bro we are taking over the whole world. Lagos is too small for us.

day dreamer

nationwide1:
All these in a bid to defend Oba. Many Ekiti sons and daughters and certainly other cerebra Yoruba sons and daughters would not be part of this Yoruba group.

So in democracy of Yoruba, you force someone with threat of death to vote for your preferred candidate. Are they really thinking with their heads at all? This group can never represent Yoruba people.

you do not have that priviledge or right to say anything unbehave of yoruba's! Please stop ranting and go back to your village.when you get their discuss with your ibo village head on how to turnaround your stinking village that you are only use to visiting just twice a year to show off

Prophet of doom

Nuvally:
JK go win Lagos shaa!

I love Imo people for one thing, they don't believe in sentiments. Rochas messed up, and they are ready to Vote him out.

I think APC got Kaduna.

Rotimi lost Rivers a long time ago.

For Taraba, I can't say

Boss13:
I have never insulted the yoruba tribe. My attack has and will continue to be directed at the Oba. However, if anyone is dumb enough to support the clueless and ignorant Oba, I may not hesitate to include such person into my list of mad men and straighten such person with hot stinging words of reality. We must not uphold foolishness and stupidity. When I hear that a man is too big to apologize, then he should not be too big for the consequences

Empty Barrel...lack of home training

Vessi:
who cares where a dolt as you comes from. If lagos has been lost and won then you mean to say the elections are already rigged In favour of apc. story for the gods. whatever Is the outcome even if ambode wins. We don't give a hoot. We are only sending a message that you can't dare or threaten us. We will vote agbaje and see if he will drown any igbo as he claimed. If he does not then he is a coward. Oba agberos. All these yoruba Obas need education.

EEYAH,i can see that you are still pained because of Jonathan defeat.Mr Jonathan has moved on,please don't use panadol because of another mans headache.Ranting would not add value to you! likewise violence...In case you are not taught how to respect elders in your village,i must inform you that we don't abuse our elders here,when you are in rome,you behave like roman.It is only empty barrels that makes out the loudest noise! Be smart and stop ranting!!!

Jwonder4eva:
The Award For the Most F00LISH Monarch in Nigeria Goes To ................................................................





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OBA AKIOLU ....THE OBA OF LAGOS.

Your utterances and actions are not friendly but hostile! it only depict that you lack home and culture etiquette . It also a way to show that you do not respect your elders in your village.Meanwhile continue to write incitement statement and remember that when there is action reaction will follow.more so action and reactions are equal and opposite. Enjoy your foolishness till when it last. He who comes to equity must come with clean hand

ilugunboy:
I don't see Lagos hot.........the guys that could have make it hot are now remorseful of events leading to the Presidential elections.

Lagos is virtually in the bag for APC.....forget any noise going on....I pass through the campaign office of JK on Ikorodu road every morning, the vibrancy is gone and there is no more will to fight. They placed virtually all their strategy of PDP winning the Presidential election.

That loss has taken away the sail on the campaign of PDP in Lagos as it was unexpected....thus the need to resort to ethnic politics of using non-Yoruba southern population in Lagos as their only hope.

Overall..Lagos will be very peaceful.

I concur

ba7man:
I will still vote APC..........Lagos State and Nigeria must rise beyond PDP.

i am happy to know that majority reasoning is for a better Lagos.The Oba may have been quoted out of context...But frankly speaking,Lagos state has been in opposition party for 16years,and the state paid dearly for it....In the interest of the Lagosian,It is better you all vote en masse for Ambode.


We are living witness of what happened during Obasanjo regime,not minding the fact that he is a yoruba man.Being in an opposition by a state may not be too palatable for Lagos and it may cause the incoming opposition to become oliver twist to the populace.



I am begging every one to vote for Ambode APC. Let everyone allow Lagos to taste the privilege of a state with presence of their party at the centre at least for now.Once Again,i it is in the interest of Lagos inhabitant

4bobo:
FORGET , NOTHING WILL HAPPEN. NO ONE WILL DIE IN LAGOON BUT NO MATTER WHAT, AMBO WILL STILL WIN BY LANDMARK. JK DONT PULL THAT CROWD AND IS NOT THAT POPULAR THAN AAMBO. WE ONLY KNOW HIM IN AJEGUNLE .
WHEN A POPORTED TEXT MESSAGE FROM CATHOLIC CHURCH WAS TRENDING, NO ONE SPOKE AGAINST IT. WHEN THEY CLAIMED THAT ANY CATHOLIC THAT VOTE BUHARI WILL DIE, NO ONE WAS CASTIGATING IT O.

well said

onyedikachukwue:
.this OBA is a fool. OBA LIL WAYN AKIOLU IS A BASTARD

silence is the best answer for a fool

BekeeBuAgbara:
Last week Ambode and Osinbajo were in Alaba market canvassing for votes, you're in your palace rubbishing their efforts. Oba, Igbos can not

be intimidated, It seems you want Ambode to lose because this your so called riot act would make more of them to vote for Jimi Agbaje, Akiolu

should be told that Igbos don't accept the language of threat.

empty threat

kuluTemper:
Agbaje has said it all 'Lagos state has always been in opposition to the federal government, let the story be different this time around ' so, for the story to be different. The federal government is APC so please take Agbaje's advice.

Well said,I concur

Toyin Aimaku can die because of money.She can even sell her birth right for money...shameful boothlicker

Ilekeh:
When money exlchanged hands, what's there to regret?

Thank goodness the SW puts you guys on a low pedestal, but I thank Yoruba actors/actresses for their campaign. We appreciate you guys.

Toyin Aimaku, Mrs. I can die for GEJ.........are you still breathing? Shameless arabinrin.

Is in their nature,seeing black and calling it white but will later come up with cheap blackmail and called it marginalisation

nerodenero:
Unfortunately the Igbos didnt vote enmasse for the General.Anyway, he'd be the President of Nigeria and not of a tribe.

I concur

dickrider:


And some mumu dey celebrate GEJ as an hero after bastardizing the whole systems and decided to bow out. GEJ only obeyed the law which says a looser must accept defeat and hand over. He was scared of repercussions of causing violence cos the international community made he and buhari sign a peace treaty twice. Gej is not a hero. Real heroes impact the lives of people and improve the quality of their lives.

Politics is like a game. What is heroic in accepting defeat after loosing a game? He is the worst President we ever had

Read comments from unscrupulous and disgruntled element:

Texcoco:
[color=#1980BC] [b] Saraki is an inconsequential local champion who is not only corrupt and repressive but a neophyte in National politics,we even rate our local government chairman higher.
Obj- Another old crybaby who was lucky to have been paid attention by GEJ...His reputation isn't worth the very shoes of GEJ right now, ask Ban ki moon and Obama.So who's the bigger person now?
Thieffnubu- A big thieff and a firm discliple of nepotism and capitalism who will never get to the status of Awo,ever.Nigerians just brought economic chains for their necks.
Amaechi- Nothing worse than having a judas in your team,a repugnant,rapacious and reprehensible charlatan who not only sacrificed the goodwill of his people but is willing to sell them to the highest bidder.
Buhari-He still an illiterate.....Nothing much to write since he arrogantly refused to sell his manifesto via debate even his staunchest supporter don't have any clue what the manifesto is all about.
We prefer Shekau to all this corrupt slavemasters up there ^^^…GEJ "s architect was Shekau....what an irony.[/b] [/color]

I think we need to close APC gates for now because of those i may refer to as opportunist... decamping when you know for sure that your party may lose is an act of cowardice!
Ayoka Lawani! what have you been waiting for? knowing fully well that your major stream of income i.e federal seat has been blocked. Are you afraid of being in opposition party? I believe Jonathan,PDP and even our ruling party,APC will learn from this kind of a fair weather friend of a thing....now that The ex Convict,chief Bode George Is contemplating of going to exile,what could be going on in the mind of our parrot/eccentric fellow,FANI KAYODE?

Fayose has shown that he is a coward..anyway, lets forgive him but not forget his actions

Day dreaming

GBTYO:
Tinubu is the field marshal general of Agbereos in Lagos.

APC and not PDP is behind the fracas.

I can bet that the fight was an internal fracas between APC thugs over money.

A vote for Jimi Agbaje will end this alliance between Alausa and Oshodi.

Stop dreaming,change is inevitable

transformer2019:
Buhari will be dead politically come saturday
Say yes to transformation
Say yes to jonathan
Say no to liars cum change

I concur

Sconty09:
I'm sorry my brother to think Yorubas would vote Jonathan when they can get No 2 highest position in the Nation, Joke. While NIger Deltan are crying to have their man at the presidency,why won't the Yorubas aspire also to have their man at No 2. To compare 2011 when Pastor Balare was on CPC ticket that has no national spread,Bakare and ThenACN not on good term. But the story is different now. We the Yorubas are ready to fully support Osinbanjo ,call it tribalism. We say Yes, Thank You. We also want 21st Century southwest like Dubai.

seconded[quote author=vjsmiles post=31980838][/quote]

I concur

alaoeri:
One thing is certain, its will prevent PDP from rigging.