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So which girl can do less than what your girlfriend did ,the next girl you will meet will still play one or 2 games ,you have someone you love with the right qualities cos u mistakenly stumbled on her secret and u want to make the mistake of losing her .,...please do fast before another collect her from you.

Ali Baba wan use style call Apostle Sule name ...

This bloated Buffon ....he should just shut up

You don finish? Nobody is reaching you ...please write more of this rubbish ...thank God I no even read pass 2 lines ,if you put yourself,Obi,Atiku and Tinubu ,Obi is still miles better than all of you in all indices of live and leadership ...please keep writing nonsense

TonyeBarcanista:
By TonyeBarcanista

Since the commencement of the 2023 electioneering season, the term 'Obidient' is a slogan that has dominated the media airwaves, especially on social media. Subscribers to the Obidient slogans are Nigerians that are advocates of Chief Peter Gregory Obi, the Presidential candidate of Labour Party. Majority of his supporters are driven by rare display of patriotism coupled with the popular yearning for political change in Nigeria, a handful of his advocates have taken to the extreme of portraying him as an infallible mortal that is at par or a little lower than a sacred deity. To this set of people, it is abominable to criticise, question or express displeasure in Obi's credentials or candidacy.

Obi, a former governor of Anambra State who until May 23, 2022 was a chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party and Presidential hopeful on the Party's platform, is portrayed by his promoters as the long-awaited messiah to deliver the country from the calamity brought upon the country by the Muhammadu Buhari led administration. He is marketed as one with a "frugal" personality in terms of spending (perhaps a miser) who will not allow waste of public resources as President, and will ensure that Nigeria has enough in its reserves like Anambra had under Obi's administration as governor of the state like he (Obi) claimed - though this claim is disputed by his successor, Chief Willie Obiano - but that is a discussion fot another day. Aside his supposed frugality, Obi is portrayed as an incorruptible public officer that has never engaged in financial misconduct while in office. We'll see how true this claim is!

While I agree with the Obi promoters that Nigeria needs a new political leadership that will rescue the country from its current woes and entrench a working system for sustained improvement of the lives of Nigeria citizens, I disagree with them on the choice of Obi as the ideal pilot to lead Nigeria to greatness. Here is an individual that relies in his personal abilities for leadership. Obi has not made mention of any team that he assembled to work with whether while as governor of Anambra state. Even as the candidate of Labour Party, he has no known campaign team (structure) aside Chief Doyin Okupe. Whenever he speaks, he is always about self. The implication here is that as President he will the typical 'Mister Know-it-all' leader, which will be counterproductive to the expectations of Nigerians. But that is not my biggest concern about Obi.

While most citizens are demanding for devolution of power to the grassroot through restructuring of the Nigeria political system, Obi does not come across as a President that believe in power devolution. His record as Anambra State governor shows a man that does not believe in the third tier of government; which is supposed to be the closest to the grassroot. While the Constitution of Nigeria empowers State Governments through their State Independent Electoral Commission (SIEC) to conduct council elections for this tier of government, Obi who became Anambra State governor in March 2006, wilfully elected to run the local government through appointees under the nomenclature of Caretaker Committee in flangrance disobedience to the Constitution. Obi's refusal to conduct council elections drew the anger of stakeholders within and outside Anambra state, including the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) that he was not just a member but the Vice Chairman. The NGF in its report on Peer Review Mechanism that was released on March 18, 2013 (Obi 7th year in office) decried the action of Obi as undemocratic. Mr. Afeikhema Jerome, who was the National Coordinator of the State Peer Review Mechanism NGF, went further to appeal to Anambra Government under Obi “to urgently set the machinery in motion and conduct credible local government elections”.
(please find Premium Times report on the story here: https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/127070-ngf-scolds-anambra-ekiti-16-others-over-non-conduct-of-council-polls.html).

inspite the scolding by NGF, Obi still refused to conduct Council election. He waited until 2 months to the expiration of his tenure (ten months after release of NGF report) to eventually conduct it. Specifically, the election was conducted on 11 January, 2014. In other words, Anambra State had no functional governments at the local government level for 7 years and 10 months out of the 8 years of Obi's reign. Many believed that the council election was hurriedly conducted by Obi so as to get necessary structures on ground to mobilize for votes for Chief Willie Obiano, his anointed candidate for the 2014 gubernatorial election of the State.
(See PT publication on NGF report: https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/127070-ngf-scolds-anambra-ekiti-16-others-over-non-conduct-of-council-polls.html). If Obi as Governor stifled the local government system in his state, what magic will he bequeath Nigeria as a whole with respect to power devolution?

Nigeria is plagued with insecurity, terrorism, banditory and insurgency that citizens cannot live their lives freely due to fear of the men of the underworld. The country is in dire need of a leader that will change the tide; but is Obi competent enough to handle such burden? Let's see how he handled similar issue in Anambra State.

As Governor, Obi faced the Biafra agitators under the banner of Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, and led by Mr. Ralph Uwazuruike. Obi's solution to address the MASSOB agitation was a declaration of an undemocratic "Shoot-at-sight" order on MASSOB members. The order, which which drew condemnation by many, was issued in June 2006 (3 months into his government), and also extended to members of NARD and "other hoodlums" in the State. As a consequence of the order, security forces combed Onitsha, Nnewi, Oba, Ihiala and environs and were alleged to have shot, killed, and maimed anyone suspected to be member of MASSOB. On 20th January 2013, residents woke up to discover over 40 floating corpses in Ezu River located in Amansea, Awka, Anambra State. Following the discovery, MASSOB through its spokesman, Mr Uchenna Madu (now factional leader of MASSOB), released a statement on 10 February 2013, identified the corpses as that of its members that were arrested by DSS and handed over to Police on November 9, 2012 but disappeared afterwards. He identified some of the bodies as; Basil Ogbu, Michael Ogwa, Sunday Omogo, Philip Nwankpa, Eze Ndubisi, Ebuka Eze, Obinna Ofor, Joseph Udoh and Uchechukwu Ejiofor. Excerpt of the statement reads;

“MASSOB with deep sense of grief and sorrow wishes to inform Mr. Ban Ki Moon (UN Secretary General), President Goodluck Jonathan, US president, Barrack Obama, United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHRC) and Amnesty International about the gruesome murder of MASSOB members by the Special Anti Robbery Squared SARS, of Nigeria Police Force, Awkuzu Anambra State. Some of our disguised members and family relations of the detained members were denied access to them. Efforts by our counsel to secure their bail from the police were futile. Our demands for their arraignment before a competent court of law were frustrated by SARS officers. We got information from an insider at SARS headquarters, Awkuzu that armless MASSOB members detained at SARS were secretly killed alongside other robbery suspects. Our lawyers, who confidently waited for their arraignment in January 2013 did not believe that such barbaric, primitive and wicked act could happen because, according to them, a comprehensive police reform on Human Rights was being carried out by the new Inspector General of Police.”
(Ref YNaija: https://ynaija.com/bodies-floating-in-river-are-our-members-secretly-killed-by-security-agents-massob-graphic-image/)

Mr. Uchenna Madu again in November 2013 indicted Governor Peter Obi as being responsible for the killing of MASSOB members through his "Shoot-on-sight" order and even vowed to arrest him afer his gubernatorial tenure. In his own words: “We hold Peter Obi responsible for the killings. This reminds us about the 2006 shoot-on-sight order by Governor Peter Obi who massacred about 2,000 MASSOB members. We shall arrest him and pay him back in his own coin in our own way immediately he steps down as the governor because his recent action of killing MASSOB members will heavily affect APGA chances of winning this election.” Madu spoke on November 14, 2013 while reacting to killing of MASSOB members by security forces the previous day.
(ref: https://www.cknnigeria.com/2013/11/we-ll-arrest-peter-obi-after-leaving.html?m=1)

On April 12, 2014, Mazi Chris Mocha, the Deputy Publicity Secretary of MASSOB released a statement on behalf of Uwazuruike fingering Obi alongside Chief Achike Udenwa (former Imo state governor 1999-2007) and Chief Olusegun Obasanjo of ordering killings of MASSOB members extrajudicially. An excerpt of the statement reads; “Mr. Peter Obi and former Imo State governor, Dr. Achike Udenwa, had ordered the killing of MASSOB members between 2003 and 2006 and would be tried in court in due course. Obi had on May 11, 2006 under the Presidency of Olusegun Obasanjo deployed over 200 federal troops most of who were of Hausa and Fulani tribes to Onitsha and issued a shoot-at-sight order to them. Thousands of our members were killed, including a pregnant woman and 65 others still missing,”

Clearly, Obi could not manage the insurgency in Anambra State as governor, how much more that of Nigeria that is more complex with religious and ethnic coloration?

Another concern on Obi is his alleged abuse of office in the management of public funds and dishonesty in the forms with respect to failure to declare some assets that he had interest in before the Code of Conduct Bureau. Dishonesty is one character that is not expected of a President that is determined to effect change positively.

Peter Obi is among the public figures that were indicted by Pandora Papers of financial misconduct. Specifically, he was said to have of used the name of his daughter, Gabriella to set up discreet Company named Gabriela Investments Limited in 2010 (during his 4th year in office as Anambra Governor) in British Virgin Island through a local registered agent, Aleman Cordero Galindo & Lee Trust (BVI) Limited (Alcogal). Acces International, a notorious firm located in Monaco facilitated the deal. Peter Obi was also fingered to own other offshore companies that he hid in secrecy. He equally had interest in NEXT International (UK) 14 months into his term as governor: which is contrary to the law. Worse is, he didn't declare these assets before the Code of Conduct Bureau; a statutory requirement for public officers. As reported by Premium Times, Obi equally admitted to operate offshore businesses and maintained foreign accounts while as Governor - in disobedience to the Constitutional provisions.
(Read more on this: https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/487997-pandora-papers-inside-peter-obis-secret-businesses-and-how-he-broke-the-law.html).

Penultimate to 2015 election, many refused to x-ray the suitability of Muhammadu Buhari because we were carried away by the "Change" slogan of APC, we cannot afford to repeat same blunder with the "Obidient' slogan in 2023. Sloganeering do not translate to good governance and better welfare for Nigeria citizens.


May God Help Us and Help Nigeria
TonyeBarcanista writes from Abuja
I can be reached at: @TonyeBarcanista on Nairaland, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram

Without Sadiq Mane what is Liverpool ...cos he is a black guy from Africa they down played his presence and influence in the team...don't just bet on Liverpool this season .

...with 2 armoured tank in front and 2 behind and 3 well armed F-29 fighter jet above you

BritishNaija:
The day I will visit Nigeria if ever again, My Security covoy will be up to 10.

Their marriage is based on legal social order and not on Bible

BIZNess123:
U know the bible don't u..

Appeal the judgment then forward petition against the judge to NJC....

Bandits will park their motorcycles outside the stadium ,and with Ak-47 across their shoulders will troop in to watch the match

That's figure of speech ,Obi was pointing out that large no of Nigerians are going out to other countries and he used the American basket ball as an example ....Obi can't be dumb to say 80 percent of NBA players are Nigerians .....and the guy in the video is even dumbber to believe such and start questioning it .

You don finish? If you neva finish please continue .we will read all to the end ...and still vote our choice .

dplordx:
Obi is a total and absolute fraud. And his followers are just exactly his image. Lies, edited rubbish, and total absolute falsehood.

Anyways, can our BATified folks share this on their whatapps until it gets to everyone we know. This is shared by on my whatapps by on my whatapps by one Mr. Tee:


This is really confusing: i mean, Tinubu claimed he built the future city that became the modern Lagos where most Nigerian youths are living and thriving - today it is the 7th most powerful economy in Africa, it has a port which he envisioned and which became functional in June 2022 and a over 2000 real estates sprouting all over the state with the biggest US embassy in the world been built in it; one claimed he built a city called Anambra and invested some million of USD, today people are running away from the same city to Lagos due to lack of opportunities, lack of facilities and high level of insecurity. Even the same Obi lives in Lagos with his family and millions of his tribesmen. I mean, why are the people campaigning for this super-visionary who transformed Anambra to Dubai yet not living there, why are they not in its towns, and its skyscrapers and Atlantic cities -- why are they majorly in the same Lagos and campaigning for a man who today has nothing but stories and tales of how he invested and created changes. I am a lagosian from Ikorodu, I have been to Anambra and served in Nimo, this is a state id never in my entire life in. And I can tell, very few tribes are living there simply because of its deficit of infrastructure and its abundance of extremely visionless leaders like Obi. In 2021 Lagos generated ₦540 billion, Anambra generated ₦1.4 Billion naira. Peter Obi met Anambra IGR at 1.2 billion and left at exactly 1.2 billion. Tinubu met Lagos IGR at 1.1 billion naira and left it ar over 30 billion. Today, Lagos attracted over 83% FDI—Foreign Direct Invest in Nigeria, Anambra attracted 0%. I mean, I sincerely want to vote for Peter Obi, but as an academician and an intellectual, — i am not a cow and won’t just start campaigning for someone simply because it feels safe and popular, I am really confused. And it isn’t about Lagos been a former capital city, we all see what the present governor of Ebonyi has accomplished with little revenue, and what former Governor Ibikunle Amosun did in Ogun state, also I have been Akwa Ibom recently and was dazzled by the progress made by Akpabio and Udom. Anambra never had it bad with PO who you guys are hailing; I mean, what are the real legacies of this man beside some BS tales by moonlight about how he kept some money in some beer business and offshore account: beside Lagos was generating 1.1 billion naira annually before Tinubu, today it is 300% ahead of the entire SE combined interns of IGR and investments; pls kindly educate me and pls no insults — just tell me why Anamabra today isn’t a place where non-indigenous and foreign investments are massively going to.

This Suleiman of a pastor has so many sexual scandals to his name .....

You said it all...in your state labour has no campaign office ,yet you know all about Obi and his labour party ,what's the need for campaign office then ?
There is no need for a place to organise touts and share money if that's what you had in mind about structure and campaign office ....As I siddon here am the structure and campaign office cos the bad governance and hardship of APC don enter me ,likewise you and millions .

Hisbah21:
Obi you might be and you might not be.. the sorry situation is that election will be held on polling units not social media. you and your party lack fundamentals in terms of structures and movements. Alot of wards doesnot even know labour party. in my state they have no campaign office.. And most Nigerians vote a party not individual... today is monday,chill and go to work(his supporters)

Block head, read the write up again or let me help you...is a story of 2010.

Commentor:
After 6 months.

Can the students recover the 6 months lost?

Is it a sin for the students to have chosen Anambra state to further their education?

They are militants not Biafra Mr too much sense

ZZ22:
the name of their leader is Ita bassey. Get sense

Which time Calabar man allowed Igbo man to form Biafra in bakassi to the point of running a camp , so any militant group is now Biafra ...mischievous story

So when will your candidate Bola Tinubu will appear on Arise too?.....so we learn more about cassava and agbado

Strikers ....no strikers to score goals...midfield and defence is top notch...they just dropped oparanozie and the reliable striker got injured . Red card finished the only winger that would have made a difference leaving only that kalu girl .,...just forget that no 9 na waste of space .

God bless you, excellent question ......don't mind the Yoruba media ,they are the evil in this country .

Creamz:
My question is always why give credit to Obasanjo's tenure for debt forgiveness, bringing telecoms to Nigeria, for improving our GDP, but when it comes to the negatives, you hang it around Atiku's neck??

Atiku or Tinubu cannot climb the staircase of Arise office studio ....they are damned too old for such .

And how on earth will I vote a man that sits in his house to be interviewed over a man that humbly made himself available ....you just shot urself on the foot .

I respect Atiku very well, he is one of the most misunderstood politician and being labelled wrongly, I was hoping for him to be the president come 2023 with Obi as his running mate ,unfortunately Obi went to Labour party and seemed a more clearer candidate than Atiku but I still believed Atiku is more suited to face the rot and mess of Buhari with Obi by his side and clean them up for 4 years and hand over to Obi to build a new Nigeria . But we have no choice than to be obicentric. Now coming to Atiku's comment ,is not needed for Obi to consult you, as for no structure and 90% percent of the northerns not being on social media ,is very shameful ...after so many years of their presidency they are still so much backwards cos at least social media compliance can be a measure of literacy . Is quite an unfortunate comment . Let's vote Obi and see if that will change . As of Tinubu ....God forbid

Good work ,the menace from akpabuyo axis is something else...99 percent of crimes in Calabar emanate from akpabuyo especially kidnapping and sea piracy .

Really? No wonder they gave south africa dubious penalty to win Zambia few seconds to the end of the match ...tell me something

humberjade:
That might not be the case considering the CAF President is South African

We will witness the highest disgusting magomago for African football on Saturday South Africa Vs Morocco....everything humanly and inhumanly possible will be done for Morocco to be champion .

Do you even read what you type before posting ...you just dey talk like a kid.

igbotormentor:
it is obvious Pandora Peter Obi miscreants never expect this, they demented, deluded and miserable

Was hoping to see the names of the the bishops and their churches ...these guys in Apc are horrible .

Ebubeagu my foot .....Ebonyi governor went and recruit abakaliki Charlatans and named it ebubeagu

That's the best way to go since you are so recalcitrantly adamant to be voting incompetent and cerebrally worn out old and sick dinosaurs. You must be forced to do the right thing .

igbotormentor:
ok

Tomorrow one nepotic Buhari like will come and make him the minister of education

So the story with the picture is fake or na Yoruba people get the shops ?

Islandlady:
Nawa o!

Ibos should stop this fake victimization abeg

I mean what concerns Ibos and the just concluded Osun election?