₦airaland Forum

Asgard13:
Hope Yoruba will take care of his family.. he was on the side of the people.

But since BAT phenomenon in Yoruba politics, more and more Yorubas are leaning towards Mecca.

The darling of Progressive Nigerians is gone.

garfield1:
Why do you like talking rubbish and nonsense? Even this your analogy betrays your point.do you realize that even in the UK,england somewhat dominates the UK? England has more divisions than the rest of the UK and has produced more prime minister than the rest.no matter the balance,someone will have an upper hand.
Even under the colonial system,the British set up nigeria in a way that favours the north.the north had more members in the then national assembly.even during the first republic when we had regionalism,the north still had more seats and provinces than the other regions combined.the north is always destined to dominate nigeria

You wrote like a dumbo, especially with your England example in the UK.

My point was that soldiers from England cannot suddenly change the existing federating political units in the four nations that made UK their country, and create more number of federating political units in England because of larger population and landmass of England, but create lesser number of political units in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland; just like northern military dictators took power and created excess number of states in the north which formed independent Nigeria with western and eastern regions.

If you must be so insulting next time, don’t bother to reply because I hate discussing with cretins who resort to insulting each time they are losing an argument.

PigTormentor:
Don't mind them with their lies.
He turned against Buhari when he lost out. He became totally biased, obsessed and delusional against anything Buhari. He gambled terribly and lost out hence he couldn't take the rejection like a real man, he was consumed with hate and anger.
Rest in peace anyway.
Lesson for us all. Life is too fragile and short.
Don't live your life filled with hate and anger.

RIP.

But this Tinubu you are cursing people for, note that a Moslem does not succeed another Moslem as president in Nigeria since 1999 return to democracy.
So how do you people make Tinubu to succeed PMB? Rigging of the 2023 presidential election in favor of Tinubu?

rtdCivilservant:
Stop ranting oga, u talk as if all those places u mentioned are not in Nigeria, are they not all same places we all know? My dear, no where in Nigeria is even befitting to brag about, we only just talk about this things in relation to our own little Nigerian standard, so stop calling those places, as though there are any special thing going on there. I am done replying u, carry ur frustration to somewhere else.

I will not curse you with what many of you ignorant people here on NL wish yourselves- a state with Owerri senatorial zone as only developing zone, a state where only Owerri experiences urban development and urban expansion.

garfield1:
What does other countries use as criterion

Criterion that must maintain the political power balance that existed between the regions that formed a country by the time all the new states are created.

For example, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are in the United Kingdom.
England has largest land mass and population.

But English military dictators cannot divide England into 20 federating units but divide others into 8 federating units each.

If UK turns out like that, it means that the English have become new owners of the UK.
That’s how Arewa north became quasi new owners of Nigeria after northern military dictators proliferated 19 states in northern region but 8.5 states in each of the two southern regions by using land mass or population as criterion. Foul.

valentineuwakwe:
https://punchng.com/anambra-poll-why-obiano-wants-to-hand-over-to-me-soludo/

How many political parties has Soludo joined just to become governor of Anambra state?

Political prostitution.

dhope:
It's worrisome how the APC folks on this platform resist opposition and criticism. The news is someone is dead and ure busy dragging the man into ur cold war with PDP. What gives you assurance that ur leader ure dying for will emerge victorious come 2023? Whether odumakin was a PDP member or not, he lived for what he believed and no one has criticized ur govt and leader in this area than u did during last PDP regime. The likes of Odumakin will be silent if: Ur Government can secure the lives of citizens by ending terrorism, herdsman attack, kidnapping etc.
Ur government can fight corruption sincerely and give hope of better economy to citizens and not this inflation via persistent increase in PMS, total deregulation without fixing refineries as promised during campaign.
No sane man will support the ambition of any APC stalwart that calls himself a leader and refuses to speak and advise govt which he was part of it's formation on these salient issues just becos of his selfishness (Even OBJ that has retired from politics is writing and advising bubu although he is not taking it).
Just do these two things and see if the likes of Odumakin, Sunday igboho and hosts of others won't shut up on criticizing ur leader and bubu ure defending.

If political restructuring of Nigeria to a governable country was done before Yinka Odumakin’s demise, he would have been happy in his grave.

Those people abusing him even at his death - all they want is apex political power to their god Tinubu or whoever..
After Tinubu as president, their problems in Nigeria that started from Nigeria’s 36 states political structure remain.

HappyCanadian:
But Buhari is still alive

If he is alive, it’s because he goes abroad to refresh his organs and blood in the best of health clinics in the world.

Righteousness2:
Just Like that!
The Yoruba Nation has lost a Mouth piece.

This Life is just a vapor.
Here today and Gone tomorrow.
Your position, Personality or pocket does not a
Withold Death.

Living In the Conciousness of your Eternity is Key..
Living a Life Pleasing to GOD is Key.
A Life Pleasing to GOD is a Life Lived in JESUS Christ.

In bold:

Nigeria, especially the south, has lost a mouth piece for Political Reforms, not just the Yoruba.


Odumakin is one of the few southerners who understood that the 36 states and Abuja political structure with 20 states in one northern region but an average of 8.5 states in each of the 2 southern regions, created by Northern soldiers made southerners mere onlookers on Arewa in Nigeria’s political process.

The excess political representation drawn by Arewa from the 20 states dwarfs any of the other two regions in the south.

Land mass or population is never used as criterion to proliferate too many states in a region with larger land mass or population in a country formed by different regions.

When was the last time Nigeria armed forces say the truth? Armed forces controlled by Taqqiya soldiers?

budaatum:
You are a bore but I love your tenacity


The only thing buhari said that meant anything to me was him calling Nigerians lazy fuqs. Everything else he said was, as far as I was concerned, just promises that he had no chance of fulfilling even if he wanted or had the integrity to fulfil since he is not some God who gets to say "Let there be light", and light is.


Like all Nigerian politicians, Buhari made promises to get elected but that does not necessarily mean he is a fraud since he might have wanted to fulfil his promises only to realise the job was not for one person alone.


Buhari's job was to become the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, which he obviously is. His job, as far as I am concerned, is to make Nigerians understand that no president is a miracle worker, and we are all responsible for ruling our nation.


No, buhari has not failed. Not me, at least. Buhari can only have failed if you thought the job he applied for is different to the one he got, which is obviously not the case, since he obviously got the job he applied for, and to be honest, the job I expected of him.

We Nigerians have failed ourselves and will continue to fail ourselves for as ling as we keep thinking any president we elect will work miracles


I can state that Buhari is somewhat inept like all presidents Nigeria has had. I would however need evidence of him being corrupt to say he is corrupt, which I do not yet have.

Thankfully, EFCC will let me know if he is corrupt once he leaves office when his fight against corruption will finally begin with and on him, which is when I will know if he is truly inept too.

Political corruption known as nepotism is worse than monetary corruption.

Nepotism totally destroys a country of multi ethnic groups, whereas monetary corruption does not eat the fabrics of nationhood in a country of multi ethnic groups.

PMB is most involved with nepotism more than any leader ever in Nigeria.

kktbm:
Reno Omokri and other Nigerians currently at Abuja house in London protesting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_jZ6d5GT2A


https://mobile.twitter.com/renoomokri/status/1377933030011105282

The Police Came But The #HarassBuhariOutOfLondon Went On. A Frightened @MBuhari Refused To Come Out pic.twitter.com/52NAEfFf0T

— Reno Omokri (@renoomokri) April 2, 2021

https://mobile.twitter.com/renoomokri/status/1377957540177264648



https://mobile.twitter.com/renoomokri/status/1377967160585240584

Foolishness to believe that one day a leader shall emerge from the extant political structure and governance system of Nigeria to lead the country to become good and unity among its regions.


Kwontinue with chasing shadows in one Nigeria instead of playing to take your group, however small, to form a new country from Nigeria.

But my friends, Abayomi and Olusola from the SW have been telling me that income from Lagos seaports is what keeps Nigeria running, not income from crude oil in the Niger Delta?
And that is why it’s imperative to build standard gauge rail lines between the SW and the north and even to Niger republic, none in the Niger Delta region where oil money comes to Nigeria from.

Ibmojotu:
Those blind wailers will still tell you he's silent and not active but then we're use to hearing them wail

If you are not wailing over Nigeria’s security situation and economic downturn since 2015, does it not mean that you are daft?

EmptyGarden:
Which of the leg?

Even you too, Mr Teacher, you erred.

Which of the legs should be the right response, not which of the leg.

But when will this Boko Haram attacks stop?

It’s more than 10 years ago the attacks started.

Anigreat:






Served the shameless soldiers right.

When they met with their match, they couldn't do shit, they can only flex with IPOB and southern civilians.


Useless and coward zoo soldiers.

The zoo is cursed, hence their army is reduced to a mere ball of bread and reason why evil news can't skip this zoo for one day.

They had to flex on IPOB because the east (Igbo) is the bottle neck standing between Arewa and the disjointed ethnic groups in rest of Niger delta for Arewa to take 100% of money from crude oil and gas deposits in the Niger Delta.

toluxe0075:
But when it's time to rig local government elections or harrass citizens they have full power to command security forces, abi? And when insecurity is at the peak in the state, all they need to do is fall flat on their face to defeat because they have no command of the security operatives. If they don't have a say on how to secure their state from insecurity, why were they elected? It's the duty of the government to secure life and property, and for every state, the ultimate responsibility falls on the governor.

Even a local government councilor can organize tugs to help him rig elections, talk less, a state governor.

Security of lives and property in a state is different from organizing police and soldiers to help to rig elections for governor.

Nigeria’s constitution dubiously called governors the chief security officer of their states. But the governors don’t command any security outfits to secure their states.
Any day Amotekun seriously goes against the interest of Buhari clan, the armed forces of Nigeria shall be unleashed against the Amotekun.
Nigeria’s political structure and constitution supervised by northern military dictators were programmed to make southerners to remain mere onlookers in the political process of Nigeria in a unitary government system.

Samunique:
You mean they should use it to recruit their own police and soldiers when the Constitution makes them handicap ?

To me security votes is another form of corruption in the system bcs, after the whole thing they will still fall back to the FG to resolve any security issue.

Until we decentralize power in Nigeria, we're still deceiving ourselves.

In bold.
Absolutely correct.

Even the present forming of militia groups by states or zones to protect a state or zone from invaders from other zones in the same country is an indication that Nigeria is a disunited country but remains one on paper.

toluxe0075:
The chief security officer of the State can't be blamed for the insecurity in their state?
Then it means we shouldn't blame Buhari for all the killings, kidnapping, robbery, murder etc happening in Nigeria.
Which kind country be this sef

Does your state governor who is dubiously named the chief security officer of his state command the security forces in his state?
A chief security officer must have security forces he commands. Nigeria Police and military are the instruments of coercion (force) in Nigeria. Both are commanded by the president of Nigeria.

Doraty1:
https://www.independent.ng/makinde-other-govs-cant-be-blamed-for-insecurity-in-their-states-alaafin/?utm_source=&utm_medium=twitter

This Alafin doesn’t mince words each time he speaks.
Security of lives and property of 200 million Nigerians is at the hands of one man - the president. Ridiculous.
Nigeria’s governance system is most retrogressive, all because Arewa north wants to dominate and control everything in Nigeria after Arewa soldiers restructured Nigeria politically, proliferated too many states and political constituencies in the northern region which Arewa exploits for control of Nigeria.

rtdCivilservant:
That means u are an old man, and u come hear to rant like a baby. It is obvious that u have been crying all just for ur selfish interest.

In other words, my desire for your governors to open up other cities in Imo state to attract investors is because of my selfishness?
Verily, those from Owerri area solely profiting from that Imo state have taken out the grey matter in the skulls of many of you in Imo state who are not from Owerri area.

Come to neighborhood Anambra or Abia or Enugu or Delta state to see multiple cities developing alongside the state capital.

Juliusmalema:
Noted.


Soludo should rest and join his colleagues at world stage instead of meandering about in the name of Governorship Election...

Ana akali don't be silly akali....I can't Imagine someone who was once CBN Governor struggling over years just for a Governorship seat...More like there is something he forgot there that he wants to collect..

This was same scenario of buhari contesting for president since 1999 and we even tagged him "NIGERIA SAVIOR THAT WAS BEING DENIED PRESIDENCY" until the disaster finally entered and the rest is history.

What is then the definition of technocrat been attached to him all the time...Like other Aruma oteh, Iweala, Adesina, Amina... making impact.

Obia ebea ya na umuazi ana azo Governorship seat..



May the souls of the departed rest in peace and may God give their various families the strength to bear the loss.

It’s insatiable greed.
Perhaps his political calculus: after helping to give Nigeria the man Buhari as president, Soludo expects president Buhari to make him governor of Anambra state.

PBeni:
Hello good day fam. The snake you see in the picture was killed today near my compound. Some people were clearing their land close to my house all of a sudden they ran into the compound chasing this snake and finally killed it.
I asked and they said the snake is venomous. I just thank God they got it on time before it had the chance to settle in the compound. It's about 1.2 meters long, can anyone identify the snake?

Uncle Lala we need more people to identify this snake, front page pls..

Where on earth is your compound? Knowledge of that may help to identify the snake.

huncho22:
are you from imo state at all ?

I have business in all parts of Imo state since the late 1980s. In the last 10 years, the businesses in Okigwe and Orlu have gone too down due to population exit from Okigwe and Orlu to Owerri.

What choice have I other than closing the businesses in Okigwe and Orlu, and move them to Owerri, even to the once remote villages near Owerri but now thickly populated, as politicians struggle for acquisition of lands and landed properties in Owerri area for which they extend roads and other urban infrastructures to these once remote villages near Owerri city, but callously ignore the rest of the state?

Psoul:
As and when due

There needs to be a special court for landlord/tenant disputes on rent in order to straighten accommodation problems in Nigeria.

The courts must adjudicate on tenant/landlord issues within six months.

Criminal tenants profit from the present long postponement of court cases and live in houses for years without paying rent.

AsherAmari:
Stop calling somebody coconut head because you're more privileged than them. Haba! Afterall It's just 14th of.... This year. So?

If a tenant can’t pay rent, he must return to his village.

Accommodation money per month takes the largest chunk - by far, from a worker’s monthly earnings in the developed world. But in Nigeria, some tenants occupy landlord’s building and ask landlord to go to court.

Guest911:
My tenant just reminded to come and collect rent lol. Who else have experienced stress free tenants before.

He even called and said please add electricity bill so I can pay everything lol

Is Nigeria getting better?

It’s only eeediots in Nigeria who occupy landlord’s house without paying rent; they don’t give a thought to the fact that landlord made sacrifices in building the house.
In developed economies, who be tenant who can owe rent to landlord and still get good sleep?

Loads of Rents go to pay mortgage or loans in developed economies.

travelwaka:
Oshodi Transport interchange is the Biggest Bus terminal in Nigeria and West Africa. It is the first of its kind in Nigeria.

The Oshodi transport interchange is a world-class bus terminal in Oshodi, Lagos State, Nigeria. It is a multi three-story facility featuring three separate terminals linked by the skywalk bridge. It is built in between two important road. The Oshodi Apapa Expressway and the Agege Motor road.

It is one of the newest infrastructural
development in Lagos to boost business and the transportation in Lagos.

The Oshodi transport interchange is not just a bus terminal. It has become the newest tourist destination in Lagos.

When every part of the facility opens fully, it will become a tourist hub. It will feature recreational and entertainment centres. It will have a museum, art gallery, fast foods, lounge, mall, hotel and hubs. Not only that, but it is going to be an economic hub.

There are 3 different terminals all linked with a skywalk bridge.

The construction of the Oshodi Bus terminal was done by an indigenous company known as Planet projects limited. Planet Projects Limited is a Nigerian based business with headquarters in Lagos.

Source: https://www.travelwaka.com/oshodi-bus-terminal-is-the-biggest-in-nigeria/

Below are Aeriel view of the different terminals

Beautiful. Marvelous.
This is the type of news expected daily from a progressive country, not daily news of mass slaughter of human beings by Boko Haram, Fulani herdsmen and bandits.

One Nigeria is the great stumbling block to human and economic development in Yoruba land and rest of southern regions of Nigeria.

Masses ignore the southern politicians who are only after their bank accounts in politics of one Nigeria.

adenigga:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/punchng.com/house-of-reps-provocative-hijab-bill/%3famp

Hijab has become a celebrity in Nigeria while education took a nosedive to insignificance. After 1999 when the former governor of Zamfara state, Sani Yerima, introduced Islamic Sharia criminal laws into the 12 northern sharia states, Boko Haram emerged and says that it’s fighting for a country to be governed with Islamic Sharia criminal justice system.

Rate of Western Education, especially in the northern sharia states, started to plummet.
Nigeria universities have been closed for about a year recently due to stage-managed labor disputes. Western Education is Haram.

Nigeria’s president has been at the forefront of drive for Islamic Sharia criminal justice system be used all over Nigeria.

A BBC female Reporter asked then governor Sani Yerima if he did not see the possibility of breakup of Nigeria because of his introduction of Sharia criminal laws.