₦airaland Forum

NigerianAngelo:
In this, you are right. Peter Obi was largely a fraud as Governor (to me)..

But I believe he has improved. I will pray for him to deliver. He has the right intention and is the best of the three.

May God in His mercy, grant us a Christian. In His infinite mercy.

And how has he improved if I may ask?

Barnacious:
I think this puts and end to the Nairaland thread trending to discredit Peter Obi.

Mind you, the evils that be would look for every possible way to bring down any good trying to raise up its head in this country, don't be easily swayed by every rubbish they try to propagate just #GoAndVerify!
#PeterObi2023

HERE IS YOUR ANSWER: https://twitter.com/urchilla01/status/1535590180517707785

Also, about your post, It's coffers not cover

Thanks - you also need to look at those and correct them. You probably wanted to say devils instead of evils

Coolsperm:
Thunder will fire anybody that will suggest muslim_muslim ticket. Local Muslims will tell you religion does not matter but will quickly kill you becos of their usel.ess religion

Nothing will happen to anybody mr man because even thunder itself knows that picking a christian VP adds no value to the APC in the coming election. It's therefore not about hatred for any religion but what is important for the APC to win the election. APC will be shooting itself in the leg if it picks a christian as running mate to Tinubu - our own man! The man to beat and the next president of Nigeria

In yoruba land, religious doesnt count that much - we are that civilized and our son is contesting. APC will carry the day anytime anyday regarless in SW. No doubt both PDP and Obi will get some votes in Lagos due to the population of Igbos in Lagos.

In the South East, their votes will go to Obi and PDP regardless of who the APC chooses as the running mate.

South South votes will be shared between APC/PDP/Obi regardless of APC's choice of running mate.

In the core north, popularity of any candidate (VP in this case) will be based on the person's faith. Therefore, if the APC chooses a muslim, it will substantially appeal to the electorates there - NE and NW. Kwankwaso will deny the PDP most of its votes in Kano. The Ganduje's factor will work for Tinubu in Kano. Therefore, the battle for Kano is between the APC and NNPP. Other NW states will be substantially for the APC.

If the APC picks its VP candidate from NE (Zulu for example), that's the end of the game for PDP. Zulu will not only influence the votes of the NE electorates but also that of the entire north.

Obi will not get the required 2/3rd in most of the states in the north. So, he stands no chance. That might be the reason he is in discussions with Atiku, Kwakwanso again. I won't be surprised if he decides to take a VP slot in PDP or NNPP this coming week and supporters will become the fools that they are.

In the north central, APC will win in states like Kwara, Kogi, and share Niger, Plateau and Benue with PDP All these regardless of who the APC chooses as running mate. Again, Obi will struggle to get the required 2/3rd if he decides to proceed with his dream in LP.

All in all, the region that will decide who wins is the core north and the reason the APC will likely pick a muslim VP from the core north.

Esama:
That boy is the most tribalistic in entertainment industry he don't have any legacy.

Any Nigerian that is not tribalistic is not Igbo... Anybody can prove me wrong

MrGlobe:
Nothing exactly my brother. I posted a thread earlier comparing him with Theodore orji of Abia state and everybody agreed he is worse. I went to Awka the capital and it was an eyesore. No roads, no planning, no infrastructure etc. There is absolutely no govt in anambra state.

The dumbo said he paid salaries and pension. He also left money in the coffers of the state when leaving office

Kinzo0917:
. Any Christian than vote for muslim/muslim ticket will end up in the hottest part of hell. Why should a Christian vote for a muslim in the first place?

You need to ask those Christians who voted for Tinubu instead of Osinbajo/Amaechi/Ogbonaya Onu at the APC primary first. Certainly all the 1,271 who voted for Tinubu are not all Muslims.

powerfulguy:
https://dailytrust.com/2023-can-rejects-muslim-muslim-presidential-ticket

Where were they when Fayemi and other governors in the south picked a christian as their running mate? And what do we benefit from the religion of a candidate and politicians in general? Materials things, real development, or just mere religious ego?

BTCog:
Do not speak of what you do not understand. Do you know how many Nigerians are involved in forex business via crypto. You think crypto business is all about buying Bitcoin and wait for it to rise. Nigerian currency is on daily decline. Do you know that with ₦500k stored in Bitcoin, you can be cashing out over 50k monthly without doing any trade. Do you know that the same way USD is traded other currencies in forex, so also you trade Bitcoin, tron, USDT, etc. How many jobs is the government providing that they should kill the ones that the unemployed have provided for themselves. About 50% of online businesses today are done via cryptocurrency.

They should also be ready to welcome the number of high class robbers they will be introducing to the streets.

Even if crypto is about buying bitcoin and waiting for the value to rise, what's stock about? Stock is good, crypto is not good. Is this what they are saying?

Baba Blue is their squeezing money out of poor people on a daily basis through pure gambling - yes, that's fine.

Our leaders are archaic and lazy - simple!

wonder233:
Let me address this separately, so you don't talk anyhow in public next time: the implication of this is: if my net worth is for example, 1million Naira, you are bragging you have 1000000 x 10000 which is equal to 10000000000 Now, if I put actual figures and my assets including landed properties and vehicles, can you now understand the folly of your speech and how vapid you are

What you have done here is giving a literal meaning to a statement that is more figurative.

He is saying that you're a riff-raff and therefore not worth his time.

sharone21:
Nonsense. People including LUNO is using it to defraud Nigerians.

Did anybody complain to you that LUNO defrauded them? Senseless talk.

2023 is around the corner.

Elsueno:
But if I left that 10million in a Nigerian bank account, it will be like 9million and some changes after some flimsy charges by our bank. Also 10 million naira of last year is like 8 million today

My brother, many people don't understand how banks make money. The Nigerian banks make a lot of money from those crypto transactions because the money passes through them and in many cases sits with them. They give the money out as loans and make further profits on top of the transactions commissions, etc. Now, that money will move to banks outside Nigeria and the banks (including CBN) lose all the benefits. What is sure is, crypto trading will continue locally (P2P) or using exchanges outside Nigeria. CBN can't stop these from happening.

Looks like the CBN needs to send their management team on a crypto 101 course

Esseite:
Atiku is just chasing clout... CBN took the best decision.

Unregulated Crypto currency is a lazy investment that tilts more on outflow of FX rather than inflow.. it is death sentence to import dominated countries.

E.g- I buy bitcoin with N10m that would be domiciled in source Nation(not Nigeria).. if it rises in 1 year by maybe 10%, I may have gained 1m as an individual, but I have starved my country economy of recycling my 10m if it was domiciled in a Nigerian bank or invested into the society which could have produced more than 10% while creating jobs.. note as an import dominated nation, the chance of loosing that 1m as another escaped forex is 95% on foreign goods while 5% I may spend on local food.

The Nigerian greed for small margins has blinded a lot of people, imagine Crypto currency trading far beyond your indigenous Stock exchange and some feel it's okay

And you think they can stop that from happening buy closing crypto currency exchanges in Nigeria?

The people have options that can't be controlled by CBN. The same CBN that can't control fiat currency black-market wants to control crypto currency trading. Do they even know how it works? Those local exchanges are only a way of transacting or investing in crypto. There are many other ways to buy and sell cryptocurrency - P2P, Foreign exchanges, etc. In the end, CBN will only end up hurting the Nigerian banking system and those start-ups providing services to the crypto exchanges. People will lose jobs, innovation will be killed, etc -You know what? Crypto trading will continue unhindered through other channels - P2P, foreign exchanges, etc.

Our archaic leaders only need to learn from developed countries whose high IQ have allowed to understand that what is required is regulation to prevent abuse, not out right banning.

For example, US SEC is suing Ripple for selling XRP saying it is an unregistered security. Immediately, many exchanges in the US de-listed XRP. Weeks after, very large financial institutions elsewhere (Japan, Europe, etc) are adding XRP to their list of cryptocurrencies. Why? US SEC regulation is only binding on US companies. To them, XRP is a cryptocurrency that has a real life application for cross-border payment.

So, Nigerian government can only chase crypto dealers away from Nigeria. They can operate elsewhere and the money goes there with them. How will CBN stops me from transferring my money to an entity in other country?

Kwanza:
https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2021/02/06/atiku-appeals-to-buhari-dont-shut-down-cryptocurrency-business/

APC is working hard towards losing power in 2023. A lot of Nigerians are into cryptocurrency not only for trading but also for investments/savings. How crypto is different from stock is what I don't understand. People lose money in Nigeria stock exchange when the value of shares nosedive and also when companies go bankrupt. We have seen many cases - Skye Bank, Bank PHB, and many others. Investors lost their money. Baba Blue is still there operating and CBN hasn't shouted "it's risky".

Continue to take anti-people decisions - you will meet the people at the poll in 2023.

immhotep:
Lagos is 51% Igbo

I pity you! The same thing you're doing in SA that has brought hell to your people living there. Continue... keep thinking nothing can happen to you in Nigeria. When we have it up to here with you, what you're facing in SA will be a child play.

You guys have not addressed my question. So far, it has been Yoruba vs Igbos and instead of the Igbos to see this as a sincere effort to help them secure presidency in 2039, they think we're mocking them.

Guys, forget about our differences. The Election has come and gone - we have won and the joy of victory is enough for us. Let's help you secure victory in 2039.

Advice please for our Igbo brothers. They must not miss the presidency in 2039. Yoruba ni, Ajoje lo dun...

I don't know if anybody has thought about this. The earliest Igbo presidency can be realised is 2039. Below is my analysis.

2019 - 2023: President Mohammadu Buhari will serve his second term in office. He is a northerner and has enjoyed the support of the South
West. All things being equal, it is a done deal.

2023 - 2027: Power will shift to the south - this is the unwritten rule in our national politics. South West is interested and will enjoy PMB
support - it's natural that PMB and of course the north will support a candidate from SW. PDP will be forced to pick their candidate
from SW. If PDP picks a candidate from SE, it will make it easier for APC to win - you should know why. Only an implosion within
the APC can change this and of course, all things being equal (no untimely death of a sitting president).

2027 - 2031: The SW president will be serving his/her second term.

2031 - 2035: Power goes back to the north and the northern president will be serving his/her first term in office. Any southerner contesting at
this time will simply be wasting his/her time and resources since the "unwritten" power rotation rule will still be in force.

2035 - 2039: The northern president will be serving his/her second term in office - again, all things being equal.

2039 - 2043: Power comes back to the south and this probably is the only time someone from SE might have a chance. That said, it depends
heavily on political events preceding that year and especially how the Igbos play the game.

Please help our Igbo brothers. What do you think they should begin to do now in order not to miss the presidency in 2039?

Thank you.

Angelawhite:
The thought of Buhari has always been nauseating. I can't imagine voting an ancient man with crude and pre-colonial mentality. I had rooted for Atiku but not anymore. The duo have shown that the electorates are not worth their time by turning their backs on the presidential debate.

I listened to the 3 contestants yesterday and they were exhuding clear-cut understanding of Nigeria's problems. These are scholars in their different areas and their eloquence with which they articulated and understood 21st century approach to Nigeria's endemic problems wowed me.

Buhari and Atiku belong to the agbada wearing, power drunk pasts where politicians have this sense of entitlements to clinch to power.

Please let's not recycle these old men nah. They have nothing to offer us - the youths.

By the way, it is exuding, not "exhuding"...

I'm watching the talk shop now... and I pity the guys. They're sweating and speaking grammar for nothing. Nigerians don't trust the Nigerian elite and no amount of grammar will make masses follow them.

My advice, the elites should first demonstrate integrity and love for Nigeria and Nigerians.

More than 40 candidates have been cleared to contest the February 16 presidential election. Most of these contestants and their parties only exist on paper. They are not on the ground anywhere in the country probably because Nigeria politics is still party driven and if your party is not strong enough with structures at the grass root level, you a basically on your own. To build a nationwide party structure is a discussion for another day. However, I would expect anybody who is familiar with politics in Nigeria to know it is not an easy task.

Over the past few weeks and days, major political parties have been organizing rallies across the country. PDP started but it looks like they don't have what it takes to sustain the momentum across the country. PDP campaign has so far been poorly organised and the rallies have therefore not been consistently progressing as one would expect from a party that seeks to sack a sitting president. We can't see any force or movement capable of doing the job. Also, Atiku seems to be the only one campaigning and organizing rallies for himself. We have not even seen governors of PDP organizing rallies on behalf of their presidential candidate - it is everybody for himself in PDP. The only Atiku campaigners we have seen are the social media warriors who are mostly the traditional haters of Buhari and the so-called elite who are not favoured by the anti-corruption stance of Buhari.

Omoyele Sowore seems to be a very mobile contestant moving from one city to another. He even started his campaign before INEC lifted the ban on political campaigns. Again, he doesn't have the critical mass to sack a sitting president. No structure in place to pull the crowd capable of shaking the political landscape.

I am not sure other contestants are campaigning at all other than attending talk-shops and granting interviews on-air and social media. More than 70% of voters don't even know them - the likes of Moghalu, Fola, Ezekuesili, etc.

The sitting president, Muhamadu Buhari, seems to be the only one with cross-country appeal. His party has a formidable structure everywhere in the country and we can see this as his campaign train moves from one state to another. The crowd everywhere he goes is intimidating and consistently, the campaign is progressing.

That brings me to the topic of this piece. There has been so much talk about the presidential debate and the contestants who are not visible on the ground have been preparing and hoping that with the debate, they would get the votes required to be president of Nigeria. Some of them think their eloquence is what is required to snatch the votes from Buhari and send him back to Duara.

Unfortunately, Nigeria is not USA or any western country where oratory wins elections. The question is, how many Nigerians/voters watch such debates? Maybe 10% of voters. How many voters base their decision on what the candidates say at a debate? Maybe 2%.

Why then would anybody think he can get any mileage from a presidential debate?

post=71453890:
You are so in our mind.
You've said all we were about typing.
Stay blessed sis.
End of DISCUSSION.

I agree - he hit the nail on the head

Afriifa:
Bayelsa Violence. Edo rigging. Ekiti Rigging. Rivers Violence. Kogi distortion from fact.. How earth would you inaugurate someone who was never voted by the masses as a governor? (Kogi).

Violence is the second name of most electorates in Niger Delta. And it is wrong to say Ekiti election was rigged because PDP lost.

Afriifa:
Transparency died when Buhari and his APC anti-democrats started using INEC as their Electoral tools.

How? Be objective please

I am not attempting to pre-empt or influence other peoples' perspective on this topic, however a close look at our electoral process over the last 3 years reveals an incredible improvement in the conduct of elections across the country. INEC for the first time seems to be getting things right from preparation to voting and to result announcement.

When people say nothing has changed, I wonder if people are paying attention to this.

What is your opinion?

CyberWolf:
PDP won from bbc tabulation..

BBC is now INEC?

WisdomFlakes:
Pyrrhic victory if you ask me. Very poor showing by the APC.

Say whatever, APC won eventually

Olril18:
ife east is incorrect.

What did INEC announce?

PDP in my land - lai lai

BlueRayDick:
Pdp just tried to pull an Orubebe and it was laid to rest less than 30mins