₦airaland Forum

I said this some days ago. APC is trying to court the youth and they will do it with videos like this. Not that it is wrong, I'm just saying it as it is. They want to appeal to the young people, so expect more videos and pictures like this to make it look like they relate with the young. It's part of propaganda, distractions to take you away from your suffering.

If you ask me, na who I go ask? Linda Ikeji and Ikeji alone. Not guesses.

DesChyko:
This is very weird. We actually want to go band for band between the flooding in Lekki and the flooding in Houston? The forecasts and early warnings? The preparations? The government budget and intervention plans?

You can take the man from the corn field, but you can't take the corn out of the man.

That's how one was mouthing off about how Chicago is a cesspit with gun violence..yet, Chicago has an average life expectancy of 70 years for the blacks there while Nigeria wallows at 56 years.

The extreme weather conditions they have in USA CANNOT be compared to Nigeria's. Nigeria has been blessed, so blessed that the American government would be mad at us for wasting nature's gift to us.

Omoawoke:
There’s no achievement in this….




Perfect description

Someone is accumulating lower degrees and they are celebrating …

It’s like saying someone is the first person to have OND, HND, BSc, Masters, PhD

The question is do you need to be comparing OND, HND to someone with PhD from Harvard ?

Maybe people want to appreciate what they have. If the world doesn't celebrate you, celebrate yourself.

[quote author=saintmm post=135529593][/quote]I am just an observer, however they want to fight their hands of thrones, it's their headache but never say never, empires eventually fall and the ant inside the hill is more dangerous than the ones outside. The ant who was once in the hill can also be dangerous.

Take this report with a pinch of salt because the newspaper that published this story is The Nation, owned by the President.

Justnation:
Mr man for your information, aregbesola was tinubu's henchman and longtime political strategist.
Without aregbesola, tinubu lost osun state.

If aregbesola genuinely join forces against tinubu, he will reveal tinubu's weaknesses and key points.
Tinubu will fumble and fail if the likes of aregbesola, fayemi, ambode, etc stand-up against him.

He is a transactional leader, even in the election, you should notice how those who campaigned for him said he helped them in their personal life to do this and that. Those help were not without conditions. They made me chuckle because instead of the state working, they are happy with connections and that is what Nigeria is facing today. The people will get weaker and they will beg for favors. Nigerians should have learned from the Obasa saga to know how this man thinks. It is not in your best interest to have weak and disloyal people at the top.
He rewards loyalty so if those who have been with him so long desert him, that can be dangerous. A name you did not mention is Fashola.

dettolgel:
Tell me how believing that we can provide the basic things we need and not necessarily at the level provided by the western country a contradictions that warrants your defence?

Secondly, are you saying with the amount we are generating we can't afford to clear our streets of refuse dump?

That we can't afford to provide a decent public school and that we cant afford a decent healthcare system?

The only hope, the tiny hope I have is that it wasn't always this bad. This question you asked, we had a normal life or standard life in the 60s to the 70s, until Shagari era which sometimes makes me question democrazy. The hope I have is that Nigerians have administered Nigeria well in the past but the ones we have as leaders today, their wickedness needs to be studied. They make me think they are descendants of slave merchants, it may be in their DNA. That's why public service is public cervix, they will suck air from our throats.

They are like the puppets in francophone west Africa who did the bidding of the West. Nigeria wasn't giant of Africa for nothing but that giant is now iant today.

Take a look at LKJ in Lagos. He never claimed to build Lagos and I laugh at those who brag but cannot provide public water supply and good schools to the people. What came to my mind this morning was Emefiele and LKJ. Emefiele built estates, as we were told for his benefit while LKJ built houses for the public. These were two public servants. LKJ, with his position had more opportunities than Emefiele to loot public treasury. We can even say Emefiele should have fiscal discipline and knowledge as someone who headed a bank and was paid fat salaries. LKJ died in his personal house. He did not convert public assets to his own signaging agency, tax consultancy or TV station. These are all Nigerians. Same country, different opportunities, different outcomes. Hmmmm

chrisxxx:
Bros Nigeria situation can't even allow you leave a normal life. The truth is that as you try to do the right thing someone is acting like he is the only Nigerian somewhere. For this particular reason I just want to be taken advantaged on.

I think you wanted to write I just don't want to be taken advantaged on

Nigerians are living in the bucket and they are crabs. Nigerians like to oppress and show off, do you agree with this theory? Most Nigerians, sorry, not all.

chrisxxx:
Me I have every opportunity to leave Nigeria. I have had UK visa, Malaysia Visa and visited severally. Presently I have a five year American Visa. Why am I still in Nigeria? I have lived long in this jungle that I have become afraid if I could fit in and live in a functional society.
I can't join line. I can't even be on queue in traffic. I don't like wait, I usually find a way out of an organized system.
Nigeria has dealt with me. Any place I am traveling to will take me at least two years to adjust to a normal person.

Are you being serious about this post? Are you trying to say that you don't like orderliness and process, you just like it your way?
I am not attacking you, I just want to understand how you think about your experience.

The big question is WHAT HAPPENED

Commentor:
If only you saw this guy play.

He was the next big thing.

When I have time, I will modify this post to show you how each sector of the country is affected by corruption.

Education
Health
Economy: CBN jobs, NNPC
Regulation: CPC
Security: NIS, Police, Army
Culture
Transportation

The civil service in most advanced countries is filled with technical and intelligent people, even if the politicians can be dull. It is the people behind that hold those countries. An Asian friend of mine once told me that after studying for his PhD, he was going back home. Their government has a strategy to recruit the best of the best, so you not only have to go to an ivy league school, you have to do well there. Charlie said private sector is not even as attractive as service because service pays very well.

That day I almost wept because it reminded me of how Nigerians in the 50s to 60s only traveled outside to learn what is done abroad and come back home.

Corruption is the bedrock of our civil service. They have some brilliant people there but the politics and corruption either makes those ones leave the civil service or keep quiet if they love their job. It's corruption that honors aza over honest work. It's corruption that makes honest workers look like mumu when they retire without houses and cars. This is why they now steal from the government because the government itself is not doing its job. Ask how civil servants in some state survive without being paid? Or is it pensioners that don't get current value of money as pension? Government has more to do with it than you think. If the government thinks the people that represent me must e well fed, they won't be renovating state houses and buying luxury cars. They will take care of their staff first. They will pay teachers very well because they know that the future of their students are important. Ask, how many times has ASUU been on strike? Look at the Press releases of the Presidency where they retract almost every time, it shows you that the civil servants in the office are not doing their work. When you watch plenary of the Senate, you ask yourself if the legislative Aides are working. You can't give what you don't have and you can't value what you don't take care of.

Civil servants allowed themselves to be used because politicians will come and go. You allow them use you, rubbish you and dump you. 🤡 Most politicians are idiots and I have no apology for that. They steal, loot, grab it, run away with it and take it abroad. They don't give a damn about the people. The people also allowed these 🤡 to step on them.

Mr Beast became a beast by recycling what he got to the fans

Rinse and repeat

Grab it
Snatch it and
__________

🏃Don't run, complete the rhyme

NaijaphiliaBlog:
Yes, but that consistency must start from somewhere abi?

So, regardless whether or not you like Wike, start by giving him kudos for proving that NOBODY is above the law.

Do you think Wike is that consistent person?

There is PDP
THERE IS APC
There is Aregbesola


Who would win this time?

BeginsAtHome:
The question is, is the PDP indebted to the FCDA as per ground rent?

If "Yes", there's no need trying to guilt trip Wike.

You and I might not like him but on this one, he got it right.


Let's deal with impunity and watch it die irrespective of party and what not.

How can a party that held sway at the center for 16 uninterrupted years be owing ground rent for that long

What are they teaching us?

Besides, it is Madam, not Sir.

Madam, I agree with you but what will impress me is the consistency of doing this. If that happens, I am the happiest. Country above persons for me.

Guestmale:
Why didn't they pay their ground rent?

I don't know.

Law is not enforced so let's forget it.

Nigerians that don't know when not to publish pictures and videos of children are the ones you are talking about for sex. Not everything is law, some things are common sense. For example, foreign media don't show you graphic pictures anyhow because of human dignity. Here, all of us will share the intestine of someone who died in a car crash, then add graphic to the title. It's even done on NL🤡

BeginsAtHome:
Was it only the PDP secretariat that was sealed

You didn't read about FIRS Ibro Hotels, Access bank at Wuse and others

Must we bend or break the rules to favour the PDP??!

If we want this country to work, we must remove political, religious and ethnic sentiments in our dealings.

The PDP brought this upon themselves and Nigerians. We must all suffer through the APC hardship together and give kudos where and when it is required.

Sir I know what you mean but except someone is naive, you will know that to avoid blame, there are collateral damages. We are adults here.

Macphenson:
Immediately I saw the thread where FCTA sealed some properties in Abuja, I knew this is where Wike was heading to.

Because of the scheduled PDP meeting and since he has announced that he is pulling out of the agreement.

Petty politics. Small minded men and women.

Ikaeniyan0:
Oga, even in the USA, the VP is a spare part.

If you want to believe your point, that's okay. I won't try to convince you. After all, Vance is able to do all of these despite people mocking him with Elon Musk as Billionaire VP. I am showing you examples of US VP meeting other world leaders, their number 1, you are showing me investment summits. Trump gave JD Vance a free hand and he has done it well. If not that Ukraine meeting was like an ambush, Trump will have him at his side in meetings.

Obama set up Biden for the limelight even though he knew Hilary was next. If you want to argue that your point is correct, I accept. I am giving you facts and do whatever you want with it.

Obi quickly declared under LP and talked about the age of contesting because he could see the handwriting on the wall. Face your road and leave distractions of opposition politics who the propaganda will sponsor and portray them as confused. Use your head people. You have a politician in power. If you live in Lagos, you will understand this because it is press play and repeat.

Ikaeniyan0:
See, you don't get the point am trying to pass across. I'm just trying to let the OP know how useless/powerless the position of the VP is. Even Johnathan couldn't do anything against Yardua cabals who caged him and kept him in the dark.

I know what you mean but it is not always the case. Buhari's second time coming made people realize that Idiagbon was calling the shots and this was as far back as 1984. As you said, Atiku was powerful in OBJ's presidency. Why it has changed since then is the kind of people we have in power, at federal and state level. The current President had 3 deputy governors during his tenure as Lagos Governor.

If the number 1 is not scared of 2, they will let them flourish but the insecurity of the number 1 is why it looks like 2 is a spare tire. It has nothing to do with the office, it's the personality of the leader and this is how we know they can't lead. Buhari first tried it by giving Osinbajo the free hand until Babachir challenged him. People think it was the Northern forces who didn't want him to be popular, what they don't know is that someone did not want any of his protégé to outshine him. If it could happen with Fashola, your loyalty will not be tested with Osibanjo

Ikaeniyan0:
Even in the USA, VP operates lowkey from the background. Only Atiku challenged the president when he was the VP, the rest are always staying lowkey.

Before Pope Francis died, it was VP Vance who met with him

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WB7Vm6KWkqg

VP Vance went to the EU to talk to their leaders there. He scolded them

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2BzS5S_Of0

Or do you want to see when Vance went to Greenland after his wife said she would vacation there and they changed it for them?
Say another thing Abeg

Ikaeniyan0:
Even in the article you shared with me, Amechi never called him a "mere commissioner".

You're just giving yourself headache over nothing. Obidients mocked him here on nairaland, obidients refered to him as a mere commissioner

I can refer to him as that but who coined the word? Obidients? You are not the first to write something like that.
Babachir Lawal asked who is the Presidency? If obidients or Atikulates ask the same question, will you say they coined it?

dalongjnr:
Good for them.
Vaginity is not the parameter for a successful marriage.
By now,she's not a virgin became the husband has ransacked everywhere, so what happened thereafter?

When they have lost it, this is what they say

Amaechi: When I Was A Governor, Osinbajo Was Just A Mere Commissioner

https://www.nairaland.com/7133527/amaechi-when-governor-osinbajo-just

How you guys rewrite history just because of politics is shameful. I asked you for proof but I know you won't have. You just post it, lie on it and think you can run away with it. Don't worry.

Ikaeniyan0:
Even in the USA, VP operates lowkey from the background. Only Atiku challenged the president when he was the VP, the rest are always staying lowkey.

Have you forget the shege the cabals led by Yardua wife show Jonathan?

Shey Sambo get level under Jonathan? Johnathan wife was more powerful than Sambo sef

Osinbanjo under Buhari nko? Obidients even called Osinbanjo a "mere commissioner"

Ikaeniyan0:
Even in the USA, VP operates lowkey from the background. Only Atiku challenged the president when he was the VP, the rest are always staying lowkey.

Have you forget the shege the cabals led by Yardua wife show Jonathan?

Shey Sambo get level under Jonathan? Johnathan wife was more powerful than Sambo sef

Osinbanjo under Buhari nko? Obidients even called Osinbanjo a "mere commissioner"

Can you prove the bolded?

The government of the day and the party are trying to win the influence of the young people through influencers and one of their opposition's MO. What they don't know is that 9ice told us, photocopy no easy.

I wish you well, all of you.

Elyonboy:
She actually looks and behaves very mature for her age in all honesty. That was the attraction in the first place. And i don't look old too. I have a baby face and i don't keep much beards.

It's in the head, not the body. If she was well trained, she will blossom in your eyes. If she was not well trained, you are in for trouble. Just make sure she is grounded from home. Don't listen to what the public tells you, as a man you are the one to set your house in order and give a woman the ability to build your home. Your future kids will thank you for choosing mommy.

Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde and husband, Matthew, celebrate 29 years in marriage and she got married at 18 when he was 28. People are scared of marriage because bad news sells faster than good news and those who have good homes don't need to advertise what they have so most of what we see is from negative people and their bitter experiences.

Please fly your own plane, ignore the noise. Most importantly, do your homework first, it's all in your head.