₦airaland Forum

fergie001:
What were you expecting?

Can you imagine that there’s entirely new set of Justices as opposed to the panel previously named with exception of about 2 Justices?

And now there’s a Yoruba woman on the panel but not an Igbo man.

Omo! These guys don’t send us o.

helinues:
Except if what INEC violated about their guidelines is in the new electoral act, if not na dust bin petition.

Inec is an independent body which can make decisions on their own. If there proposed guidelines won't work effectively, they have right to change it as an independent body without consulting any one

Goodness!

What a line of argument to hold🤦.

So you are saying that INEC that is supposed to be an unbiased and impartial umpire, has right to unilaterally change the guidelines for the conduct of the election that they have already issued to contesting parties without letting the parties know of the change in rules?

It’s like saying that because the referee is the chief umpire of a football game, he can decide, mid game, that every handball would be punished with a red card in total disregard for the rule of the game that has guided previous football games. Does that make sense to you? And do you think the outcome of such match will stand?

Mynd44
Nlfpmod

boldtruthalways:
You are not correct. Appeal court declared that Nnamdi Kanu should be released. Some judges are fearless and courageous. They have their integrity and will never allow anything to dent it. So, We pray and hope the judges will stand up for tte truth.

You would have allowed him to continue to spew gibberish in ignorance.

fergie001:
You know the reason nah

Nigeria is forked🤦🤦🤦

press9jatv:
Clearly, all the 5 Justices in the panel must have read all the processes filed in advance and before today. Reason why they are making the Judgement 'Wait and Get'.

I fear they might use Osun case to set a precedence that would be used to help Tinubu’s case.

And I say this because Osun case is the first major case since BVAS and IREV became legal instruments of INEC.

Where do you think the judgment will swing from the proceedings in court?

Draslo:
I thank my stars I'm on the winning side even before them pass judgment. If Nigeria was a sane country, psychiatrists would make a killing in the coming months from many Obidients but when it starts, na religious houses their families go carry them go last last

Hopefully you won’t be the one needing psychiatric attention by the time the Tribunal rules.

God1000:
Let's see what pans out today

There's sporting chance


Penguin2 where are the pictures, you need to update the thread fast

Done 👌.

Nairaland was not letting me upload the pictures.🤦

fergie001:
She is not on the panel, she recuses herself.

Jesus Christ!

Why?

You know why?

His Excellency, Peter Obi, who is the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the just concluded presidential election and one of the petitioners, has arrived the Appeal Court - venue of the tribunal proceedings.

With what I’ve seen of Obi, I won’t be surprised if he attends all court sittings until the day the court will rule on the case.

Mynd44
Nlfpmod

I’ve been waiting for this.

Let’s see if the judges with Justice Monica are as impartial as her or they are criminals.

fergie001:
I believe so.


I can't speak for them but you know how it is.

She also chaired the panel that upheld Machina as the Candidate of the APC for Yobe North but it was upturned at the Supreme Court.

The judgement was unanimous, all five judges concurred. She chaired and read the lead ruling but it was upturned at the Supreme Court.

I guess we just have to keep our fingers crossed at this juncture.

But I think I have some degree of confidence in Justice Monica.

God help Nigeria!

Benwallt:
You will agree with me that it is when you(not you in particular) don't know an answer to a question they you employ guessing. With Okadigbo, that's the final answer, with Mama Dora Akunyili, she's still the final answer and not because they are dead as you opined.

When you talk of passion, patriotism and love for one indivisible Nigeria, these two will make you forget where you come from. I revere them, I reverence them and I reverend them.

The saddest thing is that both suffered and received their worst antagonisms from their own people. Dora in death is still far ahead of Okonjo Iweala. You know how many people benefitted from the wealth of her expertise and experience? She single handedly calmed a angry and stormy sea. I don't have nothing against Okonjo Iweala. Being great goes beyond just representing your country in an international organisation that has little or no impact on people's lives.

Obi is nothing close to Okadigbo. Nothing. Okadigbo is everything Obi can never be with his own brand of divide, destroy and conquer politics. That's not what Dr. Chuba Okadigbo stands for. With him on the ballot I wouldn't have any other choice. It is painful that people like these are gone.

Do we have Igbo politicians that are anti Igbo and still represent igbos in different political office? No, we don't. What you people have done is , you have suppressed the good ones because of miscalculation and the bad ones have seized the opportunity. When a fine and relatively unknown Igbo man rise, you lots will quickly pull him down so that he won't change the bad trajectory.

All Igbos in elective political offices were elected by Igbos not Yorubas. This same Obi that has suddenly elevated into hero status was bashed, slandered, condermed and almost destroyed by his own people when he was governor. Had it been he couldn't find the courage to live above those vilified vituperations he would have been driven inside like others.

Other Nigerians from West,north and south are not the problem of Igbo people. The enemy is within and that's what is making it difficult.

What I like about my engagement with you is that you sound reasonable and articulate. Quite unlike most other Tinubu supporters.

That said, I understand your submission of the problem of Igbos being Igbos (the enemy within). But these enemies within couldn’t have been effective if they are not always being sustained by the enemies without.

Most Nigerians would rather vote an Umahi, not because of his works per se, than any Igbo man they think Igbos like no matter how competent he is. The fact that Igbos like him automatically disqualifies him.

See, don’t try to rationalize the systemic exclusion of Igbos from the corridors of power of the Nigerian State as being the sole fault of Igbos themselves, Nigeria is still fighting the Civil War against the Igbos 40 years after the war ended and it’s pathetic.

We don’t really give a damn about his statement anywhere.

He should do and get out.

I wonder who gave the chance to read long note at such an event.

MetaPhysical:
SE will be lucky to get deputy Speaker.

The competition is hot and the ones that worked for Tinubu success are upfront demanding reward. By time those that opposed Tinubu reach front even Clerk of Senate position sef may already be filled.

Equity and zonal share is old, we are in modern democracy, no sweat no gain, simple!

Same you people who accused Jonathan of marginalization are making this kind of argument today. It’s alright.

Someday when the table turns, I hope you’ll still hold on to this line of argument.

Meanwhile, Southeast is not interested in anything from Tinubu. In fact, both Senate President and Speaker should be zoned to Southwest to help Tinubu succeed.

What I know is that there’s going to be some dramatic outcome on the day of inauguration of the 10th National Assembly except Tinubu locks out opposition members which I know is their only game plan at this juncture.

But if the entire 109 Senators-elect participate on the Inauguration Day, take it from me that Akpabio will not emerge.

Same way Tinubu’s candidate won’t emerge at the House of Rep.

Benwallt:
I can see that you have a little problem with comprehension or perhaps, you are being cynically mischievous. You boys should be engaging the likes of Festus keyamo, FFK, or Bashir that will jump into the mud with you guys in a roforofo fight. You can't expect an academic deity like prof. to be chasing after housefly when he knows that all that is required to chase the unwanted and destructive flies away is to remain calm.

He gave his interview, articulated his position and left the stage for you and Chimamanda to share the crumbs. If you can take time to reflect you will see that he doesn't listen from the point he done with the interview. It pained all of you that he didn't reply to your plethora of messages. That's wisdom.

The way the president elect goes about doing his things while you and Chimamanda even cried to the Whitehorse. Pim" you won't hear from him. That's equally wisdom. Sadly, it is one essential feature that has eluded the so called obidients.


On Chimaroke, it is very obvious he is in a class of his own. I have come to accord him the same measure of respect I have for the illustrious Chuba Okadigbo and Dora Akunyili both of blessed memory. The two finest export from southeast

Funny how you are extolling Chuba Okadigbo and Dora Akunyili now because they are dead. If they were to be alive and seek to become anything in Nigeria politically, it is still with this same mouth of yours that you would have condemned them and declared them unfit.

Because whatever Akunyili was, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala equally is and probably more. But you won’t acknowledge her because she’s not dead yet and fear she might seek political post tomorrow.

Similarly, whatever Chuba Okadigbo was, Peter Obi is and probably more. But Obi is evil to you because he’s coming against your lord and master who has all the baggage in the world.

Over the years you lots have only come to accept only Igbo politicians who are anti Igbo as the ones who are Nigerian enough. But that era is rapidly going and very soon, characters like Chimaroke, Okorocha, Umahi, Uzodimma, OUK and co, will have no place in the Igbo political landscape.

Benwallt:
What an elder can see while sitting down, a juvenile won't see even if standing on a baobab tree.

His quietness is not to expose chimamanda's foolishness. He can't join issues with a girl that is not even old enough to be his granddaughter. There is wisdom in silence. It speaks volume. It is not a sign of cowardice. You can see that Chimamanda quick ran to romance the prof. in a picture some days after the interview.

Lol!

So after all this your long argument, you still came back to my earlier submission that Chimamanda schooled Soyinka into silence?

You know that Obidients were out and ready for him anyhow he wanted it and for however long he wanted it. So he had no choice than to slide into the silence whence he came.

If we defeated Chimaroke with his big grammar and madness on Twitter and at his polling unit, Soyinka is a small fry.

GeneralPula:
I actually know Ogochwuku..

Akpabio is the God’s will for president of senate..

Good to see that you know him.

Now, which of the things on his profile suggests that this report he wrote is false?

Or because he’s Igbo?

Benwallt:
Chimamanda schooling who? She can't even schooled Niti Osundare. It will be a suicide for her.

Lol!

Since Chimamanda’s appearance on Arise TV, have you heard Prof say pim again?

His narrative of fascism became ashes in his mouth.

Even Osinbajo ignored him for Chimamanda at his book launch.

It must be a hard time for Soyinka. That’s why Obi went to be sure depression has not killed him🤣

GeneralPula:
Fake news..

Kalu been using all these made in Aba Blog to peddle fake news..

Lol!

I can see that you people have been directed from your headquarters to try to downplay report of Kalu’s chances as Made in Aba blog posts. Okay o!

Let’s see how far Akpabio goes.

plaindealer:
This is one of the many things I so hate and dislike about this dangerous and slimy snake, he sits and looks the other way while his vile, disgusting and toxic mob insult, abuse, denigrate, ridicule and trash other people, they dragged and trashed Prof Wole Soyinka for almost 2 weeks, but this 2 face slimy clown was enjoying it and refused to order his toxic mob to desist, now he's prostrating and playing nice as if he was under some cave in Afghanistan when his mob was attacking the Professor.

It's always the same crooked and deceptive game all the time, Nigeria is so lucky that God rejected this evil and bigoted clown.

Rest in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth.

Whatever happened to Soyinka, he invited it upon himself.

Prior to his ignominious adventure into trying to rationalize the sham election organized by INEC, every Nigerian, including Obidients, held Soyinka in high esteem.

But like an Igbo proverb says, if an elder refuses to respect himself, children will play with his testicles.

Soyinka refused to respect himself when he tried to give his imprimatur to an election that the entire world condemned. He deserved every disrespect he got and I’m happy he was bullied back into silence where he was.

Lol!

Obi has gone to make sure Baba Soyinka has not slid into depression after Chimamanda schooled him into silence.🤣

blacknp:
As usual penguin2 deceiving yourself? Perennial Wailers waiting for the Zoo courts to dispense so called justice in their favor, Something INEC couldn’t help you with, now you are looking for another reason to wail in future?

Now your future is hinged on Buhari’s appointed judge Monica Dongban-Mensem to help you? Same people that refused to release the terrorist Nnamdi Kanu your savior, will tell you that you won an election?

Fun fact: Both the Appeal Court and the Supreme Court discharged and acquitted Nnamdi Kanu but your FG keeps running from pillar to post shopping for stay of execution and seeking leave to press new charges.

Don’t run ahead of your shadow, Like Nnamdi Kanu, Peter Obi will get justice in court. And this time, no one can disobey it.

fergie001:
The more important are the four that will sit with her.

Dongban-Mensem nullified Wike's election in 2015.

Oh! Thanks for making me aware of the fact that she was the one that nullified Wike’s election in 2015 before Tinubu helped Wike fix the judgment at the Supreme Court which is where I’m suspecting their romance began since they had a common enemy in Amaechi.

Meanwhile, I want to believe she knows those she named on the case with herself and trusts in their ability to be fair and do justice.

Or do you think some of them are not to be trusted?

Something tells me Monica Dongban-Mensem would grant the application.

She’s looking like she’s determined to do justice.

Even if at the end of the day they rule in Tinubu’s favour (God forbid), I’d be satisfied to have seen some iota of neutrality on display.

Watching and waiting!

All these APC guys and their stupidity again.

GEJ started and completed the Enugu/Abakaliki/Ogoja Expressway which reduced travel time by hours.

Meanwhile, Southeast roads were always awarded under PDP but men like Ekweremadu and co will corner the contractors and ask them to give them their cut off the contract money and abandon the project.

That’s why Ekweremadu was stoned by Igbos in Germany, and why we don’t feel sorry for him in his current travails in the UK.

aswani:
Penguin2,

Interesting response and thanks for educating me, I genuinely thought it was natural for these Lagos boys to drift to their fellow Lagosians of Yoruba origin, rather than Ibo boys (across the Niger), because of a shared childhood experience, never realised there were undertones caused by the segregation you mentioned.

Hopefully all of that can be corrected in a way that they will naturally accept that they can be proud of their Ibo heritage.

As for Sunday Oliseh, dat wan stubborn die from what I've heard. You might just have to accept that he is a lost cause.

Oliseh can burn to ashes with his stubbornness for all I care.

aswani:
Cheers for the explanation, I am sure Oliseh said this about 2 years ago or maybe he repeated it again which would be a shame as this is not the time to heat up the polity.

Stuff like this is not surprising, for example in Ogun state, some Remọ people will tell you they are Ìjẹ̀bú's whole others claim Remọ are a distinct subgroup.

Having mingled ariund Lagos boys with Delta state Ibo ancestry, I have to say I have heard one or two attest to other Ibo's jokingly refer to them as not "core" ibo. Same with Lagosians with Edo ancestry

Why what Oliseh said is another topic for contention that has morphed into additional "Tinubu vs Obi" battle is another matter sha.

Well, you need to understand the times we are in. That’s why every occurrence will be viewed through political prisms.

Meanwhile, I think our fathers (Igbo Fathers) were guilty of segregating the Delta Igbos especially after the war. We the younger generation want to change this narrative and stop every segregation of the past by extending hand of brotherhood, love and light to our Igbo kindreds across the Niger and elsewhere.

Some postwar occurrences brought about the current ethnic crisis that some of them have. But the onus is on some of us with the right history to reconfigure the brains of some of these guys and make them learn the right history of their origin.

Tor

I see Tambuwal emerging Senate President.

Something just whispered this to me now.

SpatialKing:
Exactly, they don't even know how interwoven Imo State and Rivers is...
Abia and Akwa Ibom
Ebonyi and Cross Rivers
Anambra and Delta...

The problem with them is that they have never left their Ogbomoso huts to anywhere. That’s why they keep spewing trash out of ignorance.

But you won’t blame them because that’s what they grew up hearing from their fathers.

Thank God for social media that has made sure Yoruba Press is no longer setting narratives anymore. Those people told lies for decades with their Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Press.

ican2020:
All Nigerians are brothers, so stop forcing SS to your side cause we from SS love other Zones equally

And if there are any region that’s is pained whenever persons from SS is appointed into positions it’s you people from SE and it’s not late to change

Whenever I see “we Southsouth”, I always know that Tinubu Owambe boys have arrived.

Please rest😏