₦airaland Forum

doncartel:
He’s representing both North and South-West. As Kamala is representing both Africans and Indians.

The Sarakis do not represent the South West in any political capacity. He wouldn't get votes in the SW, because he's of no political relevance,that I know for sure.

doncartel:
The question now is who can perform better than Obi? Is Saraki coming for performance or state capture?

I would have preferred that we go the Kamala way by bringing back Amina Mohammed from the United Nations, so that Obi can be Vice President to her. Amina may also secure a block vote from all women.

But the Yorubas will believe that such ticket is against them. So we may be stuck with Saraki so that Yorubas can finish their 8 years.

And you think Bukola Saraki is Yoruba?

RodgersAkpafu:
what you lot don't know
is that women are more deadly when they sit on that seat...

Hilary Thatcher and Merkel comes to mind

Thatcher led and won the war for UK against Argentina

so don't undermine women oo
do so at your peril

With the scale of the ongoing tensions among the nuclear empowered countries and the likelihood of WW3, Kamala is likely to become emotional and irrational.

This analysis is faulty because it makes you believe that Dangote is the sole buyer of Nigeria's crude output. If the FG grants a $ purchase waiver to Dangote and still receive $ for crude exports to other countries, how does the country lose fx, as claimed by Kalu Aja?

KaLuCh:
Do you understand that our currency was devalued?




Kindly educate me on why the naira was devalued twice.

Scratching my head. Oh I think I get it. We needed so much naira to buy dollar that we decided the natural thing to do will be to further reduce the value of naira so we can get even less dollar with it? Genius!!!

Back to topic.

40% of the demand on FX is projected to be eliminated. So we have 40% suplux. The CBN would loose approximately 25 to 35% influx of FX via local currency sales of Crude oil, leaving us at about 5 to 15% suplux. And it is safe to say that other economic factors will easily mop up that suplux but let's say they don't, you really think this is the magic wand we need to wave and fix the Naira?

I think not.

You obviously missed the fact that the Naira sales of crude oil is a waiver only to Dangote refinery while other payments for crude exports will be done in $. Also, the excess demand for Fx by NNPC and other marketers to import refined petrol will be eliminated, thereby strengthening the #

leodregat:
It's not high speed and the coaches are 2nd-hand trains Sanwolu but from Canada. But it's a good start at least, especially since it took Lagos more than 20 years to complete this rail system

Some of you must sha make anyhow comment. Dem call something 'Metro Rail', you dey expect make e be high speed train. Of what use will the speed be if the train stops at every 50-100 miles interval?

BlackfireX:
Like the abobakus did they fall into iwo or eru caste? Is like your family is an abobaku lineage

You obviously need a lot of lessons on historical facts and events. To still compare the abokakus, those who willingly volunteer themselves for that position to your OSU system that condems a whole lifelong generation of people is sheer ignorance on your part. You need to think well and do better before you say anything back to me, anyways, not even gonna reply you again cos you don't measure up.

BlackfireX:
You mean like eru and iwofa caste in yoruba land

What a weak response. Let me school you.
Eru's were slaves while OSU's were outcasts.
The Osu's, are considered as less human, offered as sacrifice to the gods, forbidden from freely interacting with others and can only be with or marry their own kinds.
So, trying to compare an Eru to an OSU is a wrong mismatch.

Zonefree:
Hausa, Fulani and Yoruba are one.

Hmmm, jester. Coming from someone with the OSU cast mentality, even in the same region. Needless to say how the guys from Ebonyi are treated far lesser than themselves.

nero2face:
And Governor Mbah follow him to kneel down immediately, showing how Catholic Church respect their Rev. Fathers...good gesture from the Governor, Father next time don't make the church of God a place to recognise dignitaries

Hmmm, the hypocrisy in your comment is high as heaven. If it was another denomination from another region, you would be drooling like a morning dew. See how you subtly downplayed it like it was nothing. Anyways, na person wey nor sabi una way me I go always blame.

Brendaniel:
The truth is train is best for long distance journeys, train just like planes are best for long distance travel, so how can you say bye bye to cars because of train?

Can train take you to your gate or door step?

What a rigid mentality, one that's not open to civilization.

PlayMaker14:
Who wants to have an engagement with an insultive Ronu fellow? Lol, continue crying 😂

Wouldn't condescend so low to go the tribal route with you, will never do that. By the way, gotta let you off, you don't worth the stress. Ciao

PlayMaker14:
Are you done crying?

Exactly what I thought, shallow brain with zero engagement capacity. I'm glad I schooled you, so you don't continue to embarrass the little education you've got.

PlayMaker14:
Mumu dey call another person Mumu

My question is simple, which country is Ogun State under?

Clown 😂😂

I'm ashamed that you still don't know that a contract under the signage and signature of a state government is never binding on the federal government, in as much as the federal government is not a third party to the contract. Tufiakwa, I spit on your ignorance.

PlayMaker14:
See who is talking about being daft.


Which country is Ogun State under?


Clown 🤡🤡🤡😅😅😅

Are you even for real? Did you even read the news or you just wanted to sound half smart, the same way others like you have been drooling?
Is Ogun state a country now? See as you just prove me right say na mumu you be.

PlayMaker14:
Oni Gbesé, go and pay your debts and retrieve your aircraft, stop barking from the Villa.


Shebi wen Eyes blind, mirror go rest.

Mr. Man, stop being daft and mischievous at the same time, the load too much for you.
Even if Ogun state was owing the said company, did you actually think that the FG, which is not a party to the contract or agreement can be joined into the case?
Did you think the FG could lose it's assets over a contract it is not a party to?
Nor let bad belle make you look like person wey nor sabi anything na.

frog12:
are you saying it is fake news ?

I have seen the news and I don't deny that the Ogun state government isn't owing the firm but what I'm saying is, since the FG isn't a party to the contract or loan agreement, it's properties cannot be instituted into the case.

Racoon:
Chai! It has started! The overhyped Ogun State with the largest IGR is now indebted to a Chinese company that Nigeria's presidential jets are now being seized to settle State debts?

What a national shame, disgrace and embarrassment.
It will never be well with all those involved in mortgaging Nigeria into chronic irredeemable financial indebtedness while looting this nation dry.

Do you actually believe the property of the FG can be seized or confiscated due to a breach of contract between a State government and another party? Was the FG a party to the agreement? You guys should learn to put your education to good use, at least.

How people think they have a say in whoever that young man decided to marry is something that's still beyond me. Whatever his motives are, he alone would live with the consequences. So, why all the negative energy from people who would have done the same, given the opportunity?

lyndire:
If the action Finland is taking is to charge Ekpa to court in Finland, is it easy to get evidence of his violent crimes in Nigeria?

They wont use those things he's posting on social media in foreign court because its not going to be sufficient to lock him up there. Or they plan to deport him to Nigeria

There's no law court in Finland that can prosecute him because his treasonable crimes were not done in the country. Rather, if an extradition treaty exist between Finland and Naija, na to bundle am inside suitcase come Naija to come dance to the reggae music he dey play for SE.

Promismike:
If the husband presses no charge. You guys don't have any obligation or right by law to procecute or jail her.

You're wrong my friend, the government can prosecute her for the destruction of it's property. Your international passport is a property of the government.

She said 'You don't know what I've been through' severally yet, not even a single mention of one thing she's passed through.
Shame on all the officers on ground when such nonsense happened, that woman shouldn't have stepped out of the airport. She clearly knew the repercussions of the act, reason she didn't do it wherever they were coming from.
No matter what the husband did, her action alone is enough to vindicate the husband in any court of law. If she was really honest about what she'd been through, she should have reported him over there but no, na to totally destroy the guy be her intention. I fear who nor fear that kind woman.

Penguin2:
Caveat: There's need to state that by 'north' here, I am referring to the northern mafias, Kaduna Mafia if you please, who have over the years constituted themselves as kingmakers of Nigeria whereby only the person they approve of can become president of Nigeria whether from their northern region or the south. So, by north, I'm not referring to the entire region nor the poor northern masses who are mere victims of the machinations of this mafia over the years.

Now that we have stated that, let's into the meat of this piece.

Any critical follower of politics in Nigeria will know that the high turnout of protesters in the north in the recently concluded #EndBadGovernance Protest was engineered by this northern mafia as a way of registering their frustration at how powerless they've become since they conspired to hand power over to Tinubu; maybe because they thought he was frail and might go the Yaradua way but man seems to have gotten new life since he was sworn in. The north has never been as powerless, politically, as they are now, and it seems Tinubu is bent on making sure he breaks their hold on Nigeria which was used to making them think they own the country. They are afraid of this happening but I think it's too late for them already.

Many may not have realized the game the north wanted to play in 2023 but I will mention it.

In 2023, this northern cabal wanted to retain power in the north through Atiku and the plan was to ensure that they make rubbish of the APC ticket to prevent a strong candidate from emerging so that Atiku's path will be smoother. This is why they wanted to useless the APC ticket by announcing Ahmed Lawan as consensus candidate. They knew nobody would vote Lawan which would leave Atiku as the most manageable option. But something happened.

Throughout their years of calculations and strategy before the 2023 elections, they never envisaged Peter Obi. They never knew that a certain Peter Obi would go to a different party and take the eastern and northern Christians votes they were banking on for Atiku away from him.

When the Peter Obi wave became too much and the north saw that the Atiku project will no longer work, add Wike and his Asoebi boys’ shenanigans too, they were now faced with a choice of either allowing Peter Obi ride on his wave to victory or ‘deliver’ Tinubu. They chose Tinubu instead. Yeah, I said they chose Tinubu because what happened in 2023 elections wouldn't have happened if these 'owners of Nigeria' were not in support.

Obasanjo knew what he was talking about, and the people he was referring to when he wrote his open letter endorsing Peter Obi in 2023.

Why did they choose Tinubu?

Many factors contributed to them choosing Tinubu. First, Peter Obi is an Igbo man, a tribe they are scared of allowing get power for whatever fear they harbour. Again, Tinubu’s Muslim Muslim ticket, which was specifically chosen to deceive them and it worked, making them think they were doing Allah’s work by choosing Tinubu. Similarly, during campaigns, Tinubu seemed he was nearing his death. So, their calculation may have been that if he goes the way of Yaradua, then power will return to the region faster.

All these and other factors made them decide that Tinubu should have it and instruction was given as such which is why a character like Mahmoud Yakubu could do what he did because he was acting on instruction from his superiors already; that’s aside the money that may have exchanged hands also.

All of this is why the north feels Tinubu owes them.

Now, why are they angry? You might ask.

1) Subsidy: Since Tinubu took power, he removed subsidy. When they talk about the vultures that were benefiting and feeding fat on subsidy payments, believe me when I tell you that most of them were northerners. Tinubu’s removal, or redirection, of subsidy payment has taken feeding bottle off their mouth and they are fighting back.

2) Exchange Rate Unification: It’s common knowledge that northerners dominate the Bureau De Change market in Nigeria with claims having been made in the past that these men used to source their dollar directly from the CBN and resell at Black Market rate to make excessive profit at the expense of Nigerians. The exchange rate unification has taken food from a lot of northern Alhajis who are the real owners of these businesses.

3) Appointments: The north spent 8 years defending Buhari's nepotistic appointments and justifying them with the most irrational reasons ever heard. What they never imagined is that a time would come when they would be the ones crying against another person's nepotism. Yes, Tinubu has broken every nepotistic record set by Buhari with nearly 80% of the appointments he has made since he took power going to the Yoruba, and the north considers that an affront. They feel they deserved more from Tinubu for 'helping' him to power. Again, they feel only one of theirs can dare to be nepotistic as Buhari was. How dare a southerner?

4) Politically: Politically, Tinubu seems to have succeeded in keeping every member of that evil circle away from his government like the likes of Elrufai, and they are not happy they are not inside. If anything, the reason somebody like Elrufai supported Tinubu was because he wanted to be Vice President. But with Tinubu shutting him out now, he has seen the pathway to his presidency dimmed which would delay, or kill, whatever agenda they want to achieve with power which they fail to achieve with Buhari.

5) Restructuring and Regionalism: If there’s anything the north hates, it’s the idea of Nigeria being restructured and the country going back to regionalism which they feel would greatly put them at a disadvantage as they are the biggest beneficiaries of the current dysfunctional structure. Now, during campaigns, Tinubu never said anything about restructuring but since he took power, we have seen documents flying around in the media space on how Nigeria is to be restructured with even a proposed return to regionalism. The presidency has never disowned this document which has heightened the fear of the north that their greatest fear might end up happening from someone they thought had no interest in that without realizing that they were simply played. Or maybe they have realized.

In a nutshell, the north was beaten at their own game in 2023 and now they are looking for a way out.

In looking for this way out, they have started fraternizing with Peter Obi to try to convince him to be Atiku’s running mate in 2027 so that Atiku can hand over to him after 4 years.

But I write this to tell Peter Obi to never make himself available for such deal in 2027.

In 2027, the north must choose between Peter Obi or Tinubu.

If they fear Igbo man so much that they cannot allow him get to power then I don’t mind Southeast voting for Tinubu to continue in power. And once Tinubu gets his second tenure and has nothing to lose anymore, he would finish off everything he has eyes on - to ensure Nigeria is completed restructured with a return to regionalism.

So, in conclusion, in 2027, the north must choose between southern candiates and no southerner, not much Peter Obi, should help save them from the misery they got themselves into by themselves.

I’ve seen early signs of them trying to throw the Jonathan joker in 2027 but that’s story for another day as we watch events unfold.

Pengiun is a bird of reason!

Two things I deduced from your write-up.
1. You overestimate your political will and value.
2. Your subtle attempt at creating a wedge between the North and South West is as clear as daylight. Only a dunce wouldn't see the many divisive contents you guys put on the internet nowadays. It was just so unfortunate that the Northern #Endbadgovernance protesters fell into the trap but I assume they're wiser now.

alsudan:
This would have been avoidable if Nigeria had a President.

Protest is no ground for looting and vandalism. You guys have played into the game the government expects you to play. Now, they have enough reasons to roll out their guns against protesters.
By the way, if not that many of these guys protesting are thieves and opportunists, why loot another person's business, shey na government get the warehouse wey dem loot ni?
Do you know how many people will lose their jobs due to this stupid act?
Shey we nor dey see other countries protest ni, shey na like this e dey always be?

LagosPrince:
Tinubu wants to spoil dangote business and this is a big slap to all hard working northerners

You and your likes are only half smart. After all your attempts at burning down the country failed, you all now resort to blackmails and pitching the North against the West.

mightyhaze:
You dey pray for yourself? And your matter still dey like this?

Oboy,na alfa you go see o

There's no need for me to boast, I'm not an empty chest beater like you but you need to pray more to God for deliverance and blessings.

mightyhaze:
How bout you pray for yourself instead... I think u need it more

I continuously pray for myself and I can testify that God answered my prayers a long time ago. Have your prayers since 5 years beck been answered?-:
Know who you're beating your empty chest against.

flokii:
What if he did?.. didn't Arthur Nzeribe, an Igbo man publish tribalistic articles against Yoruba people freely in the national dailies during and after the 1993 general elections?

Didn't Peter Obi and many others before him use anti-Yoruba sentiments to their advantage in the South East elections?.

The infamous Nnamdi Azikiwe started tribalism in Nigeria with reckless statements that Igbos will 'dominate' other tribes in Nigeria and eventually Africa.. Who igbos wan dominate I ask?. definitely not me and my tribesmen.

What if he did?.. didn't Arthur Nzeribe, an Igbo man publish tribalistic articles against Yoruba people freely in the national dailies during and after the 1993 general elections?

Boss man,the people you're quoting wouldn't know or ever imagine who Francis Arthur Nzeribe was. Na because of them dem commot history for Naija curriculum because the people in power want to continuously keep them in the dark. And then too nor dey ready to learn. In the next 5 years, many Naija youths or graduates go dey almost impossible to employ because na only social media contents dem sabi.

mightyhaze:
Igbophobia


The man is scared stiff of Igbos


Somebody once said that these people fear an unarmed Igbo guy more than they fear Ak 47 weilding Fulani man..

You seriously overestimate your value. I pray you don't ever get to witness the rage of a calm and coordinated beast. You go think say na by noise, but you go surprise and melt.

Thobby02lawbar:
This is insane. The schedule should be other way round. The 1st trip should be from Agbado to Ebute Meta because more passengers use it for going to work and people move more from agbado towards ebute meta in the morning. Then in the evening it should convey them back home...

It is a trial run.