₦airaland Forum

HeroHero:
When will Nigerian universities give scholarships and free tuition like their counterparts in the western countries?

Probably when we Nigerians start paying high tution fees like our Western counterparts.

All I know is that when this strike is called off and FG grant ASUU their request, lecturers go hear am. Any foolish lecturer wey do any how go collect.

Those lecturers that don't come for lectures and those that behave like gods, dem go hear am.

Cos it is we the students time that they wasted. So we won't take no rubbish from them no more

Hausa:
Having gone through this thread from the beginning, it is important to note that as a true-and-true, the people that created this thread in 2012 and the comments that ensued, were not entirely out of place.
Unless you constantly revel in denial, or you come home once a year and spend Christmas in your small village in Anambra and return to your main abode in January, would you not know that there's an atom of truth about their original concerns and worry for Anambra state at the time.

Anambra, in the way that I analyse it (in my head every time I get the chance to tour the towns), is supposed to be far far better than what it is supposed to be because we have people with the utmost capacity to get things done. Unfortunately, the result from that capacity is not usually as elite as advertised. That capacity has not really illuminated this state in such a way that I can beat my chest and say, "Yes, the brains of our people are matching what I'm seeing."
I can therefore not beat my chest and say, "Yes, my people have money and brains, and that it is reflecting in what I see around in the state."

For context, it is not that it isn't there, but it's in dribs and drabs.
But then that is so in every state in this country. And unless you still want to live and revel in denial, would you not admit that it is so in other states in this country.

Be that as it may, this thread was in 2012 (10 years ago).
Can it give us an insight on who Peter Obi was? Yes.
He left office around 2014, and I'm sure he'll know in his mind (if he's truly God-fearing) that he didn't do enough. Cos he didn't, to put it mildly.
But is there a chance he has learnt from the past?
The answer is Yes.
Is there a chance that if you give him the opportunity to run this country, he can do it efficiently? The answer is yes.
Is he better than Atiku and Tinubu?
I like to think in my humble opinion that the answer is yes.
Now, I'm not saying Atiku and Tinubu are not capable or that they lack the capacity, they are, in their own right.
But I have to give my humble opinion that I don't see them doing so much for this country than Peter Obi would, if given a chance.

And that's why I agree with some comments while scrolling on this thread that:
1. It is true that the three are Frauds, yes.
2. It is true that the three are interested in their own Pockets, Yes.
3. It is true that the three Brag a lot for what they have done, what they can do, and what they can't do, Yes.
4. It is true that the three are Evil, yes.

But I'd like to choose the lesser evil...
And that Lesser Evil is Peter Obi.
I'll vote for him, and I'll wish him the best of luck there is.

Nice write up.

But the issue is, why then do people like you blame others for voting Buhari in 2015 and 2019 after seeing his red flag as head of state in the 90s? What if they like you thought he had changed?

Barnacious:
Oh...no wonder!

But wait oo, how come Obiano who dissociated himself from Obi's "misgovernance" got whisked away by EFCC on the day of his hand over while trying to flee the country, but Obi had never been invited by any antigraft agency to answer for any misgovernance since leaving office Kindly help me understand please...

So in other words the only way we should know if a Governor is corrupt is if Nigerian EFCC whisk him away after his tenure?
So Fayose is corrupt but Emmanuel Uduaghan is not corrupt?

Gbemiie:
No one is attacking your Tinubu bros. Search on print Media, search on social media, listen to your TV and radio, Tinubu by himself has demarket himself. Evidence everywhere about how he helped install a calamity known as Buhari. He said it himself that he wants to recruit youths into military and feed them cassava and corn... Go and vote your old cargo candidate. We don't care.
We will massively rally behind the best alternative.

It is funny how Nigeria that has eba, fufu etc as staple food are against being fed cassava and corn.

What does the Government feed our military with? Pizza?

ASUU will call of the strike on...

Mokason288:

Don’t you think Tinubu is already confused that’s why he is shying away from granting an interview

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Mokason288:
Tinubu’s manifesto would say he will do this and that but when he gets there e eye go clear.

Everything looks easy when you're not there.

Same way Fashola thought a serious government will solve electricity problem in 6 months. But 7 years later and power problem still dey.

Tinubu is already pussssssssing on his body , I wonder what he will do if he ever gets there..

If***

k

mycar:
That was even when he was paying debt and other things, building schools and hospitals, and why did the poster not come back to praise him when all that he complained about were sorted out?
Just like if he wins now, people will expect him to do miracle overnight.

Isn't he the one that is saying Egypt did this and this in 2 years? If anyone expect him to perform overnight, it is him that cause it.

Last week I enagaged one of his supporters and I discovered that he wasn't so different from Nigerians that expected our currency to be $1-N1 in 2015.

Peter Obi have made the problem of Nigeria so easy to solve.
That is why this time, I will support the person that gives practical solutions to the country like removing fuel subsidy and spreading our tax net on more people and not someone who just wants to turn Nigeria from a consumption to a producing country.

The former, even though hard on us, is much more attainable in a short while and it's results will be visible, good and will cause the latter to happen.

I will support the person who says he will increase the tax net of Nigeria and who has done it in his State over the person what say he will turn Nigeria to a production country whereas his State's people is among those that imports the most in Nigeria.

article1:
Hmn, and you expect Nigeria Universities to resume anytime soon.... They actually told us to vote for CHANGE but we never bothered to ask them the kind of change they had to offer us....

And how do you expect our doctors not to go on strike or ASUU not to go on strike when it was a regular thing when a certain somebody was Governor.

thinkmoney:
Sense u no get. And u go school oh.

Can China be doing something and u say 'patiently waiting for Nigeria '?
No other state has the money lagos has. Things (performance) should be put in context. These guys did not build lagos, they are just fortunate to be in a state that is by nature and chance placed well than others.
If for example, you are expected to carry five packs of indomie to a destination and you only carry two, people will view you as lazy. But people can not expect your child to even carry a pack.
Must I give u people example like u are in primary school? Get sense na and know what u are doing.

All what you wrote are nothing but jargons.

One of the reason for Singapore economic development is that it is situated in a best location for international trade passage making it one of the crowded port. In essence, Singapore is situated in a place that is "good for business"

So imagine a slowpoke like you belittling Lee Kuan Yew (Singapore's first Prime Minister) achievements and say he only developed Singapore because Singapore "is fortunate to be in a location that is by nature and chance placed well than others and even if you put mad to Govern Singapore (Lagos), he will still perform."

That is trash. It is only someone with vision that can tap into advantages like this.


This is the same way some people love to diminish Davido's achievements and say he was only successful because of his father's money.
As if there are not other children of billionaires that ventured into music but never blow or are still struggling.

The essence of my long story is that you should always applaud a visionary leader when you see one. Even though he had lots and lots of advantages.
The fact that he keyed into those advantages (especially when those before him didn't) is an achievement.

Nigeria has a lot of advantages and it is located in a place that is by nature and chance, well placed than others" and "is good for business."
That is why we need someone like Tinubu to key into those advantages and make Nigeria into a working country.

trutharena:
This is for some of the sophistico Yoruba youth that fell for the antics of Ibo people that always say they hate Tinubu not because he’s Yoruba and bla bla bla.

Awolowo was stoned when he went to the East to campaign back then and this is Pa Adebanjo the same Afenifere guy laying claim to that. Is Awolowo also a bad person like Tinubu according to the Ibos? Or why was he stoned?

Azikiwe campaigned easily in the SW but Awo was stoned in the SE for campaigning.

That’s the same thing they are doing to Tinubu. They are making sure he won’t be able to campaign in the SE, where they term any Igbo that support Tinubu as efulefu and always cancel them.

Yet the same people want to be left alone to campaign in the SW while some Yoruba guys with severe confusionists complex will be sheering them on.

The Yoruba are the only tribe in this country without tribal consciousness and it is as tho something is wrong.

Some of them will say they're only against Tinubu cos of his person and not cos he's Yoruba. They'll say if it was Yemi Osinbajo or Akinwumi Adesina they would support them wholeheartedly.
But this statement is not so different from what the average white racists say..
"I'm not racist, I have friends that are black.."

Kudos to the Government.

From now on, I'm taking it upon myself to only say good things about Nigeria.
I believe in division of labour. While others see and talk about only the bad things happening, I will see and talk about only the good things happening.

Penguin2:
Stupid Tinubu BATstards…

They will pay kangaroo group to issue stupid statement that nobody in Igboland will hear except the press.

Then Tinubu urchins will rush to start campaigning with it on how Igbos are intolerant of other candidates and their supporters.

If you believe this rubbish news then you are one of the most stupid of humans to ever walk planet earth.

Ndi ala!

Very soon Nnamdi Kanu and Simon Ekpa will become Tinubu urchins too.
It seems they've cursed the Igbo race never to accept responsibility for any of their actions.

Enskynelson:
OP... How would u link OBI with these killings? It's happening under the nose of their governor. Hold those people responsible because OBI just became a flag bearer this year and these killings have been on before this year.

How come you didn't link Obi and the killing of Igbo youths and the dumping of their bodies in the Izu River? Didn't it happen under his nose as a Governor?

And also, why did you guys link the alleged Lekki toll gate shooting to Bola Tinubu? Did it happen under his nose as a Governor? Was he even a class monitor in Lagos when it happened?

mycar:
Provide the video for me and I show you where Obiano aids attest to the fact that he left that equivalent sum.

I'm telling you of what a sitting Governor said on live TV and you're telling me of what an ordinary aid said.

AyeMoJuba:
Don't waste your energy on these day dreamers
No Igbo man will ever again rule this country.
It will NEVER happen

Mark my words.

An Igbo man will rule after Tinubu and the next Northerner.

Mokason288:
PO still sounds berra than someone who believes it’s his turn to rule

Tinubu made that statement when he was campaigning to be APC flagbearer. He was campaigning to APC and not to Nigerians.

He felt it was his turn in the APC to rule. There's nothing wrong there.

When he starts campaigning proper, then you will see his manifesto.

mycar:
All we need is effective government that will be able to determine the exact amount we spend on fuel importation, the exact quantity, the amount is always inflated just like contracts.

This the only reason I am supporting Peter Obi, he involves himself in the contract negotiation, he does not award contract based on tribal sentiment, he goes for the best deal, he scrutinises every transaction to make sure his state is not cheated out. That was how he saved money,
He doesn't spend anyhow, No wastage of fund, He sees a problem and look for solution which i believe Tinubu was good at but he may not have the strength to do them now and when you rely soo much on others just like Buhari is doing, the whole country will suffer.

Removing the fuel subsidy is the only solution bro.

whitephoenix:
No be only solvent. Inspite of raising taxes indiscriminately thereby increasing IGR, Lagos which is the smallest state in the country by landmass still has the highest debts by far among the states in Nigeria, both local and foreign debts, from 1999 till date.

It is wicked to raise taxes from people's sufferings and then misuse it. It is wicked.

Now, future generations have the burden of debts, ironically for a state that generates the most. Shame

Can you explain why USA is the most indebted nation even though it generates the most Money?

Christian36:
Lol, with the revenue Lagos is getting, yet can't compete with cities like Dubai as a result of corruption organize by Mr billion vans. The revenue of Lagos is equal to or greater than the federal allocation of 10states in Nigeria. You guys should fine another story to tell us not using Lagos as an achievement.

Why don't you compare Lagos revenue and population with that of Dubai.

Buhari should make things easier for the next President. Remove the damn subsidy for crying out loud.

Stopping unnecessary costs and expenses is merely treating a cancer sore instead of the cancer itself.

Make things easier for Tinubu our incoming President biko.

Mokason288:
BUhari told us that there was nothing like subsidy

He has never heard that word.... now his government is paying 4trilion on subsidy that he has already removed twice

This is exactly how Obi is saying he will do this and that but when he gets there e eye go clear.

Everything looks easy when you're not there.

Same way Fashola thought a serious government will solve electricity problem in 6 months. But 7 years later and power problem still dey.

Peter Obi will piss for body if e ever gets there..

If***

mycar:
You are a hungry man and your lies have a way of affecting your progress. Politics aside!

Look for the video where Obiano debunked Obi lies.

Go and verify

mycar:
There was no debt, he paid 80% mobilization fee on all the contracts, he couldn't have paid for the contracts that were yet to be executed and yes, it was the best thing to do, if he hadn't awarded those contracts , Obiano would have squandered the Money and mind you he did not leave the money as a Christmas gift for Obiano, hence he captured it in his hand over note including all the contracts yet to be completed and the completed ones and by the way, Obiano abondon some of the contracts and nobody killed him, he should have abadoned all of them na! What was he there for if not to work? And doubt you watched the video to see his secretary agreed to the said amount.

So, if I left a house and 75% mortgage for you , it is at your discretion to sell the house and pay up the mortgage and invest the balance or be collecting rent from the house to be servicing the mortgage gradually.

Mind you, the Mbadinuju and Ngige administrations left a very huge debt for him to clear, hence he had a rocky start, issues with payment of salary and pension backlog but he however turned things around within a shortest possible time and cleared all the debt.
If he Peter obi was not competent in the areas mentioned, I promise you, alot of Igbos would have risen against him.

Risen against who? How many Igbos have risen against Ikpeazu?
If Ikpeazu was to contest again he'll still win.

Obi lied he left 75 billion whereas he left only 35 billion. He wrote cheques that would be cashed after Obiano took over.

Source_ Obiano

About the thing you're doing to get 30 to 40k weekly, abeg tell me. I wan up my game.

djsteplion:
My point is, I'm not going to vote for a candidate who's more interested in more money entering his pocket, while the citizens languish and have nothing reasonable to show for it.

Lmao, Just imagining 50 million youths in the army bn fed agbado and cassava.
I rest my case..

K

djsteplion:
A so called successful record, with millions still in abject poverty.

If you don't wanna compare your candidate's record with Tinubu's then forever hold your peace.

Even with all the records of all American Presidents and all the trillions of dollars budget, millions of Americans are still homeless and living in poverty.

Can someone tell that woman that there's nothing Godly about having sex?
Sex is purely a canal thing to do.
Prayer is spiritual, Bible study is spiritual.
Sex is a thing of the flesh.

djsteplion:
First of all, who told you it's only Lagos state, that thousands of people are trooping into. And as many that has trooped into lagos, how has the majority of them fared so far?

Secondly, you make it sound like it's only Lagos that Dangote invested in. I know you know he also invested in edo, Ogun, nassarawa and even in west african countries, some of which are not as buoyant as Nigeria. And it's definitely not Tinubu's so called achievement that made him choose Lagos.

Guy go to bed
The truth is that no matter how you would love to lie to yourself, none of the other aspirants have a successful record as Tinubu. If they do, bring them out let us compare

djsteplion:
Now, taking Lagos state as an example. After all the tax collected, aside the increase in IGR, how has it positively impacted the life of an average Lagosian?

You guys just want Nigerians to continue suffering. Shey na IGR u go use send pikin go school?

It is obvious that it's impossible to wake up a man that's pretending to be asleep. When you decide to wake up and see the transformation of Lagos State and how it has positively affected the average Lagosian you will wake up.

A state doesn't attract the kind of investment like Lagos State does if it is not a conducive State.
Dangote will not waste his hard earned billions and build a power plant, fertilizer plant, and refinery if Lagos isn't a good State.
Lagos will not have thousands of average Nigerians trooping into it every day if it's not Good.

But like I said, it is impossible to wake up a man pretending to be asleep.

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