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gidgiddy:
Everyday, one fool will start a "how Igbos can stay politically relevant in Nigeria" thread.

To these people, all that matters in Nigeria is what political position your region controlls. To them, all that Igbos need in Nigeria is to produce the president and gold will fall from heaven down all over Igbo land.

Nigeria is all about fighting over political position

These people don't seem to know that those who have held the office of President of Nigeria have nothing to show for it.

Igbos should aspire to their own country. The era of "lick my @$$ in 2019 so that I will remember you in 2023" is a story for fools.

The Igbo nation should aspire to self determination, Nigeria is a failed entity

I'm very sure you didn't read the OP... You are just fast to comment to get cheap likes.
At least, if you are going to talk about something, know what you are talking about.

AsiwajuNdigbo:
There are three regions in North, three in South. Why cant NC or NE be president. Why cant SE be president. Februaryr NE is coming in and then we get Biafra and zoo can kiss my @s$. We dont want president but we wont get Biafra under Buhari and his hooligangs.

So, you are going to get Biafra under a supposed leadership of another Fulani whose State is reliant on Oil money to stay afloat?

With this type of cheap brain, it is no surprise Nnamdi Kanu is drinking garri with it.

oilPUSSY:
Nonsense.
What is the beauty of democracy if not opposition, checks and balances ?

If not for PDP and Igbos who are speaking against this archaic govt led by Mohammed Buhari, Nigeria would have turned to North Korea.

Open letter ko
Open email ni...

If not for PDP and Igbo's you say?
Continue living in a fôol's paradise.

For all those calling themselves bmc or tagging themselves Muslim whatever, you are just the full embodiment of what I wrote about.
You are here shouting Referendum up and down, other zones are fighting to make sure they don't get left out in National politics, but you are here shouting referendum this, referendum that...
None of you are more Igbo than other Igbo people, and we are not going to condone your fôolishness this time around.

A LETTER TO MY FELLOW IGBO BRETHREN


Another election period looms near, and once again the politics of sentiment and self-inflicted emotional blackmail is on the ride again.
Here i am again, as was the case in 2015, to reason with my people.
Like seriously, truth be told, what have we as a people gained from playing politics of hatred as of recent at the National Level?
Like why is it so hard for us to see politics as just another business where interest and profit alone should be the basis of our political participation?
I thought the Igbo's are highly regarded as business engines that thrives better at commerce and business anywhere? Is there anyone that does business not to make profit but to satisfy his emotional hatred and justify his sentimental stances?
In 2015, even while everything was clear, even while all the signs were still there, a lot of us still went ahead to make a big political blunder based on hatred.
A new alliance was being formed, a call was made to the whole Nigeria, every other region embraced the call except us and the South-South ( and their interest was right, justifiable and nothing less was expected.). Few saw the new horizon and decided to be part of the alliance, but were seen as either being saboteurs or being silly enough not to be sympathetic with their people and join in the struggle of creating more hatred for our supposed political oppressors.
We have supported PDP for 19 good years now at the National level, and what have we gained from it? Every Election year, same bullshit. Same political miscalculation, same mass bereavement of common interest and common sense. Same religious bullshit.
In same period, every Presidential and Vice-Presidential slot was still allotted to every other Geo-political zone, not us, not even once. One would have thought that such amount of Loyalty was at least worth a VP ticket.
But, now that the Igbo's should at least have a shot at the Presidency should the North finish the perceived eight years (8yrs) rule being allegedly denied them, we have again been shortchanged and bribed away with some stupid VP ticket.
The Southwest has ruled, the Southsouth has ruled. Therefore, if the alleged geopolitical quota system is in play, you can therefore agree with me that the Igbo's have a better shot at the 2023 elections for Presidency than any other Southern geopolitical zone.
Though it is a long shot, but sympathizers will be on our side.

Today, it's very easy for most Igbo people to berate the President, call him whatever suits their emotion at the moment, call him a fundamentalist, a religionist, Sharia advocate, the prophesied person that will Islamize Nigeria, the dullard and whatever ungodly remarks to suit our ego.
We have continued to play the victim card, politics of unjustified bias and always blaming everyone else but ourselves. We continue to hate and hate and hate, to what purpose?
What has our hatred earned for us in the past?
What has our alliance in the past earned for us?
Only a madman does same thing in the same way every time and expect to see a different result.
We had the chance to be part of a new alliance, we failed to take it but went on to lament how we were left out in National politics. It didn't end there, many of us still continuously berated, attacked, cursed and wished ill heavily on the government.
They wished the government to fail woefully, but it never occured to them that if the government fails, nothing will run smoothly.
The economic mess the previous government left that slid the nation into recession was managed and the nation is back again, even rated the best economy in Africa as at the last Forbes rating. This is not to say it was easy or that things are much better. But remember, this was most wailers and haters prayers from our side of the divide. They wanted the economy to crumble because of hatred...And for what? Because We lost!!!

Many hate the president with the air they breathe, but they forget that the same man ran with an Igbo person as his VP in 2007 ( regarded by the EU as the worst election in the world then) before deciding to form an alliance with the South-West (Pastor Tunde Bakare) and then Pastor Yemi Osinbajo, the current Vice-President of Nigeria.
Let's say the man got tired of our antics and decided to be business minded with his fourth presidential ambition. He won, and we are still playing victim.

BUHARI BETWEEN 2003 AND 2015

2003
Olusegun Obasanjo   PDP    24,456,140      61.94%

Muhammadu Buhari  ANPP 12,710,022      32.19 %

2007
Musa Yar‘adua             PDP   24,638,063      69.82 %

Muhammadu Buhari  ANPP 6,605,299        18.72 %

2011
Goodluck Jonathan    PDP     22,495,187      58.89 %

Muhammadu Buhari  CPC    12,214,853      31.98 %

2015
Muhammadu Buhari  APC     15,424,921      53.96%

Goodluck Jonathan    PDP     12,853,162      44.96 %

Of the total 73,944,312 registered voters in Nigeria as of January 2018, the North-West geo-political zone = *18,505,984.*
South-East = *8,293,093* registered voters.
South-West = *14,626,800* registered voters;
South-South = *11,101,093* registered voters.
North-Central = 10,586,965 registered voters.
North-East = 9,929,015 registered voters.

There is no single permutation of the 2019 election in which PDP will win. People can go about deceiving who they want to deceive, but the facts speaks for itself.
One thing the ruling party has going for it is that it was formed by a lot of people from different parties and walks of life. All of them are still there, except for those who whöre around, looking for where the next free bread lands. APC has never had it easy, and will never have it easy. This is something they purely understand, but unfortunately we are still to learn.
So should we hopelessly drown with a sinking ship despite many life-jackets being offered to us by the leading party?
There is rumours of Igbo president in 2023 should we support the APC, but again, the sentimentalists are at it again with their 'never trusting' misconceptions.
In the 19yrs of PDP loyalty, did we get a vp slot not to talk of a Presidential slot?

It's another election period, the calls are going round again.
Let us continue to miscalculate and hate while the rest of the nation seek out means to improve their zones and be fully politically relevant.
We are always seeking for a nonexistent Southern unity, but the SouthWest is APC through and through.
A lot of in roads has been made in the South-South, it's almost as if yet again, the government is not ready for our bouts of yelling and wailing this time around. Take a look above again, we are the zone with the least voting power, yet somehow a lot of people with their twisted minds think business will wait for us.
At least if you are going to wail about being heavily shorted, you should have solid and legitimate reasons to wail. Equity does not help the indolent. Let he who have ear hear.
We can again decide to side with losers and continue wailing for the next four years.
I have said my piece, and you are welcome to hate me. I gave out my last free f*ck in the 2011 elections!!!


Written by a concerned Igbo guy.

And the funny thing is that Warner Bros doesn't actually care if Aquaman bombs or not... They are having one of their best years in profit already with their already released box office hits.

It's like i said, Aquaman will be a hit because there ain't much fanfare... Moreover, the Amazon Prime pre-release plan they are adopting already worked 2/2 with huge box office hits...

Then again, the chances of Aquaman being a flop is 50%, so it's also the chances of success...

As for me, i just want to watch a movie...

HumbleBoy21:
Neymar shouldn't come back..

Why?

HumbleBoy21:
AMEN.

Finally, so without Messi, no-one else can win Balon d'Or in our team... This is an indictment ah swear.
Men, if they will bring Neymar back, let them do... I don't care what haters say!!!

Shittaakeem:
That's the reason I told you to Google those name and check yourself boy.
Now while you make research on those names pls include
Samuel l Jackson,
Natalie Portman
Scarlet Johannson
Zoe Saldana
Tilda Swinton

I just realized you're a kid who knows nothing about hollywood

Says the adult who doesn't understand simple English.
Funny how you are bringing insult over something that is not going to pay you.
Real adult!

Shittaakeem:
List the criteria for choosing A list actor's I'm waiting

I gave you one already...

BlackManta:
Gosh.... Those visuals
So beautiful


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wcj6SrX4zw

It's obvious DC took their time to write a story for Aquaman, an actual origin story just like WW.

BlackManta:
Gosh.... Those visuals
So beautiful


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wcj6SrX4zw

It's obvious DC took their time to write a story for Aquaman, an actual origin story just like WW.

Shittaakeem:
Guy Google yourself the people I mentioned have won the Oscars except bc, hugo and angela

Lol...
You really should put caution on your use of A-List bro... You obviously don't know what it entails within Hollywood concept!

Shittaakeem:
Do I look like I'm joking

Show me a hit movie by any of the supposed A-list Actors/actresses in which they were the main characters in the past 10yrs...

PS: Rocket in GOTG doesn't count...

Minemrys:
ir0n man, captain america, thor.
Incredible hulk only had edward n0rt0n, l0ok how the film performed.

Captain America : First Avenger:
Total Budget = $216m
Box office= $370

Iron Man:
Budget = $140 million
Box office = $585.2 million

Thor:
Budget = $150 million
Box office = $449.3 million

Incredible Hulk :
Budget = $150 million
Box office = $263.4 million

If you say Incredible Hulk didn't do well, what about CA:TFA?

Of all Marvels first Solo outings in the MCU, only Iron Man will be rightfully said to be most successful, and the reason the MCU was built around him... Downey Jr was a B-list actor when he took the role...

Jason Momoa is not even A-list by American standard... DC is just playing it cool bro. You should do same.

Shittaakeem:
Ehh Hugo Weaving- captain America 1 Anthony Hopkins- Thor 1 Bradley Cooper Lupita nyong o Angela Basset

You are joking right?

Raalsalghul:
Exactly the point I was trying to make across in my last reply to him. Apart from that Willem Defoe and Nicole Kidman are somewhat A listers though some might argue.that.

Let's wait and see anyway... The comparison with Marvel at all times by some DC fans is now irritating.

Minemrys:
It's very obvious few people care abt the m0vie or even kn0w an Aquaman m0vie is coming to even care. And, JL failed to present the character in an interesting light to audiences. Many people didn't see the value the character added to the league or film. The character isn't interesting to say the least, the actor is just bland and basically playing Khal Drogo. There's no A lister in the cast. The storyline isn't exciting. There is n0thing new in the film. Its like black panther in the sea and pirates of the carribean without Jack Sparrow. Again, WB's track record? They are bound to screw s0mething up. I for one have lost interest in the Dceu.

Apart from Doctor Strange, which other Marvel film in the MCU had an A-list actor/actress in their first movies?

Minemrys:
i doubt it. But let's watch and see.

People love sea movies... The movie will cross $900m...

Minemrys:
Seriously, Aquaman is going to bomb.

Aquaman is going to be a hit... Let's bet?

Sicilyjoe:
Sounds good, the other pourvoir2 is around 44k

Yeah, it is.

Avraham:
upload a screen shot from your phone first.

Seriously?
Nobody is forcing you to buy!!!

Those advising you to buy the Tecno Pourvoir 2 know what they are saying bro. I will advice you to listen to them... However, if you have like extra 6k or 7k, add it and buy the Tecno Pourvoir 2 Pro with 3Gig Ram.. Bought mine 46k...

BlackManta:
I watched the video.
The man was absolutely right.
WB and Joss destroyed Justice League with their own hands.

Damn.. If only Zack's daughter didn't die.
But after all the hasty reshoots, they should have delayed the film and released it in January when Zack must have recovered.

But heck.. No.
They wanted to make money without caring about the quality of the product.

Joss changed almost the entire film.
And WB reduced the runtime to a paltry 120 minutes.

A 200m movie plus 100m for reshoots.
We were supposed to get something great but instead the movie was rushed and the tone was changed.

Oh... And Supes horrible CGI was also a product of reshoots cuz a beardless Henry had already wrapped filming before they called him back for reshoots after he already grown beards for MI6.

I don't want to talk about the crappy sexual joke that Joss made with Barry and Diana plus scrapping a dark, gritty Batman for a guy who makes a bunch of dry one liners.

JL was supposed to be a blockbuster but WB ruined it just like they ruined a promising Suicide Squad by cutting, meddling and unnecessary reshoots to ruin the director's vision.

I'm glad James Wan was given a free hand to direct Aquaman plus they gave the movie over 2 hrs 20 mins runtime and pushed the release date to December just so we could get a complete movie.

I'm optimistic about the future.


Saturday will make it one year since the abomination called Josstice League was released, I don't want to think about it anymore.
It brings nothing but sadness.

What's done it's been done bro.
Saturday is going to bring the FANTASTIC BEASTS: CRIMES OF GRINDENWALD.

BlackManta:
I watched the video.
The man was absolutely right.
WB and Joss destroyed Justice League with their own hands.

Damn.. If only Zack's daughter didn't die.
But after all the hasty reshoots, they should have delayed the film and released it in January when Zack must have recovered.

But heck.. No.
They wanted to make money without caring about the quality of the product.

Joss changed almost the entire film.
And WB reduced the runtime to a paltry 120 minutes.

A 200m movie plus 100m for reshoots.
We were supposed to get something great but instead the movie was rushed and the tone was changed.

Oh... And Supes horrible CGI was also a product of reshoots cuz a beardless Henry had already wrapped filming before they called him back for reshoots after he already grown beards for MI6.

I don't want to talk about the crappy sexual joke that Joss made with Barry and Diana plus scrapping a dark, gritty Batman for a guy who makes a bunch of dry one liners.

JL was supposed to be a blockbuster but WB ruined it just like they ruined a promising Suicide Squad by cutting, meddling and unnecessary reshoots to ruin the director's vision.

I'm glad James Wan was given a free hand to direct Aquaman plus they gave the movie over 2 hrs 20 mins runtime and pushed the release date to December just so we could get a complete movie.

I'm optimistic about the future.


Saturday will make it one year since the abomination called Josstice League was released, I don't want to think about it anymore.
It brings nothing but sadness.

What's done it's been done bro.
Saturday is going to bring the FANTASTIC BEASTS: CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD.

Cool Wallpaper.

Lit.

An educative piece. Well done OP.

Unlimited22:
Not giving him a chance.

Paco Alcacer had his chance, a lot of it!!!
You all seem to have short memories, selective amnesia or forget too soon.

It was in this same thread a lot of people were saying he was not even an upgrade to Munir who was loaned out.
Alcacer started picking up on the left wing last season before he got injured, so i don't know what chance again you all are talking about. He wasn't going to bench Suarez to start with!!!

Politicians are not our problem.
I repeat, politicians are not our problem in this country. We the people are the problem.
We are so tolerant of a lot of nonsense, we also tolerate our politicians telling us reasons why we can't have any basic things and better life as a people.

Let us keep tolerating and keep complaining. It's our pride!!!

Madrid fans right now :

"Who cares about Barca's game anyways, I just want Levante & Getafe to lose today so we stay ahead of them"...