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Sincere 9gerian: Yes, OBJ first started the policy of cassava bread but it failed. The GEJ govt only reintroduced the policy.

I see.

Crayola1: I think he should have went regardless. If someone is your friend and colleague you should pay your final respects, damn the naysayers. All these dribbles and essays from Soyinka, seem to make the problem he is rallying against much worse in public opinion.

Going to pay last respect to his friend, despite what people might say would have definitely been much better than the long essay written to defend the reason he didn't go. Reasons, which of course he failed to state.

I personally don't see the need for this epistle. He didn't go to pay final respect to a friend, and critics latched on it, wouldn't it have been more dignifying for the erudite professor to maintain a golden silence? What purpose does this angry rant serve? To fuel further bad blood?

Abagworo: Obj remains a legend

Obj introduced cassava bread?

It's great to note that cassava farmer are benefiting immensely from their hard works, nonetheless the cassava 'boom' should aim to drive down price, not increase it. Otherwise, while the farmers smile to the banks, the poor will be unable to afford their simple cassava based meals - garri!

DarryOsh: I beg your pardon! Did you not read the post. Besides, as he stated, some people may choose to mourn differently.

WS of course has the right to mourn differently, but there are reasons the funeral of CA was a public event. One of them is so that friends and well-wishers pay their 'last' respect in public.

Hubris, resentment, eloquently masked! That's all!!

This is horrible, barbaric, and raw savagery. What kind of people shoot dead, random strangers they know next to nothing about? May peace elude such men, till they too die by the gun; and buried unsung!

This is a great development. 'Aba made' is on track for the next level. I join my brothers in Abia to celebrate this milestone.

Is that a person?

remark D: I salute you for this your post.

Double salute if you're of the same ethnic stock as Tinubu but still are able to view this matter so objectively and stating what clearly was the wrong move by the frog-eyed ex-governor.

Not only is running away the wrong move... it was a cowardly move... how can he even show face in public again? I mean... he should just go hide... and maybe get someone slip him some rat... (fill in the gap)

Good point.

Let's review again what transpired at the event.

He started by recognising Tinubu as the landlord of Chief Jide Omokore in Lagos. He said Tinubu had shown himself as a good landlord at that and that he was proud of Tinubu’s political prowess. He stated that looking at Tinubu’s attainments so far, he should not be seen as Asiwaju of Lagos, but Asiwaju of the entire kaaro o ojiire (Yorubaland). Tinubu was elated, seeing a key opposition politician eulogise him to high heavens.

Tinubu was very elated when it appears he was being praised. Why did he not run away when he was being hailed. I bet those Tinubu ar.se lickers on this thread, who have buried their objectivity in Tinubu loot chest will not see anything wrong with this. The thief responded very warmly to praises, but turn tail and run when criticized. Again, only an scheming opportunist does that. Shameful, and indeed disgraceful.

bloggernaija: Outsmart? More like made a fool of himself .

Not what we were told!

The hall initially went into pin-drop silence, but then erupted in huge ovations for the Kogi senator.

I guess you didn't read this part!

Afam4eva: If na you nko, you no go run? What answer was he going to give? lol.

I like audacious men like Sen Smart Adeyemi.

Lol,
Let's assume it was his best move to turn tail and run. But surely, we should be hearing Tinubu's response from Lie Mohammned. Or...?

quid: By Simon Ebegbulem

The battle between the North and the South-south over 2015 presidency took a twist as a two-time former governor of the defunct Bendel State, Dr Samuel Ogbemudia, said the North has no claim to power until 2027.

Ogbemudia argued that the North’s right to the presidency would be valid after the South-south would have completed eight years, and the South-east taken its turn of eight years.

“The South-west came in, in 1999 and served for eight years. The South-south should also do eight years. And the truth is that the South-east is also entitled to the presidency when the South-south must have finished its eight years,” Ogbemudia contended.

Full interview:
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/06/presidency-why-north-should-wait-till-2027-by-ogbemudia/

Correct!! I don't even need to read the full interview.

gbanikiti: How do you know Jonathan eats cassava bread and eats ofada rice every time ? we only see that on Television when he is campaigning for made in Nigeria products. They should stop disturbing Nigerians with their advert of cassava bread. Nigerians have the right to eat whatever they deem fit for their body.

Cassava bread innovation is actually one of the most important component of the agricultural revolution - it benefits the (cassava) farmers directly, and help reduce the amount of foreign spent importing wheat, even if it is by 20%. And of course people are free to eat whatever the like, including those who love the cassava bread.

remark D: Point B, kee ebe eze anyi gara? onwa abouo now onwebeghi onye huru ya anya ebe a? gini na eme?

Nwanne, eze anyi di. Manu oru jidire ya.

“I want to assure you, Asiwaju, that there is a president in Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, who has fought more battles than any other Nigerian leader in the name of terrorism. “In 2012, the budget for security was N900 billion; that money is enough to dualise all major roads in Nigeria. It is enough to equip our universities. If that money had entered some African countries, it would cripple the economy, but it was committed to security because of terrorism.

“Goodluck Jonathan can be likened to a pilot who took off and suddenly entered into turbulence. With patience and perseverance, he weathered the storm. Today, he has reached the cruising level and he is cruising towards 2015. I believe you should be with this president as a democrat and not with a dictator.”

And this is quite interesting. Not everyone one buys the 'cluesless, corrupt' theory, at least Smart people don't!

Tinubu was stunned at the effrontery of Adeyemi as was the audience. Tinubu, along with controversial former minister of the Federal Capital Teritorry, Nasir Elrufai, immediately left the hall after the incident apparently angered that Adeyemi put Tinubu on the spot.

Shame. What kind of man run away from the opportunity to sell his idea? Only an opportunist does that! Tinubu's romance with Buhari is not based on any solid principle, just the opportunistic grasp for power.

Again, shame!

It's the right way to go,
But let's hope it's not all talk and no action.

noblezone: APC = Arewa's Political Contention!

If the North does not produce the flag bearer, the merger will end up as just ordinary "maja maja".

And the whole set-up is simply a Colony of BAT (Bola Ahmed Tinubu) which objective is simple to grab power for sake of power never service. Otherwise, in which world will bigoted, sectional leader Buhari be promoted over the like of Ngige, Rochas, Fashola et al in the same party? Only in the Colony of BAT!

Tinubu lied? So what?

What's lying to a certificate forger, identity thief, bastard, drug baron, etc etc?

Abeg free the thief biko. Tell us something new!

Interesting piece.

Ribadu, Tsav - over to you!

EASTSIDAZ: You are correct 100percent. The boy abagworo is a clown of the highest order. If it were Obi, Soludo or Ezeife that has declared, I can assure you that he will not throw his e-support like he is doing in the case Roches.

I still maintain my position if GEJ is running and APC presents Roches, it will make it so easy for GEJ to win without resistance because I know that igbos will vote for GEJ 100percent against Roches.

Good a thing Obi is the chairman of SE governors, he will lead SE to deliver our block vote to GEJ. Recently TA orji confirmed that SE will vote for GEJ, I keep wondering which SE state that will vote okorosha: is it Anambra the second home to GEJ or Enugu another GEJ strong base or Abia where Orji is in charge or Ebonyi who is a strong GEJ supporter.

Even in Imo state the clown in Roches is hated for his unpopular and clueless policies.

Igbo will NEVER vote GEJ ahead of Rochas in a presidential election, let alone the 100% crap some of you are spilling here. On what grounds are we making this self-defeating assertion. Rochas is, always, a better all round leader compare to GEJ. The only condition that would warrant Igbo voting for GEJ when Rochas is running, is if Rochas is running as VP!

Afam4evaIsASlut: But these same evil Yorubas are the only people that accept you on their lands and make you feel secure without fearing for your life? Do you want to hear a little story about what the Northerners and South Africans do to your brothers whenever they sense the slightest bit of disrespect from them?

This stupid lies again? The land belongs to Federal Government - not yoruba! If you think you have say who comes or stay on 'your' land. You are on a very very long thing! Do you hear what is happening to your so-called Northners, start the boko stuff of shit in 'your' land and let's see how that works for you. I wonders where some of the bigoted children crawl out from. Your land indeed!

Akanbi_edu: Repeat

A large proportion of those fixated on Tinubu's activity are paid agents. As soon as they got disengaged, you either don't hear from them anymore or less frequently(Beaf, jmaine, pointB). PointB is especially earning his pay by rallying the Igbo group on NL behind GEJ using Biafra sentiment.

We have some that have tried to rally Yoruba group here. They have tried to use Awolowo's name, tried to use Abiola's during the MAulAG saga but that failed woefully. They will try the religious, only God can tell what the outcome of that will be.



Kedu?

Allegations you say?

Keep telling yourself that, may be someday, you will be able to believe it.

How is the rallying IGBO for Janathan going? Have you seen that thread that proposed Rochas for president, I bet you have not contributed. Have you? I thought you claimed to be working for Igbo president bro?

Does this bull crap from your south end deserves a meaningful response? Certainly not from me.

DerideGull: Why do most Nigerians navigate to nairaland and join issues over alleged rampant corruption witnessed among the so-called leaders in the jungle called Nigeria?

I am quite sure current leaders or leaderships in Nigeria are better than the management of nairaland forum. At least, the nepotisms and tribal bias jingoisms in Nigeria bring considerable amount of millions in dollars to the practitioners.

It was not long ago, a moderator that goes by moniker-OAM4J got into the issue of usages of word-Ibo for Igbo in texts to the chagrin of well-meaning Igbo chaps on nairaland forum. When certain Igbo chaps resorted to the use of Yari.ba in texts too, the issue was elevated to protracted academic and tribal exercises.

The charges and countercharges did not last long when one Dede1 scholarly and eruditely exposed the intellectual laziness of those who argued that Yari.ba or Y.ooba has not been extensively used in texts.

Even OAM4J has to swallow his\her ethnic bigoted pride by accepting the findings of Dede1 that Yari.ba or Y.ooba has, in fact, been used in texts and there was no iota of bigotry in the usage of the word.
As I write this complaint, it bothers me to find the usage of Ibo for Igbo is open session yet it is an infringement of nairaland’s idiotic rule to use Yari.ba or Y.ooba for Yoruba.

Folks, I want you all to judge why the same moderator, OAM4J who has been forced to accept there is no intent of tribally biased bigotry over the usage of Ibo for Igbo or Yari.ba or Yo.oba for Yoruba, would ban deridegull for the innocuous use of Yari.ba or Yo.oba on nairaland.

In fact, one and only convincing reason that comes to mind is that naiarland is allegedly owned by a Yari.ba and OAM4J could hail from the same ethnicity as the former.

I thought Nigeria sucks but nairaland is useless. How can the so-called youths of Nigeria ever repair the cracks on the foundation of the country when tribal bigotry takes center stage on a transient entity such as nairaland?

I believe this complaint is very valid. Nairaland Admins should address issue decisively to eliminate every doubt of nepotism and bigotry and blatant tribalism labeled against the admins.

ilugunboy: Simple....they don't have a rallying figure like him

....hate and despise what you can't get.

Decent, hardworking, independent minded people find it very difficult to rally around thieves. We have no regrets!

Akanbi_edu: Well, this is what I think......

There are paid PDP/GEJ agents on nairaland. Their primary focus is on whoever appears to be strong enough to challenge their master. This didn't start with Tinubu. Before PDP presidential primaries in 2011, the attention was on Atiku and IBB. As soon as GEJ got the PDP ticket, focus shited to Buhari.

It shouldn't be too difficult to see that Tinubu is now the biggest threat. Buhari has the grassroot in the north but we all know by now that that may not be enough. A combination of Tinubu and Buhari is capable of dethroning the GEJ administration, hence the undue attention to Tinubu's activity.

The idea to create lies everyday. People are bound to believe some of the lies if do it long enough.

The east angle is just an bonus for the propagandists. They are mere crowd that joins whoever seems to be winning.

Was it GEJ apologists to took Tinubu to court ob account of his certificates?
Was Tunde Bakare playing the PDP card when he questioned Tinubu's identity and called him a bastard?
What about the various sleaze linked to Tinubu, and his continuous looting of Lagos treasury via his many schemes?
Did GEJ apologists operate all those foreign accounts linked with Tinubu while in office?

Your response is typical of ACN goons, and half baked ACN intellectuals on parade in Nigeria - blame everything on the big bad PDP! In any case, Tinubu is a typical yoruba theif, loquacious to boot. In saner culture he would rather play in the shadows, not at the fore. Alas, this foolishness is called 'political sophistication'

Here are other various allegation yet to be cleared by this Tinubu and comapany:

THE UNEDITED ALLEGATION

1. 4, Oyinkan Abayomi (formerly Queens) Drive, Ikoyi: A 5-bedroom detached house on one acre of land which was originally the Lagos State Governor’s guest house since 1979, but which now belongs to Tinubu. The certificate of occupancy of the property valued at N450 million was signed and released to him by Fashola in 2007 shortly after he assumed office.

2. Tinubu’s residence at 26 Bourdillon Road, Ikoyi was initially falsely presented as Oando Plc Guest House. Later, he purportedly bought it from Oando, and used public funds to rebuild and renovate it. The Lagos State Government bought the property and paid an undisclosed sum to him and thereafter gave the property back to him under the bogus Pension Bill he signed to law shortly before he left office in 2007. The property is worth over N600 million.

3. The annex of the Lagos State Guest House in Asokoro, Abuja was bought by the State Government in 2006 for N450 million, purportedly to protect the main house from security breach. Shortly after Tinubu left office, the property was transferred to him under the pension plan he signed into law before leaving office.

4. The 250-hectare land valued at about N35billion and strategically located at the Ajah junction on Lekki Road was initially meant for a General Hospital for the people of Eti-Osa Local Government but was stolen by Tinubu and handed over to Trojan Estate Ltd – a company owned by Deji and Wale Tinubu – to develop as Royal Garden Housing Estate at the expense of the taxpayers of Lagos.

5. The 1,000 hectares of land valued at about N75billion located at Lakowe near Abijo at Ibeju-Lekki Local Government and given to Lekki Concession Company (LCC) which is partly- owned by Tinubu and Fashola and being developed as golf course and housing estate by Assets and Resource Management Ltd (ARM) as ADIVA project.

6. The prime land of 157 hectares with 2.5km of Atlantic beachfront valued at about N10billion and stolen by Tinubu from the communities of Siriwon, Igbekodo, Apakin, etc in Ibeju-Lekki Local Government and given to Ibukun Fakeye – his crony to build a golf course and luxury villa with little or no compensation to the villagers. In addition, Tinubu paid $20million (N3billion) out of public treasury to Ibukun Fakeye to commence the project in late 2006. Fashola has since released additional funding for this project, which is not owned by the state government.

7. The 14-hectare Parkview Ikoyi Estate foreshore land reclaimed by Lagos State Government is now owned by Bola Tinubu.

8. While in office, he allocated to himself the former Strabag yard beside the Lagos State Secretariat at Alausa, Ikeja. The property is now being developed into a shopping mall as big as the Palms in Lekki. This is public property brazenly stolen and now owned by Tinubu, aided by Fashola.

9. The choice property at Lekki-Epe road on which he built and owns the multi-billion naira Oriental Hotel and the extension of multi-storey car park beside it. Also, the multi-level recreation centre by Mobil in Oniru Estate on Lekki-Epe road jointly owned with ARM and Tunji Olowolafe. All these assets valued at over N25billion were obtained without paying a kobo to the Lagos State Government.

10. Tinubu and Fashola sold the following prime Lagos properties to their personal friend and front – Prince Dipo Eludoyin at very ridiculous prices:
• The 3.8-hectare of land of Lagos State Fisheries office in VI (beside the Institute of Oceanography) valued at N3billion.
• The fishery landing jetty at Badore (where the Ilubirin fishermen were to be relocated) valued at N500million
• The entire Ogudu foreshore scheme initially earmarked for a low-cost housing scheme valued at N5billion
• The Ilubinrin housing estate (which used to house Lagos state civil servants and judges up till 2007) valued at N2.5billion.
• The former Julius Berger yard at Oko Orisan, Epe valued at N450million.

11. Tinubu raised a loan of N4.7billion on Eko Akete project for which nothing was achieved before he turned around to sell the property to his Chagouri friends of Chagouri & Chagouri and Hitech Construction Ltd at a ridiculously low price at the expense of the taxpayers of Lagos.

12. Tinubu applied to personally purchase the Federal Secretariat building while in office. When he couldn’t get to buy it, he directed Fashola to stop the eventual owner of the complex to develop it. The complex is presently wasting away courtesy of the Lagos State Government.

13. It took several months of horse trading and underhand payments before Fashola could allow the new owners of 1004 flats to redevelop the complex.

14. Several other buyers of Federal Government properties and developers of properties in Ikoyi, Victoria Island and Government Reservation Area Ikeja were forced to succumb to the outrageous demands of Tinubu, Fashola, Commissioner Abosede and other officials of the Lagos State Physical Planning Ministry and were made to pay ridiculous amounts to private accounts before their redevelopments were approved. Those who refused or were unable to pay could not develop their properties. This is a major economic strangulation of property developers and has contributed largely to the skyrocketing rent in Ikoyi, VI and Lekki axis.

15. Tinubu converted all the plots of land where Lagos Polytechnic was located at Ikosi near the old toll gate. He chased away the Polytechnic in 2006 and went ahead to locate the choice plots to himself, his cronies and political associates. The headquarters of Television Continental (TVC), which is owned by him, is located there. He deprived the youths of Lagos of decent education because of his greed.

16. Tinubu singlehandedly sold the prime land on Aboyade Cole, Victoria Island which was recovered from some allotees, to UACN Properties Plc. The amount of proceeds was shrouded in secrecy.

17. Eludoyin, fronting for Tinubu, built the estate directly opposite Goshen Beach Estate in Lekki area.

18. Tinubu’s wife, Remi Tinubu, built the massive New Era Foundation youth camp at the junction of Eleko, off the Lekki-Epe express road, with Lagos State funds and has now converted it to personal use.

19. Tinubu owns the Fara Park Estate and the Beach Wood Estate both in Lekki.

20. The Critical Care unit at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) in Ikeja, built and equipped with state funds, is now owned personally by Tinubu. He has put one Dr. Sikiru Tinubu, (a supposed cousin of his) to run the outfit. It is run as a private unit and the proceeds are pocketed by the duo. The unit charges its users exorbitantly and most Lagosians can hardly afford to pay its high charges. Much of the revenue is derived from fees paid by the State Government for patients referred there by its General Hospitals.

21. Several prominent Nigerians in the judiciary, police, INEC, and other sensitive agencies have obtained prime land from former Governor Tinubu and incumbent Governor Fashola over the years without paying a kobo. Many of them had turned around to sell the land to third parties at substantial profit. Many top officials in the police, INEC and the judiciary who participated in the 2003 and 2007 elections and tribunals in states where Tinubu has interest were compromised with parcels of free prime Lagos land and cash. If the Lagos State Land’s Bureau could publish the names and identities of beneficiaries of land allotees from 2000 to date, the scandal that will result is better imagined. Gbenga Ashafa, now a Senator, and Mrs. Awofisayo were the conduits through which these acts were being perpetrated. Both were also personally involved in various dubious land transactions on their own.

22. Prime land and properties have been used to pay off public officials who are personally close to Tinubu and Fashola for “jobs well done” or for being privy to sensitive information, notably:
(a) Dele Alake, former Commissioner for Information and Strategy, was sold a whole house on Alexander Road, Ikoyi where he lived as official quarters at a give-away price.

Tinubu is a sophisticated thief currently left to run wild by FG as he serves their interest at the moment. Expect reality to change the moment his 'usefulness' expires.

take dat: The Ubas, Emeka Offor are all political heavyweights and kingmakers in the SE! Do you know how many known 419ners back then in Lagos who are now Igwes in their autonomous communities? What moral superiority do you then have above others when crooks are being bestowed revered kingship stool?

P.S- I am not here to defend Tinubu!

Emeka Offor and Uba are kingmakers in their bedrooms. If you believe otherwise, name how many 'kings' they have made, and while at it bring up threads/discussion that revere them.

take dat: You know that's a big lie. We know where thieves, fraudsters and drug barons are Igwes and red cap chiefs. The place where people believe that life is all about transaction, legal or illegal! Where their big men control crime syndicate, and who visit their autonomous communities during yam festivals and christmas in cars with customized plate numbers for chieftancy titles! Lol!

Support your assertion with a popular name, and tell the world how such person has been glamourised as some yorubas shameless glamorizes Tinubu?

eggheaders: numerous member of your community that bows to any money spraying person. during your annual home coming at the tail end of every year.

And that elevates them to regional heros c.um political leader?