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My Honest Take On The 2023 General Elections. by Vado2: 7:37pm On Feb 23, 2023
With this general election, I must admit that a lot has changed in terms of my viewpoint. Even among those who are educated, tribalism and hypocrisy are Nigeria's biggest problems.

I had a preconceived impression about the Ibos before the election that they were the most tribally inclined people on earth, but I was completely wrong. Although they may occasionally fight with other tribes, they are not a bunch of hypocrites.

There is no group of people more tribalistic than the Yorubas. Simply because a candidate is your brother doesn't make it wrong to vote for him. Jonathan had a similar treatment from the South South. But concealing it behind the pretense that he built Lagos, I guess that stinks. Lagos already existed before The Yoruba Candidate entered politics. They "Say omo-Ibo" go back to Anambra when you attempt to engage them in intellectual conversations. Individuals work hard to make money; nobody is paid by the state, and neither are we given free rides or water. Just ask the Yoruba candidate's supporters what he did while he was a governor, and they'll start discussing initiatives that other governors have undertaken. And guess what he did not get along with these governors, like BRF and AA for instance, he even fought against their reelection.

He suddenly made a route for them. Why does his supporters give him credit to the governors of Lagos State but not to the governors he puts on other Yoruba states who perform appallingly?? such as the former governor of Osun and the current governor of Ogun State?

A dummy would do well as Lagos Governor. Lagos already had one of the biggest economy in Africa before 1998

They began playing the tribal card "Our Lagos" as soon as it was clear that people could see through their lies. the same Lagos that was built by Niger-Delta Oil. Even the elites exhibit hypocrisy when they start uttering "Yoruba ronu" and "Omo-ale." Imagine for a second that the Yoruba candidate came from a different tribe; the world wouldn't have heard enough.

Brilliant thinkers, like Wole Soyinka, would have spoken up and even funded protests to stymie the candidacy, but since he is their son, everyone has been silent.

What about the religious leaders?

In the church, some of them had already established a political department, but everything changed when their favorite candidate lost the primary. The Church has now adopted a neutral stance after initially showing signs of active participation. Currently, they are idly perched and using parables to communicate.

The Yorubas are the only tribe I've observed that is overtly tribalistic. That is complete.

Their leaders are doing this by appealing to their ingrained tribalism. Nobody can conceal it. Although not all Yorubas are like way, this is my honest assessment of them. This is not meant as a slight against the decent, at peace, and wise Yoruba people. Nigeria is for everyone, and this is merely a belligerent cry to look above ingrained tribalism.

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Re: My Honest Take On The 2023 General Elections. by immortalcrown(m): 7:53pm On Feb 23, 2023
cool
There are cowards and hypocrites in every tribe. But Yoruba has....

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Re: My Honest Take On The 2023 General Elections. by haffaze777(m): 8:06pm On Feb 23, 2023
Cry cry baby

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Re: My Honest Take On The 2023 General Elections. by Workch: 8:15pm On Feb 23, 2023
Omo, fear majority of Yorubas but all of them are not like that.
I use to think that they are very enlightened until this whole election things started. Them fall hand, many of them allowed tribal bigotry buy their conscience.

We all know that Tinubu is the worst of all the major contenders but will tribalism allow them agree?
Peter Obi is winning anyways

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Re: My Honest Take On The 2023 General Elections. by Trollronaldo: 8:17pm On Feb 23, 2023
Although your point is correct for majority of yorubas but I can tell you that many of us don't reason like that.

For me, it will be over my dead body to vote for Tinubu, instead I will not vote. There's no amount of tribal sentiment that will confuse me.

Tinubu is questionable on every ramifications and my conscience will not be sold for tribal bigotry.
We have many Yorubas who share my opinion. It's a disgrace that majority still don't see it that way

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Re: My Honest Take On The 2023 General Elections. by Workch: 8:19pm On Feb 23, 2023
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Re: My Honest Take On The 2023 General Elections. by Vado2: 8:30pm On Feb 23, 2023
Workch:
Omo, fear majority of Yorubas but all of them are not like that.
I use to think that they are very enlightened until this whole election things started. Them fall hand, many of them allowed tribal bigotry buy their conscience.

We all know that Tinubu is the worst of all the major contenders but will tribalism allow them agree?
Peter Obi is winning anyways


I must admit that I was rather disappointed. There were several people I admired much. I am quite disappointed. even my local pastor. A lot about people were revealed in this election.

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Re: My Honest Take On The 2023 General Elections. by Goke7: 8:33pm On Feb 23, 2023
What a lamentation thread grin

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Re: My Honest Take On The 2023 General Elections. by Tenses: 8:41pm On Feb 23, 2023
When I join nairaland newly I used to admire freestuffsng aka seunmsg for his intellectual prowess and discourse but this election has shown that education cannot cure tribalism and bigotry.

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Re: My Honest Take On The 2023 General Elections. by INDOMIE9090(f): 8:42pm On Feb 23, 2023
Goke7:
What a lamentation thread grin
seriouly my brother.
Where were they when Yorubas supported Jonathan massively 2011.
They expect us to neglect our credible son for a dullard whose investment in anambra is worth next to nothing.

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Re: My Honest Take On The 2023 General Elections. by Softmirror: 8:46pm On Feb 23, 2023
Workch:
Omo, fear majority of Yorubas but all of them are not like that.
I use to think that they are very enlightened until this whole election things started. Them fall hand, many of them allowed tribal bigotry buy their conscience.

We all know that Tinubu is the worst of all the major contenders but will tribalism allow them agree?
Peter Obi is winning anyways

grin

I FEEL SO MUCH PITY FOR ATIKU AND PDP IN GENERAL. HE IS BEING WRECKED FROM ALL SIDES.

ATIKU AND PDP IS BEING WRECKED BY PETER OBI.

BEING WRECKED BY KWANKWASO.

BEING WRECKED BY THE G5.

MORE SO HE IS BEING WRECKED BY SHETTIMA DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEY ARE BOTH FROM THE SAME POLITICAL ZONE.

THE IRONY IS, NEITHER PETER OBI NOR KWANKWASO HAVE ANY CHANCES OF WINNING. THEY ARE NOTHING BUT SPOILERS PAVING WAY FOR APC'S VICTORY.

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Re: My Honest Take On The 2023 General Elections. by Lipscomb(m): 8:55pm On Feb 23, 2023
Eboes don dey see results small small.

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Re: My Honest Take On The 2023 General Elections. by Aldol: 9:09pm On Feb 23, 2023
This thread sweet me die...call us tribalist, we are proud of it. At least we are not religious extremist and terrorist. So many Yorubas here supporting Obi but it's abomination for an Igbo to support Tinubu yet you call us tribalist. Call us whatever you want, we refused to be blackmailed and gaslighted

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Re: My Honest Take On The 2023 General Elections. by Ofodirinwa: 9:18pm On Feb 23, 2023
You have to have serious hatred for your fellow human being to want Tinubu to be president at this age, especially since the backbone of his political empire is theft and nobody living, including Tinubu, has denied this.

Making the issue ethnocentric is an insult to Yoruba ppl only. If Tinubu is your brother you are insulting yourself. So fulani brings Atiku, Hausa brings Kwankwaso, Igbo brings Obi, and you bring the one that is urinating on himself. Meaning that you believe this is who and what represents your people.

If it does not represent your people, dont make it an ethnic election. If that is your champion and representative as an ethnic group then you have a lower opinion of yourself than most outsiders have of you.

Orji Kalu has tried to run for elections. If you go to my village and tell them Orji Kalu represents Igbos they will insult you back. This is why he gets nowhere. Rochas, Hope, etc. But 'our brother pur brother' has created the monster that is Tinubu and APC.

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Re: My Honest Take On The 2023 General Elections. by 3ple9iner: 9:35pm On Feb 23, 2023
All what you are saying doesn't make sense if you can't tell us how Peter Obi as a governor for 8 years is better than Tinubu's 8 years as governor.

It's also very funny how you expect Obi to get 80%+ vote from a tribe who before now wished for the end of Nigeria, called Nigeria different names, insulted other Tribes and threatened to take the lands of other Tribes and killed people who don't have same view with them and coincidentally are his tribes me, and you called them Nationalist but calling another tribe who are voting for a candidate from there ethnic group tribalist.



We should stop all these and let everyone support anyone.
If with the way you campaign about Obi and he wins but things don't workout well for people I'm sure you would leave everyone to their faith.

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Re: My Honest Take On The 2023 General Elections. by Heavensent01(m): 9:50pm On Feb 23, 2023
Vado2:



I must admit that I was rather disappointed. There were several people I admired much. I am quite disappointed. even my local pastor. A lot about people were revealed in this election.


you emotional cretin, all Yorubas endorse success over failure, we witness and hear how Anambra suffer under peter obi govt, which sane human will want him to replicate that in Nigeria?



you fools elected ikpeazu despite his failure you reelected him again after queuing to collect 2 litres of kerosene



you born by mistake can't be publicly endorsing Your incompetent kinsman and want Yoruba to abandoned a man that have helped Nigerians across tribe line



Yoruba are voting In mass for Tinubu on Saturday and some Northerners who want the best for their states will do same



over Non igbo dead body will peter obi be Nigeria president

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Re: My Honest Take On The 2023 General Elections. by MightySparrow: 10:13pm On Feb 23, 2023
This OP is not realistic at all. I want to think otherwise. Yorubas are more accommodating than Igbos.
Akabueze became commissioner in Lagos state one other fwllow House of Representatives. How many can boast of same treatment in any SE states? In our markets, you hardly can see Igbos traders employing other tribes rather would go to his village.
The kind of large heart government ran by OBJ cannot be from any Igbo leader.



Stupid people Lagos has been ahead other places in Nigeria before almagamation. It was a meeting place between local and Portuguese trades who gave the place Lagos. It was the seat of government during colonial era.
That Igbo build Lagos is a stupid assertion.
Why can't they build their own lands? A curse?

Igbos are intrinsically selfish that apart from gain's they make in the host communities nothing more you can gain.


To add salt to injury, they begin to abuse their hosts. Ingrate people.


They want what they cannot offer. How many people go to Igbo land for greener pastures?
Who wouldn't build in Igbo land if they are that friendly?

The OP is simply an idiot.

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Re: My Honest Take On The 2023 General Elections. by Foolishbuhari: 10:50pm On Feb 23, 2023
Workch:
Omo, fear majority of Yorubas but all of them are not like that.
I use to think that they are very enlightened until this whole election things started. Them fall hand, many of them allowed tribal bigotry buy their conscience.

We all know that Tinubu is the worst of all the major contenders but will tribalism allow them agree?
Peter Obi is winning anyways
I swear my brother! I used to think the Yorubas were very enlightened and educated folks. I thought the north even did more tribalism than the rest of Nigeria but you see this election cycle, e clear everything! Hahahaha.

When Tifnubu finally loses this elections on Saturday, I'm really interested on how they'll carry themselves henceforth. Throughout this election, I didn't see any Igbo person saying they'd vote Obi because he's Igbo. Obi even told them don't vote 4 me because I'm Igbo. Vote for me because I'm the most qualified!

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Re: My Honest Take On The 2023 General Elections. by Workch: 11:26pm On Feb 23, 2023
MightySparrow:
This OP is not realistic at all. I want to think otherwise. Yorubas are more accommodating than Igbos.
Akabueze became commissioner in Lagos state one other fwllow House of Representatives. How many can boast of same treatment in any SE states? In our markets, you hardly can see Igbos traders employing other tribes rather would go to his village.
The kind of large heart government ran by OBJ cannot be from any Igbo leader.



Stupid people Lagos has been ahead other places in Nigeria before almagamation. It was a meeting place between local and Portuguese trades who gave the place Lagos. It was the seat of government during colonial era.
That Igbo build Lagos is a stupid assertion.
Why can't they build their own lands? A curse?

Igbos are intrinsically selfish that apart from gain's they make in the host communities nothing more you can gain.


To add salt to injury, they begin to abuse their hosts. Ingrate people.


They want what they cannot offer. How many people go to Igbo land for greener pastures?
Who wouldn't build in Igbo land if they are that friendly?

The OP is simply an idiot.


Yoruba use to do Oju aye. That's the most dangerous serpentine attribute
Re: My Honest Take On The 2023 General Elections. by Vado2: 12:08am On Feb 24, 2023
3ple9iner:
All what you are saying doesn't make sense if you can't tell us how Peter Obi as a governor for 8 years is better than Tinubu's 8 years as governor.

It's also very funny how you expect Obi to get 80%+ vote from a tribe who before now wished for the end of Nigeria, called Nigeria different names, insulted other Tribes and threatened to take the lands of other Tribes and killed people who don't have same view with them and coincidentally are his tribes me, and you called them Nationalist but calling another tribe who are voting for a candidate from there ethnic group tribalist.



We should stop all these and let everyone support anyone.
If with the way you campaign about Obi and he wins but things don't workout well for people I'm sure you would leave everyone to their faith.

They only desired to leave the union with Nigeria because of their marginalization, both politically and socially. They are considered as second-class citizens, and to make matters worse, some government officials made some provocative remarks. Nnamdi Azikiwe, an Ibo man, was one of the key figures in the pre-independence scene. He teamed up with Obafemi Awolowo to secure Nigeria's independence, but they are now entirely ignored in the grand scheme of things.
Re: My Honest Take On The 2023 General Elections. by LegendHero(m): 12:11am On Feb 24, 2023
Lol all these Obidient and their delusion.

Firstly, OP what is the name of your inconsequential tribe? Let's start from there.

I always love to see tears flowing like this and I take delight when people call Yoruba tribalists. Shey na me talk say make your inconsequential good for nothing tribe no get solidarity ni?

If person wan come vote candidate, shey na the dullard Obi the Yoruba go vote for? Same lunatic OBi wey no fit point to one development for Anambla abi another one? I go get Tinubu with all him track record, I go come go vote one village dullard Obi as a Yoruba man.

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Re: My Honest Take On The 2023 General Elections. by Vado2: 12:11am On Feb 24, 2023
Heavensent01:



you emotional cretin, all Yorubas endorse success over failure, we witness and hear how Anambra suffer under peter obi govt, which sane human will want him to replicate that in Nigeria?



you fools elected ikpeazu despite his failure you reelected him again after queuing to collect 2 litres of kerosene



you born by mistake can't be publicly endorsing Your incompetent kinsman and want Yoruba to abandoned a man that have helped Nigerians across tribe line



Yoruba are voting In mass for Tinubu on Saturday and some Northerners who want the best for their states will do same



over Non igbo dead body will peter obi be Nigeria president

Your bigotry just jumped right out. What I noticed about these guys is that anyone that has a differing opinion would be termed ‘Ibo’. This isn’t just online, but also offline. SMH
Re: My Honest Take On The 2023 General Elections. by LegendHero(m): 12:14am On Feb 24, 2023
Vado2:


Your bigotry just jumped right out. What I noticed about these guys is that anyone that has a differing opinion would be termed ‘Ibo’. This isn’t just online, but also offline. SMH

Tell us your incosequential tribe name let's start from there.

We agree you are not Nyanmuri but at least you suppose get tribe name.

Wetin dey pain you if Yoruba people be tribalist? Abi no be same Ibo people wey dey cry Biafla country few month ago, if they are not tribalist why they wan leave Nigeria get their own separate country?

So suddenly now because Obi is on the ballot, Igbo man don suddenly turn one Nigeria people wey love all tribe. Same people wey been dey call us Afonja/betrayers and dey call Northerners cow all this while?

I am happy I am a Yoruba tribalist. If your tribe get recognition reach one Yoruba sub-group, you self go dey proud to be your tribe tribalist.

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Re: My Honest Take On The 2023 General Elections. by Vado2: 12:21am On Feb 24, 2023
MightySparrow:
This OP is not realistic at all. I want to think otherwise. Yorubas are more accommodating than Igbos.
Akabueze became commissioner in Lagos state one other fwllow House of Representatives. How many can boast of same treatment in any SE states? In our markets, you hardly can see Igbos traders employing other tribes rather would go to his village.
The kind of large heart government ran by OBJ cannot be from any Igbo leader.



Stupid people Lagos has been ahead other places in Nigeria before almagamation. It was a meeting place between local and Portuguese trades who gave the place Lagos. It was the seat of government during colonial era.
That Igbo build Lagos is a stupid assertion.
Why can't they build their own lands? A curse?

Igbos are intrinsically selfish that apart from gain's they make in the host communities nothing more you can gain.


To add salt to injury, they begin to abuse their hosts. Ingrate people.


They want what they cannot offer. How many people go to Igbo land for greener pastures?
Who wouldn't build in Igbo land if they are that friendly?

The OP is simply an idiot.



I never said that they are amicable. In my perspective, the Ibos are inherently self-centered and selfish. They are not hypocrites; they can only put their best foot forward for profit. The Ibo candidate is not being marketed as a tribal candidate like the Yoruba candidate is. Talk about the Edo people if you want to discuss a detrabalized tribe. Only in Yoruba area will a trader become enraged with you because you are speaking pidgin; she doesn't care if you aren't speaking Yoruba as long as she can lose that transaction. This is a unique personal experience. Only in Yoruba territory do people refer to you as "Omo Ibo," even if you are not Ibo.

OBJ is a detribalized leader, that’s the reason a large number of Yorubas don’t like him. Just the way the North likes their leaders hardcore Muslims, the Yorubas like their leaders hardcore tribalist.

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Re: My Honest Take On The 2023 General Elections. by MightySparrow: 12:21am On Feb 24, 2023
Workch:
Yoruba use to do Oju aye. That's the most dangerous serpentine attribute
Good
Re: My Honest Take On The 2023 General Elections. by Vado2: 12:22am On Feb 24, 2023
LegendHero:


Tell us your incosequential tribe name let's start from there.

We agree you are not Nyanmuri but at least you suppose get tribe name.

Wetin dey pain you if Yoruba people be tribalist? Abi no be same Ibo people wey dey cry Biafla country few month ago, if they are not tribalist why they wan leave Nigeria get their own separate country?

So suddenly now because Obi is on the ballot, Igbo man don suddenly turn one Nigeria people wey love all tribe. Same people wey been dey call us Afonja/betrayers and dey call Northerners cow all this while?

I am happy I am a Yoruba tribalist. If your tribe get recognition reach one Yoruba sub-group, you self go dey proud to be your tribe tribalist.
Re: My Honest Take On The 2023 General Elections. by wegevv: 12:23am On Feb 24, 2023
Vado2:
With this general election, I must admit that a lot has changed in terms of my viewpoint. Even among those who are educated, tribalism and hypocrisy are Nigeria's biggest problems.

I had a preconceived impression about the Ibos before the election that they were the most tribally inclined people on earth, but I was completely wrong. Although they may occasionally fight with other tribes, they are not a bunch of hypocrites.

There is no group of people more tribalistic than the Yorubas. Simply because a candidate is your brother doesn't make it wrong to vote for him. Jonathan had a similar treatment from the South South. But concealing it behind the pretense that he built Lagos, I guess that stinks. Lagos already existed before The Yoruba Candidate entered politics. They "Say omo-Ibo" go back to Anambra when you attempt to engage them in intellectual conversations. Individuals work hard to make money; nobody is paid by the state, and neither are we given free rides or water. Just ask the Yoruba candidate's supporters what he did while he was a governor, and they'll start discussing initiatives that other governors have undertaken. And guess what he did not get along with these governors, like BRF and AA for instance, he even fought against their reelection.

He suddenly made a route for them. Why does his supporters give him credit to the governors of Lagos State but not to the governors he puts on other Yoruba states who perform appallingly?? such as the former governor of Osun and the current governor of Ogun State?

A dummy would do well as Lagos Governor. Lagos already had one of the biggest economy in Africa before 1998

They began playing the tribal card "Our Lagos" as soon as it was clear that people could see through their lies. the same Lagos that was built by Niger-Delta Oil. Even the elites exhibit hypocrisy when they start uttering "Yoruba ronu" and "Omo-ale." Imagine for a second that the Yoruba candidate came from a different tribe; the world wouldn't have heard enough.

Brilliant thinkers, like Wole Soyinka, would have spoken up and even funded protests to stymie the candidacy, but since he is their son, everyone has been silent.

What about the religious leaders?

In the church, some of them had already established a political department, but everything changed when their favorite candidate lost the primary. The Church has now adopted a neutral stance after initially showing signs of active participation. Currently, they are idly perched and using parables to communicate.

The Yorubas are the only tribe I've observed that is overtly tribalistic. That is complete.

Their leaders are doing this by appealing to their ingrained tribalism. Nobody can conceal it. Although not all Yorubas are like way, this is my honest assessment of them. This is not meant as a slight against the decent, at peace, and wise Yoruba people. Nigeria is for everyone, and this is merely a belligerent cry to look above ingrained tribalism.

While I completely agree with your assessment of the APC candidate, I don’t like post like this because there are too many Yoruba people that would rather vote for a piece of wood than vote for the king of thugs.

The sheer amount of propaganda that has been deployed by the man that masterminded the worst federal government in the history of our country is actually incredible.

I almost find it hard to blame the people that have fallen for the tribal baiting and revisionist history. The APC candidate has executed a full on assault on the minds of the Nigerian people.

Still, I’m convinced that most people of all tribes have completely rejected APC and their disgraceful candidate. The only chance they have is their so called structures which is just code for vote-buying, vote-suppression and vote rigging.

But the will of the people is extremely strong this time so I believe we will win. And if we are lucky, APC will be completely humiliated.

These are exciting days. Better times are coming. Vote Obi or literally anyone else but APC ❤️

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Re: My Honest Take On The 2023 General Elections. by Vado2: 12:25am On Feb 24, 2023
LegendHero:


Tell us your incosequential tribe name let's start from there.

We agree you are not Nyanmuri but at least you suppose get tribe name.

Wetin dey pain you if Yoruba people be tribalist? Abi no be same Ibo people wey dey cry Biafla country few month ago, if they are not tribalist why they wan leave Nigeria get their own separate country?



So suddenly now because Obi is on the ballot, Igbo man don suddenly turn one Nigeria people wey love all tribe. Same people wey been dey call us Afonja/betrayers and dey call Northerners cow all this while?

I am happy I am a Yoruba tribalist. If your tribe get recognition reach one Yoruba sub-group, you self go dey proud to be your tribe tribalist.

I don’t have to spell that out, if you read in between the lines you would know.

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