Seun:
Dear Igbo People,

I sincerely apologize for allowing a toxic political banner advert which said, "Lagos can never be run from Anambra; go and vote" to run on Nairaland for several hours on Wednesday, March 15, 2023.

The mischievously worded banner advert appears to have been part of an ethnically divisive political campaign aimed at securing Lagos State for the ruling party by instilling fear in Yoruba people, making them believe that Igbo people intended to "take over" Lagos State.

Such ethnically divisive political campaigns have no place in a forward-thinking democracy, and for this reason, the ad should have been taken down instantly. No harm was intended, but my lack of forethought about the ethics of that type of advert led to a disappointing outcome.

We should have had a clear policy against accepting negative and ethnically divisive ads on Nairaland, we should have communicated it to all advertisers, and we should have taken down any advert that violated that policy instantly. This will all be in place before the next election.

We made almost N16,000 from the ad. We will double it and donate it to victims of political violence in Lagos.

Please, do NOT give up on Nigeria. The times are challenging, but TOGETHER, we will overcome.

Sincerely,
Seun Osewa.

Boy! You have zero integrity now. I kinda feel you are still in your 20's but I'm likely very wrong on this. My reason for saying this: "You panicked when in the throes of the election frenzy you dug low, violated the very principle of neutrality for which I have defended you on this platform". It's a shame though. No need mollycoddling this, you need some growing up to do. You feared Igbo's would take Lagos, conquer Yoruba land and Lord over y'all as some lowlife sleazeballs purveyed. Boy, I suspect you are surrounded by a circle of mentally, intellectually and psychologically deficient people. Who have you been talking to? Start looking up people like Ben Shapiro, John Lennox, Jordan Peterson, Thomas Sowell and other political/social analysts. Listen to their podcasts and learn a lot about logic and how to have a good debate with people and even yourself.
Furthermore, I gleaned from this platform some years ago that you are somewhat an atheist or at least agnostic. I wanna ask you, from your action, do you think that ultimately, there exists an objective moral value in atheism? Think about it, I mean, you lost it when you felt your tribe was being emasculated. Quit the apology farcade, you should be apologizing for pillorying a whole tribe. At least like David Hundeyin claims, it feels so good that y'all have exposed your Yoruba ethno-racist tendencies. I beg the pardon of the genuinely objective folks amongst your people. So much about the accommodators. At least, we can say your virtue signalling about being the most accommodating tribe in Nigeria has been sacrificed on the altar of political jingoism.


I will end this with a quote from Jesus Christ in Mathew 12:46-50:


46 While Jesus was still talking to the crowd, his mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to him. 47 Someone told him, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to you.”

48 He replied to him, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?” 49 Pointing to his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers. 50 For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”

He literally meant that. If you haven't come to that point in your life where you can abandon your folks for the right purpose, you ain't started. That is the philosophy of Christ.

Philippians 2:5
Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus:

For 16k you bought 20 liters of fuel to burn Nigeria down. You use your platform to propagate hate and you are here apologizing?

Oga shove your apology up your a$$$

hardbody:


Lagos remains no man's land but built and developed mostly by igbos. Suck that up and remain calm.

Not only Lagos, you have forgotten that you ipob miscreants develop every "NO MAN'S LAND" in the world, but with the exception of your erosion-ravaged and barren land in south east

jimyjames:

Well at least everyone knows the type of people the Yoruba's are now

And that would not change any time soon. Those people are horrible to say the least. Tueh

Lolzzzz. Laugh wan tear my belle




quote author=doublewisdom post=121917335]Yorubas are shouting that Igbos should go home. You see that Lagos, we go share am with una forever. The earlier you accept reality the better for you all. [/quote]

Intelcorei7:

Not only Lagos, you have forgotten that you ipob miscreants develop every "NO MAN'S LAND" in the world, but with the exception of your erosion-ravaged and barren land in south east

We develop where we choose. Simple question, every December when Lagos looks empty, where do you think the people go to?

Am shooting down my account. You can keep your blood money.

Your platform has given birth to hate and tribalism in beast mood. Use that money to sanitize your platform. Your platform is where the hate between Ibos and Yorubas started.

Seun:
Dear Igbo People,

I sincerely apologize for allowing a toxic political banner advert which said, "Lagos can never be run from Anambra; go and vote" to run on Nairaland for several hours on Wednesday, March 15, 2023.

The mischievously worded banner advert appears to have been part of an ethnically divisive political campaign aimed at securing Lagos State for the ruling party by instilling fear in Yoruba people, making them believe that Igbo people intended to "take over" Lagos State.

Such ethnically divisive political campaigns have no place in a forward-thinking democracy, and for this reason, the ad should have been taken down instantly. No harm was intended, but my lack of forethought about the ethics of that type of advert led to a disappointing outcome.

We should have had a clear policy against accepting negative and ethnically divisive ads on Nairaland, we should have communicated it to all advertisers, and we should have taken down any advert that violated that policy instantly. This will all be in place before the next election.

We made almost N16,000 from the ad. We will double it and donate it to victims of political violence in Lagos.

Please, do NOT give up on Nigeria. The times are challenging, but TOGETHER, we will overcome.

Sincerely,
Seun Osewa.

reddingtonblack:



From biblical angle, it is wrong, cos somewhere in the bilble says .. pride cometh before falll
and another part says, God opposes the proud and gives grace to the humble

Bragging, pompousity pride is not the same as self esteem, confidence or being positive about oneself

When you stand tall, people will see you without you advertising.

I just think its time Igbos start doing things differently esp. in politics

Lmao
Sorry for laughing
But using the bible as an explanation is verrrrrrryyy funny.

galaxy2020:
Am shooting down my account. You can keep your blood money.

Pls do.
Good riddance

hardbody:

We develop where we choose. Simple question, every December when Lagos looks empty, where do you think the people go to?

During the civil war while you were being killed like fowl, owambe parties were going on every weekend.

This election has once again revealed how inconsequential you are in the scheme of things.
3 different times, Presidential election was won without your worthless votes.

Abeg, go and hang.

sameoldguy:


And that would not change any time soon. Those people are horrible to say the least. Tueh

Collect your 32k from Seun and get out of Yorubaland

Okorietitus:


Saying Lagos is no man's land is standing tall, àbí?
Can an Ebonyi man call Anambra no man's land?
Can an Imo man go to Anambra and tell them he has a candidate for them that they should vote?
Currently, Nsukka and Nkanu people both in Enugu are fighting over this election.

Lagos is not no man's land. Your doubt has been cleared.

So wait fess
The thing wey Dey pain Una be that statement?? See me o, and I was thinking it was something big o
Tor! Na the no man’s land Dey pain Una?
Eiyaaaa sorry o

Oya na, Lagos is a man’s land, I suppose that statement is suppose to pacify you na, Abi?

It’s this same point of argument I keep re reading, you Yorubas are just re echoing same thing all over again, it’s getting boring . Get another point a log arguement biko rather than this no man’s land and candidate of another land.

Y’all are beginning to sound stale already

MelesZanawi:


During the civil war while you were being killed like fowl, owambe parties were going on every weekend.

This election has once again revealed how inconsequential you are in the scheme of things.
3 different times, Presidential election was won without your worthless votes.

Abeg, go and hang.

No sympathy sef
Relating the death of human lives to that of a fowl…. Smh

Touch your chest and say ‘ I am a wicked soul’

If I were Seun, I would just withdraw this my apology from these ingrate migrants that are developing every "no man's land" in the world, but couldn't develop their region. Seun is a bonafide owner of this nairaland. if you ingrates are not contented with his view and decision on volatile issue like this, the door of the nearest transformer to you is opened, you are free to hug it please. What an arrant nonsense!

MelesZanawi:


During the civil war while you were being killed like fowl, owambe parties were going on every weekend.

This election has once again revealed how inconsequential you are in the scheme of things.
3 different times, Presidential election was won without your worthless votes.

Abeg, go and hang.

You neither merit nor deserve my time. You are an inconsequential.

hardbody:

You neither merit nor deserve my time. You are an inconsequential.

You're a spineless coward and I will continue to hammer your empty head.

Intelcorei7:
If I were Seun, I would just withdraw this my apology from these ingrate migrants that are developing every "no man's land" in the world, but couldn't develop their region. Seun is a bonafide owner of this nairaland. if you ingrates are not contented with his decision on volatile issue like this, the door of the nearest transformer to you is opened, hug it please

He is a smart business man, you are a dummy. He knows why he is managing his market , dumbos like you will kill your tiny pos business with bragadoccio

xynerise:
So you had to wait after election to "apologize" for people who don't know you to be a fox.
Well done, Seun. I am Igbo and I voted SanwoOlu (APC) because he performed well in his first term. But I can bet my balls you can never vote an Igbo man no matter how good he is.

I would have voted for Peter Obi & GRV, if I had a PVC and lived in Lagos State. Just to send a message to APC that they need to give us their best. I would not have been upset by GRV's loss because of his sparse CV. My vote for GRV would have been a protest vote against APC.

galaxy2020:
Am shooting down my account. You can keep your blood money.

At this point, I will sponsor any platform.
Let's leave nairaland for seun.
Enough is Enough

hardbody:


He is a smart business man, you are a dummy. He knows why he is managing his market , dumbos like you will kill your tiny pos business with bragadoccio

See this imbecilic and uncircumcised ignoramus. So, you think it's a few traffic from you children of hate that is sustaining his nairaland ? God has blessed Seun beyond your imagination, and will continue to bless him,you puke.

Seun:

I would have voted for Peter Obi & GRV, if I had a PVC and lived in Lagos State. Just to send a message to APC that they need to give us their best. I would not have been upset by GRV's loss because of his sparse CV. My vote for GRV would have been a protest vote against APC.

Just like many of the Yoruba votes for Obi in Lagos during the presidential election were protest votes by the evangelicals against the Muslim Muslim ticket. Nothing in it.
That's why many Yorubas this time around didn't vote for Chiedu.

Achor1111:

At this point, I will sponsor any platform.
Let's leave nairaland for seun.
Enough is Enough

Tueh! Your people go listen?
With the way they're treated in yorubaland and on nairaland, which is owned by a Yoruba man you would think they would have left Lagos in droves since and would also have found an alternative to nairaland. They're chained to anything Yoruba. Even I a Yoruba man fail to understand the attraction.

plaindealer:




Typical ipob terrorist, this is why we rejected your barbaric and terrorist ways in Lagos, confine your evil ways to your ipob village.

A coward like you won't even dare cross your south west region to talk this nonsense.

I have reset your yoruba sister head with a slap for supporting nonsense, travel come this side and talk nonsense.

FreeStuffsNG:
So the apology of Seun is not tenable and needed niyen

This scammer is always talking rubbish... Tufiakwa

cococandy:
If that were the only problem on this forum I’d be like “No problem apology accepted”. We all make mistakes and no one should be denied redemption if they seek it.

But seun that ad is the least and I mean the very least of the problems you’ve allowed flourish on this forum. I didn’t even see the ad and I’ve been knowing what issues this forum faces.

You allow things that draw traffic to go to front page. And in a country like Nigeria where a lot of bigotry is common, your high traffic areas are ethnic bigotry, misogyny and other phobias. That’s what consistently makes the front page on your forum because that’s where the money lies.

You may not be biased at heart, but you profit from those biases.

I know someone will hit the bullseye with their submission. this touches all the right notes. Pardon the quote, I did it for emphasis sake so the owner has another chance not to miss your home truths.

@Seun, the big questions are:

Are you really bothered enough about the promotion of ethnoreligious divisions on your forum?

Are you really ready to do what it takes to position this forum as a platform for civilize discuss?

And most importantly, are you willing to do whatever it takes? Especially after reading what this poster said above with emphasis on the bolded?


Needless to say, there's only one solution. BANS. Two weeks? Two months? Lifetime? You decide. As long as they are enforced with reckless abandon.

Because the platform is very heavily infested with division champions, you will start seeing a much saner and civil place in less than a month.

The tribal antagonists are quite many, but they are few compared to those they antagonize and provoke. GO FOR THOSE ONES FIRST!

galaxy2020:
Am shooting down my account. You can keep your blood money.

Nairaland will never ever miss you,boy

Doracity82:
This scammer is always talking rubbish... Tufiakwa

I will always follow you and report you. I know cyberbullies like you do not stop because they have a psycho social disorder.

You have multiple monikers for cyberbullying , criminal malicious defamation and blackmail so I will keep the digital trail for all your monikers even after you get banned. The digital trail on your cyberbullying will be so impressive that your cyberbullying will come up during background check on you and your online activities when being considered for sensitive roles for non psychopaths.

I will report you to mods here sufficiently well until I have sufficient and verifiable trails for all your monikers that you are a cyberbully and blackmailer so that you can eventually get into such register and face the law soon .

Me I no dey do roforofo fight with law breakers and cyberbullies like you o.
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seun nlfpmod

Seun:

I would have voted for Peter Obi & GRV, if I had a PVC and lived in Lagos State. Just to send a message to APC that they need to give us their best. I would not have been upset by GRV's loss because of his sparse CV. My vote for GRV would have been a protest vote against APC.

Ki la n so, ki lo n so? Urgh!😩

FalseProphet1:
As Nairaland official Prophet I here by endorse this apology on the grounds that Seun gives me the 32k to share to the poor in my congregation.

This I have seen.

You're that cheap? Eh onye amuma-ugha?

I have decided to abandon my nairaland account forever. Any news I want, I will see it on twitter and other online platforms. I am from the South South and would be considered igbo. Seun, I put it to you that your 32k offer to those injured is an insult!!!! Goodbye, nairaland. It was good for the 17 years I was here. But as they say, all good things come to an end!