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BlueRayDick:
Most people talking about Military in 2023 don't know what Obasanjo did with the military in 1999/early 2000's. Obasanjo retired 93 top military officers immediately he became president and reshuffled those who were still in service. The possibility of the military boys launching a successful coup in 2023 is near zero! The generals are well taken care of and the so decentralized that they won't even have one voice to agree on a coup.

That move OBJ pulled when he came in was extremely ballsy.
How was he able to get away with it without fear that the military would react?
Did he receive assurance from the IBB geng?
If there's like a detailed link to the story wooh share.

BlueRayDick:
Most people talking about Military in 2023 don't know what Obasanjo did with the military in 1999/early 2000's. Obasanjo retired 93 top military officers immediately he became president and reshuffled those who were still in service. The possibility of the military boys launching a successful coup in 2023 is near zero! The generals are well taken care of and the so decentralized that they won't even have one voice to agree on a coup.

Forget that. It is those who did not grow up in the military days that have romantic illusions about military rule.

Also ironic that a lot of people who condemned Buhari as a democracy truncating coup plotter are now calling for a coup

liveLongNprospa:
That move OBJ pulled when he came in was extremely ballsy.
How was he able to get away with it without fear that the military would react?
Did he receive assurance from the IBB geng?
If there's like a detailed link to the story wooh share.

Most of those news na inside newspapers and Tell Magazine person dey read am that time; the internet was not a thing back then.

Yes, Obasanjo had big balls; maybe cos he was an ex-military himself sha

e be like Spy chop ban.

Nostradamus1:
You don't shit where you eat.
A lot of stories are coming out. The recruitment was in January and it is looking very fishy how a Mass Communication graduate was picked over some Engineers.

According to some unverified post, they were not yet trained on handling the trains. Just assessment and interview.

The story gets worse. The girl probably paid with her body or used connections.

Theflint1:
The Yoruba version of They're stealing our jobs.

https://punchng.com/uk-court-convicted-adeyinka-grandson-on-racial-hatred-yyf-acting-president/

How old is the picture? Is the movement endorsed by yorubas in general?

This looks like some social media mischief makers trying to stir up trouble.

Yyf begins and ends with adeyinka grandson. Whose story reads like nnamdi kanu. He too is a UK based failure. The difference obviously is that yorubas are not interested.

The man was jailed in 2021. He will probably be deported to Nigeria in 2025.

The least you can do is some research rather than heating up of the polity before sharing obvious fake news.

BlueRayDick:
Most of those news na inside newspapers and Tell Magazine person dey read am that time; the internet was not a thing back then.

Yes, Obasanjo had big balls; maybe cos he was an ex-military himself sha

But he didn't have as much clout then even after he became president. Coz our democracy still young.

I am thinking he got reassurance from those IBB geng. And paid them off very very well

Nostradamus1:
The story gets worse. The girl probably paid with her body or used connections.

Lmao this is not in anyway indicting her.
Coz people get jobs in banking with non accounting certificates.
Especially for beginner roles.
They will tell you it's advisable to have studied accounting but it's not going to be limited to it.
So for a train operator what do you need? A foundation knowledge in engineering or just generally a Bsc😁

BlueRayDick:
Most of those news na inside newspapers and Tell Magazine person dey read am that time; the internet was not a thing back then.

Yes, Obasanjo had big balls; maybe cos he was an ex-military himself sha

Despite his faults Obj really wanted well for Nigeria. And he literally escaped death by the whiskers in abachas gulag, he allegedly had less than 20k to his name when abacha died (some say it was a military cabal that killed him) and he had the backing of the west.

At that point it would have been like, you people already tried to kill me, I fear nothing anymore

GloriousGbola:
Despite his faults Obj really wanted well for Nigeria. And he literally escaped death by the whiskers in abachas gulag, he allegedly had less than 20k to his name when abacha died (some say it was a military cabal that killed him) and he had the backing of the west.

At that point it would have been like, you people already tried to kill me, I fear nothing anymore

Obasanjo messed himself up with that third term agenda. That's the only thing Atiku had over him; he probably thought some of the developmental plans he had needed more time for him to be at the helms of affairs to see them to fruition(Somehow looking back at successive government after his own, it feels like he was right)....But the constitution did not permit that.

Na wetin kill all the goodwill OBJ enjoyed be that.

liveLongNprospa:
Lmao this is not in anyway indicting her.
Coz people get jobs in banking with non accounting certificates.
Especially for beginner roles.
They will tell you it's advisable to have studied accounting but it's not going to be limited to it.
So for a train operator what do you need? A foundation knowledge in engineering or just generally a Bsc😁

It is not indicting her per se, it is indicting the recruitment processes in the company. It makes sense that the train operators should have an engineering degree, because it is likely that operating the train will require some level of technical background. It may not be a big deal in obodo oyibo, but in Nigeria where all sorts of issues can crop up, you at least want someone who can do fault analysis and minor maintenance.

There are enough female engineering graduates out there if they wanted to do a girl power/female empowerment PR move. This was quite simply use of connections gone wrong. And poor SM management.

Amoto94:
For those calling for military involvement tune in to any news channel and watch the development in Sudan where military and paramilitary forces are engaged in fierce battles to gain control, continue calling for military maybe they will answer you and perhaps you'll be around to regret the resultant effects of your request.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXPgpgmtoQc

Chickens coming home to roost after sponsoring paramilitaries like supporter of APC to destabilise South Sudan pre independence?

liveLongNprospa:
But he didn't have as much clout then even after he became president. Coz our democracy still young.

I am thinking he got reassurance from those IBB geng. And paid them off very very well

The country was tensed that time, I don't think a military coup would've succeeded sef if they had tried. The people protested serious agsinst the military government of Abacha to the extent that bombs were going off in different parts of the country. Of course Abacha was always blaming NADECO and everybody who stood in defiance to his high handed rule, but it never deterred those guys especially the press guys who were always arrested and kept in detention for months.

I don't think even the military want to go back to such era, I guess that's one of the reasons Abdulsalam let go power and the military guys exited the scene.

Nostradamus1:
The story gets worse. The girl probably paid with her body or used connections.

[color=royalblue]The rail in question is for the Blue line...Marina to Okoko

The Ad you posted is for the Red line[/color]

BlueRayDick:
Obasanjo messed himself up with that third term agenda. That's the only thing Atiku had over him; he probably thought some of the developmental plans he had needed more time for him to be at the helms of affairs to see them to fruition(Somehow looking back at successive government after his own, it feels like he was right)....But the constitution did not permit that.

Na wetin kill all the goodwill OBJ enjoyed be that.

At the very least he would probably have sorted out power. Yardua basically died multiple Obj initiatives.

But if OBJ had gotten that third term, he would probably have gone full president for life. So we dodged one bullet for anothe

izzou:
[color=royalblue]The rail in question is for the Blue line...Marina to Okoko

The Ad you posted is for the Red line[/color]

I have googled first metro infrastructure limited. It seems to be a private company partnering with lasg to manage the metro line. Similar to lagbus.

If they are asking for engineers as operators for the Red line, it follows they will do the same for the Blue line.

There is no shortage of engineers in Nigeria . This is just a bad management decision . Typically when you have a company with a technical bent and you have to dash out some roles, you give those roles to the safety dept. You don't need a technical degree to be a safety officer and everyone can be trained in safety

GloriousGbola:
I have googled first metro infrastructure limited. It seems to be a private company partnering with lasg to manage the metro line. Similar to lagbus.

If they are asking for engineers as operators for the Red line, it follows they will do the same for the Blue line.

There is no shortage of engineers in Nigeria . This is just bad management. Typically when you have a company with a technical bent and you have to dash out some roles, you give those roles to the safety dept. You don't need a technical degree to be a safety officer and everyone can be trained in safety

[color=royalblue]I am not defending her or the process she used to get there.

I am simply saying use the right proof.

What if they didn't even advertise for the Blue line? Is it safe to say that she oloshoed her to get the job?

That Ad is for the red line. Where is the one for the blue line?[/color]

izzou:
[color=royalblue]I am not defending her or the process she used to get there.

I am simply saying use the right proof.

What if they didn't even advertise for the Blue line? Is it safe to say that she oloshoed her to get the job?

That Ad is for the red line. Where is the one for the blue line?[/color]

https://first-metro.com/services/

seems you're right.

first metro seem to be working on the redline.

they do not appear to have the blue line in their portfolio

Methinks engineers should be employed as engineers actually building shit not moonlighting as glorious danfo drivers.

DeadPresidents:
Methinks engineers should be employed as engineers actually building shit not moonlighting as glorious danfo drivers.

First Metro Infrastructure Limited (FMIL) is looking for Mechanical or Electrical Engineering graduates with Ordinary National Diploma to be trained as Train Pilots, Locomotive Engineers, and Technicians.
Age not older than 35 years.
Salary/allowances higher than industry averages for educational level.
Opportunities to grow and have a career in Railway Operations and Management is also available.

unfortunately, though, the economy can dictate otherwise.

BlueRayDick:
Most people talking about Military in 2023 don't know what Obasanjo did with the military in 1999/early 2000's. Obasanjo retired 93 top military officers immediately he became president and reshuffled those who were still in service. The possibility of the military boys launching a successful coup in 2023 is near zero! The generals are well taken care of and the so decentralized that they won't even have one voice to agree on a coup.

To had to this good submission, Obj also made it mandatory to never appoint the highest racking officer as Chief of Army Staff? I think this also help in clipping powerful high ranking General, since the head of the military is either a Leiutenant or Major General..

BlueRayDick:
Most of those news na inside newspapers and Tell Magazine person dey read am that time; the internet was not a thing back then.

Yes, Obasanjo had big balls; maybe cos he was an ex-military himself sha

He had the backing of most of the top generals and recently retired generals. In addition his intimate knowledge of multiple coups in the past would have come in handy.

I am almost certain that IBB was the first person to mention a possible OBJ presidency. After OBJ was released and everybody was trooping to Otta to congratulate him, IBB was the first person to suggest that with the situation in the country we needed someone like OBJ to bring people together.

When IBB first said it it was meant with surprise and almost derision, because no one thought of OBJ in that way pre-1999. Quietly however it gained traction, until he became an overwhelming favourite.

Theflint1:
The Yoruba version of They're stealing our jobs.

Are other tribes dragging MC Oluomo's jobs with him?

When you have ssa to lagos state governor saying this... Then oh well

GloriousGbola:
https://punchng.com/uk-court-convicted-adeyinka-grandson-on-racial-hatred-yyf-acting-president/

How old is the picture? Is the movement endorsed by yorubas in general?

This looks like some social media mischief makers trying to stir up trouble.

Interesting, so it now matters whether social media posts by randoms are endorsed by the majority? That's new.

Well, these are sentiments that have been expressed for a while and more so since the Igbo girl driving Yoruba train debacle.

https://twitter.com/goddess_yoruba/status/1648808872981700609?t=gq-wzgM2Fx-9pynlBJW0Vg&s=19

That's a Yoruba Nation handle posting the same picture which clearly is relevant to their struggle, what matters is the message being passed, and No, she didn't post it in 2020 when Adeyinka Grandson reigned supreme.

GloriousGbola:
Yyf begins and ends with adeyinka grandson. Whose story reads like nnamdi kanu. He too is a UK based failure. The difference obviously is that yorubas are not interested.

There's hardly any post you make these days that doesn't contradict itself. We have several Igbo's as active posters on this board, let's use them as sample, how many of them do you see drumming support for the activities of IPOB? Yet that hasn't stopped you from saying they're interested in whatever IPOB represents. I can bet you personally don't even know any Igbo person drumming support for IPOB activities yet it hasn't stopped you from suggesting they're on board with what Nnamdi Kanu and Simon Ekpa are peddling.

GloriousGbola:
The man was jailed in 2021. He will probably be deported to Nigeria in 2025.

The least you can do is some research rather than heating up of the polity before sharing obvious fake news.

liveLongNprospa:
When you have ssa to lagos state governor saying this... Then oh well

This was the same idiot that led the "Igbo's your only business in Lagos is your business" march, he's under the employ of the Lagos State government, and that was his own contribution to the Sanwo-Olu campaign, I'm sure Gloriousgbola will say he made this post in 2020 when Adeyinka Grandson dey reign.

Theflint1:
Interesting, so it now matters whether social media posts by randoms are endorsed by the majority? That's new.

Well, these are sentiments that have been expressed for a while and more so since the Igbo girl driving Yoruba train debacle.

the best you have is a picture from the internet. no yorubas picketing banks, no yorubas making demands, no yorubas actively agitation.
they simply printed some posters, picked a fellow from the street and draped him in them.

Let me know when we start having sit at home in the SW over the perceived marginalization.

https://twitter.com/goddess_yoruba/status/1648808872981700609?t=gq-wzgM2Fx-9pynlBJW0Vg&s=19

That's a Yoruba Nation handle posting the same picture which clearly is relevant to their struggle, what matters is the message being passed, and No, she didn't post it in 2020 when Adeyinka Grandson reigned supreme.

Adeyinka grandson is in prison. No one is shouting or marching or mobilizing for his release.
sunday ighoho is confined to a medical cemter in cotonou. no one is shoutng or agitating for his return to nigeria.

the fact that there are yoruba nation agitators on social media does not translate into actual real world numbers supporting the movement. just as in the case of PO, you are assuming that twitter numbers are a reflection of reality in Nigeria. how many times will it be before you learn this obvious lesson?

There's hardly any post you make these days that doesn't contradict itself. We have several Igbo's as active posters on this board, let's use them as sample, how many of them do you see drumming support for the activities of IPOB? Yet that hasn't stopped you from saying they're interested in whatever IPOB represents. I can bet you personally don't even know any Igbo person drumming support for IPOB activities yet it hasn't stopped you from suggesting they're on board with what Nnamdi Kanu and Simon Ekpa are peddling.

this board? why are you using this board when we have the political threads? do you think the ibos on this board represent a reasonable sample size ? is it the ibos on this board who are running operations for simon ekpa, or celebrating him? are they the ones beheading offiials or kidnapping soldiers? are they the ones who have turned the east into a no work area on mondays? or you think arguments on this are a reflection of the reality in the east today?

GloriousGbola:
the best you have is a picture from the internet. no yorubas picketing banks, no yorubas making demands, no yorubas actively agitation.
they simply printed some posters, picked a fellow from the street and draped him in them.

Let me know when we start having sit at home in the SW over the perceived marginalization.

More generalizations from Mr Majority Yoruba's...terrorized people sitting at home to protect their heads does not constitute support for a movement. One man armed with an AK-47 can have up to 200 people cowering in fear, not to mention a terror group with at least 1K armed criminals. The bulk of the people in the east that sit at home do so not because they support the sit-at-home, they do so because they fear for their lives.

GloriousGbola:
Adeyinka grandson is in prison. No one is shouting or marching or mobilizing for his release.
sunday ighoho is confined to a medical cemter in cotonou. no one is shoutng or agitating for his return to nigeria.

Adeyinka Grandson is in prison and staying in prison because he wasn't arrested by a country that can be influenced by those loyal to his ideology. Sunday Igboho that was arrested in Benin was promptly released because he was in a country where his supporters could flex their influence.

GloriousGbola:
the fact that there are yoruba nation agitators on social media does not translate into actual real world numbers supporting the movement. just as in the case of PO, you are assuming that twitter numbers are a reflection of reality in Nigeria. how many times will it be before you learn this obvious lesson?

GloriousGbola:
this board? why are you using this board when we have the political threads? do you think the ibos on this board represent a reasonable sample size ? is it the ibos on this board who are running operations for simon ekpa, or celebrating him? are they the ones beheading offiials or kidnapping soldiers? are they the ones who have turned the east into a no work area on mondays? or you think arguments on this are a reflection of the reality in the east today?

Lol, reasonable sample size again?

The population of Igbo's is approximately 42 million, what percentage of these 42 million persons constitute this reasonable sample size you refer to?

Theflint1:
This was the same idiot that led the "Igbo's your only business in Lagos is your business" march, he's under the employ of the Lagos State government, and that was his own contribution to the Sanwo-Olu campaign, I'm sure Gloriousgbola will say he made this post in 2020 when Adeyinka Grandson dey reign.

Lmaooo people think Ronu will end after election because nor be human being you dey deal with😁

Lmao

Rabbit is this you??

afrodoc2:
He had the backing of most of the top generals and recently retired generals. In addition his intimate knowledge of multiple coups in the past would have come in handy.

I am almost certain that IBB was the first person to mention a possible OBJ presidency. After OBJ was released and everybody was trooping to Otta to congratulate him, IBB was the first person to suggest that with the situation in the country we needed someone like OBJ to bring people together.

When IBB first said it it was meant with surprise and almost derision, because no one thought of OBJ in that way pre-1999. Quietly however it gained traction, until he became an overwhelming favourite.

I guess that's why they call him Maradona. U no fit know him mind

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