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7 Bad Omens That Preceded The Alaba Demolition Signaling A Yoruba Vendetta by AlexBells(m): 7:44am On Jun 19, 2023
I'm fully in support of Igbos gradually reducing their investment in Lagos and take precautionary measures on acquiring non Movable properties.

Now to the issue at hand, while understanding that Lagos state government have every right to demolish distressed building as was said, the lead up and timing is suspicious. You can argue that a state can do whatever they wished without caring what anyone feels however perception is very important in governance.

Here in Enugu the governor tried to stop the sit at home head on earlier on but the people didn't pay attention to him becuase the people felt that was a wrong timing, he should first fix the potholes, becuase there's still a cold war so far Nnamdi Kanu is incarceration and creating another war is uncalled for.

Coming to the case of Lagos state, Igbos have that justification to feel targeted given the events of the past 3 months. 1. Tinubu losing in Lagos, 2. Sanwolu having a tough time winning in Lagos 3. The statement by the Lagos state house of assembly members threatening to make anti non indigenous laws. 4. The No Man's land saga 6. The increased rhetoric between Yorubas and Igbos and 7. The targeting and harassment of Igbos during the election.

All these are Omens that have transformed a government decision into a vendetta. Who am I to advice the government that the timing was wrong and that it could have been better to give the Demolition at least six months, since the people in the business district are mainly Igbos, if the buildings collapsed on them fair enough.

These sort of morale lowering event is coming at a time when economic hardship is unfolding in the country, I don't know who will laugh last but Lagos state is being a little impatient and while those buildings were marked since 2016. The timing is suspicious.

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Re: 7 Bad Omens That Preceded The Alaba Demolition Signaling A Yoruba Vendetta by TemplarLandry: 7:45am On Jun 19, 2023
Lol. Always playing victim.

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Re: 7 Bad Omens That Preceded The Alaba Demolition Signaling A Yoruba Vendetta by kettykin: 7:48am On Jun 19, 2023
Alaba has not recorded building collapse, building collapse is a Lagos Island problem. The Demolition is simply a case of people shooting instead of trouble shooting, with time Lagos will experience the warri issue of socioeconomic decline with other states coming up

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Re: 7 Bad Omens That Preceded The Alaba Demolition Signaling A Yoruba Vendetta by Armaggedon: 7:50am On Jun 19, 2023
Lagos will be like Ibadan soon. Foreigners will leave before Igbos.

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Re: 7 Bad Omens That Preceded The Alaba Demolition Signaling A Yoruba Vendetta by Mynd44: 7:51am On Jun 19, 2023
AlexBells:
if the buildings collapsed on them fair enough.


This entire thread is a joke

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Re: 7 Bad Omens That Preceded The Alaba Demolition Signaling A Yoruba Vendetta by Nahunger(m): 7:51am On Jun 19, 2023
Grabs popcorn
Re: 7 Bad Omens That Preceded The Alaba Demolition Signaling A Yoruba Vendetta by Naijaguy123: 7:52am On Jun 19, 2023
You can simply go back to Enugu or Oweri . You don’t have to stay in Lagos.

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Re: 7 Bad Omens That Preceded The Alaba Demolition Signaling A Yoruba Vendetta by Afamed: 7:52am On Jun 19, 2023
A butterfly who mistakenly takes itself to be an Eagle

Dangote with well over $30B investments in Lagos never make a noise na nonentities with 2metre/ 2metre shop dey make the loudest noise

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Re: 7 Bad Omens That Preceded The Alaba Demolition Signaling A Yoruba Vendetta by mrvitalis(m): 7:53am On Jun 19, 2023
TemplarLandry:
Lol. Always playing victim.
Lol so saying what you and you people do to us is playing victim?

Your only issue is igbos should not speak out that's just your issue

We would speak out and so one day when we act people would see the reason why

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Re: 7 Bad Omens That Preceded The Alaba Demolition Signaling A Yoruba Vendetta by duro4chang(m): 7:54am On Jun 19, 2023
Always playing victim mentality

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Re: 7 Bad Omens That Preceded The Alaba Demolition Signaling A Yoruba Vendetta by TemplarLandry: 7:54am On Jun 19, 2023
Don't take the demolition to heart man. Try to be less unnecessarily emotional.
mrvitalis:

Lol so saying what you and you people do to us is playing victim?

Your only issue is igbos should not speak out that's just your issue

We would speak out and so one day when we act people would see the reason why

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Re: 7 Bad Omens That Preceded The Alaba Demolition Signaling A Yoruba Vendetta by mrvitalis(m): 7:54am On Jun 19, 2023
Naijaguy123:
You can simply go back to Enugu or Oweri . You don’t have to stay in Lagos.
Lol for this one Nigeria

You wanted one Nigeria abi? This is one Nigeria the only way to chase igbos out of Lagos is to divide Nigeria

In the next 20 years we aim to double our population in Lagos

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Re: 7 Bad Omens That Preceded The Alaba Demolition Signaling A Yoruba Vendetta by mrvitalis(m): 7:55am On Jun 19, 2023
TemplarLandry:
Don't take demolition to heart man. Try to be less unnecessarily emotional.
Sure Hope you say the same when it's done to you too

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Re: 7 Bad Omens That Preceded The Alaba Demolition Signaling A Yoruba Vendetta by Afamed: 7:56am On Jun 19, 2023
mrvitalis:

Lol for this one Nigeria

You wanted one Nigeria abi? This is one Nigeria the only way to chase igbos out of Lagos is to divide Nigeria

In the next 20 years we aim to double our population in Lagos

The same one Nigeria you gave to other people in your region

Have you suddenly forgotten your claims few months ago that the business opportunity in the east is solely for the easterners?

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Re: 7 Bad Omens That Preceded The Alaba Demolition Signaling A Yoruba Vendetta by mrvitalis(m): 7:56am On Jun 19, 2023
duro4chang:
Always playing victim mentality
See them from the same WhatsApp group
"Always playing victim "

Lmao keep showing yourself, keep exposing yourself

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Re: 7 Bad Omens That Preceded The Alaba Demolition Signaling A Yoruba Vendetta by AlexBells(m): 7:57am On Jun 19, 2023
Afamed:
A butterfly who mistakenly takes itself to be an Eagle

Dangote with well over $30B investments in Lagos never make a noise na nonentities with 2metre/ 2metre shop dey make the loudest noise
Dangote is an individual, human capital is more valuable than financial capital so those you call butterfly are the real deal

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Re: 7 Bad Omens That Preceded The Alaba Demolition Signaling A Yoruba Vendetta by DoTheNeedful: 7:58am On Jun 19, 2023
AlexBells:
I'm fully in support of Igbos gradually reducing their investment in Lagos and take precautionary measures on acquiring non Movable properties.

Now to the issue at hand, while understanding that Lagos state government have every right to demolish distressed building as was said, the lead up and timing is suspicious. You can argue that a state can do whatever they wished without caring what anyone feels however perception is very important in governance.

Here in Enugu the governor tried to stop the sit at home head on earlier on but the people didn't pay attention to him becuase the people felt that was a wrong timing, he should first fix the potholes, becuase there's still a cold war so far Nnamdi Kanu is incarceration and creating another war is uncalled for.

Coming to the case of Lagos state, Igbos have that justification to feel targeted given the events of the last 3 months. 1. Tinubu losing in Lagos, 2. Sanwolu having a tough time winning in Lagos 3. The statement by the Lagos state house of assembly members threatening to make anti non indigenous laws. 4. The No Man's land saga 6. The increased rhetoric between Yorubas and Igbos and 7. The targeting and harassment of Igbos during the election.

All these are Omens that have transformed a government decision into a vendetta, who am I to advice the government that the timing was wrong and that it could have been better to give the Demolition at least six months, since the people in the business district are mainly Igbos, if the buildings collapsed on them fair enough.

These sort of morale lowering event is coming at a time when economic hardship is unfolding in the country, I don't know who will laugh last but Lagos state is being a little impatient and while those buildings were marked since 2016. The timing is suspicious.


The highlighted portion is very important.

Nigeria is lawless and disorganized country. There are rarely any saint or law-abiding citizen in Nigeria , and we all know this including the politicians. Every politician in Nigeria knows that every other politician is corrupt. So, when a politician gets into power (especially the president), he can easily use EFCC to harass his political opponents. But the truth is that, while his political opponents would shout to the world that they are being haunted, those political opponents actually have skeletons in their cupboards.


I would not argue that there is no form of vendetta in the manner the Lagos state government is going about the demolition, but these people are not innocent. If the government were to function properly in Nigeria, a lot of buildings would be demolished, jobs would be lost, people would go to jail. Those in government know this. So, if a group of people wants to fight the government in power, they should have their hands clean.

You can't as a group say that a government is not performing, voting against them en masse and not expect that government to open your books if the government gets returned to power. He who comes into Equity must come with clean hands..

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Re: 7 Bad Omens That Preceded The Alaba Demolition Signaling A Yoruba Vendetta by mrvitalis(m): 7:58am On Jun 19, 2023
Afamed:


The same one Nigeria you gave to other people in your region
Absolutely but you are too broke to know Pwan is acquiring thousands of plots n reselling in the east

Northerner is building refinery in IMO

The list is endless

If yorubas contribute 25% of what igbos contribute in Lagos to any igbo state they would be governor

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Re: 7 Bad Omens That Preceded The Alaba Demolition Signaling A Yoruba Vendetta by Afamed: 7:58am On Jun 19, 2023
AlexBells:

Dangote is an individual, human capital is more valuable than financial capital so those you call butterfly are the real deal

What is the essence of your human capital without financial capital?

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Re: 7 Bad Omens That Preceded The Alaba Demolition Signaling A Yoruba Vendetta by AlexBells(m): 7:58am On Jun 19, 2023
Mynd44:


This entire thread is a joke
You can not be more right Sir, satisfied?

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Re: 7 Bad Omens That Preceded The Alaba Demolition Signaling A Yoruba Vendetta by AlexBells(m): 7:59am On Jun 19, 2023
Afamed:


What is essense
Nothing lol,

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Re: 7 Bad Omens That Preceded The Alaba Demolition Signaling A Yoruba Vendetta by Gajagojo: 7:59am On Jun 19, 2023
Armaggedon:
Lagos will be like Ibadan soon. Foreigners will leave before Igbos.


Ibadan is full of foreigners. Your. statement is full of the usual hate and hubros.
Those foreigners who don't like it or who cannot obey laws should Bleep off

One day is the former capital of the Western Region and almost the size of Lagos state. It is huge and heavily populated. It is way more advanced than any capital city in the South East including Enugu

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Re: 7 Bad Omens That Preceded The Alaba Demolition Signaling A Yoruba Vendetta by TemplarLandry: 7:59am On Jun 19, 2023
We need to develop Lagos to International standards.
mrvitalis:

Sure Hope you say the same when it's done to you too

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Re: 7 Bad Omens That Preceded The Alaba Demolition Signaling A Yoruba Vendetta by Ttalk: 7:59am On Jun 19, 2023
The timing was right when Soludo demolished Odumeje church, the time was right when markets was demolished by same Soludo, the time was right when Peter Obi sent Hausas packing, the time was right when Abia, Anambra governors sacked none indigene from their respective civil service but the time is wrong now that SanwoOlu wanted to sanitize Alaba

Is it not an insult for Ohaneze to begin poke nosing into the affairs of a state government that is not in the SE.

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Re: 7 Bad Omens That Preceded The Alaba Demolition Signaling A Yoruba Vendetta by Shedrack777: 8:00am On Jun 19, 2023
let it be demolished. e no get use for government eye

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Re: 7 Bad Omens That Preceded The Alaba Demolition Signaling A Yoruba Vendetta by ayokellany: 8:00am On Jun 19, 2023
And that human capital is not needed in Alaigbo where wretchedness is plaguing your state ?


AlexBells:

Dangote is an individual, human capital is more valuable than financial capital so those you call butterfly are the real deal
Do you imply your Igbo fathers are the πŸ’ πŸ’ πŸ’ πŸ’


mrvitalis:

Lol demolish na.. No be your people go still pay for the stuffs

Multiple am by 20 add am to price of goods

Monkey must buy them no get choice

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Re: 7 Bad Omens That Preceded The Alaba Demolition Signaling A Yoruba Vendetta by RAND250: 8:02am On Jun 19, 2023
kettykin:
Alaba has not recorded building collapse, building collapse is a Lagos Island problem. The Demolition is simply a case of people shooting instead of trouble shooting, with time Lagos will experience the warri issue of socioeconomic decline with other states coming up

Lol

Just as kano right

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Re: 7 Bad Omens That Preceded The Alaba Demolition Signaling A Yoruba Vendetta by Afamed: 8:02am On Jun 19, 2023
AlexBells:

Nothing lol,
Typical chest beater. What has your human capital contributed to the growth of the nation?

Absolutely nothing but the usual social media noise

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