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what I still don't understand is how Nigerians blame the president and leave the government of a state closer to them accountable despite large some of money been collected for security votes every month, and they said they have local security like the ESN, Amotekun, bush guards etc which are for the states not control by federal these securities dont they have their own intelligence squad, again the reps from each state constituency what is there work we hardly talk about them except when is election time, local government chairman all these people are been paid monthly to run their states smoothly While I wonder why the presidency is the problem for any state internal insurgency, apart from general insurgency coming into Nigeria's through all it's boarders I may be wrong thou, because others peoples opinion are always the right one

obembet:
Many Nigerian were surprised as Peter Okoye retweeting a post that appears to mock people who lost their lives in Ibadan is deeply troubling.

Many Nigerian believe Tragedy should never be turned into content for clout or political point-scoring. Using the misfortune of others to push an agenda only reflects how low and insensitive one can be. Lives were lost. Families are grieving. This is a time for empathy, not mockery.

Public figures like Peter okoye must understand the weight of their actions silence is sometimes better than harmful engagement. Humanity should always come before politics.


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tiger28:
The fool has been extremely QUIET after his “Lagos is no man’s land “ insult during the last Lagos election…….. they were thinking that Lagos would be a walk through after Tinubu lost Lagos in the Presidential election.

Election time is approaching, these perpetual losers will AGAIN start their insults, ONLY to become HUMBLE after election……..

Nothing NEW here, we see them EVERY four years.

so ashamed of d kind of reasoning ur type does....so what of Tinubu who is interested in APC presidential screening nko?...y not call him out...u guys will leave d main cake n attack something else

tollyboy5:
There’s no sense in what he reposted.
But we’re done trying to act civilized.
You mock the people you live with.
Trust me, as a lagosian I will tell you for free that his music career is dead.
We need people to start moving mad like him so we can show our true colour

Oga his music career is not dead anything.

You are one amongst millions of people living in Lagos just like me.
You don't have control over DJs, clubs or events planners who invite him to their shows or play his music.
We all should hold the president and other rulers of this country and not a private individual.

Some people are in captivity for closed to a month now while our leaders who are supposed to ensure their freedom are organizing one yeye festival inside the same SW.

Irony1:
How is Obi linked to this discussion?

If you don't understand how to read originating threads and resultant comments or you don't know which is which, that is entirely your problem.

hosemujica:
I agree, but it’s not up to 50% and the little percentage is not nearly enough. If looking at the faces of those children in captivity does not trigger a protest in the west then , BAT did not only buy their body he also paid for their souls and conscience.

The truth BAT has always been close to the press even from his days as Lagos state governor, Bayo Onanuga used to be his critic, he even wrote an article against him, but somehow he knows how to sway them. So he has used them to control the narrative to the public that is why there hasn't been any protest.
If you read the book on propaganda and PR campaign by Edward Barnays you will understand the art of manipulating the masses, especially the lower end of the masses. Most especially in the south West

lawani:
Why didn't you say Eid should not be celebrated because of the same issue? Can you cancel Christmas because of something that happened?

Eid and Christmas are international events that must happened at a specific date.
Ojude Oba is not even a national festival and it doesnt have a date set aside for it, meaning it can always be postponed to another day
Lets even assume such event must hold, that would have been a perfect opportunity to express your displeasure through a protest (it could be just a simple placard with RELEASE OUR SCHOOL CHILDREN and THEIR TEACHERS) against the failure of govt since the president son and the state governor were there
But guess what, they were busy snapping pictures with him. You dont want the world to criticise the president failure because he is Yoruba.
I pray you guys understand what you are doing
You will never be allowed to instigate anything or against any govt in the history of Nigeria ever again
Everyone can see how hypocritical you guys are and it will live with you

And the president doesnt even have the moral right to celebrate EID when his country and especially his region is under attack.
What is he celebrating?

Some people just hate to read the truth. Maybe they also hate the messenger.

Where is the mockery in the tweet? He just ceased the opportunity to remind Nigerians that such unfortunate situation can be avoided through voting competent leaders as against the failure we have today.

Why should the Yorubas be angry? Are they not the same people that used something as inconsequential as the moats in the Benin City to mock us when we reminded them that Edo is not Lagos where their demigod should tell us whom to vote? Have they equally forgotten how they easily mocked the southeast with the gully erosion in their states? Who called the Igbos cannibals at the hit of insecurity in the southeast? A newspaper owned by a Yoruba wrote an editorial titled OBITUARY in the hit of insecurity in the southeast. All these were never seen as mockery because the Yorubas did it.

The truth is that Yorubas feel that they are above criticism but can criticize others. That can never happen. Sometimes, I quietly thank God that the Igbos are still part of Nigeria. If not, I wonder what they most have made of us in the south south zone.

What you cannot take, dish it out to others.

1vandragon:
I agree that things have gotten worse, in all ramifications.

And I agree that, unfortunately, the Southwest would have been at the forefront of protests against GEJ.

But if we are sincere to ourselves, 50% of the criticism against bat is also from the Southwest. It is just that those who would have 'funded' protests have been cornered by bat.

My brother provided the lower end of the masses in SW and the misguided Youths which they use as social media warriors with monthly salary are still on his side. He still has tribal allegiance of the Yoruba

Naz34:
You think say that will remove the strong igbo sentiment and tribalistic bigotry from his gene. Abeg give another excuse

Wait let me understand something. How is Peter Okoye's comment tribalistic? He didn't even mention the victims of the Oyo kidnapping or the beheaded teacher. I don't understand why you people hate truth.

Mexyz:
Oga his music career is not dead anything.

You are one amongst millions of people living in Lagos just like me.
You don't have control over DJs, clubs or events planners who invite him to their shows or play his music.
We all should hold the president and other rulers of this country and not a private individual.

Some people are in captivity for closed to a month now while our leaders who are supposed to ensure their freedom are organizing one yeye festival inside the same SW.

We have. If you don’t have ancestral compound like I do in Lagos, the say you have is lesser automatically.

PulaPower:
He has always been a tribal bigot. I’m sure if the kids in this context are Ibo kids, he wouldn’t reacted this way. Nothing surprising here. Nah their way..

If you wanna call out government, call out government… But why mocking innocent kids?

I'm sure you was here during the time of insecurity in SE, there's nothing, no joke, trolls, insults etc your people no use against SE people, they even deny that they're Nigerians and face and enjoy their insecurity, now reverse is the case.

AllBlack:
If you don't understand how to read originating threads and resultant comments or you don't know which is which, that is entirely your problem.

Oga my question is based on the topic of the thread and all the comments inclusive of yours. There is no link at all with Peter Obi in this. Only your obsessive bias.

The two things that is so harmful to Nigeria is Nepotism and Tribalism.

To the politicians Nepotism means grab power by force by fire.

To the people Tribalism means emilokan or it's my turn.

As long as this dispensation is concerned, No one really have anybody's interest at heart even to the least of whatever that is not valuable to them; meaning a cow is kind of valuable more than humans, a political office is kind valuable more than the life of the people in the constituency they represent, fraud supersede integrity, embezzling the funds of a project or locality is better off spent individually than used for the intended purpose etc....

Peter Okoye did not do anything bad, he is just stating the obvious.
The rot in the system is overwhelming and enormous to the beholders, it's not as if we are blinded to take cognizance of what is happening but nepotism and tribalism has eaten deep into the system such that you will think it's animallllsss that is ruling nigerians.

We just have to vote credible hands to stare this country away from the claws and grip of the beasts.

kingthreat:
For many years IPOB were killing and cannibalizing their own people. Did it stop New Yam festivals in the region?
Humans and hypocrisy.

You and your leader and pastor protested against insecurity. Are you waiting for the North to return the favour and protest for you?

mrvitalis:
Don't blame opposition for taking advantage they haven't don't 20% of what APC did with Chibok girls issue

What do you think APC would have done if 42 ijaw kids was kidnapped under Jonathan

Stop being a hypocrite

There was noise about Chibok girls but the target was Jonathan/PDP not Hausa people. You talked as if there were no killings in the south south during Jonathan.

To top it off, “election have consequence” in this context is flawed, Fulani murderers were also active during Jonathan, were they not? And if you think Obi can solve terrorism/banditry within 4 years, I have a bridge to sell to you.

The politics of hate & extremism you lots are promoting cannot get your candidate elected, and cannot fix Nigeria.

Obakoolex:
You people are the ones always shouting Obi was rigged out, yet you're the ones always accusing people of voting a wrong choice... Can you see Una need check up

Is that what this post was all about? Are you not seeing the consequences of you playing ostrich and allowing bigotry in 2023 elections? You guys need help walahi this one pass jazz.

obembet:
I never knew that 2023 election is no longer rigging, so Tinubu won. Anyway Table wil soon turn.

And what you are telling Nigerians now that anyone who doesn't support what u support should experience tragedy?

Like I said, Table wil soon turn

Na the table turn already nah, there's no caricature wey una no use abuse SE during the insecurity in the region, you-all are hypocrite.

demstone:
OBIDIENTS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN LIKE THIS...

WONDER WHY ANYONE IS SURPRISED

Sorry but Peter's comments has nothing to do with mockery of Oyo case. It is you guys that want to spin narratives desperately.

OredoPikin:
I dont even know how to feel again.
Your children and their teachers are in the hand of kidnappers but you are doing Ojude oba festival
Even the president son
Governor of ogun state

I dont just know how i am feeling

So terrible to mentioned the list but they will come and insults anybody that comes out to speak out against Ebola Tinupoo government failure because he is their brother

Alliswell248:
South west is still the safest.
The government knows where they are....but have to be diplomatic in rescing them.

Sore losers would always wail ..

Go and look at the statistics from NBS. The south East has the lowest case of reported kidnapping and killings. You guys hate the truth, but you would rather use lies and propaganda to spin narratives.

demstone:
EVEN GOOGLE AI HAS FORGOTTEN TOO

STOP D LIES
PETER OBI, PETER OKOYE OR EVEN OBIDIENTS NEVER CONDEMNED

THE VIOLENCE UNLISHED IN THE EAST BY EKPA

INFACT IT WAS FINLAND THAT SAVED US

Dude stop talking it is better you are silent so that people will think you are intelligent, than to talk and dispel all doubts.

OredoPikin:
Eid and Christmas are international events that must happened at a specific date.
Ojude Oba is not even a national festival and it doesnt have a date set aside for it, meaning it can always be postponed to another day
Lets even assume such event must hold, that would have been a perfect opportunity to express your displeasure through a protest (it could be just a simple placard with RELEASE OUR SCHOOL CHILDREN and THEIR TEACHERS) against the failure of govt since the president son and the state governor were there
But guess what, they were busy snapping pictures with him. You dont want the world to criticise the president failure because he is Yoruba.
I pray you guys understand what you are doing
You will never be allowed to instigate anything or against any govt in the history of Nigeria ever again
Everyone can see how hypocritical you guys are and it will live with you

And the president doesnt even have the moral right to celebrate EID when his country and especially his region is under attack.
What is he celebrating?

Why do you want to drag ijebu people into nonsense arguments?
Ojude Oba don’t have a date yet I know the date for next ojude Oba even before yesterday?

What’s the ijebu business with what is national?
If you’re not ijebu you keep shut! Ojude Oba is as important as Christmas and new year.
Yes it can be postponed but not external force to force the decision. It has to be internal

gr8ofnnetwork:
So, it will be truth also to mock calamities that struck in East too? Anyway, everybody no go ever be like una. Yes, MR. P is right

They did worse than this during the insecurity in SE, you guys are hypocrite.

Nigerians don't like truth
Nigerians has short term memory
What Mr P said is nothing but the truth.
You can't plant corn 🌽 and harvest mango 🥭.
Whatever a man sows he will reap!

Okoyeeboz:
Na because them never burn am inside house for Lagos.
Can he try this in the North?

You can burn someone alive but scared of Fulani causing havoc. Smh

alanto:
Married Yoruba?

That woman discovered them from nothing, gave them everything to be come P-Square. Staying with is him doing himself a big favour.

Hahaha I know you people will come up with this lies and I wasn't disappointed because you people are well predictable. Always twist truth to serve you people's narrative,so your darling and beloved Peter Okoye has suddenly become a black sheep hahaha

Baydeb:
If you and psquare doesn't fall into bandit hand,if God is still God, you'll experience sorrow in your homes,if all u could do at this time is this, sorrow will locate you too,mark my word

Wait let me understand you want him and psquare to fall into bandits because he called out your hypocrisy!! Na wahhhh this your wickedness will consume you if you are not careful.

Macphenson:
He is not a tribal bigot. He is simply reminding Nigerians that elections have consequences as he has always been advocating ever since.

Do you know why Boris Berezovsky one of the most prominent leading figures in the new Russia went down as one of the most shallowest man in the modern day Russian History. It was his his insensitive nature of capitalizing on state tragedy as a means to voice an opinion.

When a Russia submarine had a mechanical accident, got trapped, and all crew members lost their life as a result, he took it upon himself to criticize the state while the whole nation is mourning the incident. That earned him the badge of a man who is not only shallow minded but a selfish little man of no class in all aspects of societal hierarchy.

These whole issue with those students is a national tragedy.
Those kids do not deserve the current situation they are in. And it's unworthy to capitalize on it by bringing in who you voted for or you didn't vote for into it..While the government should be held responsible at full length, it is not the time to pull politics cards.. it's shallow, below national sympathy and extremely repulsive for him to come out and hint vote and who people vote for. This is a national tragedy, even almighty USA have had situation which caught them off guard.. not particularly defending the current administration here but he could have done better by asking what are the steps that have been taken if at all he wants to get himself involved in national tragedy and not advocating and flying a campaign banner..

He either stays out of it's as a public figure or be part of the solution.. Nigeria matter tire a lot of people. but it is our home. He should rather be part of the solution than be part of the ones pointing fingers and hauling blames giving his status and level of exposure.

PulaPower:
He has always been a tribal bigot. I’m sure if the kids in this context are Ibo kids, he wouldn’t reacted this way. Nothing surprising here. Nah their way..

If you wanna call out government, call out government… But why mocking innocent kids?

Hypocrisy is a disease.

You forgot when you lot used to shout AghfanEastern?

Now you are acting all high and holy?