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| Igbo Leaders Applauded Oba Of Lagos As He Delivered Anti-Igbo Speech by MalcoImX(op): 11:01pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
Mr. Akiolu had told a gathering which had the Eze Ndi-Igbos (Igbo traditional rulers) of all the local government areas in Lagos State that they should cast their votes for his chosen governorship candidate or “perish inside the lagoon”. The Oba supports the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Akinwunmi Ambode. “On Saturday, if anyone of you goes against the Ambode I picked, that is your end. If it doesn’t happen within seven days, just know that I’m a bastard and it is not my father who born me,” Mr. Akiolu told the gathering. “The one you have done before, he’s my son. Jonathan is my son and I speak to him every day. But, this Saturday, by the grace of God almighty Allah, I am the owner of Lagos and the owner of this…for the time being.” As the Oba spoke, there were murmurs in the audience. But Mr. Akiolu continued, determined to get his message across. “Listen. Because this is an undivided chair. The palace belongs to the dead, the living and those coming in future. “On Saturday, if anyone of you, I swear in the name of God almighty Allah, goes against my wish that Ambode, Insha Allahu, will be the next governor of Lagos State, the person is going to die inside this water.” The audience, including the Igbo chiefs, applauded. The Oba went ahead. “I’m not ready to beg, appeal to anybody o. And that’s why Asiwaju and the governor said, I said that is your own. Even the two of them they cannot disobey me. Nobody knew how I picked Ambode. Jimi (Agbaje) is my blood relation and I told him in a plain language he can never be governor in Lagos for now. “The future belongs to God. I am not begging anybody to go, but you must not, I repeat… what you people cannot do in Onitsha, what you cannot do in Aba or anywhere… Another round of applause erupted in the room. “If you do what I want, Lagos will continue to be prosper for you. If you go against it, you will perish in the water. Finish.” The audience responded with chants of “Kabiyesi o.” When it was time for the Igbo leaders to respond to the Oba, there was uproarious laughter in the room. Gordion Ojiako, the spokesperson of the Eze Ndi Igbos in Lagos, promised Mr. Akiolu that they would vote massively for the APC during Saturday’s gubernatorial election. “Kabiyesi, we are promising you. Why we came all of us is for you to see our faces. If we say we don’t want (on) Saturday…we can’t come here,” Mr. Ojiako, the Eze Ndi Igbo in Amuwo Oriade, said. The Igbo leader asked his colleagues, “By Saturday, all of us are going to vote whooooo?” They chorused, “Ambode!” “Ehen! And we tried. Even when we were trying for the national… Kabiyesi you can see this paper, this is the rally we did. This is the rally we did, commissioner can testify. “So we are telling you that coming Saturday we are going to show you the way it used to be. “And why we’ve come here today sir, Kabiyesi, is to come and congratulate and thank you for being our father in Lagos. We don’t need to talk much because after Saturday, Sunday we come for party before you do handover.” The Igbo leaders then broke into a victory song, “Winner oooo winner oooo…” The Oba joked that Mr. Ojiako should come to Sunday’s victory party with his “young daughter”. There was more laughter in the room. The monarch’s speech came under severe criticism with Nigerians lambasting him for his utterance. Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, told him to apologise to the Igbo people in Lagos “without delay”. On Monday, when PREMIUM TIMES asked Mr. Ojiako why they were not offended by the Lagos monarch’s statement, he said it would be wrong to challenge the king inside his palace. “We will go back and convene a meeting of Igbo stakeholders and respond to him appropriately,” Mr. Ojiako said. http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/180738-igbo-leaders-applauded-oba-of-lagos-as-he-delivered-anti-igbo-speech.html |
| Re: Igbo Leaders Applauded Oba Of Lagos As He Delivered Anti-Igbo Speech by MalcoImX(op): 11:02pm On Apr 07, 2015*. Modified: 12:17am On Apr 08, 2015 |
So, you even applauded and promised the Oba? I am laughing like 2face Idibia. |
| Re: Igbo Leaders Applauded Oba Of Lagos As He Delivered Anti-Igbo Speech by Nobody: 11:02pm On Apr 07, 2015*. Modified: 11:26pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
| Re: Igbo Leaders Applauded Oba Of Lagos As He Delivered Anti-Igbo Speech by DaPhilosopher(m): 11:04pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
Ehn ehn? Serious case! |
| Re: Igbo Leaders Applauded Oba Of Lagos As He Delivered Anti-Igbo Speech by Ralphlauren(m): 11:06pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
Lmaooooooo All their 'red cap' chiefs sat down like mumu while My Kabiyesi was speaking and they could'nt say one word. Instead, they were clapping . Smh! Awon a lai lojuti ![]() Why didnt they protest at the palace grounds na? Awon oloshi. Oba Akiolu. May your days be long Sir. I'm expecting another riot act to be read out to the Ibos directly from Kabiyesi's palace next week as soon as Ambode is declared the winner ![]() Ibos have taken the piss for too long and the custodian of Lagos is finally putting them in their place. ![]() Kabiyesi ooooooo, ade a pe lori yin ![]() |
| Re: Igbo Leaders Applauded Oba Of Lagos As He Delivered Anti-Igbo Speech by Nokiae5: 11:07pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
applauding his nauseous |
| Re: Igbo Leaders Applauded Oba Of Lagos As He Delivered Anti-Igbo Speech by Fanirandele: 11:12pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
Chai, Igbos go and ask your leaders what really happened. Clearly they knew the man was joking |
| Re: Igbo Leaders Applauded Oba Of Lagos As He Delivered Anti-Igbo Speech by adebisicutie: 11:15pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
You people come and see how your leaders reacted while you are on the internet huffing and puffing It's either your leaders knew the Oba well and knew he was joking or they are cowards. So which is it |
| Re: Igbo Leaders Applauded Oba Of Lagos As He Delivered Anti-Igbo Speech by Collynzo9: 11:17pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
On Monday, when PREMIUM TIMES asked Mr. Ojiako why they were not offended by the Lagos monarch’s statement, he said it would be wrong to challenge the king inside his palace.Isn't this what some of us have been saying? Were they supposed to beat up the Oba in his palace? Actually not up to 3 people laughed at that statement and the greetings came from those sitting besides the Oba, probably his Yoruba aides. People laugh fake laughs at times to mask their anger in peculiar situations. |
| Re: Igbo Leaders Applauded Oba Of Lagos As He Delivered Anti-Igbo Speech by adebisicutie: 11:19pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
Collynzo9:Not just that they laughed. Why did the man go ahead to even promise to keep to his word and then they were chanting Ambode and winner. Does that sound like people that were uncomfortable ![]() The Igbo leader asked his colleagues, “By Saturday, all of us are going to vote whooooo?” They chorused, “Ambode!” “Ehen! And we tried. Even when we were trying for the national… Kabiyesi you can see this paper, this is the rally we did. This is the rally we did, commissioner can testify. “So we are telling you that coming Saturday we are going to show you the way it used to be. “And why we’ve come here today sir, Kabiyesi, is to come and congratulate and thank you for being our father in Lagos. We don’t need to talk much because after Saturday, Sunday we come for party before you do handover.” The Igbo leaders then broke into a victory song, “Winner oooo winner oooo…” |
| Re: Igbo Leaders Applauded Oba Of Lagos As He Delivered Anti-Igbo Speech by twosquare(m): 11:20pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
stale news.....next please |
| Re: Igbo Leaders Applauded Oba Of Lagos As He Delivered Anti-Igbo Speech by MalcoImX(op): 11:22pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
Collynzo9:So they laugh 'fake laughs?' They are hypocrites. Read my signature. |
| Re: Igbo Leaders Applauded Oba Of Lagos As He Delivered Anti-Igbo Speech by MalcoImX(op): 11:31pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
Asuokaa:O ga oo! Can you ask the Queen of England whether England is her father's property? Mr. freedom fighter you are asking for deportation be dat oo! |
| Re: Igbo Leaders Applauded Oba Of Lagos As He Delivered Anti-Igbo Speech by Collynzo9: 11:32pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
MalcoImX:Nervous laughter is laughter evoked from an audience's expression of embarrassment, alarm, discomfort or confusion, rather than amusement. Nervous laughter is a physical reaction to stress, tension, confusion, or anxiety. Neuroscientist Vilayanur S. Ramachandran states "We have nervous laughter because we want to make ourselves think what horrible thing we encountered isn't really as horrible as it appears, something we want to believe." People laugh when they need to project dignity and control during times of stress and anxiety. In these situations, people usually laugh in a subconscious attempt to reduce stress and calm down http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nervous_laughter |
| Re: Igbo Leaders Applauded Oba Of Lagos As He Delivered Anti-Igbo Speech by Nobody: 11:32pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
adebisicutie:GOOD |
| Re: Igbo Leaders Applauded Oba Of Lagos As He Delivered Anti-Igbo Speech by adebisicutie: 11:34pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
Collynzo9:Is this nervous talking too? ![]() The Igbo leader asked his colleagues, “By Saturday, all of us are going to vote whooooo?” They chorused, “Ambode!” “Ehen! And we tried. Even when we were trying for the national… Kabiyesi you can see this paper, this is the rally we did. This is the rally we did, commissioner can testify. “So we are telling you that coming Saturday we are going to show you the way it used to be. “And why we’ve come here today sir, Kabiyesi, is to come and congratulate and thank you for being our father in Lagos. We don’t need to talk much because after Saturday, Sunday we come for party before you do handover.” The Igbo leaders then broke into a victory song, “Winner oooo winner oooo…” |
| Re: Igbo Leaders Applauded Oba Of Lagos As He Delivered Anti-Igbo Speech by isalegan2: 11:36pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
b Ralphlauren: You expect them to challenge the Oba? Have you ever been to the palace? I watched the video briefly, but couldn't really make out the location of the speech. Trust me sha, if you enter the palace and see the Oba on his throne, and you see all the ceremony, the chieftains and palace guards, plus the praise singer that only walks backwards so as never to turn his back on the Kabiyesi. . . Anyway, that's what it was like during Oyekan's reign. You can't try it!Let's all get along sha. The palace issued an explanation. I hope my Igbo brothers and sisters will continue to live peaceably and prosperously in Eko land. The palace of the Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, has issued a statement, clarifying the Oba’s comments on his alleged threat to Igbos in Lagos to vote the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Akinwunmi Ambode or die in the lagoon.http://www.today.ng/news/ambode-oba-of-lagos-makes-clarification-on-his-threat-to-deal-with-igbos/ |
| Re: Igbo Leaders Applauded Oba Of Lagos As He Delivered Anti-Igbo Speech by idupaul: 11:42pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
I tot I was the only one who noticed the Igbo chiefs applauded the Oba all the way while he reeled out his infamous Lagoon act |
| Re: Igbo Leaders Applauded Oba Of Lagos As He Delivered Anti-Igbo Speech by MalcoImX(op): 11:43pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
Collynzo9:But they seemed relaxed and at a certain stage were even singing. I can't take this Colynzo. I take the measure of a man to be upright and own up to your actions. There are people who I am sure would agree to being intimidated or afraid, if it were so. That to me is better representation than this hypocrisy. |
| Re: Igbo Leaders Applauded Oba Of Lagos As He Delivered Anti-Igbo Speech by bamidele029: 11:48pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
Clearly those men did not feel intimidated or threatened , they were even laughing and joking with the Oba and I won't be suprised if they had met with him before. For that chief to even go ahead and promise his word and then the singing of winner o. Igbos asks your leaders to say the truth. That was clearly a meeting between colleagues who were laughing and joking |
| Re: Igbo Leaders Applauded Oba Of Lagos As He Delivered Anti-Igbo Speech by eaglechild: 11:49pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
The video did not show who was applauding. Could have been anyone. Besides do you want them to start shouting at the Oba, so that you will say that they have been disrespectful to their host? They simply comported themselves. If you begin to exchange words with a mad man, passersby will not be able to differentiate who the mad person is. |
| Re: Igbo Leaders Applauded Oba Of Lagos As He Delivered Anti-Igbo Speech by bamidele029: 11:54pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
eaglechild:Abeg let's be real, no way you would really be offended and then go ahead and say such The Igbo leader asked his colleagues, “By Saturday, all of us are going to vote whooooo?” They chorused, “Ambode!” “Ehen! And we tried. Even when we were trying for the national… Kabiyesi you can see this paper, this is the rally we did. This is the rally we did, commissioner can testify. “So we are telling you that coming Saturday we are going to show you the way it used to be. “And why we’ve come here today sir, Kabiyesi, is to come and congratulate and thank you for being our father in Lagos. We don’t need to talk much because after Saturday, Sunday we come for party before you do handover.” The Igbo leaders then broke into a victory song, “Winner oooo winner oooo…” |
| Re: Igbo Leaders Applauded Oba Of Lagos As He Delivered Anti-Igbo Speech by lolababe331e: 11:57pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
Its 1 of 2 things 1. They are the biggest cowards ever 2. They felt he was joking and were not offended |
| Re: Igbo Leaders Applauded Oba Of Lagos As He Delivered Anti-Igbo Speech by whitecat1: 11:59pm On Apr 07, 2015*. Modified: 12:17am On Apr 08, 2015 |
In a nutshell if Agbaje wins, which is very unlikely, ibo will have to leave lagos! Ibos must pray hard now more than ever! I'm loving this! |
| Re: Igbo Leaders Applauded Oba Of Lagos As He Delivered Anti-Igbo Speech by dunkem21(m): 12:01am On Apr 08, 2015 |
lolababe331e:Wrong. Watch the video again and you will see the palace guards that are clapping. |
| Re: Igbo Leaders Applauded Oba Of Lagos As He Delivered Anti-Igbo Speech by lolababe331e: 12:05am On Apr 08, 2015 |
dunkem21:No the chiefs were also laughing and even making promises. That's what was said below, the audio for the part after the Oba finished his speech is out and one of the chiefs was replying and that's what was said : “If you do what I want, Lagos will continue to be prosper for you. If you go against it, you will perish in the water. Finish.” The audience responded with chants of “Kabiyesi o.” When it was time for the Igbo leaders to respond to the Oba, there was uproarious laughter in the room. Gordion Ojiako, the spokesperson of the Eze Ndi Igbos in Lagos, promised Mr. Akiolu that they would vote massively for the APC during Saturday’s gubernatorial election. “Kabiyesi, we are promising you. Why we came all of us is for you to see our faces. If we say we don’t want (on) Saturday…we can’t come here,” Mr. Ojiako, the Eze Ndi Igbo in Amuwo Oriade, said. The Igbo leader asked his colleagues, “By Saturday, all of us are going to vote whooooo?” They chorused, “Ambode!” “Ehen! And we tried. Even when we were trying for the national… Kabiyesi you can see this paper, this is the rally we did. This is the rally we did, commissioner can testify. “So we are telling you that coming Saturday we are going to show you the way it used to be. “And why we’ve come here today sir, Kabiyesi, is to come and congratulate and thank you for being our father in Lagos. We don’t need to talk much because after Saturday, Sunday we come for party before you do handover.” The Igbo leaders then broke into a victory song, “Winner oooo winner oooo…” The Oba joked that Mr. Ojiako should come to Sunday’s victory party with his “young daughter”. There was more laughter in the room. The monarch’s speech came under severe criticism with Nigerians lambasting him for his utterance. Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, told him to apologise to the Igbo people in Lagos “without delay”. |
| Re: Igbo Leaders Applauded Oba Of Lagos As He Delivered Anti-Igbo Speech by omololu2020(m): 12:06am On Apr 08, 2015 |
Collynzo9:a coward will alwas giv an escuse,lagos is not yoruba land so d coward ibo leaders should b able to challenge d king,abi lagos no b no mans land again ![]() |
| Re: Igbo Leaders Applauded Oba Of Lagos As He Delivered Anti-Igbo Speech by sheymoni(m): 12:06am On Apr 08, 2015 |
Can we please allow this matter to rest |
| Re: Igbo Leaders Applauded Oba Of Lagos As He Delivered Anti-Igbo Speech by MalcoImX(op): 12:07am On Apr 08, 2015 |
Asuokaa:Were you even allowed to be so relaxed as a foreigner or black to the extent that the Queen could even feel threatened? David Cameron and Gordon Brown should better be seen working for the benefit of the throne, otherwise ... The prime minister is an employee of the Queen, and a a times when his calls come through the Sovereign can even say: "Tell him I am busy." |
| Re: Igbo Leaders Applauded Oba Of Lagos As He Delivered Anti-Igbo Speech by lolababe331e: 12:07am On Apr 08, 2015 |
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