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| The Article Every Nigerian From The South NEEDS To READ by Titilayodeji13(op): 6:51am On Sep 05, 2015 |
I am writing this post with a lot of caution and trepidation. I have never subscribed to ethnic chauvinism and I actually detest being labelled as a tribal bigot. I am usually very careful because I have friends and colleagues from every part of the nation and some of my best friends are not even from my side of the country. However, recent events are making me to have a deeper reflection and I wish we- Southerners in this instance- can have some kind of introspection. Out of 25 appointments made so far, 18 are from the North, 3 are from the South West, 4 are from the South South while the South East has ZERO appointments. A tweet which I saw today stated that “southerners are only competent when it’s time for elections but northerners are competent in terms of governance” and this made the following thoughts run through my mind: 1. Only Southerners have been accusing fellow Southerners of corruption. Oshiomole has been attacking Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as if Ngozi turned down his marriage proposal. The same Oshiomole tried to make nonsense of Akinwumi Adeshina’s successes in the agriculture sector. Ambode tried to pull Fashola down and successfully smeared him with stains. Maybe that’s why Fashola did not get the Chief of Staff role. I’m yet to see a Northerner accuse another Northerner of corruption, even when they belong to different parties. The closest a Northerner got was when the new Kano State Governor attacked Rabiu Kwankaso but he quickly sheathed his sword and even disowned previous reports of attacks. Why are we like this? 2. Are Southerners the only ones who are corrupt? Were there no northerner heading the ministries and parastatals? Did the outgone Comptroller-General of Customs, Abdullahi Dikko not have an alleged case of certificate forgery but he still served out his tenure until he resigned voluntarily? I’m not in support of corruption under any guise but the fight against corruption must not be seen to be sectional. 3. How come it’s easier for the President to believe that Sanni Abacha was not corrupt in spite of recovered loot while it is so easy for him to believe Goodluck Jonathan is irredeemably corrupt? 4. I still remember that aside from God, Tinubu made Tambuwal what he is today. The same Tambuwal would later call Femi Gbajabiamila ‘incompetent’ and rated Dogara as more competent. The same Tambuwal was propped up by Tinubu, a Southerner against a fellow Southerner, Mulikat Akande. Obasanjo was very key to denying Goodluck Jonathan a second term. A good number can still recall how OBJ tore his PDP membership card in public glare. The Northerners find it easy to support themselves but we are always pulling ourselves down. Babangida Aliyu, Sule Lamido and all the other Northern Governors including the former PDP Chairman Adamu Muazu often times refused to campaign for Goodluck Jonathan openly and many times even espoused the virtues of the opposing candidate on the rostrum! 5. Southern leaders and Presidents pull down Southern business men but prop up Northern ones. How many people still remember how Obasanjo ran Mike Adenuga out of town but both Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan made Aliko Dangote what he is today. No northern leader goes against their own. I dare to put it on record that President Buhari will never go against Aliko Dangote for any reason. 6. How come OBJ pardoned Salisu Buhari, the ex- Speaker who forged his credentials and he later was given an appointment as a Governing Council member of a University and heavens did not fall- but when Goodluck Jonathan pardoned Alamieyeseigha it became one of the major issues counted against him? Is there one rule for some and another rule for others? 7. We find it easy to raise our voices in support of the deportation of Buruji Kashamu but have no qualms with Atiku Abubakar strutting around the corridors of power. 8. Only Southerners find it so easy to abuse their elders when they voice opinions not in tandem with the popular opinion. We find it easy to diss Afenifere elders and call them ‘Afenifebi’ while hurling expletives and curses at them. We even abuse our kings and priests. Northerners will never abuse an Emir no matter how unpopular what he said is. Can you imagine any Northerner raising his voice against the Sultan? In spite of Tanko Yakassai, Balarabe Musa and Dangiwa Umar’s perceived support for Jonathan, northern youths did not abuse them. But our own youths run down our elders on social media while our educated elite also support the act. These are some of the thoughts that have been running through my mind. I don’t pretend to have all the answers and I do this at the risk of being labelled an ethnic bigot. The point however is that Southerners have to get their acts right. We have to put our house in order. The bickering must stop. Let’s engage our emotional intelligence. Let’s not allow others to exploit our tendency to self-destruct. Bayo Adeyinka is a journalist. This article was originally published on his blog, http://www.thetrentonline.com/the-article-every-nigerian-from-the-south-needs-to-read-click-5/?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=socialnetwork 1 Like |
| Re: The Article Every Nigerian From The South NEEDS To READ by Nobody: 6:53am On Sep 05, 2015 |
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| Re: The Article Every Nigerian From The South NEEDS To READ by MikelEleta(m): 6:58am On Sep 05, 2015 |
Dx article stinks of ethnic bigotry n bias. Ve responded to a similar one previously nd wud do justice to urs as well. Ve yu asked ursef y d North remains perpetually poor, underdeveloped, wallowing in poverty, illiteracy nd d likes even dou their pple has been in power for the better part of 45yrs since Nigeria was created? Itz because their pple do not hold their leaders accountable. Dy worship dem. Trust me if yu visit d core North yu wud weep @ d ignorance killing dose young youths yet dy act as willing tools in d hands of politicians. Majority of dose in d south are educated and education mks yu knowledgeable and see tins differently dts why we hold our leaders accountable nd y d south is FAR developed dan the North. Am proud of being a southerner nd am proud we hold our leaders accountable 3 Likes |
| Re: The Article Every Nigerian From The South NEEDS To READ by GoldCircle: 7:03am On Sep 05, 2015 |
#Bittertruth We southerners are very smart. See where our smartness is leading us. |
| Re: The Article Every Nigerian From The South NEEDS To READ by seyema(m): 7:04am On Sep 05, 2015 |
Summary please |
| Re: The Article Every Nigerian From The South NEEDS To READ by Vicotex(m): 7:07am On Sep 05, 2015 |
MikelEleta:thanks for the finishing blow. Btw, proudly 5% 3 Likes |
| Re: The Article Every Nigerian From The South NEEDS To READ by Akshow: 7:11am On Sep 05, 2015 |
Don't make it sound like it's a geopolitical thing cos I know it ain't. Are the nnpc boss and cbn gov not igbos? Abi it is only during biafra brouhaha they identify with delta igbos as brothers? |
| Re: The Article Every Nigerian From The South NEEDS To READ by aljharem(m): 7:13am On Sep 05, 2015 |
Op some of us don't care about the south as a whole but the SW. I read it and I felt like crying seeing how these apc touts pull down the SW for the north. There is nothing tambuwal can do that AKANDE cannot do but just because she is not of Tinubu, she was destroyed politically by some yoruba idiots. Now Gbajabiamila wants the position he is crying blue water. I literally feel yoruba youths to stone him to death for this act of betrayer and stu.oidity |
| Re: The Article Every Nigerian From The South NEEDS To READ by aljharem(m): 7:14am On Sep 05, 2015 |
What is killing SWerners is ignorance 1 Like |
| Re: The Article Every Nigerian From The South NEEDS To READ by yanabasee(m): 7:16am On Sep 05, 2015 |
Sai baba. Sai Dauran-slow poke. Sai I wail pass you. Sai naija on one chance. Sai I will probe the probables. Sai I have lied and will keep lying. Sai I be hypocrite. Sai I corrupt pass GEJ. Sai Amaechi cannot be probe. Sai Atiku is a saint. Sai Tinubu no sabi play politics. Sai OBJ is Allah's grandchild. Sai   |
| Re: The Article Every Nigerian From The South NEEDS To READ by Karlovich: 7:19am On Sep 05, 2015 |
If u aspire to become the president of nigeria or gain favors politically someday then there's absolutely no way u wouldn't like to align with d north for so many reasons and besides this is not an issue of north and south beef Individually all of them are selfish and are only doing so for person gains and not for the masses which u guys should only be interested in |
| Re: The Article Every Nigerian From The South NEEDS To READ by ADAMUdaCOWBOY: 7:27am On Sep 05, 2015 |
Dasuki, lamido, nyako are all under efcc probe now and you claim the north only target the south? Op you are an ethnic bigot! Period 2 Likes |
| Re: The Article Every Nigerian From The South NEEDS To READ by Rawani: 7:39am On Sep 05, 2015 |
MikelEleta:Have you ever been in the North before? |
| Re: The Article Every Nigerian From The South NEEDS To READ by QuotaSystem: 8:01am On Sep 05, 2015 |
MikelEleta:[b]Keep quiet Liar, you have never been to the North. Is it not puzzling that the best built cities and roads are in the North (except Lagos)? Again is it not puzzling and embarrassing to you that those you malign as ignorant and uneducated have bettered you and ruled you for decades? How about the fact that the competent people so far appointed that are bringing change are northerners after 16 years of disastrous and corrupt rule by southerners? How come you have not been able to trick and dominate the North if you're any smarter? How come the North comes out winning in EVERY political calculation in this country and has maintained its status as darling of the west for decades? The truth is you are wallowing in the same poverty (difference is less than 20% without factoring population differences) and suffer sickening societal problems like armed robbery, prostitution, ritual killing, baby factories, 419, Drug trafficking etc yet the North that has its own challenges has been the one that has been able to consistently dominate politics while feeding the country with all the food, meat, vegetables, grains etc and for the first time since the disastrous military rule, to take control of government to improve her fortunes.[/b] |
| Re: The Article Every Nigerian From The South NEEDS To READ by bonechamberlain(m): 8:03am On Sep 05, 2015 |
well this message is mostly for the southwest, they are the Hercules heel of the south. the northerners are very loyal to authority and their religious head who can call them to other and sheath their swords but in the south especially in the south east, everyone is a king nobody to call the politicians to order. |
| Re: The Article Every Nigerian From The South NEEDS To READ by wordcat(m): 8:14am On Sep 05, 2015 |
Op, what u stated above were the reasons the Northerners are backward and will remain backward until they do the needful |
| Re: The Article Every Nigerian From The South NEEDS To READ by realborn(m): 8:21am On Sep 05, 2015 |
QuotaSystem:I seem to agree with MikelEleta. I have been to the north! Great people but a lot still needs to be done to enhance literacy and reduce poverty. The rich are very rich; and the poor are very poor. @Topic, It is healthy for the South to probe leaders who have betrayed the trust reposed in them. It is the only sure fire way to continuous development! 1 Like |
| Re: The Article Every Nigerian From The South NEEDS To READ by MikelEleta(m): 8:23am On Sep 05, 2015 |
QuotaSystem:Dou am nt averse to insulting u lyk u do I wud exercise restraint. I schooled in d North xo calling me a liar sayin ve nva bin der is WRONG. Ve also had cause to visit Kano for 2weeks xo I knw wah am saying. D level of poverty nd ignorance in d North is stanking nd vry high. Wah ve dy gained frm ruling except d few rich enriching demselves. Sayin Lagos is d only state wid good road ntwork smirks of ignorance. I bet u avnt been to Edo were am frm. D gov did his best der. Ibadan were I currently am also has som good roads nd d gov is also doin more. A lot of the Northern youths re uneducated nd illiterate nd dts y grt incentives re gven to dose who attempt to go to school. I don't see wah d North has gained ova d south even wid their yrs of Rule ind Military era. 1 Like |
| Re: The Article Every Nigerian From The South NEEDS To READ by QuotaSystem: 8:31am On Sep 05, 2015*. Modified: 9:00am On Sep 05, 2015 |
realborn:Another 'I have been to the North' These peeps get posted to an LGA in Zamfara for a year and then come spewing testimonies about the 'North' like a drunken prophet. If I have never left the North and got posted to Aba or Osun what you think my impression of the south would be ?@bolded the wealth gap in Nigeria and all over the world has been rising for the past decades because of capitalism. Bottom line: trying to denigrate the North while pretending you are any better is not the solution to your problems. Our collective problem is bad leadership and not any regional or ethnic idiosyncrasies. 1 Like |
| Re: The Article Every Nigerian From The South NEEDS To READ by ishiamu(m): 8:33am On Sep 05, 2015 |
GoldCircle:Goldcircle?? WTF 1 Like 1 Share |
| Re: The Article Every Nigerian From The South NEEDS To READ by Justcash(m): 8:34am On Sep 05, 2015 |
MikelEleta:If you are from the South, it is either you are selfish (a sympathetic APC member), a kid (12-20) or simply a very naive fellow. People like you realize their folly late. 1 Like |
| Re: The Article Every Nigerian From The South NEEDS To READ by QuotaSystem: 8:37am On Sep 05, 2015 |
MikelEleta:Benin? You speak of roads and mention Edo? For your information that is my maternal home. Is it Ikpoba slope or the death traps that Oshiomole has been trying to dualize? Wake up son. As for your questions, this thread will do you good. https://www.nairaland.com/1945471/true-face-north |
| Re: The Article Every Nigerian From The South NEEDS To READ by MikelEleta(m): 8:58am On Sep 05, 2015 |
Justcash:Mayb yu shud check my pix to knw if am 12 to 20 lyk yu said. Am nt an APC sympathizer nd if ders anyone naïve dt shud be yu. Naiveity starts frm monikers we call ourselves. Wahs justcash |
| Re: The Article Every Nigerian From The South NEEDS To READ by MikelEleta(m): 9:03am On Sep 05, 2015 |
QuotaSystem:You jst showed ur naivity by mentioning Ikpoba slope. Dts even a federal road. Go to Edo North nd see d massive road ntwork Oshiomhole did der. Meanwhile I wud NEVER respond to any of ur post, comment or Quote again cos I jst saw ur timeline nd saw ur vry active in RACIAL, SECTARIAN and ETHNIC politics. Dt says it all dt ur a tribal bigot. I can not win an argument of dx nature against ur likes. Good bye nd ve a nice weekend ahead 1 Like |
| Re: The Article Every Nigerian From The South NEEDS To READ by realborn(m): 9:13am On Sep 05, 2015 |
QuotaSystem:I will gain nothing by denigrating the North. You are right, I served in Sokoto and it was an amazing year. I will always cherish the fond memories. However, I noticed that there is an ethnoreligious influence in the attitude towards education. Religious schools seem to gain precedence over secular education. Local media enlightenment is primarily through the native language. In this era of globalization, it is high time the methodology is changed for emerging generations. Poverty is on the increase in the North because the leaders have not harnessed a concerted vision to develop the regions. There are no population control measures. Yes there are good roads but no attendant complementing industries to boost the economy of most of the Northern States. The per capita income if the average northerner is way below the threshold buying power for basic goods and commodities. The first step to liberation will be to accept that there is an endemic problem in the North. Secondly, identify the root cause. Thirdly study countries and economies with similar ethnoreligious and climatic nomenclature (e.g UAE). Develop a regional plan and commence implementation via portfolio management strategies; starting with the most important plan. Fourthly, commence the process of reorientation. Make English common and compulsory in all formal form of communication. Encourage all wards to go to school. In 20 years, the North will surpass the South in development if these measures are considered. Anout 20 years ago, while I was in Senior Class in Secondary School, "Black Jap" finally was allowed to pass out after 15 years as a student. He could not be rusticated because he was a Northerner. After a while, he was being promoted without passing any exams in a Federal Government College. This favoritism is why it is very difficult for most of such youths to develop their cognitive intuition requisite to cope with the global world. The last resort is usually public service or politics. Lastly, I am Yoruba by tribe but acknowledge the Igbos have far developed their regions (except for Lagos) more than we have. There are still mud houses in my village. Most Igbo villages I have visited have been upgraded to towns with contemporary styled Architecture. The primary reason is because, Igbos have industralized their regions, embraced education (an average Igbo person can at least speak a derivative of English - pidgin) advanced in the tenets of global trade and promote a congruous culture of upgrading their homestead before others. On the other hand, we Yorubas are very enlightened and educated but often times incongruous. We will rather develop the cosmopolitan cities than develop our villages. My 2 cents though! 1 Like |
| Re: The Article Every Nigerian From The South NEEDS To READ by QuotaSystem: 9:19am On Sep 05, 2015 |
MikelEleta:Bro this moniker is specifically for bigots like you that go around denigrating the North while pretending they're any better. Edo? Of all places? That town cannot even match Sokoto in terms of development not to talk of larger northern states. Is it Ugbor Amagba Road that is a highway to Hell or Psychiatric road iduwowina? The same Edo whose daughters are dying daily by the hundreds in the Libyan desert trying to escape debilitating poverty by selling their bodies? Stop being a hypocrite and stand up to your leaders to demand a respite from this debilitating poverty and suffering.
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| Re: The Article Every Nigerian From The South NEEDS To READ by laudate: 3:53pm On Sep 05, 2015*. Modified: 10:57pm On Sep 05, 2015 |
realborn:Bros, I do not know where your village is, but there are a lot of towns and villages in the South-West that have been highly upgraded.  Akure, Ibadan, Ado-Ekiti, Osogbo, etc., have been upgraded to a large extent. There are still areas in Lagos (e.g. Agege, Agbado-Ijaye) that boast of mud-houses.  While central Abeokuta still has a number of old houses among the rocky hills that encircle the town, there are several suburbs of Abeokuta which boast of a lot of new buildings that would rival those of most state capitals starting from the BRA to Ibara and parts of Kuto (hope I got the spelling right!). Sango Otta, Isheri North, and Alagbado are other areas of Ogun State that have benefited from its proximity with Lagos, in terms of infrastructure. As a field staff, my work has taken me to different parts of the country. I have seen these places, so I know what has been done there. Are you saying there are no mud houses in the villages located in the South-East?? |
| Re: The Article Every Nigerian From The South NEEDS To READ by LieDetector(m): 6:22pm On Sep 05, 2015 |
realborn:10000000 likes |
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