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The greatest enemies of Southern Nigeria are Southerner’s.

Nigeria got independent in 1960 and the North has ruled 38 years plus leaving South with below 18 years, yet the last Southerner that occupied that position was pulled down by his fellow Southerners, not because he is incompetent, but because of Southerners' phd mindset.

After 55 as a country, we still complain of bad roads, poor electricity, life expectancy is short and some people heap the blame on GEJ.
OBJ tore is card, Tinubu did all he could to trick others to follow him, Amaechi empty Rivers purse to fight against his brother and in-law, newspapers in South Nigeria keep on publish fake and lies all day to stop GEJ.

Nobody remembered that during GEJ, Nigeria became the largest economy in Africa, in spite of heavy flooding 2 years ago, prices of rice and other food stuff remains stable

If our economy is in infant stage after 55 years as a nation, it is logical to put the blame squarely on Northerners that has rule for more than 38 years instead of blaming someone that ruled for just 5 years plus.

Almost 40 appointments made by Buhari so far and over 90% of them goes to the same zone that has held us down from achieving our real potential, yet half brains will say they were appointed on merit.

Can a man who repeatedly failed exams in the past turn out to be more competent than the man that keeps on scoring high marks?

I see our present position as the BIGGEST ECONOMY IN AFRICA slipping away soon, God forbid, but is a reality that may happen if the backward dance is not reverse fast.

See post from a great mind
''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.''
Source
Lopsided Appointments: Northern Elders Release List Of Jonathan’s Appointees by criminalmindz

TODAY NOT TOADAY OP

darnley16:
TODAY NOT TOADAY OP

. forget about the words but get the rhema from the message which is the gospel of truth.

Orjioorji:
. forget about the words but get the rhema from the message which is the gosple of truth.

gospel bro

Orjioorji:
. forget about the words but get the rhema from the message which is the gospel of truth.

but I understand sha

The supremacy fight between Igbos and Yorubas is southern Nigeria's undoing. If only they can cooperate....and together lead the south to independence from the North and if they don't want to stay together thereafter... they can amicably separate. I said this because no matter how Igbos and Yorubas cooperate in this one Nigeria they can never achieve their potential cos north is a dead weight....nobody can run while carrying 50litres of water. The key to unlocking south Nigeria potential is the unconditional cooperation and leadership of Igbos and Yorubas...the minorities can then follow. I rest my case

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