Kingsolex1:
cry babies. ride on ambode and buhari na we dey here.

obailala:

Firstly, not everyone that doesn't agree with the general widespread story that Igbos are being oppressed by the rest of Nigeria is a Yoruba person, there are over 250 ethnic groups in Nigeria and there are also some Igbos too who don't agree with this age long propaganda.

Secondly, Nigeria is a country greatly divided along the ethnic lines, there is basically no tribe that doesn't hate or mistrust the other. Yorubas hate /mistrust Igbos and likewise, Igbos hate and mistrust Yorubas. But something that cannot be disputed is the fact that somehow, these 2 tribes have managed to co-exist peacefully in Lagos and other areas of the SW for a long time. Besides in the volatile north, there is basically nowhere in Nigeria where Igbos are not living peacefully and prospering. So my problem is, why do we want to deliberately break this peace?

Since the elections of 2015, some groups have continued to fuel and escalate this tribal hatred, a lot of Igbos like yourself have obviously fallen victim of this treachery. I do not know what some of you hope to achieve if Yorubas and Igbos eventually fail to see eye to eye. Every single thing is now painted as ‘a deliberate assault on Igbos’ and this further forces more neutral Igbos to hate Yorubas. I wonder what you hope to achieve with this.

Now you accuse Ambode of hating Igbos and deliberately destroying their markets exclusively to punish Igbos. No doubt, the government was wicked and irresponsible by not letting enough time for traders to move their things, but I wonder where you have arrived at your conclusion from that this was done because Ambode hates Igbos and wanted to punish Igbos. This is not the first time we heard of such accusation, the last time it was that 'Fashola hates and deports Igbos,' even though the same Fashola also deported Yorubas to some SW states too. Once again I ask, do you honestly think such a paranoid mindset (which can only fuel tribal hate), do you honestly think this mindset would be beneficial to anyone?.. If you honestly think it is beneficial, or it will be beneficial, then continue.

RickyTan:


At least your post is reasoned not the senseless insults some throw around here. My suggestions is that you ask your leaders such as Ambode and the Deji that SPECIALIZE in assaulting Igbos and creating tribal hate between Igbo and Yoruba? FYI Ambode is a very weak leader and he is just carrying out the OBA's instructions.

ZiggyMr:

Ambode is very weak, na u sabi dat 1... why nt go to Enugu and other erosion ravaged states whr there govnor isn't weak.. yeye pple

ZiggyMr:
U pple should stop complaining, if lagos is not habitable for you... go back to ur village must u all live n die in the west? You pple are becoming eyesore to us abeg.

RickyTan:


At least your post is reasoned not the senseless insults some throw around here. My suggestions is that you ask your leaders such as Ambode and the Deji that SPECIALIZE in assaulting Igbos and creating tribal hate between Igbo and Yoruba? FYI Ambode is a very weak leader and he is likely just carrying out the OBA's instructions - destroying Igbos investments and economic interests.

obailala:

You seem not to have gotten my simple point. Firstly I am not Yoruba, and yes I am from the SE; but I happen to be one of those who don't believe in the age long propaganda that the rest of Nigeria is just out to do nothing but hunt Igbos. I believe every other tribe is simply hustling for their collective daily bread and Igbos should be doing same instead of always lamenting and accusing every one else of witch-hunting. In summary, I fall into the category of Igbos fondly labelled as 'efulefu' because I dare to see and reason things differently from the crowd.

And regarding Ambode, there is hardly any state in Nigeria where governments dont demolish market stalls of innocent masses, It happened in warri, it happened in kaduna, abuja, portharcourt, owerri, benin, onitsha etc. and the stories have always been similar with the government not giving enough time for traders to move out their goods. My worry however is the way in which Igbos of recent have always quickly labelled every single problem of such nature as a pre-determined tribal assault specifically targeted against Igbos. This continued paranoid stance only has one effect, it will force more Igbos to hate other tribes especially their hosts wherever they go and this hate will consequently lead to the hosts hating Igbos in return. In a nutshell, this continued paranoia is not healthy for the welfare of Igbos or anyone at all.

Now your mind is already 100% made up that Oshodi market was demolished by Ambode purely because Ambode hates Igbos. This is the exact precedence I am talking about, it is a very unhealthy mindset which will neither help you nor the general Igbo society across Nigeria. But unfortunately, many Igbos have already been caught by this bug.

Mopolchi:
Okay, this Joe Igbokwe don too dey show himself. I doubt if say the man na onye Igbo. E fit be say e follow for those people wey their mama tell them say they be Igbo.

RickyTan:


If you are Igbo then I am Kanuri.
YOU ARE A YORUBA PERSON.

Rest of Nigeria is NOT attacking Igbo
We know who is attacking Igbo - albeit recently with malice in rhetoric and actions to boot
Leave others alone - they do not bother Igbo.

obailala:
Lol... okay continue in your beautiful delusion, and maaybe in 10 years I would be glad to know where it has advanced you to. Goodluck!

LastProphet:
Ibos cannot survive without an enemy complex, where an Ibo has no enemy he will create one in order to give himself motivation to continue to live. Their films are full of it, all Ibo narrations are full of it. Any pastor that wants Ibo members only need to preach "your enemy shall be destroyed by ..." and his church will be full of them.

Buhari just finished Bureau De change operators since he assumed his tenure, I heard authoritatively that he told them currency trading is not a job and we all know BDC operators to be hausa, but none is shouting marginalization.

Ibos are the most shallow-minded Nigerians!

RickyTan:


Delusion because you say so?
Okay.

I will leave you with two things
1- Be proud of who you are
2- I agree with you that Igbo and Yoruba are hurting themselves- meaning the Northerners WIN.

B69U:
They have sent their paid apologist to come and tell us their mind.


When will yorubas accept responsibility for their action and tell themselves the truth, even though they are natural liars?


Which SE/SS person listen to Joe?

Did anyone sent u to Lagos no, so Berra go back to ur land in I
U cant tell us how to think even with a 1000 media outlets, ur action speaks louder than words.


We are watching you.

obailala:
Oh so you even know Igbos and Yorubas are hurting themselves with this madness even while the north enjoys the spoils?... Interesting!

I had no idea some of you who fuel this needless tribal feud are actually aware of this fact. Wow!

RickyTan:


I too think it is madness. Stupid. But like I said thank your OBA and his agents for starting it

obailala:
Victim mentality only reduces you to a wimp which every idiot would want to step on. And yes, Igbo issues have been the most common topics in the NL politics section since GEJ lost the election so it's not a coincidence if a frequent Politics section visitor talks more on Igbo issues. And also, I zoom out of my hole all the time because it irritates me to my soul whenever I see Igbos crying like babies and ridiculing a great tribe all because one Ijaw man lost an election



This has shamefully become a recurring factor which keeps eroding the respect for Igbos across Nigeria.

obailala:
And you hold on tightly to the words of one probably drunk ex-policeman as a very reasonable justification to sustain a tribal feud against an entire tribe?... and you claim you know the negative effect of this feud?... very interesting!

Spirit1:


Chief ; I am an Igbo man. I don't work for the Lagos state government. Mr. Igbokwe is right.
We Igbo's must learn how to live and respect the laws of our host. We must learn to be accommodating and show respect for authorities in our host states.
Like it or not; we as Igbo's will never ever ever tolerate any other tribe or ethnic group coming to Igbo land to break our laws or way of life. I am an Igbo man and I know this to be true.
This our very disrespectful attitude towards non Igbos is the very reason why the rest of the country has been gradually pushing us out from governance.
Honestly Yourubas have been very generous to us.

Instead of calling our generous host names;
-Why don't we all hold our state governments accountable for the gradual death of Onitsha main market - a market that used to be the biggest in West Afria few years ago.

-Why don't we hold them accountable for the Nkalagu Cement Industry - a pride of Igbo states, that used to be way bigger than Dangote Cement of today.

- Why don't we hold them responsible for the gradual death of ABA- that usedway to be the Japan of Africa.

Let the truth be told.

obailala:
And you hold on tightly to the words of one probably drunk ex-policeman as a very reasonable justification to sustain a tribal feud against an entire tribe?... and you claim you know the negative effect of this feud?... very interesting!

RickyTan:


Notice at the very beginning of our conversation today that I told you SOME Yoruba people. Not ALL. I gave you examples of some of the Leaders actions that are dividing us. E.g. Ambode destroying Igbo investments under whatever guise he claims is a very negative action indeed. Big Loss of capital for Igbos.

Ambode should strive to be SEEN as a leader for ALL.

When we point these things out, SOME Yorubas call us foreigners in our own country.

RickyTan:


Continue with the Igbo hate all you want. That is your own headache. And yes Ambode is weak and controlled by your OBA and others. He is proving to be a myopic sectional tribal leader.

cytellProperty:
There is no where in the bible where it is written "You shall know the truth and the truth will set you free, rather its the truth will make you free.

B69U:
They have sent their paid apologist to come and tell us their mind.


When will yorubas accept responsibility for their action and tell themselves the truth, even though they are natural liars?


Which SE/SS person listen to Joe?


U cant tell us how to think even with a 1000 media outlets, ur action speaks louder than words.


We are watching you.

RickyTan:


At least your post is reasoned not the senseless insults some throw around here. My suggestions is that you ask your leaders such as Ambode and the Deji that SPECIALIZE in assaulting Igbos and creating tribal hate between Igbo and Yoruba? FYI Ambode is a very weak leader and he is likely just carrying out the OBA's instructions.

dapsylee:
To the best of my knowledge, that market was supposed to be demolished in 2007 when Gov. Fashola demolished the one almost opposite LASTMA office.
I am proudly a Yoruba man and the way the igbos cry foul play at every incident is annoying!
These guys had 8 years to relocate and never did.
The Average Yoruba man or Hausa man cannot try this in Aba... and they'll come to Lagos and call Lagos a no man's land.

obailala:
I give up on you... Okay, Ambode demolished the market purely to punish Igbos because he hates Igbos. In fact his hatred for Igbos was amplified when Igbos failed to vote for him. Ambode will even do anything humanly possible to punish and punish the Igbos until he completely cripples every Igbo business and sends Igbos out of Lagos. Ambode is a terrible diabolic Yoruba man whose hatred for Igbos transcends human understanding and he will never rest until he sees Igbos completely annihilated.

Obviously the above narrative is the sort of story you just want to hear over and over again. It is sweet melody to your soul, nothing else gives more pleasure to your heart and it even gives you intense orgasms. There you go with the exact thing you want to hear.. Good night!

RickyTan:


What is your problems now? You and I were having a good discussion as to what divides us and Why. We were airing out the arguments and counter argument then all of a sudden you flip. Ambode is a public figure, a politician and attack on him or his policies is FAIR game. It is NOT necessarily an attack on Yoruba people. DONT CONFUSE the two.

I am a business man myself and I understand business and economics. When you destroy peoples goods it is a DIRECT hit on their bottom line. In Nigeria we dont ( or hardly have insurance) so those goods are lost. Some people owe on those goods. SO now you have let them destitute and debtors too.

You are an intelligent person - at least from from your post I can see that. Yoruba and Igbo are badly hurting themselves and that road is a DEAD END. I myself supported Buhari because I felt that Jonathan was WEAK and ineffective leader. GO research my posts here on NL from during the election if you doubt me.

SO attacking the governor is NOT attacking Yoruba. I hate that he has impoverished all the OSHODI traders whom happen to ne majority IGBO.

obailala:
Learn to stop tribalising every single issue, that's the simple message I've been trying to pass all along.