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Smart78:
Its on record that tinubu stood against eng. Funsho williams, and later his wife from becoming lagos governor just because she's igbo and nothing more. He even boasted to bode geoge about it. We av 4given him but av not 4gotten... Yorubas are tribalists.

The wife of the late Engr. Funsho Williams is NOT Igbo! She is a foreigner that has lived in Lagos for almost 40 years. Where do you people get your lies from??

laudate:
The wife of the late Engr. Funsho Williams is NOT Igbo! She is a foreigner that has lived in Lagos for almost 40 years. Where do you people get your lies from??

She's pure breed igbo and not only that but thier first daughter is married to Dr. Walter Ofornagoro's son... These are sacred facts.

Smart78:
Its on record that tinubu stood against eng. Funsho williams, and later his wife from becoming lagos governor just because she's igbo and nothing more. He even boasted to bode geoge about it. We av 4given him but av not 4gotten... Yorubas are tribalists.

tinubu was first governor to have 2 ibos as commissioners in his cabinet, Igbokwe and Akabueze, they are still holding very key positions in APC Lagos

Remii:
tinubu was first governor to have 2 ibos as commissioners in his cabinet, Igbokwe and Akabueze, they are still holding very key positions in APC Lagos

Don't mind this pained people, they will go to any length to spoil someone's name. If they don't involve Tinubu in their daily talk, they won't survive.

Remii:
tinubu was first governor to have 2 ibos as commissioners in his cabinet, Igbokwe and Akabueze, they are still holding very key positions in APC Lagos

Don't mind this pained people, they will go to any length to spoil someone's name. If they don't involve Tinubu in their daily talk, they won't survive.
Don't mind this pained people, they will go to any length to spoil someone's name. If they don't involve Tinubu in their daily talk, they won't survive.

FunkyMetahuman:
pdp ofcouse

Hehehehe! Dreamer!

Smart78:
She's pure breed igbo and not only that but thier first daughter is married to Dr. Walter Ofornagoro's son... These are sacred facts.

She is not Igbo. Stop peddling falsehood. The only correct thing you said is that her child married into the Ofonagoro family. But it is NOT her first daughter. It is her second son Babatunde, that is married to the Ofonagoro family. For your information, Walter Ofonagoro was a former lecturer in Unilag, and I know him well. His wife, Mrs. Stephanie Ofonagoro also used to work in Unilag Staff School and she is Indian.

laudate:
And what about their 37 Ezes and kinsmen who clapped to support for the person who threatened to drown their tribe in the lagoon??

First of all, no one clapped when he made that speech, and even they did
They were clapping at his level of stupidty

galeiiTNA:
First of all, no one clapped when he made that speech, and even they did
They were clapping at his level of stupidty

Chukwu biko!! How can you talk like this?? Didn't you read the reactions of the Ezes that were in attendance when the speech was made? It was reported by the press in all the newspapers, now! The Ezes even pledged allegiance to the Oba of Lagos, when he made that statement!

laudate:
Chukwu biko!! How can you talk like this?? Didn't you read the reactions of the Ezes that were in attendance when the speech was made? It was reported by the press in all the newspapers, now! The Ezes even pledged allegiance to the Oba of Lagos, when he made that statement!

But they didnt. Action speaks louder

galeiiTNA:
But they didnt. Action speaks louder

Haba!! Do your research now, before you start talking like this. Oya, read the article posted here. The whole report was published by ThisDay Newspapers.

Vote for Ambode or Perish Inside the Lagoon, Oba akiolu Tells Igbos | ThisDay Newspapers | April 6th 2015 |

....“On Saturday, if anyone of you, I swear in the name of God, goes against my wish that Ambode will be the next governor of Lagos State, the person is going to die inside this water.

“I’m not ready to beg you. Nobody knew how I picked Ambode. Jimi (Agbaje) is my blood relation and I told him that he cannot be governor in Lagos for now. The future belongs to God. I am not begging anybody, but what you people cannot do in Onitsha, Aba or anywhere, don’t do it here.

“If you do what I want, Lagos will continue to be prosperous for you. If you go against my wish, you will perish in the water.”

The monarch said anybody against Ambode did not wish the state well, adding, “I am for the progress, growth and development of Lagos. Ambode is highly cerebral, he’s a symbol and he is going to deliver the message which I, the Oba of Lagos, have said. And he will govern the state for another eight years....

In his response, the Eze-Ndigbo of Amuwo-Oriade, Dr. Gordian Dimojiaku, promised Akiolu that the Igbos in the state would support Ambode.

“The mistake of last Saturday was caused by everybody, not only the Igbos. It is not only the Igbos that were responsible for the votes. But we have learnt our lesson. Saturday’s election is going to be a different thing and Ambode is going to win.

“Everybody knows that when you fail the first time, you cannot afford to fail again. We are going to tell our people that Ezes from the 20 local governments and 37 local council development areas are here and that we have sworn with the Oba that we are going to make sure that Ambode wins next Saturday’s election,” he said.

http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/vote-for-ambode-or-perish-inside-the-lagoon-oba-akiolu-tells-igbos/206050/

Hope you can see the reaction of your Ezes that were in attendance when the Oba made his threat. None of them objected to his remarks or even expressed any displeasure at what he said, o!

Here is another view of the same incident:

Oba Akiolu’s statement was jocularly to his Igbo friendsOba Akiolu’s ‘Death Threat’ Against Igbos Was An Honest Joke – Atueyi’ ON APRIL 10, 2015 | 3:44 AM

A Lagos-based lawyer Chukwudi Atueyi, who was present at the meeting between the Oba of Lagos Rilwan Akiolu and some Igbos where he made the infamous ‘death threat’, yesterday, gave an account of what transpired at the meeting.

According to Atueyi, the uproar was uncalled for as the Oba’s statement was not directed at the whole Igbos in Lagos but he spoke jokingly to his Igbo friends that visited him.

“All the Eze Ndi Igbo honorary in Lagos went to pay HRM solidarity visit on Sunday and I was fortunate to be among those present at the said meeting. What the Oba said was fully and simply directed to only the Igbos present at the meeting who his majesty considers to be very close to him and should understand him well enough.

“You know when one talks to his very close friends and subjects, he tends to be very free with them, so he was being very free with those present at the meeting and wanted us to realize how serious and close he takes us and our votes, because he cannot imagine us giving him our words only to turn back and do the very opposite.

“He did not force us to the meeting, we were the ones that went to him on solidarity visit, so it would be very evil of us to only go and deceive him there. He only jokingly (at least as it appeared to me then) warned the people present at the meeting who he considers his own people. The said warning that we are supposed to be very conversant with since we have all the[b] “Ëze Ndi Igbo”[/b] present there, as that was not the first time we visited him. We are all already aware of the Yoruba culture and understood perfectly what he meant. There was no specific place he referred to all the Igbos in Lagos.

“He was only addressing the Igbos with him present there whom he considers his own people and he simply observed his culture which we all quite understood and this explains why there was applause and laughter at the end of his speech. We were expected to, thereafter, talk to our people in civilized manner to convince them and canvass for their votes if we truly believe we are capable of doing so.

“The tradition of lagoon water threat was directed only to those present at the meeting as culture demands. Though he appeared serious but we all understood it as a joke, that was why we all applauded him and made fun of it there.

https://www.informationng.com/2015/04/oba-akiolus-death-threat-against-igbos-was-an-honest-joke-atueyi.html

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/04/oba-akiolu-addressed-us-his-igbo-friends/

CecyAdrian:
Of course he would and and that was what happened. But you don't get it, my point is this, going by PDP's record of politics pattern, had Rotimi been their member, they will not fail to capitalize on her tribe and remind us of the importance of Rotimi's marriage to an Igbo woman and that despite FG's (imaginary) maginalization of the 5% they are the only party that are trying to give the Igbo's a voice and making their daughter a First Lady in a strange land is one of such ways.

Under PDP a yoruba was a first lady in benue state, Atiku's wife is also a yoruba. Your point makes no sense.

MYGFGSGH:
Under PDP a yoruba was a first lady in benue state, Atiku's wife is also a yoruba. Your point makes no sense.

Did u make sense now, maybe you should read up on what I said carefully.