TheEndless:
If you go to Balogun market, Lagos Island, right now, you will meet boys volunteering to take you to the best place to buy your clothes. If you were a novice, you’d tag along and be thankful for the kind gesture.

What you don’t know is that these boys have established business relationships as middle-men for the owners of those shops. Their job is to get potential customers in exchange for commission.

They also get a few naira notes as ‘thank you’ from the customers they have ‘helped’.

This system is called Oso-Ahia. [The middle-man hustle]

Political economists have designed the supply and demand framework to explain how government works. The office of the citizen which is touted as the highest office in a democracy makes a demand of good governance. Thus, it is the job of the elected to supply it.

However, I find that the suppliers maneuver the choice of demand to suit the inventory that they are willing to offer. Consequently, this is where the middle-man comes in. And do they do a fine job!

President Jonathan could not win his second tenure because Nigerians voted for Buhari. The veil of what transpired only started to fall off after President Buhari plunged Nigeria’s economy. In fact, recent statement made by fmr. Gov. Kayode Fayemi points to the fact that Nigerians were deceived into rejecting Goodluck Jonathan at the 2015 polls.

News of insecurity happening in the North was amplified. The 2012 mass protests, led by actors, influencers and people who hitherto hadn’t commented on Nigeria’s political situation was the climax. The PR was turbo-charged against fuel subsidy and the economy. Even though, Nigeria’s GDP grew by over 7% during the time- the best we have witnessed till date. Yet, even the educated were swayed and deceived by these PR stunts.

There was a machinery influencing public opinion. Backed by fat accounts, they leveraged the media, rallied protesters, amplified bad news and pumped lies in the faces of Nigerians.

This is the job of the middle-man. The most dangerous chain in the political-economic framework of a democracy.

Red Media shipped a strategy called ‘Reputation Management’ to pacify Nigerians into believing that a military dictator was reformed and what Nigeria needed was a strict disciplinarian who would tackle corruption. It worked. Even educated Nigerians forgot that Nigeria in Buhari’s military regime of ‘84/85, faced the worst economic downturn.

This time, with a fraudulent election and unjust judgment delivery by PEPT, the Oso–Ahia business is to influence Nigerians to ‘move on’, ‘appeal the judgement at the Supreme Court’, ‘prepare for 2027 elections’. They perfectly do the mind bending work of turning the minds of Nigerians against protests. They claim there are better strategies than protests. Strategies that haven’t worked for 63 years now.

They run justifications for Nigerians who choose to work directly with a President from a fraudulent election as being ‘pragmatic’. That the only way to achieve success in sub-sectors is to ‘pretend’ to kiss the ring. And that people should ‘put the interest of Nigeria above emotional sentiments’.

Only that this is false as usual. That people who compromise on character, truth and principle do not, as a matter of fact, have any noble intentions. They perform the political-social climbing in the full glare of the gullible citizens who clap for their bravery to work (even when there’s no evidence) with the corrupt lot, to achieve results- tangible results that never come.

Twist, bend, turn the truth. The truth is the truth. But, it appears that the office of the citizen is yet to become fully aware of operations of the benders of truth. What makes them the most dangerous is that they look, dine, speak, live with the citizens but in fact, work with the government

https://twitter.com/ahanaelroi/status/1701171116897649045

Tunde0009:
I deeply apologize for having to ask for assistance. In today's world, it has become challenging to find genuine help due to the prevalence of dishonest individuals. The truth is, I am sincerely in need of help right now. Both my daughter and I have gone without food the entire day, and we are experiencing significant hunger. If anyone could kindly provide us with even a small amount of money for food, we would be immensely thankful for your compassionate gesture.

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Omoawoke2:


The interesting thing is that the Yorubas that were shouting Obi before election have all left you guys alone. They have seen your stupidity. If you are thinking it is the Muslims among Yoruba that voted for Tinubu and the Christians votes Obi, you are very wrong.

Davepal:
Unlike the other Obedients, I would want to state here that Nigeria is not ready to topple a sitting President.


Tinubu will very certainly win the judgment tomorrow. I am speaking from personal experience. Tinubu may not be the ideal choice for Nigeria's presidency. But let us give peace a chance and let him wear the mantle of our leadership for a while. I believe he will do better.

I Stand with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to win tomorrow Judgement.

MTNnews:
Any link to collaborate this news or do you work for Igbo Ipob UGM or Obidient ?

Pauldollars:
The Man from Agulu.

Entprys:

Nothing good come easy.
Subsidy removal is all for our good.

Even the ingrates will enjoy when everything ripe.

Uselessigbos:

I hate igbos

TajuDEENaMao:


https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/09/uk-police-find-body-of-missing-nigerian-poet-gboyega-odubanjo/amp/

wrongnumber:

Please post the external link now and I mean now now cos nairaland will bring down this thread.

I posted something similar last month and it was brought down.

I had to post the external link for people to visit.

https://jkcyno.com/how-amoda-ogunlere-became-bola-tinubu-gistlover/

OhuDealer:


Lolz.

If you only knew who invented that Yoruba Muslim meme you have over used.

Ohus can't even meme

OhuDealer:


Ohu

OhuDealer:



You go cry tire.

Tinubu is not the reason Nigerians have come to hate you .

Their hatred started on Jan 15, 1966

Slave yarning dust.

Adexbean:
He used fake alert to obtain goods/Cement worth 334,000. I just newly employed the salesgirl. After we checked CCTV images, we were able to identify him. This business was started with loans and we cannot fold our hands and let him walk free. His name is Jonah Ajeibi, phone number is +234 806 212 3760. Attached is the image we found after conducting our investigations on him. Please assist to call him out.

thesicilian:
Many of them are not tribal bigots in real life. They're just kids who like to take advantage of the anonymity of the forum to say things that they wouldn't dare say or do in reality.

Bigkoko:
Dropping a new shit from Kalabich Management....the management Firm that owns the property our dear lady Q lived and used in her service of proceedings in 70s & 80s in Chicago!

Keep following!

Like earlier said, this is not targeted at our dear temporal president, but at lady; Bola A Tinubu, American citizen & SSN holder, now late, who bore same name as him!

Transparent revealment wil clear this mystery once and for all!

Nsogbu001:

Unto?

Nsogbu001:
Some women could be seen sorrowfully lamenting and calling on the Tinubu led government to come and help them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEfo1JqELAg?si=S3rf1Ctb6jb2igYq

Tochitee:
I'm just waiting for the aftermath of the tribunals. I swear, some iboes will run leave their house in Lagos and scamper in safety for wetin go befall them.

Unperturbedpota:
Smh

Because he is refusing to publish all the propaganda you pushed him anymore.

For years you guys used the media to sell lies.. lies upon lies about Nigeria and the economy.

Foreign investors believed and made the mistake of coming here to invest then they lost billions.

From Jumia to Konga to bata ro nestle to Glaxo to Lufthansa to Kellogs to ToyRUs to Lego to Walmart to Pizza hut , etc I could go on and on listing foreign investors whis believed the lies from the Lagos Chamber of commerce then..

You sold Bloomberg et al the usual lies that the Nigerian chamber of commerce spits out daily backed by the propaganda from the Nigerian bureau of statistics.

All false fake data based on a 200 million population, what you didn't tell them which they all later realized is that there has been no real census so we don't know if our population is 200 million or 50 million.

What they also realised was that of that fake 200 million population there is no middle class only a 1% elite and a 99% extremely poor class.

So now they all got angry and started pulling out their Forex. It's a matter of time before Dstv leaves too, I foresee them selling off to a local partner and devesting from the Nigerian economy. This year's Big brother Naija has recorded the lowest revenue ever!!

The politicians wasted years building concrete castles like Eko Atlantic city which their citizens can't afford instead of investing in human capital so they can sustain the middle class . Now the middle class is extinct in Nigeria.

Companies have no customers who can purchase their products .

Starlinks has sold less here in Nigeria than Kenya. Yet we claim to have 200 million while Kenya are around 20 million people, let that sink in .

Nigeria is fast fading and the president still thinks propaganda can fly. The world has seen the truth and they have run from your economy .
Kenya is growing in leaps and bounds every foreign company not found in Nigeria is in Kenya, From Microsoft to all the foreign airlines, to Lego to sharp to Sony to Asus to Siemens to Atlus to Ubisoft to every single foreign investor you can think of have offices in Kenya not Nigeria.

Until the citizens push for good leaders Nigeria will continue crashing more and more while you open threads on Nairaland wailing and blaming others for your problems instead of facing your leaders.

For those whose brains can't understand, this is something as trivial as gokart tracks. over 10 different huge tracks setup in Kenya and are extremely profitable....

https://destinationskenya.com/top-8-best-places-for-go-karting-in-kenya/

I think Lagos had one or at most 2. They have closed up since. Because they made No profit and the economy killed them long ago, why? The citizens in Nigeria are poor and can't afford such, against Kenya where their minimum wage is better and the people have much more disposable income because Kenya has a huge middle class.

The only business in Nigeria that survives are those for the extremely poor like pure water or those that carter to the 1% rich

Nigeria economy is finished

Airlohim:
Wow, this is great news. As an average yoruba man brainwashed by Tinubu, I don't mind suffering as long as its my brother in power.

Who cares if my children go to school?

Who cares if I go to bed on empty stomach from now on?

Who cares if my mom and dad dies due to unfavourable economic policies?

Who cares if I lose my source of livelihood?

Who cares if I cannot afford to transport myself to work and have to resort to trekking?


As long as its "my brother" that is in Aso Rock and I get to rub it on the faces of Obidients on twitter and nairaland, all of these things don't matter. I must deal with Obidients on the internet.

Tinubu owns my life. God bless Tinubu and APC!

helinues:


You have probably missed your medication this morning. Quickly go and take it, you should be alright.

O se aro kutu wai

helinues:


You started the derailing by call those who this message wasn't for, na you still carry Obi matter put for this news.

Why are you feeling insecure?