₦airaland Forum

ademoladeji:
lolz... Lagos na for Yoruba not Igbo nor Hausa... Abuja na for Hausas.... Aba for Igbos.... No matter how you slice it, Lagos na South-West not SS nor SE

sCun:
These people should always try to specifically address the attention seeking individuals or tiny groups involved in this whenever such an issue comes up.
Stop lumping all Igbos into this nonsense.
99.99999999999999% of Igbos do not give a damn about their agitations.

Obi1kenobi:
Any foreigner who reads this deluded twaddle would think Yoruba land is like some utopian Scandinavian welfare state that has freely catered to destitute Igbos who arrived with only their clothes on their backs. Who would know it's just like any other impoverished area in Africa with tons of people living in squalor - except many of its impoverished indigenes sell off their land to settlers and then get all outraged at the suggestion they're ceding control of the land they're selling. Whatever we get in this state, we work for it. You do not provide any "benefits" whatsoever to settlers. All the settlers do is add to the economy and drive commerce and pay their taxes. People come to Lagos because it's the industrial and commercial nerve centre of the country, with port facilities and a huge market to target. They don't come because they're expecting any benefits from anyone. Benefits from who? Who do you think you're fooling wih your delusional self-flattery?

VirginFinder:
You are a dullard!

All the lands are mine ... you say it as if it is a way of terminating the entire population of Igbos in Lagos...

so lets say an Igbo man bought land in 1990 and in 99 years... will your brother still be governor and commissioner?

wouldn't it be full hearty of you to say that you know for sure who will be governor/commissioner in 60 years time and such a person will evacuate all Igbos...

Listen, Igbos can not be eradicated from Lagos... its not possible. Even if they are renters (and you cant say all Yoruba renters will exclude Igbos as tenants( will not be tribalistic...

The sooner we evolve as a people and state, the better for us all and the country.

P.S. if you want to be progressives, why exclude others from political participation in Lagos?

I don tire...default.

My Yoruba brother(Governor/commissioner) will reclaim the few ibo owned lands when the leases expire.

are you kidding when you say some of the things you post on here?

for example, collecting all the lease when they expireFor now, I'll enjoy the heavy land use charge you pay.

VirginFinder:
Regarding the counorship position, the Yorubas there would have elected the ibo man with an open mind and the ibo man must have Yorubanised himself so much so that it would be difficult to tell. He may have a Yoruba wife,mum,speak Yoruba fluently etc.

Also,the Yorubas there are most likely unaware of ibos and their boastful utterances and tendencies albeit empty on NL.

I said ibos would never be allowed to hold elective positions in Lagos politics. Tinubu gave ibos 2 irrelevant political appointments only. No elective slots!

all4naija:
Good for you. I am not always comfortable with ugly situations. I would rather find solutions than continue ignoring the problems. I can see that is one of the reasons why that country cannot move forward!

ProfCorruption:
It's the people that make a political party a winning machine. If you have the majority, why beg? Just make APGA the winning machine.

In a democracy, the majority should not be in opposition. If Igbo are the majority as claimed, they should be ruling, not be in opposition.

darediamond:
Nnan Ojukwu and Azikwe have placed you Iboes in soup from time being because of there impoliteness, dumbness and outrigth greed.
Ask your Elders born arround 1930's they'll tell you guys how Azikwe put you people in soup.
But that is not our cup of Tea in Yorubaland. My advice to you present generation is to learn from History and think deep, widely and act sensibly.
Yorubas are not cowards.
Stop the insults on us before it is too late for you people.
Do not let history repeat itself in you peoples lives.
Bé warned!!

ProfCorruption:
If you are agitating for an inclusion, you should participate. That's what a rational person would do.

Why not take over the state? In Nigeria, we practice democracy which is a game of number. If you have the number you can legitimately take over the state. What I found disgusting is how a group who is supposed to be the majority can be crying just to be noticed.

On this blog, many Igbo have claimed to be the bedrock of Lagos economy. Now, you have the resources, why can't you promote just one candidate to be the governor?

On this blog, many Igbo have claimed to be the majority in Lagos state, [b][/b]why can't you use that majority to elect a governor?

If you are the majority in the state, why is there no Igbo in Lagos state House of Assembly?

Instead of fighting Fasola, isn't it rational for Igbo to use their majority to elect this our man:
https://okorojiforlagos.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Apga-banner2.jpg


If you are not lieing, show us 1 post where an Igbo has claimed they have the MAJORITY in Lagos.

(That should be easy to do, given the bolded as you claim).

Thank you

all4naija:
Please, you don't expect Fashola to know everything that is happening in Lagos until the Igbo people report or bring it to his attention. That is where to start off in finding solutions. I hope he looks into the complains and find appropriate solutions.

VirginFinder:
I mean elective positions.

That councillorship position is an error.

With this letter, the only councillorship position will be lost in the next election.

Any other political appointment is purely out of Tinubu's magnanimity and federal/centralist ambition.

JackBaueress1:
thanks!

VirginFinder:
There shall be no inclusion of ibos whatsoever.

Go and do your worst!

aresa:
You wan't recognition and benefits in Lagos state which is a state governed by the APC, but you have no love for APC/Lagos state and you, your local and national leaders have pledged your support to work against APC in favor of the anti Lagos state PDP and your GEJ. 2 antagonistic entities bent on denying Lagos state everything economically and [b][/b]infrastructurally.

The question now is, why demand recognition and benefits from the same state you are working against politically, economically and infrastructurally?

It doesn't make sense. If you want benefits and recognition from Lagos state, you have to be for the APC locally and Nationally because federal policies affects Lagos state socially, economically and infrastructurally.


You can not have it both ways.

MayorofLagos:
Do I even need to respond to the nonsense from this Igbo sub community in Lagos?

You all know what is in Mayor's mind already.

I will say this though, they find Fashola a softie and they enjoy disrespecting him left and right at every opportunity.

Why didnt their fathers try this nonsense when Tinubu was governor?

Igbos live in Ogun and in large numbers. Why dont they try this nonsense with Amosun?

They know whose eye to poke finger in. Fashola brought it upon himself trying to live the Nigerian dream.


There is only one dream....the Oduduwa Dream, and if you are on Oduduwa soil you live in conformity with Oduduwa philosophy, period!

Vote APC so we can bring regionalism and displace the Nigerian dream from our soil.

aresa:
You didn't earn anything politically or even socially and you care less about other people, this is just trying to bully other people to get what you want and even what you didn't earn.

Earning something means respecting other people, their hospitality and generosity, respecting other people's way of life and culture, respecting their land, respecting their laws and policies all which you people are yet do, all you do is insult other people.

Every other ethnic groups in Nigeria residing in Lagos state respects the laws and policies in Lagos, but not you people, you cry and complain over everything, you think every passed laws to designed to benefit the society goes against ibo people, even deportation was anti ibo when in fact it was the other way around since folks from other states gets the same treatment, even your own states deports all the time.

The say clean up your mess in Ladipo and you people turned the whole thing into anti ibo and tribal drama, they say pay your taxes like the rest of the state, but you cry and yell that the state is overtaxing ibo people when in fact Lagos state has nothing to do with Nigeria's taxation laws, they just want you to pay like the rest of the state .

In fact, when was the last time you stayed with the people of Lagos state or showed any kind of solidarity in times of trouble? Never. You dump the people of Lagos and jump on the next EKENEDILICHUKWU BUS back to your villages and let the people of Lagos fend for themselves and save their own souls.

Tribalism and ethnic bigotry is the other way around and when it comes to ibo people, you don't hide it, we hear you spew it everyday and even your leaders spew the same garbage endlessly. Ibo people and their leaders went to town just went to town claiming Lagos is no man's land so if Lagos is really no mans land, why not just go ahead and claim it and even elect your own governor and officials?

You are begging, crying and seeking relevance because you know Lagos belongs to the people of Lagos and not you.

whitecat2:
Didn't ibos say they are running things in Lagos? How many mouths do these people have One minute "we are running things" and the next minute "we are marginalized". which is it ibos?

LogicPower:
Although, as you rightly pointed out, Lagos is unique in its multi-cultural nature, yet we should NOT expect the state ALONE to do away with the ethon-religious considerations which you said impede the unity and progress of Nigeria, while other states maintain THESE SAME ethno-religious considerations in dealing with the non-indigenes in their respective states. It does NOT make sense!.

LogicPower:
Although there might be some basis for some of the complaints raised by this group, I think the TIMING and the OPEN nature of this letter make the whole thing smell of POLITICS, rather than a genuine, non-partisan agitation for better socio-economic conditions and more political rights for the Igbos resident in Lagos.

Besides, I think Lagos is one of the few states that have been making some appreciable progress towards addressing the often tricky and sensitive issue of non-indigenes in their states, as some Igbos, Hausas and some other communities have been appointed into some government positions to give them sense of belonging in the state. Many states have NOT started doing that yet.

Yorubarocks:
I thought these people owned and controlled lagos.So why are they screaming of marginalization again.LMAO

sathel:
The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Wednesday said that though Nigeria is a rich nation, its people are extremely poor due to bad governance.
He also promised to involve serving and retired military generals to devise an effective strategy to crush insurgency in the country, if elected as President in 2015.

Buhari, in his Christmas goodwill message signed by the Director of Communications, Buhari Campaign Organisation, Mr. Dele Alake, expressed displeasure at the security challenges in the country and the poor state of Nigerian roads.

He said his administration would focus on how best to “make the condition of living of the common man the index for the assessment of our policies and not the amount of billionaires our administration would have made.”
Buhari felicitated with Christians in the country as they celebrated Christmas, assuring Nigerians that they would have better reasons to celebrate the festival if he is elected in 2015.

He said, “On my part, I intend to initiate consultations with serving generals and those who have served our country and distinguished themselves on the battlefield across the world to work out an alternative and effective strategy to crush this insurgency within the shortest possible time if elected president on February 14, 2015.

“I have said that I live the life of a pensioner. I share the burden and anxiety of majority of our poor, powerless people. I have offered myself on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, the party of change, because I desire to give back to a country that clothed, fed and trained me to be what I am today. Our people are poor. But our country is rich.”

The former Head of State, who berated the President Goodluck Jonathan administration over rising poverty in the country, said, “In a nation where a few individuals could raise N21bn because they wanted to make their friend President, millions of citizens, who truly own the resources being accumulated by a few, are left to suffer in sorrow, tears and blood.

Buhari said while many Nigerians travelling towards the eastern part of the country would encounter “the failed promises of the Second Niger Bridge;” those travelling through the South-West would “have to bear the gridlock on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.”

He noted that millions of Nigerians would celebrate the Christmas season in poverty and misery because “the system of production and distribution of national resources has been rigged against the vast majority of our people.”
He said, “We promise that, by Christmas 2015, our administration would have brought out efficiency in management and allocation of public resources to make the inter-state roads smoother and easier to ride.

“Christmas is a season when we all embark on journeys to join our brothers and sisters in our native towns to hold town hall meetings, inaugurate community projects and exercise our cultural rights.

“This year’s celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ symbolises peace, love and togetherness to mankind. It reminds us, once again, of the exemplary life of Jesus Christ and the ordinary yet spectacular circumstances of His birth. His life enjoins all of us to follow his path by offering to sacrifice our selfish desires for the good of our country and mankind in general. This event, however, is taking place at a period of serious security challenges across the length and breadth of our dear country.

“The right to life, guaranteed by our constitution, is under savage assault. The stories of murder in the print and electronic media make you shiver to the bones. The daredevilry of the Godless Boko Haram, which penetrated battle lines in the North-East to commit suicidal blasts in the north central capital cities of Bauchi and Gombe, demonstrates the crucial need to review the military strategy of our defence forces.”

Buhari also promised to initiate policies that would ensure the empowerment of the masses, adding that his presidential ambition was borne out of the need to alleviate poverty and establish a system where the rule of law prevails.
He added, “Certainly, there will be changes in policies. We cannot continue to enslave our country to those who tell us that we are in economic crises because of loans.”

http://www.punchng.com/news/ill-meet-other-generals-to-draft-anti-terror-plan-buhari/

Whynotthetruth:
Bro, quit sounding like weeping dog... I. need answers not rhetorics plz...
Why did previous governments both civilian and military (buhari most especially) not do same if it was that easy?
What do you know about train mechanics?
How long does it take to build a modest train?
What does it cost to build one?
Why hasn't fashola and amechi(APC saints) completed there's 8years after??
Won't it save people money, energy and time?
Won't it save our roads longevity?
Was Rome built in a day??

MichaelSokoto:
D trains had neva been dormant cos I've been boardin dem since mid ninetys

ISpiksDaTroof:
First time in your life you're boarding a train, at 33yrs old, but you're always on here trying to tell us how Governments operate in Western countries?! Safe to say you don't even know what the interior of a plane looks like aside from what youve seen in movies and tv shows. No wonder you're impressed by the 18th century locomotive GEJ gifted y'all and you think its the best thing since slice bread.

MichaelSokoto:
My friend, those trains were simply just repainted & some minor repairs done so as 2 be used 4 2015 campaign as usual, simply put, Jona iz a bigtime FRAUD!

raumdeuter:
Goodluck with that. Dont stop it at 90% make it 1million percent

That wont stop Buhari from being president in 2015

tinkinjow:
A lot of people are still learners when it comes to Nigerian politics. I seriously pity una. When the Oduahs of this world did neighbour to neighbour u guys think it was achieved through a news conference?

Make una keep dreaming. Days back PDP realised over 20 billion in donations, today Buhari announced some tens of millions. Very funny. He deceived himself that he can get the presidency by appearing as the underdog with no money to spend. He needs to live another 20 years for that to happen in Nigeria at least with regards to the presidential elections.
Some other time he's borrowing money to buy nomination forms. What a clown!

For those of you who are so dreamy to be aware, the worst result for Jonathan in next year's elections is a no elections. Trust me, that will be the best result for Jonathan personally.

Meanwhile you guys can keep dreaming. It's harmless and probably tickles your fancies. Sweet dreams!

publisher:
Silly thread...na who sabi this House-to-house coordinator? Abi na because him papa na ex-PDP senator?

Yeye dey smell...

GEJ is sweeping the polls in 2015 while Buhari will be sweeping cow dung in his Daura ,Katsina compound. After all, Buhari cant live without cows according to his recent statement.

I'm actually very glad at Buhari's early aggressive campaign especially online, it has given PDP enough expo on how to finish Buhari for good and forever. Well done Obiageli, Barcanista and co.

brixton:
Lol APC headquarters know too well that Chibuzor Amaechi (Oyegun) only registered 100k voters in Rivers state,

Nnaa man, see how you wan use laugh wunjure me?


the millions of voters only exist in Chibuzor's wishes