₦airaland Forum

eggheaders: Like my uncle told me the east was still primitive politically then that why zik came to the southwest where the show was happening. The same way y'all were rubbing it on the face of the northern after murdering their political leaders is same way you were trying to rub it on our face when your party won few seat in western Nigeria.

eggheaders: Get over it, zik brought it on himself for his lack of political sophistication. You guys should stop rubbing your little success on peoples face. I remember how hard my peeps campaign for zik party in Lagos even fashola grand father was an ncnc man. But when you guys start rubbing it on our faces that we are fools for voting ncnc. Awo saw through the pettiness and dealth a hard blow on zik he won't forget even in his grave.

AjaraEwuro: You must be high on your own urine. Many people don toe this line wey u dey toe on this forum, where dem dey today? The Eko Iles comes to mind, dem never tire?

Katsumoto: See below for excerpt of an interview with Professor Sam Aluko. Awo was not autocratic, he consulted always with his team.

Experience with Awo

Economists do not have answer to everything. It is just that they have answers to some things. You cannot advise an empty mind. Somebody you want to advise must know faintly or clearly what you want to do, even if he wants to have a second opinion or additional opinion to add to what he thinks he should do. In other words, he is someone that has vision. This is one area that Chief Obafemi Awolowo excelled in. He would have done his homework, [size=14pt]consulted widely[/size] and so on. It is very easy to advise such people.

Mind you, economists prefer the word �thank you�. Economics is a science of alternatives. If we do it this way what will likely be the results and if we do it that way, what will likely be the results. If we build a factory in my own village in Ekiti, instead of Lagos, what are the problems, what are the advantages? If we build in Ode, in Ekiti, we are going to provide a generating set, construct road because there is need for it to transport our goods, and we will need to provide market. But if it is Lagos, all these things are already there so no need to go into additional cost. So the cost of putting the factory in Ode vis-�-vis putting it in Lagos will be obvious. If the factory is in Lagos it can still benefit the people in Ode, but the reverse will not be so. And once they see that your advice is a bit better than theirs, they take it. These are the kind of people that are easy to work with.

But if the person being advised is an empty mind and somebody comes to say don�t mind him, put it in Ode, and without thinking of the options, he goes ahead and follow the advice, well, we have a problem here. They can even tell him not to put it in either Lagos or Ode, instead let it be built by private people. That is why we say in economics that the empty mind does things of the last person that he sees before he goes to bed.

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When all else fails, blame others for your problems/self-inflicted wounds.



The brother of a thief is a thief.

Catcham, catcham, thief thief thief

Catcham, catcham, robber robber robber

Catcham, catcham, rogue rogue rogue

naptu2: This is the crazy part that I don't get. Someone is accused of stealing and rather than defending themselves, they are accusing others of stealing. What's that got to do with the fact that you are accused of stealing?

Me_Aboki:

onomeasike: Save your grammar, the southwest know their political history. If tinubu is a failure like you, his proteges would not have been voted in place of your party.the pdp.
Tinubu led all their campaigns and the sophisticated southwest endorsed his leadership.

agonbello: Earn A Huge Profit Operating A Vegetable (Soya Bean) Oil Mill

The present production level of Vegetable Oil in Nigeria cannot meet the demand of Nigerians. There is ban placed on Importation of Vegetable Oil into the country in order to encourage local investors to go into the production of Vegetable Oil. This has made the business to be very lucrative.

The market for vegetable oil is national. With a population of over 140 million people and an estimated national population growth rate of 5.7% per annum ,an average economic growth rate of 3.5% per annum in the past five {5} years, Nigeria has a large market for vegetable oil. The cake gotten as a by-product from producing vegetable oil from soya-bean is used in formulating livestock feeds especially for cattle, sheep and poultry...............

........The processing plant referenced in this article has an installed capacity of processing 1,440 metric tonnes of seeds per annum. Minimum profit margin of N20, 000 can be made on a processed tonne of seed . This translates to annual profit of N28,800,000. This is another viable project than can be successfully established in Nigeria.
Visit the site below to view the complete article. Click on the link below
http://next9jabillionaires./2013/11/05/how-to-start-a-medium-scale-vegetable-soya-bean-oil-mill/

amarilo: I will just check and update. In the meantime drop your contestant while I search

isale_gan2: How in the world did you post all that in one message?



Note: I didn't have, and am yet to form, an opinion on this (Oduah) case. But. . .

Foxy Knoxy is an admitted liar, a se.x.ual deviant, a thief, and a cold-blooded murderer. If Stella Oduah is as "innocent" as Amanda Knox, then she most certainly does not deserve my support.

Maybe you should find another notorious woman with whom to compare your "sister." No offense.

Katsumoto: Dude,

I don't give a rats ar.se for your respect. I came here not to earn anyone's respect but to debate issues. You lot have always resorted to ad hominem attacks in the past; so its no big deal.

You are asking me whether Oduah's hand was caught in the cookie jar? Are you without your senses?

Maybe you should ask whether it was her wrist, elbow, or entire torso that was in the cookie jar.

The blanket support from Ndigbo for Oduah proves that Ndigbo support stealing, fraud, and corruption as long as it is committed by an Igbo. QED

Katsumoto: This is rather shameful. I assumed the OP had a better head on his shoulders.

Regardless of whatever conspiracies may be flying around, there is enough evidence to suggest corruption on Oduah's part.

In normal situations, she would have resigned to clear her name.

Is Oduah the first official to be accused of corruption? Everyone knows most officials are corrupt but once you are caught with your hands in the cookie jar, you should not only lose your job but also go to prison.

Clearly one of the main issues with Nigeria is about differences in cultural practices. Apparently, in some cultures, excuses and conspiracy theories can be proposed to excuse stealing.

SMDH

If a priest is found to be stealing, should we ignore the theft simply because he is a man of God?

Sam_Ikenna: A living breathing person deserves a chance to table his or her case, deserves a right to fair hearing, and must not be pronounced guilty until the justice system says so. Those above are essential ingredients without which a nation becomes a jungle. Lets ask this question - Did Punchng, Vanguard, Osun Defender, and other Lagos media echo chamber giver Oduah that? If not then why? You dont have to like me to ask yourself why, just do it.

There are things some folks don't easily get and that is - faceless online media is different from established News-outlets that physically exist and pay taxes to the state. Those established outlets give stories enough weight, and by and large majority of Nigerians who're between 45 and above and who really matter in the scheme of things as regards the affairs of this nation including many more who are working-poor get enough dose of their news from media houses. The Netizens are semi to full literate fellas between say - 15 and 45 and who, for all their braggadocio, are less inclined to street demonstration. Their job is only to stay indoor and incite the born-to-die/Almajiri.

So anyway what's my point - it is that, while I do not support any form of excess, I firmly believe we all deserve a fair legal and public prosecution devoid of any media intent, be it sectional or general, to muddy, bias, or overwhelm the public with facts and fiction in a bid to get an expected outcome regardless of the guilt or innocence of the accused. Any human that shares a contrary belief to the above needs a serious check upstairs.

My condemnation of Lagos media lynch group is because I've seen, with utter dismay, that they're irresponsibly throwing everything at Oduah with the hope that something sticks. This action is shameful and dangerous. The job of the media is bring the news and cover every side of the story. I would like anyone here to dare me and show a story from Punch, Vangaurd, Osun Defender, et al, where Oduah was given a fair presentation. Are we saying all these years Oduah's been working there is no one available to make a positive remark about her? Common!

What's going on is game wise folks know too well and that is - if you want to destroy a fellow first strip him of humanity by making him appear irredeemably dirty that no one, even his family, would have pity or any form of kinship with the accused. After the coast is clear pound on him - at this point the accused is guilty as charged - straight to jail.

For folks who say they thought I was detribalized, and this and that. Yes you bet I'm detribalized, at least to my knowledge I feel I am. But I would be a fool to deny the evident media gang-up against this woman. Let me make clear - I want Oduah to pay for her alleged crimes if they were true. If she enriched herself illegally using the state apparatus then the law must run its course. But until then, until the court says she stole from us I believe all detribalized men and women of honor should cross their arms and wait. To do different by trying to influence the outcome and expect Oduah's family, kinsmen, and well-wishers to not say a word is disingenuous and hypocritical - plain and simple.

DaLover: I think you are confusing issues,
The OP did not pronounce her innocent or guilty, but is wondering why she has been crucified by the media already....

Fortunately the media is controlled by the SW in this country, the OP did a good job of letting readers know that the issues relating to Stella are multidimensional and not black and white corruption...

Right now the modus operandi of the SW media is to go for your jugular whenever you cross Yoruba interest!
If you choose to remain under the radar, avoid stepping of Yoruba toes, the media will let you be, at best one or two minor reports about corruption issues and the case will be forgotten. This way even when she is replaced by the next Igbo minister, he/she will not overstep boundaries set by the Yoruba interest groups

The OP said it very clearly, all corruption cases have to be treated equally, the emphasis of this post is to open eyes to the underlying currents and help people make better decisions.

The above strategy amounts to intimidation and actually tears the society apart

#1-stunner:
i siddon dey luk oooo.... Whether una sack am or not dis woman has tried in the aviation sector n derz noin y'all can do bout it!!! dz thread is slippery i c too much oil