Tjra: If he is a friend with relevance and whose advise is what anything, then he should visit BAT in So-Rock or call him and share his thoughts with him. Not by doing so on the pages of newspapers or social media.
People who write open letters are not worth taking serious.
Really? But Akinnola is saying the truth, Tinubu should take caution when dealing with Wike.
Tjra: Who is this one to advise the great Jagaban?
Richard, shove your advise down your anus.
Before you made this kind of post, you should research or ask about Barrister Richard Akinola. A long time friend of Yemi Osinbajo and BAT, even before Tinubu became Governor.
Impetuous, garrulous, flippant, compulsively and deliriously narcissistic, that succinctly encapsulates the Nyesom Wike persona. A study of the political trajectory of the FCT Minister shows that he is only loyal to himself and nobody else, irrespective of his feigned allegiance. He may kowtow and genuflect before a political leader, as he is currently doing in Abuja but once he can no longer use you, he goes into a fit of incoherent vituperative verbal assault, denigrating his benefactors.
I watched his recent drama on Channels where he was reeling out his achievements as Governor, he said he built a Cancer Centre and named it after “one man”. He also built a Judicial institute and named it after “one woman”. (Pejoratively referring to Dr Peter Odili and his wife, Justice Mary Odili). His former political leader who he had praised to high heavens is now “one man”. How come his long time political associates suddenly turn enemies? -Rotimi Amaechi, Abiye Sekibo, Celestine Omehia, Austin Opara, Lee Meeba, and now, Dr Peter Odili, among others.
Almost everything that Wike had said in public have been repudiated by him. From the PDP primaries where he vowed to support whosoever emerged as candidate, to his vow not to be minister, to his scathing excoriation of the APC which he likened to a cancerous party, everything Wike supposedly stood for have been repudiated by his fickle mindedness.
Now, he is dancing around PBAT, like an urchin singing nursery rhyme, in his guttural and hoarse voice:“President Tinubu, on your mandate l shall stand”. President Tinubu, Wike is not standing on any mandate. He is standing on his opportunistic position as a minister. Remove him as minister and see if he would still be standing on your mandate.Tomorrow, before the cock crows at night, he would deny you if he is removed as minister and would start lamenting how he supposedly helped you but was used and discarded.
Here was a man who publicly said that Odili saved his political career as Chairman of Obio Akpor local government, leading to his rise in political ascendancy and he used every opportunity to praise and honour Odili and his wife. He followed this up with a public declaration where he was almost swearing thus: “I don’t know the day l would die but l know l would die one day but the truth must be told, any day that l would make Dr Odili and his family cry, may God allow me to go…I would never be alive to make you cry. I will never abandon you and your wife. Where would l have been but for you and your wife? Who am l? From where? My wife would not have been a Magistrate, talk less a Judge but for Mrs Odili. Nobody in this country can make me abandon you and your family. Never. ...My wife and l are forever grateful to you for the roles you played in my life”.
This was shown live on CHANNELS. Today, what is Wike doing to the same Odili? Publicly dissing and ridiculing him on same CHANNELS just because Dr Odili refused to queue behind him to decapitate Governor Sim Fubara. As an elder statesman, Odili rather preferred to settle the differences between the duo, which Wike refused. That is Odili’s sin to attract Wike’s “Fatwa”.
He would do same thing to President Tinubu tomorrow if the president does not align with his interest. He doesn’t even understand the dynamics of larger politics to the fact that Odili and PBAT have a long-standing relationship being in the same class of 1999 Governors and that Odili doesn’t even have issues with PBAT. You cannot praise a man to high heavens for eight years in your fit of sycophancy, only to start publicly disrobing him just because he refused to be led by the nose in your ill-conceived political fight with your successor. What that means is that tomorrow, he’ll do same thing to president Tinubu if he doesn’t do his political bidding in Rivers state. That would amount to political self-immolation. So, if everyone who has assisted you in your political ascendancy are bad, then, something definitely must be wrong with you. Despite his accomplishments as Governor in terms of project execution which l acknowledge, there is no doubt, Wike has a serious character flaw that only him can cure. But trust me, despite his wealth and “power”, it’s a matter of time, this young man is on his way to political perdition. I pray he doesn’t end that way. Minister Wike, you are an achiever in terms of performance but l pray God grants you wisdom on how to navigate and relate with people who differ from you politically.
peleson1: The nitwits on nairaland licking Wike's as.s will be so ashamed to comment.
Fubara is a silent figjter and a winner.
Very strong hearted and calculative.
The over hyped niteits in the house of assembly will be feeling miserable.
The weight of the executive will be too heavy for them n they will begin to see themselves as small boys they really are.
Now , who is with Wike?
I told all of u here on nairaland that Wike has nobody with him. The only reason he ran to tinubu was for his safety. Tinubu didn't need Rivers State vote to be declared president.
I told people that Rivers State people will work with tinubu than atiku. Fubara will work with tinubu n deliver tinubu more than Wike.
It's fubara that will deliver Rivers State for tinubu and not Wike.
Let us see what happens but I know fubara remains firm n victorious
So true even GDI coordinators have left wike to join SIM camp After the LG elections, Wike will have no one in his camp again. It's a matter of time.
I'm even an introvert sef, I can't handle much attention, so let everyone be doing their big man attitude up and down.
One came down from her big car to greet me, exchange contacts. For her to reply my messages na problem. Only videos of her rich life, her firm, spraying money and living the life.
Some of them won't relate with you if you are not as rich as them. What am I saying, most. Most of them came from wealthy families anyway. My closest friend then has her own friend from a similarly wealthy family now. When I say people pick you, you can't just pick them. She be jetting off to Korea and such. Five phrase replies to me.
Nobody knows you unless you are a success of some sort. I know if I am extremely prosperous I will suddenly be remembered and aligned with again. So, knowing the condition for friendship, to me it's so basic and cheap, so I don't mind.
If all I have to do is to have mad money, have a big house and mad fame and success to draw them in, then I don't mind. I know the key, I have the key, the trick is as simple as turning a light switch on and off. If people are so cheap, why bother?
blowjohn: I dedicate 'suburban war' by Arcade fire to this thread. It fits the thread in an analogical way.
NB: this album from whence this song is pulled from won album of the year many years ago, beating the likes of Eminem and Lady Gaga I think. Fantastic indie rock album.
Let's go for a drive And see the town tonight There's nothing to do But I don't mind when I'm with you This town's so strange They built it to change And while we sleep We know the streets get rearranged With my old friends It was so different then Before your war Against the suburbs began Before it began Now the music divides us into tribes You grew your hair So I grew mine You said the past won't rest Until we jump the fence and leave it behind With my old friends I can remember when You cut your hair I never saw you again Now the cities we live in Could be distant stars And I search for you In every passing car The night's so long... Yeah, the night's so long I've been living in the shadows of your song Been living in the shadows of your song In the suburbs I I learned to drive And you told me we'd would never survive So grab your mother's keys we leave tonight But you started a war That we can't win They keep erasing all the streets we grew up in Now the music divides us into tribes You choose your side I'll choose my side All my old friends They don't know me now All my old friends Are staring through me now All my old friends They don't know me now All my old friends They don't know me now All my old friends wait
Similar stuff happened to me recently......My same banny whom I loved and trusted so much suddenly turned out to be a thorn in my flesh......It all began when my keke had engine fault......It was then I realized that all man's for himself and no matter what, don't deprive yourself of the things that will enable you grow just because you wanna impress any babe...
For the first time,my banny ended a call on me . Na then I know say my own don BE . Saying she'd never call me again . Habbaaaa,all of these simply because say my source of income just broke down?
Mehn,I was really down.....Cuz the person whom I thought would be my greatest supporter turned out to be my greatest for ......Na once I wise up
what a sad story Did she come back or she left you without looking back?
Claire2023: Edo 2024: What qualities does Asue Ighodalo have over his fellow contenders
*By Joseph Osaru*
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Asue Ighodalo, has built an envious profile that positions him as a strong contender in the 2024 governorship election.
Aside the fact that he is eminently qualitied, there are certain qualities that set him apart from his fellow contenders.
These attributes include:
*Street Smart*
Beyond the politics, Ighodalo is street smart and unassuming. Through the course of his career, he has shown an uncanny aptitude in surmounting challenges and making the best of whatever life has thrown at him. This can be said of his successes with Banwo & Ighodalo and Sterling Bank. He was also chairman of Nigerian Brewery, helping the brewer in mitigating challenges that have characterized Nigeria’s tremulous economy. He can get along with anyone, build quick relationships and speak in a language and manner that is relatable.
*Global-citizen*
Much as he is attuned to local realities, Ighodalo is a global citizen with connection that stretch from the global south to the north. He often speaks of positioning Edo on a pedestal to compete as a sub-sovereign, which reflects his thought process and vision. This means that for him, the competition is not in Lagos or Abuja or Port Harcourt, but the best cities on the African continent such as Cairo, Johannesburg, Marrakesh, among others.
*Inclusion*
Ighodalo has always maintained a stance that puts women and young people in the saddle to lead the way. His legacy in Sterling Bank is a quick reference. He entrusted the bank in the hands of a young man who did amazing things with the company. Of course, there were times the excess of youth shrine through, but he allows for mistakes to be made so that young people can learn from their experiences. He empowers women, especially when they show promise and are dedicated.
*Tech-driven*
Ighodalo has shown that is not afraid of technology. He works with young people and have shown some of the most ambitious deployment of technology in his professional life. He has shown very impressive understanding of technology in the way he has kicked off his campaign with the use of podcast formats and other multimedia tools in his campaign so far. In some of these short clips, he has also shown a decent grasp of how technology is driving change and radically changing the world as we know it.
The next part of this piece would reveal why other candidates should find other fitting roles better suited for their capacities.
[quote author=Kukutente23 post=129129164]Shots fired Any time I see Fubara, I realise how God uses the foolish things of this world to confound those who think they are wise.
Just looking at Fubara and hearing him speak, you get the impression he's some kind of bonobo, someone you can slap and get away with it. His frame always reminds me of those boys in secondary school who are easy target for bullies due to their weak and reticent nature.
Wike on the other hand is like a big bully. Talks aggressively, has a voice that swallows the listener, very daring with a carefree attitude and even has a gang called GDI to booth.
In a school environment, Wike will be sending Fubara to wash his plate and fetch water.
I'm sure it was that same demeanour Wike saw, after having shouted on, dragged, debased and dehumanised Fubara for eight years that, he thought he was the weakest among his choices, whom he can put cold water in his mouth and tell him to not swallow it for eight years.
He did not stop there. He ensured that enough rings were run around him the way a lion does to his prey by selecting almost all Assembly members, LG chairs, Chief Justice etc etc. Fubara the weakling was well cornered and surrounded that it was expected he'll always go to Wike's bedroom to greet him every morning before heading out for the office of executive governor.
Alas!! It did even last one week!! The weakling extricated himself so spectacularly and started doing rope-a-dope with the bully using the same rings that were run round him.
I'm sure it's the speed with which everything crumbled that will shock and confound Wike more than any other thing. I'm sure when he thinks deeply about it, he'll need that forty year old bottle to calm himself else he might just do something attributed to mad people.
Ofunaofu: He doesn't want his men to go hungry, which is why we heard him cry to the national assembly, pleading with them to grant him power to spend security votes just like governors so that he can have billions of Naira that he cannot be held accountable for.
We all know security votes are slush funds for state governors. He wants to have the same as a minister of FCT.
Also, Wike created a new portfolio- chief of staff to the FCT minister and appointed his tribe man- Sam Amadi as Chief of staff. Rivers state is too big for Wike to act as Godfather. We stand with SIM
vanitybutiwanti: 500 million naira grant every year for 4 years
wike was spending Rivers money, sponsoring another man's private university, PAMO university yet he scrapped RSSDA in which Amaechi sent Rivers youths abroad on scholarship. Wike could not sustain Amaechi's educational legacy.
jaybee3: The list contains duplicates and misinformation e.g. Folawiyo appearing twice on the list for the same company Ayeni being wrongly attributed to Sahara Energy
It's been Long time, welcome back sir.
Arc. Tonye Cole from Rivers state is the owner of Sahara Group.
blackpanthar: Marriage is not the purpose of anyone on earth. So pls don't over hype it.
Marrying too early or late is RELATIVE. I have met 23 years old MEN and I have met 44 years old boys. It is mindset and lifestyle choices o.
BUT
You see MONEY......... there are doors it opens that marriage will not open. It will open your mind to dream in HD and achieve the dream that are mere wishes for poor men.
BITTER TRUTH Anyone who is in their 30s or 40s and still STRUGGLING FINANCIALLY is either lazy orr without a mentor orrr ignorant of many key foundational laws for financial freedom orrrr spiritually under a curze.
EXCUSES are for the weak, lazy and ignorant.
So, If it is by AGE, then NED and other world billionaires WOULD NOT HAVE MARRIED SEVERAL DREAM WIVES.
MONEY CAN REVERSE AGING.
See bro, before coming here to drop impractical posts..... MAKE MONEY, MAKE MAD MONEY FIRST................. then think about your stand on issues again, and you will know that POVERTY IS A MINDSET.
[quote author=Nigerdeltaent post=129088784]A young Nigerian lady named Uche Chinonye Courage has graduated from the Abia State University, Nigeria after studying for 9 straight years switching courses.
Miss Chinonye graduated from the University’s College of Medicine after 9 years instead of the normal academic timeline of 6 years due to several challenges.
Chinonye took to her social media to celebrate her achievement, sharing the reason for the delay being challenges of dropping out to restart all over again.
She also mentioned that she faced physical and emotional challenges on her journey to becoming a graduate.
Congratulations dear and to every other person graduating from different institutions across Nigeria. Welcome to the real world...
READ HER POST; "#SUMMARY #OF MY #9YEARS JOURNEY IN ABSU.
My Academic journey started in 2015 at Abia State University Uturu.. I had passion for Medicine and Surgery , and applied for it but was admitted to study Optometry. I had to apply for a change of course in order to fulfill my dreams not knowing it was going to be the beginning of my problems.. It was successful and I was happy but something happened in my 2nd year..
One fateful day, a memo was brought out during the accreditation process that all students that did change of course should return back to their initial department. I almost collapsed on seeing that memo.. This affected over 50 students then
peleson1: Fubara came from a town that is more prominent than most townson Nigeria. A town that is more educated than most places in Rivers state. In 1999 , it was adamac that sponsored PDP and Odili in Rivers state and that is the same town fubara came from.
Adamac Pepple was the financier of PDP while Marshal Harry was the political God father.
Same town produced the deputy governor Sir Toby..
Same town produced Dakuku
Same town had produced sanetor Adawari..
Same town now has produced the governor. Now tell me where u r from.
Tell us ur town..
What v u produced in terms of personalities , business owners, top politicians, professors etc.
Wike was made governor by patient Jonathan.
Wike was sustained by amaaechi when Odili wanted him removed.
Wike stabbed amaaechi in the back .
All the people that teamed up with Wike, he betrayed them . Then recruited nitwits like you without back bone to lord over.
Wike is not the only ex governor in Nigeria. That he had to try fubara impeachment in less than five months. Who does that?
Amaechi made Wike a minister when he nominated him to gej.
So when it comes to betrayal, stay with Wike .
Leave fubara alone Wike does not own Rivers State.
Rivers people own Rivers State
You are right We stand with SIM we say no to Wike's agbero style Godfatherism. The Emperor of Rumuipirikom should focus on FCT-Abuja and leave Rivers state for SIM Rivers state is too big for wike to dictate it's affairs.
Politics › Re: Tinubu, Beware Of Nyesom Wike By Richard Akinnola by sageb: 7:55pm On Mar 28, 2024
. Na then I know say my own don BE