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Igbochief001:
Who are u to talk on a story u know nothing about ...until u provide evidence to counter my claim ..it stands

Until You provide Real evidence or Press release from the then Awolowo government.

Then, your claims are false.

obynzo:
So what is different from what the guy said? It was the government of Awolowo that Banished him even if Oyo mesi disagreed.

Will the government just banish you without you doing something wrong?

cosef:
Stop lying Awolowo never offered Zik presidency. How can Awo offer what he doesn't have in 1959?

And why should Zik work with an ogboni like Awolowo who was rabidly anti-Igbo, anti-Zik and anti-East, which was evidenced in all his newspaper articles and even in his autobiography published in the 1940 and 1950s respectively before even the talking independence.

You yorubas should stop thinking that everyone here has an impaired sense of history like you do.

You're not Okay.
You are talking out of point


Maybe you should go back and look at 1959 votes

Igbochief001:
So are saying u know more than the alafin ?

That's Alaafin story.
But I'm telling you it's not possible to banish him because he liked Zik.

That's a fimsy excuse which the Oyo mesi will never accept.

Alaafin probably say something or do something either

Against the government
Or
Against the traditional stool

You guys don't know what you have

Akwaibom and Calabar should be a tourist destination.

All I can say is Wow!

You guys can make it work like Banana and Victoria Island.

Well, it's Economic and developments that will make that happen.

You guys are blessed with Waters

Igbochief001:
Can u shut up now ?

Oga, you don't know How Yoruba tradition works more than me.

He can't just banish Alaafin of Oyo because he liked Zik.
It's not possible and the Oyo mesi will never accept.

Probably, alaafin publicly campaign for Zik, which is against the traditional stool.

Igbochief001:
Why are u guys always guilty of selective history ...so u expected zik to form government with a man who has shown he hated him in the 1950s even sacking one of yoruba land highest Kings for being friends with zik ?

Come on na ...well I'm not surprised ...most of u even expect south south to support your quest for 2023

you're not Okay, he didn't banished the king because of his alignment with Zik.

It's not possible in South west to banish him with that reason.

Igbochief001:
North don't like igbos ..igbos don't like north we both know that ...but most times we are forced to work together instead of our two face Western brothers

Since 1950, South East and North have been working together.

Can you please, tell me how you were forced?
When Awolowo offered you guys Prime Minister, what happened?

Were you forced to work with the North then?

Mtcheww.

Since 1950, you guys didn't work with South, instead you were working with the North.
You're now shouting southern unity when you yourself didn't work with South.

I think this one will be fair.

Kido90:
If you claim you are from Edo and familiar with Edo, you will know this your 10% is wrong. Etsako West, East & Central are mainly Muslims. This is already 16% of the 18LGAs. Most part of Owan East mainly Warrake, Ihievbie, Ihbviaro and others are Muslims. Part of Akoko Edo and around Ikpeshie are Muslims. You would also find them scattered in other Christian communities. So, your 10% is so incorrect.

Edo has always lived as one community as religion is never a consideration in making decisions. So, drop this stereotype that you have. Oshomole also had to battle with this kind of mindset in his first term when people like you said he was from a minority tribe and that the votes usually come from Edo Central and South hence he didn't have a chance.

If a candidate with a credible credential whether Christian or Muslim, Minority or Majority, is able to sell his manifesto, Edo people will vote for him.

Don't mind him.

And he'll be quick to accept appointment from Dangote if he offers him.

Sources further said that with the obvious determination of the former First Lady not to carry Oyo State Government along in the health situation of her husband, Makinde had to hand every other thing over to Sanwoolu in Lagos saying: “My brother, I leave everything in your hands. Look after him for us as a state and if there is anything I should do, I am just a phone call away.”


Nice

Nwanyiogwashi:
If Edo people allow this nonsense to stand then they should watch and see how Muslims will start claiming the largest in Edo state like they are doing in south west. Edo people should not allow Yoruba people to deceive them that nothing is wrong with it because everything is wrong with it.

Is that what the Bible teach us?
To be intolerant?

What happened to love your neighbor as yourself?

Herbephe1:
one million within 24hrs this kind thing just de make somebody hopeless. this really weak(weakens)me

They wanna pick 400,000

Meaning over #100,000 has been given away for slot

And this man is a bit popular

Populary known as D1

He's a Law graduate, he's the Founding / Principal Partner of D.I Kekemeke & Co legal practitioners and the Executive Director, Legal & Strategy International Strategic Management Institute.

He was honourable member/minority leader, Ondo State House of Assembly (1992-1993). He was the pioneer Chairman, Board of National Examinations Council (NECO) for 3 years (2001-2004). He was the Attorney –general and Commissioner for Justice, Ondo state for 2 years (2003-2005) and Ondo State Commissioner for Works, lands, and housing between 2005-2007. He was also Secretary to Ondo state government (SSG) 2007-2009 all during Olusegun Agagu administration.

He was also a Member –Niger delta technical committee 2008. Aside from this Hon. Kekemeke had also held party office positions, he was Member PDP Constitution Drafting Committee in 1998. He was the Pioneer PDP Secretary Ondo State chapter in 2007-2009 and the Pioneer Chairman APC, Ondo State (2014-2018).

Kfed4ril:
This your greed is the reason why the north will keep on ruling.

Yes, I pray they should keep ruling.
So that resources from the South will be used to develop North.
Since you no wan get sense.

Osagyefo98:
At least he can do small.

When he was the Acting President

The name of Justice Walter Onnoghen was also forwarded to the National Assembly as acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, less than 24 hours to the expiration of his three-month acting period, saving the country another constitutional controversy.

A presidential task force was set up to address the skyrocketing prices of foodstuff across the country, while seven bills passed by the National Assembly were signed into law. Four others were rejected.

Face-to-face talks were held with communities in the creeks of the oil-rich Niger Delta on how to stabilise the region, fix their infrastructure and ensure a hitch-free flow of crude to the international market.

Osinbajo has so far presided over five meetings of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), awarding contracts worth billions of naira, among others.

January 20: After the Davos summit

Osinbajo was attending the 2017 World Economic Summit in Davos, Switzerland when Buhari travelled to London and he became acting president. On his return in January 20, he swung into action by having an engagement with service chiefs who briefed him on the situation in The Gambia at that time. He also received briefing from some members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC).

January 23: Unveiling 59 strategies for economic recovery

On January 23, Osinbajo presided over the Presidential Business Forum, during which 59 strategies for implementing the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) were unveiled. He later received the special envoy of President Ismail Omar Guelleh of Djibouti.

January 24: Micro enterprise clinic launched

On January 24, Osinbajo launched the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Clinics at the Old Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa. He later proceeded to preside over a meeting of the Presidential Enabling Business Council.

January 25: Presided over his first FEC meeting

The acting president has so far presided over five weekly meetings of the Federal Executive Council since President Buhari left for the United Kingdom. The first was on January 25.

January 27: Met with the World Food Programme chief

On January 27, the acting president held a meeting with the executive director of the World Food Programme (WFP), Ms Ertharin Cousin.

January 30: Met with Senate Leader over budget

On January 30, Osinbajo had an audience with Senate Leader Ahmed Lawan over the 2017 Appropriation Bill.

January 31: Met with Ortom, Saraki, Dogara, Kogi APC

On January 31, he also received the governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom. He later met with Senate President Bukola Saraki and the House of Representatives Speaker Yakubu Dogara, over the economy and the 2017 budget.

A delegation of the All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftains from Kogi State visited him in the evening of January 31.

February 1: Inaugurated NPC commissioners

Shortly before presiding over the FEC meeting on February 1, during which the Presidential Task Force on Food Security, mandated to reduce prices of food items in the country, was constituted, Osinbajo had inaugurated five commissioners of the National Population Commission (NPC).

February 2: Met Saraki, Doagara again

The acting president again met with the Senate President and the Speaker of the House of Representatives on February 2.

February 6: Economic Recovery Forum opened

On February 6, Osinbajo declared open, the Agenda for Consultative Forum on Economic Recovery and Growth Plan. He told the forum that the nation was in a very serious economic situation, but assured that the government remained committed to putting the economy on the path to sustainable growth.

Osinbajo assured the nation that President Buhari is hale and hearty and would return home as soon as he completed the necessary tests recommended by his doctors in the United Kingdom after his reported telephone conversation with the president.

February 7: Sent Onnoghen’s name for confirmation

The acting president, on February 7, sent the name of the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, to the Senate for confirmation.

He later issued a statement assuring Nigerians that with the federal government’s complete focus on improving the economy, the current recession would soon be history. “We are committed to a continuous engagement with our people to explain government policies, receive advice and criticism,” he said.

Later in the day, the acting president met with the then outgoing Ondo State governor, Olusegun Mimiko.

February 8: Met Kano Emir, as FEC approved N21bn roads contract

On February 8, Osinbajo chaired a meeting of the Federal Executive Council, which adopted measures to reduce prices of food items in the country. The meeting also resolved to restrict importation, from ECOWAS countries, of finished products that could be produced locally. That was in addition to the approval by the FEC, of N21 billion for the construction of the Ilorin-Omu Aran-Kabba Road, Section I.

Later in the day, the acting president held a closed-door meeting with the Emir of Kano and former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Muhammadu Sanusi.

February 9: Met Oba of Lagos, Labour, CSOs, Asset Recovery Committee

On February 9, Osinbajo met with the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) and applauded them for joining the ongoing anti-corruption campaign in the country. He gave the commendation when leaders of the NLC and TUC visited him and jointly presented an 18-point demand to the federal government. He also received the Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu.

Later in the evening, Osinbajo chaired a meeting of the Presidential Committee on Asset Recovery. The meeting was attended by the Inspector-General of Police Ibrahim Idris, the director-general of the Department of State Services (DSS), Lawal Daura; the acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu and the chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Ekpo Nta.

February 10: Visited the creeks in Bayelsa

Osinbajo headed for Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital on February 10 in continuation of his interactive engagements with oil-producing communities in the Niger Delta region.

February 13: Met Governor Wike in Rivers

Similarly, on February 13, the acting president was in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, to meet stakeholders of the oil producing communities. During the meeting, he rolled out the framework for the clean-up exercise of Ogoni land.

February 15: FEC approved N126bn roads contracts, national health policy

The Federal Executive Council meeting he chaired on February 15 approved the award of N126 billion road projects spread across Kano, Bauchi, Adamawa, Kwara, Gombe, Enugu an Kaduna states. The council meeting also approved the National Draft Health Policy 2016.

February 16: Directed the CBN to review foreign exchange policy

On February 16, the acting president inaugurated the National Road Safety Advisory Council, mandated to advise the Federal Executive Council and the National Economic Council on how to improve road safety management in the country. He chairs the council.

He presided over the first National Economic Council meeting of the year on February 16. The meeting directed the CBN to review the foreign exchange policy. The meeting also resolved that fresh $250 million be injected into the Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF). The CBN subsequently released about $500 million through the interbank market, where the 23 banks bought $371m.

The dollar crashed between N400 and N450 against the earlier N525.

The naira also gained against other currencies such as the Pound Sterling, which traded at 645 a day earlier but slipped to 610 while the Euro came down from N537 to N507 at the end of trading yesterday.

Also during the week, the CBN began moves to fund commercial banks with additional Forex to carter for school fees, medicals and personal travelling allowance (PTA) and business travel allowance (BTA) at a special rate.

February 17: Signed 7 bills into law

On February 17, the acting president signed seven bills into law. They were Oaths (Amendment) Act 2017; Defence Space Administration Act 2017; Veterinary Surgeons (Amendment) Act 2017; National Film and Video Censors Board (Amendment) Act 2017; Pension Rights of Judges (Amendment) Act 2017; Nigeria Institute of Soil Science (Establishment) Act 2017 and Mortgage Institutions (Amendment) Act 2016.

February 18: Attended Barrow’s inauguration in The Gambia

The only function Osinbajo had so far attended outside Nigeria as acting president was the inauguration of the new president of The Gambia, Adama Barrow, which took place in Banjul on February 18. The Presidency did not announce that Osinbajo was going for the inauguration; his aides only released the photographs of the event two days after.

February 19: No money earmarked for vice president’s residence

On February 19, Osinbajo said that no money was earmarked for the proposed new official residence of the vice president following reports that he budgeted N250 million for an iron gate to the proposed residence, which had been under construction since 2010 despite lingering economic crisis.

February 20: Met wheat and rice task force

Osinbajo, on February 20, presided over a meeting of the Presidential Task Force on Wheat and Rice. He assured that the nation would attain self-sufficiency in food security. The meeting was attended by the governors of Kano, Jigawa, Kebbi and Ebonyi states, as well as ministers of agriculture and finance.

Osinbajo could not make his proposed visit to Ondo State where he was expected to commission Governor Mimiko’s N1.5 billion event centre due to ‘bad weather’.

February 21: Adopted 60-day action plan for business

On February 21, he chaired an expanded meeting of the Presidential Enabling Business Council. The meeting, which was attended by Senate President Bukola Saraki and House of Representatives Speaker Yakubu Dogara and other government officials, adopted a 60-day national action plan for business. Osinbajo asked the nation to expect changes in business visas, as well as seaports and airports.

February 22: Approved N32bn for Kaduna bypass

The Federal Executive Council meeting he chaired on February 22 approved N32 billion for the resuscitation and completion of the 50km dual carriage Kaduna eastern bypass highway. The Council also approved $39.9 for the construction of the Cameroon-Nigeria border link bridge at Ikot Efiem. The council also approved the Revised National Policy on Environment.

Osinbajo also withheld assent to four bills recently passed into law by the National Assembly.

He asked the House of Representatives for approval to borrow $500 million out of the $1 billion Eurobond from the International Capital Market (ICM). He said the $500 million would be used to fund the 2016 budget deficit.

After the FEC meeting, the acting president hosted the commander of the United States-Africa Command, General Thomas Waldhauster and the American ambassador to Nigeria, Stuart Symington.

February 23: Met economic team, Saraki, Dogara over budget

On February 23, the acting president, at his Aguda House residence in Aso Rock Presidential Villa, presided over a meeting between the National Economic Management Team and the leadership of the National Assembly over the 2017 budget.

He summoned Inspector-General of Police Idris Ibrahim over the kidnap of two German archaeologists, Prof. Peter Breunig and Mr. Johannes Behringer in Kagarko Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

February 23: Unscheduled visit to Lagos airport

The acting president also paid an unscheduled visit to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, as part of the 60-day action plan for business reforms in the country. The visit took many airport workers by surprise. Osinbajo inspected facilities and interacted with airport officials.

February 24: Sacked 10 NCAA directors, met poultry farmers

Less than 24 hours after his unscheduled visit to Lagos airport, the federal government announced the sack of 10 directors of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). Three new directors and a general manager were also appointed for the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN).

He also met with representatives of the poultry farmers in the country. He said the government was planning urgent relief for poultry farmers in the country to save the industry from collapse.

Those in attendance were the comptroller-general of the Nigeria Customs Service, Hameed Hali, CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele and Minister of Finance Kemi Adeosun.

The first time in history of the world to have a vice president who only cares about his own people and not the nation at large.

This is not actually a constructive criticism.

Office of the Vice President is just like Deputy governor of a state.
Tho, the Vice President has more functions and meetings to attend than the Deputy Governors

Ebenezer202O:
yeah he tracks all Buhari supporters on nairaland, strikes out their comments and attacks them then call on the mods to ban them all simply because we have different political ideologies.
he gets banned hourly and register another one using disposable mails.

Lol, thank God.
I'm a Pro Yoruba.

You guys can actually make them get tired.

Ebenezer202O:
that's just page one out of 3 pages.
check this current thread you'll observe the person that has quoted me and canceled my comment,
That's him

Seen, on page 2.

ifiokjohn:
Edo state is almost in the west and even if it wasn't ,you will see that we have about 3 Yoruba own media in Nigeria compare to others...
Edo is in the west to me.
So it means the west controls the media and the headquarters of those media is in Lagos which is in the west.

That means, the Lagos State govt indirectly controls them

It's a lie that's not what you mean.
All the lies I've been reading on nairaland is Yoruba control the media.

Is it our fault they situated their headquarters in Lagos?
Daily sun headquarter Is in Abuja, not all of them have their headquarters in Lagos.

You're even funny about Lagos govt controlling them.
You don't even know how media operates.
Didn't they have branches and journalists all over Nigeria??

Abeq, you no get talk.

ifiokjohn:
[s] how to you mean southern leaders concorted stats? it isn't the East or the SS that controls the media, it is the west [/s]

Lies, which west controls the media?

From my research using Wikipedia, here are the owners of the most popular media groups in Nigeria.
1. NTA: Nigerian Government
2. Channels TV: owner from Edo State
3. TVC: owned by Yoruba man
4. AIT: owner from Edo State
5. Silverbird: owner from Bayelsa State
6. Daily Trust: owned by northerners from sokoto State
7. Nigeria Tribune: Owned by a Yoruba group
8. The Punch: Owned by Yoruba man
9. This Day: Owned by an Igbo woman
10. The Sun: Owned by an Igbo group
11. Vanguard: Owner was from Delta State
12. Guardian: Owner from Delta State

Ebenezer202O:
cc
OdumegwuOjukwu

Na wa oooo, nah one person own all these accounts??
Him no get Job?

SLAP44:
You jumped into the thread talking about your nemesis, Igbos. Who were not even mentioned in the topic.

Then I redirected you to what we actually want since you want to import us into the topic, also import our desired new country.

Well, I've seen many numerous topics on NL, where you guys said Igbos should produce the next president.

Let's assume Ameachi decamp to PDP.
And they decide to give him and support his ambition.

2ndly, apc isn't ready to give Igbo man ticket, but the ticket is coming South.

You guys rejected Ameachi that you can't allow South south to take your slot.

I use this reference https://www.nairaland.com/5956060/2023-why-igbos-should-support to make my comment initially.
And I reason to what the guy said.

Am I seeing 3 wives?

Okay, it's actually 2

SLAP44:
Think harder.

You quote me in the first place using biafra.

SLAP44:
No, you don't want Nigeria either, if you want Nigeria you know what to do.

??

Doesn't correlate with what I said.

Z0ie:
I'm about to do that just waiting for Sammy07 to prove me wrong again.
besides the guy with more than 2000 monikers has quoted me and canceled My comment on this same thread

Yes, I'm just surprised.

SLAP44:
Igbos actually want Biafra. That is our number one priority. We have been emphatic about this.

No, you don't want Biafra.
If you want biafra you guys know what to do.

Z0ie:
should I share a snapshot of him following me with numerous monikers?

Yes, cos I'm surprised