Racoon: Of course! All the actors therein have found themselves in government wherein the insecurity have worsened 10 more but today they are giving excuses.
Imagine the principal of GSS Chibok was given commissioner ship by the Shetima's govt. They will all be brought into accountability some day.
isolaokodoro: Let us appreciate Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo for shedding adequate light on this subject. It brings to bare the propaganda motive of the perennial Presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar. Atiku is now trying to grab every straw that is close enough to him to escape going down with his sinking Presidential campaign ship. Only him it was who promised, thoughtlessly, to return Petro subsidy. Now he has promised to reopen already opened borders. I don't believe he is not informed. Rather, he just wants to keep pushing populist propaganda, knowing most of his followers are grossly uninformed.
Thoughtless comments 👇
Let me remind you of what Tinubu promised then
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cF5ltjD7xQ President Bola Tinubu made the famous statement "E lo fókànbalę, a máa gbé wálè" (meaning "Put your mind at rest, we will bring it down" on January 25, 2023.
He said it during his presidential campaign rally at the MKO Abiola Stadium in Abeokuta, Ogun State. During the rally, Tinubu was addressing the severe fuel scarcity and naira shortages plaguing Nigeria under the Muhammadu Buhari administration at the time. Speaking to the crowd in Yoruba, he accused saboteurs of intentionally driving up prices to threaten his election bid:
"Wón ní epo máa wón, ó máa di ₩200, ó máa di ₩500. E lo fókànbalè, a máa gbé wále."
("They said fuel would become expensive, that it would reach #200 or #500. Put your mind at rest; we will bring it down.)
I don't need to tell you the first thing he did on May 29.
Obogidi: As he said he is going to return back the fuel subsidy, he has been gaining momentum, What if he wins?
Let me remind you of what Tinubu promised then
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cF5ltjD7xQ President Bola Tinubu made the famous statement "E lo fókànbalę, a máa gbé wálè" (meaning "Put your mind at rest, we will bring it down" on January 25, 2023.
He said it during his presidential campaign rally at the MKO Abiola Stadium in Abeokuta, Ogun State. During the rally, Tinubu was addressing the severe fuel scarcity and naira shortages plaguing Nigeria under the Muhammadu Buhari administration at the time. Speaking to the crowd in Yoruba, he accused saboteurs of intentionally driving up prices to threaten his election bid:
"Wón ní epo máa wón, ó máa di ₩200, ó máa di ₩500. E lo fókànbalè, a máa gbé wále."
("They said fuel would become expensive, that it would reach #200 or #500. Put your mind at rest; we will bring it down.)
I don't need to tell you the first thing he did on May 29.
Racoon: Baba Obasanjo is always stubborn headed. Baba knows his rights. There is one situation he asked all Obas present in an occasion to stand up for him as a former president just as they did for the governor.
I don't understand. The same man who prostrated to the Ooni wants his seat
Duplex90: and if the strangers are ur enemies U should wait and seek their validation abi?? Don't snap of that controlling book called the bible U hear, don't realise that this is 2026 and not 1994 anymore.
rejoice4eva: Fact: Nearly everything about him is debatable, unclear, hidden and subject to speculation and unnecessary arguments. Truth about His age, place of birth, parents, education, qualification, job, certificates, Chicago drug involvement are known by him and him alone. What a man!
Tinubu has been known to work with those older than him
In 1999, Bola Tinubu was reported to be 47 years old when he assumed office as the Governor of Lagos State. His deputy at the time, Kofoworola Bucknor-Akerele was 60 years old. Today, Kofoworola Bucknor-Akerele is 87 years old, and Bola Tinubu is 74 years old.
Prince Abiodun Ogunleye who was appointed to fill the deputy vacancy at the tail end of Tinubu's administration in May 2007 was born in 1940. Ogunleye was 67 years old while Governor Bola Tinubu was 55 years old at the time.
In 1999, Bola Tinubu was reported to be 47 years old when he assumed office as the Governor of Lagos State. His deputy at the time, Kofoworola Bucknor-Akerele was 60 years old. Today, Kofoworola Bucknor-Akerele is 87 years old, and Bola Tinubu is 74 years old.
Prince Abiodun Ogunleye who was appointed to fill the deputy vacancy at the tail end of Tinubu's administration in May 2007 was born in 1940. Ogunleye was 67 years old while Governor Bola Tinubu was 55 years old at the time.
Only Pedro was younger than him as Deputy. Pedro is 71 while he is 74.
Thedon22: We were oerating one man, one vote when he won in 2023 with 21 APC governors. Now that he has 31 govs behind him what do you expect? Complete landslide!!! Only unrealistic people will speak otherwise.
I could also flip this question as how many governors, senators and big men did Atiku and Obi both have?
The idea that 31 state governors can simply hand over their states to President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election is a political illusion. In a real democracy, voters make their own choices based on their daily lives, not what a politician tells them to do. Except we want to pretend, the 2023 election was flawed but I'm not going to that today.
First, Nigeria is currently facing major economic challenges. With high inflation, the removal of fuel subsidies, and a rising cost of living, many citizens are struggling to afford basic necessities. When people go to the voting booths, they think about their empty pockets and hungry families. A governor cannot force a struggling citizen to vote for the ruling party if that citizen feels the government has made life harder. You can give them money but for how long will it take them. Many people are not only angry with Tinubu but with APC. Even those who gave him a chance, their body de feel am. Only an insane person will go and vote for who is making him hungry
Second, many of the 31 governors joined the APC through political defections. This means they won their seats under a different party and later switched to the APC. Just because a governor changes their political party does not mean all the voters in that state will follow them. In fact, many local party members get angry when this happens, which divides the party and weakens the governor's control. Kano is a good example of this. So while the governors can be deceiving themsleves, they are slaves to Tinubu because Tinubu needs them while they need Tinubu. Tinubu has shown through his actions that he is for everyone as long as his interests are met. Before now, Rivers State APC were complaining about it but they saw what he did. He left them and worked with Wike, Bola just wants what he needs from you, enemy or friend but what will happen to those governors is that they will be working so hard for Tinubu they will almost lose their own seat too. They will work for him and forget to work for themsleves. Sanwo-Olu 2023 reminds me of this.
AMINDA: Well, it's widely know that Tinubu only cares about himself. Everyone is expendable as long as he gets what he wants. Even the governors are beginning to realise that. Ganduje realised that. Elrufai also did. Same as numerous party faithfuls in several states including Penkelemesi Adelabu in Oyo. Tinubu will see the mother of all anti-party from APC members come 2027.
SixSeven: Wike has no option than to back Tinubu is what it sounds like. Atiku is Tinubu's opponent, Wike also became Atiku's opponent. Tinubu found that my enemy's enemy could be my friend, this is why he can't let him go. He is very useful for his type of politics. Buying houses for judges and trying to wet ground 🤡 Corruption 26
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He learned it from the so-called democratic or progressive man 🤡, his boss, Concensus. For Bola to stake his head in Rivers and declare a state of emergency but he never did in Plateau, Niger and everywhere else there has been mass killing is proof that politics is his favorite subject, not governance. Wike is proof that Bola is not a true democrat and the power he has today is for his selfish reasons. This further confirms that Tinubu did not win Rivers state so he has to use force in the state.
Tinubu's path to victory is
1. Voter apathy
2. Divided opposition
3. Force/threat (he has been using this in Lagos for long but with federal resources, he now has governors like Okpebolo, Wike, SP Akpabio who's always assuring that he will win and others to threaten people to vote him or else)
4. Money (what's your price? This is why he and Atiku are two sides of a coin. In a poor corrupt country with little morals, many are willing to sell their convictions for the highest bidder)
5. Propaganda (gaslighting, see how they celebrate the uncompleted coastal road, they will accept no responsibility but blame everyone else using religion, tribe and other distraction from the main issue). The way they counted fake millions of vote is gaslight in. Gaslighting is the manipulation by psychological means of a person (or group) which causes them to doubt themselves, their capabilities or their sense of reality.
Can you now see the big picture on why Bola holds on to Wike? Lagos, Kano and Rivers are important states. The NNPP governor that went to APC and they thought they had it in the bag, the Lagos government they have been holding for years and now Rivers will still not give them the rigging they desire.
Because of Amaechi's interest, Wike won't find it easy helping Tinubu in Rivers like he did in 2023.
You hear that recent statement made by that LG Chairman? In fact, that reckless statement will cost APC FCT because what Abuja people fear is when you want to do hostile takeover of their city. Wike's careless jam talk that he could have delivered Osun if Tinubu asked him is in people's left hands for now.
Third, history proves that voters often split their choices. In the 2023 presidential election, several powerful governors failed to deliver their states for their own parties. For example, voters might like a specific person for governor but choose a completely different party for president. Nigerians have proven that they are independent thinkers who do not just follow a governor's orders blindly.
SixSeven: I 100% support this man. It is what I've been writing here today 👇
Fact: in the 2023 presidential election alone, 20 sitting governors lost their states to opposing presidential candidates because the electorate chose to ignore their governors' preferences
They have no regard for the electorate, including the winner, Jackson, who should have thanked Osun people for their support and leave it at that but kept on mentioning the President, man who only cares about what he can get. They say it's politics, they say it's strategy but they think people are dumb. Let's see how 2027 will go and if his mandate shall stand. He thinks he can command Osun people like that. He never see anything
A. Aliyu As a highly influential Northern governor and chairman of the Northern Governors' Forum, Aliyu pledged that Niger State's political machinery would deliver the state to PDP's incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan. He openly campaigned under the assumption that his executive dominance would dictate the people's votes. The electorate did not follow his direction, resulting in one of the most lopsided defeats for an incumbent establishment in Nigerian history. Goodluck Jonathan was decisively rejected in Niger State, pulling only 149,222 votes. The opposition candidate, Muhammadu Buhari (APC), swept the state with a staggering 657,678 votes. Governor Aliyu also lost his own personal bid to transition to the Senate, losing the Niger East Senatorial district election to APC's David Umaru.
B. Elrufai As an incredibly powerful founding member of the APC and a fierce loyalist, Governor El-Rufai went all out to campaign for Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Because the APC held full executive power and machinery in Kaduna, it was considered a guaranteed win for the party. Despite El-Rufai's tight control over the state, the electorate did not follow his direction. The state rejected Tinubu, and the PDP's Atiku Abubakar swept Kaduna State with 554,360 votes. Where is Elrufai today?
C. What happened to Sanwoolu or Ganduje or even Okowa who was actually on the ballot as the Vice- Presidential candidate for the PDP. He and his party structures confidently expected Delta State to vote entirely for the PDP ticket. Even with the sitting governor being on the national ticket, Delta State voters ignored his candidacy. The Labour Party swept Delta State with 341,866 votes, entirely rejecting the sitting governor's regional influence.
Or should we talk about Isa Yuguda and Bauchi and how Buhari beat PDP like pulp. These people are foolish to realize that Governors do not own the thumbs of their voters. Even Wike is being tolerated but let him try what he did again and see if the people will do like mumu again by changing their votes.
I will teach you politics gang. Just watch for a series of betrayals next year.
Fourth, modern voting technology makes it much harder for politicians to manipulate results. Systems like BVAS (which verifies voters using fingerprints or faces) and digital result sharing mean that governors cannot easily manufacture fake votes to deliver a state. The votes are counted more transparently, making the actual choices of the people matter more than ever. Osun is just the beginning. Because of how INEC failed in 2023, people are now more than ever going to monitor INEC like they once did in 2015. You see how Kwankwaso's people defended their votes in 2023? Just wait and see.
The person wey dem pray for come leave the go join APC The politicians are teaching people to be smarter.
Finally, politicians live in this illusion because of pride and internal party pressure. Behind the scenes, many APC states are suffering from deep internal fights between current governors, former governors, and senators. These leaders often sabotage each other to gain personal power. Statements like Uzodinma's are usually just big talk meant to impress the president, scare the opposition, and project a false sense of absolute unity.
nairalanda1: Efficency happens when a company can afford to pay for it. It's not a nice thing to hear, but that's the way things work.
So pay a cost reflective tarrif, so that in addition to good electricity, they would be also able to afford good prepaid meters.
You cannot pay below cost and expect the same electricity companies to afford prepaid meters for everyone. especially since those meters are for the most part made in Nigeria, and nigerian workers dey under tinubu government
Let's stop using poverty and suffering to lie to ourselves. Either we pay full service for things, or we do without.
Give me light first, let me see it, I will pay. Later I can complain the price is too high but you are not even giving me what you promised me, you are claiming I'm not willing to pay. That's the part you miss out.
Mofedaddy: Abeg hw sixty yrs old dey look like for Nigeria?And mind u his even laughing oo ..make them show us picture wia him frown or keep normal face...
Babajide Sanwo-Olu is 61 years old. The Governor of Lagos State was born on June 25, 1965.
Femi Hamzat (Deputy Governor of Lagos State) is currently 61 years old. Born September 19, 1964. He will be 62 next month.
In 1999, Bola Tinubu was reported to be 47 years old when he assumed office as the Governor of Lagos State. His deputy at the time, Kofoworola Bucknor-Akerele was 60 years old. Today, Kofoworola Bucknor-Akerele is 87 years old, and Bola Tinubu is 74 years old.
Prince Abiodun Ogunleye who was appointed to fill the deputy vacancy at the tail end of Tinubu's administration in May 2007 was born in 1940. Ogunleye was 67 years old while Governor Bola Tinubu was 55 years old at the time.
Princess Sarah Adebisi Sosan served as the Deputy Governor of Lagos State under Babatunde Fashola from 2007 to 2011. Born on February 11, 1956, she was 51 years old when they took office. Governor Fashola, born August 16, 1963, was only 43 years old, making his deputy 8 years his senior.
Leave Lagos.
Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje served as the Deputy Governor of Kano State under Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso for two separate tenures (1999-2003 and 2011- 2015).
Ganduje's Birth Date: December 25, 1949.
Kwankwaso's Birth Date: October 21, 1956.
Ganduje is 7 years older than his political principal, Kwankwaso, despite serving as his second-in-command for 8 years.
Moses Ekpo is older than Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom by 24 years.
nairalanda1: If they can't let there be no light then
Look oga, am sure you think I am arguing for some oppressors, or excusing someone, or supporting tinubu, but here is the problem....all we need to get light is imported, gas is expensive, and all in all, workers live in the same tinubu economy and must be paid a decent wage.
SO, let's pay cost reflective tarrif, or forget it.
Nothing changes that fact, including your questions. LOL.
This is not about taking sides but efficency. I'm lost on the fact that some Nigerians are also dubious but I can tell you for a fact that I know how Nigerians welcomed prepaid meters. Why? Because they knew they would only be billed for what they used. I won't reduce electricity to something like GSM but people know that if I put 1k, let me get 1k service. Don't give me rubbish service because I paid 1k. I will pay what I use, the one I can see.
nairalanda1: I don't believe we should pay a price that is too low for the electricity sector to pay for improvements, expansions and more staff, and make a profit that would enable them to generate more power and pay for their production costs.
We have been paying cost reflective tarrifs for sugar for forty years. It is why we have a vibrant domestic sugar industry
ANd we have been paying cost reflective tarrifs for the GSM for 20 years, or more, and it is why we have a working internet , and a working telephone sector,
Both of which employ millions.
But if you want to pay cheap electricity, then you are accepting to keep paying expensive prices for petrol and generator and diesel, when you could have cheaper with consistent cost reflective tarrifs
To say nothing of the tons of jobs that would be generated from a properly running and expanding electricity sector.
Bro, not eveyrthing is cheap. It is not a support for tinubu, make we vote him out. But subsidy for 50 years is why we do not have light.
Do you agree that Nigerians will pay for regular power supply than stressing themselves carrying jerrycan and worrying about diesel or fuel for generator every now and then?
Sex increases your heart rate. Doctors often compare the physical exertion of sex to climbing two flights of stairs at a brisk pace, raking leaves, or taking a brisk walk.
It is a proven fact that men are far more likely to experience a sudden heart attack or cardiac arrest during sex than women. Men account for roughly 94% of all sudden cardiac arrests triggered by sexual activity. 1 in 100 men experience a cardiac arrest during sex compared to only 1 in 1,000 women. This large difference happens because of how a man’s body works, his heart health, and certain behaviors, men also develop serious heart disease much earlier in life than women. Women have a natural hormone called estrogen that protects their blood vessels from getting clogged until they reach menopause. Men do not have this protection, so their arteries can start filling with dangerous fatty plaques up to ten years earlier.
I wrote about this thing some months ago, I can't just remember the topic but it was related to this. Medical records show that most men who die during sex are not at home with their long-term partners. Having secretive affairs, guilt, fear of getting caught, and anxiety about performing well cause a massive rush of adrenaline that overloads the heart. Also, the man is usually in an unfamiliar setting (like a hotel room or a partner's home), with a younger partner or having sex after heavy eating or alcohol consumption. These factors create a heart strain that rarely happens during routine, comfortable sex at home
To make matters worse, men are much more likely to combine sex with heavy alcohol, large meals, or performance-enhancing medications, all of which force the heart to work dangerously hard. When a heart attack does happen during sex, partners often delay calling for an ambulance out of shock or embarrassment, which makes the situation far more deadly.
So my friend, be careful with a nymphomaniac. I asked our Southy Sister the other time and she said life will go on.
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nairalanda1: Well, if you do not pay a cost reflective tarrif for power, you will pay it to the petrol station and the generator people for power. ANd you will pay more than you would have if you were all paying a cost reflective tarrif.
The people in band A are spending, overall, less on power than those who are on other bands and have to use generators and such like.
I don't believe in a price discrimination against Nigerians. It is even worse for this government that has been accused of destroying the middle class further dividing us with light. They promised to give to 20 to 24 hours of power daily to specific areas, did they do it? That's why many communities sued the government because they were charged the expensive Band A rates despite still experiencing frequent blackouts.
The reason we have so much dependence on petroleum is because many people use it as an alternative to 24/7 power supply. The barber, welder and people who have things to contribute to the country can't do that and that's why everything is expensive because MTN will need to power its base stations, your food is transported by someone using expensive petrol, you cannot preserve the expensive food you buy and so on and so on.
Meta said you should talk to your neighbours as if they can hear you. That's how you know artificial intelligence from real. Have we tried talking to our governments? How Nigerians became comfortable with this thing is insane, some people use industrial generators that work with diesel. Now everyone is going solar too because of government negligence. Tinubu himself changed the power supply at the Villa to solar. GCFR Generator Commander of the Federal Republic.
Generator noise is not the loudest of your problems, it is the fumes that are the silent killers and probably one of the reasons for the increase in cancer cases in Nigeria without us knowing. Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) are a major component of fuel generator fumes. Carcinogenicity of these compounds has long been established. Those pollutants are not safe for your air and direct contact with your skin, water and environment. Imagine sitting behind the exhaust of a vehicle. That's what we are doing to ourselves. If you cannot sleep well because of the noise, your health is affected. If you cannot hear well, because of the noise, your hearing is affected. If you cannot breathe well because of the smoke, your health is affected. If you have the money, switch to solar but what sense does that make if you still live in an environment where your neighbours still use generators? You see why Nigerians need to solve this problem as a collective instead of doing I beta pass my neighbour competition.
Who did this to us All I want to say is they don't even care about us