₦airaland Forum

hedonido:
You're speaking from both sides of the mouth, and incidentally both sides are saying the same thing in different languages.

Obasanjo has the likes of Andy Uba as special assistant. Goodluck had the likes of Reuben Abati and Gulak as Senior Special Adviser. You can't find a precedent like this, pre Buhari.

You talked about the service chiefs and MDAs, where the story is the same. Yoruba Chief of Army Staff, Yoruba IGP, Yoruba Commander of Brigade of Guards. Yoruba ADC even (OBJ's ADC was from Benue, GEJ's ADC was from Kogi), Yoruba Customs, Yoruba CBN. Come on.

How exactly am I speaking from both sides of the mouth?

I have pointed out that a person chooses those close to him as special advisers. If Uba was close to Obasanjo and Goodluck trusted Gulak, then so be it. It is based on the same principle of trust. At the end of the day, these persons (special advisers) exist solely to have a relationship with the president and are not answerable to Nigerians in any way. So the president should be free to choose whoever he likes as advisers. If he wants, he should even choose a parrot, knowing that he will be solely responsible for the advice he acts on from them.

As for military appointments, you are mixing issues. There are service chiefs which include:

Chief of Defense Staff
Chief of Army Staff
Chief of Naval Staff
Chief of Air Staff

You may then add the IGP although he is not a service chief.

These positions were fairly distributed with a slight SW bias which is somewhat justifiable when you consider the fact that the south west has been excluded from these positions for years.

The last Yoruba IGP was Tafa Balogun who left in 2005. That is nearly 20 years.
There has not been a single Yoruba CAS in the post-99 democratic era.

Then you have other appointments that were made within the military structure that cannot be ranked with the service chiefs.
These are such as the commander of the brigade of guards, and others such as the ADCs who are directly in charge of the president and vice president's security. There were six major appointments made in this area, Commander BoG FCT, Commander BoG Nassarrawa, commander BoG, Niger, Commander, State house intelligence, Commander State House armaments, and Commander State House Artillery.

These positions and their deputies were evenly split between Yorubas and the NW. Obviously, this is to ensure that Tinubu and Shettima feel safe.

But again, just like with advisers, you may not necessarily question the president's choices of who to protect himself and his deputy. They should choose those who they are most comfortable with.

These positions are also significantly inferior to the service chiefs and should not be grouped with them for comparison.

So, any way as I said, Nigerians should look at the Service Chiefs and MDAs. service chiefs have been reasonably handled. Now let's see how it goes with the MDAs.

Mountain being made out of a molehill.

Special advisers are naturally persons who would have worked closely with the man in the seat.

What Nigerians should watch out for is tribalism and nepotism in appointing service chiefs and the heads of MDAs.

He didn't address the issue.

michlins:
When will we stop cramming the junks written by others and find practical solutions to our very unique situation in Nigeria?


If you observe, the rules that govern other places don't work here. Take for instance, demand and supply chain. If you like supply everything you want, prices will keep going up and somehow the system seem not to follow.

There are plenty instances too. Congratulations to them though

Give the instances

BeautifulMind2:
Source Legit own by one Young Yoruba boy known for dishing out propaganda. I thought you have credible source

Legit is foreign owned

turmacs:
Just look at how this foolish criminal is confessing to crime..Openly admiting to falsely framing someone of theft and forcefully taking their property, agbaya......Even though the phone collector is a woman, some useless men are like that too, they just don't have sense and saying they behave like small pikin is an insult to children... Broke and insecure men everywhere. Na Una mate dey buy GLE Benz for their babes for Festac here, na your mate dey build mansion dash woman.. Ordinary Tecno phone wey no reach 50k na him Una go dey carry Soldier go collect from a woman.. I don't have much to say but I have an advice for the ladies here, avoid broke men like plague, avoid them like cancer.. Sometimes too much suffering and poverty really messes with their brain and affects how they think, nonsense..Any guy above 23 years old that doesn't have a car, a House and 50+ million in the bank is a failure, avoid them for your own good and mental health.. A word is enough for the wise...

The shocking part is that this person is a lawyer going by her dp.

So he is a hard worker. Respect earned.

Skyview01:
I support Ned Nwoko, we are Nigerians too and deserve to have a say in the running of Nigeria.

Such a patriot. Are you ready to pay income tax to Nigeria?

As long as the government did not send you abroad, and you dont pay income tax to Nigeria, nothing should concern you with voting.

ibinaboonline:
Quick question for married people: take the woman to see your parents before proposing to her, or propose to her before taking her to see your parents? In what order is this culturally appropriate?

Don't you think you should ask your parents as the most immediate custodians of your specific culture? It is your parents you are taking the girl to, and they are the ones who can tell you the right order.

BloomingDale:
They did not parade the man? Jesus would have asked for the man she slept with, asked the people parading her if they have no sin, forgiven her and asked her to go on her merry way. A lesson on hypocrisy.

See as the men gather round her like vultures. The seed of Satan hating on the seed of the Woman, always screaming they are the head. The woman should have crushed that their coconut skull as she has been given the victory.

Is all well all?

mariahAngel:
Mmesoma should go learn a skill for now.

Haba. Highest they should flog her small.

Ebubu2:
Well deserved

All his policies will thus favor Nigeria

Like removal of fuel subsidy that was feeding all of West Africa

With Nigeria set to become a major oil refiner and regional exporter, we have a fantastic opportunity to push through on the single-ECOWAS currency.

Any African country that wants to buy from Nigeria must use the Naira.

SmartPolician:
That's not true. This can only happen if those who hold it cannot defend it. If you understand the standard of education in the West, you will realize that Nigeria still has a long way to go. If you can afford it, go and get your foreign degree and prepare yourself for that future.

Yet the West is rushing to absorb our STEM professionals?

A simple test: look at Nigerian Law School and see if you can find any Western trained lawyers emerging with awards.

Ebubu2:
don’t mind spartpolitician. Instead of him to say when excess foreign degrees exist and excess nigerian degrees exist too, it’ll become “a matter of skill or who knows it best or who passed the interview best” since the foreign degree is now abundant

Perfect. I actually updated my post to reflect this line of thought.

SmartPolician:
In the next 20 years, many Nigerians will have foreign degrees and Nigerian degrees will become irredeemably worthless. Thanks to the Japa syndrome. Congratulations to him!

On the contrary, the proliferation of foreign degrees will reduce their value.

Not to mention the fact that the greatest Nigerian inventions have generally been made by home-trained Nigerians.

Over time the practical effect of jome trained graduates will prove their quality to be superior.

As a rule i dont rely on any news report that offers only "according to sources" as its evidence.

1Dray:
Igbo, Hausa, Yoruba, Kanuri, Shuwa Arab, Nigerian Patois, Pidgin, Jamaican Patois, English and French

What is Nigerian patois?

internationalman:
One thing I like about Igbo, Yoruba and Hausa is that you hardly see their tribesmen who don't know how to speak it. Even those that weren't brought up in their locality still know how to speak it..

But most of my my tribesmen can't even speak it including some that were born and brought up in their locality. I have many friends who have never lived elsewhere other than Edo State but can't speak the language..

It's only Edo State English (pidgin) is mostly used to communicate by the general public. But when I travel to other States, I can easily identify the State with my eye closed because they mostly communicate in their indigenous language...

Edo remains the heartbeat of Nigeria though.

From your first paragraph i knew it would be Edo. For some reason it seems Edo parents are not too keen on passing on the language.

superjaks:
Can someone recreate this feat in this present dispensation?

Food for thought

Fintech bros are doing better already. Just a matter of time before the Flutterwave boys become billionaires.

Try to find something doing of your own - no matter how little, this will help you remove your sense of self worth from an external locus of control.

Injera:
A section of the country is hurting, so deeply hurting, they feel marginalized and unwanted.
They also feel powerless and feel victimized, thus by default are defensive and distrusting. They need healing.
Healing won't come with hate for others, healing won't come with having superior complexes, but will only come with humility, respect and forgiveness towards others.
All tribes should respect one another and be humble.
Hating obi by extension means hating on Igbo's and likewise hating on Tinubu is hating on the Yorubas.

Talk like this makes me wish i was not a Nigerian at all.

God1000:
When last did Brazil advance to the semi final of FIFA world cup with their indigenous coaches?

Since 2002, the five times world cup champions hardly make it beyond the round of 16

Having a foreign coach sometimes is good Mr Lula

No nation has ever won the world cup without an indigenous coach.

Klass99:
Jmoore you and I know both know it's men na, and I will tell you why I think so in a moment. Let me finish what I am doing offline first.

I think women genuinely don't have the first clue about men. Men crave marriage?

The vast majority of men get married to meet societal pressure. In our generation, it's becoming increasingly common to see more and more men in their 30s and 40s with no immediate plans for marriage.

How do you think the baby mama phenomenon came about?

The hype will eventually dissipate. It's a dry app

Everyday the Courts relentlessly oppose the executive but some persons will still carry about this narrative that the Courts are not independent or that Nigerian judiciary is a mere tool of the executive.

I always ask such persons to mention the cases they know of, and explain how the judgment was faulty. They never can.

greatiyk4u:
What is she insinuating?
Wasn't her support for a better Nigeria?
Any sacrifice too much for a better Naija? Was she doing it for Peter Obi or a better Nigeria?


Anyway, the state chairman and candidates should have handled the situation not compulsorily Mr Obi.

Sorry for the gunshot sponsored by APC devil agent, Hope Uzodimma

Ike she is saying that she has realised that Obi does not really mean well for Nigeria. One who cannot show compassion to a 70 year old lady who was on the frontlines for his cause, cannot pretend to love all Nigerians when probably half of them don't like him.

FreeStuffsNG:
Pay attention to how the Governor, HE Babajide Sanwo-Olu, welcomed her with a familiar warmth in fluent Yoruba Language and culture. Amina Yusuf is truly made in Yorubaland.

She is one of our products. We trained her. She's made in Lagos and Yorubaland.

It's really so refreshing seeing such a young Lady from us do us proud and not caught in the web of fake result.

If you want the best education and character for yourself and your generation from kindergarten to university, come to Yorubaland and learn.

We are open to recieve investors and those who love us, our land, our culture and are ready to respect teachers, elders, leaders and LEARN like an Omoluabi! The best schools in Nigeria and Africa, right from kindergarten to primary school all the way to the best universities, are in Yorubaland.

May God bless our forebears like Pa Obafemi Awolowo, Sir SL Akintola, Pa Herbert Macaulay, Dr J.C. Vaughan etc who toiled hard to give us the edge in education and progressive politics in the world.

God bless Lagos state and may God bless Nigeria for ever!
Check my signature for free stuffs!

I have noticed that Yorubas always try to claim the best of Edos. Why?

There is no denying the cultural link between Edo and Yorubas but don't be greedy. Allow us to celebrate our own, after all, it doesn't tell well that Yoruba land is so excellent that only foreigners come there and become like omoluabis whereas the real omoluais are nowhere to be found.

Am I lying? Best in UTME is an Anambra girl who schooled in Lagos
Best LASU Law result in history, is an Edo girl who schooled in Lagos.

Are the omoluabis really omoluabi at all?

Gadafii:
But these soldiers are well kitted compared to our dear NA

Talking nonsense.

Have you seen the Nigerian Army of recent? If I give Buhari full marks for anything, it is in the way he refurbished the entire Nigerian Army, and not only did he equip the boys, he ensured most of their kits are made locally.

yinkus6750:
Sure he has seen the other side of life.
Likely a plea bargain was negotiated.
Hope NK enjoys same privilege, if he won't be a flight risk

Which plea bargain? Bail is a mere administrative procedure which is proper since he has not been found guilty. Has little to do with the substance of the allegation against him which remains and will still be heard in Court.

Yugoslavia247:
They don't kill indiscriminately. But they kill. Who gave them power to kill.

Rubbish you dey talk.

Of course, you would adopt a closed-minded posture because you don't like Asari Dokubo and by extension the Niger Delta liberators. That said, the right of self-defence is sacrosanct both as an international human right and as a Nigerian constitutional right.

Niger Delta militants only engage the security forces and those are the only persons they kill and are therefore covered under the laws of international humanitarian law and the laws of armed conflict.

As I said, you can't compare them with any of these other groups that are more akin to criminals than freedom fighters.

SangoOlukosoOba:
They won’t listen!

Sit at home for just one day, and it became a problem.

IPOB should include Wednesday and Friday. One day is not enough to protest the detention on MNK, and anybody who violates such other should be dealt with mercilessly.

I don’t know Biafrans find it difficult to dedicate 3 working days in a week to MNK.

The innocent people you are punishing, are they the ones holding Kanu? Do you think those holding him care whether you open your markets or not? Since you have been doing sit at home, has his condition improved in any way??