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Politics › Re: Nigerians Accuse Tinubu Of Tribalism, For Bypassing Brilliant Dr. Obiora by Spanta(m): 7:27am On Jun 10, 2023

ican2020:
Dr. Obiora Is an Igbo man and you are expecting Tinubu to appoint him as CBN governor, that’s impossible

Igbos should move on with their lives and forget this new government for their own peace of mind

Mumu you have forgotten that the policy the past CBN executed affected both his kinsmen.

Merit would always seek justice when denied, it wouldn't care of tribe.

Federal government is a general government, whether you want to call it inclusivity or not that's your concern buh I would advise we the masses apply our personal interests too if the politician does same and goes free.

The only way we the masses could get justice is by promotin Merit

Politics › Who Owns Lagos? The Igbos? by Spanta(op): 5:40pm On Feb 21, 2023

Who Owns Lagos, a Useless Question Without Answers

Pots of ink have been wasted posing and trying to find out who owns Lagos. Some of the answers have been: Nobody owns Lagos; Lagos is owned by the Yoruba; The Igbo own Lagos, The Benin Kingdom and therefore the Beni own Lagos; all Nigerians own Lagos; etc. And recently two “Lagosians” held court on the ownership of Lagos. They are Alhaji Olufemi Okunnu and Chief Layi Ajayi Bembe at Punch Newspapers. Each had his own views.

The question is useless because there are no possible answers. The ownership of Lagos would require additional sentences/clauses before it can be determined. Such additional sentences could be “who are the original owners of Lagos; who owned Lagos from 1960-1999; who owns Lagos now etc.” The answers will vary with each additional sentence.

To make clear what this author is saying. Let’s assume that Obi was the original owner of an estate. Obi sold the land to Benji. There are two possible answers Obi and Benji, depending on how the question is posed. If currently the answer is Benji and if it is the original owner, the answer is Obi. When Obi sold the property to Benji he ceased to own the property.

Now let’s come back to Lagos. We begin by pointing out that landownership initially belonged to individuals and then moved on to kings who appropriated individual lands by treachery, purchases and or by force. And letter lands belonged to government which acquired the land by decrees, by laws or by use of the law of eminent domain.

Secondly, let’s point out that the subject is not clear to all. What is Lagos? When I lived in Surulere in the 60’s we used to say “I am going to Lagos if we were going to Lagos Island.” We acknowledged that the mainland was not Lagos. The Oba lived/lives on the island and that was Lagos. Even though in the 60’s there was a municipal government which recognized Lagos as both the island and the mainland. Today there is no more municipal government for the city but local governments that have carved the old Lagos into smaller municipalities. Meanwhile “Lagos” which was limited to Ikeja/Palm Grove now extends to Ikorodu.

So which Lagos are we talking about?

If I own Ajegunle and you own all the rest of “Lagos” who owns Lagos? This is another reason why the question is useless and have no definite answers. What if Ola owns Yaba, Obi owns Ajegunle and Ishaka ownes Ikeja, and Bola owns the Island, assuming each bought their pieces in a fair trade? Who owns Lagos?

Most often when people talk of the ownership of Lagos what they actually mean is what the history of Lagos is. Even here there seems to be two different stories. One says that the first settlers on Lagos were the Yoruba from the hinterland. And another posits that the first settlers were the Bini Kingdom as it expanded westwards. I am not sure which story has dominance now.

While this is important from getting the history right perspective, we can do this while doing the next important thing which is how do we make Lagos better. Making Lagos better will benefit all the residents of the city no matter who ownership belongs to.
All people born in Lagos, all people who live in Lagos, all people who do business in Lagos, etc. have stake in the city and should contribute their resources to make Lagos better for all.

It is not just the Yoruba.

By Benjamin Obiajulu Aduba.

If you own land in Lagos, you too own Lagos. Lagos is a Land of settlers from different nations. Indigenous people of this geographical entity called Lagos originally don't speak Yoruba or French.

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Politics › Re: Enugu’s Oil Status: My Biggest Joy Is That My Successor Will Excel - Ugwuanyi by Spanta(m): 9:38am On Jan 05, 2023

UrPapa:
u are right
South west is the parasitic region
SE, SS and north have a lot in common. if only the 3 regions can form a country together it will be great

Hahaha una dey funny
So because of the few oil that was discovered yesterday in North you think they're now your friend �

Even if SW is a parasitic region it's better to stay with them than to stay with the north.

Besides SW is blessed with
Enough Oil, limestone, Gold, graphite etc

It's hard to say there's no oil in Ogun when Lagos, Ondo, Edo etc that are on that axis got.

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Politics › Re: Peter Obi: I Will Change Northern Nigeria Through Agric by Spanta(m): 8:44pm On Nov 05, 2022

He is already working with Baba the grand master of the new Nigeria.
Baba would teach him how to use politics and develop a country while he would tell Baba how he converted his enemies to friends and unified the country.

Peter Obi is the future, the hope and the way.
God bless Peter Obi
God bless Obasanjo
God bless you that's also reading

christistruth01:
This is even more Convincing that Peter Obi has no Experience in Agriculture

It is too obvious

He should ask Obasanjo to Coach him instead of bluffing

Politics › Re: Peter Obi: I Will Change Northern Nigeria Through Agric by Spanta(m): 1:53pm On Nov 05, 2022

Except population which othe way is Kano greater than imo State,
By population they're half of the entire southeast
By land mass same but when it comes to achievement they forget there usual slogan ''south East is less than a local government in Kaduna"

So they want to start comparing a state and a local government right? Ok.

*IMO states GDP is greater than that of Kano
*Anambra HDI is the highest in the entire Nigeria
*Southeast has the lowest poverty rate in amongst other region
*Only a small town in Anambra has more billionaires than the entire NW and the town is Nnewi

What now do you call development?

obynzo:
When was Kano created and when was Anambra created? Again the allocation of Kano is it the same as Anambra? Kano has been existing historically before Onitsha and other Anambra towns, so please let us use sense when we want to argue and not display stupidity and foolishness.

Politics › Re: Peter Obi: I Will Change Northern Nigeria Through Agric by Spanta(m): 1:38pm On Nov 05, 2022

There are may things the government can do if they want to.

1. Agreements can be reached with different companies to provide enough tractors for the Nigerian farmers.(according to him he said that Nigeria has less than 50 thousands tractors to compare to a state in India that has over 500,000 tractors.

2. Another effort can be made by establishing an accessible agricultural Banks that would provide young farmers with loans. (We have over 10,000 students graduating from faculties of agriculture yearly in Nigeria, how many them endsup in the agric sector?)

3. The ministry of agriculture can be reformed such that it would have it's own secretariat in all state, applying a mono agricultural farming in each state e.g plateau tea farm, benue rice estate etc

There are many more to do and I'm not saying that this government is doing nothing but I can tell you authoritatively that they're not doing upto 20% of what they can do.

Our next year's budget is close to 20 trillion naira.

If 5 trillion can be allocated and managed well into the agric sector Nigeria would be the second largest Agric food economy in the would in a complete 8yrs of an uninterrupted progress.
Being the
*largest producer of eggs in Africa
*Largest producer of coffee overtaking Ethiopia in Africa
*Largest producer of fish in Africa by investing heavily on pond fish farming across the 36 states
*Largest producer of rice, beans, tomato, corn, cassava etc

With agriculture making upto 37% of our GDP of 5trillion dollars in the next 15- 17yrs.

We can only start this race with Obi he's the only one that can set this roadmap for Nigeria.
God bless Nigeria.

christistruth01:
Obi knows almost nothing about Agriculture

I doubt that he even has a farm

Politics › Re: Peter Obi: I Will Change Northern Nigeria Through Agric by Spanta(m): 12:50pm On Nov 05, 2022

Keep deceiving yourself

How can he develop something he has no control over.
If we say power decentralisation so that regions can develop on there best, enemies of progress like you would still refuse.

I just wish Peter Obi would be the head of government in the East.
ATIKU in the North
Then Tinubu in the West.

shortIGBOman:
Go and change the EAST from underdevelopment first. Cause the almighty NORTH is 101 better than the East.

Politics › Re: Flood Hits Some Part Of Lagos (Video) by Spanta(m): 4:37pm On Oct 26, 2022

Blackfire:
Landlocked countries will be smiling now

this is not just about being landlocked

Politics › Re: Well To Do Igbo Traders Chase Off Hungry Yorubas From Alaba by Spanta(m): 3:08pm On Oct 23, 2022

I'm Igbo and I know the kind of articles Igbo can write.

That guy is just a fool and he's not Igbo.
He just wants us to start abusing our selves here with harsh words.
But thank God for education and wisdom giving to us, the southerners.

Nationalpikin:
Oga you know be Igbo jare.. mugu

Politics › Re: Peter Obi Should Remove South South From His Nonesense. by Spanta(m): 11:03am On Oct 23, 2022

Ok compare that your Ijaw fully controlled state to akwaibom in any way.

666Advocate:
Bayelsa is fully Ijaw. Stop lying to yourself. Akwa ibom have 6 tribes including Ijaw. Ijaw was a former President.

Christianity Etc › Re: Thousands Storm Adeboye’s Crusade In Bauchi (Pictures) by Spanta(m): 10:59am On Oct 23, 2022

Well I don't know how you measure development,

Are you talking about skyscrapers? None is in Nigeria in a whole but onitsha has the highest number of high-rised building in Nigeria.

Are you talking about electricity? National problem
Good water? Enugu drinks from spring which is the neatest, it's also a national problem.

Let's talk about the once you would like to hear.

GDP and HDI

without federal presence
Look at Anambra
Look at Imo state, Abia state

Let me just tell you something

Nnewi and ABA is the manufacturing hub of Nigeria.
All we need here is just federal presence like railways and opening of eastern seaports. Like they are in southwest.

If the federal government can harness the opportunity innoson has Nigeria would be exporting cars and innoson has the potential of being the largest company in Nigeria instead of MTN Nigerian economy would boost and South East would be on the map.

But the bigotry in Nigeria is too much.

Igboland:
Tell us which state among Imo Enugu Abia Ebonyi n Anambra is developed since igbos are Bastian of development..lol. can you no see you are born foolish n will likely perish fool as well.

Politics › Re: Another Photo Of Tinubu Keeping Fit Surfaces by Spanta(m): 10:17am On Oct 23, 2022

But you know he doesn't know you right?

Why not use your own opportunity to bring up qualified people that would manage things that concerns you?

If you have been emotionally attached to your tribe or religion to the extent that truth and justice becomes secondary consideration then your education is useless, your exposure is useless. If you cannot reason beyond Petty sentiments then you're a liability to mankind.

Majesty2:
My incoming presido, keep peppering them

Politics › Re: Peter Obi's 4 Million-Man March: Lagosians Chant “Obi Lo Kan” (More Pix, Videos) by Spanta(m): 3:05pm On Oct 01, 2022

Moferere:
Obi would still win

Christianity Etc › Re: Thousands Storm Adeboye’s Crusade In Bauchi (Pictures) by Spanta(m): 8:38am On Sep 29, 2022

Igboland:
This is while Igbo are promising to kill Kumuyi if he date to host a crusade in their cursed wretched region

Wretched man calling people wretched with a borrowed data.

An Igbo of 15yrs have started counting his thousands, one of 25 is already controlling businesses worth millions at the verious markets in Nigeria.

I didn't want to reply you because I know if you're not leaving in one those primitive or rural villages in SW then your landlord must be an Igbo man In Lagos.

Lagos was carved in SW let's just say it's a SW territory tell me which part of its economy do Yoruba control?.

Why is that Lagos that has a symbol of a no man's land which is just the fact the only place developing look at Ekiti, Osun, Ogun, Oyo and Ondo even though Ondo is not purely Yoruba but let's just say yoruba majority what is there states of econom?

Igboland:
This is while Igbo are promising to kill Kumuyi if he date to host a crusade in their cursed wretched region

Christianity Etc › Re: Thousands Storm Adeboye’s Crusade In Bauchi (Pictures) by Spanta(m): 8:37am On Sep 29, 2022

Igboland:
This is while Igbo are promising to kill Kumuyi if he date to host a crusade in their cursed wretched region

Politics › Re: Peter Obi Should Remove South South From His Nonesense. by Spanta(m): 8:36am On Sep 27, 2022

666Advocate:
All South South Governors, Senators, House of Reps, House of Assembly, Chairmen and Vice of LGAs, Comissioners, Special Advisers, even Councillors etc and also millions of people that feed from their offices through employments are against Obi. Even South East and other Regions with political offices, but let me focus on my South South Region.

Obi controls no where.
Stop involving South South to your nonesense. You are running everywhere when campaign never even start. Come see Atiku and Tinubu Campaigns from tomorrow wey campaign dey start.

Im Ijaw and i can never vote Igbo claiming parts of my Ijaw land.

Politics › Re: Peter Obi Should Remove South South From His Nonesense. by Spanta(m): 8:28am On Sep 27, 2022

Well God has already made an ibiobio woman the first lady.

Many years after creation of ijaw which is 78%ijaw compare it with Akwa Ibom which is an Ibiobio state.

666Advocate:
All South South Governors, Senators, House of Reps, House of Assembly, Chairmen and Vice of LGAs, Comissioners, Special Advisers, even Councillors etc and also millions of people that feed from their offices through employments are against Obi. Even South East and other Regions with political offices, but let me focus on my South South Region.

Obi controls no where.
Stop involving South South to your nonesense. You are running everywhere when campaign never even start. Come see Atiku and Tinubu Campaigns from tomorrow wey campaign dey start.

Im Ijaw and i can never vote Igbo claiming parts of my Ijaw land.

Politics › Re: Peter Obi Should Remove South South From His Nonesense. by Spanta(m): 8:21am On Sep 27, 2022

GreatBoss:
South South is having Vice President under PDP but is having nothing under Obi's Labour Party.

So Ifeanyi Okawa would be more of pro ijaw than pro Igbo abii.

Confusion is a problem.
No problem vote another Fulani northern for another 8 years your people would still complain more.

IJAW just have Bayelsa to control not any other state.

The wife of H.E is an Ibiobio woman ibiobio love themselves more than most illiterate Ijaws.

Politics › Re: Peter Obi Has Finally Rendered The Possibility Of Atiku’ Winning Useless by Spanta(m): 7:49pm On Sep 24, 2022

HomoSapiien:
I just saw a video of Peter Obi crowd in Abuja and all I have to say is congratulations to President Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu. Peter Obi will help APC defeat Atiku as I believe 70% of Atikulate fanbase of 2019, have already ported to Obidient soldiers. Atiku will never forgive Obi.

Congratulations to Asiwaju Tinubu in advance

Sorry you never noticed that BUHARI is no longer contesting, it's now an indicted man with no acceptance nation wide if you have noticed.

Politics › Re: Pictures Of 4 Peter Obi Supporters Tweeting Inside One Room In Abuja. ( Photo) by Spanta(m): 7:46pm On Sep 24, 2022

spearman:
NA SO IBO PLENTY REACH FOR ABUJA
LIFE OF A NOMADIC RACE

Culture › Re: Muslim Women Protest Against Orò Tradition That Forbids Women From Stepping Out by Spanta(m): 7:04am On Sep 08, 2019

ImperialYoruba:
That land is Saudi Arabia, or Northern Nigeria. Thats where they can practise in harmony with the society. They need to relocate from Yorubaland.

are you not a slave to North

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Politics › Re: Shehu Sani: The North Will Produce Another President In 2023 If… by Spanta(m): 6:08pm On Sep 07, 2019

[quote author=helinues post=81996172]No major political party can hand their candidates to SE.. May be Vice ooo.. That's the real truth

Mushroom party fit though..
[Let's put an end to tribalism

Politics › Re: Governor Akeredolu Pays N4 Billion To Pensioners by Spanta(m): 1:28am On Aug 31, 2019

[quote author=OndoTrends pohe should be one of the best working gorvernors

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