₦airaland Forum

Fiscus105:
That was when buhari didn't hold judges at jugular, now that tyrant man and Wiked man written judgements from their offices, it requires miracle to repeat.

Buhari wasn't the president 2007, and Wike is not above the law

Penguin2:
I would have loved for Wike to lose out but the APC primaries remain valid because it was the National body of the party that organized the primary.

But Wike’s lackeys will still lose.

a repeat of 2007 would happen in Rivers State.

MemphitzDgreat1:
His duet with Roberta Flack titled "You're looking like love to me" is my forever go-to love song.

Thank you for the memories, Peabo🙏🕊

not only that including Tonight I celebrate my love for you.. that was the song I used for our couple's dance during my wedding

Odewaleadesoye:
Today, I am writing not as a member of any political party, not as a supporter of any politician, but simply as a concerned Nigerian who is tired, saddened, and worried about the direction we are heading as a people.

The recent kidnapping involving school children and teachers in Oyo State broke my heart.

As I followed the discussions online and offline, I expected people to focus on the victims, pray for their safety, sympathize with their families, and demand better security from those in authority.

Unfortunately, that was not what I saw.

Almost immediately, some people started saying the incident happened because the governor belongs to a particular political party. Others claimed it was the opposition trying to make the President look bad. Some blamed one party while others blamed another.

At that point, I asked myself a simple question:
Must everything in Nigeria be political?

-Children were kidnapped.
-Teachers were kidnapped.
-Families were thrown into fear and uncertainty.
-Parents could not sleep peacefully.
-Loved ones were praying and hoping for good news.

Yet, instead of focusing on the human tragedy before us, many people were busy scoring political points.

This is not how a healthy society behaves.

What happened to compassion?
What happened to empathy?
What happened to our shared humanity?

The truth is that insecurity does not recognize political parties.

Kidnappers do not care who you voted for.

Bandits do not ask whether you support ADC, APC, LP, NDC, NNPP, PDP, or any other party before attacking.

When tragedy strikes, everybody suffers.
Rich or poor.
Christian or Muslim.
North or South.
Government supporter or opposition supporter.

Pain does not discriminate.

Another thing that deeply troubles me is that many times we hear reports that ransom has been paid and victims have been released, but we rarely hear about the masterminds being arrested, prosecuted, and punished.

As ordinary citizens, we continue to live in fear while criminals seem to operate with increasing boldness.

This is not about attacking any government.

Every administration at different levels must take responsibility for protecting lives and property because that is one of the primary reasons government exists.

However, beyond government, there are important lessons that Nigerians must learn.

First, we must stop treating politicians like gods.
Most of the politicians we fight over today will shake hands tomorrow and move on with their lives.

Meanwhile, ordinary Nigerians remain the ones suffering the consequences of insecurity, unemployment, poor healthcare, and economic hardship.


Second, we must learn to value human lives above political loyalty.
No political victory is worth celebrating when innocent citizens are living in fear.


Third, we must learn to show empathy.
Just because a tragedy has not happened to you does not mean it cannot happen tomorrow.

The pain you mock today could become your reality tomorrow.


Finally, we must hold leaders accountable without turning every issue into a partisan battle.
Demanding security is not opposition.
Demanding justice is not hatred.
Demanding protection for innocent citizens is not politics.

It is our right.

My appeal to Nigerians is simple:

-Let us stop using people's pain, suffering, kidnapping, and death to score cheap political points.

-Let us stop worshipping politicians while ignoring the suffering of fellow citizens.

-Let us become a people who value humanity before politics.

A nation where citizens genuinely care for one another is stronger than a nation where everyone is divided along political lines.

May God comfort every family currently experiencing pain.

May He protect every innocent Nigerian.

And may we never lose our humanity in the pursuit of political arguments.



Thank you for reading.

Mr. Odewale Adesoye
AKA Green Man

you seem to be the only sane nairalander I've come across. That question hunts me seriously, but what is more disturbing is that the same particular people blaming opposition would rather see thier entire region burn down than speak out and say enough is enough..

Adeyinka90:
I trust tinubu ..just wait and watch after the election you will see the best of tinubu against the fulanis

you are waiting till Tinubu is reelected before he fights bandits? You are really on a long thing

What an insult! A very big insult

truthera:
I've nothing to complain or suffer about Nigeria because I don't subscribe to mediocrity. My earlier comment to you was born out of the fact that you are yet to understand why no politician including Peter Obi can save Nigeria. I am certain you will eventually get to understand hopefully after the 2027 election.... Peter Obi is not the problem but Nigeria as an entity is the problem..... Peter Obi cannot solve Nigeria's insecurity or any of the other issues you listed in your comment. Making Peter Obi an igbo man president will even worsen Nigeria's problem.....

yes I agree with you that Peter obi would not solve insecurity 100%, no president would do that but there's something Peter Obi would do, he would make Nigerians self aware and fight this insecurity, do you know why insecurity is high? Because people have lost faith in this APC led government, it's like they have given up because it's like the more they fight the less results come. So what Nigerians are looking for is change trust me when they get that change watch how people would be willing to fight this terrorist including our armed forces. It's just a matter of time

kedeojo:
shut up your shut up your mouth there. obi don't even have solution to simplest of issues. as governor, he couldnt resolve doctors strike for more than a year.

sorry I know you're pained but like I said earlier, You'll suffer if you vote this administration again, as for me and my household we will prosper because we have no business with evil APC government

truthera:
Very soon, you will learn the hard way.....

is you that will suffer. Since you like insecurity banditry, inflation hardship na you go suffer.. Peter Obi is already blessed he told you he's not desperate, and bitter person that doesn't want change would suffer

One bitter man's opinion doesn't speak majority for others

APC may end up not having any candidate in Rivers State

He should just take care of his old age and rest.. he has tried, let him not contest 2027.. but if he insists on maintaining his mandate, then no sympathy for him

kullozone:
Lol una never see anything. I'm 100% certain most of them ignored when we were warning them about Jagaban
Nothing for una oh! You'll protest from now till the second term is complete

oga push that aside, we are talking about children here not foolish politicians it can happen in any region including the southeast

givedemwotowoto:
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The least I could do is give this the media attention it deserves because without that pressure, government will never do anything.

These teachers and children could be anybody's mother and children

I'm following.. the world needs to hear about this. Those innocent children and teachers don't deserve to suffer under this cursed govt. It could be any person's child, including my own. Politics and tribalism aside. Children are innocent

helinues:
I am not going to warn you again. Stay off my mentions

who are you to warn me, you should be the one to warn yourself.. all you supporters of evil government god go punish una

helinues:
The way the opposition have been sounding about the kidnapping, they might be the one behind it

Unfortunately for you people, that can never stop the reelection of president Tinubu

stop looking for who to blame, when Jonathan said that Boko Haram had infiltrated his government your people insulted the Jupiter outta him calling him a weakling, incompetent, a goat and so on.. now your brother is the president you now want to shift blame on opposition. Call those MF*$*king terrorist their names.. they're in your backyards grow some balls and go after them

So you now agree it's political abi?

kanmie:
Rooney 🗣️ “I’ll be completely honest, Arsenal were absolutely robbed tonight, there is no other way to put it. You look at that foul on Noni Madueke in the box; it’s a stonewall, 100% clear penalty. How the referee or VAR hasn't given that is beyond me, and it completely changes the dynamic of a Champions League final.

But for me, the moment that truly gave it away the moment you knew exactly what the referee was doing was that halftime whistle. To blow the whistle right as Arsenal are literally standing there about to take a corner? I’ve played this game a long time, and you rarely see that unless there’s a blatant bias. It was shocking, and it set the tone for everything that followed.

In the second half, it became a totally different game, and not because of the football. The referee made absolutely sure that every single 50/50 call, every little nudge, and every major decision went straight to PSG. It completely killed Arsenal’s momentum. But to be fair, I’m not even surprised. We saw the exact same story when they played Bayern Munich earlier in the tournament. The officiating was heavily skewed then, and it’s happened again on the biggest stage.

PSG might be lifting the trophy, but they cannot honestly look at themselves in the mirror and be proud of the way they’ve won this final. To win the biggest prize in club football like that? It leaves a horrible taste. Arsenal deserved so much more tonight.”

even in the extra time, just as arsenal was about to take another corner the referee blew the whistle for penalties.

They should arrest all Man o war members in the campus.

No one in the SE is planning any protests, in fact SE has made it clear from time immemorial that protests is excluded in the region so anyone using protests to gaslight SE or SS for political gain should check his head correctly.

richmond500:
If true, then it means Illegal chairmen will give way, all those who defected and were accepted by Tony Okocha will not stand, that means, those that won the ticket in APC and those that lost the ticket, all of them lost.
SIM is still the Governor

what I see is a no victor no vanquish. APC may end up not having any candidate in Rivers State including Sim, another party would win Rivers State. Dumo lulu Briggs may end up winning Rivers State Governorship

I don't understand, where's the mockery behind the post?. Someone just pointed out the obvious telling you that voting has consequences, I remember vividly well in 2023 after Tinubu was declared winner he openly said that people that voted Tinubu and APC would regret bitterly and as for him and his family they'll still be alright. He was replying to Brymo or someone. Let me ask most of these BATist Ronus that always claim Igbos are bigots, when Tinubu won the election y'all said that Peter obi would never be president of Nigeria?

This malnourished goat thinks anyone is interested in his private life.. abeg shift is it not the same person that called his wife achalugo

Many people especially 30k crew have been getting sleepless nights, just today alone I have counted over 20 Peter Obi related threads created by the same people. Honestly, Nnukwu mmawu puta uzo, obele mmawu agbawa oso! Only my Igbo darlings would understand what I said just said

Ever noticed how hungry data boys are invading the internet space just because NDC Peter Obi is going to win the primaries, over 20 threads created. Honestly Peter obi is a real nightmare to some people

nairalanda1:
And we were struggling to keep that fuel at N200 liters , by borrowing and by running up a lot of debt.

That is why GEJ wanted to remove fuel subsidy in 2012. The cost of maintaning it was running high, and we were getting into more debt. That is why past governments too wanted to remove subsidy...because the amount needed to maintain it was far too much.

And that is why tinubu removing subsidy was karma hitting him, because he opposed it in 2012, when he knew what was happening, and would have known how bad it was. And yes, it got so bad that he was forced to remove it when he came into power.

You can call me government supporter, but that N200 was really N200 plus debt and more debt.

The only way you can get cheap things in this country is not to let government control any price of anything, because na fake life e go give una.

If you wantfuel at N200 now, the government would have to take nearly half the budget to pay for the subsidy. That means a loan would be taken to cover the hole left by that payment for the subsidy..which means more debt. And if you want President Obi to do the same when he takes over, by the grace of God, next year, you want our debt to be eventually so high that it would make our current debt look like chicken feed.

I don talk my own.

P.S I can remember when coke was N1.50 and indomie was less than N3 back in the day, and back then, Nigerians were complaining the same way they are complaining under TInubu now. That tells me that we need a new leadership that would do things differently, not one that would be voted in on slogans, same way nigerians did for tinubu...see where we are now.

so what's the reality today, you incompetently removed subsidy, foolishly floated naira going on air to claim that we've cleared our debts. Now Nigeria is more indebted than we have been since independence, you keep borrowing to service the same subsidy you claimed that you removed.. oga Tinubu is a disaster, I can never for once imagine a president worse than Buhari, if Tinubu is elected honestly you'll be buying fuel at 5k a liter, that man is heartless he doesn't care about Nigerians.

wallrichy:
Patient ke! It's like you didn't listen to the incompetent President very well. He said we should continue praying for bandits and kidnappers to have a change of mind from their evil ways. After that, he now told a story of Abraham in the Bible when he wanted to sacrifice Isaac, he said God provided a ram when Abraham was almost sacrificing Isaac.... implying that the Terrorists should departs from killing people again and get something better to do.... Very stewpid incompetent creature

😆 and I was thinking he at least had a plan, even if it's a dumb one

binary123:
even before tinubu assume office most of you never wanted him because he is not obi.no matter his performance you will never like him.it is tribal hatred.we will re-vote him he has done well with his reform.

assumptions upon assumptions upon assumptions. Where's your proof that people hated him because of tribe yet the same people you accuse of hate wanted osibanjo in place of Tinubu in APC

Obaofaba:
Not everyone is bittered like you.

You hate Tinubu cos of his tribe.

We will put you all to shame next year.

keep quiet, everything is about Tribe, when someone criticizes it's because of tribe. In honesty is Tinubu performing? Even deep inside you know that Tinubu is a disaster but because he's from your tribe it's Ok, let him be there as long as Igbo doesn't. That's they twisted thinking that has brought Nigeria to this terrible level.. your see tribe before common sense.

Very inept and clueless president a perfect example of empty barrel makes the loudest voice, someone that launched a vicious campaign against GEJ with his APShit hound, let them bring out the post and call the hypocrite out... From chibok girls to Boko Haram. E reach his turn he's telling Nigerians to be patient and blaming opposition. Worst president of all time .

Kemetian:
How come Obidients always attack Tinubu for insecurity yet virtually none of them wants to join the security forces?

Who are you expecting to protect you?

I read recently that in army recruitment drives to beef up security forces, those from the SE had by far the smallest number volunteers to join the army and police.

An absolutely negligible number of volunteers, to the point of embarrassment.

One would have thought that, as the most vociferously opposed to insecurity, that they would be First in Line to volunteer their service to the nation, but the reverse is the case

So I ask once again.

Who are you demanding should protect you?

How can the people loudest in shouting "insecurity" be the least willing to join the security forces?

Or am I missing something? 🫡🫡

you that is typing where are you? Are you in the army?

Nwaikpe:
During the time of your vice president being the governor of Borno at the peak of Boko Haram,
An escape bomber, a senior boko haram member was found in the state government house.


Let that sink in.

of course kabiru sokoto, the Christmas day bomber. Responsible for madalla bombings 2012. Nigerians forget so easily, even the late 👑 Elizabeth the second of UK condemned it. I am surprised that the then Borno state governor is the same current vice president.