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NwaAmaikpe:I miss the days when this young man used to be a scholar. He was—not inherently, but still one of the predominant reasons I began engaging on this forum. Nowadays the comments from this moniker lacks that humorous but sly wit that endeared so many of us to it. |
gurunlocker:Go back to school, Sir. |
Most times I try as much as possible to ignore wanton debasing of the government’s “selfish” effort towards stabilizing the economy and providing necessary infrastructures. Because we are our own problems. Nigerians. The lot of us. They don’t provide these basic amenities, you’d persecute them, call them olé. When they eventually, pitifully decided to do the right thing, enemies of progress and evildoers, haters of light—like these men would try tirelessly to undermine their efforts. All for selfish gains. The monies realized from these sales, by looking at their heads, you can tell it would be wasted in beer parlours and on the bum-bum of maidens of unfair virtues. |
Nigerian Media! “Lesbian Daughter.” Can you forget the Lesbian title and say “my daughter?” I’ve always wondered the essence of tagging people lesbian or gay or whatever thing else. We know she’s a lesbian, great! What’s the essence of shoving it down our throats. Do they address any other people as “my heterosexual/straight son, or daughter?” |
One thing about political impoverishment is that, it’s a weaponised policy to deliberately check socio-political imbalance that exists between the masses and their political captives. The Nigerian State uses it a lot. They also use religious extremism and conservatism. Especially a particular sector of the country. Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa during his debate speech in March 1947, in the legislative council after he was appointed a member of Bauchi Emirate Council made it clear. He said; “You are our Strength. All of you seated here today.. We would conquer Nigeria from the North down to the sea (through nooks or by cranny).” So many of us are against calls for secession—maybe rightfully so, but do you know that the alignment Nigeria was borne out of a forceful act of subjugation and oppression against the political will and cultural backgrounds of the different Protectorates? Nigeria is not united because there’s no factor for uniting the nation. It’s just really impossible. Apart from the problems of distrust, regional interests, tribalism, cultural and religious idiosyncrasies, vaunted political parties, the Nigerian citizens and their ideologies are different. Ask yourself “What is the Nigerian dream?” We have survived this long through the use of force and fear. Which the leadership of the Governor-General, Sir Lord Lugard endured until he was finally relieved of that “burden” as he put it in his autobiography in 1938. Any Presidents of this county would be exhausted. Buhari thought it was a jamboree, a place you would just come and share money and leave. Same thing with his predecessors, but look at how difficult governance is, don’t you see why? We are very dissimilar in different ways than normal. And then they spread the rhetorics that our diversity makes our unity more possible. But repeat that statement slowly, how does that sound possible? |
A video making the rounds on Twitter from the twitter page of “RootsTv”, shows an interview with one of the citizens who came out in troops to counter the June 12th. “Buhari Must Go” protest with placards bearing inscriptions like: “IStandWithBuhari,” and “Democracy Shall Live.” One of the ladies revealed they were paid N1000 Naira to support the President and that she was yet to receive her own share of the money. Another lady, who apparently, is seemingly her partner, casually revealed that her own payment was N10,000 Naira, but it could have been a means to avoid the shame or reprimand that they were countering the protest for a pittance sum of N1000. Watch the video below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFFxewuc7V8
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General Muhammadu Buhari is a failed President. The facts are glaring. It’s two years to the end of his administration. Obviously, he has made some strides, but the failings and shortcomings are so outrageous that they have overshadowed his achievements if there are any. You cannot force people to accept you are doing well. If you were, people would be unable to convince others otherwise. You protested in 2014. You led a large convention of bo-fools that marched round Nigeria with placards and belly-hungry activists. You unseated the previous president because a certain region decided he was not worthy of leading the country since they were being killed and kidnapped—by their own selves, from actions stemming from religious extremism. Now you are scared of the same protest that brought you to power. You are going haywire at the mention of activism. 99 days for all of you thieves in power, 1 day is for the average Nigerian poor man who can barely afford to feed. One day. I heard there are DSS members on this forum, if you’re one of them taking my phone number from the properties thread to disturb me at wee hours of the night, while pretending to want to buy land, I am inconsequential in the grand scheme of things, but a coward I am not. You would not get tired of seeing this moniker. |
Mark this comment for the ones that in 2022 would say that Professor Yemi Osinbajo had his hands tied and could not do anything to alleviate the condition of the economy. Take note because they’re the same ones that joined him to peddle the rhetoric that “He would handle the economy as a professor, while General Buhari would handle the security.” Béene! Take a look at how people are suffering. And a certain group of persons are hellbent on dismissing your fears. Your cries. Because to them, it’s all about tribes or party affiliation. These men should stop trying because they have failed. Else this suffering would come to everybody. PDP OR APC. Small business or Large. Patronage would drop. Obviously, this is not a prediction or curse. It’s a telling analysis. By the time the people that patronise your main customers cannot afford to feed again, or buy those not-very essential items, how do you think money would circulate? If we don’t nip this one in the bud, very soon in this country, people would only trade food and water. Nobody would consider paying transport or buying clothes as essential services. |
Update: Majority of you are telling me to ignore this because previous administrations did it. You have no idea how clownish you sound trying to convince me to part with evil because someone else must have done it. That’s the problem. Party affiliations would blind your conscience from speaking truth. I’m not concerned if anybody has done this before. It is wrong and unnecessary. Do you know how many hundreds of millions the struggling economy would have to cough out to compensate these men? When it could ordinarily have been avoided. Buhari campaigned on integrity. Buhari campaigned on changing the “status quo.” Thrice. Just to come and do the same thing others were doing? Do you see how insensible you sound? Agree with me or not, this is unfair and underserved retirement for this men. No matter what political views you subscribe to, if you’re being fair and reasonable, you’d see Nigeria is facing terrible security crisis that requires all hands on deck. You cannot be retiring Generals at this point, and you all know why these men are going on retirement. A very flimsy and petty reason. You know who’s behind this. What would it have cost the President to appoint a competent Chief of Army staff from the regular course 36? Ask yourself again. And then you argue that it is to his discretion. But when a person’s choice—when their discretion is causing so much vile and resentment, and public outcry, does it not show something is inherently wrong with the person and inadvertently their ability to make choices? Currently, I’m yet to see people who trusts the President’s good judgement. If you do, notify me, let me tell you where you belong. He made a claim on AriseTv, that he only appoints people who he knows. But is the seat of Governance a family reunion? You don’t have to know these individuals. There’s a public service commission. There are individuals responsible for suggesting appointments to you. Appointments generally should be for the betterment of the people. Not to satisfy your familiarity or ethnocentric tendencies. Do you know by implication, he’s saying all those men do not level up to the substance of the newly appointed vaunted Farouk Yahaya? That’s an insult to men who are older in the force, who worked and served their asses off to a country that does not rate them. Nigeria is sending them off to compulsory retirement simply because of what? The Nigerian “Presidency” is playing with matters of great national security. These appointments are bedevilling. |
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To be honest, this is welcome development. Although, it’d be quite difficult to access how well it’s been received. I want to see how exactly they hope to enforce it in private companies or establishments. Good laws deserve implementation. |
In my opinion, Nigeria does not need a new Chief of Staff more than it needs a new President. General Farouk Yahaya, even though I am not surprised or pleased with your appointment, I hope you prove me wrong, and you’re dedicated to the task, and also aim to pen down your name in the right side of the history books—because believe it or not, someday, in a discussion somewhere, your name would be mentioned. Lazynigerian1:That is why they’re calling for a Constitutional reform. The elected representatives of the states that you call “Governors,” you’d be surprised at how tied their hands are, when it is time to address security matters. |
ajebuter:Now, almost five years later, I wish he heeded to your advice. |
I’d like to hear what the APC has to say about accusations like this right now. There’s nothing they did not accuse the PDP of, that they’ve not done in trifold. All of them. Both the APC, and the PDP. Bunch of no-gooders. |
Aufbauh:Aufbauh, you are wrong when you insinuate that because of my utterances here, I must have Igbo ties. Contrary to what you may want to believe, I am not an Igbo man. I am from a tribe in the Southern Part of the country. However, years of mindless and anti-sympathetic analysis of the dearth of intertribal relationships in the country, has brought me to understand some of the things I interpolated here. I may also have an advanced degree relating to Political Sciences. Now, to your commentary, how can you say the Igbos—because they claim to be Christians, should “forgive and forget” and then in the very next breath, admit that surely, since after the war they’ve not been treated fairly. If you carefully read my response, you’d see that I did not wholly exonerate the Igbos from blames I threw. Nigeria is intentionally not being fair to the Igbos. Could it be fear? Or distrust? Or a guilty conscience? I don’t know. Also, how can you say the counter coup was occasioned “primarily” by the taunting of dead Northerners by the Igbos? I’d advise that you go and read “Why We Struck” by Adewale Ademoyega. Well, at this juncture, I’d choose not to reply on this thread anymore. For the sake of not flaring tempers, because this seems to be such a controversial topic that years of brainwashing, blame-gaming and guilt tripping has eroded the actual facts of the incident. I wish you goodluck. |
Malawian:I took my time to read your post. You were wrong when you said Zenith Bank was collaborating with this scammer in an effort to dupe you. This is Twitter. Every tweets made from a public account is public. The “scammer” has been monitoring the Zenith bank’s official social media page, and saw tweets relating to your cry for assistance. Then the “scammer” decided to inbox you. Can’t you see the deceptiveness of the fake page is glaring? It has very few followers, and the username is deceitfully orchestrated to lure not-very bright individuals like you. Fortunately, you were quick to identify that this was a scam attempt. Next time be careful in your financial dealings. How much is five thousand (5000) Naira, that a Zenith Bank staff would collaborate to steal from you. Haha. Some of you sef. |
Gireiboy:Gireiboy, now read my words attentively, as if you’ve never read about the coup before. The “Igbos” killed your revered leaders. Do you understand that they were also “our” revered leaders? When I mean our, I mean the rest of us Nigerians, who are not also Northerners or Easterners. The Northern elites divided this country after the first coup. Just listen to me. We were always “Nigerians” first. After the successful almagamation, the Southerners, and mostly the Easterners trooped in to the North for residential and business purposes. Do you know why? It is because the Easterners (just like everybody would), naturally like a people who are comforting and welcoming. I’ve lived in the North, I can categorically tell you that the Northerners are one of the most hospitable people in this world. It is indisputable. Gireiboy, do you know how a “coup” works? You have to kill the “leaders” in order to be successful. And unfairly enough, the leaders of that time—just like it’s happening now, what tribe were they from? They were Hausas. But don’t stop at this. Do you think they were no Igbo or Yoruba rulers killed during that 1966 coup? The very few who were lucky to be appointed —just as it is now also, talk about Festus Okotie-Eboh? What about Samuel Akintola? What about Lt. Col Arthur Unegbe? Ralph Shodeinde? I could go on and on mentioning, but nothing could change your mind if you have already made it up. And do you know what happened after that coup? Some of the Northern elites, the bad leaders amongst them who have never truly actually wanted the success of this country, those ones who were comfortably stealing the resources for themselves and their families—just like now too, deceived and cajoled the rest of the North into believing the coup was against the North. Meanwhile the coup was just a coup. That is what happens in the military, when a certain regime becomes corrupt and failing, like the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa’s regime was doing. Ministers were living exorbitantly flamboyant lifestyles, Civilians were looting from public treasuries—again, just like it is happening now too. Those particular Northern elders did not want to let go of their loot. Now listen to me, the counter coup was not for you or I’s benefit. It was for their own pockets. The loots they had gathered. It would always be for their benefits. When they tell you EndSars is against the North, it is for their benefits, so you do not allow the rest of Nigerians stop their lootings. When they tell you anybody criticising the President is against the North, it is for their benefits, so you don’t allow anybody stop their looting. Unfortunately, to their detriments, the Northerners have always been a meek and obedient people. They pay so much homage and respect to their institutions and elders. That is why they got carried away and turned against the rest of Nigerians—also killing innocent Igbo civilians cohabiting peacefully amongst them in the villages in Kano, Kaduna and the rest. But why did we leave politics and involve the innocent civilians? Why the brutal killings and bloodshed of the same Igbos that found comfort in the arms of Northerners for years prior to that coup? That was the beginning of the trouble. The beginning of the suspicion the Igbos had for the rest of us Nigerians. They believed if the very same North they could trust to be meek, could turn out to orchestrate such a massacre of this calibre, then they’d rather be by themselves. Now I’m not exempting the blame from the Igbos also. Majority of them on this forum are just vomiting rhetorics from their greedy leaders who are also benefiting from the anarchy in the country. Majority of them are not thinking for themselves. Why are we listening to these men even? What are we benefiting?? Everything that has happened, happened because of “Politics” and we’re letting this same politics ruin us again. Listening to elders and leaders who don’t truly care about if we’re surviving but only to secure the wealth they’ve looted. Gireiboy, I hope you think about these things I’ve said with a clear mind. Nigeria could be better. But first of all, we need to remove this mindset of Us v. Them. And think for ourselves, without paying mind to individuals that are being influenced by politicians, and also paying mind to our politicians. |
Ayaaz:But tell me, Ayaaz. Do you think it is their fault that they are bitter? Have you ever sincerely thought about this issue devoid of emotional sentiments? As in, uprooting your Northern roots, and just thinking about the whole Nigerian situation as—say a foreigner, who doesn’t belong to any of the tribes. Have you ever imagined why the Igbos, for instant, hate and do not trust the other Nigerians—especially the Northerners that orchestrated their slaughter some fifty-something years ago? They can never forgive the Northern rulers for that one act. The distrust can never heal. The “bitterness” like you call it, can never easily wash off. These people were branded, starved, slaughtered. But why exactly? And now I’ve been going through your posts a while—I deduced you’re learned, so reason this from an intellectual perspective. Forget the whole political and ethnic sentiments that we Nigerians like to share. Do you know why the Igbos were slaughtered? Nigeria overpowered them in the war. Used the influence of the ruling seat and blocked every form of foreign support. The war was never fair to the Igbos. Now I’m not going to cry more than the bereaved, but I believe the Igbos of Nigeria have every right to be bitter, and mistrusting of the rest of us Nigerians. Look at what is happening nowadays even. Nobody gives them political power in the big scheme of things. Nobody—and I mean the rest of Nigerians as a whole, how many people in the Federal Sector are Igbos? Talk about job appointments and opportunities. It is strictly restricted from the Igbos. And you know this. I know you know exactly what I’m talking about. You said you live in Lagos, would you as an honest man, say you’ve not seen Landlords restrict Igbos from renting their apartments? All that because of what? Stereotypical rhetorics that has never helped anybody in the long run. Do you ever think of it? Do you abhor this unfairness? Ever wish things would be different, or do you—like some other of the Northerners I’ve come across here on this forum, enjoy the hegemony of the Northern elites over the rest of Nigeria? The Igbos would always be bitter. They feel cheated. Also their leaders are not helping their people. If they come together I’m afraid things would be worse than they actually are right now in this country. Now listen, the reason there’s been no breakaway or secession in this country, is because the Igbos are not united in their quest for it. And you know why they’re not united? It’s a simple trait. Greed. Because of years of toiling and hardship for them (You’d agree it is really difficult for the average Nigerian to make a breakthrough in this country—talk more of the highly suspected Igbos). And now the very few that have made headway (the politicians), they’re not trying to let go of their grip on these resources. It’s human nature. This greed I’m taking about. You know that when this country eventually breaks up—if it does, it’s going to be a strategical mess for the both sides. Talk about finances. Talk about restructuring of public institutions. How do they rebuild the currencies. What worth would they attach to them especially in foreign relations. It’s a whole lot of things, I mean. So the majority of these men do not want to let go of this power they have. To the detriment of their kinsmen. I say to the detriment because really, it is to their detriment. I see the Igbos doing better if they’re alone, in a country, managed and mismanaged by themselves. Trust me, the Igbos are bitter to the bones—rightfully so, and I don’t blame any of them, for one bit. From the utterances of the leaders of this country, and their undertones, everybody “hates” Easterners. All the katzenjammer, and this people have said; “Okay, we want to be by ourselves,” But ask yourself, Ayaaz, why can’t we let them go? Good luck to you. I like your thought-process. You seem like a really brilliant man, and I’m not disappointed I took this much time to reply to your messages. |
Mallam Nasir. Stop chasing prawns if you really want to eat sea food. |
The incessant Sanwo-Olu posts that have been appearing on the front page lately, seems like such a way to dress his reputation that he single-handedly, intentionally ruined last year, with all the toll-gate saga. I hope he knows that a bird that dances in the bush to entertain the hunter, would still be killed by the hunter eventually when it’s time to feed his stomach. UPDATE: West1side:First of all, and most importantly, I am not an Igbo man. I would not decry my identity if I were. I’d be a proud one. Secondly, my comments on this forum—wether they be unpopular with public sentiments, I’d still drop them. I don’t freaking care about your feelings. One day, it’d be so glaring in your eyes, that these men you place in high esteem, that you exalt above your conscience, you’d see them for what they really are. One day. |
hansomb:June 12, 2014. Killed more than 20 people and injured about 50 others. Yes. What about it? |