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Hopium:
Stop asking dumb questions. What's my business with the expected number of void votes?

Kano had 1.5m+ valid votes in 2019; I expect the same if not more.

But you were hallucinating about the Kano void votes being bigger than PO's vote in Kano.
Political neophyte

Hopium:
I don't know.

1.5m+ is the valid kano votes in 2019.

Valid votes there this year might be up to 2m.

Stop gallivanting
How many void votes are we expecting?!

senatordave1:
Why would they sabotage it? Obi might beat atiku in kano

They do the same thing Tinubu does in Lagos in Kano
They'll bring electoral materials very late to Sabon-gari

Hopium:
100k igbo votes against 1.5m+ total votes.

I'm not a deluded person
So, how much void votes are we expecting??

Hopium:
Na wa for you guys ooo

how many igbos dey kano?

the few igbos wey dey are voting for po; how is his analysis flawed?

I was born and bred in Kano
If the Igbos there vote fully, PO won't get less than a 100k votes
But this is Nigeria, Sabon-gari will be sabotaged by INEC

It's on
Buhari vs El Rufai

donphilopus:
You're not bright at all.

Abiola defeated Tofa a Kano indigene in Kano in 1993. Most northerners are not like your people who feel no one comes close to you. To you guys, na una be the best for everything!

Tinubu or Kwankwaso will win Kano. Atiku would come a distant third. Obi isn't even in the race in Kano State. Void votes would be higher than his votes.

Except the Igbos in Kano are not allowed to vote, your analysis should be thrown to where it belongs - the trash can

Werey dey disguise

Edipet:
How can you shut down school because of evil men, this men don't care about education. I hope all the students will go and vote for the right leader, not to stay away from school , then you go vote for your ancestors

You don't care about human lives

Emefiele: Between Igbophobia and the Igbo Identity

Chinua Achebe, in his cerebral work, The Trouble With Nigeria, famously stated that one thing that unites Nigerians is their hatred towards the Igbos. I can also say, without exaggeration, that if Igbophobia was a general development index, Nigeria would be in the G8 and also be a permanent member of the UN Security Council.

The origins of Igbophobia is supposed to be a subject for research. I hope the Igbo academia dedicate their time and talent towards that. I personally think that the British instigated and instilled Igbophobia in Nigerians. It is well documented that the Igbos, East and West of the Niger, were the hardest nuts to crack for the British in their quest to colonise Nigeria. The British took huge losses, human and material, during the Arochukwu and Ekumeku wars waged by the Igbos against colonialism and slavery in Eastern and Western Igboland respectively. The Brits haven't and will never forgive and forget that and we can see that through their dealings with the Igbos, in particular, and relatively speaking, Nigerians in general.

In 1945, the Igbos were killed in Jos for no reason. The devious colonial masters set up a kangaroo inquiry board and till date nothing has come out of it. In 1953, the North was angered by Awolowo's campaign visit to Kano and guess who where killed? The Igbos, of course! One is simply wondering what business the Igbos had with Awo and his Action Group party to warrant such massacre. So, those attributing Igbophobia to the January 15, 1966 coup d'etat are being clever by a half. Truth be told, Igbophobia has been one of the stones used to build the Nigerian state.

At first, Igbophobia was an external enemy and threat to the Igbos everywhere they were found. But the events of the January 15 coup, the July 29 counter-coup and the Civil War made Igbophobia an internal problem. In medical science, any disease, disruption or injury on the inside is more dangerous than anything on the outside. This has been the case with the Igbos since the late sixties. Brothers see themselves, at best, as strangers and if care is not taken, as enemies. Terms like 'Delta','Delta Igbo', 'Rivers', Rivers Igbo', 'half Igbo' have been used to describe the Igbos. The other tribes in Nigeria don't have such a classification system, just the Igbos! I have never seen a Kogi Yoruba. I have never seen a Taraba Hausa. The Fulanis who are scattered all over West Africa are seen as one. It is the Igbos who are ensconced in a space less than 42 000 sq. km. that should be differentiated into bits.

As an Igbo from Asaba in Delta State, I used to be a victim of both external and internal Igbophobia. I found myself in situations where I had to insist that I was Igbo even with my Igbo names because people wanted to force the 'Delta' or 'Delta Igbo' designation on me. Most painful was the internal Igbophobia part, the fact that my cousins from the Igbo heartland would derisively refer to me as half-Igbo or what not! The first impulse was to take refuge in denying my Igbo heritage, another vicious form of Igbophobia but my mother was from Anambra State so I couldn't deny her not even at the risk of death. So, I decided to tell anyone who cared to know about my identity that I was from Asaba. It was now for the individual to determine my tribe by himself. Imagine. So, if the person decided to take me as an Igbo, good. If not, that was their cup of tea. I did this for years until an experience changed that view.

I wanted to retrieve a lost SIM card and I went to a telecom operator in front of Hall 1 in the University of Benin, Benin-City. While collecting my data, for reasons best known to her, she asked me about my state of origin tribe before asking for my name. I simply told her I'm from Asaba. She continued typing and then asked me my name. I told her and she commented that I was Igbo. I answered in the affirmative and she asked me why I told her I was from Asaba when she first posed the question? I told her I didn't want to deal with the trauma of somebody telling me I was half or quarter Igbo so I simply tell people where I'm from and let them deduce my ethnicity. She told me not to allow the bad character of some people to make me deny my heritage. Since then I've proudly carried my Igbo identity everywhere I go.

Like me, Godwin Emefiele, hails from Delta State. Precisely speaking, he's an Ika man from Agbor. He has been in charge of the Central Bank of Nigeria since 2014. Whether his performance has been a function of his education and experience as a banker is an argument for another day. But truth be told, Emefiele's recent actions have rankled the Nigerian polity a lot.

For the first time in Nigerian history, a sitting CBN Governor had the impetus to jostle for the Nigerian presidency. He was rumored to have purchased the presidential nomination form of the All Progressives Congress through his proxies and had all logistics ready for campaign!

Rightly, an uproar followed his decision and he had no choice than to lean back.

The primaries came to pass but Emefiele wasn't done with his antics. He was said to be angry that he was bullied out of the presidential race and decided to punish the money-bag politicians.

With the support of the Presidency, he announced a jet-speed currency redesign project. Don't get me wrong, nothing is wrong with the programme but the timing was really suspect. A normally financially-volatile December-January period coupled with the February presidential elections made the whole exercise a super strenuous one. Our erstwhile colonial master, the United Kingdom, is also undergoing a currency redesign project but it gave 2 whole years for the mopping of the old currency. If a country with an organized system and a population of 70 million people decided to give such a time frame, why would Nigeria with a far less organized system and a population of over 200 million people think that 3 months would be enough?! Did Buhari, Emefiele and other decision makers think this through? Or did they simply take such rash actions to fight the bullion van politicians without caring about the effect such policy will have on the common man? I think so!

We have seen people beating up themselves and stripping naked in banking halls. For sure, the politicians are affected but to what extent? The bitter truth is that the Nigerian masses are bearing the brunt of a programme, at best, not well thought out or at worst, done out of vendetta.

This brings me back to my topic. The supporters of a presidential candidate who has been crying hoarse over the currency redesign have resorted to Igbophobia in their bid to vent their anger. I'm not surprised, their candidate has been one of the top practitioners of Igbophobia in recent political history.

For them, Emefiele is an Igbo man who wants to scuttle the presidential bid of their tribesman for reasons best known to him and them. Some alleged that he’s for a distant relative who’s a frontline candidate and has recently adopted an anti-money style of politics and campaign. They have the right to propound their wild theories, it is a free world. But there are few questions I would like to pose.

Why is Emefiele, an Ika man from Agbor, now suddenly seen as an Igbo?! Was he an Igbo in 2015 and 2019 or was he just a Deltan or Niger-Deltan? If Emefiele is now an Igbo, because it is convenient to hate on him, is it now safe to say that the Ikas and their Anioma brethren in Delta State are now full Igbos? Why single out only Emefiele for blame when it is quite obvious that the programme has the full blessings of President Muhammadu Buhari. Why is Buhari and his tribesmen going scot-free for an idea they initiated? Why is Emefiele and his supposed tribesmen being scapegoated?

The answer is short, simple and straightforward. Igbophobia.

History has it that Buhari implemented this same currency redesign programme during his rule as military head of state in the 80s. For the observant ones, it is obvious that the worldview of the Daura-born general hasn't changed. What else can one expect from a man who referred to Germany as West Germany and called Russia, the Soviet Union in 2015. Without mincing words, the former Aldershot cadet is the man behind this policy and the suffering that comes along with it.

Why are we afraid to call him out? Is it because he is the president and can wield his power of incumbency as he wishes?! Is it because he's a Fulani man? I'm really perplexed.

This situation has been a great opportunity for those who hate the Igbos for the fun of it to have a great time. Nasir El-Rufai recently described Emefiele as the evil genius being used to scuttle the fourth republic. Technically speaking, the Kaduna State governor is setting up the Igbos for blame if anything goes wrong with the elections and the nascent democracy we're enduring. Where was El-Rufai when Emefiele was mid-wifing the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme enjoyed by the northerners?

The enemies of the Igbos are using the present circumstances to ramp up hatred against the Igbos. They are baying for Igbo blood for reasons best known to them.

Come to think of it, Godwin Emefiele - like most of his Ika kith and kin - hasn't acknowledged his Igboness or lack of it. Out of the Ika big boys; Ifeanyi Okowa, Lucky Irabor, Nduka Obaigbena, and Godwin Emefiele, Okowa has been the only one to publicly acknowledge his Igbo origins. Some are circumspect and quiet about it. The funny ones try to tell us some Bini stories. The traditional ruler of the Agbor Kingdom was once known and referred to as the Obi of Agbor. After a while, the occupants of the revered traditional stool became known as the Dein of Agbor. Historians have said that the title 'Dein' has Bini origins. It came as no shock the present Dein ordered his chiefs and subjects to stop promoting Igbo culture in 2018!

It will be pure hypocrisy and wickedness for Nigerians to blame the actions or inactions of the current CBN head honcho on the Igbos. The Igbos should circumspect themselves especially the ones living outside Igboland. As weird as it sounds, don't join or partake in any march or protests. After all, the Igbos are not to blame for putting this present government in place. If there is any reason to protest, those that voted for this regime in 2015 and 2019 should do so! The events of EndSars come to mind. Everyone protested then, only to turn around and blame the Igbos! A curious look at Nigerian history shows that the events of the 60s are repeating itself before our very eyes. As a matter of fact, some of the up-and-coming actors then are now directors and producers of the movie playing in the political cinema now. We Igbos should avoid getting concerned about intrigues playing out now. We Igbos should know our place in Nigeria. We should play our roles. I pray the Good Lord gives us a better deal and puts us in a better place.

Elijah Chukwunwike Chinwoke-Amechi writes from Lagos. He can be reached via email: ecchinwokeamechi@gmail.com.

Shiit is getting real
Malami vs Tinubu
No holds barred
All gloves off

wman:
We both know that if you have a choice to either live with the Hausas or Yorubas, you will definitely choose the Yorubas.

The Hausas are a million times better than the Yorubas

Buddha3:


Atiku picked this governmental failure for a reason.
He wanted a governor who has access to oil money for campaign funding. And someone he can always control.

Wike met the first criterion. But Wike is not a Vice you can control. And Atiku having been a devilish Vice to Obasanjo, doesn't want karma using Wike to find him, in case he ends up winning... .

Atiku na Snake!

Okowa na bigger snake

Goodlady:
I v read the history and analysed it. While Afonja may be unlucky with Alimi, Tinubu ll be vindicated against Buhari that you are alleging that he wanted to treat him like Afonja.
The Yoruba race is a great one. So, they v not born you, your father, father-father and great-grandfathers well to talk anyhow against the Yorubas including the Hausa/Fulanis that you think they feared.
If you v not known certain history, you learn it. Maybe you should ask what later happened to Alimi's cohorts when they tried to bite more than they can chew in Yorubaland. Go to the emir of Ilorin's palace and mention Ibadan warriors if they won't remember how their grandparents suffered and perished!

You have no pride, you have no shame.
Decency would have made you to avoid mentioning the Emir of Ilorin in our discourse.
I don't have a PVC so I've no business with the winner of the election.
As it stands, Tinubu has 50% chance of winning it. Kwankwaso and Obi are spoilers for Atiku.
Winning it is one, ascending the throne is another.
Don't believe me, ask Kola Abiola.

Streets out

Goodlady:
Jailed with hard labour sef. But alongside the president. Cos a sensible president ll vet Emefiele's evil policy before implementation.

Your mumuness is epic. Are Yorubas the mate of your born-father-father or ancestors.
A boy with no roots. This isn't about ACN or CPC faction. And Yorubas aren't cowards to call Buhari to order. You v heard it now, both of them should be sacked. But since the old haggard has 3months left, he ll be accorded presidential regard

Presidential regard my asss
The same presidential regard Afonja gave to Alimi

Yeye dey smell

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SBA jobs

The rabid Igbo haters have glossed over the fact that a John Okoro made the ruling
Forza Biafra

VeryWickedMan:
Last night on my way to receive fresh skulls from my Afonja suppliers, I passed Bourdillon Road and heard Tinubu's voice saying he is obedient but ashamed to come out clean.

I felt bad for him nitorioloun.

😆😁😄😆😁😄😋

Ogbeni, go and chow your breakfast in peace

The banking industry has been the only thriving sector in the economy due to the fact it is intricately linked to corruption and politics.
Now the banks have taken the small amount of new currency to the politicians.

Afonjanistan
R.I.P to the young thug.
Buhari and Tinubu killed you

The most confused fool in the world - Wike
Fool D'or
Atiku go show am pepper
Okowa na smart politician

Bullion Van
M.I. ft. Phyno, Runtown, Stormrex

ajailer:
So that means they still win, I mean d Fulanis o.

Of course
Since the South has decided to be infinitely stupid, let the Fulanis keep winning

ajailer:
There are some southerners who are willing tools in the hands of these notherners. Seems like the Fulanis are not ready to let go of power and ppl like the CBN governor is a willing tool in their hands. Buhari likes playing aloof while gauging ppl's reaction which is the reason why he like doing his things at the last minute. Mind you, if there is no election in the land, the Fulanis would have won by that.

They can't try it. The consequences will be brutal for them.
Trust me, they're smarter than that.
They simply want to handover to Atiku.

joefelin2345:
So na only the Yoruba Fulani be Master- ewu? They no dey kill Ibos & other tribes as well- Efi ?

Akuya, go and face your masters and leave the Igbos out of your stupidity

verybadmouth:
Which one is business bala Blu. Just say you need Marketers that will walk up and down. Stop misleading people with English oo

Don't mind the devious people

gasparpisciotta:
Echoes of the past whenever a Yoruba man is the front runner in a presidential election

It was Daniel Kanu, now it’s Emefiele.

Fulani playing us against ourselves, has there been any riots/protests in the North?

It’s time we divide Nigeria

Face your Fulani Masters and leave the Igbos out of your woes
So, it was Emefiele that changed the currency in the 80s abi?!

MatrixReloaded:
Because I read somewhere that Nnpc have directed them to sell at rate of 197, and they can purchase at 180. So therefore any hording of PMs at this time is crime against humanity. Thus that being said if they were to purchase at a higher rate it is because they have imposed higher tariff to the private marketers that buy from there depot. Fg will not only dislodge them, they will disband IPMAN just like ASUU and form allegiance with a new hi-tech company to manage and control the resources for the use and general well being of Nigerians.

The drugs you take are hi-tech