adenigga: Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has advocated for the presidency to go to the southeast region to heal from the wounds of the civil war. Speaking in an interview on Channels Television on Monday, Soyinka suggested that the presidency going to the southeast will help to “rewrite the history.”
He said: “It is not just about reconstruction, it is also about rewriting of history.
“We believe that to close the circle of negativity that we have embarked on before and during the civil war, I believe, the presidency, as soon as possible, should go towards the eastern region which lost a war.
“This is one of the ways to heal the wounds of the nation – that is a principle and philosophy.”
According to the playwright, none of the leading presidential candidates in the just-concluded polls provided a believable agenda for restructuring, hence, he did not endorse anyone.
Soyinka said: “In fact, one of the reasons I refused to endorse any candidate is because none of the candidates addressed the things closest to my heart, like again, reconstructing the nation.
“I did not see any genuine commitment, any believable agenda about restructuring, decentralization of Nigeria which is at the heart of the problem for me at the moment.
“People were more concerned with just aiming for power.”
Zico5: When will Peter Obi drop his claim back mantra and congratulate Asiwaju Tinubu. If he is waiting for Obidients or court verdict, he will wait till eternity. That's the bitter truth.
Abia residents sing songs of liberation as they gather at the state collation centre this morning, ahead of INEC pronouncement of LP Alex Otti as the winner of the state governorship election. They sing "Pharaoh, we are heading home! We will no longer follow Pharaoh" Ikpeazu and T.A. Orji are bunch of humongous disasters in Abia State.
It was reported yesterday, that INEC staff were held hostage at Obingwa Local Government by Gov. Ikpeazu of PDP to rewrite the results already compiled by INEC officials which shows Alex Otti leading with a wide margin. Residents flooded the collation centre since yesterday in an attempt to avoid any foul move that'd lead to an upturn of LP Alex Otti's victory.
After 24years of bad governance under PDP, Abia state is finally set to be free.
Usa president is waiting for the incoming president, his Excellency Bola Tinubu to attain the position before visiting
Usa next election will soon be around, that's indirect lobbying cos of the migrants votes
Meanwhile, just wait and see how illiterate youths would expose their ignorance on this thread
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Critical thinking and evaluation is too far from you.
Don't just type and post because you have small mb.
Study the dynamics of international politics and diplomacy before you talk in public
Serious minded economies like the U.S. don't really consider unserious countries like Nigeria. (please know this today)
What do you expect the U.S. V.P. to come and do or talk in this type of Nigeria we have today? When the U.S. was one of the first many nations that condemned the broad-day-light fraud called presidential election. Ethnicity and tribalism have never helped anyone in this country.
All what we are yearning for is a united and prosperous country where there will be equal opportunities for all and sundry and where power to decide who governs Nigeria will be strictly lie in the hands of the citizens not a flagrant display of political brigandage and money bags democracy that we just saw couple of weeks ago.
Kagawa10: Another useless Ipob thread. Sanwo olu shouldn't go to his church again? Are you Ipob terrorists mad? We've always known that Sanwo, Makinde and Wike are Anglicans na or is it Pentecostal.. I know Sanwo olu has always attended one church like that. Not the first time I've seen him in a church. So why are the useless miscreant crying exactly? So Sanwo olu shouldn't go to his church again? Ipob are senseless! Go and elect your useless Ipob terrorist, chinedu Rhodes in your OSU land! No room for Ipob terrorist in SW!
Don't forget that the people you are insulting are your landlords, landladies and your employers even in your home land.
Don't forget that they came and demolished your fathers' and grand-fathers' mud and delapedated houses and built mansions and accommodated you and your children as tenants.
Dsalvo: If you really love Lagos tokan tokan you will vote Sanwo Olu for continuity and not a completely inexperienced, mediocre and unknown entity with no experience in public administration and no record of excellence in even his professional field.
Guy featured in a Q&A on Nairaland and he is a total dullard, like most of you Obi fans, who could not write English properly.
Yet his obvious unpreparedness for the biggest and most important office in West Africa does not concern you because you Obidullards are all mainly like the vindictive and sadistic women in the clip below. You don't mean well and have sadistic minds.
Sadly for you Chinedu "Gbadebo" does not stand a chance of emerging Lagos Governor. Take that to the bank.
id911: Christians are not minority. While Northern Christians voted overwhelmingly for Peter Obi, Southern Christians betrayed them by voting Muslims tickets.
It's not true.
Gang of political criminals hijacked people's mandate. That's why
MyAmericandream: The matter heavy for mouth. It happened at the deputy governor PU back then. He’s now a governor, I witnessed live rigging. When I heard him say, if my mama wan stop from being the governor of this state I go kill am. Who I be? I just dey do yes sir yes sir like mumu. Some correspondent even showed up to record so ppl we see it free and fair. Few minutes later, they turned off camera and the rigging started….
No amount of rigging will change the reality. And the reality is that Peter Obi is coasting to victory
MyVILLAGEpeople: Which one be boot or booty party again ? I'm currently in Benin and my polling booth is in lag. Everywhere hard if not I would travelled back to lag to vote for Peter Obi.
Don't worry, just be praying for him. Peter Obi will certainly win by God's grace
When i see some Yorubas that hate Tinubu i just Laugh they forgot that he brought YORUBA back into the game of politics when we have already lost our space in in this democratic era after Obasanjo sold us out without looking back!!!
The PDP (2011-2015) didn't have a single yoruba person in the top 8 political positions of Nigeria
1. GEJ- President 2. Sambo- VP 3. David Mark- SP 4. Ekweremadu- DSP 5. Tambuwal- Speaker 6. Ihedioha- Dep. Speaker 7. Katsina-Ala - CJN 8.Anyim Pius -SGF
Tinubu brought us back into the game and now we are back in the top 8 , and we currently have OSINBAJO & GBAJABIAMILA in top 4, 2023 is also our chance to rule this great country but some of us are lost
Saturday is far beyond ethnicity, tribalism, religion and/or political affiliation. It's about your future and the future of the unborn which has been stolen by the political class. Nobody hates Tinubu but, rather we are afraid of falling into the hands of another mediocre because Nigeria in general cannot survive it.
For this reason, all well meaning Yorubas especially the youths are for Peter Obi.
I FEEL SO MUCH PITY FOR ATIKU AND PDP IN GENERAL. HE IS BEING WRECKED FROM ALL SIDES.
ATIKU AND PDP IS BEING WRECKED BY PETER OBI.
BEING WRECKED BY KWANKWASO.
BEING WRECKED BY THE G5.
MORE SO HE IS BEING WRECKED BY SHETTIMA DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEY ARE BOTH FROM THE SAME POLITICAL ZONE.
THE IRONY IS, NEITHER PETER OBI NOR KWANKWASO HAVE ANY CHANCES OF WINNING. THEY ARE NOTHING BUT SPOILERS PAVING WAY FOR APC'S VICTORY. THAT IS THE REALITY.
IT'S NOT ONLY A VOTE FOR APC THAT COUNTS FOR APC.
A VOTE FOR PETER OBI IS A VOTE FOR APC.
LIKEWISE A VOTE FOR KWANKWASO IS A VOTE FOR APC.
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I will advise you to enroll in an evening class (adult education) to gain some analytical knowledge. Little wonder people from your region are regarded as poor thinkers