₦airaland Forum

AcuraZDX:
Yes from a Cornfused fellow like you anf bitter bigot like you.

You guys propaganda na ontop am I go dey sitdon

How is it propaganda?

So Gazette is now suddenly a Yoruba propaganda arm? Same Gazette that’s been writing nonsense about Tinubu all this while why you Obi supporters cheer them on?

https://gazettengr.com/exclusive-peter-obi-in-last-minute-push-for-votes-begs-bishop-oyedepo-to-help-win-2023-religious-war/

kcnwaigbo:
What exactly is wrong with the request?.

I think the anomaly here should be the leaking of a very private phone conversation.
Oyedepo never made secret his support for Peter Obi

It is wrong because Obi is a liar. In secret, he was busy telling Bishop Oyedepo to canvass for Christian SW votes while he comes in the open to lie that he did not run a religious bigoted campaign.

That you guys don’t see anything wrong in this says so much about your hypocrisy.

That Obi guy busy trying to divide the SW along religious line with his treacherous campaign.

Reinaldo:
Fake audio

Lol 😂

Fake from Gazette?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVMErnDOq1A

In a telephone conversation leaked to Peoples Gazette, Peter Obi begged Bishop David Oyedepo to help canvass Christian votes on the eve of Nigeria’s presidential election.

Religion became central to the campaign after Bola Tinubu tapped a fellow Muslim running mate in a nation widely deemed evenly split between Christians and Muslims.

Source:

In a telephone conversation leaked to Peoples Gazette, Peter Obi begged Bishop David Oyedepo to help canvass Christian votes on the eve of Nigeria’s presidential election.

Religion became central to the campaign after Bola Tinubu tapped a fellow Muslim running mate in a nation… pic.twitter.com/U2LmYVJ2kk

— Peoples Gazette (@GazetteNGR) April 1, 2023

EXCLUSIVE: Peter Obi, in last-minute push for votes, begs Bishop Oyedepo to help win 2023 ‘religious war’

As Nigerians prepared to head to the polls and tension peaked among politicians, Peter Gregory Obi, a major presidential candidate, mustered Christian leaders to ramp up a sectarian appeal to push him over the line, Peoples Gazette heard from a leaked conversation.

Mr Obi, the Labour Party’s standard-bearer, saw the February 25, 2023, exercise as a battle to assert the place of Christians in the country, bootstrapping his candidacy out of a polarised cycle set off by Bola Tinubu’s religiously-tinged Muslim-Muslim nomination. The election was largely a three-way race between Messrs Obi, Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar, a former vice-president who ran again on the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party line.

Mr Obi, 61, called Bishop David Oyedepo of Living Faith Church (Winners’ Chapel) on the eve of the election and implored him to pass messages to Christians across the South-West — and also to those in central states like Kwara, Kogi and Niger.

“Daddy, I need you to speak to your people in the South-West and Kwara, the Christians in the South-West and Kwara,” Mr Obi said in the audio obtained by The Gazette. “This is a religious war.”

“I believe that, I believe that, I believe that,” Mr Oyedepo said.

“Like I keep saying: if this works, you people will never regret the support,” Mr Obi said with candour, adding that Christians in places like Kogi, Kwara and Niger have been difficult to penetrate.

“We look forward to God’s intervention,” Mr Oyedepo said, promising to circulate more messages to Christians on Mr Obi’s behalf.

For two days, Mr Obi did not attend to The Gazette’s calls and messages to his two available telephone lines. His media aides and allies, including Akin Osuntokun, Valentine Obienyem and Mike Ifedi, all declined comments when The Gazette sent an enquiry to them with the full audio.

Mr Ifedi said he was trying to discuss the audio with Mr Obi for a measured response, but his message did not come in before a final decision was taken to run this story.

Mr Oyedepo asked The Gazette to forward an enquiry to him by WhatsApp, but he declined comments for more than a day after messages and the audio were sent to him.

https://gazettengr.com/exclusive-peter-obi-in-last-minute-push-for-votes-begs-bishop-oyedepo-to-help-win-2023-religious-war/

AcuraZDX:
Lmao.

Una propaganda no even sell reach 24hrs.

Make Una hire Toy in Abraham next time.

Sore riggers.

Okafor Ibe from Anambra state, the arrested plane hijacker while checking in yesterday. pic.twitter.com/tExYnFEolJ

— Ayekooto (@DeeOneAyekooto) April 1, 2023

This is the man inside the airport speaking. He is Igbo like you and his name is Okafor Ibe.

Why are you guys denying your kin? He’s Obidient like you but because of clout chasing, you are denying your comrade.

As a Tinubu stan, I will never deny my comrades.

AcuraZDX:
With your hilarious and poorly shot comedy.

Can’t you see that God is against you and your party? No matter how you try you will not and cannot succeed!

Which of the gods?

Shukudili Abiamo?

AcuraZDX:
You guys should hire a better skit maker next time.

Bunch of propagandists and election riggers.

😂 😂

Imagine an Obi supporter calling other people propagandist.

Is it good as una abandon this Obidient to his problem? A soldier shouldn’t abandon his comrade. It kills patriotism to your cause.

I laughted when the man was shouting Obidient, Obiidients.

No one came to his rescue which is such a shame. Now his fellow Obidients are now denying him.

Such a wasted effort.

Westerhoffe:
What was the content of their discussion on the Twitter space?
You can't just conclude on that without providing what they discussed.

You’re wasting your time asking him that question.

The Twitter space is just gathering of fellow Obiideensee trying to twist the narrative to say Tinubu sent the man. Then OP came to Nairaland to tell his fellow Obi supporters who won’t even think before swallowing the propaganda.

Lol 😂

The deranged man will be so sad now looking at the fact that his fellow Obidenseeeee wey he think say he dey fight for don dey deny him one by one.

Obidenseee never take responsibility for their action. What is the difference between those Obi supporters protesting in Abuja saying Tinubu must not be sworn in and this man protesting alone in the plane?

Did Tinubu sent those protesting in Abuja too?

You compare Amotekun to Ebube agu.

Then compare ESN to Boko Haram.

Amotekun is not a terrorist organization. Please take note.

Reinaldo:
APC will be pushing out a lot of propaganda. Always remember that they're liars and their party is filled with hardened criminals.

Lol 😂

You guys never take responsibility for your actions.

So na APC plant Agbero for Onitsha for propaganda? Chai, e no go better for anyone wey do you Obidenssseee like this.

The activities of illegal revenue collectors in the South-East have worsened the economic conditions of residents, business owners, motorists and commuters in the region.

Despite efforts and interventions by security agents, the hoodlums, aka ndi agbero, are growing in notoriety, particularly in Onitsha, Anambra State.

Onitsha has been tagged the operational headquarters of the gang because the city serves as the gateway to other states in the region.



It is also home to the Onitsha Main Market which is regarded as one of the largest markets in West Africa due to its size and volume of business transactions.

The market reportedly contributes a huge percentage to the revenue of the state and the entire South-East.

Because of the market, a large number of trucks come into Onitsha daily, increasing the number of ndi agbero in the city.

Here, it is not only commercial transport operators that suffer in the hands of the hoodlums, traders and pedestrians are not spared.

The effect of their activities is also felt on the movement of goods and services as it negatively impact on businesses, particularly small-scale enterprises.

20 illegal levies

The issue of ndi agbero has continued to be a cause for concern among residents.

The state Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, identified it as a top priority of his government on his resumption of office in March 2022, when he banned their activities and suspended all revenue collections in the state.

The ban was greeted with joy and excitement and gave respite to residents.

But the excitement was short-lived, as the louts returned a few months after, more hardened and monstrous.

It is believed that those behind the louts are powerful individuals and politicians.

Findings by our reporter show that the illegal revenue collectors –mostly made up of political thugs — operate alongside state-licensed revenue collection agents.

They force commercial drivers, motorists, as well as traders, to pay at least 20 different levies.

Some of the receipts issued after such payments include, “Park and Pay”, “Daily Motor Ticket”, “Daily Tolls Ticket”, “Morning Levy”, “Afternoon Levy”, “Evening Levy”, “Cargo Ticket”, among others.

Failure to settle these rates attracts assaults in different forms.

The lorry and truck drivers entering the South-East from the Upper Iweka part of Onitsha, are always the worst hit, as their windscreens and side mirrors are often smashed by the hoodlums, who swooped on them, demanding various payments.

The Publicity Secretary, Lorry Drivers Association of Nigeria, South-East chapter, Chief Chimezie Ugoh, said the operation of ndi agbero in Onitsha was as old as the city itself.

“It is a pity that it has continued to defy every solution by successive administrations. It is a challenge that is causing agony, tears, sorrow and blood to us as we convey goods to various locations.

“We move our trucks all the way from other places with less molestation from the agberos, but the moment we cross the Onitsha Bridge into Upper Iweka, it is a different ball game.

“We always spend between N5,000 and N7,000 coming from other states, but the moment we cross the bridge, what they slam us in Onitsha alone is as much as between N30,000 and N40,000.

“These miscreants always wear different uniforms, demanding various levies, which we must pay daily. All the levies have suddenly been increased. The cargo levy that we used to pay N5,000 before was suddenly increased to N25,000 towards the end of last year. They also follow us to the place where the goods will be offloaded and collect ‘offloading’ levy. What we pay at the end of the day becomes much and this definitely increases the prices of goods.

“We have carried out various protests to draw the attention of the government to our plight, but no impact has been made and we have been left in this agony. When the government banned their activities some months back, it was a relief for us. But today, they are back in full force and venom, unleashing terror on road users. This is pathetic,” he added.

‘Our city ceded to agberos’

The Upper Iweka axis of Onitsha is a very strategic point which connects the Onitsha-Owerri Road to other South-East states.

The axis is also a major concentration point of the louts because of the large volume of containerised vehicles plying the road.

The hoodlums sometimes outnumber road users, as they pursue vehicles with long sticks.

Daily, drivers battle these miscreants, who operate without any challenge from law enforcement agents.

Narrating his ordeal, a traveller, Mr Chukwudi Onu, said, “Today, at Upper Iweka, Onitsha, I witnessed the worst of civilians; our city has been ceded to ndi agberos and we have to take it back from them.”

Onu, an Onitsha indigene, said he was coming from Lagos in his Toyota Sienna which contained a computer and a small printer.

He said as soon as he got to a bad portion of the Upper Iweka axis of the Onitsha-Owerri Road, where he had to slow down, four louts jumped out and surrounded his vehicle, shouting, “Give us our money.”

The motorist said he was taken aback by the demand and was shocked when two of the hoodlums broke his two side mirrors, while two others threatened to smash his windscreen.

Onu said, “When I asked them the reason I should pay them since I was not driving a commercial vehicle, they told me I was carrying some items at the back seat and I must pay N4,000 for the load. It became a tug of war as I was forced to part with N4,000 for them not to inflict further damage on my car.

“I have never heard anywhere that people pay for items on the backseat of their vehicle. If Soludo can just rid this city of louts, he will get a lot of accolades because their activities are destroying the means of livelihood of other people.”

Another victim, Cosmos Okafor, said he was travelling with members of his family from Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, in his shuttle bus when he was attacked.

“On getting to Onitsha, these guys hijacked the vehicle in a commando style because of what they called the absence of ‘emblem’. They took us inside their office at Tarzan, near Upper Iweka Road. There, we saw men in their late 60s and 70s as their ogas, who told us that we would pay them N35,000 for not having ‘emblem’.

“I told them it was a private vehicle, but all our pleas fell on deaf ears and begging them was like trying to squeeze water out of a stone. In fact, my matter was made worse when I tried to remind them about the ban on their activities by the governor.

“We spent over two hours negotiating. It took phone calls to people that mattered for them to come down to N20,000. I also paid N1,000 for a gate fee,” he added.

Okafor lamented that the situation in Onitsha had reached a level where the miscreants had become first-class citizens, while other residents were tagged, second-class citizens.

A member of the National Youth Service Corps, Janet Ufodi, while narrating her ordeal in the hands of the hoodlums, said she was waiting for a commercial bus to carry her at Upper Iweka when she was accosted by two louts.

“They demanded I pay them for the luggage I carried, threatening to seize it.

“I was surprised that nobody came to my rescue as everybody was just watching as they were almost violently attacking me. At the end of the day, I parted with N2,000,” she added.

Source: https://punchng.com/ndi-agbero-hijack-onitsha-as-helpless-traders-motorists-groan/

CC: Mynd44

thisisit:
SO FAST AND SWIFT....
IT IS THIS SELECTIVE ARREST OF ONLY OPPOSITION THAT LEAD TO CRISIS

Maybe when Fulani person living in Igbo land says he will invite Boko Haram terrorists to come and protect them, just maybe your governors will sit and fold their hands.

IPOB are terrorists according to Nigeria law, why will he come out openly to invite terrorists?

Felabrity:
Send him to jail

Also get him interviewed to explain who sent him

They should also arrest MC Oluomo though

Why should Oluomo be arrested? He has since came out to say he’s referring to her Igbo friend and they did video together.

Just same thing Nwanyawu did by saying he referred to a certain section of the Yoruba and not all Yorubas.

So MC is also talking to his Igbo friend and not all Igbo.

Lol 😂 .

These guys are now running mad. How can people who came third be this crazy about being the first?

Urheadmaster:
Actually, most of the market places that has been catching fire is Igbo dominated areas in Lagos state.

All this started after MC olumo threatened the Igbo people's lives in Lagos state.

Stop saying nonsense. There are lot of times Balogun market has burnt within the past year.

Are you saying Balogun market is Igbo dominated?

This is not even Lagos alone, you have markets burning across Nigeria and the biggest in Borno few weeks ago.

IPOB terrorists propaganda is now in full drive.

They are trying to outdo Ojukwu propaganda method.

SLAP44:
Arsonist.

You can call me all you like but you people should desist from IPOB made propaganda.

Balogun market was never and is never an Igbo dominated market. It is a fully dominated Yoruba market and most of the stalls burnt few days ago are fully Yoruba people.

Most of the stalls are also insured so people will always get at least some form of capital to bounce back.

Balogun market is a Yoruba dominated market and most of the stalls burnt few days ago are owned by Yoruba people.

You guys and your nonsense propaganda can only work on people like your breed.

Jagaban!!

The President elect Bola Tinubu is in Umarah today and below is the video of Nigerians snapping with him.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrjRMnmzER4

Source:

The President elects in Umarah today. pic.twitter.com/gSXkQp6WrG

— Qudus Akanbi Eleyi (@EleyiLagos) March 28, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXEuyApX0wE

Students and Pupils also joined in test running the BLUE LINE Rail built by the Lagos State Govt, which runs from Marina to Mile 2 … The Test run continues for different groups of people across the State, to familiarize Lagosians with the Rail system.

Source:

Students and Pupils also joined in test running the BLUE LINE Rail built by the Lagos State Govt, which runs from Marina to Mile 2 … The Test run continues for different groups of people across the State, to familiarize Lagosians with the Rail system 🚃🚃#GreaterLagosRising pic.twitter.com/K8vW2sM6xn

— Jubril A. Gawat (@Mr_JAGs) March 28, 2023

If this succeeds, Soludo should be declared governor for life.

But we will wait for action on this first before congratulating Soludo on this feat.

It’s really sad that Obiidiots can drag the CJN to their nonsense propaganda as deployed by that fake news peddler Gazette news.

Racoon:
Wetin happened to his wheelchair stunt in London?

In all airports around the world, you can request for that to take you around the airport and old people usually make use of that sometimes if their strength can’t allow them walk normally.

He travelled some few weeks ago but he’s been back in Nigeria for the past 5days as confirmed by one of the judges in Ibadan.

He did not disguise when he left Nigeria because if he disguised, he would have use some kinda face mask or move discreetly in the night or use private jet or etc.

It’s only Obiidiots that can pull that kind of nonsense fake news.

CJN seated in the central mosque today.

President elect Tinubu need to do something about social media fake news. The National Assembly must create a bill that will curtail all this nonsense because people just say stuffs without repercussions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ_YQmABHBE

Below is the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Kayode Ariwoola leaving the Supreme Court for the Ansar-Ud-Deen Central Mosque, Abuja, to observe his prayers today.

Remember some fake news peddlers like Gazette said he is currently in London to have a meeting with president-elect Tinubu but the CJN has been in Nigeria for the past few days.

Source:

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Kayode Ariwoola leaving the Supreme Court for the Ansar-Ud-Deen Central Mosque, Abuja, to observe his prayers today.

This is coming in the wake of speculations that he is in London to meet president-elect Bola Tinubu. pic.twitter.com/MqfTBvCt1C

— Channels Television (@channelstv) March 24, 2023