₦airaland Forum

I have read Gadogado's rebuttals and can't seem to understand his insistence on not changing the rule or moving the zoning/rotation_{depending on who you plan on deceiving} goal post mid way but has evasively refused to answer the question of a change from regions contributing to the centre during the groundnut era to the centre taking charge of allotment upon the discovery of oil. Maybe I should repeat the question, Where has the groundnut gone?

On a personal level I find it disturbing when educated folks would rather champion ethnicity rather than competence_{in matters of leadership} on the basis of prevailing realities_{I think more about the fear of change than anything}. So instead of sensitizing people around one to vote for a competent Buhari or have a Tunde Bakare lead us for example the admonishment is all for zoning based on ethno-religious sentiments .

I couldn't help but realise upon reading 8 pages that what binds us is thin & stretching and sooner will give way. Hurting Igbos, dissatisfied and harbouring deep-seated grudge are waiting to move on yet none to pacify them of injustices meted out before & after 66, and continues till date. Then there's the case of the niger deltan, he sees his resources being controlled by another whose authority he is prevented from determining. He sees profligacy by another, the arbiter of his estate-his grieviance just like his Igbo neighbour is real, near and present. Besides, there's the Hausa-fulani, the man in whose hands susbsist power to give and to take back for over 30 years in a period of 44 years! It is sad that the coming voting exercise has already the denouement of power capturing instead of nation building through service_{we need more than ever to talk the way we desire to live together}. A system in which few progress against the many is bound to elicit anger and violent change down the road.

It may appear insignificant against the might of would-be riggers of (s)election but let history record your part that in such a moment you stood up, did something against oppression and sided with positive change. This should be the spirit and the attitude we take to the polls.

For me,
there are 33 men trapped 700m underneath a mine in Chile who may never earn a quarter of Wazza's annual pay in their lifetime!Things should be kept in perspective.

lol, karma maybe slow but it is sure to come. Atiku is an embodiment of greed, the disease of the ''big'' and powerful but visionless group that has plagued and stagnated our development. Make im carry dem go Hague if im like _{as u make your bed Atiku---}

koko_oro:
Listen to the message not the messenger. At least, he speaks the truth.

The Listeners' ears hear this message whose messenger has the power to effect the message! We know and have solutions to what we desire as a nation, the problem has never been the message but the bringers whose cumulative greed continue to prevail over the common good sought by the message!

^^^ Ajanlekoko, bros true talk. Impunity abounds for them that are at the corridors of power to hold at a time until it becomes evident the end is near and a purpose to life's meaning therefrom eagerly sought. persin wey wan help you repair your car shock first dig swallowing hole say make u drive enter come out from the other end before e go fix your shock . The thing about life is that we all get to that point where a pause is needed and our conscience get pricked albiet momentarily, the picture of the many suffering become plastered in our memory and we fight the other ill-will not to change, that part which subsconscioulsy we made dead in the pursuit of our greed. Obasanjo somehow missed death _{rumours have it}, that's the reason we have this recent people-centered thoughts prevailing and chocking his brain, e go pass and things go return to normal.

What remains Mr. Obasanjo is to gather your friends and associates, cronies who have plundered our commonwealth since 1960 and have them plough back same into developing our poor infrastructure back home. Trust between the governed and the governor has eroded over time and at this crossroads we are talking while keeping looted funds in same capitalist countries won't count for much am afraid.
It is doublespeak to harp about exploitation by the West while resisting or propounding measures that keep the very weak in within us at the mercy of the capitalist!
Obasanjo, na action we need! Walk the talk, get your friends to give back majority of the equity they own in the private companies you sold to yourselves_{abi dat wan no b capitalist move?} ; when that is done we surely won't have individuals who are more powerful than the state! Imagine a country where one man is the sole importer of diesel and a known crony of obasanjo, abegi, this whole thing sounds like---( readers make una make am up )

honeric01:
@Vavavoom

Nice poem.

Thanx bro.

cjfavour:
Brothers and sisters,  the truth is that our country stinks of corruption in high places. Let us rebuild our country. Our ZIK and others  helped SA  in their struggle against racial discrimination, now look at how they're treating us just because our leaders are afraid of bringing development to Nigeria. They prefer stealing our money/ common wealth and taking it out of the country. Let us say no to corruption and we'll be better than SA and Ghana. Let us say no to all the past looters that want to come back. Let us elect people like Ribadu, Rufai, Okonjo, Ezekwesili, Sanisu Lamido etc. 2011, no IBB , Atiku, Bankole, David Mark and co.

Let us force these people to pass the freedom of information bill. It will help to stop corruption.

The spirit of our people must be in our belief for a common change that frees the most who are weak within us. Yes, we must rebuild, but only if we believe we can irrespective of tribe and affiliation, otherwise healing won't come; we've longed so much in mediocirty amidst excellence. For me I see only challenge in the current Xenophobia being spread against Nigerians wherever, cos when we can't run elswhere we'll consider fixing that which is broken but still ours. First we must begin to DEMAND_{no time to fear death, cos we've been dying albeit slowly} and be willing to pay the price for change to happen. This is my land, GREEN!  all year round and nobody's gonna better it for me.

t'is hardwork time

I have decided to stay here
and not to abandon this throne i call home
though this striving maybe hard
and ignorant people find their kind when they diss
I wave my green-white-green higher
cos nothing can break my strong will
I will work to soar repping for 9ja wherever I go
so I call on you cos dem no fit break us
let's get together and fight this stereotype reign
standing together one strong house to build
cos it is time for our victory, to unite, and  
to find inspiration in the aspersions of the Xenos.

Time to work people, real hardwork. To build this nation on a foundation that will stand, brick-by-brick, where tribe is irrelevant and merit takes leeway for the coming generation. So look at their aspersions and be motivated. Be inspired for once, let's start with the coming poll to forge a nation we can be proud of, one 9ja! Love ya'll.

And how did he Obasanjo try to win their assent for his botched 3rd term agenda? Yeah, you're right. Pot, kettle and black comes to mind. All these to pave way for his daughter to become governor of Ogun state

@ Topic,

The pillaging of Nigeria is no respecter of tribe or ethnicity. Champions of IBB's presidency are people who feel that they cant be relevant until some premordial sentiment is brought into the equation. Why would someone even mootedly try to sell IBB to the Nigerian electorate on this forum having experienced where we are coming from?  How can we begin to forgive a man who's yet to admit his previous misadventures, mr. Danladi? I no blame u, if only the people can for once just rise like the REDs of Thailand<sighs> and crush every pillager from the past and present

On one hand Mr Danladi says ", All I am saying is that no one can lay claim to the position of president until after the election and as I see it, it will be too close to call.
and then we have him in the headed quote as '' Zoning Or Not, Ibb’ll Be President If as he posited none can lay claim to the presidency until after election how come IBB can before the same election yet to be held be president with or without zoning? Sound much like a confused Babangida zealot

The pillaging of Nigeria is no respecter of tribe or ethnicity. Champions of IBB's presidency are people that felt that they cant be relevant until some premordial sentiment is brought into the equation. Why would someone even mootedly try to sell IBB to the Nigerian electorate on this forum having experienced where we are coming from? It is my belief that IBB et al have notched it further by infiltrating our ranks with paid anti-people bloggers whose only job is to offend our already battered pysche or how else can we begin to forgive a man who's yet to admit his previous misadventures?

Expectedly! Even Hitler will if he were alive.

Expectedly. Now the company should endeavour to develope quality content herefrom and prepare itself for future EPL bid. Nigerians will patronise quality irrespective of ownership. The whole saga has been a good lesson of how not to build from a weak foundation. I hope other Nigerian companies in similar situation have taken a cue.