₦airaland Forum

Excaperx:
First of all I'm a Benin guy to make things clear.

One thing I observed on Twitter is the hated given to the igbos by Yoruba's "celebrity". I've never seen where influential igbos on Twitter talk about South west or Yoruba's.

It's always Yoruba famous people even with verified handle insulting the south east, why is that?

Wetin igbos do una? Election never finish so why the hate for people that don't send you?

They keep mentioning abia, in fact I'll prefer to live in abia state than to live in ekiti,kwara,osun and co.

You people brought than many of your kingmens for a Fulani man and you think igbos are your problem?

BabaRamota1980:
Before election Ndigbo promised to deliver SE for him and declared Buhari will be retired to Daura. He believed them.

In fact the picture below is the symbolism titled "Ndigbo looking for a surrogate mother" after the elites of Igboland said Atiku is married to their daughter and they cannot abandon him for a stranger.

After his loss he refused to concede and congratulate the winner but said he is going to court to fight the INEC judgement.

Ndigbo are slowly backing away from him and they have started singing to everyone that can hear that they did better in supporiing Buhari in 2019 than in 2015. They will soon send a congratulatory team to Aso Rock to congratulate the winner and beg for positions. Their favorite positions are usually Senate Leader or SGF.

While Atiku is strategizing on way forward in his legal battle all those in SE who promised to deliver victory to him are now evaporating, all the Atikulants are slowly becoming Buharideens. They are not concerned anymore about him....they are now trying to get in bed with APC (Oshiomole and Tinubu) to curry favor and get positions they did not earn.

This is advanced backstabbing and coming so soon after their candidate lost. Shame on SE politicians.

Nigeria belongs to all of us but those who win elections own it for a period of four years to structure the ruling administration they way it favors their agenda.

Igbo abandoned the APC agenda and adopted the PDP way. Now you are abandoning the PDP agenda to embrace the APC cause. This is an ethnic defection.

You still have not learnt your lessons about Nigerian politics.

rinzaugustine:
Islam breeds poverty and extremism .With exception of Dubai that channeled their oil money into tourism,other countries with sizable muslim population never grows as the religion believes more in slavery and welfare system of government.India and Pakistan were once one country before they divided.Look at where India is today and look at Pakistan

Emedu:
As is well-known, Gani is a brilliant and busy advocate as well as a jurist of growing reputation. That he is able to MAKE THE TIME , I repeat MAKE THE TIME , in the midst of his exacting and crowded professional activities, to write a scholarly and thoughtful book like this, should be an object lesson to all those young people who work for only about 8 hours a day, and still complain of lack of time to devote to study and creative sidelines.
Says Napoleon: ‘Three hours’ sleep is enough for any man’.

The trouble with many of our youths is that they sleep too much; play too much; and indulge too much in idle chatter and gossip.

In this connection, my advice to every educated young Nigerian is that he should take each day as a sacred unit which must not be misused or dissipated, and see to it that, out of the 24 hours available to him, he spends at least 8 concentrated hours on work, plus at least 8 hours in serious study, creative leisure and self-development. Eight hours are enough for feeding, relaxation, and sleep.

The inalienability of free education as a fundamental human right, and the economic, political, and other advantages which are accruable from education for all our citizens have been fully and competently dealt with by Gani. I do not, therefore, want to take any of your time to restate these points.
But there are three important aspects of this matter which I would like to take this opportunity to stress.

The first is that, whatever may be our beliefs, predilections or ideological orientation in the matter, once we accept Compulsory Universal Primary Education as a necessary national policy and are desirous of raising the standard and quality of teachers and teaching in all our primary schools, we must, as wise and practical people, realise that free education at the other two levels (that is, secondary and post-secondary levels) ipso facto becomes an inevitable and indispensable prerequisite of the successful launching and operation of the CUPE .


If Nigeria sincerely intends, firmly and consistently, to tread the path of economic development, it must seek deliberately to reduce the number of people working in the agricultural sector as well as modernise the means and improve the terms of employment in this sector; it must also, simultaneously, provide sufficient employment of the opportunities in the manufacturing and services sectors for the labour force displaced from the farms; and, in order to ensure efficient performances in all the sectors of the economy, it must also educate and train the reduced labour force in the primary sector as well as the released labour force which is being absorbed into the secondary and tertiary sectors.
All these can only be done by embarking on Free Education at all levels NOW.

We have told ourselves, again and again, that we are a people in a hurry. Indeed we are. And, thank goodness, that we have the manpower and natural resources to accomplish, in the economic-development race, such shining records as have been set by Japan and the USSR.
In other words, it is within our power to transform this dear land of ours into a developed country within the next twenty-five years at the most.

However, we must not be deceived. Unless we introduce free education at all levels NOW, this great objective would elude us: The majority of our people would, in spite of our oil boom, continue to wallow in abject peasantry and poverty; and, at the turn of the century, we would probably still be numbered among the most poverty-stricken of the under- developed nations of the world.

Samleen:
I learnt Seyi Makinde is a former student at MIT (one of world's 10 best intitution), he is also a Billionaire.
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yesloaded:
Is this a joke or word out of ignorance? In terms of academic qualification, Seyi has it than Adelabu. In terms of exposure, experience about management, service to humanity etc Seyi has done it better than Adelabu. What are you saying? Seyi has been managing his private business even when Bayo was still in school.

Samleen:
People of ogbomoso are already grieved with the removal of (Junior) Alao Akala from his elected post by the APC party (althught was restored back due to action of his father).

Many Ogbomoso resident sees Alao Akala's recent moves as that of a traitor. Alao Akala ruin the hope of upcoming people from Ogbomoso with intention to rule Oyo state with the reason he gave for cancelling his gubernatorial ambition. Many will not forgive him.

Was Alao Akala not an Ogbomoso indigene when he was massively voted for to become the Oyo governor?

Samleen:
Here Is Why APC Will Never Win Oyo Gubernatorial Election; Not Just Because Of Ajimobi



Try and meet anybody on the streets of Oyo state and ask who their next governor is, the simple brief answer they will give you is "Seyi Makinde". Many card carrying members of the APC party in Oyo state will also give you similar answer due to facts as explored in this writeup.


It is no longer a new fact that the present outgoing Governor of Oyo State, Senator Isaac Abiola Ajimobi, has stepped on many toes, he is megalomanaic and has lifted himself to the status of a deity. He lacks Iwa Omoluabi, sympathy, and has insulted the intelligence of both young and adult citizens of Oyo state who elected him for the governorship mandate. This may be a minor issue anyway among several reasons why peope of Oyo state will not vote the APC candidate.


The recent intervention by Tinubu and the weakling action exibited by a former governor and gubernatorial candidate of ADP, Alao Akala are just actions and despiration which will end in futility if the mandate of the people is allowed.


1. Mr. Tinubu is the Chancellor of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Lautech, and the both state governors whose Lautech is in their charge are member of APC party where Asiwaju Tinubu is their party leader. We expect him to use his influence to bring about a change but as much as I know, he never for once show any care to call the two governors and liase with them about how an end can come to the incessant strike in the institution.

A Yoruba adage stated: Agba kii wa l'oja ki ori omo tuntun o wo, but I dont think this context can be apply to Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu with what has happened in the history of Lautech. However in contrast and for whatever reason it maybe, whether political or eleemosynary, Seyi Makinde was the greatest donor of the #SaveLautech donation.


2. With the many wealth of Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu of Lagos state and years of his been the Chacellor of the University, Lautech, I have not notice a single structure in the school in his name built by him; not even a classroom. I remember I saw him fly and landed one of his Helicopters in the school premises but what has this got to do with the thousands of students whose destinies were put on hold, and the insult by the "constituted authority" who instead of putting soothing balm on the wounds of the irate students, decide to treat them like nonentity.

Now Asiwaju Tinubu is coming around to act like a god and a savior of Oyo state.



3. The Mr. Adebayo Adelabu, the Oyo APC gubernatorial candidate has tried to divide the good people of Oyo state along the religion line (using the divide and conquer trick). His religous instigating comments about Seyi Makinde showed how distant he has been from the people of Oyo state over the time.

Residents of Oyo state are educated and mature beyond the shackles of religion, we are elites and cannot be limited by religion. Every extended family in Oyo state is a mixture of people of both religion.

That statement of his with intention to cause division using religion shows that he is not better than the present outgoing Governor. An elder state man and a true leader will never and ever cause division amoung his people. If Adebayo is given the chance, he will turn the back of many people and create more division in the Oyo state to achieve his any goal and the will of his god fathers.


4. Mr. Tinubu cannot extend his god fatherism and hegemony to Ibadan and Oyo state at large as we all know the result of his political dominance in the Lagos state. We need no governor who will exalt the will of his god fathers (about three of them) over the will of the people who voted him into office.

Even, many of the card carrying APC member will not vote Adedubu as they still regret the fact that Mr Tinubu of Lagos state in conjuction with Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo state brought Adebayo Adelabu and lord him over the APC party in Oyo state disregarding the rights to have a say of other party member who have been loyal to the party and have working for it in the past eight years.


Note:* I'm not politician, I dont belong to any political party and have never meet or have any thing to do with Seyi Makinde. These are my observations over the time and considering the recent happenings in my state, Oyo State.

zeestunner:
I think senator ovie omo-agege is very qualified for the position as he is very sound and a very good lawyer. So south-south should have the senate presidency and deputy should come from north-east some like ali ndume or danjuma goje or any other competent hand from that region will do. Then in the house of reps the speaker should come from the south-east, imo state to be precise they should be rewarded for give apc an in road into the south-east. Deputy speaker should come from any where in the north central considering the fact that the last senate president is from the region.
This way all the regions will be duely represented in the new tenure. It will look something like dis:-

President - northwest
Vice president - southwest
Senate president - southsouth
Deputy senate president - northeast
Speaker - southeast
Deputy speaker - northcentral

chozzy:
Our tribalist president has already crowned a fellow
Northerner Ahmed Lawan as next Senate President

DamiBukola:
Anybody comparing Ogun to Delta State is high with Oshogbo weed.

Warri is finer and more developed than Abeokuta.

Asaba is better than Ijebu Ode

Oleh is better than Sagamu

Agbo is better than Sango

We still have

1. Ughelli
2. Sapele
3. Ozoro
4. Oghara
5. Efurun
6. Bomadi
7. Abraka and others.

vonxe:
Compare according to rank

SW
Lagos
Ogun
Oyo
Ondo
Osun
Ekiti

SS
Rivers
Delta
Akwa Ibom
Edo
Cross River
Bayelsa

Lagos vs rivers - Lagos won
Ogun vs Delta - Ogun won
Oyo vs Akwa ibom - Oyo won
Ondo vs Edo - Edo won
Osun vs cross river - cross river won
Ekiti vs Bayelsa - Ekiti won

Measurement indicators used for judging:

Population density vs level of infrastructure
Education level / literacy rate
Igr
Employment rate
Access to social amenities e.g health, water, electricity.
Insecurity- with this, ondo clearly over Edo.

Note
Lagos was once Nigera's capital
Cross river was once Nigeria's capital

This is an opinion of a man that has stayed in 15 states in southern Nigeria
Am more southwest inclined so there is possibility of bias in my opinion

Bayelsa is a disgrace to south south, large amount of natural resource plus very small population density but grossly inadequate infrastructure, highly uneducated people, no potable water supply, people living in poverty.

Plus10:
You are even boasting of highest number of Universities for your information Delta State has over four universities with several polytechnics- Delta State University,Abraka,.Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun,Western Delta University, Oghara, Novena University, Obiaruku,Marine University, Okerenko,Edwin E.K Clarke University...

Igbobyblood:
delta state is better than all south Eastern states.

Delta state is better than all south western states except Lagos.

You've no airport or seaport, you have no major cities and you are comparing yourself to delta state

Pavarottii:
I schooled in Ogun state... And I enter delta well, u can't compare at all at all... Wen u enter both towns sef, u know u r in a better place... Infrastructures and houses in delta state will let u know that people in delta are doing better than people in Ogun state by a mile.

Igbobyblood:
how many airport are in Ogun state,? How many sea port? How many stadium?

Igbobyblood:
oga there's no way Ogun can beat delta state in development

Igbobyblood:
there's no way Ogun state can win delta, no way not in this generation

knowledgeable:
Onitsha as an economic powerhouse have always be a prime catalyst for Lagos demographic and economic changes over time. I have always maintain in this forum that Lagos journey into an African mega city of the 21st century was ignited by Onitsha. By the second half of 20th century, Onitsha have already became the biggest market in West Africa.Civil war, structural adjustment policies of early 80s, marginalization, dearth of infrastructure (no roads, seaport, international airport etc.) forced so many traders in their millions to move to Lagos in the eighties and thus, Lagos journey into mega city have begun. Bokoharam, internet, globalization, strong/rooted Igbo diasporan population, the successive policies/call for Igbos to invest back home, gradual yorubalization of Lagos State etc, all have resulted in Onitsha witnessing Urban expansion and population growth.(still with no seaport, rails, bad roads, second niger bridge, no electricity). Onitsha of 70s, 80s, 90s don't exist anymore. The boundaries have gone down. Urbanization & good network of roads in Anambra State have connected Onitsha to Asaba. Onitsha to Nnewi to Ekwulobia to Awka to Ozubulu, Ihiala, Okija and all in between to no boundaries.

Esseite:
-Kano is more populated than lagos with 44LGA
-Kano earns less IGR than lagos
-Kano has 3 times more land mass lagos
-Kano was not a federal capital, therefore no major federal governmental input.
-Kano is less indebted than lagos.
-Kano earns less revenue than lagos.

Meanwhile Kano pulled off a 2km start to finish bridge without tolling coupled with excellent roads.

-Lagos has less population with just 20 LGA
-Lagos earns about 503bn publicly announced
-Lagos is one of the smallest states
-Lagos was a capital with 75% ready layed down roads/amenities..
-Lagos is heavily indebted to a tune above 1trillion
-Lagos earns most revenue than all 36 states.

The question goes: ARE LAGOSIANS BEING CHEATED?