OkpaNsukkaisBae:



Identity politics is the reason Nigeria created federal character commission. There is a reason why students 4rm some states must score 120, 138 before they can be admitted to Unity School why some with 2mark or 9mark will be offered automatic admission in the same country.

Ellexy:
This is where equity comes in. You can't just overlook the Southern vs Northern dynamics at play in Nigeria.

Itsrm:


Soludo pour sand inside Obi garri

OasisX:




This is problem with Southerners to be honest..... what the hell is SE, SS, SW? If power is zoned to North, you won't ever see Northerners crying its turn of NE, NW, NC, coz to average Northerners - North is North.

What Lugard even amalgamated were basically Northern and Southern Protectorates. Shehu Shagari, late Musa Yar'adua, Muhammadu Buhari are from North West, Musa Yar'dua and Muhammadu Buhari are even from same State, yet no single Northerner wail over it.

PDP thrown their Ticket to Southern Nigeria in 1999. OBJ and Alex E. contested it and OBJ won. Its never micro-zoned to SW only.

APC zoned their Ticket to North in 2015, strong Contestants are from NW and NE respectively. It has never been micro-zoned to a particular geographical zone before - so where and what is hypocrisy here for God's sake!

Southerners are problem of this Country to say the truth.

Theflint1:
I think we down South make too many assumptions about the North, preventing us from playing politics properly. The North is not one large monolith; just as we have our different tribes down South, there are also different tribes up North. States in the North Central part of the country cry of marginalization from the Hausa's/Fulani domiciled in the North West and North East. In fact, in Kaduna, a NW State, there's a very clear schism between the North and Southern parts of the state; how then do we say these people are one like you've said?

In the current democratic dispensation, the concept of the North being one is pretty recent because since 1999, we kicked these guys (NW/NE Nigeria) in the face election cycle after election cycle, allowing only Southerners or moderate Northerners like Yaradua have access to power, until Tinubu decided for whatever short-sighted reason to allow a feudalist in the person of Buhari access to power.

This 2023 election is them experimenting at proper NW/NE extremist dominance with the muslim/muslim ticket.

Olowunl01:

Alaye stop trying to play smart cos you know the reason; Cos people in those 3 regions Identify as Northerners; and in the 3 regions exist those who Identify as Hausa unlike in the south where you dont have such single unifying Identity, I bet you know this already SMH .

However on the bolded I definately agree with you.

Amoto94:

The masses have always been getting the short end of the stick in this so called arrangement, the political class has always used this narrative of North-South Dichotomy to cheat the citizens of good leadership.

A40:
The same Soludo wey use Obi campaign?

TrebleChamp:
Sowore also raised funds in 2019 and embezzled it according to the Party Chairman..

https://twitter.com/ejykdonejyzeH/status/1591195653199499264?t=L_9ddYZv43u06OdhEED8jg&s=19

Theflint1:
I think we down South make too many assumptions about the North, preventing us from playing politics properly. The North is not one large monolith; just as we have our different tribes down South, there are also different tribes up North. States in the North Central part of the country cry of marginalization from the Hausa's/Fulani domiciled in the North West and North East. In fact, in Kaduna, a NW State, there's a very clear schism between the North and Southern parts of the state; how then do we say these people are one like you've said?

In the current democratic dispensation, the concept of the North being one is pretty recent because since 1999, we kicked these guys (NW/NE Nigeria) in the face election cycle after election cycle, allowing only Southerners or moderate Northerners like Yaradua have access to power, until Tinubu decided for whatever short-sighted reason to allow a feudalist in the person of Buhari access to power.

This 2023 election is them experimenting at proper NW/NE extremist dominance with the muslim/muslim ticket.

TrebleChamp:

1. He performed as Governor giving the limited resources during his time, just as Peter Obi performed well also giving the limited resource.
2. He developed a master plan for Lagos that Fashola followed and Sanwo-Olu is currently following, although Ambode deviated from the plan.
He raised the IGR of Lagos State when OBJ seized Local Govt Allocation cos of the creation of LCDAs, but to be honest the pace of development is not in proportion to the ₦40b monthly IGR officially declared and allocation from FAAC.

Tinubu is holding Lagos back from true progress, and him, his family and cronies like Baba Eto are all feeding fat off Lagos resource. Roads are terrible now, and Lagos/Badagry expressway is taking too long to complete (i blame Ambode for this sha).
He was the first Governor in Nigeria to officially use an SUV, a Mercedes G63 and other Governors followed, he was the first to introduced that evil bogus pension scheme for himself and other past governors and their Deputies, other State followed. Agbero menace is another issue, now if you stop your private car to give somebody a lift, Agberos will surround your car and demand for money claiming you carried a passenger. If you don't settle the matter or settle them on time, they will damage your side mirror or any other part of the car...

raumdeuter:
GloriousGbola seems what you predicted is about to happen
https://www.nairaland.com/7431346/tinubu-vows-sue-media-orgs

Tinubu was waiting for the big media houses and not small Twitter boys

raumdeuter:


The difference between a Benue man and a Katsina man is bigger than the difference between an Oyo and a Calabar man

Yet you want to bundle them all as Northerners and you want micro segmentation of the South into SW SE and SS

A NC man has never been President of VP too in Nigeria in our democracy, So why should they not be considered while you want a SE to be

1999 PDP ticket was sent to the South and Ekwueme SE contested against OBJ SW for it

Just like 2015 APC was sent to the North and Atiku NE contested against Buhari NW for it

Zoning is North and South. When zoned to the North it's open to NE NW and NC. When zoned to the South its open to SE SW and SS

GloriousGbola:


Maybe all the online supporters can put their money where their mouth is and do go fund me for the media houses. Keep the dream alive

Itsrm:



Anambra can have the lowest poverty rate under Obi and the investment he made can be worth next to nothing

The statements are not mutually exclusive. Both can be true.

OasisX:




You don try..... rest na political talk. I won't be surprised if you're the one he denied Ticket, hence the grudges against him.

You have every right to be angry at BAT. You did believe you've paid your dues under him, yet denied opportunity to enjoy fruits of your labour.

Ooin..... I feel the pain too bruh.

Ellexy:
All of them know the disaster that is Buhari administration.

GloriousGbola:


Maybe all the online supporters can put their money where their mouth is and do go fund me for the media houses. Keep the dream alive

TrebleChamp:

Na i wasn't the candidate, i have never aspired for public office. Tinubu is not a true Democrats, he is a Dictator, na my ish with him back then. But now na him age and health status and Muslim-Muslim ticket be my ish.....

OasisX:




Tor..... E pele sir. BAT ti wole, Ere la fe fi Omo ayo se ni ojo Idibo.

TrebleChamp:
I have said it that Tinubu cannot campaign honestly without attacking Buhari's Govt, so na lies like 'renewed hope' sure pass for him..

Olowunl01:

Oshe Egbon Dayo Phd. Omo nawa ooo...Oga take it easy naa; no be only go school o

To make agenda work, you stylishly added since democracy started in 1999
The North Central is the one of the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria representing the majority of the country's Middle Belt.
States: Benue State; Kogi State; Kwara State; Nasarawa State; Niger State; Plateau ...

How come it is Benue you choose to compare to katsina? Cos atleast 3 states of NW region the political class Identify as hausa-fulani.
If the bolded had been between Ondo & Calabar I would have thought you had something else in mind

GloriousGbola:


Maybe all the online supporters can put their money where their mouth is and do go fund me for the media houses. Keep the dream alive

raumdeuter:


If it's before Democracy then everyone has had their chance with SE having Ironsi and NC having Gowon


Benue is classified as a Northern state has few similarities with Katsina. If you are saying Buhari a Katsina man has taken then slot of the North which includes Benue. Then its fair to say OBJ has taken the slot of a Calabar man.

A Benue man is closer to the SE and has very little in common with Katsina for example in religion Benue are majority Christians and even ruled by Rev Father's one of the favorite to rule Benue in 2023 is a Rev Father can that happen in Katsina?
Oyo is split 50-50 in religion an Oyo and a Calabar man always find common ground in religion

Bottom line zoning is a North South thing. Once the turn comes to your zone fight it out with people there like Atiku vs Buhari and OBJ vs Ekwueme

Theflint1:
OBJ vs Ekwueme, was primaries, it should be OBJ vs Falae.