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Meet Malam Umaru Altine; The First Elected Mayor Of Enugu by Racoon(m): 3:55pm On Feb 05

Malam Umaru Altine (1952 - 1958), a Northern Fulani man was the first elected Mayor of Enugu, in the East, and was even re-elected for a second term.

Malam Umaru Altine was the Vice Chairman of the NCNC Youth Association at Enugu. He identified with the NCNC as a political party. During elections NCNC decided to nominate him at Coal Camp where he lived.
He contested twice for the post of Mayor of Enugu against Igbo opponents and won twice.

The second election was even more significant in the sense that NCNC had asked him to step down for somebody else and he refused. Instead, he resigned from NCNC, ran as an Independent candidate and beat the NCNC candidate.

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Re: Meet Malam Umaru Altine; The First Elected Mayor Of Enugu by Racoon(m): 4:00pm On Feb 05

This was before the bridge collapsed and the born to rule mentality set things apart.

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Re: Meet Malam Umaru Altine; The First Elected Mayor Of Enugu by Odin13: 4:11pm On Feb 05

Zik went to try his luck in a tribalistic region .. and myopic Awolowo showed him the true meaning of the word “ Yoruba “

… and that’s it .

History ***

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Re: Meet Malam Umaru Altine; The First Elected Mayor Of Enugu by EmperorCaesar(m): 4:14pm On Feb 05

Not a big deal
Rita Orji and co are getting elected in SW back to back

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Re: Meet Malam Umaru Altine; The First Elected Mayor Of Enugu by IGBOPROMISE1: 4:27pm On Feb 05

EmperorCaesar:

Not a big deal
Rita Orji and co are getting elected in SW back to back

If you wanna tell the story, tell it as it is and don’t embellish it with half-truths and outright lies!

Rita Orjis’ election owed largely to the Igbo and non emilokan-Yoruba voting demographic of the electorate in the part of Lagos she was seeking to represent! The Tinubu minions and acolytes that have held Lagos in a chokehold from 1999 to date WERE NOT happy with her election and this accounted for the thuggery and rigging they deployed to get rid of her and install a Yoruba man in her place!

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Re: Meet Malam Umaru Altine; The First Elected Mayor Of Enugu by Dalohad: 4:31pm On Feb 05

IGBOPROMISE1:

If you wanna tell the story, tell it as it is and don’t embellish it with half-truths and outright lies!

Rita Orjis’ election owed largely to the Igbo and non emilokan-Yoruba voting demographic of the electorate in the part of Lagos she was seeking to represent! The Tinubu minions and acolytes that have held Lagos in a chokehold from 1999 to date WERE NOT happy with her election and this accounted for the thuggery and rigging they deployed to get rid of her and install a Yoruba man in her place!

This is correct. 💯

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Re: Meet Malam Umaru Altine; The First Elected Mayor Of Enugu by EmperorCaesar(m): 4:40pm On Feb 05

IGBOPROMISE1:

If you wanna tell the story, tell it as it is and don’t embellish it with half-truths and outright lies!

Rita Orjis’ election owed largely to the Igbo and non emilokan-Yoruba voting demographic of the electorate in the part of Lagos she was seeking to represent! The Tinubu minions and acolytes that have held Lagos in a chokehold from 1999 to date WERE NOT happy with her election and this accounted for the thuggery and rigging they deployed to get rid of her and install a Yoruba man in her place!

Dalohad:

This is correct. 💯

Why the igbos wey contest last year no enter?

The population that voted in Rita Orji twice, are they all dead? Why didnt the same people vote other Igbos into that seat last year

Point is, Its about PDP and APC. There are APC Igbos serving in Lagos. I guess its the igbo population that forced them in too

The Igbo chairman at the Ore/Odigbo LCDA (A woman,actually) in Ondo state under APC in 2023... I guess its the Igbos that voted her in too

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Re: Meet Malam Umaru Altine; The First Elected Mayor Of Enugu by Odin13: 4:46pm On Feb 05

EmperorCaesar:

Why the igbos wey contest last year no enter?

The population that voted in Rita Orji twice, are they all dead? Why didnt the same people vote other Igbos into that seat last year

Point is, Its about PDP and APC. There are APC Igbos serving in Lagos. I guess its the igbo population that forced them in too

The Igbo chairman at the Ore/Odigbo LCDA (A woman,actually) in Ondo state under APC in 2023... I guess its the Igbos that voted her in too

Typical Yoruba human…

They can twist and change narrative faster than chameleons

Mention Rita .. corner am. He twist am sharp

Corner am again .. he runs

Same humans … yesterday today and tomorrow

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Re: Meet Malam Umaru Altine; The First Elected Mayor Of Enugu by 40yroldman: 5:08pm On Feb 05

Igbos since the beginning of time will always support the most promising candidate with potential irrespective of where he or she may come from

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Re: Meet Malam Umaru Altine; The First Elected Mayor Of Enugu by Karlovich: 5:09pm On Feb 05

This was in the colonial Era, however in modern times we have this

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Re: Meet Malam Umaru Altine; The First Elected Mayor Of Enugu by xpressionx(m): 5:09pm On Feb 05

I say this again,forget the children of hate.

Igbos are the most accomdating

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Re: Meet Malam Umaru Altine; The First Elected Mayor Of Enugu by Gotocourt: 5:09pm On Feb 05

When developers had Sense shocked

, Well Igbos still win councillorship of Tafa balewa ward of Jos North, Plateau State since 1998 LGAs election. No biggie

https://m.lindaikejisblog.com/2024/10/lg-poll-two-igbo-youths-win-councillorship-elections-in-plateau-state-2.html

https://www.google.com/amp/s/punchng.com/plateau-lg-poll-two-igbo-youths-other-councillors-elect-get-certificate-of-return/%3famp

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Re: Meet Malam Umaru Altine; The First Elected Mayor Of Enugu by lindamiller33: 5:11pm On Feb 05

Little by little
Islam penetrating the south east
Hopefully we get a Muslim Governor soon.

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Re: Meet Malam Umaru Altine; The First Elected Mayor Of Enugu by henryadex(m): 5:11pm On Feb 05

Good

Re: Meet Malam Umaru Altine; The First Elected Mayor Of Enugu by EmeeNaka: 5:11pm On Feb 05

Igbos were the true Nigerian. At the dawn of independence, every Igbo man see Nigeria as a place that belongs to everyone. But the North and South West saw a different thing, and were carefully using politics of bitterness and tribe to stoke the flame of hate that is currently burning across Nigeria.

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Re: Meet Malam Umaru Altine; The First Elected Mayor Of Enugu by IGBOPROMISE1: 5:12pm On Feb 05

I have no doubt that, but for tribalism and xenophobia, Nigeria could have been among the top 10 most developed countries on planet earth and the pride of the black race! But see what has become of us today!

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Re: Meet Malam Umaru Altine; The First Elected Mayor Of Enugu by SmartyPants(m): 5:13pm On Feb 05

Racoon:
This was before the bridge collapsed and the born to rule mentality set things apart.

Rather, this was in the time when Zik and the NCNC were collaborating with the North to marginalise the south west (including the midwest at this time), with the hope that Zik would then be made the next Prime Minister. This was the same political romance that led Zik to ignore the advice of Awolowo to include a secession clause in the then Constitution.

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Re: Meet Malam Umaru Altine; The First Elected Mayor Of Enugu by Smartcitizen: 5:14pm On Feb 05

Yorubas will claim it happened in Ghana.

All their desires in Nigeria is for Igbos to be hated by everybody in the world for coming to have properties in their all mighty Lagos.

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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Re: Meet Malam Umaru Altine; The First Elected Mayor Of Enugu by Wickedfacts: 5:14pm On Feb 05

Odin13:
Zik went to try his luck in a tribalistic region .. and myopic Awolowo showed him the true meaning of the word “ Yoruba “

… and that’s it .

History ***

Zik was a fool who should have tried his luck in the North.

Zik was disgraced in the West, Ojukwu also faced the West and that was the beginning of his misfortune.

No be today Yorubas don dey cure your papa craze.

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Re: Meet Malam Umaru Altine; The First Elected Mayor Of Enugu by LexngtonSteele: 5:14pm On Feb 05

Fulanis own the land and will continue to rule grin

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Re: Meet Malam Umaru Altine; The First Elected Mayor Of Enugu by dammyz101(m): 5:14pm On Feb 05

Odin13:
Zik went to try his luck in a tribalistic region .. and myopic Awolowo showed him the true meaning of the word “ Yoruba “

… and that’s it .

History ***

ur a tribal bigot. We have seen Igbos in so many political positions in Yoruba land, but we neva see one Yoruba man holding any in Igbo land.

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Re: Meet Malam Umaru Altine; The First Elected Mayor Of Enugu by Nahunger(m): 5:14pm On Feb 05

Re: Meet Malam Umaru Altine; The First Elected Mayor Of Enugu by EmeeNaka: 5:15pm On Feb 05

SmartyPants:

Rather, this was in the time when Zik and the NCNC were collaborating with the North to marginalise the south west (including the midwest at this time), with the hope that Zik would then be made the next Prime Minister. This was the same political romance that led Zik to ignore the advice of Aolowo to include a secession clause in the then Constitution.

NCNC led by Zik liberated the Mid west from Western Region hegemony and marginalization.

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Re: Meet Malam Umaru Altine; The First Elected Mayor Of Enugu by Wickedfacts: 5:15pm On Feb 05

Igboland belongs to the North.

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Re: Meet Malam Umaru Altine; The First Elected Mayor Of Enugu by Irony1: 5:15pm On Feb 05

EmperorCaesar:

Why the igbos wey contest last year no enter?

The population that voted in Rita Orji twice, are they all dead? Why didnt the same people vote other Igbos into that seat last year

Point is, Its about PDP and APC. There are APC Igbos serving in Lagos. I guess its the igbo population that forced them in too

The Igbo chairman at the Ore/Odigbo LCDA (A woman,actually) in Ondo state under APC in 2023... I guess its the Igbos that voted her in too

Sometimes to have you thoroughly beaten dey hungry me. Because in my life I have never seen people like you that love to gaslight and twist narratives.
You will begin to doubt yourself when people like you start to twist and spin narratives.

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Re: Meet Malam Umaru Altine; The First Elected Mayor Of Enugu by Stolen: 5:16pm On Feb 05

LexngtonSteele:
Fulanis own the land and will continue to rule

The evil u wish others is already consuming u but u dont know.

Karma!

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Re: Meet Malam Umaru Altine; The First Elected Mayor Of Enugu by Softmirror: 5:16pm On Feb 05

Racoon:
This was before the bridge collapsed and the born to rule mentality set things apart.

Is that why Igbos ganged up and killed Ahmadu Bello and Tafawa Balewa and other tribes apart from Igbos during the first coup in cold blood?!!!

'BORN TO RULE' lol 😂

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Re: Meet Malam Umaru Altine; The First Elected Mayor Of Enugu by Wickedfacts: 5:16pm On Feb 05

Stolen:

The evil u wish others is already consuming u but u dont know.

Igalas own Enugu and Anambra.
Hope you know Obiano is Igala?

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Re: Meet Malam Umaru Altine; The First Elected Mayor Of Enugu by Wickedfacts: 5:17pm On Feb 05

Softmirror:
So why did Igbos kill Ahmadu Bello and Tafawa Balewa and other tribes apart from Igbos during the first coup?!!!

They killed Ahmadu Bello and his wife but not a single Igbo was killed.

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Re: Meet Malam Umaru Altine; The First Elected Mayor Of Enugu by Stolen: 5:17pm On Feb 05

Wickedfacts:

Igalas own Enugu and Anambra.
Hope you know Obiano is Igala?

Psycho!

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Re: Meet Malam Umaru Altine; The First Elected Mayor Of Enugu by Smartcitizen: 5:18pm On Feb 05

Odin13:

Typical Yoruba human…

They can twist and change narrative faster than chameleons

Mention Rita .. corner am. He twist am sharp

Corner am again .. he runs

Same humans … yesterday today and tomorrow

I've never seen people like Yorubas in this world before.

Telling lies and propaganda is like a regional identity for them.

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😭

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Re: Meet Malam Umaru Altine; The First Elected Mayor Of Enugu by Wickedfacts: 5:18pm On Feb 05

Irony1:

Sometimes to have you thoroughly beaten dey hungry me. Because in my life I have never people like you that love to gaslight and twist narratives.
You will begin to doubt yourself when people like you start to twist and spin narratives.

Are there Igbos in elective office in Yoruba land, yes or no?
You impotent failure

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