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nlfpmod: Great Ohafia Warrior! 5 Likes |
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Urheadmaster: The Independent National Electoral Commission on Saturday boasted that it had “murdered” and “buried” rigging and other forms of electoral malpractices in the 2023 election with the signing of the Electoral Act 2022, the Bimodal Voter Registration System and other strict measures launched ahead of the 2023 general elections..... Maybe they don't know! |
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Kewtt: Miscreants and touts...I imagine the level of looting that will take place today... |
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donprincebigt: So do we blame some moslems that have no patience and attack them...? |
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plaindealer: But you can qualify as an Bleep boy living off women...? The same Obi pitied you and gave you a job so that you can stop being a house boy to ladies... |
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Edge247:r Someone is dancing and dem dey hold am for hand make e no fall down...na wah o! |
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Ekundayo7574: What about the real thief and drug peddler? |
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valentineuwakwe: And Jonathan left a country that was not polarized... |
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oyebanji44:yes more popular because of his thievery and extreme health incapacitations.. |
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oikirodah: Because no sane human being can support the others...however collect thier money and Mark present for them,then do your mind. |
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Period007: This the only time this useless group will say something reasonable! |
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SmartPolician: Why wouldn't you reciprocate the niceness to the dog of a woman who is keeping and feeding you... |
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oikirodah: I hope Agbado will come and address them... not the vice? |
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Bar1941: |
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Peterobiisathie: Somebody wrote this...and take time to read it...though it's copied! WHO ARE THESE OBIDIENTS? Let me make this clear from the outset. I am a member of the APC and a supporter of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. This contribution does not in any way derogate from that and my analysis is more of an academic and intellectual exercise than anything else. I am NOT a supporter of Peter Obi and I have NO intention of becoming one. I am however interested on what his supporters represent and stand for and that is the subject of this essay. They are worthy of my attention only because their rise and relevance in the political configuration of our nation, just in a matter of weeks, is meteoric and phenomenal. In order to counter and defeat them or to keep them in their place we must at least attempt to understand them and figure out how their minds work. The following are my findings. Those that are the supporters of Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate, are known as 'Obidients' and they are EVERYWHERE. Those of us in the larger political parties like the ruling APC and the opposition PDP, treat them with contempt and ignore them at our own peril. The truth is that they are far more dangerous to our collective cause as a ruling class than many of us can possibly conceive or appreciate. Only the discerning can appreciate this and know precisely where this whole thing may be heading. They may not have structures or elected representatives in the legislative and executive arms of Government but they have IDEAS and VISION coupled with a clear ideological and philosophical bent which can and will endure for far longer than mere political platforms and structures. Unknown to them as well as virtually everyone else, therein lies their power. As they say, an idea whose time has come cannot be stopped. Long after we are all gone they will still be here because structures and political alliances rarely endure but IDEAS and VISION last forever. Again they will outlive and outlast us all because they are not a political party in the true sense of the word but rather a growing national movement which scales and spreads across ethnic, religious, political and regional lines and traditional boundaries. They also represent a generational and paradigm shift which is increasingly attractive to many and they are bound tightly together by a common purpose, common cause and common objective: namely to rid Nigeria of the old order and usher in the new. That is really what they want to do and that is the primary and strongest source of their inspiration and motivation. They are far more dangerous to what the French describe as the 'Ancien Regime', the old political class and the entire system itself than anything we have ever seen before because most of them, bar their leader and a small handful of political tried and tested veterans and old war horses around him, are NOT politicians and have never ventured anywhere near the political arena or the circles of power. In the main they are an innovatively aggressive and frightful array and association of angry and determined young men and women who clearly have the courage of their convictions coupled with the audacity, fury, daring, rage and firm resolve of those that were involved in the Endsars protests of 2020 and the fiery footsoldiers that effected the Russian Bolshevik revolution of 1917 led by Vladimir Iliyich Lenin. There is also something Rawlingesque and intimidating about them. That is to say they are similar in disposition to the late, great and mighty son of Africa and leader of Ghana, President Jerry Rawlings, who led a successful revolution in his country in 1979 and who, on his second coming in 1981 when he toppled yet another Government said, "if there is no justice in Ghana then there shall be no peace!" That is the spirit that is in the Obidients and that is what moves them. Yet though they do not like to hear it their chances of winning the presidential election next year, short of a miracle, are very slim and deep down they all know it even if they refuse to publicly acknowledge it. Despite that they are determined to fight to the end, hope for the best, work hard and give it their best shot and, of course, therein lies their victory. In this game courage is the key. As they say, 'he who dares wins'. Again as they say, 'fortune favours the bold' and these young people are both daring and bold. That they can challenge the status quo and vie for the sacred and awesome power that has been shared by the two major political parties or their ancestral predecessors and variants over the last 62 years is commendable in itself. I am not part of them but I certainly commend and applaud their efforts. They too have a right to fight for their rights and future and to be heard. They too have a dream and a story to tell and we must never begrudge them that. Yet if the truth be told they are not only interested in winning an election but, perhaps even more importantly, they are interested in making a profound eloquent and defiant statement, registering their protest against the status qou and the powers that be and triggering and engendering a full scale, comprehensive and all-embracing social, cultural and political revolution. They want a real and fundamental change and not a fake one. They want to pull the whole house and system down with everyone in it and rebuild a new one in their own image, with their own values and on their own terms. Most important of all they want to see the back of those of us that are in any way associated with the old order or that have been in Government or the corridors of power at ANY point in time over the last 62 years. That desire and sentiment is the force that is driving and propelling them and that is kindling their fire and swelling their ranks. They are like the Robspier's and the Marat's of the bloody French revolution between 1789 and 1799 whose battle cry was "liberty, equality and fraternity", who brought an end to the French monarchy, Royal family and nobility, chopped off their heads and established a proud and strong new order and a fledgling and unique Republic. Like Robspier's tiny cabal of French revolutionaries, they are led by a small cell of intellectual and idealistic hardliners and are bolstered, girded and supported by a volatile, massive and increasingly dangerous support group and power base who threaten violence and hurl insults at their perceived detractors at the drop of a hat and as a consequence of years of pent up anger and frustration. If they ever get power many heads will role and many of today's and yesterday's leaders will run into exile or go into hiding. This is especially so of those who have something to hide or who have skeletons in their cupboards. That is what makes them so threatening and I repeat, those of us that are in the larger political parties or that are members of the existing and ancient ruling class underestimate them, ignore them and display disdain for their firm resolve and rising anger at our own peril. Most of my political associates, friends and colleagues across party lines tend to dismiss them with contempt. They regard them as being inconsequential and argue that they only exist on social media. I beg to differ. I see them in the streets and I see them in the Churches. I see them amongst my staff and amongst those that regard themselves as being amongst the oppressed and downtrodden. I see them amongst the professionals and those that are bankers, lawyers, doctors and artists. I see them in the North, West, East and South. I see them everywhere and not only on social media. I see them as being a very powerful and potent rising force which, if properly managed, will develop into a major political power over the next few years with a strong ideological and electoral foundation and massive structures. That is the potential that they have and that is how dangerous they can be. The sooner those of us that are in the larger political parties get off our high horses, display a little humility, try and understand their mindset, reach out to them, take them more seriously, appreciate their anger, restore their hope, make the necessary concessions and try and abate their rage and rising angst the better it will be for us all. They may not have today but if we do not play our cards right they may end up having tomorrow. May God help us all. |
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Insecurity: This is the best comment..for 2022... Aisha,you rule! 1 Like |
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[quote author=AfricanColumbus post=117120815][/quote] Is this a movie? There was a country! |
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FreeStuffsNG: I can't just believe that we still have fools like this at this century that we need to find way to make it work again ànd rescue our country. |
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radarada: These are still the idiots that will turn to armed robbers and armed robbers when Tinubu mistakenly tries to enter there.God forbid.May thier generations continue to suffer even if Obi wins.. 1 Like |
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MadeInTokyo: "“As a responsible party and government, all the key functionaries of government cannot abandon their positions for electioneering campaigns. The APC has the mandate of the Nigerian people to administer the country on their behalf at least till May, 29, 2023, and this we intend to do with all sense of responsibility." An idiot has this to say....Why is God such a merciful God that he cannot just strike people dead instantly? |
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nlfpmod: It's Russia and South Korea we want... |
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oikirodah: Breaking News: Prof Charles Arinzechukwu Igwe, Vice-Chancellor of UNN said Peter Gregory Onwuabasi Obi graduated from UNN with 2nd class lower and won 6 meritorious awards while in school. He also said Peter used his father's influence to train 6 students while schooling with them. He narratted that 2nd class lower is first class in all the universities in Nigeria and said Peter was not for once invited by Senate of the school for any reason whatsoever and said the certificate was from UNN. He said those who care to investigate should go to school E-mail box and that Registrar is available to reply citing that 14, 000 Nigerians have inquired from yesterday alone. |
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lhordspy: You be fool o! 22 Likes 1 Share |
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oikirodah: Fellow citizens,so when did 'To whom it may concern' start being Certificates.We are asking for Certificate,show us Tinubu's Certificate if he really went to school... |
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Lanretoye: This guy no get sense.. |
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politicoNG: Tinubu using Lagos to collect money to enri h himself.. 4 Likes |
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ijustdey:Had Mr Rufai successfully fled to Nigeria, the U.S. government might have had trouble extraditing him to answer for his crimes. Acting U.S. Attorney Tessa Gorma, in a letter to Ramon Reyes, the Magistrate Judge in the Eastern District of New York, expressed fears that the APC regime might frustrate his extradition process if he was granted bail. Food for thought! 2 Likes |
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aminulive: “It’s not about Tukur Mamu, you all know that whenever they arrest innocent people, I always talk, not to talk of someone that I know and I’m only advising the government to release him so that we can apologise to him to forget what happened.” Imagine? |
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9jahotblog: Tinubu will try that again as he failed that one.He would recruit Russians.. 1 Like |
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plaindealer: See Zack 'Hungry' Orji. |
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