Kepukepu:
It does make sense that people who have been accustomed to a certain type of system might be more likely to support leaders who reflect those values, even if they are not good for them. There's a concept called "path dependence" that refers to how the choices we make in the present are shaped by the choices we made in the past. So, in a country that has recently transitioned from monarchy to democracy, it's possible that the effects of that historical system are still present in the culture and may influence people's political decisions.

Yorubas and Hausa had organized monarchical systems where they paid homage to a single strong leader called Oba or Emir, this influences their political choices as well. They always see a reason to depend on someone who takes the position of what the Obas and Emirs were in this current dispensation, irrespective of whether the person is capable or not. They always want to be led and to have someone they can call their leader. So it does not matter if the person is competent, they will follow him. It's in tune with their culture
This mentality is more pronounced with the hausas than with the Yorubas because the Yorubas re more liberal and has accepted western education more, however this cultural trait is still there in both tribes.

So Yorubas and Hausas are more likely to obey a leader who can enforce himself and create the image of protecting their cultural heritage than someone from the east or southsouth. It's in their culture to worship humans like demigods.
It's the way many Yorubas perceive Tinubu, Awolowo and Abiola and how most northerners perceive Buhari.

It's hard for someone to attain the status of a demigod in the east even Ojukwu who led the Biafran war did not win any state during elections in the east. Peter Obi is getting popular because of his competence and how he sold himself (most Tinubu supporters will argue this).

Kepukepu:
Yeah, this is just the genesis of the whole problem.

A Tinubu supporter from the west does not see Tinubu as the solution to Nigeria's problems, he sees Tinubu as a person that projects the cultural heritage of the Yorubas. A demigod

UNDFTD:
There you have it! When folks like me who understand your Nigeria more than the majority of you tell you that, your government is the sponsor of terrorism, you come on this platform and others to defend the indefensible. If you have any modicum of sense, tell me why would your government release over 500 Fulani terrorists back into the communities that they had been terrorizing. And you do not see anything wrong with that? The problem is that Nigerians are very dishonest people. They lie and tell themselves that what's BAD is GOOD and vice versa. But the beauty of it all is that despite all their grandiose delusion about the country, the citizens are seeing and feeling the effects of their dishonesty.

The Borno State government said, on Wednesday, that the 160,000 repentant Boko Haram insurgents can’t return to killings because they swore to an oath with the Quran.

The Borno Government says it has cleared 500 suspects of involvement in terrorism and had them released from the Nigerian Army detention facility at Giwa Barracks, Maiduguri.

The state’s Commissioner for Women Affairs, Zuwaira Gambo, said this in Maiduguri while responding to a leader of some aggrieved women in Borno, Hajiya Gana, who alleged that some of their innocent men and children were being held at the barracks.

Mrs Gambo spoke during a question and answer session at a Public Presentation of Charters of Demand from Survivors, Victims and De-radicalised Women in Borno, organised by an indigenous NGO, Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development.

He said all those released in batches were handed over to the Borno State Government.

“The latest batch released last week were 28 in number,” Mrs Gambo said.

She assured those whose relations were arrested by the military in connection with the insurgency to entertain no fear as long as such relations were innocent.

Mrs Gambo said the state government is working closely with the military to ensure justice and fairness to all suspects.

The commissioner lauded the foundation for being at the forefront of seeking justice for the vulnerable and promoting peace and reconciliation in the state.

She said the government would look into the charter of demand from the survivors and victims of the insurgency, adding that many of the demands were being addressed under the “Borno Model” following the mass surrender of insurgents and their families.

The commissioner said that the Borno Model was a community-based approach involving all stakeholders.

Also speaking on innocent persons in detention, the Executive Director of Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development, Hamsatu Allamin, lauded the Army for providing periodical access to the foundation to visit those in detention at Giwa Barracks.

Mr Allamin also noted the periodical release of those identified as innocent and urged the military to sustain the tempo to ensure that no innocent member of the society suffers for a crime he or she did not commit.

The highlight of the occasion was the presentation and review of the charter of demand by Abubakar Mu’azu, a professor who is the Director of, Centre for Peace, Development and Diplomatic Studies at the University of Maiduguri.

kevinexit:


You are encouraging stealing in the country. I live in Canada where they make Cars. Lexus. Etc. you can never see anyone here buying such. Do you know how much that Lexus LX Worth? More than 100k dollars oooo. On average. Here in Canada, for normal jobs. After taxes people earn 80k - 130k dollars a year.

African leaders are criminals. They should be killed. People work their asses off in developed countries

TopBanter:


You guys make me laugh. When are you going to stop disgracing Nigeria with talks that make it seem you're from Mars and totally devoid of the reality of our nation?

When Buhari locked up Sambo Dasuki for 4 years and did not even look in the direction of GEJ who authorised the release of the billions Dasuki shared, what do you fifth columnists think that was about?

Did Buhari ever touch Jonathan, his wife or members of their inner crew for you to now be suggesting Tinubu should arrest, jail and disgrace Buhari?

The way you people talk, devoid of recognition of the adage "when in Rome behave like a Roman" , is what convinces me Nigerian youth are not replacing the older generation anytime soon.

You lot just don't have any ability to think critically, pragmatically or practically in conjunction with on-ground reality that guides how things are done and what can or cannot be done. You just talk recklessly.

Built2last:
What exactly is this man's business

because we can celebrate rubbish in Nigeria

DaddyJapan:


In one of my earlier posts I provided the names of Central Bank governor who were convicted and jailed in other parts of the world, in the past 12 months.
Though an enabler of corruption by virtue of being largely indifferent to it, Buhari is afforded the cloak of plausible deniability.


Source: https://businessday.ng/news/legal-business/article/what-does-the-cbns-independence-really-mean

Depriest2020:
OP I don't understand what you're trying to say, but all the south east state times 3 ( × 3 ) is still not up to the size of Niger state land mass.

Kushites:


The problem is not a 'weak' currency. The problem is low wages.

Biodun556:
Apart from those who genuinely need dollars to buy goods and pay school fees abroad.

Nigerian politicians convert billions of naira they stole to dollars to make it portable. Some Nigerians also change the naira to dollars for show off at parties. These are they people who denied those who need dollars to do legitimate business

Preferito:

That's what I'm trying to say. His mother seems possessive. Even his uncles that he met were all from the mother's side.

flokii:


I guess you won't mind Peter Obi's kids opening school for kids in Anambra to learn Ibibio abi na Efik he (Obi) go marry..

Go through the thread and you'll find where a NLer pointed it out that the guy mentioned in his documentary that his Igbo mom was always frowning whenever they try to speak Yoruba.. I can confirm this bad habit among Igbo women married to our men because I have witnessed several scenarios like that.. Like why will you go and marry from a tribe you can't stand their language and culture?