Donjazet2:
INEC has declared 2 house of assembly seats for LP so far!
Say what you will but an 8 month old movement that is permeating the whole Nigerian political space is a huge stride and achievement.

Festac and satellite town about to experience quality representation in Lagos assembly.

izzou:


We may not have MC Oluomo's wealth here, but i expect everybody here to be more learned than him.

You want to tell me you put Igbos in their place, meanwhile you are nothing in this city; Absolutely nothing

Yorubas were flogged out of PUs yesterday. That should tell anybody that this is not even a Yoruba thing, but few wicked idiots, trying to usurp power by force using the tribal card.

You put me for my place, but nothing nothing reach you.

Shioorr

GloriousGbola:


festac and satelitte town are dominated by igbos - so it is really no suprise at all
i have said repeatedly that i am the only non igbo in my own close
i have also said there is a hatred of apc and tinubu in general
rather than celebrate thuis 'win' go through the electoral history of the regions
as to quality representation - that remains to be seen

DontBullshitMe:

That messaging is too dangerous coming from someone in Tinubu's circle. APC Lagos are not even hiding their desperation anymore.

The funny thing is : there is a new growing demography of young Yoruba voters who are liberal, friends with people of other ethnic groups, and inclined to vote against APC. If APC does not woo these people to their side through progressive policy and development, these people will vote against them 10 times out of 10. So, APC's base is getting depleted year after year.

This method of pitting Yoruba vs Igbo (or other ethnic group) is getting outdated gradually and won't be sustainable in the long run. Too Clear.

obainojazz:
I’ve been seeing that comment everywhere… put them in their place

I’m glad Sanwo Olu won and he continues with the good work he’s been doing or perceived to be doing.

Lagosians have the right to elect who they want.

People should also remember…. Naija na individual race if you no know person. After all the tribal fight, government will still fvck you up no matter the side you support. 👴🏾🕶️🤏🏾

izzou:


Amuwo most times elect the opposition

The only problem is that they will eventually decamp.

I hope these ones hold the forte.

It is difficult to win as an opposition in Lagos. It is also difficult to stay as an opposition when you win too

TrebleChamp:
Yeah, Hon. Dipo and Akeem Bello won it in 2015 under PDP, but both later decamp to APC. I really thought Hon. Wale Rauf would return to the House of Assembly. I guess voters in Ijegun, Satellite, Kirikiri Town and Alakija to Mazamaza did him strong thing. LP truly made a big statement on this 2023 general election...

airmark:


The emboldened will happen when the Igbos cease to lay stupid claims - Lagos, being a no man's land; Igbos developed Lagos and other disparaging remarks on the Yorubas and their culture.

obainojazz:
APC brought politics of hatred… pitting man against man.

These guys armed protesters with sticks to chase out peaceful protesters…. I never see that kind thing before.

The atmosphere in Nigeria now is like US under Trump… and a lot of you are buying what they are selling.

Good thing is we all fvcked equally

airmark:


The emboldened will happen when the Igbos cease to lay stupid claims - Lagos, being a no man's land; Igbos developed Lagos and other disparaging remarks on the Yorubas and their culture.

DissTroy:

The position of Chief Justice is too sensitive. Always would be. All Chief Justices and Governors should actually have solid roots in the state.

Ikpeme is a full Akwa Ibomite. She wasn't even born in Cross River or her family migrated there.


When Akpabio as Akwa Ibom Governor collected all 72 oil wells from Cross River in 2009 leaving them without any oil, Cross River politics being dominated by my people ( the Ibibios) partly and the Efiks was why they couldn't put up a good fight to at least get some. At least put up a strong fight.
Even some of us from Akwa Ibom felt Akpabio shouldn't have insisted on taking all from our brothers but it is what it is.

You need a Chief Justice with solid roots in the state to fight for that.
Would a Russian born and raised in Russia be made Chief Justice in America? Unlikely. Too sensitive. But with Russian roots and born ans raised in America? Likely.

But many commissioners from Donald Duke's time to Imoke and the current one were and are from Akwa Ibom. Many Permanent Secretaries in Cross River are from Akwa Ibom too. That nullifies your claims.

In Akwa Ibom, many village heads in boundary LGAs like Itu are from Cross River/ have Cross River roots. In the Oro-speaking axis of Akwa Ibom like Oron, Mbo, Okobo, Udung Uko and the likes, Cross Riverians are vying for office and being elected.

The Ibibios and Efiks dominate Akwa Ibom and Cross River sociopolitics but the current Governor of Cross River is from Northern Cross River, those considered minorities of minorities to and by us.


You want a list of Cross Riverians in SUGs in Akwa Ibom and vice versa, or in state governments? Several.

Add what I have explained now with you acknowledging Akwa Ibom or Cross River don't mind Igbos, Yorubas or others taking key positions in our governments and schools, and it completely erodes your claims of tribalism

Plus the dynamics of Cross River is crazy. I'm glad I'm not from there in a way. Ikom LGA alone in Cross River has 17 languages and tribes. Good luck handling that.

GloriousGbola:

this is the koko of the matter.
being liberal is a spectrum - it is not binary and it has its limits.
it is donj after all who was bragging last week about assfking tinubu in his stronghold.

OkpaNsukkaisBae:
But how did the Igbos interfere in Lagos politics?

Lagos is not the only state that LP won during the presidential election.
They won nasarawa, plateu & Abuja. These people are not crying that Igbos want to takeover their state/land.

The top three gubernatorial candidates in Lagos are both Yorubas.

airmark:


The emboldened will happen when the Igbos cease to lay stupid claims - Lagos, being a no man's land; Igbos developed Lagos and other disparaging remarks on the Yorubas and their culture.

GloriousGbola:




this is the koko of the matter.
being liberal is a spectrum - it is not binary and it has its limits.
it is donj after all who was bragging last week about assfking tinubu in his stronghold.

raumdeuter:
The Abiola is Abia has denied his Abiola-ness

https://twitter.com/renoomokri/status/1637427477961142272?t=Zm5pFucaF4jJNh91CpaOXg&s=19

izzou:


Even the person that called Lagos a "NO MAN'S LAND" here, was called out and schooled, even by non-yorubas.

Can you show us where someone trampled upon your culture on this thread?

I will wait

izzou:


Even the person that called Lagos a "NO MAN'S LAND" here, was called out and schooled, even by non-yorubas.

Can you show us where someone trampled upon your culture on this thread?

I will wait

obainojazz:
airmark left Nigeria 20 years ago… I should accept his claims?

DontBullshitMe:
That messaging is too dangerous coming from someone in Tinubu's circle. APC Lagos are not even hiding their desperation anymore.

The funny thing is : there is a new growing demography of young Yoruba voters who are liberal, friends with people of other ethnic groups, and inclined to vote against APC. If APC does not woo these people to their side through progressive policy and development, these people will vote against them 10 times out of 10. So, APC's base is getting depleted year after year.

This method of pitting Yoruba vs Igbo (or other ethnic group) is getting outdated gradually and won't be sustainable in the long run. Too Clear

obainojazz:
airmark left Nigeria 20 years ago… I should accept his claims?

obainojazz:
How many Igbos in your corner have you seen make this statement Mr airmark… Even you fall for APC clout

Common sense says Igbos are not in government in Lagos and last I checked… Government construct roads and other needed amenities.

GloriousGbola:


this thread is more or less a civilised space and cannot be said to be representative of what takes place in the rest of cyberspace
a lot of your kinsmen have been calling lagos a no mans land since forever.
if you were to start searching and calling each and everyone of them out, you would be tied to your phone for weeks or months.

there is a reason all those developer memes became a flood at one point - it was a response to we developed lagos posts and jibes.

airmark:


Dey play.

Unlimited22:

You're on a roll today.

izzou:


Even the person that called Lagos a "NO MAN'S LAND" here, was called out and schooled, even by non-yorubas.

Can you show us where someone trampled upon your culture on this thread?

I will wait

izzou:


I cannot count how many times Non-Igbos have debunked that NO MAN'S LAND here.

If it is today's agenda to call people Refugees, i want a seat at this table.

GloriousGbola:




this is the koko of the matter.
being liberal is a spectrum - it is not binary and it has its limits.
it is donj after all who was bragging last week about assfking tinubu in his stronghold.

KingTom:

Those tribalists in Lagos wouldn't cause as much as an uproar if Gbadebo 'Shinedu' was a Gbadebo 'Gambari' I.e with a hausa mother, does that make them less tribalistic?

As for the SUG matter, call your friends in UNICAL and ask them what CRIM means

GloriousGbola:




this is the koko of the matter.
being liberal is a spectrum - it is not binary and it has its limits.
it is donj after all who was bragging last week about assfking tinubu in his stronghold.

izzou:


No no no, bro

Someone came here and said Igbos trample on your culture, and you agreed.

Show us where it happened here.

If here is civilised, then why will someone come here and call people Refugees, and everybody keeps quiet? The person even laughing with him is based abroad.

So no long story bros, just show us where your culture was trampled upon here.

DissTroy:

I don't know. Until we have clear examples/instances of such, our assumptions are just what they are - assumptions, templated on ambiguous notions.

You related it to Akwa Ibom and Cross River so I had to respond.

LOL. KingTom, you want to see some names of Akwa Ibomites who held key positions in not just UniCal SUG which is a federal school but CruTech?