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There is no doubt that the political governance of Nigeria is beyond "bad". And there's no doubt that many key indices of the economy nosedived under the Bola Tinubu Administration. Yet, I make bold to say that any Southerner that joins the proposed #EndBadGovernance protest is totally deluded. Read on and get my points just now.

To start with, I challenge anyone to tell me anything that the Tinubu Administration has done that is a tenth as bad as what the Buhari Administration did when it backed Fulani herders to kill, maim, abduct, and rape Nigerians with impunity across the country for 8 years? Until someone takes this challenge, let me make my points based on the premise I've just established.

In case you don't agree with my points, that's okay. But you will only be fair in criticizing me if you read through attentively first before your criticisms come. Here are my points.

North Protected Buhari When He Did Far Worse Than Tinubu

Southern Nigerians are so complacent that they easily forget the past. So, I won't be surprised if someone thinks that the overall performance of the Tinubu Federal Government is worse than that of Buhari’s just because of the current pain of hunger. So, let me refresh such people’s memory…

The Buhari Administration committed the worst crimes any government can commit against its citizens. Perhaps, the worst of these crimes was about the then President Buhari empowering his own tribe to terrorize the country unhindered, with the help of the legislature, the judiciary, the police, and the armed forces.

Yet, there was never a single protest from Nigerians. When there was a protest at all, it was against police brutality rather than against much much weightier issues that should have pointed directly at the administration.

Imagine what would happen now if the Tinubu Government goes as far as unleashing his Yoruba tribe on the rest of Nigerians to kill, maim, abduct, and rape them under the protection of the Federal Government police and the military and with zero interference from the legislature and the judiciary!

That's exactly what the Buhari Administration did with the Fulani for 8 long years and nobody ever protested against it. And even when Nigerians dared to protest at all against SARS (not even directly against the police or the Federal Government), Northerners were unanimous against the protest. Northern youths even went to the point of organising to fight against those southerners residing in the North who tried to join the protest.

Northern Criminals Enjoyed Kingly Treatment Under The Buhari Administration While Southern Freedom Fighters Were Treated As Criminals

It was more than obvious that the Buhari administration was using the Fulani against other Nigerians. Among other things, what made it most obvious was the fact that any southerner that dared to stand up against what the Fulani were doing, was immediately criminalized and treated very harshly by the same government. Are Nnamdi Kanu and Sunday Igboho not living examples of this with us today?

Yet, fellows like Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore’s Bodejo and Sheikh Gumi incessantly made highly seditious public statements but were never even invited for questioning for once by any of the security agencies. Yet, all the southern lawmakers sat so complacently with their overfed brains and bodies, and never spoke up against such clear injustices for once for 8 long years!

Now, imagine on the flip side, Tinubu using OPC to kill, maim, rape, and abduct Northerners right in their Northern communities. As he does this, Femi Fani Kayode comes up from time to time to defend OPC’s terrorism saying it's happening as a result of Southwesterners being largely unemployed (as Gumi actually did). As Kayode is doing that, Gani Adams grants interviews to the press from time to time saying unapologetically that “Yorubas own Nigeria” (as Bodejo and other Miyetti voices actually did)!

You see, Nigerian southerners are so politically naive that I often feel like weeping for them. I blame this on a misguided understanding of the Christian teaching on love and forgiveness. Of what use is love and forgiveness when it works against those closest to you? Doesn't charity begin at home any more?

The #EndBadGovernance Protest Is A Northern Attempt To Oust Tinubu And Install Shettima As President

Haha! Someone will come up and call this a conspiracy theory. But before that happens, let me explain myself with clear points.

The Muslim-Muslim ticket of Tinubu was an irresistible bait he used to take the government from the North. It appealed to the typical northern Nigerian Muslim mindset of dominating others using religion. It worked.

But it did not work for the northerners as expected by them.
For one, due to Bola Tinubu's much publicized ill-health then, northern politicians supported him to become president with the hope that he would die soon and be replaced by the vice president.

Plan B was that, even if Tinubu didn't die, he would at least be so functionally dead that the real management of the country would fall on the vice president. This way, the northern agenda to foist terrorism on the rest of the country would have continued unabated.

Plan C was that, no matter what, Tinubu would be so frail and weak on the seat that Shettima would be controlling him. Unfortunately for them, Tinubu beat all the three plans by refusing to pander totally to the ungodly agenda. This is the actual reason why the #EndBadGovernance protests began to crop up from the North (as it is clear in this Punch Editorial) and southerners are stupidly catching the fever. Don't be fooled by the later statements by a few Arewa leaders who may or may not be aware of the pulsating conspiracy by Northern political gladiators.

That's why one of the hashtags says “#TinubuMustGo”. If Tinubu goes, who replaces him? Your guess is as good as mine. If Tinubu should go because of what Nigerians have passed through under him in about a year, but Buhari did not go because of far worse things that Nigerians passed through under him for 8 years, then, where is the justice?

Conclusion
No one knows everything. I have made my points on this issue. If you think I am wrong or I didn't quite get it, you can say what you think. It's democracy. You can comment your view below or here on Twitter.

And, before you begin to accuse me of having been paid by the Tinubu administration to write this, I also wrote here that "Peter Obi is the only true national political leader that Nigeria ever produced" so far. I'm all for truth and justice and nothing other than these values. Thank you.

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OneCandleAway:
Let tinubu first publish national apology for frustrating Jonathan before we can begin to talk about south.

You can't think you can dribble southerners after colliding with north to import terrorist to frustrate Jonathan.

This isn't about Tinubu or Southwest. It is about you. If you protest, you are helping the North to install Boko Haram fully in Aso Rock. Don't cut your nose to spite your face just because you think Tinubu shouldn't be there. I am Obidient though.

You are not far from the truth, but for the gbajue adherents who passionately desires that the North return to power since the gbajue coroner lost out.

dumahi:



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There is nothing like South please

Let tinubu first publish national apology for frustrating Jonathan before we can begin to talk about south.

You can't think you can dribble southerners after colliding with north to import terrorist to frustrate Jonathan.

There is nothing like south, southwest should face their problems and leave Southeast and south south out of it,face your problems with the north alone cowards

You Tribalistic murda4kas did not say this when you pulled down GEJ, a southerner in 2015 and supported Buhari, a Northerner.

GEJ was growing Nigeria's economy despite the little curruption in his Gov & Nigerians could afford basic things to survive yet u protested and voted against him .

Tinubu is doing a bad & poor job, he is inefficient with hunger & massive corruption in the NNPC, CBN & insecurity everywhere yet you want us to support him.

This is not southern presidency but Tinubu's presidency because southerners & many sensible yorubas didn't vote for him during the last election .

So, in essence, everyone should protect their own criminals?

Then you'd still want Nigeria to progress? A Nigeria that allows criminals to pillage due to the backings of their tribes?

Chai. God, please come to our aid, amen!

There is like daily evidence that this nation should not be one

But somehow, Nigerians are still willing to kill other blacks from other tribes to force them to remain in a nation that the white man (British) created.

whatisthetruth:
So, in essence, everyone should protect their own criminals?

Then you'd still want Nigeria to progress? A Nigeria that allows criminals to pillage due to the backings of their tribes?

Chai. God, please come to our aid, amen!

That's not the point. The point is that Northern politicians are trying to install a worse criminal from the North even as we talk.

My Brother's and Sisters,
we do understand that this are trying time's in our country, however this too shall pass.

About the so called planned nation wide protest, there are some security implications you must be aware of.

For the now, just be positive and hopeful.
This current situation will not swallow anyone of us and members of our families.
We will all come out strong.

Don't be misguided.

Stay Safe 🙏

Big Love ❤️

Nigeria is perfectly described by this picture below.

Rowing in different directions, thus remaining in limbo, not Limpopo oo, at least there is joy in Limpopo

Skooltynz:
There is nothing like south, southwest should face their problems and leave Southeast and south south out of it,face your problems with the north alone cowards

Can you beat your chest and say that every Southwesterner supported Tinubu's presidency or that no Southeasterner or Southsoutherner helped Tinubu to be President. Think about people like Ayo Adebanjo, Nyeson Wike and Dave Umahi as you reply.

dumahi:

That's not the point. The point is that Northern politicians are trying to install a worse criminal from the North even as we talk.

That's the point, if the North or wherever had their own nation, then there would be no other tribe or people to blame.

The people would all unite and put their leaders on their toes.

So, you won't be planning to install some criminal, by blaming another criminal from another tribe, making the people to fall back to tribal sentiments, while blinding them to logic.

To your tent oh isreal

Before the elections,Yoruba Muslims AKA BATidiots told us there was nothing like Southern Nigeria,we have South south,south west and the dot in a circle

Abeg,because of next time

But every Southerner that joined Tinubu to protest against Jonathan in 2012 and pull him down were wise Abi?


All these narratives won’t work. Karma is jejely doing its work.

Nigerians don't make the same mistake Esau made selling his birthright to Jacob because of hunger, for a plate of portage yam abi na porridge yam.

Hunger is much in the land yes, no doubt about that, be patient with Tinubu and his policies. If by 2027 you still don't see the impact then you can make a new choice.

Tinubu is the president for southwest not the south

The number of editorials these clowns have written in the past one week ehnn. Now u want a united south after partnering with north to oust a southern president. As far as we are concerned Tinubu is a southwest agenda the drug addict should not be seen as the collective candidate of the south. We southerners know who we voted for

dumahi:

Can you beat your chest and say that every Southwesterner supported Tinubu's presidency or that no Southeasterner or Southsoutherner helped Tinubu to be President. Think about people like Ayo Adebanjo, Nyeson Wike and Dave Umahi as you reply.

I like his comment,at least those Yorubas who voted Obi will be regretting now,We warned them that these people dont like yorubas but were only doing fake love to Yorubas and Hausas becauseof their votes before the election. Now they abuse all yorubas at will including those who didn't vote for Tinubu. What a people

Fibonacci88:
The number of editorials these clowns have written in the past one week ehnn. Now u want a united south after partnering with north to oust a southern president. As far as we are concerned Tinubu is a southwest agenda the drug addict should not be seen as the collective candidate of the south. We southerners know who we voted for

Till this world go end,ibo man will never be president,deal with that

dumahi:



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Because it is Tinubu, its now North versus South..



You have forgotten it was same Tinubu (Southwest) that colluded with Buhari to remove another Southerner (South South)as president using propaganda.


Nigeria has a date with destiny. It may take long, but it will happen surely.

Aldol:

Till this world go end,ibo man will never be president,deal with that

Those that have been President have nothing to show for it, but you guys are fixated on if Igno becomes President?

Joblessness

dumahi:

That's not the point. The point is that Northern politicians are trying to install a worse criminal from the North even as we talk.

But it was Tinubu that fought hard to bring in Buhari, a northerner to replace Jonathan who's far better than both Tinubu and Buhari, as a president.

Just to make matters worse for Tinubu, he supported Buhari's re-election ambition in 2019, because Tinubu saw nothing wrong in the way Buhari led Nigeria from 2015 to 2019, so Tinubu is part and parcel of every failing that Buhari brought to Nigeria.

As though Tinubu was not done with his bad boy moves, he instigated a heavy anti-Igbo feeling in Nigeria during the last election, to the extent that his political hirelings took pleasure in destroying Igbo properties in Lagos, and you think such a move will endear Tinubu to the Igbos.

Continuing, his hireling Onanuga went on to try and hang the protest on the neck of Peter Obi an Igbo man, so that he could be made a target. Now why should an Igbo man or indeed any other southerner ever support Tinubu, when his track record is full of him undermining southern president and a presidential candidate.

Tinubu should make do with the Ohanaeze directive that Igbos shouldn't lead any of these coming protests. That is the very best he can ever get from the Igbos. Igbos will not be rallying for him, to intimidate the north. Let Onanuga do that for him.

Let us not forget the fact that Tinubu forgave Igboho his fellow Yoruba, but has left Kanu an Igbo, in detention.

You Ronus are really living in a different universe.

How can you ask people to wait till 2027 and corruption is getting out of control. You're a BAD person if you endorse this government that has brought unspeakable HARDSHIP to all.

dumahi:

That's not the point. The point is that Northern politicians are trying to install a worse criminal from the North even as we talk.

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So what happened during GEJ time? Who was eventually installed?

What we're talking about here is over the top inflation and hunger that's affecting more than 90% of Nigerians, not Buhari's nepotism. If the protest was about Tinubu's nepotism, your argument would have been in order, but not this one that's about mass starvation of Nigerians due to badly thought-out policy of petrol subsidy removal.

OneCandleAway:
Let tinubu first publish national apology for frustrating Jonathan before we can begin to talk about south.

You can't think you can dribble southerners after colliding with north to import terrorist to frustrate Jonathan.

Are you kidding me ? Bros, calm down ooo. Let bye- gone be bye gone, please. The truth is that we need each other.

Skooltynz:
There is nothing like south, southwest should face their problems and leave Southeast and south south out of it,face your problems with the north alone cowards

I like this statement. I just wish we could start playing it out offline and in real life too

It should be three groups in the South...Nothing like SS/SE and those ones no even dey attach themselves with other, na una dey force una sef with them

U think an average SW person would wanna force a united South?? Same region whose people doesnt give an F about residing or doing business in your socalled SE

THEY ARE COMPOUND FOOLS,HOW MANY NORTHERNERS PROTEST AGAINST BUHARI MISRULE OF BORROWING BILLIONS OF DOLLARS WITH NO REFINERY NO ELECTRIC THE SHOW. AN YOU PAYING THAT DEBT NOW.

I didn't read past the first paragraph.

The writer is a very nonsense person.

dumahi:



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Where you alive during Jonathan's government?.
You think everyone has forgotten the role you people played to remove him from power, now the same treatment is taboo and you are here talking rubbish about southern unity against north.

Absolutely rubbish. Face your battle alone nothing like southern unity anymore

Wasn't it the same tinubu who asked ""
***WHERE ARE THE COWS?***
When this same Northerners the poster is accusing here killed one of his own people?
I am not saying that the poster isn't making a good point but I don't like being taking for a fool,. No one should be insulting out collective intelligence.
If the whole south is ready to come together, that will be good but we know that's not possible for obvious reasons,