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How Obasanjo Killed Off Guaranteed Igbo Presidency by OALandAgents: 2:20pm On Aug 17, 2024
Many igbos online are not aware of even recent Nigerian history.

If Obj makes any small gesture that appear to support any candidate or cause that Igbos support , we Igbos would start hailing Obasanjo to high heavens, not realising that he is the main reason that we have yet to have a guarantee of an Igbo being president.

You see, General Abacha when he was poisoned in 1998 was just weeks away from introducing a new constitution which would have guaranteed an Igbo presidency.

The constitution (1995 draft constitution) that Abacha was about to implement, provided that each of the country's 6 geopolitical zones would get the presidency on a rotational basis.

Obasanjo jettisoned this draft constitution when he became president in 1999 and introduce our current 1999 constitution, which gives no guarantees for Igbos to get the presidency. At the end of his presidency, Obasanjo handed power to YaraDua (Northerner) and his VP Jonathan(SS).

Today Obasanjo could and often makes cheap speeches and gestures that seem supportive of Igbo aspirations or views and ignorant Igbos youths would hail him upandan!

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Re: How Obasanjo Killed Off Guaranteed Igbo Presidency by franchasofficia: 2:28pm On Aug 17, 2024
OALandAgents:
Many igbos online are not aware of even recent Nigerian history.

If Obj makes any small gesture that appear to support ant candidate that Igbos support , we Igbos would start hailing Obasanjo to high heavens, not realising that he is the main reason that we have yet to have a guarantee of an Igbo being president.

You see General Abacha when he was poisoned in 1998 was just weeks away from introducing a new constitution which would have guaranteed an Igbo presidency.

The constitution was (1995 draft constitution) that Abach was about to implement provided that each of the countries 6 geopolitical zones would get the presidency on a rotational basis.

Obasanjo jettisoned this draft constitution when he became president in 1999 and introduce our current 1999 constitution, which gives no guarantees for Igbos to get the presidency and at the end of his presidency, Obasanjo handed power to a YaraDua (Northerner) and GEJ (SS).

Today Obasanjo could and often makes cheap speeches and gestures that seem supportive of Igbo aspirations or views and ignorant Igbos youths would hail him.
We Igbos do not carry grudges for too long especially when a former Igbo hater or antagonist realizes his or her mistake and turns a new leaf, we forgive and move on.


Obasanjo must have realized his mistakes of seeing Igbos as the bad guys and wanted to correct his lifelong mistakes before he returns back to his maker, just like Theophilus Danjuma and many other retired Northern Generals except the Satan of Daura Buhari who swore to carry his hatred for Igbos to his grave undecided


So leave OBJ alone bra

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Re: How Obasanjo Killed Off Guaranteed Igbo Presidency by Wainey: 2:29pm On Aug 17, 2024
What's the fuss about Igbo presidency?
Bring ur best candidate, we will criticize and analyse and if he catches our interest, we will vote him, that doesn't mean he will automatically win.

Na tribal politics put us where we deh.

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Re: How Obasanjo Killed Off Guaranteed Igbo Presidency by TemplarLandry: 2:34pm On Aug 17, 2024
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OALandAgents:
Many igbos online are not aware of even recent Nigerian history.

If Obj makes any small gesture that appear to support any candidate or cause that Igbos support , we Igbos would start hailing Obasanjo to high heavens, not realising that he is the main reason that we have yet to have a guarantee of an Igbo being president.

You see, General Abacha when he was poisoned in 1998 was just weeks away from introducing a new constitution which would have guaranteed an Igbo presidency.

The constitution was (1995 draft constitution) that Abacha was about to implement, provided that each of the country's 6 geopolitical zones would get the presidency on a rotational basis.

Obasanjo jettisoned this draft constitution when he became president in 1999 and introduce our current 1999 constitution, which gives no guarantees for Igbos to get the presidency. At the end of his presidency, Obasanjo handed power to YaraDua (Northerner) and his VP Jonathan(SS).

Today Obasanjo could and often makes cheap speeches and gestures that seem supportive of Igbo aspirations or views and ignorant Igbos youths would hail him.

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Re: How Obasanjo Killed Off Guaranteed Igbo Presidency by OALandAgents: 2:35pm On Aug 17, 2024
I can't leave Obj alone, even if forgetting about Igbo presidency, he is the cause of most of all the other challenges the country faces today. The 1999 constitution he introduced is at the heart of that. Let us not talk about insecurity and corruption which he played a major part in worsening.
franchasofficia:
We Igbos do not carry grudges for too long especially when a former Igbo hater or antagonist realizes his or her mistake and turns a new leaf, we forgive and move on.


Obasanjo must have realized his mistakes of seeing Igbos as the bad guys and wanted to correct his lifelong mistakes before he returns back to his maker, just like Theophilus Danjuma and many other retired Northern Generals except the Satan of Daura Buhari who swore to carry his hatred for Igbos to his grave undecided


So leave OBJ alone bra

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Re: How Obasanjo Killed Off Guaranteed Igbo Presidency by Salewa97: 2:42pm On Aug 17, 2024
Toh

Why are some of you always looking for scapegoat instead of facing the reality?

Where were the Igbo leaders in all this?

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Re: How Obasanjo Killed Off Guaranteed Igbo Presidency by OALandAgents: 2:47pm On Aug 17, 2024
Personally as an Igbo man I do not even care for Igbo presidency, it just not that high in my list of priorities for my aspirations for this our country Nigeria.
We Igbos are to arrogant and politically immature and the IPOB agenda is just playing with our intelligence and political immaturity.

If you check my post history you may figure out that if , I was to be given a choice between PMB returning or a corrupt and incompetent Igbo presidential candidate, I would choose Buhari in a heartbeat.

If I was given the chance to pick the president of Nigeria, i would choose Engr. Nweze Dave Umahi the current Minister of Works. So this is not about tribalism but about knowing who is good for the country and knowing our recent history.
Wainey:
What's the fuss about Igbo presidency?
Bring ur best candidate, we will criticize and analyse and if he catches our interest, we will vote him, that doesn't mean he will automatically win.

Na tribal politics put us where we deh.

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Re: How Obasanjo Killed Off Guaranteed Igbo Presidency by GeneralPula: 2:52pm On Aug 17, 2024
There’s nothing like guaranteed Ibo presidency..

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Re: How Obasanjo Killed Off Guaranteed Igbo Presidency by OALandAgents: 2:55pm On Aug 17, 2024
This is not about carrying grudges, it is about calling out ignorance on the part of Igbo youths and hypocrisy on the part of corrupt kleptomaniacs like Obasanjo.
Personally Igbos have proven to be too politically immature to do the work to get the presidency and that is ok, we dominate business and commerce that is our strength and may be enough in my opinion for us to leave the political arena for others to dominate, provided we can avoid disasters like Tinubu and have a democracy that actually functions.
franchasofficia:
We Igbos do not carry grudges for too long especially when a former Igbo hater or antagonist realizes his or her mistake and turns a new leaf, we forgive and move on.


Obasanjo must have realized his mistakes of seeing Igbos as the bad guys and wanted to correct his lifelong mistakes before he returns back to his maker, just like Theophilus Danjuma and many other retired Northern Generals except the Satan of Daura Buhari who swore to carry his hatred for Igbos to his grave undecided


So leave OBJ alone bra
Re: How Obasanjo Killed Off Guaranteed Igbo Presidency by OALandAgents: 2:59pm On Aug 17, 2024
Read my original post again and try to comprehend smiley
GeneralPula:
There’s nothing like guaranteed Ibo presidency..
Re: How Obasanjo Killed Off Guaranteed Igbo Presidency by 9jatriot(m): 2:59pm On Aug 17, 2024
Which kind lie be this? When exactly did Obj draft this new constitution?

If your lie lie write up is to be believed then what you are saying is that Obasanjo was sworn in with one constitution whereas he went on to create another constitution which only you and your whatsapp group know when it was done.

OALandAgents:
Many igbos online are not aware of even recent Nigerian history.
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Obasanjo jettisoned this draft constitution when he became president in 1999 and introduce our current 1999 constitution, which gives no guarantees for Igbos to get the presidency. At the end of his presidency, Obasanjo handed power to YaraDua (Northerner) and his VP Jonathan(SS).
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Re: How Obasanjo Killed Off Guaranteed Igbo Presidency by Wainey: 3:03pm On Aug 17, 2024
OALandAgents:
Personally as an Igbo man I do not even care for Igbo presidency, it just not that high in my list of priorities for my aspirations for this our country Nigeria.
We Igbos are to arrogant and politically immature and the IPOB agenda is just playing with our intelligence and political immaturity.

If you check my post history you may figure out that if , I was to be given a choice between PMB returning or a corrupt and incompetent Igbo presidential candidate, I would choose Buhari in a heartbeat.

If I was given the chance to pick the president of Nigeria, i would choose Engr. Nweze Dave Umahi the current Minister of Works. So this is not about tribalism but about knowing who is good for the country and knowing our recent history.
Igbos has not presented a good candidate, when you do, we will vote him.
Bring Umahi and we will criticize and analyze first.
When Obi came, his govt back then had a lot of issues, people insulted his govt, those same people called him messiah in 2023.
Something was definitely wrong.
Even NLders like mrvitalis hated Obi but suddenly wants to sell him to us as the best to save Nigeria.
Tinubu's govt may not be the best and I wish someone else like this Umahi could come take over but if Obi still contest in 2027, id rather vote Tinubu than Obi, he had a very bad record that not even a single person talked good about him when he was a governor.

The hypocrisy of Obi supporters is annoying to say the least, they know their candidate was a failure but will rather insult u if u criticize him.

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Re: How Obasanjo Killed Off Guaranteed Igbo Presidency by OALandAgents: 3:13pm On Aug 17, 2024
This post is not about Igbo presidency, but more about ignorance of many Igbo youths about relatively recent history and also the hypocrisy of corrupt past leaders like Obasanjo who use that ignorance to deceive the youths.

I can honestly say that I am a big supporter of Buhari and would choose again Buhari over Peter Obi to be our next president.

The tribe of our president is not a big deal to me, it is honesty and competency that is key for me personally.

Having said that Tinubu is a disaster that is still unfolding that at this point I would choose Obi or just about any other poor politician over Tinubu.
Wainey:
What's the fuss about Igbo presidency?
Bring ur best candidate, we will criticize and analyse and if he catches our interest, we will vote him, that doesn't mean he will automatically win.

Na tribal politics put us where we deh.
Re: How Obasanjo Killed Off Guaranteed Igbo Presidency by mrvitalis(m): 3:17pm On Aug 17, 2024
Wainey:
Igbos has not presented a good candidate, when you do, we will vote him.
Bring Umahi and we will criticize and analyze first.
When Obi came, his govt back then had a lot of issues, people insulted his govt, those same people called him messiah in 2023.
Something was definitely wrong.
Even NLders like mrvitalis hated Obi but suddenly wants to sell him to us as the best to save Nigeria.
Tinubu's govt may not be the best and I wish someone else like this Umahi could come take over but if Obi still contest in 2027, id rather vote Tinubu than Obi, he had a very bad record that not even a single person talked good about him when he was a governor.

The hypocrisy of Obi supporters is annoying to say the least, they know their candidate was a failure but will rather insult u if u criticize him.
I started supporting Obi after he defeated Osibanjo in the vice presidential debate

If you show me any attack on obi from me after that date you get 100k

You want igbos to present a saint

But u all supported Buhari and tinubu?
Lmaooo

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Re: How Obasanjo Killed Off Guaranteed Igbo Presidency by OALandAgents: 3:20pm On Aug 17, 2024
You missing the point of the thread.
The point is the Igbo youths misguided belief that Obasanjo cares about Igbo aspirations and opinions.

Personally I would have voted Buhari for a third term against a poor Igbo presidential candidate like Peter Obi. Umahi is my ideal choice for president, not only because he is Igbo but also because he is the best candidate in the political arena right now in my honest opinion.
Wainey:
Igbos has not presented a good candidate, when you do, we will vote him.
Bring Umahi and we will criticize and analyze first.
When Obi came, his govt back then had a lot of issues, people insulted his govt, those same people called him messiah in 2023.
Something was definitely wrong.
Even NLders like mrvitalis hated Obi but suddenly wants to sell him to us as the best to save Nigeria.
Tinubu's govt may not be the best and I wish someone else like this Umahi could come take over but if Obi still contest in 2027, id rather vote Tinubu than Obi, he had a very bad record that not even a single person talked good about him when he was a governor.

The hypocrisy of Obi supporters is annoying to say the least, they know their candidate was a failure but will rather insult u if u criticize him.
Re: How Obasanjo Killed Off Guaranteed Igbo Presidency by OALandAgents: 3:31pm On Aug 17, 2024
Obasanjo as the president elect had ample time to insist on introducing Abacha's 1995 draft constitution instead of the hurriedly re-hatched 1979 constitution that was presented and implemented as the 1999 constitution.
Do not make it seem that Obasanjo had no say, after all he made some amendments to the 1999 constitution throughout his tenure but still failed to introduce the presidency guarantee for each geopolitical zone.
9jatriot:
Which kind lie be this? When exactly did Obj draft this new constitution?

If your lie lie write up is to be believed then what you are saying is that Obasanjo was sworn in with one constitution whereas he went on to create another constitution which only you and your whatsapp group know when it was done.

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Re: How Obasanjo Killed Off Guaranteed Igbo Presidency by Wainey: 3:31pm On Aug 17, 2024
mrvitalis:

I started supporting Obi after he defeated Osibanjo in the vice presidential debate

If you show me any attack on obi from me after that date you get 100k

You want igbos to present a saint

But u all supported Buhari and tinubu?
Lmaooo
defeating Osinbajo doesn't automatically mean he is better than Tinubu.
We have heard of his records as a governor and it wasn't pleasant.
As bad as Tinubu is, there are people that still talked good about him, but no single person talked good about Obi.
Obi could be a good debater but his he is zero in actual governance, talking is cheap, action nai be the real blood.

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Re: How Obasanjo Killed Off Guaranteed Igbo Presidency by mrvitalis(m): 3:33pm On Aug 17, 2024
Wainey:
defeating Osinbajo doesn't automatically mean he is better than Tinubu.
We have heard of his records as a governor and it wasn't pleasant.
As bad as Tinubu is, there are people that still talked good about him, but no single person talked good about Obi.
Obi could be a good debater but his he is zero in actual governance, talking is cheap, action nai be the real blood.
Not a single person talk good of Obi? Why are you lying what the hell are you talking about?

See this lair

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Re: How Obasanjo Killed Off Guaranteed Igbo Presidency by Wainey: 3:34pm On Aug 17, 2024
mrvitalis:

Not a single person talk good of Obi? Why are you lying what the hell are you talking about?

See this lair liar
who talked good about Obi, Can u show me?

Debate was the reason u started supporting Obi? U forgot he was a failure. Shows a lot about the average Nigerian

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Re: How Obasanjo Killed Off Guaranteed Igbo Presidency by opamoses1: 3:34pm On Aug 17, 2024
Ibos wants presidency to be given to them on a platter of gold 🤣🤣🤣

Put on your thinking (ronu) caps. Learn to play politics and you might just get the presidency.

You don't win presidency by insulting and bullying like you did with Buhari's tribe and now doing with Tinubu' tribe.

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Re: How Obasanjo Killed Off Guaranteed Igbo Presidency by ogahshtu: 3:37pm On Aug 17, 2024
Fear of Igbo presidency is the beginning of bad governance
Re: How Obasanjo Killed Off Guaranteed Igbo Presidency by mrvitalis(m): 3:41pm On Aug 17, 2024
Wainey:
who talked good about Obi, Can u show me?

Debate was the reason u started supporting Obi? U forgot he was a failure. Shows a lot about the average Nigerian
NOI is better than any other person you can mention here


Now you name someone who is not a person of questionable character than have talked against Obi I dare you

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Re: How Obasanjo Killed Off Guaranteed Igbo Presidency by blackboy(m): 3:42pm On Aug 17, 2024
OBJ was put their to hand over to the north just like he did when he was a military head of state.

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Re: How Obasanjo Killed Off Guaranteed Igbo Presidency by Wainey: 3:48pm On Aug 17, 2024
mrvitalis:

NOI is better than any other person you can mention here


Now you name someone who is not a person of questionable character than have talked against Obi I dare you
NOI mean "no interest rate", I don't get ur first paragraph so I'll just pass.

Ur second paragraph is also kinda misleading, but if u mean "All those who criticize Obi are of questionable character" then I'll refer you to Reno Omokiri, except personal hatred you may have for him, he is a person who stands tall with clean hands yet criticizes Obi.

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Re: How Obasanjo Killed Off Guaranteed Igbo Presidency by mrvitalis(m): 3:51pm On Aug 17, 2024
Wainey:
NOI mean "no interest rate", I don't get ur first paragraph so I'll just pass.

Ur second paragraph is also kinda misleading, but if u mean "All those who criticize Obi are of questionable character" then I'll refer you to Reno Omokiri, except personal hatred you may have for him, he is a person who stands tall with clean hands yet criticizes Obi.
NOI is Nogzi okonji Iweala

Reno is a no body who has achieved absolutely nothing

There is nothing you can say reno has distinguished himself in his life ... Absolutely nothing you can name one

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Re: How Obasanjo Killed Off Guaranteed Igbo Presidency by opamoses1: 3:57pm On Aug 17, 2024
mrvitalis:

NOI is Nogzi okonji Iweala

Reno is a no body who has achieved absolutely nothing

There is nothing you can say reno has distinguished himself in his life ... Absolutely nothing you can name one
Reno became a special Assistant/adviser to a sitting president (GEJ) has anyone in your family achieved close to that. NO

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Re: How Obasanjo Killed Off Guaranteed Igbo Presidency by Wainey: 3:59pm On Aug 17, 2024
mrvitalis:

NOI is Nogzi okonji Iweala

Reno is a no body who has achieved absolutely nothing

There is nothing you can say reno has distinguished himself in his life ... Absolutely nothing you can name one
what did Ngozi Iweala say about Obi? Pls don't tarnish her fine image.
As for Reno, we are talking about competent character and not achievements also if u talk about achievements, he was a special adviser to a president. Duhhh

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Re: How Obasanjo Killed Off Guaranteed Igbo Presidency by Ojiofor: 4:00pm On Aug 17, 2024
Wainey:
Igbos has not presented a good candidate, when you do, we will vote him.
Bring Umahi and we will criticize and analyze first.
When Obi came, his govt back then had a lot of issues, people insulted his govt, those same people called him messiah in 2023.
Something was definitely wrong.
Even NLders like mrvitalis hated Obi but suddenly wants to sell him to us as the best to save Nigeria.
Tinubu's govt may not be the best and I wish someone else like this Umahi could come take over but if Obi still contest in 2027, id rather vote Tinubu than Obi, he had a very bad record that not even a single person talked good about him when he was a governor.

The hypocrisy of Obi supporters is annoying to say the least, they know their candidate was a failure but will rather insult u if u criticize him.

You want ndi Igbo to present angels as candidate while you support Anini and Osunbor from your tribe to become president of Nigeria.Are you kidding me? Is Tifnubu the best Yoruba can offer?A drug lord and certificate forger according to his criminal records both in Nigeria and in US.

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Re: How Obasanjo Killed Off Guaranteed Igbo Presidency by mrvitalis(m): 4:00pm On Aug 17, 2024
opamoses1:

Reno became a special adviser to a sitting president (GEJ) has anyone in your family achieved close to that. No.
My father was a prof of mathematics
My uncle was a controller general for a Para-military organization
Don't even want to talk about local government chairman
Commissioners
National Agency DG from my extended family

We are all not poor

Take reno opinion on a person like PO shows your level of reasoning sha

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Re: How Obasanjo Killed Off Guaranteed Igbo Presidency by opamoses1: 4:01pm On Aug 17, 2024
mrvitalis:

My father was a prof of mathematics
My uncle was a controller general for a Para-military organization
Don't even want to talk about local government chairman
Commissioners
National Agency DG from my extended family

We are all not poor

Take reno opinion on a person like PO shows your level of reasoning sha
Liar. Anyone can be anything on Nairaland. Reno's achievement are proven. Yours are not.

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Re: How Obasanjo Killed Off Guaranteed Igbo Presidency by Alexiiydon: 4:01pm On Aug 17, 2024
Igbo think they can win presidency with tribal blackmail bring your best candidate and stop making other regions your enemy during buhari regime Hausa/Fulani was there worst enemy now it’s Yoruba same way SS was there worst enemy during Jonathan regime

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Re: How Obasanjo Killed Off Guaranteed Igbo Presidency by mrvitalis(m): 4:03pm On Aug 17, 2024
opamoses1:

Liar. Anyone can be anything on Nairaland. Reno's achievement are proven. Yours are not.
Ok... Compare reno n NOI is that even reasonable?

Same reno that praised Obi for years till he left PDP?

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