phase1:


You've been shouting 'emotional emotional' like a mad dog for the past 10 years. Yet you yorubas whom you claim are 'unemotional' exhibit more political violence, political ritual killings and vices than the rest of the country. Ogbomosho and oshogbo remain glorified villages yet you keep beating your flat cabin chest, and claiming 'we are not emotional' while throwing amala into your mouth to make yourselves happy.

Laughable baboons. Make we hear word biko.

Nigga you need Tramadol? Your painment seems very severe and acute

The political establishment does not like...
Lagos likes...


I wonder how many actually understood his comments?

Ugosample:


this ethnic politics of a thing is dumb and stupid


Why don't we look at conference first?

Well we lie to ourselves a lot But if we want to be honest that's what we play in nigeria - competence doesn't form part of the criteria

magoo10:
i doubt if agbaje wanted to sound tribalistic but don't you think he has the right to call the royal father to order so as not to repeat what he did the other time?

No. This is a terrible decision on his part.

DMerciful:
So in essence you are saying Agbaje would have won 2015 elections if he wasn't playing igbo ethnic card? And if he did not make this recent statement he would have won? Pls you deceive nobody!

It would have been a better fight, he may have not won though because of his party allegiances, because that's how it stands, lagosians don't want the PDP- that apart please listen to agbaje campaign messages, (not the radio jingles or poster campaign or billboard messages, listen to what he says when he is being interviewed), in 2015, he was throwing the ethnic card, and immediately "as a proud yoruba man" - I knew his political career was about to end- there are a lot of threads on this issue on nairaland, that aside if you have the opportunity to listen very well to his campaign messages, there is practically no difference from what is currently on board -apart from him trying to say most of the agencies or consultants are influenced, brt buses available but not being distributed - thank God he did come and say he wants to put a ferry on on the highway, he hasn't come out to say any negative about the metro-lines - all he is campaigning for is a change of the face or supposed face of the leadership of lagos politics- not because things are not working but because he wants to challenge the authority of his former close associate BAT - that's all

olajide8:


Well we lie to ourselves a lot But if we want to be honest that's what we play in nigeria - competence doesn't form part of the criteria

And that is why the country issa big $hithole


Too many uninformed and unexposed people in one place

GEEBITE:
Your description is quite lucid,definitely you must have been a resident there.

That was the intent to make your likes understand it - without insulting anyone- I guess maybe you were one of the inspectors at the gate when I visited - talk your own,i gave my opinion gboro mi ro

How do you know things are working when you have not had change to compare with? The financial books of Lagos is closed cos they refused to domesticate the freedom of information act that would have brought transparency to governance. Do you know that Lagos economy is the 5th largest in Africa? Bigger than Kenya and Ghana combined? Can you compare Lagos to Nairobi and Accra?

olajide8:


It would have been a better fight, he may have not won though because of his party allegiances, because that's how it stands, lagosians don't want the PDP- that apart please listen to agbaje campaign messages, (not the radio jingles or poster campaign or billboard messages, listen to what he says when he is being interviewed), in 2015, he was threw the ethnic card, and immediately as a proud yoruba man- I knew his political career was about to end- there are a lot of threads on this issue on nairaland, that aside if you have the opportunity to listen very well to his campaign messages, there is practically no difference from what is currently on board -apart from him trying to say most of the agencies or consultants are influenced, brt buses available but not being distributed - thank God he did come and say he wants to put a ferry on on the highway, he has come out to say any negative about the metro-lines - all he is campaigning for is a change of the face or supposed face of the leadership of lagos politics- not because things are not working but because he wants to challenge the authority of his former close associate BAT - that's all

DMerciful:
How do you know things are working when you have not had change to compare with? The financial books of Lagos is closed cos they refused to domesticate the freedom of information act that would have brought transparency to governance. Do you know that Lagos economy is the 5th largest in Africa? Bigger than Kenya and Ghana combined? Can you compare Lagos to Nairobi and Accra?

How many federal ministries or MDA's, have open books to look at even with the freedom of information act, and these people don't have anything like autonomy like the states- how many states have opened their books or have their budgets online, for people to look at and scrutinize like lagos? - stop trying to be politically right - follow the the budget then the income (or what is available) and follow the expenditure - if the state books are not open the world bank would never - I repeat never, borrow the state money to fund various projects world bank projects - but wait O! Are you a Lagosian? If you are fine, this is a healthy debate - but if not I may have to advice you, or ask you to look into the books of your state- these positions you people take, are part of the reasons - it hard to remove the state of origin from our national lexicon

DMerciful:
How do you know things are working when you have not had change to compare with? The financial books of Lagos is closed cos they refused to domesticate the freedom of information act that would have brought transparency to governance. Do you know that Lagos economy is the 5th largest in Africa? Bigger than Kenya and Ghana combined? Can you compare Lagos to Nairobi and Accra?

To the issue of comparism, we should be proud that a state with less then 1/8th the size of Kenya and 1/5th the size of ghana, has such an economy, even without the commensurate land mass to do bigger things - it also means something must be working right in lagos - then why should the sophisticated voters in lagos, not the ignorant people that have ethnic leanings - change a winning team/party, maybe you may not know but I read it up somewhere, that lagos is the only state where 25-40% of the inhabitants, have at one point or another traveled to other advanced countries and they know the way things work there -

Originally from Delta but staying in Lagos since 2010 due to work relocation. That said, like Shehu Sani said,we should not be living in comparative tragedy. The fact that some small state or MDAs are not doing it shouldn't make Lagos not do it. Lagos is a mega city and if she wants to be like London,New York, Tokyo, Capetown, Toronto, Lagos should start comparing herself with these cities!

olajide8:


How many federal ministries or MDA's, have open books to look at even with the freedom of information act, and these people don't have anything like autonomy like the states- how many states have opened their books or have their budgets online, for people to look at and scrutinize like lagos? - stop trying to be politically right - follow the the budget then the income (or what is available) and follow the expenditure - if the state books are not open the world bank would never - I repeat never, borrow the state money to fund various projects world bank projects - but wait O! Are you a Lagosian? If you are fine, this is a healthy debate - but if not I may have to advice you, or ask you to look into the books of your state- these positions you people take, are part of the reasons - it hard to remove the state of origin from our national lexicon

Ugosample:


And that is why the country issa big $hithole


Too many uninformed and unexposed people in one place

My nigeria is not a shit hole, (we have challenges and we are, far better then some other countries in the world, Venezuela for one, which has the highest deposits of crude oil in the world) - because, if your nigeria is a shit hole - you are part of the shit in it- tell that to those that vote for other parties and would rather unleash hell, in other parts of the country, that they should have a change - but no, they would rather die, or brand another party as the enemy of their people just to perpetuate themselves in power- let me surprise you, benue state has recorded a certain level of peace, even herdsmen have just disappeared from all lands in benue- and there is peace, the muslim party has been changed with a "Christian party" like they say in beer parlours in benue - even salaries that somehow were not being paid is now being paid regularly, and backlogs are being paid, P.A's to the governor are no longer killing or arming people there is peace in the land- do you think the people don't know what is happening? Do you think the people are not involved in it? Emirs in some northern states are serving information to criminals to unleash mayhem on their own people for a fee, the people are waiting and when they can't take enough from this harbingers of deceit, whether they are in the ruling party or opposition - they would be struck like a thief in the night

DMerciful:
Originally from Delta but staying in Lagos since 2010 due to work relocation. That said, like Shehu Sani said,we should not be living in comparative tragedy. The fact that some small state or MDAs are not doing it shouldn't make Lagos not do it. Lagos is a mega city and if she wants to be like London,New York, Tokyo, Capetown, Toronto, Lagos should start comparing herself with these cities!

See, we are smart at drawing comparism where we feel it suits us - I am a lagosian- spent a few years outside this country and grew up in lagos- went to school in lagos, watched lagos when cars, use to use, odd and even numbers to ply the routes of lagos - saw lagos develop - magodo, phase 1 - phase 2, when ogudu GRA was bushes - I went boys scouting in the bushes - I know ikeja at the back of my palms - I knew when some development started happening behind the main development in opebi - I went to airport hotel to eat yam and stew from hajiya - I knew when obj was still operating new world hotel- oshoppy plaza, water parks all were built in my presence, because I passed through there daily to go home from chrisland nursery and primary school- I have seen lagos or experienced lagos - yes I stay in abj now and for some years - my family has a house in lagos - so do you want to tell me about lagos politics? My father was an accountant and a politically exposed person so I should be able to tell you about a few things I know in lagos

DMerciful:
Originally from Delta but staying in Lagos since 2010 due to work relocation. That said, like Shehu Sani said,we should not be living in comparative tragedy. The fact that some small state or MDAs are not doing it shouldn't make Lagos not do it. Lagos is a mega city and if she wants to be like London,New York, Tokyo, Capetown, Toronto, Lagos should start comparing herself with these cities!

Moreso I just realised the domestication of the FOI bill is the prerogative of the state house of assembly - let them do their work

Ugosample:


And that is why the country issa big $hithole


Too many uninformed and unexposed people in one place

When we have people like you who believe the queen of England sent condolences to Nigeria on the 'passing' of her president without the prime minister knowing or any news channel carrying it, the country isn't only a $hithole, it's a colony with plenty idiots.

What other news 'has' your albino hunchback messiah released for you to disgrace yourselves with today?

Ugosample:


this ethnic politics of a thing is dumb and stupid


Why don't we look at conference first?

A conference has no place in our constitution so it/they are powerless - it's just a place where people come together and talk- they can't usurp the power of the legislator - and whatever they recommend can only be sent to the executive that inaugurates them- which would in turn send their recommendations as an executive bill to the Nass for debate and or, legislation - and I haven't come across any legislator that would legislate on a bill sent by another body with the "same kind of representation"

richie9093:


And what exactly is the truth please? Are Igbos having their shops locked up in Lagos?

Are Igbos being refused land to build houses in Lagos? Are Igbos being refused apartment to be rented in Lagos?

Are Igbos having their goods seized unlawfully in Lagos?

What is this truth you speak of that all of us don't know?

Lagos is a yoruba state located in the Southwest, it is only right for Yoruba people to contest for power in it. Is your truth contrary to this?

Rivers State is almost culturally diverse as Lagos and filled with Igbos. how many Igbos are contesting for public offices there?

Igbos have a sizeable amount of people in Delta state, how many Igbos are elected there?

Then what is it about It Igbo people wanting to run for public offices in Lagos.

Again, I ask you: What is exactly is this truth you speak of?

Was that what Agbaje was addressing? If that's what you read from what he said then you prove his statement accurate. What he stated was that APC supporters, especially those of Yoruba origin, whom uses ethnic fighting, ethnic hatred especially towards Igbos as their political platform and ways to campaign. This is indeed an accurate statement and truth. Informing Agbaje not to mention it or shame him from speaking the truth is itself deceptive.

Yes, the Igbos have reported more than once harassment of their shops and their properties, closing of their shops without compensation by Lagos government especially ever since APC took over on this website. We've all seen the numerous topic created by them on that aspect as well as the mocking from Yorubas about it. People are not blind on this website. I don't know why you people believe people aren't aware of what's occurring in your side especially since both yoruba and the Igbos embarrasses and exposes eachother on daily basis on this website. It's ignorant to believe everyone cannot read.

The comparison to River State and Delta State is iggrecious. I don't know where you get the misconception there aren't Igbos who hold electorial position or contesting for a electorial position in River State or Delta State. There are Igbos whose origins is River State and Delta State so why wouldn't there be Igbos who holds titles or running for a position in either state? I'm from River State and I know there are several elected politicians in River State that are of Igbo origin and there are still Igbos running for position. I don't know why you people have this misconception that everyone follows an ethnic politics just because Yorubas does it. In River State, nobody highlights what ethnicity a politician running for a post is because it's irrelevant. In SW, especially ever since APC arrived, that appears to be the number one factor and tribalism is their campaign so shaming Agbaje from stating that accuracy is indeed wrong.

I understand you are a lagosian from birth however I'm saying that only one govt has been in Lagos you there is not data to compare if you're getting best value for money in terms of good governance. Sometimes the way to know what lies beneath is to cause a disruption of the system.

olajide8:


Moreso I just realised the domestication of the FOI bill is the prerogative of the state house of assembly - let them do their work

Ziggylady:



After singing bla bla black sheep,you will go home on an empty stomach because of poverty...A tnousand of you is no match to Jimi Agbaje..and you know that.

And a million of you in Lagos can't make Jimi governor. You are the 5%, you are nothing

DMerciful:
I understand you are a lagosian from birth however I'm saying that only one govt has been in Lagos you there is not data to compare if you're getting best value for money in terms of good governance. Sometimes the way to know what lies beneath is to cause a disruption of the system.

Maybe, Maybe not - why take the risk? especially when we can see the examples they are making of other states -

OK..I guess Lagos will be growing development wise a little above other states in Nigeria even with all her resources

olajide8:


Maybe, Maybe not - why take the risk? especially when we can see the examples they are making of other states -

GarriKoro:
And a million of you in Lagos can't make Jimi governor. You are the 5%, you are nothing

If you like vote a toad or cricket as Governor its your funeral not mine ,i have a good job with a considerable amount of savings spanning at least 4years therefore i wont be the one begging for money on faceless forums,scamming folks or killing people for rituals like y'all do all because of acute poverty and wretchedness

Ziggylady:



If you like vote a toad or cricket as Governor its your funeral not mine ,i have a good job with a considerable amount of savings spanning at least 4years therefore i wont be the one begging for money on faceless forums,scamming folks or killing people for rituals like y'all do all because of acute poverty and wretchedness

Then get your monkey ass off the Internet with your phantom savings and change the narrative. You ain't got nothing. We know you Internet rich people

olajide8:


A conference has no place in our constitution so it/they are powerless - it's just a place where people come together and talk- they can't usurp the power of the legislator - and whatever they recommend can only be sent to the executive that inaugurates them- which would in turn send their recommendations as an executive bill to the Nass for debate and or, legislation - and I haven't come across any legislator that would legislate on a bill sent by another body with the "same kind of representation"

I meant competence

it's an auto correct

kotv:


Was that what Agbaje was addressing? If that's what you read from what he said then you prove his statement accurate. What he stated was that APC supporters, especially those of Yoruba origin, whom uses ethnic fighting, ethnic hatred especially towards Igbos as their political platform and ways to campaign. This is indeed an accurate statement and truth. Informing Agbaje not to mention it or shame him from speaking the truth is itself deceptive.

Yes, the Igbos have reported more than once harassment of their shops and their properties, closing of their shops without compensation by Lagos government especially ever since APC took over on this website. We've all seen the numerous topic created by them on that aspect as well as the mocking from Yorubas about it. People are not blind on this website. I don't know why you people believe people aren't aware of what's occurring in your side especially since both yoruba and the Igbos embarrasses and exposes eachother on daily basis on this website. It's ignorant to believe everyone cannot read.

The comparison to River State and Delta State is iggrecious. I don't know where you get the misconception there aren't Igbos who hold electorial position or contesting for a electorial position in River State or Delta State. There are Igbos whose origins is River State and Delta State so why wouldn't there be Igbos who holds titles or running for a position in either state? I'm from River State and I know there are several elected politicians in River State that are of Igbo origin and there are still Igbos running for position. I don't know why you people have this misconception that everyone follows an ethnic politics just because Yorubas does it. In River State, nobody highlights what ethnicity a politician running for a post is because it's irrelevant. In SW, especially ever since APC arrived, that appears to be the number one factor and tribalism is their campaign so shaming Agbaje from stating that accuracy is indeed wrong.

I knew your sentiments will make you oblivious to the points of my reply so I highlight them out for you here.

1) Agbaje is running against Sanwo-olu in Lagos State. Sanwo has never for once whipped up tribal sentiments. He has never disregarded Igbo people. if you say Agbaje was referring to 2015, Sanwo-olu didn't campaign in 2015, so how can you blame Sanwo for that? if Na Ambode JK dey run against now, you for get talk.

2) Where did Igbos ever report that they faced harassment in Lagos only because they were Igbo? where? Bring links of news reporting this otherwise you're a stone faced liar. If you want to talk about where shops were demolished to make way for road construction, Igbos alone weren't the victim. Never were there the sole victim.

3) Let me make it clear to you, where in any states of the South South that an Igbo man came from Abia, Anambra, Enugu etc to hold political posts? Where? After all, There are sizeable amount of Igbos in that region too.

Truth is, if any Igbo want to run for office in Lagos, it's a privilege and not a right. Never a right. You are even talking as if if a Yoruba man wants to run for office in Ebonyi, Igbo people would agree.

Abeg, commot for here joor with your victim mentality! You talk of ethnic hatred like that same hatred isn't embedded in Igbo people too.

A very close friend of mine, liberal person, just came back from Orlu in Imo state for some work. He never believed how Igbo people in that community treated him because he wasn't an indegene, yet alone Igbo. But you are here trying to paint Igbo people as saints with no hint of ethnic bias and prejudice in their blood. Mtschew!

If you want the truth here it is. ignore it if you want. I'm done squabbling with you.

shukuokukobambi:


When we have people like you who believe the queen of England sent condolences to Nigeria on the 'passing' of her president without the prime minister knowing or any news channel carrying it, the country isn't only a $hithole, it's a colony with plenty idiots.

What other news 'has' your albino hunchback messiah released for you to disgrace yourselves with today?

whsts my business with all that you have written up there

CAN YOU EVEN HEAR YOURSELF?

olajide8:


My nigeria is not a shit hole, (we have challenges and we are, far better then some other countries in the world, Venezuela for one, which has the highest deposits of crude oil in the world) - because, if your nigeria is a shit hole - you are part of the shit in it- tell that to those that vote for other parties and would rather unleash hell, in other parts of the country, that they should have a change - but no, they would rather die, or brand another party as the enemy of their people just to perpetuate themselves in power- let me surprise you, benue state has recorded a certain level of peace, even herdsmen have just disappeared from all lands in benue- and there is peace, the muslim party has been changed with a "Christian party" like they say in beer parlours in benue - even salaries that somehow were not being paid is now being paid regularly, and backlogs are being paid, P.A's to the governor are no longer killing or arming people there is peace in the land- do you think the people don't know what is happening? Do you think the people are not involved in it? Emirs in some northern states are serving information to criminals to unleash mayhem on their own people for a fee, the people are waiting and when they can't take enough from this harbingers of deceit, whether they are in the ruling party or opposition - they would be struck like a thief in the night

Nigeria is a $hithole.

Simple and short.
in context and what is on ground, Nigeria indeed is a $hithole banana republic

A country in the mould of Nigeria is a $hithole

It is what it is.

GarriKoro:
Then get your monkey ass off the Internet with your phantom savings and change the narrative. You ain't got nothing. We know you Internet rich people

You sound like a Pained frustrated clown..I have nothing to prove to faceless inconsequential nobodies like you boy..as far fetched as it is to you there are folks with good jobs on nairaland as well as successful business gurus..

I bet you think the internet is for thieves,crooks and yahoo scammers alone cos your thought-process suggests that..

Last word boy,vote a goat or toad in Lagos if you like..It didt affect me in 2015 neither will it in 2019

Ziggylady:



You sound like a Pained frustrated clown..I have nothing to prove to faceless inconsequential nobodies like you boy..as far fetched as it is to you there are folks with good jobs on nairaland as well as successful business gurus..

I bet you think the internet is for thieves,crooks and yahoo scammers alone cos your thought-process suggests that..

Last word boy,vote a goat or toad in Lagos if you like..It didt affect me in 2015 neither will it in 2019

Wettin we no go see for nairaland? Okay madam Internet millionaire since you've got millions saved up for 4 more years, let's not hear you wail online when Jimi and Atiku lose next year o. I mean a dangote girl like you is supposed to be able to live big without complaining right? You are the 5%. You are nothing.

Jimi, customer dadani we know him to be an unserious and clannish at every elections he contested years ago.

I watched the interview of Sanwo olu today on channels TV and believe me, he has won so many hearts today as he articulate the strategic plan for Lagos state.

Sanwo Eko is focused and not ready to drag issues of personality, ethnicity card; that stunt growth and progress in the state.

Vote APC, Vote Sanwoolu as your next GOVERNOR of Lagos state.

Ugosample:


whsts my business with all that you have written up there

CAN YOU EVEN HEAR YOURSELF?

Keep asking...i'm coming with the answers