MYHUBBY:
politics is not Igbos calling


they should stick with the bend down select clothes, spare parts, migration, farming and drugs pushing they're used to.


their national political failure and lack of political foresight from the past till date, affirmed my above assertion. I repeat they've no business in national politics. you can't just help it, to give what you don't have

seun
lalasticlala
mynd44
OAM4J
obinoscopy

insulting a tribe at the bolded.

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couragemurphy:


Yet you people cry of marginalisation in appointments. Quite difficult to understand you people actually.

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claptrap and stupid trash

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TEYA:

But you guys were wailing for four years about how buhari's appointments were lobe sided against the east. Bloody chest beaters!

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more trash

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superlanny:
I can see why the south east is the way it is, sebi you no need govt assistance, yet all of you run to Lagos so you can make it in life, all the infrastructure you make use of in Lagos was built by ipob abi, am not surprised at your comment, you can never expect a baby to think like a man.

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claptrap and stupid trash

ngadaAwo:
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nope they didn't and will never have any regrets on that
an average igbo man does not depend on government for survival
they hustle on their own and make living from their hard works even in an unfriendly hostile situations
that's why they don't give a Flying furck when supporting the candidates of their choice
they do so and damn the consequences because they owe no one any freaking apology and favours.
that's how you behave when you're 100% independent.



my question is can any other tribe boast of such independence from government?

The igbo man still confusing money with power, money is money and power is power.If the igbo man want to have political power in Nigeria the need to understand the facts.

ngadaAwo:
[s][/s]
nope they didn't and will never have any regrets on that
an average igbo man does not depend on government for survival
they hustle on their own and make living from their hard works even in an unfriendly hostile situations
that's why they don't give a Flying furck when supporting the candidates of their choice
they do so and damn the consequences because they owe no one any freaking apology and favours.
that's how you behave when you're 100% independent.



my question is can any other tribe boast of such independence from government?

Why can't they gather money and complete the 2nd Niger bridge or the East - West road.
We are talking of things that would affect a whole community, you are talking of self!

cyrilamx:
Samuel Adesanya

Chief George Moghalu is the National Auditor of the governing All Progresives Congress (APC). A seasoned politician and an administrator, he is one of the party leaders from the south east who fought day and night to ensure that President Muhammadu Buhari gets an appreciable number of votes from the region.

In this interview with Tony Akowe, he speaks on the outcome of the just concluded Presidential election and the need to streamline the large number of political parties in the country.

THE APC again won the Presidential election without a significant contribution from the South East. What went wrong

The truth about it is that we did not achieve our desired expectations. I would have wished that we did alot better than we did in this election even though anybody on the side line would say it is an improvement on the poor outing in 2015. Certainly, we should have done better than we did because the government has been quite responsive to the south east. The President has shown great love and has done so many great and strategic things for us in the south east that should warrant our doing better than we did. But politics is all about what it is and you can never predict. I feel personally disappointed and I am sure that some other leaders also feel disappointed. I really can not access whether it is because our people have not actually understood the political implication because we are trying to seize a platform that we can use to actualise our ambition vis a viz 2023. So, i thought that this election was an opportunity for us to take over the platform and move in aggressively and take over the platform. But probably it was because one of us was given the Vice Presidential ticket of the other party or whatever. I really cant explain what went wrong. But I think it was not a good political move for us. But I believe very strongly that with time, it will continue to improve. We, as leaders of the party from the south east have an added responsibility to work harder to get our people to understand.

What do you think that the re-election of President Buhari mean for Nigerians?

For me, it is a reaffirmation and an expression of confidence. It is like telling somebody, you have done well and it places greater challenge. If you listen to the speech of the President when he received his certificate of return, it will show you a man that understand the added responsibility this re-election has given to him, it show you a man who has really dedicated himself to doing better than he has done. He has done quite well especially when you look at all the promises we made when we were coming in in 2015 as a party coming into government. Even at that, he has done extremely well and he believe also that with this re-election, Nigerians have said thank you for what you have done, but we expect you to do more. It is about Nigeria and not about him. So, it is a very welcome development. Its a wonderful thing that has happened and I know since this has happened, our party and government will still do more to justify the confidence of the Nigerian people.

There are those who believe that they worked for they worked for the party in 2015 and were not rewarded. Many of them have made more sacrifice, expecting thing to be better. What is your message to them?

Let us all be patient. Mr. President has said that things will be better and we also have a national chairman we believe that there should be a way of appreciating those who work for you as a way of encouraging them. He believe that doing so will also encourage others to know that loyalty pays, hard work pays and commitment also pays. I am sure that these set of people will not be forgotten this time around.

There is the believe that the position of the President on the leadership of the National Assembly was a tactical error that hunted the government so much. How will the party handle this issue this time around?

I am sure that the party has a role to play. All these people coming for the first time and those who got re-elected contested on the party platform. So, there is a canopy under which everybody is sitting and that canopy is the party. I am sure that with the dynamic leadership we have now, headed by Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, the party will do what it is supposed to do. Once that is done, I am sure we will not have any problem. I am sure that all those elected believe in party supremacy and the fact tat the party has a role to play because it is the party that was elected. All the candidates are representatives of the party and i am sure they will subject themselves to the decisions of the party.

The opposition PDP said this election was a sham and their Presidential candidate said he was challenging the outcome at the tribunal. What is your view.

For me, every election must have only one winner and in this case, Buhari is the winner. Don’t forget that before Buhari was elected President, he lost election on three occasion and in all these three instances, he felt that a few things went wrong and he sought protection in the court. This is his right and he exercised it. If the PDP candidate has evidence of things he felt were not properly done, he has a right to either say this is the will of God, let us move on as a nation because Nigeria comes first before my ambition or I will go to court to prove my case. The two options are open to him. It is for him now to make his own choice. I am yet to see that election that would have been concluded and the loser comes out to say this is a wonderful election, except for our experience in 2015 when former President Jonathan conceded even before the final results were announced. For me, the election was not a sham, but a highly contested election and everybody knows that. Don’t forget that the President travelled to the 36 states of this country including the FCT. I don’t know whether the leadership of the other party did what we did by way of campaign. I understand how he felt. I have lost election before, so, I understand the feelings of the candidate of the PDP. My suggestion would have been, yes it has happened and the best thing to do is to congratulate the winner. If they don’t want to do that, they have a right to go to court to seek redress. As for the election, it was one of the freest and fairest in this country.

Considering the massive crowd that we saw at the campaign rallies of both parties, would you say the voter turnout was impressive?

The voter turn out was quite impressive because at the end of the day, we are looking at a voter turn out of about 28 million which i quite a huge number even though it did not meet up with our registered population. But you wont lose sight of the fact that we still need to continue voter education. Election is not a one off thing. Right now, notice has been given for the 2023 election because once you declare the result of a Presidential election, you have given notice of the next one. It require all of us, both the political players and the electoral umpires going back to the books to find out what we must do to encourage more voter turn out and what we must do to let our people know the importance of our PVC. As we get more people educated and politically aware, the volume will keep increasing. So, we need to sustain voter education. Like in our party, we are looking at doing things beyond the election, turning the party into an institution and not only just for election. We should have other roles to play and not only as a platform for contesting elections. We should go beyond that. Within this period that notice has been given, we need to keep up voter education and increase membership. If you look at the percentage of membership of the political parties, it is usually less than 20 percent of the population. Why cant we ensure that over 60 percent of registered voters in the country are members of our parties. So, we have alot of work to do. While we are doing that, INEC also have alot of work to do to perfect these card readers, perfect the voters register and other things that will help them so that we don’t start running from pillar to post one week to election trying to do things we would have done when we have time available to us. So, I think we need to sustain voter education and keep encouraging people to be part of the electoral process.

How would you rate the performance of INEC and the security agents in this election.

For me, there is quite an improvement from what happened in 2015 irrespective of the fact that INEC failed us when the postponed the election. But it was better for the election to be postponed than having something that is not worth the while. So, I think there is quite some level of improvement from what was done in 2015 which we all adjudged as reasonably ok compared to previous elections. So, what has happened now is that INEC did their best and we need to encourage them, we need to support them and build that electoral institution so that it wont be a one off thing. So, what we need to do is to support and encourage them and then address the areas of lapses critically. For example, the challenges of the card reader has continued to reoccur. We need to address that issue once and for all and get over with it. On the issue of the security, I think they did quite well despite the challenges. As we talk about voter education, you should understand that those who run he security agencies are also Nigerians and are entitled to good representation and good leadership. When people talk about security agencies, they speak as if they are come from the moon or as if they don’t buy from the same market. They also need to be part of what is happening and so, voter education and citizen responsibility, they should also be part of it because once you keep educating them, they become part of the system and then understand that there is a way you do policing during the election without military presence. Some people argued that we don’t need the Army to be involved and I said they should be involved to avoid threat to national security. They are not participating in the voting, but provide additional security. From what has been reported, when the Army arrest people, they hand them over to the police because it is the primary responsibility of the police. So, the Army is providing additional security because that is their primary responsibility. I think they did quite well and we need to support them.

We have so may political parties on the ballot and there is this argument that there is the need to streamline the parties and make them stronger. Do you think we should reduce the number of parties?

I think the number is becoming very unwealthy. In this last election, we had 73 political parties that contested the Presidency and some of them came out with very ridiculous scores in country where we have over 80 million registered voters. That goes to show that some people have turned it into a joke. I think we must create the base. For me, if you don’t have representation in the National Assembly, you don’t have a reason to exist as a political party. So, i am of the school of thought that the number is unwealthy and we must create opportunities on how the number can be reasonably reduced. If you notice the trend now, it is going towards a two party system. It is all about APC, PDP while the others re there in number. Some people may be excited being called National Chairman. That may be the basis for their satisfaction and so, you allow that to massage their ego. Other wise I don’t think it is necessary have political parties that year after year, don’t win even a councillor and are still being called political parties. There are some names I saw n screen that I cant even remember if I have seen them before or what they stand for. I think the number is quite high and something need to be done in that regard.

http://thenationonlineng.net/igbos-didt-consider-implications-of-not-voting-buhari-moghalu/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

I'm from the middle belt n I seriously feel an Igbo leadership of Nigeria will benefit me more therefore I'm very sympathetic to the Igbo political cause but I'm afraid to say that the igbos shall continue to pay for their political ineptitude for a long time to come,at Independence igbos were in good condition to dominate this country,the igbos controlled the army,zik was president even though ceremonial but influential, poor political calculations cause nzeogwu n his kinsmen to execute the jan 1966 coup in a biased manner that eventually led to war, Ekwueme brought the idea of rotational presidency that helped the country alot but when it faced challenge after the death of yar'adua the igbos betrayed it spirit due to short-sightedness, when Apc was to been form igbos couldn't present a common front(okorocha's greed), without any concrete assurance from Apc of an Igbo presidency in 2023 igbos are now blaming themselves for not voting buhari where as the yorubas who has invested more in Apc are already laying claims to the same presidency come 2023, during censuses n voter registrations while the hausas will be moving back to their states to register the igbos will be reluctant or refused to so outrightly, during elections even the few that registered due to pressure hardly comes out to vote (check records of registered voters n no of votes casted in the Eastern states during elections)but will be making all sorts of demands,the igbos could have organized themselves and demanded for a concrete promise from Atiku if positive then work for him/obi but what do I know,now igbos thinks patronising the hausa/fulani is what would guarantee them the presidency,if the igbos don't take time to review the political history of Nigeria n their mistakes in it while fashioning out delibrate strategic means to achieve their goal rather than believing that their aspirations will be achieved on a platter of gold they shall wait for only God knows when,the events of Jan 1966 that open the eyes of the hausa/fulani to the need to hold vehemently on to political n military/security dominance in this country n the subsequent benefits they have enjoyed from it will remain indelible in their minds n they shall continue to pass it on from generation to generation,so moghalu n his likes should better think deeper instead of plane infatuations with buhari/Apc that hasn't promised them anything.its likely that I'm going to be insulted a lot for this post but after the insults please let's do some retrospective meditations perhaps a truthful inspiration can be found.

ngadaAwo:
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nope they didn't and will never have any regrets on that
an average igbo man does not depend on government for survival
they hustle on their own and make living from their hard works even in an unfriendly hostile situations
that's why they don't give a Flying furck when supporting the candidates of their choice
they do so and damn the consequences because they owe no one any freaking apology and favours.
that's how you behave when you're 100% independent.


my question is can any other tribe boast of such independence from government?

Everything you have written up there plus the bolded is the DELUSION with which you feed that disease called EGO.

HOW COME IT IS THE SOUTH EAST THAT IS THE ONE LAMENTING THE MOST ABOUT THE OUTCOME OF THIS ELECTION.


Igbo are filled with hatred. People of Ondo, Oyo, plateau e.t.c also voted for Atiku in just concluded election but be watching when all other would have forgotten the past and move forward with the new reality. Igbo will still be nursing hatred for the next four years.



people wey no need government na dem come de cry pass.

Well, it seems your CONFUSION is very innate. You don't know whether to concentrate on commerce or government, on Biafra or Nigeria, on 'leferandum or erection' on Buhari or Jubrin.

THE TRUTH WHICH GEORGE MOGHALU HAS FAILED TO REALISE IS THAT, AS LONG AS IT IS BUHARI. EVEN IF BUHARI LIKES, HE SHOULD SPEND NIGERIA'S NEXT 100 YEARS ON THE SOUTH EAST WHILE DEPRIVING EVERY THE REST OF NIGERIA. SOUTH EAST WILL NEVER VOTE FOR HIM BECAUSE THE HATRED THEY HAVE FOR BUHARI IS BEYOND MEASURE. A MAGNANIMOUS PREJUDICE.

Moughalu contested for governorship seat in anambra for three consecutive time under the defunct Anpp and he lost

Igbos no send you my man
Keep on following he northerners

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WORDWORLD:


Everything you have written up there plus the bolded is the DELUSION with which you feed that disease called EGO.

HOW COME IT IS THE SOUTH EAST THAT IS THE ONES LAMENTING THE MOST ABOUT THE OUTCOME OF THIS ELECTION.

people wey no need government na dem come de cry pass.

Well, it seems your CONFUSION is very innate. You don't know whether to concentrate on commerce or government, on Biafra or Nigeria, on 'leferandum or erection' on Buhari or Jubrin.

THE TRUTH WHICH GEORGE MOGHALU HAS FAILED TO REALISE IS THAT, AS LONG AS IT IS BUHARI. EVEN IF BUHARI LIKES, HE SHOULD SPEND NIGERIA'S NEXT 100 YEARS ON THE SOUTH EAST AND DEPRIVING EVERY THE REST OF NIGERIA. SOUTH EAST WILL NEVER VOTE FOR HIM BECAUSE THE HATRED THEY HAVE FOR BUHARI IS BEYOND MEASURE. A MAGNANIMOUS PREJUDICE.

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tuniski:


Igbo did the right thing by their democratic choice. I am very proud of them even though I am yoruba.

People must stop criminalizing political choice. It is buhari that is being a bad leader by nepotism . Donald Trump didn't win majority American votes but leads the entire America not only the whites!

Or should Atiku win he should ignore the conservative north that didn't vote for him?

As a Muslim and a northerner, I totally agree with the bolded. We have to stop criminalising political choices in this country because the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has given every Nigerian the right to pick his own political choice without molestation.

ngadaAwo:
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nope they didn't and will never have any regrets on that
an average igbo man does not depend on government for survival
they hustle on their own and make living from their hard works even in an unfriendly hostile situations
that's why they don't give a Flying furck when supporting the candidates of their choice
they do so and damn the consequences because they owe no one any freaking apology and favours.
that's how you behave when you're 100% independent.



my question is can any other tribe boast of such independence from government?

do you know that most states in the SE are civil servants state

ngadaAwo:
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nope they didn't and will never have any regrets on that
an average igbo man does not depend on government for survival
they hustle on their own and make living from their hard works even in an unfriendly hostile situations
that's why they don't give a Flying furck when supporting the candidates of their choice
they do so and damn the consequences because they owe no one any freaking apology and favours.
that's how you behave when you're 100% independent.



my question is can any other tribe boast of such independence from government?

God bless you.

sarrki:


Chest beating online is not as same as reality on ground

There is implications

In associating with othe two major tribes

There won’t be support from the two regions whenever they pursue a political gains fro the nation

An lots more

Stop the chest beating

sarrki this people are confused lot. Today, they are for Biafra tomorrow for Nigeria. Yesterday the man in Aso rock is Jubrin today nko na Buhari

ngadaAwo:
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nope they didn't and will never have any regrets on that
an average igbo man does not depend on government for survival
they hustle on their own and make living from their hard works even in an unfriendly hostile situations
that's why they don't give a Flying furck when supporting the candidates of their choice
they do so and damn the consequences because they owe no one any freaking apology and favours.
that's how you behave when you're 100% independent.



my question is can any other tribe boast of such independence from government?

in a sane country, buhari would be too wrong to punish the S.E for not voting him,it shows Nigeria is behind other nations by 50years of myopic leadership, Buhari need not to canvass for any votes from the east if he has treated the region right, I am Yoruba but I did observed that most South East and South South political leaders are more greedy than there Southwest counterpart,there should be a referendum and every geopolitical zones should be well represented at the federal level with all juicy appointment, two things keeps dividing Nigerian, "religion and tribe" it kept getting worse day by day,we had already shot ourselves in the leg with these trait.Nigeria lacks good leaders and it is a big threat to the nations future.

enemybulldozer:
Yorubas has no opportunity in 2023 presidential elections One Fulani man (maybe elrufai ) is going to contest and he will definitely win because in Nigeria people's vote don't count.
Yorubas should stop hoping on something that will not happen

Do you understand politics..if so what is divide and rule

i thought it was kingsley moghalu

People are dumb... if Igbos didn’t vote doesn’t mean they not part of the country

Darevofpeace:
in a sane country, buhari would be too wrong to punish the S.E for not voting him,it shows Nigeria is behind other nations by 50years of myopic leadership, Buhari need not to canvass for any votes from the east if he has treated the region right, I am Yoruba but I did observed that most South East and South South political leaders are more greedy than there Southwest counterpart,there should be a refremdum and every geopolitical zones should be well represented at the federal level with all juicy appointment, two things keeps dividing Nigerian, "religion and tribe" it kept getting worse day by day,we had already shot ourselves in the leg with these trait.Nigeria lacks good leaders and it is a big threat to the nations future.

you are a true yoruba
God bless you

What implication, if I may ask. Could it be, appointments?. The ones they had before. Did they make any positive impact on the lives of ordinary igbo people. It's high time people should over look the government in terms of development.

ngadaAwo:
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trash trash trash

Trash trash trash is that your best response from your DELUDED SELF

ngadaAwo:
mynd44 lalasticlala seun obinoscopy
rule 2

You're wasting your bleeding time. If you can't stand the heat, better leave the kitchen.

Melian:


You're wasting your bleeding time. If you can't stand the heat, better leave the kitchen.

Nope there's no heat to stand
Nairaland has rules and regulations
it's our duty to protect it by reporting offenders to the appropriate authorities

cc
mynd44 lalasticlala seun obinoscopy

amaniro:
Actually they didn't. Now they've shot themselves on the leg cause Buhari is not going to give them any juicy appointment.

who appointments help?? it will only help the benefactors immediate family, so they should all go to hell....

fordunit:



I lived in the east for about 9years and I can confirm that the average Igbo Man in self reliant and dependent. They do not wait for even the state government to do things for them. Someone will build a house and buy transformer and embark on electrification project for a while street without whining I applaud them for that.

However, I think they should get along more with other parts of the country. Perhaps that would open an influx of people of other tribes to the east to live, work and do business. For now, Eastern Nigeria majorly houses the Igbos and it's not a good thing.

No one will beg or cajole anyone to live in the east ..If any cajoling should be done,it will be to Foreign investors not ekukes feeling funky..There is no Federal presence in the East to draw people in large numbers so it is not a question of "getting along" with anyone.

There are many northerners residing in the East as we speak from Enugu to Onitsha so what are you talking about?...If other tribes are too lazy or timid to venture there..Its their call.

Besides you stayed in the East,were you prevented from renting an accommodation,doing business or working in the 9years you were there?.. i bet the answer is no.

amaniro:
Actually they didn't. Now they've shot themselves on the leg cause Buhari is not going to give them any juicy appointment.

Clapp for yourself!

But who do you think cares, except you?

ngadaAwo:
Nope there's no heat to stand
Nairaland has rules and regulations
it's our duty to protect it by reporting offenders to the appropriate authorities

cc
mynd44 lalasticlala seun obinoscopy

You're ignored. Watch and see.

ngadaAwo:

you are a true yoruba
God bless you

Same here bro,we need to rebuild bro.We are too tired already of bad leaders, life challenges knows no tribe nor religion, the Youth should wake up and take up the leadership of our great nation, we are already 50years behind in infrastructural development. I did appreciate the Igbo, you had stood the "test of time" despite the hatred from the Federal Government since after the War.Someday,we shall rebuild all faulty foundations of our great nation,till date nothing genuine has been done to compensate the disaster of the effect of the Biafra war.Nigerian political leaders amazes me,that note about Igbo's not voting for President Buhari shows our leaders are so "narrow minded" in thinking about developmental issues.

gidgiddy:


Igbos considered very well the implications of not voting the disaster called Buhari

Dollar was N23 before PDP took over so other tribes considered the implications of not voting in the thief called Atiku which would have given his minions such as FFK, Fayose, Reno, Deizani etc to opportunity to kill Nigeria finally

Melian:


You're ignored. Watch and see.

mynd44 lalasticlala will fix you

oyebanji44:
it shows that the Ibos had no opportunity in 2023 presidential electi..Eventually ,Buhari Victory will work to South west advantage..

You only have one problem which is you don't even know u don't have sense..

ngadaAwo:
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nope they didn't and will never have any regrets on that
an average igbo man does not depend on government for survival
they hustle on their own and make living from their hard works even in an unfriendly hostile situations
that's why they don't give a Flying furck when supporting the candidates of their choice
they do so and damn the consequences because they owe no one any freaking apology and favours.
that's how you behave when you're 100% independent.



my question is can any other tribe boast of such independence from government?

What is this cry baby saying. So you can import into this country without the government kwa?.

That was how you were all Crying when Lagos government Shutdown Ladipo because of its filth.
You are a toddler and not fit to be replied