Honour is important

When politicians agree on a set agenda with clear rules of engagement, whatever the outcome, the decision should be upheld, especially if the parties participate.

Nothing is do or die. Rules should not be changed when it does NOT favour individuals

#Honour And the most important questions are:

Did candidates pull out before the votes are tallied or after? If after, it means they participated and so were bound by the rules;

If the voting outcome were reversed 4:3 and FD lost, how would we have felt/reacted if FD backed out??

1/7 It suddenly hits you that we have serious systemic rot as a society and behavioural challenges wrt personal hygiene, maintenance culture, waste management & environmental sanitation.

This is a thread about the intl airport in Abuja, our Capital, the gateway to our nation😭😢 2/7. Typically, I love to be law abiding. I just think a culture of anyhowness does no one any good. However, today, I did not do as asked.

Basically, I was told to take off my shoes to go through the security checks and I flat out said NO! Why? The carpet/floor were so filthy!

I AM VOTING for KINGSLEY MOGHALU.

Some deride and attack, publicly and via DM, saying it's akin to a wasted vote. Really? I supported a 'strong man-General' from the North, today, Zamfara is wasting away. You voted a Southerner from Niger Delta, till date, Ogoni is wasting away FEDERAL ROADS in the NORTH and SOUTH are still death traps! Boko Haram is still bombing, herdsmen are still slaughtering, bandits are still attacking/sacking villages, kidnappers are still killing...ARE YOU NOT TIRED OF THE UTTER DISREGARD FOR LIFE? Are you not sick of deja vu??

As an Igbo woman I can go to ANY part of Yoruba land and buy land, even in their villages, Christian or Muslim or Traditionalist. I have Yoruba female friends who inherit ancestral lands

As a woman I cannot own ancestral land in my village. My brother/cousin has to front for me These are the honest, difficult, open & meaningful conversatii we need to have as Nigerian women. HOW we can learn from positives of one another and not demean one another

FGM is highest in Osun and Ebonyi states. And lowest in the North. And so, we can learn from the North too.

1. Great Reminder
"In the spirit of healing some of the pain and frustration Nigerians are currently going through - when it seems like we just cannot get along, I am sharing an old speech by Nurudeen Lemu that might help us chart a way forward to peace and Justice." -@Naijavote 2.

Written and Presented by Sheikh Muhammad Nurudeen Lemu from Niger State:

“As a delegate, and as a people representing people of faith in God from the Islamic perspective, one thing we believe is that God will protect the community that stands for justice..."

If you think the dysfunction/historical experiences/lawlessness/injustice of this nation doesn't shape your thinking or unconscious behaviour, you may be in lala land.

50 years post-civil war, Igbos build lovely mansions they hardly use, in their villages because "what if"...??? People in the middle belt and in all other regions, will be shaped by these experiences. Trust in nationhood is built when citizens trust the state to protect them.

In the absence of this, lawlessness reigns & people jetisson state/community of residence & cling to their origins

My prayer for all of us is that after critiquing eloquently on these streets, when we are called upon to serve, may we not do like or do worse than those we criticize.

May all critiques/feedback we dish out to others, also be the lens through which we self-reflect and improve.. Each time I am home I am reminded of this stark reality- friends/fellow advocates/family members/mentors/business partners+collaborators..,who were so eloquent in calling out leaders/politicians, now get into power & fall to the lure of abuse of power. Past/present admins. So sad

1/7 Why do a lot of Igbo professionals thrive in Canada?

They thrive on Competition/Meritocracy

They ensure they/their kids have at least 2 degrees/engage in strong extra curricular activities+Sports/community Networks

They do not choose courses/careers based on sentiments.. 2/7. Igbos in Canada support one another. Especially economically. It is a remarkable thing and I am often inspired/humbled by it. Even with all the ego/intra - group fightings, the town - union networks are cohesive and ensure all members get the skills they need to thrive here.

Drug abuse in the North handiwork of Igbo people - Bayero University lecturer, Muhammad - Daily Post Nigeria dailypost.ng/2018/04/03/dru… 1/ A thread about menace of drug abuse in North, esp among youths & toxicity spewed by ignorant elite (even lecturers), who live in DENIAL about the socio-economic-political-religious factors that lead to drug abuse, terrorism, radicalization...#MyBrothersKeeper #MySistersKeeper

YOU are the THIRD FORCE you seek!

Do not fall for it; the same gathering of 'ELDERS'; 'OWNERS OF NIGERIA PLC', shut out of power, now seeking to ANOINT another stooge.

YOU, awakened, with advanced AWARENESS, are the THIRD FORCE you are looking for. LEAD from where you are, NOW Exit the communion of SHEEPLE!

Resist. Persist. Be consistent. Plant your feet. SOMEWHERE. Beyond PVCs, get involved ORGANICALLY. JOIN A PARTY NOW

Make your own DECISIONS. JOIN any PARTY/PLATFORM of your CHOICE. Become INFLUENTIAL from within. The DELEGATES decide the OPTIONS.