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tolu ogunlesi
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Every time I remember someone legit tried to insist that PDP added any value to Lagos in 16 years my blood dey boil again ni sha.

March 16, 2015, PDP unleashed OPC/FERMA/SURE-P thugs - wielding guns, cutlasses etc on Lagos. Who can forget that madness? vanguardngr.com/2015/03/protes…
March 16, 2015: “OPC members who were believed to have come from different zones in Lagos and neighbouring states, were seen brandishing weapons such as cutlasses, guns, knives and others and occupied one side of the highway, harassing road users.”
vanguardngr.com/2015/03/protes…
March 16, 2017: “The protesters got traffic stuck for hours, smashed cars, harassed motorists and disrupted business in many parts of the city. They destroyed banners and camapign billboards of All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates.“ google.com/amp/thenationo…
“Commuters on Lagos/Ibadan Expressway, old toll gate & Ojota were stuck for hours. More than 5,000 people with over 50 buses under the aegis of “Coalition of Concerned Nigerians” blocked a section of the road, distributing pamphlets & causing a traffic snarl that lasted hours.”
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The Co. is struggling across what should be its growth markets of Africa & Asia. Doesn’t have to have anything to do with Buhari, LOL. You know that -but you must pander to your audience. Companies face competition,struggle to adapt to changing times etc. Not everything politics.
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