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25 Jun

In all the hullabaloo about the Twitter ban, Pantami, and Biafra boys, an important matter got lost in the noise, and that was a kerfuffle over banks v the telcos, mainly personified by MTN.

Two weeks ago, I talked about it in my BusinessDay column, then forgot about it, so here is the link: businessday.ng/columnist/arti…

Basically, the controversy over the returns on the use of USSD was triggered by MTN reducing the banks' commission from 3.5% to 2.5%, and the banks threw their toys out of the pram and blocked MTN users' ability to recharge their phones via bank channels.

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@Chxta

23 Jun

@maazi_ogbonnaya

This quick thread is dedicated to @maazi_ogbonnaya who on occasion does good work, but who like any young person, needs the guidance of those who have gone before him.

His heart is in the right place, but your heart being in the right place is often not enough.

https://twitter.com/Chxta/status/1346482414231711744

A few months ago, I asked about Okonkwo, and unfortunately, most Igbo people think he was a hero.

Newsflash, he was not. Okonkwo was that person who didn't have the ability to think. Even Prof Achebe once said that he'd prefer if we were like Obierika.

https://twitter.com/Chxta/status/1346482414231711744

So, the lesson: first, what is diplomacy?

Diplomacy is tact. It is a skill in managing negotiations, handling people, etc, so that there is little or no ill will.

There's an Igbo proverb for that: agbakoo aka nyuo mamiri, o gbaa ụfụfụ.

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@Chxta

23 Jun

Sergey Soygu, Russian defence minister, has subbed #America like eight times in his speech. FTT, he's right. America has lost the war in #Afghanistan.

"#Africa is of particular concern because our Western partners have not allowed them to stabilise economically."

Is he right?

He just reminded us that the Soviet Union supported many liberation movements with #Africa, and has offered a hand of friendship.

P.S I hate it when they (and they're all guilty of this) of talking of Africa as a country.

Another direct sub: "we will sign agreements with our African friends without imposing our ways on you like our Western partners do."

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Chxta

@Chxta

2 Jun

I've read a lot of the comments here. Let me give my two kobo, and most of it is reflective…

The reality is that Buhari dares not speak to the South West, the North or the South in the condescending tone he addresses the SE and #Nigeria's youth.

The man shows more deference to even #BokoHaram, bandits and other terrorists than he does to these two demographics.

It shows that the South-East political class have a lot to reflect on.

Why the disrespect from all sides?

The answer is simple: our political class are orphans and people like Buhari know it.

The SE political elite does not have the support of South-Easterners, and why is that?

Over the weekend, Ladipo Market in Lagos caught fire. The majority of the affected people were Igbo.

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Chxta

@Chxta

28 May

The Sharia discussion is necessary because it shows how low the level of trust is in #Nigeria.

It also shows the hypocrisy of many of its proponents. How many of them will gladly, today, pack their bags and move to Zamfara, the state that started political Sharia in Nigeria?

@GovMatawalle

But this Sharia debate, as important as it is, overshadows an even more important issue.

It is, perhaps, a coincidence that Zamfara that did something this past week that bears a long discussion when @GovMatawalle revoked all land titles in the state. bit.ly/3bVPRAj

This is a most important story because property rights in #Nigeria are insecure, one of the banes of our economic development.

I stand to be corrected, but the issue of the Land Use Act was not brought up in any of the constitutional hearings this week.

That is a problem.

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@Chxta

28 May

Earlier in this month, more than 127 Civil Society Organisations called attention to the violence, lawlessness and bloodletting in all parts of #Nigeria. bit.ly/3i3gpDs

This thread is adapted from a statement by the Joint Action Civil Society Coalition & Nigeria Mourns

@NigeriaGov

On both occasions, they called on @NigeriaGov at all levels to provide leadership in ensuring that the security of all Nigerians is preserved as enshrined in section 14 (2)(b) of #CFRN99.

@NGRPresident

They also urged @NGRPresident to provide political and moral leadership for the security crisis and ensure governmental actions are humane in tandem with section 17 (2)(C) of #CFRN99.

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