Street Professor

Tribalist. Bigot. These words have been beaten so dead they barely mean anything anymore. They're rarely factual descriptions of actual prejudice against Ibo people; instead, they've become lazy buzzwords and emergency brakes thrown around the moment one of them is losing an argument or trying to dodge basic accountability. Hold an Ibo person accountable for bad behavior, point out an undeniable pattern, or simply refuse to bend to their entitlement complex, and suddenly you're a "tribalist" who hates an entire ethnicity. Not because you actually do, but because that's the fastest way an accountability-averse person can derail a point they cannot defend on its merits. They don't have to engage with facts, defend their actions, or offer a logical rebuttal. They just have to slap the "bigot" label on you, play the perpetual victim, and recruit an emotional mob to attack you on their behalf. Refuse to support Peter Obi for president, and the same tag comes out. You're suddenly a bigot, a tribalist, and someone who can't stand to see an Ibo man in power, regardless of whether you have entirely different, valid reasons for your choice of candidate. It's the same old tactic: skip the argument, police speech, and make the other person the villain so the actual issue gets completely buried. Playing the victim card isn't new; it's one of the oldest tools in the book for people who refuse to look in the mirror. Point out entitlement, call out double standards, or demand an equal standard of behavior, and the reply isn't logic, it's the tag. Even those within their own group who speak out rationally get labeled betrayers or self-haters. These words aren't used to combat real discrimination anymore. They're used to shut people up, silence honest discourse, and ironically, water down the vileness of actual tribalism. Fortunately, people are done playing along. The tags still get thrown, but they just don't land like they used to.

But you're living in Lagos? Why are you not living in your home, the developed Southeast? Or you're just a bloody hypocrite? Ekiti is underdeveloped, but you travelled thousands of miles to escape the cemetery you call home to live in Lagos. Your hypocrisy stinks.

This is how the Ibos measure development. By the number of banks in each state. According to the Ibo man, if you want to develop your state, build more banks. With this kind of brain, you can easily understand why the Southeast is the poorest in Southern Nigeria.

Seyi Makinde is more competent than Peter Obi, he's younger and has a better record in governance. Why are you not supporting him?

In 2019, it was clear that Peter Obi could not win and that Atiku had the better chance; Obi was advised to step down for Atiku, but he refused. He went ahead and split the votes. If you want to unseat Tinubu, Peter Obi must step down for Seyi. He refused to step down for Atiku, so Makinde won't step down for him too. What goes around...