Pharoh: two party system is the best with independent candidates allowed.

shymexx:

Godfatherism is the bane of politics and democracy - and they're also like siamese twins because you can't separate one from the other...

Smooyis: Just thinking, Utomi should better have joined the Labour party rather than the one man led AC N party in which many there are groaning to be out

rhymz: And you think Tinubu with his party connection will sitdown and let himself lose influence in the party? The man would rather make it ungovernable for every ACN member.

folahann: If Buhari, ANPP, APGA and others join ACN, the impact Tinubu has will reduce drastically. Even if PDP is not defeated, they will be shaken and could be overthrown at the next election.
Two party system will surely make the incubent party sit-up 'cause they will be down at any slip-up.

Tusky44: Don't worry. By the time ACN & CPC coalition collapses, he will bail out in secret for sure. GEJ FOR 2015 - 2019. Southwest & all North would smell their ar5e by force. We in the Southeast & Southsouth will continue to support GEJ (even though we know he is a mediocre). Pepper must pepper the opposition in 2015

folahann: If Buhari, ANPP, APGA and others join ACN, the impact Tinubu has will reduce drastically. Even if PDP is not defeated, they will be shaken and could be overthrown at the next election.
Two party system will surely make the incubent party sit-up 'cause they will be down at any slip-up.

lavivifubs: Pls someone should advise me: what is the political ideology of the ACN that Utomi is identifying with?

Afolabs101:

Really? But do Obama, Cameron, Merkel etc have Godfathers? I can't imagine Clinton telling Obama who to put in his cabinet. However I do concede that George Bush Snr was George Bush Jr's Godfather.

Until they remove Tinubu from ACN, the party has no chance. Why not make Utomi party Chairman and give the party a more national and less regional character

Gbawe:

Why do people like you talk like this? I.e in a totally disgusting fashion that shows you are not fair-minded or even cognisant of how, fundamentally, usurpation of the efforts of others is one of the most disgusting thing in life? When Atiku, Ngige, Bafawara et al only ever viewed the ACN as a means to an end, who steadfastly and painfully stuck with the idea of developing the Party into a veritable opposition political platform?

I don't know how some of us view life in relation to human endeavour and the need for hard work, talent and innovation to always be rewarded. Is it fair you worked hard, while others you started off with never pulled their weight, only for you to then lose what you single-handedly developed into a successful entity because some folks never think pragmatically or fairly? This lack of fairness towards Tinubu , and what he has achieved, is nauseating.

The man made the ACN what it is today. For you to make the ridiculous suggestion he should be bounced for Utomi is simply an indication you are someone comfortable with gross unfairness. Have you ever worked hard to build anything? How about you lose that in minutes because a lazy thinker suggests you should be turfed out to make way for a stranger simply because they have issues with how you run something you single-handedly worked hard to develop? Tinubu should always be relevant in the ACN as long as he wants to be considering he persevered with and developed the Party while others, typical of Nigerian politicians, behaved like cheap prostitutes running from pillar to post in search of political office.

That Utomi is now joining ACN, when he did not have the sagacity to develop similar, is testimony to what Tinubu really is that many Nigerians, blinded by sentiments, can simply not appreciate. What is Tinubu doing so wrong that is galling some of you? Is he forcing illiterate and mediocre thieves on Nigerians everywhere as OBJ, Anenih et al are perpetually devoted to? The fact Utomi has even joined ACN speaks volume about how some of Nigeria's best brains pragmatically appreciate Tinubu for what he is.

Jerie:
My friend, can the combined number of the SS and SE (10 states) give Jona the required constitutional number? Are you a learner?

afam4eva:
This just shows that you believe that ACN is a one man party or a family business. If ACN is truly a progressive and democratic party like ya'll posit then what is wrong is someone else emerging the Chairman of the party as long as majority of the party members agree with him. If ACN were to follow your line of thought then they would remain a regional party and even relinquish some of the seats they currently wield in the SW.

And how has Pat Utomi joining ACN got to do with appreciating what Tinubu has done? Are you implying that ACN is Tinubu and Tinubu is ACN. It's unfortunate that someone like you would talk like this. So much for progressive party.

Sam xiu lee: progressives

GARRI (x7):
Utomi should focus on leading his state (Delta)....

Gbawe:

You are simply an unrepentant mischief-maker. Nothing I wrote indicate indicate what you suggest. If you are someone who is talented and a winner in life you will know where I am coming from. Like him or not, Tinubu is a very talented politician who built the ACN into what it is. Ngige, Atiku et al could have made the ACN strong in their regions but they showed myopia with wanting to use the Party solely to gain office and for nothing else. Like it or not, [size=13pt]the ACN is a Private Political Party which means it is members who get to decide what goes.[/size]

Gbawe:
Tinubu is not physically or mentally handicapped currently nor have ACN members, the stakeholders who matter , told you they want him out. Under him, the finest category of proven leaders are being given a chance to gain influential leadership positions. Why should he then be removed as a leader of the Party to make way for Utomi? Who told undemocratic people like you that you can comment on what others do when you are not a legitimate or legally recognised part of the process? How many times will it be repeated to intolerant Nigerians that the ACN members themselves all have absolute confidence in Tinubu's leadership?

rhymz: And you think Tinubu with his party connection will sitdown and let himself lose influence in the party? The man would rather make it ungovernable for every ACN member.

manny4life:

ACN may be progressive in the SW, but they're no different than PDP - both parties are have same manifesto. ACN may indeed be perfect for SW platform, they can't go national and challenge PDP because of the simple fact of "Godfatherism" and other underlying ethnic differences.

rhymz: As far as opposition is concerned, the only edge the ACN has is its size but when it comes to substance, they are realy not any different from their enemy, the PDP.

I will continue to ask this question; why is it that the only thing one hears from Nigerian opposition parties is PDP and how to remove PDP. They are so obsessed with what PDP does that they forget to tell us what they can do through good examples. Seriously, opposition is not ready in this country, instead doing the real work of opposition they obsessed themselves with finding faults uneccessarily while overlooking the shenanigans in their own party.
ACN is a logical choice no doubt but the party needs some serious reforms even more than the PDP, if they truly want to be taken seriously by other political parties outside of the SW. It can't continue to be Tinubu enterprises or an extension of Afenifere. If it must oppose, it must be genuine opposition devoid of pettiness and a fault-finding mission. People like Utomi should be given a much bigger role to play in the reformation of the party if realy they want to make changes. All that Tinubu tiwa tiwa politics should be sholved aside, they can do that in Afenifere when Yoruba leaders meet but as a political party they must go beyond revolving everything around one man. Tinubu is a liability the ACN has to put in the background and not forward for negotiations and talks of coalitions. Well done Mr Utomi but if ACN continues to operate as presently formed, it wont be any different from the previous elections.

Gabbysky:
And what makes you think CPC controls the entire Northern region, or that ACN has the entire West or stands a chance up North. Though I'm not for PDP, I still believe they have a formidable force and standing, He's not a Learner, u r.