Indications emerged on Sunday why the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) was initially keen on fielding a Muslim/Muslim candidate for the 2015 presidential election.

Despite the fact that its former member and one-time Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode raised an alarm on the issue earlier in 2014, top APC chieftains still tried to sell the idea which was rejected by many Nigerians and even APC members.

APC national leader and former Lagos State governor, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, his successor, Babatunde Raji Fashola, former Federal Capital Territory Minister, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, the party’s presidential candidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (all Muslims) among others, at one time or the other, insisted there was nothing wrong with same-religion ticket.
A point the APC and those who believed in the controversial game plan gave as reference, was that since Nigeria remains an indivisible entity, a Muslim/Muslim ticket was no big deal.

They were also quick to use the 1993 presidential election, where Chief M.K.O. Abiola contested along with Baba Gana Kingibe on the Social Democratic Party (SDP) platform as a reference.

APC and its kingmakers would later bow to pressure and the noise generated by the Muslim/Muslim ticket reduced with the emergence of Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, a Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Pastor, as the running mate to Gen. Buhari.

But more reasons on why the APC was desperate to have a Muslim from South-West have surfaced, as a source confided in DAILY POST that the politics that shrouded the insistence by Tinubu to present either himself or a loyal Muslim candidate was more than what was visible to the eyes of Nigerians.
According to him, a major reason behind the Muslim/Muslim ticket was to have Nigeria’s presidency be within the grasp of the South-West region in the event Buhari finds it difficult to carry on as the nation’s leader.

Buhari’s health scare

Our source, knowledgeable of happenings within the corridors of power, Aso Rock, said there is a security report concerning the health of Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, the APC presidential standard bearer.

The report, he told DAILY POST, shows that the 72 year-old former Head of State may not live more than a year or two if he assumes office as Nigeria’s President in 2015.

“Many people think the presidency or the PDP is trying to portray Buhari in a bad light or declare him unfit for the nation’s topmost job but the information I am giving you is authentic”, he alleged.

Asked to provide specifics of the content of the security report to back up his claim, the source said: “A part of it goes thus: Should Buhari win, he may not be able to complete a single four-year tenure due to his health condition; he has continued to manage his health secretly.

“Let me ask you these questions: Why do you think Tinubu was ready to risk a Muslim/Muslim ticket? Why do you think he presented himself at the eleventh hour when talks were on to pick Buhari’s running mate? When he failed in his quest, why do you think he picked his associate of 20 years?”

“The truth is that Tinubu and his cohorts know that the demands of office will tell on Buhari and same will either kill him or weigh him down excessively,” the source added.

North not backing Buhari

The source further told DAILY POST that powers that be in the North are not comfortable with the choice of Buhari.

“Look, many eminent personalities in the North are not supporting Buhari’s candidature because they also know this fact.

“They are aware that Buhari may not see 2019, so they don’t want to gamble. We all know there exists a Northern cabal and these guys will rather wait for President Jonathan to complete his eight years and hand over to them. They want eight years too!

“So, they have agreed not to throw their weight behind Buhari, who may not even see four years through. The North do not want a repetition of the Yar’ Adua saga; they are being very careful.

“This is because if anything happens to Buhari, power will return to the South, South-West for that matter and this may happen less than a decade after Baba Obasanjo left Aso Rock.

“Not just that, power will effectively be in the hands of Bola Tinubu because Osinbajo is his confirmed stooge. Can you now see all these indices? Now, who in his or her right senses would believe that the North are backing Buhari. Certainly, not the North I know”.

The Obasanjo angle

DAILY POST also gathered that former President Olusegun Obasanjo is in the know of the permutation being worked out by Tinubu.

“Some Nigerians are so gullible”, our source said.

“What do you think Tinubu was going to do in Obasanjo’s house in Ota? To eat eba and vegetable soup?” He quipped rhetorically.

“He was part of the grand plan for Buhari to win APC presidential primary because they know he won’t last. He is on a mission, alongside the APC, to retain power in the South.

“They are planning to short-change the North again and the Arewa hierarchy have uncovered the plot. Like I said before, many prominent Northern leaders have taken a decision not to endorse the Buhari’s and an APC presidency because they also have access to the security report on his health.

“Obasanjo is aware of the document; Tinubu too. So they know very well what they are doing.”

DAILY POST had earlier gathered that President Goodluck Jonathan allegedly raised the issue of Buhari candidacy vis-à-vis his age and health during his homage to former Head of State, Ibrahim Badamosi Banagida.

Jonathan had on Saturday visited IBB at his Hilltop mansion in Minna, Niger State.

On his entourage were National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki; his Chief of Staff, Gen. Jones Arogbofa; Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Senator Bala Muhammed; former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi and Senator Ahmadu Ali, among others.

Jonathan, who canvassed support for his reelection ambition, was said to have appealed to his host to reach out to influential Northern leaders to back his 2015 bid.

The president also reportedly reiterated his promise to hand over power to a Northerner in 2019.

Efforts to get the reaction of the APC national publicity secretary, Lai Mohammed, on the purported health report on Buhari were futile.

He did not pick callls to his mobile line on Sunday and Monday.

http://dailypost.ng/

Omo, see Gobe!

Hmmmmmmmm

Hmm.. Interesting

I can't imagine how the power brokers in the North would support Buhari. The man is very inflexible and not likely to support their interests, also his age is a big risk for them. I would think they would rather make a deal with GEJ let him do his 4 more years then they have a clear path for 8 years in 2019. Due to Buhari's popularity with masses I don't expect them to support GEJ publicly and they may even make supportive sounds to Buhari as the ACF and others have done, but behind the scenes expect them to 'turn the other eye' while GEJ gets just enough votes in the North to add to what he'll get in the south to win the election

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“A part of it goes thus: Should Buhari win, he may not be able to complete a single four-year tenure due to his health condition; he has continued to manage his health secretly''

some people are already wishing him death , hmmmm so sad, only God knows who will die first, tanimola ? Truly Nigeria politics is a dirty game.
Death is natural , no one can say when he/she will die .
No matter their plan it is still
Sai Buhari for me, myself and i.

dridowu:
Death is natural , no one can say when he/she will die

yes o

only God Knows who will die first.

[quote author=Elose11 post=29336552]Indications emerged on Sunday why the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) was initially keen on fielding a Muslim/Muslim candidate for the 2015 presidential election.

Despite the fact that its former member and one-time Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode raised an alarm on the issue earlier in 2014, top APC chieftains still tried to sell the idea which was rejected by many Nigerians and even APC members.

APC national leader and former Lagos State governor, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, his successor, Babatunde Raji Fashola, former Federal Capital Territory Minister, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, the party’s presidential candidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (all Muslims) among others, at one time or the other, insisted there was nothing wrong with same-religion ticket.
A point the APC and those who believed in the controversial game plan gave as reference, was that since Nigeria remains an indivisible entity, a Muslim/Muslim ticket was no big deal.

They were also quick to use the 1993 presidential election, where Chief M.K.O. Abiola contested along with Baba Gana Kingibe on the Social Democratic Party (SDP) platform as a reference.

APC and its kingmakers would later bow to pressure and the noise generated by the Muslim/Muslim ticket reduced with the emergence of Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, a Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Pastor, as the running mate to Gen. Buhari.

But more reasons on why the APC was desperate to have a Muslim from South-West have surfaced, as a source confided in DAILY POST that the politics that shrouded the insistence by Tinubu to present either himself or a loyal Muslim candidate was more than what was visible to the eyes of Nigerians.
According to him, a major reason behind the Muslim/Muslim ticket was to have Nigeria’s presidency be within the grasp of the South-West region in the event Buhari finds it difficult to carry on as the nation’s leader.

Buhari’s health scare

Our source, knowledgeable of happenings within the corridors of power, Aso Rock, said there is a security report concerning the health of Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, the APC presidential standard bearer.

The report, he told DAILY POST, shows that the 72 year-old former Head of State may not live more than a year or two if he assumes office as Nigeria’s President in 2015.

“Many people think the presidency or the PDP is trying to portray Buhari in a bad light or declare him unfit for the nation’s topmost job but the information I am giving you is authentic”, he alleged.

Asked to provide specifics of the content of the security report to back up his claim, the source said: “A part of it goes thus: Should Buhari win, he may not be able to complete a single four-year tenure due to his health condition; he has continued to manage his health secretly.

“Let me ask you these questions: Why do you think Tinubu was ready to risk a Muslim/Muslim ticket? Why do you think he presented himself at the eleventh hour when talks were on to pick Buhari’s running mate? When he failed in his quest, why do you think he picked his associate of 20 years?”

“The truth is that Tinubu and his cohorts know that the demands of office will tell on Buhari and same will either kill him or weigh him down excessively,” the source added.

North not backing Buhari

The source further told DAILY POST that powers that be in the North are not comfortable with the choice of Buhari.

“Look, many eminent personalities in the North are not supporting Buhari’s candidature because they also know this fact.

“They are aware that Buhari may not see 2019, so they don’t want to gamble. We all know there exists a Northern cabal and these guys will rather wait for President Jonathan to complete his eight years and hand over to them. They want eight years too!

“So, they have agreed not to throw their weight behind Buhari, who may not even see four years through. The North do not want a repetition of the Yar’ Adua saga; they are being very careful.

“This is because if anything happens to Buhari, power will return to the South, South-West for that matter and this may happen less than a decade after Baba Obasanjo left Aso Rock.

“Not just that, power will effectively be in the hands of Bola Tinubu because Osinbajo is his confirmed stooge. Can you now see all these indices? Now, who in his or her right senses would believe that the North are backing Buhari. Certainly, not the North I know”.

The Obasanjo angle

DAILY POST also gathered that former President Olusegun Obasanjo is in the know of the permutation being worked out by Tinubu.

“Some Nigerians are so gullible”, our source said.

“What do you think Tinubu was going to do in Obasanjo’s house in Ota? To eat eba and vegetable soup?” He quipped rhetorically.

“He was part of the grand plan for Buhari to win APC presidential primary because they know he won’t last. He is on a mission, alongside the APC, to retain power in the South.

“They are planning to short-change the North again and the Arewa hierarchy have uncovered the plot. Like I said before, many prominent Northern leaders have taken a decision not to endorse the Buhari’s and an APC presidency because they also have access to the security report on his health.

“Obasanjo is aware of the document; Tinubu too. So they know very well what they are doing.”

DAILY POST had earlier gathered that President Goodluck Jonathan allegedly raised the issue of Buhari candidacy vis-à-vis his age and health during his homage to former Head of State, Ibrahim Badamosi Banagida.

Jonathan had on Saturday visited IBB at his Hilltop mansion in Minna, Niger State.

On his entourage were National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki; his Chief of Staff, Gen. Jones Arogbofa; Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Senator Bala Muhammed; former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi and Senator Ahmadu Ali, among others.

Jonathan, who canvassed support for his reelection ambition, was said to have appealed to his host to reach out to influential Northern leaders to back his 2015 bid.

The president also reportedly reiterated his promise to hand over power to a Northerner in 2019.

Efforts to get the reaction of the APC national publicity secretary, Lai Mohammed, on the purported health report on Buhari were futile.

He did not pick callls to his mobile line on Sunday and Monday.

http://dailypost.ng/

Omo, see Gobe!


[/q ha if u see a snake and a yoruba man,kil d yoruba man fist

Even at 72, Buhari look more smart and healthier than president goodluck jonathan

[quote author=ikweremilitant post=29337746][/quote]what a tribalism dog you are.

you so much hate Yoruba but over 50% of your people stay in their land, work in their land even build house in their land.

You are not suppose to Ve living among human.

Story for the gods. PDP always spitting rubbish thereby loosing credibility on a daily basis.

jingh:
what a tribalism dog you are.

you so much hate Yoruba but over 50% of your people stay in their land, work in their land even build house in their land.

You are not suppose to Ve living among human.

mugu i recomend a land for you in d game reserve yankari.i believe u wil see noting wrong with dis evil plot cos hypocricy runs in ur tribal d.n.a...between we have an army of yorubas constituting nuscance in rivers state,my people re better they buld and develope ur region 4u lazy apes.but your yoruba backstabers dnt knw d price of a bag of cement in d maket.wel i dnt blame your people they are nt through with replacing d red mud nd roofs in ur dirty land talk more of bulding else were.greedy idiots,make una kil buhari see wetin fulani go do una.hypocrites

KHAYGOLD:
Story for the gods. PDP always spitting rubbish thereby loosing credibility on a daily basis.

my friend dnt be naive,face d fact anyone in nija who doubts yoruba hypocricy is stil an infant.

Nobody can be another Jonathan. Nobody can be as clueless. GEJ is exclusively useless.

nice plot for 24 starring Jack Baur

TreQuartista:
Nobody can be another Jonathan. Nobody can be as clueless. GEJ is exclusively useless.

Truly, you have said it all.

The story is true.It seems Buhari has a terminal disease

Former governor of Lagos State and a national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has reportedly forced members of the Southwest caucus of the party to endorse him as the Vice Presidential candidate to General Muhammad Buhari (Rtd), who won last Wednesday's party primary.

Tinubu told some members of his inner caucus that being VP is his best shot at Nigeria's presidency at this time considering that if Buhari completes one term or dies, he will, as improbably as it sounds, emerge leader of Nigeria


http://saharareporters.com/2014/12/15/tinubu-muscling-southwest-political-leaders-apc-present-him-vp-candidate

Yawns

People making assertions everywhere without proof. O chim o.

ikweremilitant:
mugu i recomend a land for you in d game reserve yankari.i believe u wil see noting wrong with dis evil plot cos hypocricy runs in ur tribal d.n.a...between we have an army of yorubas constituting nuscance in rivers state,my people re better they buld and develope ur region 4u lazy apes.but your yoruba backstabers dnt knw d price of a bag of cement in d maket.wel i dnt blame your people they are nt through with replacing d red mud nd roofs in ur dirty land talk more of bulding else were.greedy idiots,make una kil buhari see wetin fulani go do una.hypocrites

I wount want to talk much with a criminal, I didn't see your moniker At first.