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South-West Zone Won’t Vote For Buhari - Sule Lamido by ShowYourCertificate: 2:52am On Mar 04, 2015
• Says religion, ethnicity will play major role in election


Chuks Okocha in Abuja

Jigawa State Governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido, has predicted that the South-west geopolitical zone would not vote for the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Major-General Muhammadu Buhari, as this would amount to the acceptance of the National Leader of the APC, Bola Tinubu, as the leader of the Yoruba race.

Lamido, who is also the North-west Coordinator of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Organisation, further opined that religion and ethnicity would play a major role in the March 28 presidential election, simply because President Goodluck Jonathan is from the south and a Christian and Buhari is a Muslim and a northerner.

He also challenged the APC presidential standard-bearer to state how he intends to confront corruption, which is the major plank of his presidential manifesto, when some former governors of the PDP who are now members of the APC are facing corruption charges in the courts.

In an exclusive interview with THISDAY, Lamido stressed that the presidential election would further divide the country into north and south, based on religious fault lines.

According to the Jigawa governor, “Some elite in the north have made religion the campaign issue. They are supporting Buhari, not because they love him, but simply because he is Muslim from the north and are against President Jonathan because he is from the south and is a Christian. This is the mode of the presidential campaigns in the north.

“But Thank God we are breaking and debunking this myth because the Nigeria of today has gone past that stage. The works of the PDP governors in bringing home the dividends of democracy is gradually presenting President Jonathan as the preferred presidential candidate.

“Even among the elite and northern establishment, Jonathan is seen as the preferred candidate despite the campaign style of the APC in using religion and ethnicity to entice the talakawas (local parlance for the masses).”

He explained that religious sentiments and campaigns on the basis of ethnicity have boosted Buhari’s standing in the north, saying: “People of the north are said to be supporting him because they say that he is one of our own and he is Muslim.

“This is also what is happening in the south. Some of President Jonathan's supporters in the south are doing so because he is a Christian and from the south. But above all, to the elite, we see him from the prism of what he has done. That is why I said that he is the preferred candidate.”

Lamido, who described Buhari’s corruption mantra as unnecessary rhetoric, wondered how the APC presidential candidate intends to tackle the menace of corruption when some former PDP governors that have defected to the APC are currently facing corruption charges in various courts in the country.

“How would Buhari, if he became president, tackle the corruption cases pending against the former Governor of Gombe, Danjuma Goje, and the former Governor of Kwara State, Bukola Saraki. What will he do to them? Will he send them to jail or convict them as he did when he was the military head of state.

“Buhari should come clean and tell Nigerians his blueprint on how to tackle corruption. It is not just shouting about corruption. Let Nigerians know how this would be done,” he said.

Lamido added that the March 28 presidential election would be significant because it would help determine once and for all the true leader of the “Yoruba nation” after the death of Chief Obafemi Awolowo.

“If the Yorubas vote for Buhari because their son is the national leader of the South-west, then it will prove that (Asiwaju) Bola Tinubu is the undisputed leader of the Yorubas. This is because his people have spoken and therefore hearkened to Tinubu’s directives.

“But if not, then it will be laid to rest that Tinubu is not the leader of the Yorubas. As you can see, some recognised leaders of the South-west have decided and urged their followers in the zone to vote for President Jonathan as the preferred presidential candidate.

“This is why Jonathan will beat Buhari hands down in Yorubaland and indirectly settle the leadership role among the Yorubas.

“In the Second Republic, even in the First Republic, the Yorubas obeyed the directive of Chief Awolowo and voted according to his instruction. This is what the coming election will prove and I bet you, the reverse would be the case,” he said.
http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/lamido-south-west-zone-won-t-vote-for-buhari/203176/

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Re: South-West Zone Won’t Vote For Buhari - Sule Lamido by ShowYourCertificate: 2:52am On Mar 04, 2015
Our next president-in-waiting has spoken cool. Sule Lamido represents the positive change while the senile dictator called Buhari represents retrogressive change.

We shall never go backwards, rather we shall MARCH FORWARD.

Jonathan for president in 2015

Lamido for president in 2019

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Re: South-West Zone Won’t Vote For Buhari - Sule Lamido by femmy2010(m): 2:56am On Mar 04, 2015
I am Yoruba and GMB is getting my precious 1 vote

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Re: South-West Zone Won’t Vote For Buhari - Sule Lamido by pacesetter939: 2:59am On Mar 04, 2015
Sule Lamido, you can't stop your state of Jigawa from voting massively for GMB, not to talk of SW.

Gen. Buhari all the way!

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Re: South-West Zone Won’t Vote For Buhari - Sule Lamido by Nobody: 3:03am On Mar 04, 2015
Mr. Lamido is doing everything possible to get the 10 Billion Naira fraud case against his two sons and himself dismissed. The fear of EFCC is making Mr. Lamido jump from one place to another. This week, he is supporting Jonathan while supporting Buhari next week. This is the same Mr. Lamido that told us "Jonathan is like a mad man standing in the middle of petrol station with fire".

Mr. Lamido should tell us what he thinks about Sambo telling Northerners that APC is Christian party. He should tell us what is wrong with Osinbajo being a pastor while him (Sambo) being a Muslim. What does Mr. Lamido think about Sambo telling people in the North that PDP is the real Islamic party? What does Mr. Lamido think about Sambo telling Muslim North that Osinbajo controls 5000 churches in the South?

Mr. Lamido didn't tell us what he thinks about Jonathan going from one church to another on Sundays. Does Mr. Sambo really think we are stupid like him and we can't see through his double standard?

No matter how much Lamido flip-flops, Buhari is on the road to winning over 90% of votes in Jigawa.

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Re: South-West Zone Won’t Vote For Buhari - Sule Lamido by aljharem(m): 3:11am On Mar 04, 2015
I am yoruba and GEJ is my choice

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Re: South-West Zone Won’t Vote For Buhari - Sule Lamido by Nobody: 3:12am On Mar 04, 2015
Lamido,control the vote in your state.

As for the SW,we have decided..
#NeverAgain are we voting for clueless mofo..

GMB,even PEJ becomes INEC chairman.

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Re: South-West Zone Won’t Vote For Buhari - Sule Lamido by mrvitalis(m): 3:13am On Mar 04, 2015
it obvious he is deceiving Jonathan

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Re: South-West Zone Won’t Vote For Buhari - Sule Lamido by CharliParker: 3:15am On Mar 04, 2015
I am a Christian from south East I am for BUHARI, Honestly I am tired of PDP

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Re: South-West Zone Won’t Vote For Buhari - Sule Lamido by sayyid(m): 3:43am On Mar 04, 2015
abeg wen did Sule Lamido bcomes d mouth piece of South-West?

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Re: South-West Zone Won’t Vote For Buhari - Sule Lamido by praxisnetworks: 4:11am On Mar 04, 2015
am yoruba GMB all the way


BTW Lamido should explain the attached Nigerian budget for 2015,.....91% recurrent expenditure....9% capital expenditure.....Nigeria becomes locked down....Lagos/Ibadan expressway will surely be abandoned with this budget of acrimony!

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Re: South-West Zone Won’t Vote For Buhari - Sule Lamido by Inkman(m): 4:37am On Mar 04, 2015
Yoruba
Sai Buhari
lagos
sai Ambode
oyo
sai ajimobi
osun
sai aregbe
ondo
sai buhari
ekiti
sai buhari
#pdpneveragain

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Re: South-West Zone Won’t Vote For Buhari - Sule Lamido by madridguy(m): 4:40am On Mar 04, 2015
Sule Lamido will all know your stand. Looking for presidential pardon for your two sons...it is written all over you that you are secretly working for the progressive team. Well, it is just a pity that you allowed your sons to cheaply fall into the enemies trap and now you are facing the music. Don't worry, as a progressive, we know you are working for us secretly.

GMB till arsenal fc will champions league.

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Re: South-West Zone Won’t Vote For Buhari - Sule Lamido by ajoskele(m): 4:51am On Mar 04, 2015
Goodluck Ebele Jonathan wants to "christianise" Nigeria!!

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Re: South-West Zone Won’t Vote For Buhari - Sule Lamido by Babacele: 4:56am On Mar 04, 2015
How Jonathan, IBB, Are Plotting Interim Govt Instead Of Presidential PollsDavid Mark, Gusau, Abdusalami, are the top contenders to head the Interim Government. Former Lagos Governor Tinubu rejects offer of Interim Government Vice-Presidencyby Empowered Newswire, New YorkMar 03, 2015President Goodluck JonathanMore details are emerging on the plot to install an undemocratic Interim National Government (ING) and pre-empt Nigeria’s presidential election scheduled for later this month.Informed sources disclosedover the weekend that a key element in the plot is the need to forestall a Buhari presidency, for which reason the schemers of the plot have tried to woo the former Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu, now a chieftain of the opposing All Progressives Congress (APC) with the offer of beingthe Vice President in the interim structure.Even though there are now major obstacles to the plan, it is yet unclear if the schemers have completely set the idea aside.If Tinubu accepts, then he will be expected to rally the South-West, while IBB would rally the North, and Jonathan the South-East and South-South to accept the idea of an interim administration. They will use the excuse that the present times are not good to hold elections in the country, especially becauseof what David Mark had already called a state of warwith Boko Haram.But it was Tinubu’s rejection of any form of compromise that now appears to be the greatest obstacle to the ING plot. Sources say this explains the recent outburst of Femi Fani-Kayode, the Goodluck Jonathan Campaign spokesperson alleging that the former Lagos State Governor intends to take over presidential power after the generally-awaited victory of the Buhari-Osinbajo campaign at the polls.Fani-Kayode wildly alleged that Tinubu has entered intoan oath to compel Osinbajo to relinquish the office of VP to him after the election, an allegation and scenario that watchers of the Nigerian polity simply dismiss as both untenable and unrealistic.Investigations spanning over one week by Empowered Newswire on the interim government plot revealed that the two major schemers in the plot are thePresident himself, Dr. Jonathan, and former Military president Ibrahim Babangida.IBB, as he is popularly known, has told close aides that he would have to leave Nigeria the day Buhari is declared winner of the presidential election, a prospect he is working hardto avoid by all means. Jonathan is also said to be under intense pressure to negotiate a soft landing for from power since handing over to Buhari would likely expose the intense corruption that he and the Petroleum Minister Diezani Maduekwe, among others, have perpetrated.In fact the oil minister is said to be one of the hardest protagonists of a soft landing for the Jonathan presidency, mortally afraid of what a Buhari-Osinbajo ascendancy could mean for her.Knowledgeable EmpoweredNewswire sources confirm that IBB held two meetings with Tinubu to discuss the issue of the Interim NationalGovernment. The first was held in Lagos before the Council of State meeting theweek before the February 14elections were postponed. The second took place in Abuja home of IBB’s son on the night of the said Councilof State meeting.The sources said that for the first meeting, IBB told Tinubu he had a wedding in Lagos and would like to usethat opportunity to greet theformer Lagos State Governor. Arriving with his son, he told Tinubu about the need to proceed with an interim government and forget about the election. Tinubu, who was shocked at the proposition, reportedly told IBB to forget the idea.But on the night after the Council of State meeting in Abuja which considered thesubject of the readiness of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct the election, IBB again invited Tinubu to his son’s house in Abuja. At that meeting, former Head of State General Abdusalami was also present, and to the utter shock and annoyance of the former Lagos State Governor, President Jonathan showed up in a two-car convoy in the thick of the night.It was at that meeting that IBB and Jonathan promised Tinubu the slot of the Vice President in the Interim government. The sources say Tinubu promptly repeated his rejection of theidea, insisting that the elections are the best and only viable option to chooseNigeria’s next president andvice president.The interim government plan includes the cancellation of the elections and the imposition of a well-known Northerner as the head of the administration, with Tinubu as VP. The interim government will be put in place for two years, following which new elections would be conducted, with the definiteexclusion of Buhari.Another source revealed to Empowered Newswire that some of the names that have been mentioned as possible heads of the interim government include David Mark, the president ofthe Senate; General Aliyu Gusau, the current Defence Minister who has always wished to be president “even if for a day”; and Abdusalami Abubakar, also a former head of state.All three are known allies of IBB. But the name of formerpresident Olusegun Obasanjo was also thrown into the picture when a formal statement from the presidency signed by Dr. Ruben Abati said Obasanjo himself wanted to be head of the Interim govt.Observers say that formal statement by the president’s spokesperson is the best confirmation thatindeed interim governmentG plot is real. Said one source, “If the presidency is saying they know that Obasanjo wanted to be the head of the Interimgovernment, that means thepresidency is not only aware of such plans, but is also involved in such a plot.”There had been previous attempts including monetary and other juicy offers to get Tinubu to prevent the emergence of Buhari in the primaries, and after that, to have Tinubu dump Buhari and enter into a deal with Jonathan to frustrate the potential emergence of Buhari as winner of the presidential polls.Sources believe that the recent wild allegation from the Jonathan camp that Tinubu was planning to force Osinbajo to relinquishthe office of VP after being sworn-in is merely an outcome of the frustration generated first by Tinubu’s insistence that the elections must go on; his rejection of the offer from Jonathan to be VP of an Interim government for two years; and finally his insistence never to dump Buhari.It is believed that Prof Osinbajo, Buhari’s running mate, has actually never been asked to sign any undertaking or oath of any kind and that he accepted the party and Buhari’s offer to be VP unconditionally. Both he and the APC also over the weekend formally denied any such arrangements.In the absence of a key figure in the South-West to support and sell the idea of an Interim government, sources said options left onthe table is to ensure the elections are “decently rigged” in favor of Jonathan or a crisis precipitated that will lead to Jonathan handing over power to David Mark as the Senate President, as was the case in the First Republic when power devolved to Senator Nwafor Orizu in the absenceof the then President Nnamdi Azikiwe. In that scenario, in 1966, the elected civilian leaders had to voluntarily hand over power to the military.Speculations, backed by a comment by the Supervising Minister of Information Edem Duke, are rife that the INEC chairman, Professor Attahiru Jega, may be asked to proceed onterminal leave sometime this month in line with civil service rules. This option, sources say, would boost the plan to “decently rig the election” in the incumbent president’s favor.But several legal opinions have been articulated that not only will such a move bythe federal government to remove Jega be unconstitutional, it would also rubbish the credibility of the entire electoral process and will result in a definite tailspin into national and international crisis.Interested in Advertising?Sponsored AdEmpowered Newswire, New York#NigeriaDecidesCorruptionPoliticsNewsYou may also like

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Re: South-West Zone Won’t Vote For Buhari - Sule Lamido by M4gunners: 4:56am On Mar 04, 2015
My VOTE is for GEJ

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Re: South-West Zone Won’t Vote For Buhari - Sule Lamido by eleko1: 4:57am On Mar 04, 2015
undecided useless talk.THIEF AND FATHER OF THIEVES. THE GOAT WANT TO CONTEST 4 NG PRESIDENT B4 BUT CHICKEN OUT COS OF EFCC THREAT.Barawo shege bansa ni e

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Re: South-West Zone Won’t Vote For Buhari - Sule Lamido by adaweezy(m): 5:11am On Mar 04, 2015
Lamido what do you know about south west?

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Re: South-West Zone Won’t Vote For Buhari - Sule Lamido by chymystique(f): 5:13am On Mar 04, 2015
He also challenged the APC presidential standard-bearer to state how he intends to confront corruption, which is the major plank of his presidential manifesto, when some former governors of the PDP who are now members of the APC are facing corruption charges in the courts.

I love the bold sentence.. thats why I said its GEJ till Buhari tells me how he intends fighting corruption when corrupt officials are his major financial backbone for his campaign!
Abi he plans to BackStab them??

GMB/APC is not the change I need. They are just Power Hungry and too Desperate to grab power by all means with their Stupid and Dull Brained Promises..
Sai Gej!
grin

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Re: South-West Zone Won’t Vote For Buhari - Sule Lamido by Baawaa(m): 5:16am On Mar 04, 2015
Lamido is a confused element!People's General all the way.
NEVER AGAIN Jonathan

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Re: South-West Zone Won’t Vote For Buhari - Sule Lamido by Nobody: 5:19am On Mar 04, 2015
[s]
chymystique:


[size=14pt]I love the bold sentence.. thats why I said its GEJ till Buhari tells me how he intends fighting corruption when corrupt officials are his major financial backbone for his campaign![/size]

GMB is just too desperate to grab power by all means with his stupid and dull brained promises.. Sai Gej! grin
[/s]

Trash.

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Re: South-West Zone Won’t Vote For Buhari - Sule Lamido by abdulwastecx(m): 5:38am On Mar 04, 2015
lamido os just confused and desperate to be in good term with thief jeg.

There is no such thing as muslim north and christiqn south. jonqthqn is from swampy bayelsa and doesn't represent all the good people of so called southern Nigeria state.

There is no such thing as Christian south and muslim north. yorubas are muslim as well as Christmas, yorubas don't vote based on religious sentiment.
Buharis is the people's choice

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Re: South-West Zone Won’t Vote For Buhari - Sule Lamido by englishmart(m): 5:42am On Mar 04, 2015
Zahra Buhari is my very close friend...
But,

no reasonable person would desire a change from Buhari

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Re: South-West Zone Won’t Vote For Buhari - Sule Lamido by Johnnyessence(m): 5:59am On Mar 04, 2015
I travelled to my state yesterday Osun precisely people are patiently waiting for election which is coming up on march 28.infact I was interviewing some of them yesterday all of them was saying Gej is d virus so far in government. one of friend there too said gej is a failure and the money and rice they share so far won't help them Cos' people won't vote for them. omisore d PDP governorship candidate of PDP in Osun state last year do d worst part of it ,then omisore shared rice,money,vegetable oil people collect it and they don't vote for him see people are more aware of PDP tactics in sw.lamido should forget predicting sw vote ooooooo all d state in d sw will be won by APC Cos' people love GMB in sw.

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Re: South-West Zone Won’t Vote For Buhari - Sule Lamido by Scholes007(m): 6:10am On Mar 04, 2015
Yomieluv:
Lamido,control the vote in your state.

As for the SW,we have decided..
#NeverAgain are we voting for clueless mofo..

GMB,even PEJ becomes INEC chairman.
you have decided..not we cause you're jst 1 person.. or Are you a leader of any group in SW?

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Re: South-West Zone Won’t Vote For Buhari - Sule Lamido by egift(m): 6:17am On Mar 04, 2015
Words On The Marble
"President Jonathan is like a madman with a lighter inside a Petrol Station" - Gov. Sule Lamido (PDP)

http://www.thescoopng.com/gov-lamido-likens-pres-jonathan-to-a-mad-man-in-a-fuel-station-with-a-lighter-in-his-hand/

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Re: South-West Zone Won’t Vote For Buhari - Sule Lamido by Scholes007(m): 6:22am On Mar 04, 2015
Johnnyessence:
I travelled to my state yesterday Osun precisely people are patiently waiting for election which is coming up on march 28.infact I was interviewing some of them yesterday all of them was saying Gej is d virus so far in government. one of friend there too said gej is a failure and the money and rice they share so far won't help them Cos' people won't vote for them. omisore d PDP governorship candidate of PDP in Osun state last year do d worst part of it ,then omisore shared rice,money,vegetable oil people collect it and they don't vote for him see people are more aware of PDP tactics in sw.lamido should forget predicting sw vote ooooooo all d state in d sw will be won by APC Cos' people love GMB in sw.
same Osun where most people SEE GMB AS NO OPTION?...HAHAHA APC ALWAYS OVER CONFIDENT ON ISSUES THEY SHOULD HAVE SOME DOUBTS

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Re: South-West Zone Won’t Vote For Buhari - Sule Lamido by lacasa: 6:23am On Mar 04, 2015
Any politician that tells u to vote a fellow Christian or Muslim, ask him where the Bible or Quran preaches so


And if he fails to provide it, stone him and vote wt your conscience for who will mostly impact your life's situation positively for the next 4years

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Re: South-West Zone Won’t Vote For Buhari - Sule Lamido by Nobody: 6:26am On Mar 04, 2015
aljharem:
I am yoruba and GEJ is my choice
Believe this guy at your own peril.

He claims to be igbo when the equation favours it. When it doesn't, he claims ijaw or hausa. Now he's claiming to be yoruba.

May the early morning evil spirits torment your lying soul.

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Re: South-West Zone Won’t Vote For Buhari - Sule Lamido by LordMecuzy(m): 6:28am On Mar 04, 2015
I'm a Christian from SouthEast, Imo to be Precise....

GMB is my man......

Lol Sorry for GEJ the turnout here in South East would be very poor unlike I'm 2011 when presidential election was massively rigged here in favour of GEJ; PVC don fall GEJ hand here

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Re: South-West Zone Won’t Vote For Buhari - Sule Lamido by omenka(m): 6:37am On Mar 04, 2015

“Buhari should come clean and tell Nigerians
his blueprint on how to tackle corruption. It is
not just shouting about corruption. Let
Nigerians know how this would be done,” he
said.
Don't worry sir, his blueprint is his presence in Aso Rock only. Knowing Buhari is the man at the centre, folks are gonna be scared stiff to touch what doesn't belong to them. The fear of repercussion, of being thrown in jail, alone, is enough to make you not want to steal public funds.

For what it's worth, the General's blueprint doesn't include stuffs like:

1. Granting state pardon to people convicted of corruption.

2. Going on national tv to re-define corruption and stealing.

3. Stating that you don't fight corruption by throwing people in jail (clearly he meant USA, China, Japan, UK, and co don't know what the heck they are doing!)

4. Stating that stealing public finds in such an amount insufficient to buy a Peugeut car is too small a crime for one to be thrown in jail!!

5. Stating that corruption figures in the country are exaggerated and political (politicised).

Someone who says/does these is certainly not a man to entrust with a mandate to stamp out corruption in Nigeria.

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Re: South-West Zone Won’t Vote For Buhari - Sule Lamido by Kingspin(m): 6:41am On Mar 04, 2015
femmy2010:
I am Yoruba and GMB is getting my precious 1 vote
What and what has Buhari said to you?

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