Praktikals:

If truly Tinubu is a smart man, he will back Buhari if he choses to recontest. Anything other than that will be tantamount to playing penalty into throw-in.
With the kind of card the Igbos have been playing, I don't see them ever producing a president for this country again. They hate the Hausas and suspect every moves of the Yorubas (calling us Afonjas) so where will the votes come from?

Maduawuchukwu:


Lol. 2015 was the first time the South-east did not support a winning candidate. The south west have been the ones losing political calculations since 1979.

tiredoflife:
I ve gone through most comments here and I ve seen that many think its was the south west that did the trick.
The real joker was the north central
They alone changed the dynamics that gave APC the win over PDP
Since 1966 the middle belt had always voted for the incumbent
Only in the last election did the middle belt vote against the incumbent

That's why the north knows that all they need to win is not the south west
But the middle belt and one geopolitical zone
Since the south west is a problem
They may move camp to the Niger delta
So all they need is the whole north
The middle belt
And one more geopolitical zone which may not be the igbos as they see that they ve lost the south east forever
The south west is bitter
So thier option will be the south south

Sanchez01:

This is a huge lie. The ACN delivered the leadership of the country to Buhari, via BAT. One cannot take this away, save you want to remain mischievous.

The CPC didn't get it right until it aligned with the ACN and the ACN at the time wasn't interested in the Presidency, but to pull the seat off of Jonathan's behind.

Should the SE fail to align properly, they would end at the receiving end for the umpteenth time. Sadly, it has never been a deciding factor in any national politics. The real tussle is usually in the South West as the North throws their weight religiously behind whoever. The last election shouldn't be forgotten so soon.

Sanchez01:

You probably don't understand the dynamics of the Nigerian politics then. Even with Azikiwe's romance with the far North, way back, it didn't prevent the Igbos from being political second class citizens. If the South West have been the ones 'miscalculating', how come they have produced a President, a Vice and are still looking forward to the seat when the Igbos haven't at all?

From the get-go, the deciding factors have always been the North and primarily the South West.

Happy Sunday.

slendxy:
Buhari retired Akande and Tinibu forcefully.

Sanchez01:

The North cannot bank on the South South because they know they would be left cold. The South South would rather go with someone from the South than with the North.

Again, the Niger Delta area is a no go area for the North, all thanks to neglect and Fulani activities.

Nalikedis:
2019 don start in earnest... Name test run don start proper. PMB should go and rest. PDP and APC will scatter northern vote. A southerner and a middle-Beltan candidate likely in a new party.

Afam4eva:
I think when they said that Buhari was a man of integrity, what they meant is that he is a greedy person. I think the likes of Akande and Tinubu have realized that their benefit from the unholy union of ACN and CPC is too small compared to their input into making Buhari the president. Tinubu has tried to remain political correct but you can tell that he's not satisfied with the status quo and it is evident in his call for restructuring after a long hiatus.

IJOBA2:
BABA AKANDE DOES NOT HAVE ANY RIGHT TO SPEAK FOR THE MILLIONS OF YORUBA MUSLIMS WHO PLEDGED THEIR FUTURE AND THAT OF THEIR UNBORN CHILDREN TO BUHARI, THE GREATEST AND SEAL OF ALL PROPHETS OF ISLAM, MAY PISS AND POO BE UPON HIM.

Praktikals:

If truly Tinubu is a smart man, he will back Buhari if he choses to recontest. Anything other than that will be tantamount to playing penalty into throw-in.
With the kind of card the Igbos have been playing, I don't see them ever producing a president for this country again. They hate the Hausas and suspect every moves of the Yorubas (calling us Afonjas) so where will the votes come from?

macaphan007:
The little I can deduce from this write is,Tony Elumele might be whom Tinubu will be backing come 2019,the write up seems ambiguous, but it takes a discerning mind to read between the lines,Tinubu is a very smart man,he knows Nigerians are tired of the old band wagon politicians,throwing a neutral but proven man with a youthful attraction into the political fray is a wise move,I watched the skit Obj did with Spiff,its not just an ordinary skit,its more of a subliminal message for the youths.These men are too sly,they know what they are doing.

IJOBA2:
BABA AKANDE DOES NOT HAVE ANY RIGHT TO SPEAK FOR THE MILLIONS OF YORUBA MUSLIMS WHO PLEDGED THEIR FUTURE AND THAT OF THEIR UNBORN CHILDREN TO BUHARI, THE GREATEST AND SEAL OF ALL PROPHETS OF ISLAM, MAY PISS AND POO BE UPON HIM.

Basfaq:
Just watch your life without any direction,all the good of nature has been extirpated.Be watch you you will never and ever be the same again.oti ko ti e.

AlwaysUltraPad:
the illiteracy level in that region is alarming. How can sane people believe in such propaganda? They need education in the east, secession.

Lot13:
2019 election year is another opportunity for the south to come together and make a bold statement that the northerners are not born to rule.

Sanchez01:

You probably don't understand the dynamics of the Nigerian politics then. Even with Azikiwe's romance with the far North, way back, it didn't prevent the Igbos from being political second class citizens. If the South West have been the ones 'miscalculating', how come they have produced a President, a Vice and are still looking forward to the seat when the Igbos haven't at all?

From the get-go, the deciding factors have always been the North and primarily the South West.

Happy Sunday.

macaphan007:
Politics is not the way you're seeing it,so many things go on behind close doors,and don't ever say an Igbo man can't be President,nothing is impossible, they even have a better chance of becoming one now than ever before,A Tony Elumelu is a very good candidate that will appeal to everyone,by the way he's not a politician like the rest,Nigerians are tired of the old class,its time to change the norm.

Praktikals:

Boss, you are right but we all know that politics is a game of numbers. Igbos need a change of mIndset for them to have a true sense of belonging in this country. To have an idea of how the average Igbo person view the Yorubas, just peruse their comments here on nairaland.
If they hate the Hausas and suspects every move of the yorubas, are they going to wake up their ancestors to come and vote for them?

IJOBA2:
BABA AKANDE DOES NOT HAVE ANY RIGHT TO SPEAK FOR THE MILLIONS OF YORUBA MUSLIMS WHO PLEDGED THEIR FUTURE AND THAT OF THEIR UNBORN CHILDREN TO BUHARI, THE GREATEST AND SEAL OF ALL PROPHETS OF ISLAM, MAY PISS AND POO BE UPON HIM.

Jsucre:

is there anything like 'muslim yoruba' ?

IJOBA2:
ARE YOU LIVING IN THE CAVE

homesteady:
I don't get the purpose of bringing Elumelu into the article, or is he trying to advertise him for the presidency?

slendxy:
Buhari retired Akande and Tinibu forcefully.