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LAGOS — Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has challenged Peoples Democratic Party, PDP-led Federal Government to a public debate on issues of national importance and developmental achievements in Nigeria.

KenGali:

Fashola is really over reaching his credentials here. He is a Governor on an ethnic party challenging The President and Presidential aspirant of the only National Party in Nigeria to a debate. Does that mean his party has no other person at the level of Presidential Aspiration to challenge GEJ or rather the He is not too satisfied with Ribadu's response. Fashola may be doing well, but it is not lost to people outside Lagos that he is only refurbishing Roads and Faclities built with Federal Fund and by FG, his major works are simply beautification inspite of the huge revenue from tax.

Fortunately or Unfortunately, ACN failed to see the moves entailed in GEJ's comments. It was an attack meant for Ribadu with several hydra heads, but ultimately culminating in Ribadu reminding the electorate that he is subject to an ethnic party and shreading off the false "progressives" cloth AC is trying to veil herself with.

Even with all the SW media uproar, with the words "I am a proud rascal" from Ribadu, when GEJ only adressed SW leaders, Ribadu is clothing himself with a strong yourba coloured cloth. If GEJ exercerbates this and forces Ribadu and his sponsors to keep responding, He may not get votes from the SW which he aready expects, but Ribadu will not get votes outside the SW, even from the North (the main reason why AC selected him).

ShangoThor:

The bottom line is this, Fashola has every right to throw down the debate Gauntlet, especially as he was reacting to one of the President’s disrespectful and personal comments/gaffes.

GEJ would get slaughtered by Fashola if he ever took up the challenge, and he will be exposed as being an unsophisticated and lacking real leadership qualities.

Fashola was partially educated at Igbobi College, and back in the day they had a fantastic debating tradition and he was trained well and he knows it. I’m telling you Fashola is the real deal, proper pedigree and I have so much confidence in his abilities that I would be willing to stake my life in a bet that he would be able to turn the Nation around in no less than 2 years if he was president of Nigeria. Actually, you don’t need to take my word for it; he would debate with anybody at anytime, providing intelligent counter arguments. I mean with ordinary folk or citizenry as well as top politicians.

He has vision, this is NIGERIA, not the Sharia Banana Republic of the Slave Coast.

I am sick and tired of all this mediocrity, damnnnnn

erastus75:

You then think you have a dumb as a President huh? He will not be able to defend his policies,actions and inactions abi? Come off this crap and let us remember that, it is all about politics(permanent interest and no permanent friend)

erastus75:

You then think you have a dumb as a President huh? He will not be able to defend his policies,actions and inactions abi? Come off this crap and let us remember that, it is all about politics(permanent interest and no permanent friend)

ShangoThor:


It's simple, prove it. Where are the debates in general. Prove it !. Mr President please show everybody your skills.

Or is this not deemed a privilege because a citizen is demanding a basic, very basic demand. This is nothing personal.

Kobojunkie:

You have made a big mistake here. The President NEVER pretended to have skills of any kind. As a matter of fact, Fashola happened to have been one of those, who about this time last year protested to have a man, with NO RECORDS OF ACHIEVEMENTS AS STATE GOVERNOR, installed as Acting President, and then President.

What skills do we now want him to show us?

lastpage:

This "REMINDS" me of the M.K.O ABIOLA Vs. BASHIRU TOFA debate on NTA under the "unending" Transition Programme of Ibrahim Babangida (Then Head of State of the "Step-aside" fame    ) in the early 1990's

It was that debate that "exposed and finished" BASHIRU TOFA

If you think GEJ is not soo-smart, then watch-out!

HE WILL NEVER ATTEND A DEBATE LIKE THAT!

ShangoThor:


This is NIGERIA, you either believe it or you don’t.

This is not the Sharia Banana Republic of the Slave Coast. Enough is enough!

Mediocrity has no place in what we are trying to build or accomplish, this is a new generation, it’s our time!

Ozin:

.He should concentrate at his level and engage Governors like Akpabio,Chime who are Governors and Lawyers like himself in a debate.He should also engage his puppet Master(Tinubu) in a debate on how to stop the billions going into Tinubu company[b].Alternatively,he should just apply to become Ribadu spoke person so that we can be convinced he is talking for the ACN presidential candidates.[/b]

Ozin:

This is a new generation,I totally agree with you,but we must not turn it to a lawless geneartion.

What lawlessness, how is having a public debate between public officials at different levels synonymous to 'Lawlessness', huh

What laws will be broken?

I swear people just seem to make things up as they go along! Let us stick to the issues, Fashola's ethnicity is irrelevant.

Ozin:

People make me laugh on nairaland with unguarded and ignorant comments about political structures.We all know if there is one thing the ACN is good at,it is Talking,Talking and more Talking.We also know Lawyers are also good at Talking,Talking and more talking.But does that make them good leaders? BIG NO!!! Fashola is an ACN man,a Lawyer and we all know his tribe.And these 3 combine shows he will be very good at talking.So I am not surprise some people want GEJ to lower himself to Fashola level to engage him in a debate as if the Man who talks more is the most credible person to lead.Fashola had the opportunity to contest the presidency under ACN where he stand a better chance to engage GEJ in a debate,but he failed to run as a president but waited for his puppet master(Tinubu) to pull the string in him(Puppet) to run as a Governor.He should concentrate at his level and engage Governors like Akpabio,Chime who are Governors and Lawyers like himself in a debate.He should also engage his puppet Master(Tinubu) in a debate on how to stop the billions going into Tinubu company.Alternatively,he should just apply to become Ribadu spoke person so that we can be convinced he is talking for the ACN presidential candidates.

AFOOooo, :

I dare GEJ to pick the belt or he should simply come out to say he can decend so low to engage a bloody state governor in debate.
If pdp think their presidential candidate can not engage a governor, they should produce their best four governors to face the ACN rascals in Osun, Ekiti, Edo and Lagos in a public debate.
Jonathan Vs Ribadu ancord by Gbenga Aruleba of ""Focus Nigeria" will be a delight.
Let Obasanjo slog it out with Tinubu
Let Rufai Akali tackle Lai Muhammed
Let Patricia Ete face Abike Dabiri
Let David mark challenge Olurumbe Mamora.

Well, we shall see what they can offer when Fashola and Dosumu meet on CHANNELS TELIVISION on 2nd of March by 7pm to 9pm.

Ozin:

People make me laugh on nairaland with unguarded and ignorant comments about political structures.We all know if there is one thing the ACN is good at,it is Talking,Talking and more Talking.We also know Lawyers are also good at Talking,Talking and more talking.But does that make them good leaders? BIG NO!!! Fashola is an ACN man,a Lawyer and we all know his tribe.And these 3 combine shows he will be very good at talking.So I am not surprise some people want GEJ to lower himself to Fashola level to engage him in a debate as if the Man who talks more is the most credible person to lead.Fashola had the opportunity to contest the presidency under ACN where he stand a better chance to engage GEJ in a debate,but he failed to run as a president but waited for his puppet master(Tinubu) to pull the string in him(Puppet) to run as a Governor.He should concentrate at his level and engage Governors like Akpabio,Chime who are Governors and Lawyers like himself in a debate.He should also engage his puppet Master(Tinubu) in a debate on how to stop the billions going into Tinubu company.Alternatively,he should just apply to become Ribadu spoke person so that we can be convinced he is talking for the ACN presidential candidates.

Dis Guy:

How inane, so because Fashola is an ACN governor, a yoruba and a respected lawyer he shouldn't defend or say anything back to the fish seller, pdp lightweight and a Bayelsa man, Atleast Fashola has never been criticised for being incompetent and lacking leadership unlike this bolo there causing death everywhere. I don't understand how people think opposition party members cant challenge the ruling parties policies. didn't realise all opposition to teh presidency should be laid through the spokesperson, Ed Balls should take note, all criticism should go through Ed milliband and their party spokesperson

hasnt GEJ lowered himself calling elected governor rascals?

Ozin:

Can you show us an evidence here where GEJ called him(Fashola) a rascal? And who told you Fashola is competent?because of road repairs?for christ sake that guy is not doing anybody a favour,he is just doing 1 out of a million things he should be doing as an elected Governor.aside the road repairs,tell us other things Fashola has done that makes him competent.By trying to go above his level for a debate? or by paying his Puppet master(Tinubu Company) Billions from Lagos state money?

Ozin:

Can you show us an evidence here where GEJ called him(Fashola) a rascal? And who told you Fashola is competent?because of road repairs?for christ sake that guy is not doing anybody a favour,he is just doing 1 out of a million things he should be doing as an elected Governor.aside the road repairs,tell us other things Fashola has done that makes him competent.By trying to go above his level for a debate? or by paying his Puppet master(Tinubu Company) Billions from Lagos state money?

Dis Guy:

Oh please you dont have to called somebody out by name, you're man goofed and he has been appropriately shown his place- till today nobody denies he is incompetent, Governor are not there to do us a favour, he is doing his job- providing conducive environment for residents and businesses- investing in security; apart from announcing contracts every Wednesday and criticising the curriculum where are the roads built/repaid by this dufus of a president, people are so quick to point to the time frame but then again where are the end products of the contracts announced in the previous years, he has obviously allowed cabals to walk free pocketing billions; importing ordinary waste bins is not exactly a competent thing to do in a country with thriving plastic company, importing toothpicks isn't smart is it?

Ozin:

Then we can as well just call GEJ the great Magician if you are expecting all these within less than one year he attained leadership after the 50years destruction by other leaders