https://leadership.ng/neither-kwankwaso-nor-obi/


The issues around each one of them are, depending on the context in which they are analyzed, either specifically an advantage or otherwise to them as individual contestants. Just like all the other politicians, Kwankwaso and Obi are champions of some interests and are, in their own case, even agents of some sentiments that are anything but features or ingredients of national politics.

The two of them are most unlikely to be unaware of the absolute dismissal of their ambitions as unrealizable by a lot of Nigerians; an argument that is built on the real and perceived weaknesses of the platforms on which they are contesting and some dominant negative perceptions about each one them and which are being regularly re-enforced by some unpopular tendencies that they manifest in the course of their political interactions. NNPP’s rate of spread in even those areas or states where Kwankwaso considers as his support base and the LP’s opportunities in the South-East which is Obi’s original home and from where the party is expected to generate huge strength that it can use to penetrate other places are far less than what was imagined.

Additionally, both of them are, by a certain judgement, provincial politicians whose respective visions are not broad enough to accommodate even the basic aspirations of the peoples of places other than the ones from where they have hailed. Kwankwaso is as strange in the South-East or even the whole of the South as Obi is in the North, which means that neither of them can pull any reasonable votes from areas other than his, which precisely means that each is, more or less, a regional political hero whose influence is evidently limited.

Kwankwaso, having founded the Kwankwasiyya Movement which he continuously sustains and uses to intimidate his opponents, comes across as a gladiator whose capacity for the manipulation of the political process in his immediate environment is immense. His unrivalled popularity in Kano State which is Nigeria’s most populous geo-political entity and strong presence in some other Northern States are realities that have made him a prominent politician who visibly enjoys tremendous respect of some critical segments of the Northern political class.

But most of those factors that have constituted the basis of his popularity and prominence in some parts of the North are the reason for the extreme attack to which he is subjected in the Obi’s South-East and other parts of the South. Kwankwaso is to, for example, the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPoB) an agent of the alleged Northern hegemony to which the group is vehemently opposed and therefore a bad news that should not be tolerated by all Igbos and, by extension, Southerners.
The story is same about Obi in the North as he is, certainly not without some good reasons, tagged as one of the chief promoters of all the divisive and the anti-North sentiments that are the basis of the IPoB’s agitation. The unarguably dominant perception that the activities of IPoB to which Obi is fully associated are practical expressions of the Igbo’s design to antagonize and cripple the North and its peoples has already made Obi a very hard sale in the region.

All these are the basic issues about Kwankwaso and Obi that will continue to
constitute a hindrance to any proposal or recommendation for a merger or alliance between them for the purpose of the contest for the presidency. It is yet to be seen how Kwankwaso and Obi, even as bearers of the same flag, can be helpful to each other, considering the fact that they represent conflicting sentiments and interests.

This explains the apparent collapse of almost all the efforts towards the concretization of the merger or collaboration idea with each one of them now weighing other options that can be beneficial to him. The Kwankwaso’s outright dismissal of the proposal that he should agree to be Obi’s presidential running mate and the latter’s clear determination to hold on to his ticket are an evidence that each will continue to run for the presidency Independent of the other, thereby validating the argument that each one of them can be only a spoiler of other people’s chances and not winner of election.

A good read, but writers these days seem not to understand the rage of the common man on every Nigerian streets and villages. There's nothing refined or conventional about the growing insecurity, the established frustration and fast rising unemployment in Nigeria today.

These are points politicians like Peter Obi has come to address, so, all these long articles, all these attempts to sway the masses to accept PDP or APC who has contributed a lot to the suffering in Nigeria cannot work. We want to try a man who seems to understand what he's talking about, we are going structureless, we are voting for our future,

We are voting Peter Obi of Labour party.

Thank you for understanding us

Signed:
Suffering Nigerian masses association

Am not expecting the both to win.....I want military coup or ......disitigration

Peter Obi is the choice of Nigerians and we will massively vote for him. He will come out victorious

Peter Obi is no longer a regional politician, he has gone global. Peter Obi has become Nigerian youth project

Obi is richer
Obi has more educational qualifications
Obi is more popular
Obi is even known in the north


Kwankwaso is only known in kano
His chances of winning is minimal compared to obi

Now tell me why would someone like obi with all this and backing of the masses be a vice to someone like Kwankwaso who doesn't have anything to beat him in, in politics just...

Anyways I'm happy obi is not bothered about him

Ok

franchasofficia:
Peter Obi is no longer a regional politician, he has gone global. Peter Obi has become Nigerian youth project

You will be shocked. Let Obi test his popularity with the youths in Osun. Let him encourage his fans to vote for Lasun. If it is the youth that chose Obi because they had no choice and it is not Obi's pedigree that made the youths listen to him...then he really has false influence.

The average Nigerian youth can change their mind for 10k....it happened in Ekiti...some even changed their minds for 5K..... and many would change their mind if their real influencers like Imam, pastors, emirs, Obas, tell them otherwise.

Unserious candinate with very tribal base.

Power to the people
Atiku/Okowa 2023

E sure

IgOga:


You will be shocked. Let Obi test his popularity with the youths in Osun. Let him encourage his fans to vote for Lasun. If it is the youth that chose Obi because they had no choice and it is not Obi's pedigree that made the youths listen to him...then he really has false influence.

The average Nigerian youth can change their mind for 10k....it happened in Ekiti...some even changed their minds for 5K..... and many would change their mind if their real influencers like Imam, pastors, emirs, Obas, tell them otherwise.

any one thinking about sharing money during the revolution risks being lynched, for your information the religious leaders have already told the masses who to vote, you are really far from reality.

What we are saying is if obi will be able to tackle all the million of mess created by past corrupt leaders
as for the winner of 2023 forget it, is done.
The western media and machineries are just waiting for signal, the riggers will simply be intimidate.

IgOga:


You will be shocked. Let Obi test his popularity with the youths in Osun. Let him encourage his fans to vote for Lasun. If it is the youth that chose Obi because they had no choice and it is not Obi's pedigree that made the youths listen to him...then he really has false influence.

The average Nigerian youth can change their mind for 10k....it happened in Ekiti...some even changed their minds for 5K..... and many would change their mind if their real influencers like Imam, pastors, emirs, Obas, tell them otherwise.

I can tell you categorically clear that only some foolish idiots in Southwest that will sell their votes.

In fact, it is known nationwide that vote buying only succeeds in Southwest.

I’m sure you weren’t on Nairaland when Anambra Election happened where the Women of Ebenebe shot the national limelight after they were captured on video rejecting money to sell their votes. Governor Obiano even had to honour one of them officially.

But here you are proud that fools will sell their votes in Osun. Something you should be ashamed of.

Let me give you heads up… vote buying will only succeed in Southwest. Any idiot that comes to Southeast or Southsouth to buy vote for Tinubu or Atiku will be lynched.

Tell them to try if they dare.

Abdu81:
any one thinking about sharing money during the revolution risks being lynched, for your information the religious leaders have already told the masses who to vote, you are really far from reality.

What we are saying is if obi will be able to tackle all the million of mess created by past corrupt leaders
as for the winner of 2023 forget it, is done.
The western media and machineries are just waiting for signal, the riggers will simply be intimidate.

Leave him…

Some of those idiots don’t understand the level of anger burning in us.

The thing is that I’m sure and certain that no human being that loves his life would be thinking of buying votes for Tinubu and Atiku in Southeast for instance and Southsouth to a large extent.

Vote buying will only succeed in Southwest.

The north is not known for selling of votes.

Abdu81:
any one thinking about sharing money during the revolution risks being lynched, for your information the religious leaders have already told the masses who to vote, you are really far from reality.

What we are saying is if obi will be able to tackle all the million of mess created by past corrupt leaders
as for the winner of 2023 forget it, is done.
The western media and machineries are just waiting for signal, the riggers will simply be intimidate.

Talk is cheap. How will Obi clear the mess when he was part of the mess? Unfortunately the few contestants who are never part of the mess are not popular enough to even win their LGA. Nobody will lynch anybody...people are hungry and they will rather take a 10k they can see now than wait for a promise of better Nigeria that may never come cos they have been waiting for many years and nothing changed. I saw video of security operatives coordinating vote buying in Ekiti...so who is going to lynch who.....someone on ground in Ekiti told me that some of the people on video saying they were against vote buying already sold their own votes for 10k.....

You don't seem to know Nigeria or human love for money. Osibanjo literately went round Nigeria distributing 10k bribes to market women for APC to win the 2019 elections....well they called it Tradermoni

Penguin2:


Leave him…

Some of those idiots don’t understand the level of anger burning in us.

The thing is that I’m sure and certain that no human being that loves his life would be thinking of buying votes for Tinubu and Atiku in Southeast for instance and Southsouth to a large extent.

Vote buying will only succeed in Southwest.

The north is not known for selling of votes.

Hey kiddo...save your post till 2023...if the election holds you will understand Nigeria......I guess you missed Tradermoni.....that was 10k bribe to market women across Nigeria...it happened in all regions and all states of Nigeria led by VP Osibanjo.....that heavily contributed to APC winning 2019 election.....You don't understand anything about the dinosaurs ruling you

Tailorcaesar:
Am not expecting the both to win.....I want military coup or ......disitigration

One wonders where nigerian soldiers are,really! What is happening more than enough for strong military intervention.

All these useless analysis on Peter Obi is a huge joke.

Old school
Same old mentality lacks understanding of todays young man .

IgOga:


Hey kiddo...save your post till 2023...if the election holds you will understand Nigeria......I guess you missed Tradermoni.....that was 10k bribe to market women across Nigeria...it happened in all regions and all states of Nigeria led by VP Osibanjo.....that heavily contributed to APC winning 2019 election.....You don't understand anything about the dinosaurs ruling you

Then 2023 is a battle between us and the dinosaurs ruling us.

Let’s see who wins.

IgOga:


Talk is cheap. How will Obi clear the mess when he was part of the mess? Unfortunately the few contestants who are never part of the mess are not popular enough to even win their LGA. Nobody will lynch anybody...people are hungry and they will rather take a 10k they can see now than wait for a promise of better Nigeria that may never come cos they have been waiting for many years and nothing changed. I saw video of security operatives coordinating vote buying in Ekiti...so who is going to lynch who.....someone on ground in Ekiti told me that some of the people on video saying they were against vote buying already sold their own votes for 10k.....

You don't seem to know Nigeria or human love for money. Osibanjo literately went round Nigeria distributing 10k bribes to market women for APC to win the 2019 elections....well they called it Tradermoni

please sir how much are paying the Nigerian youths to get their PVCs , many even closing their businesses for days to do that.
so that they will collect your 5k?

The christians are fighting to avert the impending genocide against their faith Nigeria.
The middle belt is fighting for for their lives , farmland and generational heritage.
And dummies are talking of 5k.

Vote for your tribal Muslims kinsmen allow us with our stupid obidient revolution.
We settle on the polls.

We are preparing for voting you are preparing for vote buying and rigging, an incumbent administration?

Shame!!! On you. What a disgrace.

Penguin2:


Leave him…

Some of those idiots don’t understand the level of anger burning in us.

The thing is that I’m sure and certain that no human being that loves his life would be thinking of buying votes for Tinubu and Atiku in Southeast for instance and Southsouth to a large extent.

Vote buying will only succeed in Southwest.

The north is not known for selling of votes.

Lol

So you don accept Tinubu will have nothing less than 80% of the votes in the South West?

Abdu81:
please sir how much are paying the Nigerian youths to get their PVCs , many even closing their businesses for days to do that.
so that they will collect your 5k?

The christians are fighting to avert the impending genocide against their faith Nigeria.
The middle belt is fighting for for their lives , farmland and generational heritage.
And dummies are talking of 5k.

Vote for your tribal Muslims kinsmen allow us with our stupid obidient revolution.
We settle on the polls.

We are preparing for voting you are preparing for vote buying and rigging, an incumbent administration?

Shame!!! On you. What a disgrace.

Sorry I am not able to vote but learn some manners and stop using "we". As a realist I say let us see LP performance in other elections otherwise you are going from fry pan to fire. Buhari and APC promised better things than Obi in 2014 ...well it turns out to be same old same old....his cabinet is full of same old same old....if Obi wins ( chances are about 30%) he would fill his cabinet with same old same old...so nothing will change.....My advice to you....get on with your own life....vote your conscience....manage your expectation......never stop living your life irrespective of what INEC declares.....never wait for any government to make your life better

Parachoko:
Lol

So you don accept Tinubu will have nothing less than 80% of the votes in the South West?

Let’s assume…

Then where else?

Penguin2:


Let’s assume…

Then where else?

He will have majority of the vote in the North West, North Central, North East and might also win the South South.

IgOga:



Sorry I am not able to vote but learn some manners and stop using "we". As a realist I say let us see LP performance in other elections otherwise you are going from fry pan to fire. Buhari and APC promised better things than Obi in 2014 ...well it turns out to be same old same old....his cabinet is full of same old same old....if Obi wins ( chances are about 30%) he would fill his cabinet with same old same old...so nothing will change.....My advice to you....get on with your own life....vote your conscience....manage your expectation......never stop living your life irrespective of what INEC declares.....never wait for any government to make your life better

appreciated thanks, however we are passionate about a better Nigeria.

Parachoko:
He will have majority of the vote in the North West, North Central, North East and might also win the South South.

Chai, good lord!

Talking with you is a waste of time