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Tayotere (m)
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Since the boo haha that followed the April 2007 general elections little in fact virtually nothing has been heard from the presidential flagbearer of the opposition party ACTION CONGRESS and former Vice President Alh ATIKU ABUBAKAR Although his compatriot Alh MOHAMADU BUHARI from ANPP has managed to keep his name in the news the same can not be said of ATIKU the invincible. Does it mean the ex VP's political career has finally been put in the cupboard by his enstranged boss OBJ or the man is working out his strategies and planning a big come back to the political landscape of the nations Thes are questions waitin for answers  |
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PeeDaVinci
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omotere, how far? wetin concern you concern atiku- na ur guy from uk dey hi you
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Big B1 (m)
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Atiku's location is between France, London and Dubai.
Fact: In the eyes of many, Nigeria is still politically unstable. Many feel that OBJ is still pretty much in control and his vindictiveness and propaganda actions have not be disactivated; but with time this OBJ's involvement (with the new admin) will dissolve. Till then, Atiku and many others will continue to relax in foreign countries.
My advise: Do not count Atiku out as yet; this is Nigeria which is full of Nigerians, trust me, anything can happen in 2011 presidential election.
The man is still very young, he's very rich and he has many loyal Nigerians behind him.
Remember, only MONEY talks in my neighbourhood
May God bless Nigeria
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Tayotere (m)
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@ Big B1 nice response, but don't yu think the man should not take too much time out so that his political relevance will not hampered at least he shuld just chip in somtin even if it's not 2 relevant so that we wont forget him\ @PeeDaVinci are yu LEORNADO DaVINCI? please i can't place the name, so who yu be? |
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desgiezd (m)
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Does it mean the ex VP's political career has finally been put in the cupboard by his enstranged boss OBJ or the man is working out his strategies and planning a big come back to the political landscape of the nations
OBJ is a military man in politics. He only believes in brute force and gra! gra! and he is very, very tactless while Atiku is a politician and plays politics very well. OBJ and his tactics will, very soon, fizzle out (if it has not even started already). Additionally, OBJ does not have the capacity to put Atiku's political career in a cupboard. Remember that Shehu Musa Yar 'Adua was Atiku's political mentor and he was a great grassroots politician who had followers all over the nation. Atiku is following in his footsteps. I believe that what Atiku is doing presently is a tactical withdrawal. |
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mikeansy
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Remember that Shehu Musa Yar 'Adua was Atiku's political mentor and he was a great grassroots politician who had followers all over the nation. Atiku is following in his footsteps. I believe that what Atiku is doing presently is a tactical withdrawal Meaning Atiku dey learn from OBJ deputy. |
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chudy (m)
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i think the big man is hybanating. when its time he will come out of his cocoon. :-\s
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Mamajama (m)
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Babangida told ATIKU to chill in the state till he can figure out they will jointly swindle Nigerian treasury in the next election So ATIKU is in USA trying to loose weight. We all know after they get elected, they blow up like balloon. ATIKU Plus IBB = ABUBAKER  |
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Danmasani (m)
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Don Etiebet was initially a member of ANPP, then PDP, then he went to ANPP where he rose to its national Chairman and headed the party in the flawed 2003 elections and finally back in PDP where he is now a very active member  . Same will become of Atiku Abubakar, Formerly with the PDP to AC and will come back to the PDP in 2011. Nigerian papers will praise him and call him 'a great leader', a 'promoter of peace, understanding' and a 'great politician'- he will be portrayed as the best thing ever to happen to Nigeria. Ojo Madueke and Jerry Gana will rise to the ocassion and welcome him. Ahmadu Ali will grin with smiles and remind u that PDP is indeed the "greatest party in africa" Methinks that Nigerians are yet to learn their lesson. If people like IBB, Ikimi, Anenih, Adedibu et al continue to hold sway in our polity today, then we'll continue to remain bastards that will be ridden upon any time we are called to election= to 'cast' stolen votes! |
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babasin (m)
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If people like IBB, Ikimi, Anenih, Adedibu et al continue to hold sway in our polity today why not? OBJ still hold sway; does he have 2 heads?? Instead Nigeria to ask for clean break from past in 1999, we did not. All the ex-military are now in agbada and still milking the nation dry. the fool and his money soon pathed-ways. |
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mikeansy
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does he has 2 heads??
Abeg speak broken gramma like me na  |
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Big B1 (m)
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Methinks that Nigerians are yet to learn their lesson. If people like IBB, Ikimi, Anenih, Adedibu et al continue to hold sway in our polity today, then we'll continue to remain bastards that will be ridden upon any time we are called to election= to 'cast' stolen votes! My man, that is what politics is all about. Politics is a dirty game and regardless of what we feel or do, it will remain so forever and ever. Fact: The different between a great politician and a great criminal is not much. They both have the same skill, but they implement the skill in different manners. Therefore, a great politician(leader) has a lot in common with a great criminal. Please, take your time and prove me wrong. The problem in Nigeria is that we Nigerians do not truly understand the accurate definition of politics, we tend to be gullible and we expect too much from politicians. But on the flip side, the politicians understand us well well and they know exactly what to use to entice us at the right time. Don't fall asleep, Atiku will be back shortly, he's only looking for the right time and the right opportunity to use to implement his big return. Moreover, he's also currently playing an interesting politics game and I will not be surprised if he ends up with the trophy at the end of the day. You can not get tired of what you don't see or feel. Very very soon OBJ and his junkies will become an obsolete battleship. On the other hand: Adedibu is not a politician; there is a big difference between a politician and a mere cacophonous thug. OBJ is not a true politician; there is a big difference between a politician and a mere bully. Great politicians are noiseless criminals and they also represent great leaders. |
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Iyke-D (m)
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Atiku who? Atiku is irrelevant in the scheme of things (would be different if he was
ex-military). If Yar Adua's health is intact and is willing to go for another 4 years,
there is no way the ruliing party (PDP for that matter) will sideline the president for
someone else. The North will still be happy because their man is still president.
While a good politician and an excellent media manipulator, Atiku is toast and will
NEVER be president of Nigeria. His greatest political mistake and undoing was his
taking on his boss, OBJ. As a politician, he bests OBJ, but at the end of the day, OBJ
knows the system and he is the system to some extent.
OBJ has <b>made</b> more people in Nigeria than Atiku can ever dream of. So like
someone said earlier, the Tinubus, Etiebets, Ogbehs will run to AC, ANPP, and the
likes, but they will always find their way home to PDP. If there is anything like loyalty
in Nigerian politics, these crop of politicians will yield to OBJ before Atiku! In 8 years,
power will rotate back to the south-south or the south-east, else the country will
break up for real!
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Big B1 (m)
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OBJ has <b>made</b> more people in Nigeria than Atiku can ever dream of You're absolutely wrong. Do you know why Saddam was captured in few months and Osama is still chilling? Saddam thought he had people, but he later discovered that most people were behind him because they were scared of him. On the other hand, Osama is still chilling today because few people behind him are absolutely loyal to him. And these folks can not be bought. That is the difference; and I'm sure that with time, many will realize that OBJ's time is over and we will all witness how quickly his supporters sycophant will reduce drastically. Atiku is young, healthy, very rich and still has time to brush up his image. I think he has a chance! |
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McKren (m)
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BigB1
Atiku will celebrate his 61st birthday on 25th November, by 2011 he will be 65 and by 2023 he will be 77.
Just reminding you cause not sure why you are emphasizing on Atiku being young.
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babasin (m)
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Saddam thought he had people, but he later discovered that most people were behind him because they were scared of him.
On the other hand, Osama is still chilling today because few people behind him are absolutely loyal to him. And these folks can not be bought. well said. a lesson for would be leaders/rulers. |
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Big B1 (m)
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Mckren:
If OBJ could do it at the age of 99, trust me, ATIKU will pull through at 65
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Iyke-D (m)
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BigB1 Atiku is young, healthy, very rich and still has time to brush up his image.
I think he has a chance!
He has a chance against what? A chance of beating Yar Adua in 4 years under a party umbrella to be formed in 3 years or 2 years or 6 months before election time? |
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Mamajama (m)
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ATIKU and IBB are dead as far as Nigerian politics are concern
BIGB1 how come your father IBb refuse to come and Visit USA? what is he scared of? I am just curious
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diphor
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Anyway i will like Atiku to come back to the face of Nigerian politics but not as a ruler but as an example of a bad leader and as an history maker of the first leader to go go jail.LOL
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Big B1 (m)
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FYI: I'm not here supporting ATIKU, I'm only speculating based on my experience. Do no let us get things twisted. He has a chance against what? A chance of beating Yar Adua in 4 years under
a party umbrella to be formed in 3 years or 2 years or 6 months before election
time? My man, you continue to prove my point for me. Do you know anything about Nigerian politics? How did Yar'Adua get to Aso Rock? Obviously, not because of our votes, therefore it is senseless to use Yar'Adua as a next presidential election sample. Moreover, in Nigeria, a party umbrella could be formed overnight and still win the election. |
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Iyke-D (m)
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If OBJ could do it at the age of 99, trust me, ATIKU will pull through at 65
Dead wrong again!. Atiku is no OBJ, he has not, and will never attain OBJ status power-wise. There are several past military heads of state in Nigeria, and there is OBJ. If the current president was from the south, then maybe he would have had a shot in 4 years. |
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Iyke-D (m)
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How did Yar'Adua get to Aso Rock?
Obviously, not because of our votes, therefore it is senseless to use Yar'Adua as a next presidential election sample.
Moreover, in Nigeria, a party umbrella could be formed overnight and still win the election.
At BigB1, you mean the above can happen against an incumbent party? Which Nigeria are we talking about? You mean the outsiders will out-rig those in control of INEC, police and army |
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Big B1 (m)
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OBJ pure failure continues to expose on a daily basis; and if things continue like this, the next person Nigerians will be looking up to will be ATIKU.
Have you thought that OBJ's failure will prove to Nigerians that ATIKU was not as bad as OBJ and his junkies had speculated in the past?
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Big B1 (m)
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At BigB1, you mean the above can happen against an incumbent party? Which Nigeria are we
talking about? You mean the outsiders will out-rig those in control of INEC, police and army The difference: Yar'Adua is not a bully, not greedy and not a deceiver. He will allow Nigerians to pick the next president. My question for you is, " are you going to vote this time around"? Because it is absolutely senseless to me when a voteless Nigerian from abroad is vigorously debating politics with me. |
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Iyke-D (m)
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OBJ pure failure continues to expose on a daily basis; and if things continue like this, the next person Nigerians will be looking up to will be ATIKU.
Have you thought that OBJ's failure will prove to Nigerians that ATIKU was not as bad as OBJ and his junkies had speculated in the past?
You must be joking? Please tell me how OBJ's failures exonerates Atiku or portrays him as a good leader? What has he really led in the past? What can he singularly point to as his achievement in governance? |
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Big B1 (m)
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Again, I'm not here trying to support ATIKU. I'm just pointing out the possibility.
Atiku is doing the right thing by laying very low for now.
If he plays his game well, he definitely has a chance.
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Iyke-D (m)
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I see your point though. However, I wonder why even bother debating people like you
if all you have to offer for leadership is IBB and Atiku? I will rather vote for a dog than
vote for either IBB or Atiku.
People must really be in short supply in Nigeria in terms of leadership if all you got to offer
are those two confirmed thieves and failures.
Finally, as bad as OBJ might be, Atiku and IBB rolled together can not even measure up
to OBJ's contribution to whatever is left of Nigeria today.
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desgiezd (m)
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OBJ has made more people in Nigeria than Atiku can ever dream of.
I beg to disagree with you sir! OBJ only made few people and these are the business people who made billions when he was in power. These same people will later abandon him and run to whoever is in power tomorrow. As for politicians, he made just a few and for those that were showing loyalty to him when he was in power, this was largely false loyalty and he secured their loyalty by using EFCC and other government machinery to intimidate them. They will soon break free and we shall see that he has no core loyalists. |
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Big B1 (m)
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I see your point though. However, I wonder why even bother debating people like you
if all you have to offer for leadership is IBB and Atiku? I will rather vote for a dog than
vote for either IBB or Atiku Iyke-D: Oh my God, you have just hurt my feelings by making that statement; give me a break. You sound like a pure nonstarter. |
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Iyke-D (m)
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My question for you is, "are you going to vote this time around"?
Because it is absolutely senseless to me when a voteless Nigerian from abroad is vigorously debating politics with me.
BigB1 - I thought the same thing when I read the above from you and I know you are not a pure non-starter. |
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Big B1 (m)
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Ok, my friend.
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