ugojamali:

Bevista:
Jonathan failed himself. Is it the results from the south that he used to win in 2011?

His Achilles Hill is loosing SW & NC

socialmediaman:


All i can say is "Repent from your polarized ethnic and religious mind". Its not about region or religion, its about doing your job as president. When you fail to do it, you will be voted out and disgraced out of office. Southerners lost their opportunity because they decided to field a failed president for re-election. This same president surrounds himself with the most greedy, unscrupulous elements, he was warned, he made a choice, and this is the result.

ugojamali:
While the so called 'illiterate and backward' northerners defied all odds include threat of boko haram to go out enmasse and vote... The so called 'learned and more advanced' southerners quietly sat in their homes and voted on social media. My BBM and WhatsApp and facebook were awash with 'Vote GEJ', GEJWinsIt and do many campaigns. But when I asked lots of contacts none actually voted. They all had excuses why they couldn't vote yet they believed that GEJ will miraculously upturn the expected northern votes Buhari was sure to gather.

Here's a lesson southerners need to learn. Elections are not conducted on social media. Not on Facebook. Not on nairaland. You actually need to drag your ass over to a polling booth and vote like all the rest.

Southerners treat elections with so much disdain and disinterest. And that's a disaster cos in there end they are the ones who cry hardest about injustice. Yet they just won't take their destiny in their hands.

Nobody is bigger then voting. If presidents and governors go out to vote then who are you to sit at home and not go?

Let no southerner come here and complain of injustice when the final result is announced. However wins is the choice of the people. You could have made a difference by coming out and casting your vote. Instead you chose to leave your future in the hands of people you consider illiterate and backward.

Meanwhile I have authoritative confirmation from INEC that social media voting will be included in the 2019 election. Until then, it seems congratulations to Pa Buhari are in order.

OsunOriginal:


Who told you they would have voted for Jona if they came out to vote?

Jona lost in my SW states except in Ekiti - laughinggggggggggggggggggggggggggg

tchidi:
Nwanna!! All my brothers that voted through facebook, BBM and twitter are going to protest!

ugojamali:


While my post may sound polarized it is actually not so. This post was based on what is actually happening. You see while many would say that Jonathan failed the south, the truth is that the south still loves Jonathan. Cos he is a southerner so he is a brother. Even if Jonathan was the worst president the south would still love him.

The main issue here is there numbers. And this has nothing to do with Jonathan and Buhari. Southerners traditionally don't care about the electoral process. They just can't be bothered to go stand for hours in polling booths. It happens even in the governorship elections.

The difference is that northerners would vote no matter what. Southerners voted massively for Jonathan even with his shortcomings. But the problem is the numbers. More than two third registered voters just wouldn't go vote because they don't care. If they had gone out and voted for Buhari I wouldn't be here writing this. But my point is that they just are not interested in their political future.

Ab025:
@poster......i dont know for south east and south south but we in the south west did not fail anybody, we came out and we voted for CHANGE.

Got it....

Jenams:
abia state fcck up sha... 1.3 million reg voters but 4hundred thousand plus accredited for votin. very very poor.

ugojamali:


While my post may sound polarized it is actually not so. This post was based on what is actually happening. You see while many would say that Jonathan failed the south, the truth is that the south still loves Jonathan. Cos he is a southerner so he is a brother. Even if Jonathan was the worst president the south would still love him.

The main issue here is there numbers. And this has nothing to do with Jonathan and Buhari. Southerners traditionally don't care about the electoral process. They just can't be bothered to go stand for hours in polling booths. It happens even in the governorship elections.

The difference is that northerners would vote no matter what. Southerners voted massively for Jonathan even with his shortcomings. But the problem is the numbers. More than two third registered voters just wouldn't go vote because they don't care. If they had gone out and voted for Buhari I wouldn't be here writing this. But my point is that they just are not interested in their political future.

ugojamali:


No you did not come out. Compare the number of voters that actually voted to the number of registered voters then you'll get the point. If 500K people out of 1.5 million potential voters only came out to vote that is still poor. We should have a democracy where voter turn out is not less than 70 percent per state.

mikeansy:
GEJ failed himself

He should have won in court!

Buhari is not eligible!

This election was supposed to be a walkover after disqualifying Buhari in courts

socialmediaman:


This sounds like a very honest opinion. SO much more honest than those who try to paint a decent picture of a false situation. Actually, the problem in the south was, many didnt want Buhari, and they wouldnt bother themselves voting for Jonathan. You need to understand the dynamics of the southern man. He would deny you if you let him down, thats a fundamental difference between the south and the north. People are angry with Jonathan in the south, and to be frank, if not that the Jonathan handlers did an aggressive marketing in the south using religious branding and tarnishing Buhari's image, Jonathan would have suffered defeat even in his former strongholds.

I have a close friend who honestly believed Buhari was an insurgent, but he didnt vote because he said Jonathan failed woefully, thats the situation

fallout87:
It wasn't the south, it was the southwest. Who is surprised we went and choose the fulani over the Ijaw? I'm not. We always pick northerns.

It is sad and disgusting but it is the reality.

No excuses. I kind of hope the south south remembers this and punishes us the next time we need their help or votes.