*2015 ELECTION!**
APC Allocates Offices

**Buhari To Fly Presidential Flag
**ANPP For National Secretary
**ACN Picks National Chairman, Legal Adviser Posts
**Ribadu, Lamido Sanusi, Bafarawa To Challenge Buhari As PDP Governors Swell Rank

Ahead of 2015, of the future of the All Peoples Congress, APC, is gradually taking shape as the road is now clear for former Head of State, General Mohammadu Buhari to emerge as the presidential candidate of the party following the deliberate omission of the Congress of the Progressive Change from clinching one of the top party offices of the merger arrangement.

According to the document in the possession of the Sunday Mirror, the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN got the juiciest positions in the APC, such as the National Chairman, National Legal Adviser, Deputy National Treasurer, Deputy National Youth Leader, two Vice Chairmen and two ex-officio members.

The All Nigeria Peoples Party, ANPP was also awarded with the National Secretary, National Financial Secretary, Deputy National Organising Secretary, National Welfare Secretary, Deputy National Publicity Secretary, two Vice Chairmen and two ex-officio members.

While the Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, got the National Treasurer, Deputy National Chairman (North), Deputy National Secretary, Deputy National Legal Adviser, Deputy National Auditor, National Woman Leader, National Youth Leader, one Vice Chairman and one ex-officio members’ positions.

The All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA was given the National Organising Secretary, Deputy National Chairman (South), Deputy Financial Secretary, Deputy National Woman Leader, one Vice Chairman and one ex-officio member’s post. The Democratic Peoples Party, DPP, got the National Auditor and Deputy National Welfare Secretary.

A source who is a former governor from the North told Sunday Mirror that CPC could not get any of the major slots as it will likely produce the presidential candidate while the ACN will produce chairman of the Board of Trustees. General Buhari had in a recent interview said that though he will contest the 2015 election under APC but he may step down for a better candidate from the North.

Sunday Mirror can confirm that northern candidates that may challenge Buhari for the sole ticket include former Presidential candidate of DPP and former governor of Sokoto State, Attahiru Bafarawa, former Presidential candidate of ACN, Nuhu Ribadu as well as the present Central Bank Governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi.

It is also believed that with the crisis in the People’s Democratic Party, some serving state governors including Niger State governor, Babangida Aliyu, Sule Lamido of Jigawa state as well as Rabiu Kwankwaso may seek the office of presidency through the platform of the APC.

Meanwhile, the National Chairman of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) Ogbonnaya Onu has called on the APC to close ranks before 2015, as PDP would not relinquish its control of the centre easily.

The ANPP yesterday also set up a committee, headed by Dr. Onu to distribute the slots allotted to the party in the APC merger arrangement. The committee is also detailed to continue merger talks with the other merging partners.

The decision to raise the committee was reached at the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party yesterday in Abuja. In his address at the NEC meeting, the national chairman of the party, Onu, hailed the progress made so far in the merger process and expressed confidence that with the APC on ground, realizing the goal of producing the next President is possible, if elections are free and fair.

He also noted that when the APC is finally registered, there would still remain a lot of work to be done for the new Party to grow stronger and be in a position to deliver victory at the federal level.

“Let no one ever think, that it will be easy to defeat an incumbent administration. But, it can be done. However, a lot of hard work will be needed. Challenges will come. Our patience will be tested. Our ability to persevere will also be tested. But if our eyes are on the right path, if we listen attentively to the voice of Nigerians and respect the feelings of all, we will definitely succeed by the grace of the Almighty God.

“Hence it is important, that building a strong political Party requires sufficient consultation, in a way that all organs of the Party can function efficiently. It is then, that members can have a strong sense of belonging. By so doing, people will be ready to put in their best for the good of the Party.

“I am confident that with the APC on ground, realizing our goal of producing the next President of our country is possible, if elections are free and fair. Serious efforts must be made to ensure that every vote, counts and every voter, matters. Every effort must be made, to ensure that a conducive environment is created to make elections free and fair. This, we should insist on for the good of our country.

I believe that with a credible electoral process, our country will be stronger, our democracy will grow and blossom and hence pave the way for the unity, peace and prosperity of our dear country.”

This comes as the Chairman of the board of Trustees of the party, Ali Modu Sheriff, said the positions would be filled by Monday. The national publicity secretary of the ANPP, Emma Enuekwu, said the party’s NEC resolved to set a new committee on merger talks, headed by the National Chairman. Others in the committee are incumbent governors of Borno State, Kassim Shettima; Zamfara State, Abdullazeez Yari; and Yobe State, Ibrahim Geidam. Also in the committee are former governors of the party including Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, Senator Sani Ahmed Yerima, Senator Buka Abba Ibrahim and Ibrahim Kwankwaso.

The national secretary, Tijjani Tumsah; national treasurer, Alhaji Shaibu Musa are also in the committee. Enuekwu said the committee’s mandate is to continue to act on behalf of the party in the merger negotiations until APC is registered. He said the committee will handle the sharing of the offices and positions allotted to ANPP under the merger arrangement.

The 89-member merger committee, drawn from the merging parties, had last week announced the end of their assignment of streamlining the modalities for the emergence of the interim leadership of the merger party. They also said they have referred further work for registration of the APC to the individual parties.

However, briefing newsmen after the meeting, Ali Modu Sheriff said “a committee was set up to go and look at these positions and divide it among party members. Our decision is also to continue with the merger to a logical conclusion.

It is one agenda meeting, to talk about the merger, what has happened so far and where we are going. And the position of the ANPP is to get the leaders to sit down and share it.

“It will be done by Monday. By Monday everything will be completed.” Sheriff however said there was no rancour so far in sharing the positions. He said, “there was no rancour.

In politics either in Nigeria and anywhere in the world there are different views, always or the view that is decided on last is usually the amicable one. And what we decided amicably now is to have a committee of all the leaders to sit down and share the positions across the country.”

Source: National Mirror

hmmmm.....interesting!

d problm is nt APC but buhari...its almost impossible fr buhari to win election in dis country, even if u merge him wt 'ebele' ...he hs dis negativ image wrkin against him, especially wen u luk @ it frm d religios/ BH point of view, sm sect feel threatened by him especially in d north, whr d same sect see him as a BH sponsor......so many ppl whr killed by his so called sopoters durin d post election crises...

Buhari/fashola wl nt sell, dis country is highly polarised nw, mor polarized thn in d 90s.. same religion becomn numba 1 n 2 citizens wl nt be soported by d oda religion(s)..(im nt a religios bigot, jst sayin d truth)

Buhari will eventually step down for Tambuwal.

Tambuwal/Rochas

Tambuwal/Fashola

payless: Buhari will eventually step down for Tambuwal.

Tambuwal/Rochas

Tambuwal/Fashola

sweet winning combo proposed by u..

God, let this be true!!

Fresh Air 2015!!

The election will be interesting... We need Buhari fast fast...

dexter1983:

sweet winning combo proposed by u..

Your report opened with a biased twist to it. You said

Buhari .......
ANPP.....
ACN........

Do you mean Buhari or CPC for presidential flag?

I dont wish it on him but if Buhari dies today, does someone else in CPC fills the post or is it reallocated to another allied party in the merger?

payless: Buhari will eventually step down for Tambuwal.

Tambuwal/Rochas

Tambuwal/Fashola

It doesnt work this way. The opposition will lose all its credibility and worth if they have to go to PDP for a presidential candidate. It has never happened anywhere in the world where opposition would go to the incumbent party for its presidential candidate. Yes, for other national appointments, you can consider credible people across the country regardless of their political affiliation.

And why Tambuwa? Because he is supporting the opposition? This is not enough to make a man a presidential material. Tell me landmark legislation that have been delivered in the house so far? Tell me what happened to the house probe of fuel subsidy? The scandal that happened and how the house has handled this.

Buhari/Fashola is the answer if we really want to see a different approach to governance.

Dudu_Negro:

Your report opened with a biased twist to it. You said

Buhari .......
ANPP.....
ACN........

Do you mean Buhari or CPC for presidential flag?

I dont wish it on him but if Buhari dies today, does someone else in CPC fills the post or is it reallocated to another allied party in the merger?

cpc

jjcbuthot:

It doesnt work this way. The opposition will lose all its credibility and worth if they have to go to PDP for a presidential candidate. It has never happened anywhere in the world where opposition would go to the incumbent party for its presidential candidate. Yes, for other national appointments, you can consider credible people across the country regardless of their political affiliation.

And why Tambuwa? Because he is supporting the opposition? This is not enough to make a man a presidential material. Tell me landmark legislation that have been delivered in the house so far? Tell me what happened to the house probe of fuel subsidy? The scandal that happened and how the house has handled this.

Buhari/Fashola is the answer if we really want to see a different approach to governance.

i reason with u

jjcbuthot:

It doesnt work this way. The opposition will lose all its credibility and worth if they have to go to PDP for a presidential candidate. It has never happened anywhere in the world where opposition would go to the incumbent party for its presidential candidate. Yes, for other national appointments, you can consider credible people across the country regardless of their political affiliation.

And why Tambuwa? Because he is supporting the opposition? This is not enough to make a man a presidential material. Tell me landmark legislation that have been delivered in the house so far? Tell me what happened to the house probe of fuel subsidy? The scandal that happened and how the house has handled this.

Buhari/Fashola is the answer if we really want to see a different approach to governance.

Hmm! Buhari Fashola will also be a credible ticket, so as Buhari/Rochas. Tambuwal is loved across party line.

payless: Buhari will eventually step down for Tambuwal.

Tambuwal/Rochas

Tambuwal/Fashola

Who is Tambuwal where better/prefer candidates like Buhari,Ribadu and Sanusi Lamido present.

Honestly, I'm ok with any of these guys.

payless:


Hmm! Buhari Fashola will also be a credible ticket, so as Buhari/Rochas. Tambuwal is loved across party line.

FOR ME...BEST WINNING COMBO...BUHARI/FASHOLA

If Buhari contests then APC looses.
Simple logic. He should allow a younger contender who have national acceptance like Tambuwal, Fashola, Okorocha or better still Kwankwanso.
He would have made a great and strict BOT chair.

Lastly, I don't believe this news sha.

gunuvi: If Buhari contests then APC looses.
Simple logic. He should allow a younger contender who have national acceptance like Tambuwal, Fashola, Okorocha or better still Kwankwanso.
He would have made a great and strict BOT chair.

Lastly, I don't believe this news sha.

I don't think some you guys clamouring for Tambuwal are mentally balance at all! How on earth will you be advising a new party seeking for a new era and development to choose its president from already corrupted,God forsaken PDP?

Buhari Fashola ticket would make sense alot, Fashola can easily win all SW votes

Good news.
Buhari/Fashola is a good combo. And is quiet appealing. But this combination is religiously skewed.
The ACN will want to hold the VP or better still the SW. That rules out a Rochas VP.
I'm seriously thinking of a possible christain VP candidate of SW extract.
*thinking*

jjcbuthot:

It doesnt work this way. The opposition will lose all its credibility and worth if they have to go to PDP for a presidential candidate. It has never happened anywhere in the world where opposition would go to the incumbent party for its presidential candidate. Yes, for other national appointments, you can consider credible people across the country regardless of their political affiliation.

And why Tambuwa? Because he is supporting the opposition? This is not enough to make a man a presidential material. Tell me landmark legislation that have been delivered in the house so far? Tell me what happened to the house probe of fuel subsidy? The scandal that happened and how the house has handled this.

Buhari/Fashola is the answer if we really want to see a different approach to governance.

May God bless the work of your hand!

Meanwhile, I won't advise Fasola to pick any VP ticket. If he mistakenly take that step,he may never become the president of this country in future.

jjcbuthot:

It doesnt work this way. The opposition will lose all its credibility and worth if they have to go to PDP for a presidential candidate. It has never happened anywhere in the world where opposition would go to the incumbent party for its presidential candidate. Yes, for other national appointments, you can consider credible people across the country regardless of their political affiliation.

And why Tambuwa? Because he is supporting the opposition? This is not enough to make a man a presidential material. Tell me landmark legislation that have been delivered in the house so far? Tell me what happened to the house probe of fuel subsidy? The scandal that happened and how the house has handled this.

Buhari/Fashola is the answer if we really want to see a different approach to governance.

You have just confirmed that you are a neophyte in the Nigerian political landscape;


It's on record that ACN has always outsourced their presidential candidates from the PDP. In 2003, as AD they adopted OBJ. In 2007, they hired Atiku. In 2011, they went for OBJ boy, Ribadu and sold him out in d dying minute for the PDP candidate, GEJ. For 2015, they are already shopping for Tambuwal.


Who is fooling who?

Buhari/tunbu/fasola/rochas/amaechi/aregbosola/tambuwal/onu etc. Fresh air must continue!!!!!!!!!! Vote GEJ for president 2015 fresh air continua

gunuvi: If Buhari contests then APC looses.
Simple logic. He should allow a younger contender who have national acceptance like Tambuwal, Fashola, Okorocha or better still Kwankwanso.
He would have made a great and strict BOT chair.

Lastly, I don't believe this news sha.

What national acceptance of a younger person are you talking about? How many people voted for Ribadu in 2011? Is Ribadu not young enough?

And tell me, how will a younger person from the north make SS/SE vote against Jona? Lets Jona starts killing people and getting drunk daily in Aso rock, SS/SE will still deliver their votes to him - no condition will make them vote for somebody from another region. As a matter of fact, Buhari will get more votes from those regions (SS and SE) than any other candidates from north because he has got some people across the country who belief in what he stands for. We had people in the south in 2011 printing posters for Buhari with their money? How many of these other contestants have such committed supporters.

Listen, below is the political calculation and nothings will change this.

- North wont support GEJ in 2015 and GEJ will find it very difficult to record 10% of votes in most of the states there.
- Northerners (the majority) like Buhari - next to their God. Not because of religion but for what he stands for - moderate life, discipline, incorruptible, etc.
- South West (majority) dont want PDP and will not vote for PDP in 2015. They will support ACN in any national alliance especially where their leaders and governors are heavily involved. In 2011, there was confusion as to the position of ACN - alliance and Ribadu. People were disappointed and votes went in different directions as alliance didnt work. Many people didnt vote. Turnout was actually 35% - the lowest in the history of South West. If someone like Fashola is lined up as VP to Buhari, the game will change immediately. There is already a division - all governors in opposition will support Fashola - he will deliver SW to APC more than 70%.

- SS will go for GEJ. Nothing you can do about even if Jesus comes to contest against him. Buhari will get some votes here - he will get more votes than any other candidates. Election in Edo will be different however.

- SE will go for anything anti-north. These are bigots (ethnic and religious) - these guys care not about the progress of Nigeria as a country. Hence, they dont see what you are seeing. Hence, they will vote and rig for GEJ in their region. However, The Okorocha factor will change the dynamics a little.

All in all, whoever has the north and south west will win the election. The only ticket that can deliver this is Buhari/Fashola.

Sunny_bobo: God, let this be true!!

Fresh Air 2015!!

buhahaha , that's what you get from people with dormant brain

Sunny_bobo:

You have just confirmed that you are a neophyte in the Nigerian political landscape;


It's on record that ACN has always outsourced their presidential candidates from the PDP. In 2003, as AD they adopted OBJ. In 2007, they hired Atiku. In 2011, they went for OBJ boy, Ribadu and sold him out in d dying minute for the PDP candidate, GEJ. For 2015, they are already shopping for Tambuwal.


Who is fooling who?

Was there anything called opposition at those times apart from interests here and there? Grow up kid... we are talking serious business here.

gramci:

buhahaha , that's what you get from people with dormant brain

......

I will vote for these candidates;

1. Buhari/Fashola or Oshiomole

2. Ribadu/Fashola or Oshiomole

Lets kick out corruption, the main problem we have in our dear country. Lets vote for discipline, accountability and transparency.

jjcbuthot:

Was there anything called opposition at those times apart from interests here and there? Grow up kid... we are talking serious business here.

Only time will tell.

Sunny_bobo:

You have just confirmed that you are a neophyte in the Nigerian political landscape;


It's on record that ACN has always outsourced their presidential candidates from the PDP. In 2003, as AD they adopted OBJ. In 2007, they hired Atiku. In 2011, they went for OBJ boy, Ribadu and sold him out in d dying minute for the PDP candidate, GEJ. For 2015, they are already shopping for Tambuwal.


Who is fooling who?

please tell them

jjcbuthot:

What national acceptance of a younger person are you talking about? How many people voted for Ribadu in 2011? Is Ribadu not young enough?

And tell me, how will a younger person from the north make SS/SE vote against Jona? Lets Jona starts killing people and getting drunk daily in Aso rock, SS/SE will still deliver their votes to him - no condition will make them vote for somebody from another region. As a matter of fact, Buhari will get more votes from those regions (SS and SE) than any other candidates from north because he has got some people across the country who belief in what he stands for. We had people in the south in 2011 printing posters for Buhari with their money? How many of these other contestants have such committed supporters.

Listen, below is the political calculation and nothings will change this.

- North wont support GEJ in 2015 and GEJ will find it very difficult to record 10% of votes in most of the states there.
- Northerners (the majority) like Buhari - next to their God. Not because of religion but for what he stands for - moderate life, discipline, incorruptible, etc.
- South West (majority) dont want PDP and will not vote for PDP in 2015. They will support ACN in any national alliance especially where their leaders and governors are heavily involved. In 2011, there was confusion as to the position of ACN - alliance and Ribadu. People were disappointed and votes went in different directions as alliance didnt work. Many people didnt vote. Turnout was actually 35% - the lowest in the history of South West. If someone like Fashola is lined up as VP to Buhari, the game will change immediately. There is already a division - all governors in opposition will support Fashola - he will deliver SW to APC more than 70%.

- SS will go for GEJ. Nothing you can do about even if Jesus comes to contest against him. Buhari will get some votes here - he will get more votes than any other candidates. Election in Edo will be different however.

- SE will go for anything anti-north. These are bigots (ethnic and religious) - these guys care not about the progress of Nigeria as a country. Hence, they dont see what you are seeing. Hence, they will vote and rig for GEJ in their region. However, The Okorocha factor will change the dynamics a little.

All in all, whoever has the north and south west will win the election. The only ticket that can deliver this is Buhari/Fashola.

Which North are you referring to? Does the North you made reference to include Benue, Bauchi, Plateau, Taraba, Adamawa, Kogi, Kwara and Kaduna states?

I laugh in Kalabari

Can't wait for 2015 to come, cos it's another rare opportunity to silent some political neophytes that their leader Will abandon once more.

I can't wait to behold this sight again in 2015....