cramjones: This is not about tribal politics, it is about strategies that would give APC the numbers. Once we produce a credible northerner, we will be sure to capture the north. And since we control the SW, the only logical thing to do is to produce a SW VP candidate. This is the only formular that can ensure our victory. At the moment FFK through funding from the APC is sponsoring a research in these regions including the SE/SS to see who among the potential candidates will be the most sellable to Nigerians. We are not going to field candidates based on our perception, we must know what the people real want, whatever will do will be purely evidence based. Not like the PDP that engage spirit mediums and babalawos.

cramjones: The yoruba must have the position of Vice President to make up for what they have suffered in the hands of others in the last five years.

Anything else will fail and will leave the door of victory wide open for Jonathan, his ijaw ethnic supremacists and their numerous friends and allies.

cramjones: This is not about tribal politics, it is about strategies that would give APC the numbers. Once we produce a credible northerner, we will be sure to capture the north. And since we control the SW, the only logical thing to do is to produce a SW VP candidate. This is the only formular that can ensure our victory. At the moment FFK through funding from the APC is sponsoring a research in these regions including the SE/SS to see who among the potential candidates will be the most sellable to Nigerians. We are not going to field candidates based on our perception, we must know what the people real want, whatever will do will be purely evidence based. Not like the PDP that engage spirit mediums and babalawos.

cramjones: The yoruba must have the position of Vice President to make up for what they have suffered in the hands of others in the last five years.

Anything else will fail and will leave the door of victory wide open for Jonathan, his ijaw ethnic supremacists and their numerous friends and allies.

cramjones: This is not about tribal politics, it is about strategies that would give APC the numbers. Once we produce a credible northerner, we will be sure to capture the north. And since we control the SW, the only logical thing to do is to produce a SW VP candidate. This is the only formular that can ensure our victory. At the moment FFK through funding from the APC is sponsoring a research in these regions including the SE/SS to see who among the potential candidates will be the most sellable to Nigerians. We are not going to field candidates based on our perception, we must know what the people real want, whatever will do will be purely evidence based. Not like the PDP that engage spirit mediums and babalawos.

Ngwakwe: Unless you claim memory lose, Can you reconcile these two contradicting comments

Bishop Juice:

Relegating yourself to second fiddle.

Now you can see how devoid of pragmatic nation building these APC goons are. They are merely digging the trenches deeper on ethnic and religious divides

Sloan:

Ibos are very funny! In fact, people who think like you are an anomaly! How are they playing second fiddle? Is it by being realistic that Yaraduas death in some way distorted an arrangement which though imperfect is the only way to share power in a multi-ethnic country like Nigeria. Otherwise, if it were purely by numbers, lots of the smaller populated areas will never have a shot. Now if APC recognizes that, what is wrong with it and knowing there will and can only be one president at a time, what is wrong being the VP? What is more important is that whoever is president performs and delivers on the party's promises for the country!

Finally, if you phoolishly cry about the West who are taking cognizance of political realities and equity, what about the East that has not even come close to second, not to talk of first in several years??

huptin: in other words, FFK wan become vice president. I dey laugh o

cramjones: The PDP wants to hoodwink us into fielding a Northerner/SS or SE. We will not do that, even if the SE/SSner is competent an able. Why? Because we will loose if we do that.

"What does it profit a man to be the most competent from the SS/SE, but fails to win elections?" - Nothing. Therefore, while we in the APC considers merit, we must also balance it with geo-regional politics to ensure victory!

Sloan:

Ibos are very funny! In fact, people who think like you are an anomaly! How are they playing second fiddle? Is it by being realistic that Yaraduas death in some way distorted an arrangement which though imperfect is the only way to share power in a multi-ethnic country like Nigeria. Otherwise, if it were purely by numbers, lots of the smaller populated areas will never have a shot. Now if APC recognizes that, what is wrong with it and knowing there will and can only be one president at a time, what is wrong being the VP? What is more important is that whoever is president performs and delivers on the party's promises for the country!

Finally, if you phoolishly cry about the West who are taking cognizance of political realities and equity, what about the East that has not even come close to second, not to talk of first in several years??

cramjones: The PDP wants to hoodwink us into fielding a Northerner/SS or SE. We will not do that, even if the SE/SSner is competent an able. Why? Because we will loose if we do that.

"What does it profit a man to be the most competent from the SS/SE, but fails to win elections?" - Nothing. Therefore, while we in the APC considers merit, we must also balance it with geo-regional politics to ensure victory!

cramjones: The PDP wants to hoodwink us into fielding a Northerner/SS or SE. We will not do that, even if the SE/SSner is competent an able. Why? Because we will loose if we do that.

"What does it profit a man to be the most competent from the SS/SE, but fails to win elections?" - Nothing. Therefore, while we in the APC considers merit, we must also balance it with geo-regional politics to ensure victory!

Obiagelli:
Gbam, election is about numbers.

Femi Fani Kayode: If the APC candidate is a northerner his running mate must be a yoruba man

cramjones:

We are picking based on merit - Proven leadership qualities, ability to carry everyone along, no record of corruption! However, due to the nature and sensitivity of these elections, we would have to zone the slots to ensure victory. Remember that we are dealing with a party with the power of incumbency...

ochejoseph:

My brother go and ask Ribadu he will tell you the Story ,I Conceded NE and NW but SW voters are too sophisticated and cannot be easily cowed !

Bishop Juice:

Relegating yourself to second fiddle.

Now you can see how devoid of pragmatic nation building these APC goons are. They are merely digging the trenches deeper on ethnic and religious divides

ilugunboy:

I was just about to say this before I saw what you wrote above.

The biggest mistake APC would make and hand over the trophy to PDP is to have a SE/SS on the Presidential ticket.

With SW...you are sure, with SE/SS...it's a throw in the dark.

To me....APC should even risk a Muslim/Muslim ticket than a SE / SS on the ticket.