Burshh:
Bokoharam was before 6 years...you stated. It became prominent under Yaradua...despite being around before then.

VillageParrot:
A former minister of Aviation and spokesperson to the Presidential campaign of former President Jonathan in the 2015 presidential polls, Femi Fani-Kayode said on Saturday that Senate President Bukola Saraki frustrated plans by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to field a muslim/muslim presidential ticket in 2015.

Fani-Kayode, a former chieftain of the APC disclosed this via his Twitter handle on Saturday in reaction to Saraki’s rejoinder to a Thisday back page article last week by Ovation Publisher, Bashorun Dele Momodu.

Saraki in his rejoinder had stated that his “original sin” was his refusal to support a Muslim/Muslim ticket of the APC in the 2015 presidential election. According to the Senate President, he opposed the move purely for strategic considerations, because he wanted his party, the APC to win the election.

Corroborating Saraki, Fani-Kayode tweeted: “I can confirm that @bukolasaraki opposed the Muslim/Muslim ticket plan of the APC. I left and exposed it, he stayed and frustrated it.”

It would be recalled that in the build-up to the last general election, rumors were rife that the APC, which at the time was battling to stave off an “Islamic party” toga, was contemplating fielding then General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) and former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, as its presidential and vice presidential candidates, respectively.

Saraki said: “I have also been accused of helping to frustrate some people’s opportunity to emerge as President Muhammadu Buhari’s running mate. But I have no problem with anybody. My concern was that it would not be politically smart of us to run with a Muslim-Muslim ticket. I doubt if we would have won the election if we had done this, especially after the PDP had successfully framed us a Muslim party. I felt we were no longer in 1993. Perhaps, more than ever before, Nigerians are more sensitive to issues of religious balancing. This was my original sin.

“What they say to themselves, among other things, was that ‘if he could conspire against our ambition, then he must not realise his own ambition as well.’ For me however, I have no regrets about this. I only stood for what I believed was in the best interest of the party and in the best interest of Nigeria. We have got to that point in our country when we no longer believe that anyone could stand for anything based on principles and convictions alone. Moreover, in the growing culture of media crucifixion and presumed guilt; it is rare to find a voice like yours that calls for fairness and justice”.

: http://www.signalng.com/can-confirm-saraki-opposed-apcs-muslimmuslim-ticket-fani-kayode/

VillageParrot:
A former minister of Aviation and spokesperson to the Presidential campaign of former President Jonathan in the 2015 presidential polls, Femi Fani-Kayode said on Saturday that Senate President Bukola Saraki frustrated plans by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to field a muslim/muslim presidential ticket in 2015.

Fani-Kayode, a former chieftain of the APC disclosed this via his Twitter handle on Saturday in reaction to Saraki’s rejoinder to a Thisday back page article last week by Ovation Publisher, Bashorun Dele Momodu.

Saraki in his rejoinder had stated that his “original sin” was his refusal to support a Muslim/Muslim ticket of the APC in the 2015 presidential election. According to the Senate President, he opposed the move purely for strategic considerations, because he wanted his party, the APC to win the election.

Corroborating Saraki, Fani-Kayode tweeted: “I can confirm that @bukolasaraki opposed the Muslim/Muslim ticket plan of the APC. I left and exposed it, he stayed and frustrated it.”


Thank you Fani, but we have passed that stage. Is it true you collected N840m from CBN? Is it true that Saraki did what he was accused of?

It would be recalled that in the build-up to the last general election, rumors were rife that the APC, which at the time was battling to stave off an “Islamic party” toga, was contemplating fielding then General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) and former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, as its presidential and vice presidential candidates, respectively.

Saraki said: “I have also been accused of helping to frustrate some people’s opportunity to emerge as President Muhammadu Buhari’s running mate. But I have no problem with anybody. My concern was that it would not be politically smart of us to run with a Muslim-Muslim ticket. I doubt if we would have won the election if we had done this, especially after the PDP had successfully framed us a Muslim party. I felt we were no longer in 1993. Perhaps, more than ever before, Nigerians are more sensitive to issues of religious balancing. This was my original sin.

“What they say to themselves, among other things, was that ‘if he could conspire against our ambition, then he must not realise his own ambition as well.’ For me however, I have no regrets about this. I only stood for what I believed was in the best interest of the party and in the best interest of Nigeria. We have got to that point in our country when we no longer believe that anyone could stand for anything based on principles and convictions alone. Moreover, in the growing culture of media crucifixion and presumed guilt; it is rare to find a voice like yours that calls for fairness and justice”.

: http://www.signalng.com/can-confirm-saraki-opposed-apcs-muslimmuslim-ticket-fani-kayode/

barcaboi:
Former governor of Kwara State
Senator Bukola Saraki has hailed the
sacrifice and contribution of former
Lagos State Governor Asiwaju Bola
Tinubu to the development of the All
Progressives Congress (APC) and
democracy in Nigeria.
Dr. Saraki, a chieftain of the APC,
welcomed the emergence of Prof.
Yemi Osinbajo as the running mate
of the presidential candidate of APC,
General Muhammadu Buhari.
Saraki, in an electronic mail, said:
“The emergence of Professor Yemi
Osinbajo – a Professor of law; a
well-ranked academic; a senior
advocate of Nigeria (SAN); and a
committed pastor of unquestionable
integrity from South-West Nigeria
further attests to the commitment of
the All Progressives Congress to
fairness and equality.
“Most importantly, I would like to
commend the National Leader of our
party, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu,
for the sacrifice and contribution to
the development of APC and
democracy in Nigeria. No doubt, from
his precedents as a forward-thinking
Governor of Lagos State, and his
profile as one of the foremost
democrats in Nigeria, the people of
the South-West and a large block of
voters wanted Asiwaju as running
mate to General Buhari.
“Historically, the South-West is
known not to pay attention to religion
but competence when picking
candidates for positions, but due to
Tinubu’s belief in the Nigerian
project, which he sees as bigger than
any individual interest, he made it
clear that we cannot ignore the
current happenings around the
country that require that as a party,
we must take extra caution and be
sensitive to every ethnicity and
religion by picking a Christian
candidate.
“Despite what has been reported on
the pages of some newspapers,
some of us privy to the happenings
behind closed doors attest to the
leadership role of Asiwaju Bola
Ahmed Tinubu, which led to the
emergence of Osinbajo, an erudite
scholar and a dogged advocate of the
people.
“In the same spirit, I must also
commend other leaders of the APC
who have continuously made
sacrifices in the interest of the party
and Nigeria at large. Leaders like
Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Alhaji Rabiu
Musa Kwankwaso and Owelle Rochas
Okorocha who on Thursday
December 11,2014 after the
presidential primaries made similar
sacrifices by pledging their support
to General Buhari, contrary to
speculations by naysayers that the
APC would implode either after the
primary or in the course of the
nomination of its vice-presidential
candidate. APC has, once again,
demonstrated that national interests
are paramount in the guiding
principle of the party, as opposed to
personal ambition.
“I use this opportunity to
congratulate all party stakeholders,
most especially the presidential
candidate for the success of the
process in the selection of the Vice-
Presidential candidate; this process
has once again demonstrated to
Nigerians the preparedness of APC to
run an efficient and transperent
government, putting to shame those
that have said the party was made up
of people with personal ambitions.”
www.thenationonlineng.net/saraki-hails-tinubus-sacrifice/

adekolaelect:
When a car run out of fuel it will bring different sounds

Praktikals:

I am from kwara state and I ve been following political happenings here right from when senator Shaba Lafiaji was governor. If people s choice matter ( or mattered) in kwara state, Bukola would never have been governor. Ask any kwaran, and they will tell you we all voted massively for Dele Belgore, but how Oloye deh take do am, nobody knows. Even if the Sarakis nominate an slowpoke, na so my people go take am. And no be today yansh dey back o, it has been like that since 1967 when the state was created.
For you to know how much Ilorin people hated Buhari, they declared fasting and prayers for God to remove him as Head of state.
With this points, I hope I ve been able to convince you that saraki unilaterally delivered Kwara state to Buhari.

GoodMuyis:


Someone from Offa, Share, Oro etc may not agree with you.