Caseless:
if there's any ibo man the north would willingly support, that man is rochas . Who's that ibo man with national appeal to woo voters outside his region?

anny268:
Lol.. That's the problem. Well, I'm not hating my dear, I'm just stating the fact. If u must know I'm neither a Yoruba nor Hausa girl, I'm a complete Abian girl. The true still remains that we Igbos don't really know what we want. This minute we are shouting Biafra, the next minute it would be Atiku.. Nawaoo

Funnicator:

Igbo is Igbo. Don't divide us with your divide and conquer technique. It has failed.

shaiba:
A former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party’s Board of Trustees, Tony Anenih, said he blocked ex-Vice-President Atiku Abubakar from succeeding former President Olusegun Obasanjo.

Anenih stated this in his book, titled ‘My Life and Nigerian Politics,’ which was presented in Abuja on Saturday.

Anenih, who served as the Minister of Works and Housing between 1999 and 2002, said Abubakar became too ambitious during the build-up to the 2003 presidential election in which Obasanjo was seeking a second term.

“As a result of my preparations for Chief Obasanjo’s second tenure, I stepped on the toes of many of those who did not want him to seek a second term. These are the people I can now refer to as members of the ‘G3’. These were General Ibrahim Babangida, (ex-) Vice- President Atiku Abubakar and the (ex-) National Security Adviser, General Aliu Gwarzo.

“There was no other way I could have offended the vice-president other than that I prevented him from being PDP’s presidential candidate in the 2003 presidential election. He erroneously believed that he was the only politician at the Villa and that he was better qualified than the President. I was well ahead of him in all his plans to prevent Chief Obasanjo from running (for re-election).”

Anenih, however, noted that after blocking Abubakar, the former vice-president also ensured that he (Anenih) lost his position in Obasanjo’s cabinet.

The former PDP BoT Chairman also claimed that he was the one who made Atiku second-in-command in 1999.

He said after the PDP presidential primary of 1998, the then Chairman of the party, Solomon Lar, recommended three northerners to be Obasanjo’s running mate.

The three nominees were Prof. Jerry Ghana, Abubakar Rimi and Adamu Ciroma.

Lar was said to have told Obasanjo that Rimi was his preferred candidate but Obasanjo wasn’t convinced.

Anenih, according to the book, then advised Obasanjo to pick Atiku, who had just won the governorship election in Adamawa State and was waiting to be sworn in.

He added, “I asked Obasanjo whether he would want a vice-president that would give him absolute confidence and allow him to sleep with his two eyes closed or whether he would want a vice-president he did not trust.

“He answered that he would like to sleep with his two eyes closed. It was at this point that I asked him: ‘What about Atiku?’ Chief Obasanjo’s answer was that Atiku had just won his governorship election and the law might not allow him to come on board as his running mate.

“We both decided to get a lawyer to advise us and Barrister Alimi Rasaq of Kwara State was sent for. He advised us that there was nothing in the constitution that prevented Atiku from being his running mate; especially as Atiku had not been sworn in.”

Speaking at the book presentation, which had in attendance several PDP leaders, Anenih announced that he had quit politics.

However, former President Goodluck Jonathan, who was a special guest of honour, rejected Anenih’s retirement, urging him not to abandon the PDP.

Meanwhile, the ex-minister said he survived death after an eight-hour heart surgery.

He stated this during a thanksgiving service held at Our Lady Queen of Nigeria Pro-Cathedral Church, Garki, Abuja.

He said, “There is nothing God cannot do if you believe in him sincerely. I had a problem with my heart. So I was subjected to eight hours of surgery and seven doctors were carefully selected to do that because of their experience.

“Before the operation, the seven doctors told the people that accompanied me (to the hospital) that I wouldn’t make it. I heard them.”

The event was attended by ex-Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar; ex-Vice-President Namadi Sambo; Aliko Dangote; Second Republic Vice-President, Alex Ekwueme; a former Governor of Kogi State, Idris Wada; ex-Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido; a former Governor of Niger State, Babangida Aliyu; Prof. Jerry Gana and others.


http://punchng.com/blocked-atiku-becoming-president-anenih/

modath:


Really? he is that "powerful" enough to stop "almighty Atiku & his war chest" ? Then how come this face not only scared the bejesus outta his old tired & dusty ass... It also "retired" him from partisan politics!! ?

SoNature:


Nne, please don't say we Igbos - instead say Nairaland e-rats of Igbo origin. No sitting president of Nigeria will make Biafra possible unless a Nigerian President of Igbo extraction - something other Nigerians are trying to avert.

If we continue to build walls instead of bridges, we will neither get presidency nor Biafra. The truth is, the former is more feasible than the latter.

What Nigeria needs is TRUE FEDERALISM...if that happens the clamour for secession will die a natural death.

Sunnymatey:
And you could not block Oshomhole from becoming Governor in your state. Old man, u better sharap ur mouth there.

Funnicator:

Go and sleep. Afonja Backstabber.

jamislaw:
lol why hating, Okorocha has done nothing wrong, except you can educate my ignorance about him. for your information Elrufai can not even talk of contesting for President.

ccffwx:
Is Peter Obi not showing his own desperation by playing political prostitute with the North?Why has he been making noise lately? Nigerian politics is about desperation; no ethics

tunjijones:


Bros who say IBO is IBO... You guys ain't the same. U still discriminate amongst Urselves. My anambra neighbor hates the other owerri woman. She tells me how promiscuous owerri pple are and how they cannot be trusted.

SoNature:


Caseless is asking u a very important question and you are insulting him instead of giving an intelligent answer. That's why I don't blame them when they say u e-rats are senseless.

Instead of supporting the ambition of your own (Rochas), you are calling him unprintable names because he belongs to APC. Keep on dreaming about a Biafra that NOBODY will allow you have.

Nigeria is unbreakable - the sooner you guys realize that the better for u. Attack me all u want, the truth, they say, is bitter.

Udo diri gi!

missKiffy:

but the dude is giving you reasonable points, you could have just argued constructively with him but you choose to insult him instead

Caselessness:
Typical of those emotional scoundrel, they don't address issues.

anny268:
You are right, that is all we need. Since we have four regions, all we need is to struggle for 25% for each region instead of the usual 5%. Achieving that won't be easy though because we Igbos hate ourselves.. It's only among Igbos that you will see someone from Abia attacking someone from Enugu.. Seriously, we need to work on ourselves if we really want to regain our position in Nigeria.

anny268:
You are right, that is all we need. Since we have four regions, all we need is to struggle for 25% for each region instead of the usual 5%. Achieving that won't be easy though because we Igbos hate ourselves.. It's only among Igbos that you will see someone from Abia attacking someone from Enugu.. Seriously, we need to work on ourselves if we really want to regain our position in Nigeria.

Wiseandtrue:
I totally disagree with you on this. El-Rufai and power are 5&6. Look back at his political background.

He doesn't like to be ruled or be in the midst where he has no SAY

Largas:


ogbeni, other yoruba pple hate ijebu and vice versa, akintola teamed up with ahmadu bello to jail obafemi awolowo. Is that not yoruba hating fellow yoruba?

anny268:
Foolishness is when u think Buhari is too old to lead Nigeria yet u are busy campaigning for Atiku who will be 73 by 2019 and at the same time agitating for Biafra..
It's just like saying Fidel Castro was a dictator while Putin is an angel.

jamislaw:
says who? Are you a God? We Northerner love Okorocha he has done a lot for the north, he has a lot of foundation down here in the north. Stop disturbing your self Okorocha don't need your vote to become a President in this nation. Remember APC only had 5% vote from south east and still win the election. So keep quite and go and open ya shop.

Sunnymatey:
And you could not block Oshomhole from becoming Governor in your state. Old man, u better sharap ur mouth there.

Mrbigman2:


It seems u re a today politician.
How can you call oshomole ordinary?

Mtchewww.

Pls go ask your elders before u come online and cause havoc to your reputation