The VicPresidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, yesterday advised Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led government to reflect on how to arrest the country’s worsening state of affairs rather than spending their time in learning how to dance “Shaku Shaku,” a popular dance-steps among Nigerian youths.



The PDP presidential running mate was reacting to the vice president’s mocking of PDP, who said he was going to learn how to dance the popular “Shaku Shaku dance” if that was all it would take to garner votes.

Speaking at a book launch last Sunday, Osinbajo said, “I can never forget my dear friend in one of the states, who just danced his way through the campaigns; all he did was dance; he did nothing else but dance and he won 250,000 votes.”

However, Obi described such side jabs from the Osinbajo as unnecessary, especially at a time when Nigerians were looking forward to a debate on issues that would improve their lot.

Obi, who was returning from a trip to Dubai, told journalists at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport yesterday, that the Atiku Team would rather spend their time with the best minds on how to start creating jobs and putting food on people’s table than engage in “Shaku Shaku dance.”

When asked to react to the vice president’s comment, the former governor said, “For the Atiku team, it is about spending our time with the best minds on how to start creating jobs and putting food on people’s table and not learning how to dance “Shaku Shaku.”

According to Peter Obi, “I have not had the opportunity of reading his comments as I haven’t seen the dailies. I know Vice President Osinbajo is a gentleman and may not have made such a comment. However, while I am not against people dancing or learning how to dance ‘Shaku Shaku,’ as I believe it is one of those things that is keeping our people going on in this very difficult times, I believe that the crossroads that we have found ourselves in as a nation requires sober reflection.

“For me in particular, this period calls for sober reflection not dancing or learning how to dance as there are many challenges facing our nation at the moment. Not the least being recently having our country named the world headquarters of extreme poverty with over 87 million people.

Worse still millions more are losing their jobs, with four million by the third quarter of this year alone.

“Millions of Nigerians go to bed hungry not knowing where the meal for the next day will come from; hundreds of thousands risk death by crossing the Sahara and the Mediterranean Sea to wherever they can make a living.

“These and other challenges are indicative of the dire straits facing us as a nation today. And these are what we on the Atiku team are spending our time with the best minds on how to start creating jobs and putting food on people’s table. We must get Nigeria to start working again for the good of everyone.”

https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/10/30/take-nigerias-sorry-state-more-seriously-obi-tells-osinbajo/

Osinbajo is a puppet, i personally don't take him serious
He's never realistic
He's so pretentious in nature

Nigeria is really in a sorry state.

Osinbajo has never been utilized by the government...

The position of Vice President which he occupies merely in words...

Infact I think he is the Weakest Vice President We have had as a Nation since 1999..

The man is not a bad choice at all but I think the Presidency have Little or no value for Him..

The worst period ive ever experienced as a nigerian was 2015/2016 when we were in recession. which we all know was caused by excess man-handling of the nations resources by the pdp GEJ to be precise..
if 2018 is better than those past years.. then buhari had tried..

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Osinbajo has never been utilized by the government...

The position of Vice President which he occupies merely in words...

Infact I think he is the Weakest Vice President We have had as a Nation since 1999..

The man is not a bad choice at all but I think the Presidency have Little or no value for Him..

osibanjo is the most active and utilised VP nigeria ever had even atiku was not as usefull..
talk more of namadi sambo which most nigerians dont even know his name..
osibanjo has been at the helm of affairs when buhari was absent and he even took key decisions without presidential influenle like sacking of lawal daura..
he represented the presedent in presiding the affairs of niger delta militants..

jumper524:
osibanjo is the most active and utilised VP nigeria ever had even atiku was not as usefull..
talk more of namadi sambo which most nigerians dont even know his name..
osibanjo has been at the helm of affairs when buhari was absent and he even took key decisions without presidential influenle like sacking of lawal daura..
he represented the presedent in presiding the affairs of niger delta militants..

Yes you right!! When the president was not around he took decisions that weee upturned immediately the president came back!! And u call dt Representation!!

Its allowed to take tine off for entertainment and socializing. We need leaders that are balanced.

PDP can teach other parties how to loot, I will agree.....but they are grossly unfit to teach any party how to run Government.

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Yes you right!! When the president was not around he took decisions that weee upturned immediately the president came back!! And u call dt Representation!!

e.g pls...

jumper524:
e.g pls...

Do you Remember that when Pmb was on hospital bed in London and Osinbajo purported Acting President! Key decision Like budgets etc were taken to Pmb on hospital bed?

The Appointment of the bayelsa man to the SSS to Job was taken off and a man who had been retired was brought to take over..

The deliberate tagging of Osinbajo as "Co-ordinaries of the Economy" to watershed his authority on the Nation!

celeiyke:
The VicPresidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, yesterday advised Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led government to reflect on how to arrest the country’s worsening state of affairs rather than spending their time in learning how to dance “Shaku Shaku,” a popular dance-steps among Nigerian youths.



The PDP presidential running mate was reacting to the vice president’s mocking of PDP, who said he was going to learn how to dance the popular “Shaku Shaku dance” if that was all it would take to garner votes.

Speaking at a book launch last Sunday, Osinbajo said, “I can never forget my dear friend in one of the states, who just danced his way through the campaigns; all he did was dance; he did nothing else but dance and he won 250,000 votes.”

However, Obi described such side jabs from the Osinbajo as unnecessary, especially at a time when Nigerians were looking forward to a debate on issues that would improve their lot.

Obi, who was returning from a trip to Dubai, told journalists at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport yesterday, that the Atiku Team would rather spend their time with the best minds on how to start creating jobs and putting food on people’s table than engage in “Shaku Shaku dance.”

When asked to react to the vice president’s comment, the former governor said, “For the Atiku team, it is about spending our time with the best minds on how to start creating jobs and putting food on people’s table and not learning how to dance “Shaku Shaku.”

According to Peter Obi, “I have not had the opportunity of reading his comments as I haven’t seen the dailies. I know Vice President Osinbajo is a gentleman and may not have made such a comment. However, while I am not against people dancing or learning how to dance ‘Shaku Shaku,’ as I believe it is one of those things that is keeping our people going on in this very difficult times, I believe that the crossroads that we have found ourselves in as a nation requires sober reflection.

“For me in particular, this period calls for sober reflection not dancing or learning how to dance as there are many challenges facing our nation at the moment. Not the least being recently having our country named the world headquarters of extreme poverty with over 87 million people.

Worse still millions more are losing their jobs, with four million by the third quarter of this year alone.

“Millions of Nigerians go to bed hungry not knowing where the meal for the next day will come from; hundreds of thousands risk death by crossing the Sahara and the Mediterranean Sea to wherever they can make a living.

“These and other challenges are indicative of the dire straits facing us as a nation today. And these are what we on the Atiku team are spending our time with the best minds on how to start creating jobs and putting food on people’s table. We must get Nigeria to start working again for the good of everyone.”

https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/10/30/take-nigerias-sorry-state-more-seriously-obi-tells-osinbajo/

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It’s a shame that Nigerians who claim to be intelligent took the VP’s statement literally. Are we that dumb to think he meant shaku shaku will win him votes? His point was that he is trying to stay in tune with the needs, desires, activities and climate of the current public. Then mentioned the dance thingy as a light humor. We get the political agenda going on but using his Shaku Shaku statement to promote sinister political agenda is tacky to say the least.

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Do you Remember that when Pmb was on hospital bed in London and Osinbajo purported Acting President! Key decision Like budgets etc were taken to Pmb on hospital bed?

The Appointment of the bayelsa man to the SSS to Job was taken off and a man who had been retired was brought to take over..

The deliberate tagging of Osinbajo as "Co-ordinaries of the Economy" to watershed his authority on the Nation!

Do you know that budgets are decided w by a committee as well as reps of agencies and ministries? So from that you know that a decision on the budget is sensitive enough to ensure the president is involved regardless how ill he was at the time. Not one man decided on a budget. It’s also why the senate is also involved in the budget. Budget preparation is not like writing a homework.

Tflforlife:
Do you know that budgets are decided w by a committee as well as reps of agencies and ministries? So from that you know that a decision on the budget is sensitive enough to ensure the president is involved regardless how ill he was at the time. Not one man decided on a budget. It’s also why the senate is also involved in the budget. Budget preparation is not like writing a homework.

from ur Summation sir, there is no need for a deputy president or Acting President...