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2023: Division In Presidency Over Choice Of Buhari’s Successor by nairavsdollars(f): 7:09am On Sep 03, 2019
*APC Caucus Favours Babagana Kingibe
*Fayemi, Amosun, Fashola, Kola Abiola Tipped As VP

Temidayo Akinsuyi, Lagos

There appears to be a division in the presidency over who succeeds President Muhammadu Buhari at the end of his tenure in 2023.

Though the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate in the 2019 general elections, Atiku Abubakar, is seeking to upturn the declaration of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at the tribunal, members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have expressed confidence that President Buhari would complete his tenure and hand over to a successor in May 2023.

However, there is disquiet in the presidency over which region will produce the president after Buhari completes his second term.
While some gladiators in the APC are insisting on the zoning arrangement, saying the presidency should rotate to the South, some are insisting that a northerner should emerge as the party’s flag bearer while a southerner would become the running mate.

Although a lot of Nigerians are talking about the rumoured presidential ambition of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu in 2023, a presidency source on Monday said the former governor of Lagos State and national leader of APC was not in President Buhari’s plans.

According to him, President Buhari, who had laid a foundation for a prosperous Nigeria and desired a continuity of what he had started, was already grooming Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to succeed him.

He said the fact that President Buhari believed in continuity and would want to handover to Osinbajo was evident in the appointments he had made so far in his second term where he reappointed the Chief of Staff, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), and his personal aides, while some ministers who were reappointed by him also retained their portfolios.

Describing Osinbajo as a capable, trusted, and diligent deputy, the source said since his election as vice president to Buhari, Osinbajo has avoided what usually caused frictions between presidents and their deputies by not disagreeing with Buhari on the issues of policies and appointments.
“If you have been following events since President Buhari was sworn-in for a second term, you will know that this is a president who believes in continuity.

“He has laid a solid foundation for the future of the country and will want to ensure its continuity. That is why, during his speech, he talked about lifting 100 million Nigerians out of poverty in the next 10 years.

“I don’t think Asiwaju Tinubu is in his plans. His preferred candidate is Vice President Yemi Osinbajo who has proven to be a fiercely loyal, capable, and dependable deputy. Go and read what the president said to Osinbajo when he survived the helicopter crash and also what he said when members of the Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) paid him a visit. That is when you will know the mind of the president.

“Osinbajo has never disagreed with the president on any issue, be it on policies or positions. He has never lobbied to put anybody in any position except if the president tells him to look for any qualified person to fill a vacant position.

“Even when he was acting president, he remained loyal to the president and never took any decision on his own without consulting the president.

“Whenever he was acting on behalf of the president, he always performed excellently well and will never take the credit for himself. Rather, the credit goes to President Buhari.”
On whether Osinbajo may decline the offer if presented to him on account of his loyalty to Tinubu, our source said Osinbajo was also loyal to President Buhari and would choose the interest of the country above loyalty to an individual.

However, another presidency source disagreed with the above position, saying neither Tinubu nor Osinbajo were in President Buhari’s plans. He said the APC caucus was preparing to field a northern candidate in 2023.

“Anyone saying President Buhari will choose Osinbajo as his successor is not correct. Ask yourself the question: why will all ministers report to Abba Kyari, the Chief of Staff, and not the vice president who is the number two man in this government?

“Why the aggressive investigation of Fowler, the FIRS chairman? All these are anti-Osinbajo moves, not even anti-Tinubu.

“The truth is that the APC caucus and the inner circle are preparing to field a northern candidate in 2023. As it stands, Tinubu and Osinbajo are not in the picture at all”.

Speaking further, he said Ambassador Babagana Kingibe, former running mate to the late MKO Abiola in the June 12, 1993 presidential election, was highly favoured to replace President Buhari if the inner caucus has their way.

According to him, Kingibe, a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) during the late Umaru Musa Yar’Adua administration, enjoyed the strong support of President Buhari’s kitchen cabinet.
“As it stands, Babagana Kingibe is looking very strong to run in 2023. From the feelers we are getting, he is already looking for a running mate in the South-West.

“The likely choices are Senator Ibikunle Amosun, Governor Kayode Fayemi, Babatunde Fashola, and Kola Abiola, the eldest son of late MKO Abiola.

“But among these, Kola Abiola seems to be the favourite. Maybe it is because Kingibe wants to use it to honour his late political associate, MKO Abiola, with whom he ran on the platform of the Social Democratic Party (SDP),” the source said.

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Re: 2023: Division In Presidency Over Choice Of Buhari’s Successor by helinues: 7:10am On Sep 03, 2019
Hahahha

Just less than 5 months after his second term them don dey right already over 2023..

Chai

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Re: 2023: Division In Presidency Over Choice Of Buhari’s Successor by Mraphel: 7:11am On Sep 03, 2019
Oshiomole, Fashola, Osibanjo and the most popular of them Tinubu.


Igbo has made tinubu very popular and is gonna be president after

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Re: 2023: Division In Presidency Over Choice Of Buhari’s Successor by Mraphel: 7:12am On Sep 03, 2019
helinues:
Hahahha

Just less than 5 months after his second term them don dey right already over 2023..

Chai
Yes is like that, tell your politician to do d same thing bf is too late

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Re: 2023: Division In Presidency Over Choice Of Buhari’s Successor by helinues: 7:14am On Sep 03, 2019
Mraphel:

Yes is like that, tell your politician to do d same thing bf is too late

Which of them? so that I can drop their details here and you do the justice...

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Re: 2023: Division In Presidency Over Choice Of Buhari’s Successor by hisexcellency34: 7:16am On Sep 03, 2019
Tinubu, Osinbajo should forget it. They will rather support Atiku than handover to them

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Re: 2023: Division In Presidency Over Choice Of Buhari’s Successor by Nobody: 7:17am On Sep 03, 2019
Mraphel:

Yes is like that, tell your politician to do d same thing bf is too late

We are not that petty and jobless.

We are busy making money.

We can't lick asses for power.

On another note, Buhari is the glue binding APC. By 2023 when he would out of the picture, it would be to your tent oh Israel

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Re: 2023: Division In Presidency Over Choice Of Buhari’s Successor by Racoon(m): 7:25am On Sep 03, 2019
All the APC plan for a SW or SE presidency in 2023 is just a charade.They are yet to play the joker on the gullible people.These traitors can never be trusted.Use and dump.

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Re: 2023: Division In Presidency Over Choice Of Buhari’s Successor by bashytech(m): 7:26am On Sep 03, 2019
Mraphel:
Oshiomole, Fashola, Osibanjo and the most popular of them Tinubu.


Igbo has made tinubu very popular and is gonna be president after
the arrangement already been going on with them, they already know is going to be president everybody shld stop lamenting on you. Know nothing about...

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Re: 2023: Division In Presidency Over Choice Of Buhari’s Successor by bashytech(m): 7:27am On Sep 03, 2019
Mraphel:
Oshiomole, Fashola, Osibanjo and the most popular of them Tinubu.


Igbo has made tinubu very popular and is gonna be president after
the arrangement already been going on with them, they already know who is going to be president everybody shld stop lamenting on you. Know nothing about...

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Re: 2023: Division In Presidency Over Choice Of Buhari’s Successor by Racoon(m): 7:28am On Sep 03, 2019
“Anyone saying President Buhari will choose Osinbajo as his successor is not correct. Ask yourself the question: why will all ministers report to Abba Kyari, the Chief of Staff, and not the vice president who is the number two man in this government?

...“The truth is that the APC caucus and the inner circle are preparing to field a northern candidate in 2023. As it stands, Tinubu and Osinbajo are not in the picture at all”.

Speaking further, he said Ambassador Babagana Kingibe, former running mate to the late MKO Abiola in the June 12, 1993 presidential election, was highly favoured to replace President Buhari if the inner caucus has their way.
The dice is cast.

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Re: 2023: Division In Presidency Over Choice Of Buhari’s Successor by helinues: 7:31am On Sep 03, 2019
Must you people be a witch to someone's ambitions?

How do you expect good things to come your ways when you always wish others bad.

You guys need to change this your orientations about pulling others down even when not necessary

Cc Racoon

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Re: 2023: Division In Presidency Over Choice Of Buhari’s Successor by hisexcellency34: 7:32am On Sep 03, 2019
I agree with the above. Why cant ministers report to Osinbajo instead of Abba Kyari?

Racoon:
The dice is cast.

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Re: 2023: Division In Presidency Over Choice Of Buhari’s Successor by fyneguy: 7:33am On Sep 03, 2019
Lmao senseless piece.

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Re: 2023: Division In Presidency Over Choice Of Buhari’s Successor by hisexcellency34: 7:35am On Sep 03, 2019
Who da f...k are u referring to?

helinues:
Must you people be a witch to someone's ambitions?

How do you expect good things to come your ways when you always wish others bad.

You guys need to change this your orientations about pulling others down even when not necessary

Cc Racoon

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Re: 2023: Division In Presidency Over Choice Of Buhari’s Successor by helinues: 7:35am On Sep 03, 2019
hisexcellency34:
Who da f...k are u referring to?


You missed road or what?

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Re: 2023: Division In Presidency Over Choice Of Buhari’s Successor by Nobody: 8:08am On Sep 03, 2019
hisexcellency34:
Tinubu, Osinbajo should forget it. They will rather support Atiku than handover to them

Who is "they"? You think Yorubas are without political clout and rights in Nigeria like IPOB-stained Igbos? The North knows that a strategy of monopolising power because of their alleged superior electorate population will cause discontent that will be bad for business - their business specifically since they are the most dependent on having power or being close to it.

This is why many Northerners are now coming out and warning their kinsmen to support Yoruba Presidency or prepare for a backlash that will surely come since any attempt at monopolising power will show the very cosmopolitan and pragmatic Yorubas , very loyal to helping the North lead, to chart another course forward. The North will be viewed as ingrates if they tow this path.

Unlike Igbos, Yorubas are not empty barrels and we know our worth to Nigeria beyond conducting ourselves in a loud yet impotent manner. We are not noisemakers like Igbos so I dare the North to try and scheme Yorubas out. This is when Nigeria will know Yorubas can be more insular than the China that built a wall to develop from inside and then outward in the past.

All Yorubas need to see is that the North is without honour and, going into the future, is dedicated to using her so-called superior number to remain unassailable supreme leaders of Nigeria. We will take it from there and truncate that unlike others who only know to make fake noise. You forget PDP were set to rule for 60 years, as the unassailable ruling Party, till mainly Yoruba players showed the skill and vision to deliver the APC merger that went on to thwart the monopoly of the PDP? It is not about talk bro. Many ways to skin a Cat.

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Re: 2023: Division In Presidency Over Choice Of Buhari’s Successor by musa234(m): 8:10am On Sep 03, 2019
Tunubu and his puppets will be put to shame come 2023 insha Allah. A northerner must take after Buhari whether Apc or Pdp ,then the vice can either be any of the southern region. The north is in dire need of development and infrastructure.

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Re: 2023: Division In Presidency Over Choice Of Buhari’s Successor by hisexcellency34: 8:10am On Sep 03, 2019
The kingmakers. They will never support Tinubu because they know he has baggages

candidtalk:


Who is "they"? You think Yorubas are without political clout and rights in Nigeria like IPOB-stained Igbos? The North knows that a strategy of monopolising power because of their alleged superior electorate population will cause discontent that will be bad for business - their business specifically since they are the most dependent on having power or being close to it.

This is why many Northerners are now coming out and warning their kinsmen to support Yoruba Presidency or prepare for a backlash that will surely come since any attempt at monopolising power will show the very cosmopolitan and pragmatic Yorubas , very loyal to helping the North lead, to chart another course forward. The North will be viewed as ingrates if they tow this path.

Unlike Igbos, Yorubas are not empty barrels and we know our worth to Nigeria beyond conducting ourselves in a loud yet impotent manner. We are not noisemakers like Igbos so I dare the North to try and scheme Yorubas out. This is when Nigeria will know Yorubas can be more insular than the China that built a wall to develop from inside and then outward in the past.

All Yorubas need to see is that the North is without honour and, going into the future, is dedicated to using her so-called superior number to remain as supreme leaders of Nigeria. We will take it from there and truncate that unlike others who only know to make fake noise. You forget PDP were set to rule for 60 years till mainly Yoruba players showed the skill and vision to deliver the APC merger that went on to thwart to monopoly of the PDP? It is not about talk bro. Many ways to skin a Cat.

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Re: 2023: Division In Presidency Over Choice Of Buhari’s Successor by Nobody: 8:12am On Sep 03, 2019
hisexcellency34:
The kingmakers. They will never support Tinubu because they know he has baggages


Is it only Tinubu you lot know. Intellectual indolence is a problem for many Nigerians.

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Re: 2023: Division In Presidency Over Choice Of Buhari’s Successor by hisexcellency34: 8:12am On Sep 03, 2019
Afonja...wee u kip kwayet?

helinues:


You missed road or what?

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Re: 2023: Division In Presidency Over Choice Of Buhari’s Successor by hisexcellency34: 8:14am On Sep 03, 2019
Is your father also contesting? Let's know so we can mention him too

candidtalk:


Is it only Tinubu you lot know. Intellectual indolence is a problem for many Nigerians.

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Re: 2023: Division In Presidency Over Choice Of Buhari’s Successor by helinues: 8:15am On Sep 03, 2019
hisexcellency34:
Afonja...wee u kip kwayet?


Shiite Igbo weeh

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Re: 2023: Division In Presidency Over Choice Of Buhari’s Successor by Nobody: 8:19am On Sep 03, 2019
musa234:
Tunubu and his puppets will be put to shame come 2023 insha Allah. A northerner must take after Buhari whether Apc or Pdp ,then the vice can either be any of the southern region. The north is in dire need of development and infrastructure.

And the North has not had enough time as leaders of Nigeria to have developed your region if your leaders are genuinely visionary and effective administrators? Look, if you are a Northerner then, I triple dare you and others to continue backing the hawkish and unfair stance of those amongst you who want to monopolise power.

Others will resign themselves to their fate but not Yorubas because we know our worth to appreciate we are the glue holding Nigeria together. Bro, let your hawks push you to a point of no return. Whatever Yorubas do in return, and whatever the result of that, you lot should accept. PDP too thought they would lead forever till the patient and deliberate strategising of Yorubas put paid to that. So gather yourselves to retain power. You and others will appreciate the meaning of the word 'myopia' afterwards.

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Re: 2023: Division In Presidency Over Choice Of Buhari’s Successor by Nobody: 8:22am On Sep 03, 2019
hisexcellency34:
Is your father also contesting? Let's know so we can mention him too


Bruv, Yorubas are 'loaded' as far as the provision of excellent and popular candidates for the Presidency minus Tinubu. You know that is the message so stop acting slow.

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Re: 2023: Division In Presidency Over Choice Of Buhari’s Successor by hisexcellency34: 8:22am On Sep 03, 2019
Ha ha...your pic got me laughing

helinues:


Shiite Igbo weeh

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Re: 2023: Division In Presidency Over Choice Of Buhari’s Successor by harjorlarh(m): 8:29am On Sep 03, 2019
lol this northerners think southerns are stupid,if the cabal fields another northern candidate,the only interpretation the south will see it as will be Islamization and fulanisation,the North would be smarter than that,i hope for their sake

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Re: 2023: Division In Presidency Over Choice Of Buhari’s Successor by mrvitalis(m): 8:30am On Sep 03, 2019
candidtalk:


Who is "they"? You think Yorubas are without political clout and rights in Nigeria like IPOB-stained Igbos? The North knows that a strategy of monopolising power because of their alleged superior electorate population will cause discontent that will be bad for business - their business specifically since they are the most dependent on having power or being close to it.

This is why many Northerners are now coming out and warning their kinsmen to support Yoruba Presidency or prepare for a backlash that will surely come since any attempt at monopolising power will show the very cosmopolitan and pragmatic Yorubas , very loyal to helping the North lead, to chart another course forward. The North will be viewed as ingrates if they tow this path.

Unlike Igbos, Yorubas are not empty barrels and we know our worth to Nigeria beyond conducting ourselves in a loud yet impotent manner. We are not noisemakers like Igbos so I dare the North to try and scheme Yorubas out. This is when Nigeria will know Yorubas can be more insular than the China that built a wall to develop from inside and then outward in the past.

All Yorubas need to see is that the North is without honour and, going into the future, is dedicated to using her so-called superior number to remain unassailable supreme leaders of Nigeria. We will take it from there and truncate that unlike others who only know to make fake noise. You forget PDP were set to rule for 60 years, as the unassailable ruling Party, till mainly Yoruba players showed the skill and vision to deliver the APC merger that went on to thwart the monopoly of the PDP? It is not about talk bro. Many ways to skin a Cat.
If north betray yorubas like they have done in the past which region would support south west name two or even name one

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Re: 2023: Division In Presidency Over Choice Of Buhari’s Successor by mrvitalis(m): 8:31am On Sep 03, 2019
harjorlarh:
lol this northerners think southerns are stupid,if the cabal fields another northern candidate,the only interpretation the south will see it as will be Islamization and fulanisation,the North would be smarter than that,i hope for their sake
igbos and south south (65%) would support north and the north knows this

Southern unity died in 2015

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Re: 2023: Division In Presidency Over Choice Of Buhari’s Successor by mrvitalis(m): 8:34am On Sep 03, 2019
candidtalk:


And the North has not had enough time as leaders of Nigeria to have developed your region if your leaders are genuinely visionary and effective administrators? Look, if you are a Northerner then, I triple dare you and others to continue backing the hawkish and unfair stance of those amongst you who want to monopolise power.

Others will resign themselves to their fate but not Yorubas because we know our worth to appreciate we are the glue holding Nigeria together. Bro, let your hawks push you to a point of no return. Whatever Yorubas do in return, and whatever the result of that, you lot should accept. PDP too thought they would lead forever till the patient and deliberate strategising of Yorubas put paid to that. So gather yourselves to retain power. You and others will appreciate the meaning of the word 'myopia' afterwards.
North countributed more votes to APC so they should get it

South west wanting the president instead of backing south east has opened the door for the north and the south east would back the north

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Re: 2023: Division In Presidency Over Choice Of Buhari’s Successor by Mraphel: 8:34am On Sep 03, 2019
Awol1:


We are not that petty and jobless.

We are busy making money.

We can't lick asses for power.

On another note, Buhari is the glue binding APC. By 2023 when he would out of the picture, it would be to your tent oh Israel
Poor mentality...by 2023 you will repeat tinubu is the glue binding apc

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Re: 2023: Division In Presidency Over Choice Of Buhari’s Successor by babyfaceafrica: 8:34am On Sep 03, 2019
fake news from independent as usual

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