fstranger3:

Once again, Ndigbo have lost, just as how they lost their stupidd war.


Ndigbo is the most inconsequential major ethnic group in Nigeria


With this latest move, it does seem that WaZoBia is really[b] WaZoVare[/b]

bashr4:

dont think ribadu will not gain any vote from south south and south east , i like ribad but he will loose out in this race, the SS,SE,and NC,NE ,NW will neva vote any party with a yoruba man thats just the sad truth people are sensitive with these issues of which tribe is next , i see GEJ winning even withou rigging because he is goin to sweep SS and SE vote along with majority of nothern votes with his new deal with ciroma, ibb and the rest nothern shakers , its just the sad truth. tirbalism is very strong in nigeria i really think parties should consider the zonning arrangements.

EzeUche_:

Bad move on the part of the ACN. They have a lot to learn.

SE + SS and parts of the Middle Belt will go to GEJ

Core North will go to Buhari.

And the SW vote is now split.

Kobojunkie:

Can we please stop making these false statements of those we are unwilling to openly view as they really are? Historically, figures do not show the statement in bold to be the case, so what is your conclusion based on?

@Poster, has he finally made up his mind on this one? Or are we going to get news next week of how it is a different person?

seanet02:

i am very happy they did not choose an eastern guy, the south west is for ACN, the north is between Ribadu and buhari, GEJ gets south east and south south,middle belt between Ribadu, GEJ and buhari. Since APGA has already endorsed GEJ and knowing our ibo brothers to always be in support of Any Government In Power, it makes no sense to pick an ibo dude since he is not going to add to the votes. Ribadu wins this no qualms

bashr4:

yeah rite SW is already split between buhari and ribadu leaving the whole SE SS to GEJ i dey laff oo , i dont like GEJ but this is a cheap win for him they dont even need to rig in order to win , go and tell an ordinary onitsha ,bayelsa, delta, crossrivers,or even edo man on the street to vote for an hausa/yoruba when there own person is vying for the same post. it just dont work that way as these are the people that make up 80% of voters

dayokanu:

What is the number of registered voters in the SS and SE combined together? Then compare it with only the SW

EzeUche_:

SW vote will be split regardless. The only unified vote is SE/SS and the Core North. Middle Belt will be the battleground.

seanet02:

i am very happy they did not choose an eastern guy, the south west is for ACN, the north is between Ribadu and buhari, GEJ gets south east and south south,middle belt between Ribadu, GEJ and buhari. Since APGA has already endorsed GEJ and knowing our ibo brothers to always be in support of Any Government In Power, it makes no sense to pick an ibo dude since he is not going to add to the votes. Ribadu wins this no qualms

dayokanu:

What is the number of registered voters in the SS and SE combined together? Then compare it with only the SW

Justcash:

How many people in the SW are Yorubas?

Justcash:

How many registered voters in the SW are Yorubas?

bashr4:

I am not talking about people like you that have access to internet , lets take it to the streets SE and SS votes are goin to GEJ the whole north will be divided with GEJ and BUHARItaking the majority votes there , thats just the sad truth.

bashr4:

ribadu would have joined with a SS or SE person (like pat utomi or okonjo iweala) that would have split GEJ votes in the SE SS then woiuth the acn and tinubu influence gain them more supporters from the west while sweeping the remaing of wats left from northern votes.

Justcash:

ACN Committed a serious Political blunder.

Justcash:

ACN Committed a serious Political blunder. Simple and short. It's not just about Tribalism now, it is about the nature of the game. They would have cooled down till they capture power before they start exposing their "Yorubaness" as some asserted here.

Kobojunkie:

I have family up in the NW and though they do not have internet access at home, they are still not all disconnected from the rest of the country as you make it seem there.
The Same North will vote a South Southerner (Jonathan) than a Yoruba? I doubt that one. No way!! First off, the people you mentioned there would probably not even get the vote of the average South Easterner. Again, look at Pat Utomi's past numbers to see this.

jason123:

NONE!!! SMH!! The more you say things like that, the more paranoid people would get and that can lead to violence!

jason123:

How? By not selecting an igbo man Who is the tribalist here? Moreover, what effect would that make Igbos would not vote for him anyway since Ohaneze said so apart from the fact the "Azikwe" is the incumbent president. So how is that a political blunder?

EzeUche_:

They had to "Yorubanized" the ticket. ACN was getting worried of not getting Yoruba votes if they put an Easterner on the ticket.

seanet02:

i am very happy they did not choose an eastern guy, the south west is for ACN, the north is between Ribadu and buhari, GEJ gets south east and south south,middle belt between Ribadu, GEJ and buhari. Since APGA has already endorsed GEJ and knowing our ibo brothers to always be in support of Any Government In Power, it makes no sense to pick an ibo dude since he is not going to add to the votes. Ribadu wins this no qualms

EzeUche_:

Well it is the truth. And it not just a small number of non-Yorubas that are present in the South-West. We are talking millions of people.  

Justcash:

If they had to Yorubanize it, they should have used a political heavy weight .e.g. Tinubu, Fashola etc that can pull a considerable number of supporters.  It is simply a political blunder. Fashola would have been a killer choice.

Justcash:


The guy that was chosen is politically a "Non-entity". He is a nobody. To grab that post from PDP, they need someone that can win votes, not a ghost from nowhere. How will that guy complement Ribadu (Who is also politically naive)?

9ijaMan:

Good combination, however, the BB ticket is more appealing. I would have preferred the Ribadu/Fola ticket if Fola Adeola were to be at the head of the ticket. Ribadu in my humbled opinion is too naive for the office he's aspire to. Fola Adeola, has proved his mettle with the way he nurtured GTBank and honorably handed over to Tayo Aderinokun.

BB2011 is the way forward, fellow Nigerians.

Justcash:

If they had to Yorubanize it, they should have used a political heavy weight .e.g. Tinubu, Fashola etc that can pull a considerable number of supporters.  It is simply a political blunder. Fashola would have been a killer choice.