Kaduna residents applaud Buhari’s performance

By Chiemezie Enyiocha
April 18, 2011 01:13AM

There was jubilation among supporters of the presidential candidate of Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Muhammadu Buhari across Kaduna State for the victory recorded in the state during Saturday’s Presidential election.

Mr Buhari defeated President Goodluck Jonathan in the state, winning about 50 percent of the votes cast while PDP recorded 45 per cent.

Many commercial motorcyclists blocked the major areas of Kaduna metropolis, including Zaria road, Barnawa and Tudun Wada, chanting “sai Buhari, sai CPC.’ Some of them stayed awake till Sunday morning while the celebration continued.

However, there was disquiet in the camp of the PDP due to the outcome of the election. The fear is based on the theory that CPC is likely to take over the state in the coming governorship election on April 26, going by the result of Saturday. Out of perceived anger, Vice President Namadi Sambo jetted back to Abuja even before the election for his polling unit was announced.

A government house source said the state’s governor, Patrick Yakowa has told his family and aides to get ready to park their things out of the government house in case the election fails to favour them.

Also, there is palpable fear in the political camp of Ahmed Makarfi, whose return bid to the senate is seriously being threatened by his CPC opponent, Baba Ahmed Datti.

Security agents are still parading the state, while some are positioned in areas said to be flash points in case of any breach of peace although the state is generally calm.


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Buhari needs to stay in politics, rally his supporters and articulate plus sell his ideology to those he can sell it to. he needs to be the "Leader" of CPC and fight for values and issues he believes in. All these quadrennial contest after staying in the background has to stop. It is simply unacceptable, he needs to stay on, fight for his people.

The CPC needs to continue to work on whatever ideology they want to preach. This election, if nothing else, proves that Nigeria is Country of different flavors and we don't all believe in the same principle and ideas. Which is good, na democracy afterall.

Any decent democracy needs credible issue based opposition, Buhari must build his party, put his popularity to work and campaign to get more governorship and Assembly seats in the North at least. His people need decent representation and if he does not cower in the face of fatigue and electoral defeat he might be able to bring something great out of this election.

The era of overwhelming majority where everyone joins the winning party to share the loot should gradually come to an end if Nigeria wants to grow this democracy.

There are several benefits we can derive from a robust democracy which decent opposition numbers will bring. Buhari needs to tighten his belt and use whatever is left of his political capital well. support and sponsor people to governorship and and Assembly positions and hold them accountable till more of our people can do that easily.


I mean, Hate him or love him, I applaud Bola Tinubu for what he has done with ACN

ACN proposed the Freedom of information bill (currently lagging in the PDP Assembly)
ACN proposed Diaspora voting bill (defeated by PDP senators)
ACN vehemently opposed the plot to kill the electoral bill and insert dangerous amendments that will bring political parties and the electoral process under Federal government control, apparently they failed.

. . .and so many other progressive laws.

Buhari needs to own this moment, roll up his Babanriga and get dirty, we have lives to save. . .

so much for 50% of kaduna are minority blah blah xtian blah blah kaduna is middle belt blah blah blah

Buhari probably isn't interested in those things. If he were, he'd have made different decisions this past fall. Very selfish and unstrategic dude.

its possible kaduna is going to cpc

lol yakowa seems unpopular

ekt_bear:

Buhari probably isn't interested in those things. If he were, he'd have made different decisions this past fall. Very selfish and unstrategic dude.

He's going to owe me the hours I spent campaigning for him if he does not seat up and own the moment like Tinubu did.