1) ABUBAKAR ATIKU(PDP)
2) BOLA AHMED TINUBU(APC)
3) PETER OBI(LP)
4) RABIU KWANKWASO(NNPP)

EQUITY SAYS NEXT PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA SHOULD COME FROM THE SOUTH(SOUTH EAST).
A DIFFERENT SCHOOL OF THOUGHT FEELS THE NORTH-EAST HAS NOT RULED AND DESERVES TO RULE EVEN THOUGH THE NAME ABACHA IS NOT AN ESTABLISHED KANO NAME BUT A BORNU NAME.

WE MAY NOT BE TOTALLY COMFORTABLE WITH ASIWAJU TINUBU BUT HE HAS STRUCTURES IN WESTERN NIGERIA(SOUTH WEST).
FOR REMINDERS ABUBAKAR ATIKU PLACED 3RD IN THE SDP PRIMARIES OF 1992(NOT A NEWCOMER TO THE TERRAIN).

RABIU KWANKWASO AND PETER OBI ARE THE YOUNGER GENERATION(MY IDEA OF HOPE FOR NIGERIANS). CAN THEY MERGE WITH RABIU AS THE RUNNING MATE FOR THE SAKE OF EQUITY, ECONOMICAL RESURGENCE, TOLERANCE, AND GROWTH? SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS!

Youths should break the mold by declaring ourselves
#GenerationMPO!!!

LIKELY COMBOS
1) PDP(ATIKU ABUBAKAR & NYESOM WIKE OR GOVERNOR MAKINDE)
2) APC(BOLA AHMED TINUBU & YAKUBU DOGARA)
3) LP(PETER OBI & LAMIDO SANUSI OR RABIU KWANKWASO IF HE ASSENTS TO A MERGER)
4) NNPP(RABIU KWANKWASO & )

ecoco2014:
LIKELY COMBOS
1) PDP(ATIKU ABUBAKAR & NYESOM WIKE OR GOVERNOR MAKINDE)
2) APC(BOLA AHMED TINUBU & YAKUBU DOGARA)
3) LP(PETER OBI & LAMIDO SANUSI OR RABIU KWANKWASO IF HE ASSENTS TO A MERGER)
4) NNPP(RABIU KWANKWASO & )

Northerners might not vote for christian VP or female vp irrespective of religion

As part of the phased transition to civilian rule in 1992, President Babangida partially lifted the six-year ban on partisan political activity. Thirteen associations were registered with the National Electoral Commissions (NEC) on 19 July 1989. The government was to choose two parties among those registered .

Only four of those parties were considered as possible choices: the People's Solidarity Party (PSP), the People's Front of Nigeria (PFN), the Liberal Convention Party (LCP) and the Nigerian National Congress (NNC) .

The PSP basically represented the members of the old Progressive Parties Alliance of the second republic (1979-1983). The PFN was believed to be the brainchild of Obasanjo's government(1976-1979). Both parties represent the Christians from the south and members of ethnic and religious minorities from the north .

The LCP claimed to be dominated by new politicians, although its membership includes millionaire financiers, some of which had strong links with parties of the second republic. The NNC was believed to be a modern version or the National Party of Nigeria, which controlled the government under the second republic. Both parties represent the Moslem conservatives from the north and the new business class.

On 19 September 1989, the National Electoral Commission recommended six parties: the PSP, the PFN, the LC, the NLP (Nigerian Labour Party) and the RPN (Republican Party of Nigeria) ("Nigerian President". Nevertheless, all 13 parties were rejected by the government on 8 October 1989 ("Third Republic". Instead, two new parties were created: the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the National Republican Convention (NRC).
Source(s):
Kingsley Moghalu, "We Are Getting There", Africa Events, September 1989.

Tunde Obadina, "Nigerian Military Faces Tough Decision on Political Parties", Reuters, 5 October 1989.

"Nigerian President Gets Report on Political Parties", Reuters, 26 September 1989.

"Third Republic Politics", West Africa, 23-29 October 1989.

"Nigerian Politicians Start Re-aligning Forces", Xinhua General Overseas News Service, 10 October 1989.
The original version of this document may be found on the offical website of the IRB at http://www.irb-cisr.gc.ca/en/.

After 13 prospective parties were banned by the administration of Ibrahim Babangida in 1989, some of the associations decided to re-align. The People's Front of Nigeria, People's Solidarity Party, and the Nigerian Labor Party emerged to form the core constituency of the new SDP. The leadership was mostly dominated by Northern Nigerians. Babagana Kingibe was elected party chairman in 1990 over his rival Mohammed Arzika.

Despite the dominance of Northern Nigerians, the party's strength lay in the Igbo people in the states of Imo and Anambra. The party won 57% of Senate seats and 53% of House of Representatives seats in the 1992 National Assembly election. The party was primarily financed by the Federal Government and individuals such as Shehu Musa Yar'Adua, Francis Nzeribe and M.K.O. Abiola.

In its first presidential primary, Yar'Adua collected about 480,000 votes, dominating his primary opponent, Olu Falae in the first round.Those elections were then canceled by Babangida. In the second primary election under an adopted system called Option A4, another financier, Abiola (a former member of the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons and once a state chairman of the National Party of Nigeria), won the primary in March 1993. Abiola then contested the national election, which was also annulled by Babangida.

Former members include Atiku Abubakar, Jerry Gana, Abubakar Rimi, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, Umaru Yar'Adua, Abdullahi Aliyu Sumaila, Dapo Sarumi, Sule Lamido, Magaji Abdullahi, Tony Anenih, Lamidi Adedibu, Albert Legogie, Iyorchia Ayu, Fidelis Tapgun, Boss Mustapha, Bola Tinubu and Mohammed Arzika. Later some of the members became senior figures in the People's Democratic Party (PDP).

In 1989 Atiku was elected a National Vice-Chairman of the Peoples Front of Nigeria, the political association led by Yar’Adua, to participate in the transition programme initiated by Head of State Ibrahim Babangida. The Peoples Front of Nigeria included politicians such as Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, Babalola Borishade, Bola Tinubu, Abdullahi Aliyu Sumaila, Rabiu Kwankwaso and Sabo Bakin Zuwo.

helinues:


Northerners might not vote for christian VP or female vp irrespective of religion

You are saying thrash oga! If Northerner can vote Christian president, why wont they vote Christian VP, are you really expecting the President and Vice president to be Muslim, is Nigeria an Islamic state?

I see vote splitting everywhere.
All roads lead to ATIKU!

KanwuliaExtra:
I see vote splitting everywhere.
All roads lead to ATIKU!

Rerun elections might be the outcome except Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso merges with Peter Obi or steps down from the race in its entirety or behaves like Tambuwal since he is also a North-Westerner.

ecoco2014:

Rerun elections might be the outcome except Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso merges with Peter Obi or steps down from the race in its entirety or behaves like Tambuwal since he is also a North-Westerner.

This political terrain go RUGGGGGED sha.
Too many ever dynamic camps.
Na Tinubu and Atiku I dey pity sha.
Dem hearts go jump upandan, lefanrite, sideToside and cornerTocorner.

No sleep for the next 7 months! Chal!!!!

See SPOILERS efrywhia!!!!

Especially these hungry youths wey don wake up for 1 minute to MIDNIGHT to go look for PVCs . . . . . without waiting to say goodnight. brush teeth or BAFF politically- speaking.

* i shuda been a political analyst sha *

helinues:


Northerners might not vote for christian VP or female vp irrespective of religion

Southerners and northern christians will not vote for a Muslim-muslim ticket.Either way Tinubu is bleeped

ecoco2014:

Rerun elections might be the outcome except Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso merges with Peter Obi or steps down from the race in its entirety or behaves like Tambuwal since he is also a North-Westerner.

I suspect Kwankwaso might play the Tambuwal card at the last minute

What Nelson Mandela said to Nigerians in 2007

“You know I am not very happy with Nigeria. I have made that very clear on many occasions. Yes, Nigeria stood by us more than any nation, but you let yourselves down, and Africa and the black race very badly. Your leaders have no respect for their people. They believe that their personal interests are the interests of the people. They take people’s resources and turn it into personal wealth. There is a level of poverty in Nigeria that should be unacceptable. I cannot understand why Nigerians are not more angry than they are.
“What do young Nigerians think about your leaders and their country and Africa? Do you teach them history...?

“What about the corruption and the crimes? Your elections are like wars. Now we hear that you cannot be president in Nigeria unless you are Muslim or Christian. Some people tell me your country may break up. Please don’t let it happen.

“Let me tell you what I think you need to do. You should encourage leaders to emerge who will not confuse public office with sources of making personal wealth. Corrupt people do not make good leaders. Then you have to spend a lot of your resources for education.

“Educate children of the poor, so that they can get out of poverty. Poverty does not breed confidence. Only confident people can bring changes. Poor, uneducated people can also bring change, but it will be hijacked by the educated and the wealthy...give young Nigerians good education. Teach them the value of hard work and sacrifice, and discourage them from crimes which are destroying your image as a good people.”

(Excerpts taken from a 2007 interview with Mandela conducted by Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed).