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cannonnier:
No way! Fashola for VP

He his the best and most preferable but being a muslim is hampering his chance....

BUHARI IN EARLY LEAD

With over 1,000 ballots sorted, out of the 7,
214votes at the ongoing All Progressives
Congress (APC) presidential primary at the
Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos, a former Head
of State, Muhammadu Buhari, has earned
more ballots than his four other challengers.

Coming a distance second is the Governor of
Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, who seems to
be performing way beyond expectation and
appears to have earned more votes than
former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, who is
generally regarded as the most experienced
politicians among the lots.

The Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha,
is also putting put some contest but he clearly
lies in a distant fourth position behind Mr.
Atiku, who seems to have gotten the third
highest votes at the moment.

Not entirely surprising in fifth place is the
Publisher of Leadership Newspapers, Sam
Nda-Isaiah, who clearly is the less experienced
politician of the lot.

Mr Nda-Isaiah is yet to get a ballot so far.
It is however early to award victory to any of
the candidates at this time as there are still
thousands of ballots to count.

Sorting is still on going

Caseless:
a wonderful sis.

noted

GMB's ballot box now filled to the middle with ballot papers.....

Caseless:
Where is sister zuria?

Who is she if I may ask?

Caseless:
this exercise wil go a long im telling everybody that money does not answereth everything in our politics; nigerians are now wiser. And it wil make apc to stand as that efiggy of change nigerians yearn for.
History is about to be made!

ODODO ORO

Make someone bring mat or mattress for Nda Isiah's agent.

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Adminisher:
Buhari is leading. What i dont undestand is why kwakwanso is doing so well.

so no be onky they surprise

I envisaged this will be the order of win

Buhari

Kwankwaso

Atiku

Okorocha

Isiah

Rufex07:
This speech is so deep!

The committment is there.

Muhammad Buhari all de way as the sorting begins

Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso even making headway than Atiku

While Sam Nda Isiah has never recieve any

maclatunji:
The voting process itself seems credible, let us see who wins and the reactions of those who lose. Both factors are critical to the chances of the APC in the Presidential election in 2015.

spot on... unity is d watchword.

Agents of each aspirants are stationed in front of their respective box while recieving the ballot papers into their box as sorting starts.

The pouring is now concluded and five boxes with the pictures of the aspirants kined up in their front in this order:

Atiku

Buhari

Kwankwaso

Nda Isiah and

Rochas.

abdrazak:
Good of you guys
@sammy and @amodu
You keep me personally informed.
God bless you guys
Keep it up and updating...............
#following

Amen and you too

now on box no. 19. security men firmly guiding the boxes as they are been transported to the bigger one.

The ballot boxes are been emptied into a bigger transparent box

Hon. Abike Dabiri just explained the proceedures of sorting and collation. She said the votes will be poured into a transparent box and sorted into five different black boxes made available while they await two representatives per aspirant.

The cordinating officer of the primary now informing the delegates of Zamfara who has just cast their votes to return back to their seat in order to pave way for the electoral officer assigned to each ballot box as sorting begins shortly.

Taraba and Yobe has votedote. The state
contingent was led by Senator Aisha
Jummai Alhassan, the first female
gubernatorial candidate in Nigeria.

Zamfara will be the last voting states before the next stage
of sorting and counting begins.

Yobe is being called upon to cast their votes now and the MC is urging them to move faster while Zamfara is in the waiting.

The two states of Osun and Oyo are almost
done with their voting. Plateau and Rivers
have been asked to get ready and approach
the voting area. Rivers contingent is led by
the state Governor, Rotimi Amaechi.

If Plateau and Rivers eventually complete
voting, we will be left with only three states --
Sokoto, Taraba and Zamfara.

Part of Sokoto state contingent is the Speaker
of the House of Representatives, Aminu
Tambuwal.

Mr. Tambuwal, like Senator Barnabas
Gemade, are attending their first APC
National Convention. They both recently
crossed from the PDP to the APC.

We can sight the Speaker from here already
leaving the state box to go and meet the
delegates from his state to be called upon for
voting. He seems anxious to vote.

honeric01:
How many left to vote?

8 states

Ogun state is now set to vote, led by their
governor, Ibikunle Amosun.

Ogun is the only state which came to the
National Convention with a full compliment of
drummers and musicians. They have been
singing and dancing nearly all night.

At some point, Governor Amosun himself
joined in the dancing and merry making.
Ogun also came fully attired in two different
sets of Ankara material.

Closely following Ogun is Ondo state, followed
by Osun, led by Governor Rauf Aregbesola,
and Oyo by Governor Abiola Ajimobi.

Buhari spoke after Atiku.

Know that the hopes and
destiny of Nigerians are
with you and they expect
you to play a credible role. I
expect you to do the same. I
seek to be the next president
of our beloved nation
because I feel I have
something to offer our great
nation at this time.. I am
ready to lead Nigeria to its
rightful future. I have
always serve Nigeria to the
best of my ability.. I am not
a rich person, thus I cannot
give you dollars to purchase
you, but the fate of this
nation is not for sale.. What
I will give you is my
commitment, and service.
For the past six years
Nigeria has moved
backward.. We are a nation
afflicted by endless crisis.
PDP cannot save us.. It is
now time for change.. PDP
government may say it
needs more time and
continuity, but what we
need is change. To solve
Nigeria’s problems. we need
leadership with integrity
and strength.. The next
leader should not just
mouth change but live it.. I
own no foreign account or
companies benefitting from
government contracts.. I am
what you see before you; a
simple man who belief in
serving Nigeria and God.. In
the past I led a war against
indiscipline. Today, I will
lead a battle for hope.. You
cannot trust the corrupt to
end corruption. . Failure
and incompetence does not
deserve continuity.. Make
no mistake as is always the
case, for those who seek to
bring change, it will not be
easy.. I will govern Nigerian
in accord with the
constitution and rule of
law.. I will tolerate no
regional, religious or ethnic
balance.. I will select the
best Nigerians in my
government.

Excerpts from Tinubu's Speech

Tonight a special energy is
in the air. Many of us have
attended political convention
before none would remain
the same but this is
different. I can see the
hands of history on us
guiding us to achieve
something for our nation in
the period of crisis. We are
here to pick a captain that
will secure our nation. You
would hear something
inspiring, it is the voice of
change, it is the voice that
would lead us to win the
election come 2015, it is the
voice of North South West
East of Nigeria, it is the
voice of christians and
muslims, it is the voice of
determination, it the voice
of our children, telling us of
their dreams. During this
convention the history of
our nation is to be rewritten
for the better. You have
come from all parts of
nigeria to conduct a solemn
task. You came here as a
part for new Nigeria of new
dreams and new hope. You
would do it differently from
what they are doing in
Abuja by the other party.

I trust you that you would
rise to perform your duty.
You cannot avoid to look
history in the face and turn
back from it with shame.
The convention must be
performed with openness
and according to the dictate
of fair play. We have
conducted ourselves in the
same manner. APC we are
the cure. Llet our
behaviours show that we
would cure. Let's tell
Nigerians that today they
might despair but help is on
the way. Let that which you
heard here be recorded as a
high moment of the party.

Let the convention be
remembered for ever as the
one Nigerian moved further
from despair. If we do this
not only shall we here the
voice of change we shall
also hear the trumpet of
victory.

Nigeria would change.
Change for the better. The
economic doom that stares
Nigerian in the face shall be
cured by APC.

Fashola leading the Lagos state delegates to the polling stands. 12 states to go. #APCdecides"

A crowd of supporters and journalists just
accompanied Buhari to cast his vote as
Katsina State delegates were invited to cast
their votes.

Due to the number of voters following him,
what could have been a minor stampede was
averted by the intervention of security men.

Muiz Banire, the national Legal Adviser of the
APC has coordinated the ratification of the
Manifesto based on Article 13 (1). Dikko
Umaru seconded the motion moved by the
National Legal Adviser. The legal Adviser put
the question to the crowd and the Ayes had it.


Just before the voting starts, there will be
goodwill messages. First, from former
chairman of the ANPP, Ogbonnaya Ono. His
will be followed by Bola Tinubu, Speaker,
Aminu Tambuwal, and two others.

Chairman of APC, John Oyegun, has just
delivered his speech. He is mainly presenting
the party's manifestos, just as he boasts that
all the APC presidential aspirants are better
that the incumbent, Goodluck Jonathan.

Excerpts from Oyegun's presentation

“ Let me begin by
welcoming Chief Bernabas
Gemade, who is attending
his first National Convention
of our great party as a
member”.

“ Only one of five aspirants
will be elected, yet all are
winners because they have
all pledged to work with the
winner as if they are the
flag bearer.

“They are winners because
they love Nigeria and our
great party, more than they
love their individual
aspiration.

“ As you proceed to exercise
your power today, I want
you to do so with every
sense of responsibility
because you are engaged
with a historical
responsibility.

“Know that this vote you
cast may change your
future and the future of
Children yet unborn.

National leader of APC , Asiwaju Bola
Tinubu in a tweet said : “ Make this APC
convention one that will be forever
remembered as the moment Nigeria
turned from failure to move forward to
its finest destiny . You came not just as
party members or communities . You
came here as representatives of a new
Nigeria .”

All aspirants still on ballot – Fayemi

The Chairman of the All Progressives
Congress National Convention Committee ,
Dr. Kayode Fayemi , has dismissed reports
that some presidential aspirants have
withdrawn from the race .
He stated in a chat with journalists at the
Teslim Balogun Stadium , Lagos , venue of
the convention that all the aspirants are
still in the race .

Fayemi ’s clarification followed
speculations that Kano State governor ,
Rabiu Kwankwaso and his Imo State
counterpart , Rochas Okorocha, have
stepped down for former head of state ,
Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) , who is also
in the race for the party ’s presidential
ticket .