₦airaland Forum

bkool7:
SW voted massively for Obj the 2nd time.
AD even endorsed his candidacy .
I am highly disapointed in Buhari but that doesn't mean I should forget the party that disappointed us for 16 years.

praxisnetworks:
Even if Buhari likes let him appoint only people from daura

sucess001:
This was a man credited with killing the aguiyi ironsi...also played a crucial role in d counter coup of 1966...yet celebrated. Smh

BUHARIISCURSED:
Useless politicians

praxisnetworks:
We leave PDP to you.

praxisnetworks:
Buhari till 2023!

General Buratai Bought Second Dubai Property Days After Appointment As Chief Of Army Staff

General Tukur Yusuf Buratai bought a second choice property in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, days after his appointment as Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS), an investigation by SaharaReporters has revealed.

More from: http://saharareporters.com/2016/06/27/general-buratai-bought-second-dubai-property-days-after-appointment-chief-army-staff


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More Details Emerge On Nigeria Chief Of Army Staff General Buratai’s Dubai Properties

An ongoing investigation by SaharaReporters into properties acquired in Dubai by Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Tukur Buratai, has revealed more details about the officer’s real estate acquisitions estimated at N160 million at the minimum.

More from: http://saharareporters.com/2016/07/09/more-details-emerge-nigeria-chief-army-staff-general-buratai%E2%80%99s-dubai-properties

ettybaba:
Happy Birthday to you sir.
May God bless you more.

Rhea:
APC, ACN, PDP
Same head. Different hair cut

supereagle:
We need money to run the party quite alright, this is legitimate, but using money to buy votes is immoral. It has destroyed democracy in Nigeria. When office holders start misbehaving, we shall not have moral rights to query them because we sold our votes to them.

Bernie Sanders's Big Money
The Democratic presidential candidate’s populist rallying cry has helped him rake in cash, and infused massive amounts of money into the political process.

When Bernie Sanders makes a demand for money, he gets it. After winning the New Hampshire primary, the Democratic presidential candidate broadcast a plea. “I’m going to hold a fundraiser right here, right now, across America,” Sanders declared, urging anyone who would listen to visit his website and make a donation—“whether it’s 10 bucks, or 20 bucks, or 50 bucks.” Money poured in at a rapid clip. By the end of the next day, the campaign had collected a staggering $8 million.

As it takes in massive sums, the insurgent presidential campaign has upended conventional wisdom about money in politics. Most presidential candidates consider super PACs, the reviled political-spending operations capable of accepting unlimited amounts of corporate money, a central part of their strategy to win the White House. Even candidates who suggest super PACs should be done away with, like Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, have embraced them in their presidential bids, effectively arguing that you have to play the game if you want to one day change the rules. Sanders has taken a different path. The Vermont senator is the first high-profile Democratic presidential candidate to loudly insist he doesn’t have or want a super PAC in the aftermath of Citizens United, the 2010 Supreme Court ruling that opened the door to a flood of money into politics. Instead, Sanders has relied on average Americans to donate whatever they can, a strategy that has proved remarkably successful.

More from: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/03/bernie-sanders-fundraising/471648/

kkko:
Ntoooor. Leave PDP alone go and conduct convention for your evil party

edoman2016:
PDP is a party full of political jobbers, economic sycophants, and financial running dogs of the establishment. God save Nigeria from these looters.

supereagle:
When real money exchanges hands impossible will happen. We are not having democracy yet. Money has destroyed everything.

Rhea:
Typical PDP
Classic rig masters
You would thin hey would have learned their lessons by now
But then politicians are all the same
Dirty old bastards switching political parties like pant

anonimi:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2W9iuKYbFc]


Uploaded on Oct 30, 2011
This is a mobile phone video of the announcement of PDP as winners of the Badagry Central Local Government Elections with over 7000 votes. LASIEC Chairman, Justice Adeyinka later announced a different result. The lady speaking in the video is the LASIEC Returning Officer for Badagry Central on Saturday 22nd October, 2011.

fiftynaira:
Fact is politics in Nigeria is measured with the amount of money one wishes out....
Sorry to note that PDP have lost its opportunity to be a voice for opposition all thanks to gov wike

Firefire:

‘A budget that moves domestic spending in Aso Villa from N580m to N1.7bn cannot be a budget of change’

Abuja – Sen. Eyinnaya Abaribe (PDP Abia South) on Wednesday in Abuja, berated the 2016 budget and called on President Muhammaduu Buhari to withdraw it and go back to the drawing board.

Abaribe while making contributions during the consideration of the budget, said the proposal was faulty on many grounds and could not be implemented at it was.

He said that predication of oil benchmark at 38 dollars per barrel when the crude oil price had fallen below 30 dollars per barrel made the budget unrealistic.

Abaribe faulted the government for increasing spending by 30 per cent based on borrowing.

“Mr President, my colleagues, this budget is indeed unique. After the budget presentation, the finance minister has never come to explain the details of the budget as it is normally done.

“It is a budget of change I agree, but it is a change in the wrong direction. I say it is a change in the wrong direction because it says that it is based on zero budgeting requiring all expenses to be fully justified.

“Mr President, a budget that increases spending up to 30 per cent based solely on borrowing, in what way are we justified? That is the question we want to ask the people who brought this budget.

“We know what is going on in the global economy: this budget is predicated on an oil benchmark of 38 dollars per barrel and I can now say that with oil being 28 dollars today, this budget is dead on arrival.

“The job of the opposition is to help the government to get its priorities right, so I want to please urge this government to withdraw this budget and go back to the drawing board,” he said.

The senator also faulted the adjustments made in the budget as well as allocation for spending in the Aso Rock Villa, saying that it was too exorbitant.

He said that the adjustments rather than reduce spending in areas where they were not necessary only spread it into different offices.

“Mr President, a budget that moves domestic spending within Aso Villa from N580 million to N1.7 billion cannot be a budget of change.

“We were told that in the revised budget there was an adjustment due to error, we agree but what has happened is that up to N7 billion were moved from buying vehicles and spread to offices.

“It also increased the spending that is due to renovations within the Villa.

“They are going to renovate the Villa with N3.9 billion: what else do you want to renovate there that Nigerians will see in the Year 2016?” he asked.

However, in his contribution, Sen. Ahmed Lawan (APC Yobe North) blamed the previous administration for the lack of funds due to the embezzlement witnessed in previous governments.

He said that this was the 17th budget he would be debating as a legislator and noted that not more than 40 per cent implementation was achieved in the last 16 years.

“The proposal before us is the first budget where the executive has deemed it necessary to give ordinary Nigerians genuine hope.

“N500 billion allocated for school feeding and social SAFTEY NET is commendable.

“It is time to say oil should not continue to play dominant role as we have suffered economically and politically: it is time to diversify this economy.

“The direction of the executive is the way to go. `That is, we should make every effort to have the real sector-agric mining and manufacturing.

“The budget deserves the support of everyone, including my colleagues on the other side. When we were in the opposition we supported the PDP, they should support us,” he said.


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http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/01/602809/

positivetaught:
PDP has just lost a golden opportunity by shooting themselves in the foot,APC must surely be smiling cheekily now.

discusant:
NIGERIA'S INTEGRITY SHOULD BE PARAMOUNT NOW, NOT REGIONAL TRICKS.

This Uche Secondus victory must have been from votes mostly by northern delegates who want north to collect presidential candidate of PDP in 2019; north wants to ensure that two northern presidential candidates emerge for the two major political parties in 2019; so that presidency remaining in the north till 2027 or beyond is assured. By 2027, it may have become offense to ask for political restructuring of Nigeria.

North wants presidency from 2019 so that the existing rigged political structure and unitary govt system that favour north economically and politically shall have be entrenched, by 2027,

North has ruled Nigeria for 41 of the country's 57 years as independent country.

A southern president is necessary at this juncture to use every tactic to get north to agree with the south to restructure Nigeria politically in a democracy, not continuing with the present skewed political structure and failed governance system created by northern soldiers.

sokera:
Why do Rivers governors like using Rivers state money to buy polictics these days ? Ameachi use Rivers State money to sponsor Buhari and now Wike too use Rivers state money to sponsor Secondus ... ok continue

alexpumpin:
Support Atiku/fayose ticket.

2016 Budget: Buhari to spend more on State House Clinic than on all federal teaching hospitals
February 2, 2016

More from: http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/197827-2016-budget-buhari-to-spend-more-on-state-house-clinic-than-on-all-federal-teaching-hospitals.html

Drug scarcity hits Aso Rock clinic despite N3.87bn budget
August 18, 2016


More from: http://punchng.com/drug-scarcity-hits-aso-rock-clinic-despite-n3-87bn-budget/

Muhammadu Buhari under fire for seeking medical treatment in UK
7 June 2016

More from: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/07/muhammadu-buhari-nigeria-ear-infection-medical-treatment-uk

okway:
lol 16 years PDP governed the SW with nothing to show for it

Obasanjo endorses APC moves, as party leadership visit Abeokuta
22.Dec 2013

The push by the opposition, All Progressives Congress, APC to dislodge the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP received a boost yesterday as former President Olusegun Obasanjo openly threw his weight behind the APC’s current initiatives.
The APC leadership, comprising some national leaders and governors visited him Obasanjo in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital on Saturday to solicit the former president’s support for the party in the forthcoming elections.
The party leaders, which started converging on Obasanjo’s Hilltop Mansion around 5:22pm, included former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the party’s Interim National Chairman, Bisi Akande; former Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari; former speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Masari; former Borno State governor, Senator Ali Modu-Sheriff; Senator Osita Isunazor; Senator Bukola Saraki and Lai Mohammed.
Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa State came to the former president’s house in company with the former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commissioin, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu; the former minister of aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode and others in a convoy of three black jeeps.
Other APC governors at the meeting included Rochas Okorocha (Imo), Ibikunle Amosun (Ogun), Abdulfattah Ahmed (Kwara), Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers), Rabiu Kwankwaso (Kano) and Senator Abiola Ajimobi (Oyo).
The Chairman of the New PDP, Kawu Baraje led some of his members and the former Kaduna State Chairman, Yero Makama, to the meeting.
Presenting the party chieftains and the APC governors to Obasanjo during the opening of the meeting, Akande said the party was in support of the former president’s 18-page letter to President Goodluck Jonathan.
The APC National Leader, Tinubu who alluded to Obasanjo’s contribution to the building of the Nigerian nation, lamented that the country was divided more than ever.
Apparently referring to Obasanjo’s recent letter to Jonathan, he enjoined the former president not to shy away from speaking the truth.
Tinubu added that the APC had resolved to rescue Nigeria, appealing to Obasanjo to lead the mission.
“You’ve come out of tribulation and held the highest position in this country. We are here because of your courage. Nobody can say he has information more than you. You have surmounted a number of crises. Nigeria is divided more than before; to realise stable Nigeria, we want to encourage you to continue to speak the truth. We’re resolved and determined to rescue Nigeria. We want you as navigator,” he said.


Source: http://newmail-ng.com/new/obasanjo-endorses-apc-moves-as-party-leadership-visit-abeokuta/

AHTIFA:
PDP always reject yoruba, they still don't learn their lessons.

Nigerian deals 'wasted billions
14 March 2008

Some $2.2bn-worth of Nigerian energy contracts were awarded without a bidding process by the former president and his energy minister, officials say.
One was to a company with less than $200 of base capital at the time, a witness told a parliamentary committee.

It is investigating why $16bn of investment in the energy sector during Olusegun Obasanjo's eight years in power failed to end power shortages.

More from: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7296466.stm

sokera:
it's very very difficult to see any clean personality in PDP , so they have no choice to come up with dirty , corrupt people ... imagine they will still give ATIKU as their presidential candidate, someone that dare not go to USA because of the corruption cases pending on his ... I tire for PDP jare ... anyway they will give people like me no choice than to continue with Buhari...

okway:
North also controls PDP lol

dasa:
before i start my analysis i got the info. that ribadu has stepped down here.

http://dailytimes.com.ng/article/breaking-nuhu-ribadu-stands-down

ok lets go, 2 reason's.

1.   Ribadu supporters will be split between GEJ and Buhari. Most of Ribadu's Northern supporters will go to Buhari while the souttherners will mostly go to GEJ. And i believe he has more support in the south west than in the north because he is ACN. therefore in the whole equation GEJ gets more votes. There are so many people who believe Buhari cannot be trusted but they want PDP out, so the next best thing is Ribadu.

2.   Because of the late timming, millions of Ribadu/ACN supporters especially in the rural areas will not get the info or understand it. this group will still vote for ACN and the votes cannot be transfered, so those votes will be null. With these votes no longer in the equation, it becomes easier to win a clear majority and reduces the chances of a re run.

Its the same thing that happened when ATIKU emerged consensue candidate. most of the IBB delegates went to GEJ and others voted for IBB and aliyu gussau who where no longer in the race making it easier for GEJ to win.

Just my analysis, what do you think.

docadams:
Hmmmmmm
Morning Tonye, after listening to Gov Fayosr on AIT while the count was ongoing which you may not have had time to watch I f3el your post should be put in its right perspecyive. His speech and body language pptrayed the whole process being subject to the dictate of a few and that no authority can change it. Not even our legal system where disputes are taken to for resolution. Well, what's my own self? I thought old things had truly passed away..

smilek:
With all this Yoruba dont understand one thing never make an allie with Hausa dey are like animals na wa belle face

okway:
Comprehend what he is saying.
APC and PDP shared an almost equal number of voters in the SW in 2015. PDP just disregarded that number.
This is a joyous moment for any well-meaning Yorubas that wants PDP dead in the SW.

IkpuMmadu:
Just stating the facts not talking down on them or anybody

IkpuMmadu:
I am telling you to go and sample opinion and your here asking for links ...are you this retarded

Donclaracuzo:
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9jaDoc:
That goes without saying. Not only that I think it will be beneficial to cultivate a culture where people with extreme wealth are not adored at all but regarded with suspicion regardless of the purported source of their wealth.

trillville:
Taxes, nigeria has a TAX to GDP ratio of about 6 percent. The Eurozone and America both have TAX to GDP ratios greater than 30 percent as at last year. Nigeria's earnings from oil is just not enough to cater for 180 million people.

Consider this, America has almost always produced more crude oil than nigeria, yet they used to consume all their oil and still import from Nigeria. They use crude oil to increase their productivity and then tax their citizens. We just simply sell our crude oil and share the proceeds. Kind of like slave trade if you think about it. They use their human resources to build their nation. We simply sold ours for mirrors.

IkpuMmadu:
APC told them they are irrelevant
PDP took a swipe on them
Look at how sophisticated they are

IkpuMmadu:
The fact are there and the whole nation's know how the Yoruba are ...if you doubt me go to Abuja, Jos, PH or Owerri and sample opinions