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Ijaya123:
I can't agree less more with this.

"You can't agree less" means you disagree completely.

walex2:
why should we worried about Tinubu 2023 ambition? the guy is blessed has looted more than enough whether being a president in his lifetime or not, his 1st to 4th generations can never be poor again, based on liquid and capital investment acquired the volume of Lagosians' resources he has cornered for himself. let direct our energy towards the sustainability of Nigeria as a country

Quit adulating thieves.

JAMO84:
Useless write up. When we voted Jonathan in 2011 and he abandoned us for Igbo and Hausa, you people were happy that he was marginalizing the Yoruba, after we destroyed him, you began to cry like egbere

I don't know who constitute your "we" but I recall that the ACN fielded Nuhu Ribadu for the 2011 presidential election and he got over 2million votes. Why field a candidate for the election if you indeed intended to vote GEJ?

...and regarding marginalization, the PDP zoned the House Speakership in 2011 to the SW but your thin god Tinubu massively mobilized ACN MPs to vote against their own sister- Mulikat Adeola.
How is that GEJ's fault?
This is why the North will always be ahead politically- party affiliation is secondary to them. The fundamental thing is (northern) interest while f00lish Southern leaders play absolute politics to the point of working against their own region's interest.

The Tinubu camp's disillusionment with the NWC dissolution is understandable as it has all but put paid to Jagaban's 2023 APC ticket pursuit.
The man has himself to blame for that.

I've always told my APC-supporting friends on this forum that the hope of reciprocity (from Buhari/the north) on which they hinge their entire 2023 aspiration is foolhardy.

Besides their unbridled fervour to oust GEJ at all cost, apparently the ACN bloc had no other motivation going into the merger that birthed the APC.

Despite going to the negotiation table with a much more formidable structure (ACN governors, Senators and MPs) than Buhari's CPC that had zero elected office holders, Tinubu never deemed it necessary to broker a (written) formal deal for power rotation akin to the PDP's zoning arrangement.
He senselessly collapsed his entire ACN structure and declared an unwavering support for the quest to return power to the north, while hoping that his obeisance and complete subservience to Buhari will endear him to the north in his wild-goose-chase pursuit of the presidency.

...and to compound Tinubu's woes, he has completely burnt bridges with the SS/SE who now deem his name virtually an abomination when discussing 2023 presidency...no thanks his 2015 betrayal.

The Tinubu camp's disillusionment with the NWC dissolution is understandable as it has all but put paid to Jagaban's 2023 APC ticket pursuit.
The man has himself to blame for that.

I've always told my APC-supporting friends on this forum that the hope of reciprocity (from Buhari/the north) on which they hinge their entire 2023 aspiration is foolhardy.

Besides their unbridled fervour to oust GEJ at all cost, apparently the ACN bloc had no other motivation going into the merger that birthed the APC.

Despite going to the negotiation table with a much more formidable structure (ACN governors, Senators and MPs) than Buhari's CPC that had zero elected office holders, Tinubu never deemed it necessary to broker a (written) formal deal for power rotation akin to the PDP's zoning arrangement.
He senselessly collapsed his entire ACN structure and declared an unwavering support for the quest to return power to the north, while hoping that his obeisance and complete subservience to Buhari will endear him to the north in his wild-goose-chase pursuit of the presidency.

...and to compound Tinubu's woes, he has completely burnt bridges with the SS/SE who now deem his name virtually an abomination when discussing 2023 presidency...no thanks his 2015 betrayal.

tesppidd:
It's wrong for APC to have held the meeting at the villa.

Quite wrong really

But why are they quoting APC constitution about 7 or 14 days notice for NEC meeting.?

This one funny die.

slivertongue:
PDP sud find better ways to tackles this sheepish govt. APC hold meetings in d villa ain't a pressing issue

Comments like this only lend credence to the fact that Nigeria is indeed not ripe for democracy.

You don't see anything wrong with the president (of all Nigerians) holding a political party meeting at the FEC meeting chambers?
What's the business of Nigerians with the internal affairs of the APC that warrants the use of a public building for their meeting?
Perhaps the PDP, AAC, APGA, KOWA et al should also book the same location for their subsequent meetings.

...and to crown their ignominy, the comic opera even featured a supposed Attorney-General and Nigeria's Minister of Justice administering Oath of Office to a party chieftain!

It's almost certain they also channeled public resources into funding that show-of-shame.

These charlatans in power keep plunging us to new lows and setting terrible precedents with each passing day.
It's unfortunate.

cocolacec:
Every political structures in every nation of the world are controlled by Godfathers/Elites even in America,Britain etc.
Dont let anyone lie to you democracy is about the vote of the masses.

How many parts of the world have you been to?
Tell me ONE, just ONE country on earth you know that runs this flawed system we have in Nigeria.

Antoeni:
LOOK AT TINUBU's CABINET AS GOVERNOR OF LAGOS

- By Olushola George Olumoroti (OGO)

Lai Mohammed, Chief of Staff from Kwara.
Yemi Osinbajo, Attorney General from Ogun.
Wale Edun, Finance Commissioner from Ogun.
Dele Alake Commissioner for Information from Ekiti
Rauf Aregbesola Commissioner for Works from Osun State.
Akabueze, Commissioner for Budget and Planning from Anambra State.
Femi Lanlehin, SA from Oyo State.
Aurthur Worrey Commissioner for Land from Delta State.
Hon. James Abiodun Faleke, third term Federal House of Representatives member, Representatiing Ikeja Federal Constituency - From Kogi State
To name a few.
For the eight years that he ruled Lagos, he hired several guys to work with him. Apart from using them to work in his government, he also groomed them politically.
Twelve years down the line, see where those Tinubu guys are today -
1. Prof Yemi Osinbajo, SAN was Tinubu's Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice. He is today, Nigeria's Vice President.
2. Rauf Aregbesola was Tinubu's Commissioner for Works. Today he is a Minister after serving 8 years as Governor of Osun State.
3. Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN was Tinubu's Chief of Staff. Today he is a Minister after 8 years as governor of Lagos State.
4. Alhaji Lai Mohammed was Tinubu's first Chief of Staff and Commissioner. Today, he is a Minister of Information.
5. Babatunde Fowler was appointed by Tinubu as Chairman of the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service. He is the immediate past Federal Inland Revenue Service Executive Chairman.
7. Sunday Dare was SA/ COS to Tinubu, today he is a Minister.
8. Babajide Sanwo-Olu was Tinubu's Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, he is now Governor of Lagos State.
At the National Assembly, there are countless "Tinubu boys" who have occupied and are still occupying seats till today including N0 4 citizen of Nigeria, Speaker, House of Reps.
Since 1999, the Tinubu camp has produced almost 98% of the members of the National Assembly from Lagos State. Forget politics, this man is a political enigma. Rewind to 1999, I am sure most of us have forgotten the names of the People who were elected Governors when he was elected governor too, some of them have gone into political extinction or gasping for breath politically. Indeed, most of them are no longer relevant today.
Tinubu has not only managed to remain extremely relevant, he has continued to control Lagos politics 100%. Not only that, he manages to carry his boys along and today they occupy critical positions in our national life. Take it or leave it, Tinubu is today, Nigeria's most powerful politician. It didn't just happen by chance. He worked very hard for it. Very very hard. The hallmark of a true leader is not just the ability to rule well but also the ability to nurture and groom associates.
Tinubu is not like some other politicians in Nigeria, He is a goal getter.....
There is nothing he touches that doesn't excel.
- AD excelled,
- ACN excelled and
- APC is excelling..
- TVC is one of the top TV stations in Nigeria and, The Nation is one of the leading newspapers in Nigeria. The APC bigwig also owns 5 star hotels and estates in Lagos.
- He makes people,
- He follows up on them.
- He forgives routinely,
- He fights to teach not to kill
- He is a Pillar of Democracy,
- Mentor of great men
JAGABAN is a great man

How do you mean "...he makes people" ? Is he God?
Without Tinubu, Lagos would still have produced Governors and Ministers as these are constitutional imperatives.
The likes of Saraki and James Ibori also made people Governors, Senators, MPs, etc, That's exactly what ALL Godfathers do - install their puppets and surrogates in key positions in return for obeisance and subservience while they continue plundering our coffers.

No amount of suger-coating will make Godfatherism appealing. There's nothing glorious about it. It's evil and anti-progress.
Quit promoting Godfatherism!
#LetPowerResidewiththePeople.

chukzbozz86:
The country witnessed a new low today when Mr President, for the first time since 1999, used the Federal Executive Chamber for APC NWC meeting. Since President Obasanjo, through President Yar'Adua and President Jonathan NO meeting of PDP NWC/NEC ever took place in the Federal Executive Council Chamber. The Party expanded Caucus which meets at the Villa periodically use the First Lady's meeting room or the Banquet Hall.

The government is not an arm of a political party. Once a government is in place it is for all Nigerians and its organs or properties must not be used for partisan purposes.

The holding of APC meeting in the Council Chambers is a clear signal that the government is commingling party and government business and we hope government funds are not being used to partisan end. This government continues to damage our national values

To depict the new low we saw the Attorney General of the federation swearing-in members of APC caretaker committee in the Federal Executive Council Chamber. This is a major affront to the constitutional role of the Attorney General as the Chief Law Officer of the Federation. Is he the National Legal adviser of the APC? On what basis did he conduct the Swearing-in using the council chamber?

His role as Chief Law officer of the nation is damaged and we can no longer trust that his opinion will not be tailored by partisan considerations.

This act may be a step in a plan to foist a one party state on Nigeria through the capture of state institutions for partisan goals.

The Attorney General should take the part of honour NOW.

God bless you aplenty, bro.

Kyase:
you are still pained, 2015 is far gone, move on.
power is going to south in 2023

The bolded portion is highly unlikely.
Tinubu stands no chance at all even if he's gifted the APC ticket.

Let me know if you wish to wager on that...any amount.

The Tinubu camp's disillusionment with today's NEC resolutions is understandable as it has all but put paid to Jagaban's 2023 APC ticket pursuit.
The man has himself to blame for that.

I've always told my APC-supporting friends on this forum that the hope of reciprocity (from Buhari/the north) on which they hinge their entire 2023 aspiration is foolhardy.

Besides their unbridled fervour to oust GEJ at all cost, apparently the ACN bloc had no other motivation going into the merger that birthed the APC.

Despite going to the negotiation table with a much more formidable structure (ACN governors, Senators and MPs) than Buhari's CPC that had zero elected office holders, Tinubu never deemed it necessary to broker a (written) formal deal for power rotation akin to the PDP's zoning arrangement.
He senselessly collapsed his entire ACN structure and declared an unwavering support for the quest to return power to the north, while hoping that his obeisance and complete subservience to Buhari will endear him to the north in his wild-goose-chase pursuit of the presidency.

...and to compound Tinubu's woes, he has completely burnt bridges with the SS/SE who now deem his name virtually an abomination when discussing 2023 presidency...no thanks his 2015 betrayal.

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smallsmall:
keep kwaet dea, wetin you know?
This goes beyond Edo state, this is about which region produces the next President in 2023.
Buhari is destroying the APC, to make room for another 8years of Fulani domination of Southern Nigeria and you a Southerner, is here yarning Opaata.

Oh! So now there's an entity called "South" huh?
Didn't we warn you in 2015 when Tinubu, out of sheer hatred embarked on an all-out offensive against GEJ?

Besides their unbridled fervour to oust Jonathan at all cost, apparently the ACN bloc had no other motivation going into the merger that birthed the APC.

Despite going to the negotiation table with a more formidable structure (ACN governors, Senators and MPs) than Buhari's CPC that had zero elected office holders, Tinubu never deemed it necessary to broker a (written) formal deal for power rotation akin to the PDP's zoning arrangement.
He senselessly collapsed his entire ACN structure and declared an unwavering support for the quest to return power to the north, while hoping that his obeisance and complete subservience to Buhari will endear him to the north in his wild-goose-chase pursuit of the presidency.

I have zilch pity for Tinubu, whose name is now deemed virtually an abomination in the SS/SE when discussing 2023 presidency...no thanks to his 2015 betrayal.

prettybarbie:
if Obaseki gets up to 5,000 votes during the gubernatorial election then call me a bastard

Looks like we have a Bastard-in-Waiting.

That's for sure.

Is Obaseki validly registered as a PDP member at his ward? YES

Did he pick the Guber nomination form? YES

Is the party's timetable for screening and primaries adjustable? YES...as long as these fall within INEC's time-frame and same is communicated to them.

Has he been screened and cleared to contest? YES.

At whose discretion are waivers granted? The party's or the court's? The party's (PDP's)

VERDICT:

The sh*tty injunction is bound to be set aside as no court can invalidate a legit waiver granted a candidate by his party.

fairfora:
T'o dabi pe o fe fori sanpon, abi t'oti fori sanpon?

Dansuqi:
My brother,buhari only deployed the security agencies only in rivers,bayelsa and borno.gej and obj used the security even more during elections.you talk as if he did something surprising.which incumbent in Africa will not do same?

I have followed buhari since 2004 while most of you followed him since 2015.buhari right from 1983 has an lukewarm attitude towards deep politicking.infact,he is anti democratic.even under anpp and CPC,he hardly gets involved in party affairs except during election period.that is his nature.even family affairs and matters in katsina,he shows no concern. before the 2015 elections,tanko yakassai reechoed this.

Even in his 1st tenure,he hardly got involved in APC matters and when he did,it was belated.buhari may be anything but he is not an ungrateful person.he knows the role tinubu played and will certainly reward him back.he will want someone that will cover his mess.if buhari does not want a southerner to succeed him,he will certainly not allow tinubu to dominate APC...theres no prove to show that the north wants to retain power.obj could have retained power back in the south but he returned it back to the north.buhari surrounding himself with northern security chiefs is to prevent what obb did to him from repeating itself and plus you saw how gej ended...power is returning to the south even if tinubu does not rule...anyway the APC convention of 2022 will decide

OBJ could never have conceived the idea of keeping power down South because it was the turn of the north as provided for by the PDP's constitution.
Don't you think a similar provision in the APC's constitution would have saved everyone these needless uncertainties and intrigues surrounding their 2023 ticket?

ImmaculateJOE:
They probably also counted the days he spent as Acting President..

That still doesn't make it 6 years.
Yar' Adua was flown abroad in November 2009 and died after 6 months.
GEJ was never allowed by Turai and the cabal to really serve in his stead.

Regardless, November 2009 to May 2015 = 5 years and 6 months but the APC propaganda machinery made it look like GEJ had been in office for eons just to stir public rebellion.

Dansuqi:
Why did the saraki led defection not kill APC? So because buhari wants power to remain in the north,it will automatically happen?

Buhari deployed INEC, the Military et al to his advantage in 2019 but will definitely not do the same for Tinubu (should he pick the 2023 ticket).
His seeming indifference towards the current APC's leadership crisis is deliberate.

...and with northerners firmly in control of every institution of the government, the bolded portion has atleast a 70% chance of coming to fruition.

DEROX:
why mention Mr? Abeg its not by fault no vote for jagaban after all its just 5% that couldn't stop buhari despite his flops

Tinubu ain't Buhari; and the SW doesn't have the number to call anyone "5%".

Coldie:
If Gej achieved half of what Pmb is achieving right now by now Nigeria would have gone far

Sarcasm right?

Buhari is a plague Nigerians f00lishly brought upon themselves.
Every day the incompetent bigot spends in office takes us even further away from the prospect of economic liberation.

I hope we never again repeat such a mistake.

One4me:
I agree with you in hindsight, that they should have suspended the Chairman but as you know, their has to be a "cause" to fire or suspend him!
If there is not cause and you do so, you are opening his firing to litigation and possible restoration.

Now that he has been engaging in obvious anti-party activities, they will either suspend or remove him on Monday, with "cause".
Chairman is done for already, at that point and they can still rubber-stamp their decision to re-instate Oshiomole in his ward.

Humiliated? Yes.
But can he and will he be re-instated? Certainly YES.

But you see, one day is a long time in Politics, Obaseki is hinging all his survival on winning the Edo Governorship (2nd term) and that is like playing NaijaBet and boasting you will win.
Experience tells us otherwise, probability is like 10%, not zero though.

If not for Buhari schemeing to ensure that the Presidency remains in the North for another 8yrs, Obaseki would have been gone a long time.

While I don't entirely agree with all your points, I'd say bravo nonetheless for your dispassionate analysis of issues.
The bolded portion is exactly what I've all along been trying to make people see...and that's why Obaseki will win in September.


Only a neophyte will fail to see that " as it was with the PDP in 2014, so it is now with the APC". Things will become clearer by 2022 when the real re-alignments begin.

Bamidelee, Dansuqi, johnmartus, seunmsg, DEROX, LegengHero, waledeji, Grayoso, princedebola201, Mraphel, JAMO84

One4me:
Stop decieving yourself.
Chairman PRESIDES over the Meeting but the Secretary CONVENES[/color] the Meeting.

If, for whatever reasons, the Chairman decides to ABSENT himself[/color] from the Meeting, as long as a QUORUM is formed (and we can see that ALL other PRINCIPAL OFFICERS were present and signed-off on this resolution), the DECISIONS TAKEN at that Meeting is VALID and BINDING.

Worst case, those majority Officials would IMPEACH such CHAIRMAN by Monday Next.

The bolded portion should have preceded the lifting of Oshio's suspension...but I doubt if that is feasible any longer.
He has been thoroughly humiliated nonetheless.

bamidelee:
Get well soon. Tinubus hatred would send you to grave soon

By mid-2022, only the Lagos APC and Tinubu's media hirelings will be left with him.
You guys have no idea what's cooking, do you?

helinues:
You talk too much Gov Obaseki...

They should have been the one to announce their support openly not you

I agree with you on this.
No need laying bare your entire arsenal for your opponents to see going into a war.

johnmartus:
Let me ask where you live presently? I guess
Lagos. All of you saying Tinubu is a thief but he make Lagos to What its today.

Some of you rush to Lagos like America. Which court
Convict Tinubu for misuse of public funds?

Kiddo, Lagos was a Protectorate Capital, and a Federal Capital for decades.
It's been Nigeria's economic hub eons before Tinubu's grandfather was born.

No Chairman?
Dead on Arrival.

MrMcJay:
Was Oshiomhole in the ruling party when he retired Anenih and Igbinedion?

He had the Edo peoples' backing then...and big big kudos to GEJ as well for his non-interference with both the electoral and the court processes.

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By Ben Agande

Abuja — Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, yesterday, defended his condemnation of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, during last Saturday’s election in the state, saying he needed to raise alarm in order to thwart the efforts of those who were determined to rig the election.

Speaking with State House correspondents when he visited President Goodluck Jonathan, Gov. Oshiomhole commended the president for ensuring that the votes of the electorate counted, by deploying enough security personnel in the state to maintain law and order.


Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State addressing journalists at Iyamho Primary School.
According to Oshiomhole, “the President warned that there will be no rigging, no manipulation, no ballot snatching and orders were given to the army to ensure that none of those things happened and the army carried out the order.

“The Police IG was similarly instructed, he deployed his men probably much more than we probably needed and they delivered on the President’s orders. The SSS were fantastic because they were always at the collating centres where some of the manipulations could take place. I have been a victim and so you would understand why I am familiar with it. And the SSS did a fanastic job, two plus two was four not five, not 15 and that made a lot of difference. So we need to appreciate the President and encourage him to sustain this principle of truly reminding all of us who hold political office.”

On allegation against INEC

Speaking on his allegation against INEC, Oshiomhole who waxed philosophical pointed out that “ in my own part of the world the fact that you got home safely does not mean you should not investigate an accident scene. We had several meetings, I informed INEC in a petition about two months ago that my opponents in their strategic meeting sent out their men and they reported back that it would be impossible for them to win. But then, their leader insisted they must win and that this is his last time. They then agreed on a number of issues.

“One of them was that my support base in Benin City is very strong and incidentally, Edo South accounts for 55 per cent of the total registered voters. And so they agreed that they were going to work with some people in the INEC on election day to delay supply of materials.

“So, when you supply materials late, two things will happen: the number of persons who had queued up since 8 o’clock to wait for five hours will grumble if materials don’t come, the average person will say, well I have done my best, if the material has not come I have to go home.

“Don’t forget there are no eateries around the area and so people would have been compelled to fast. So the immediate implication of that is that you will find so many people would not able to vote.

“Number two, when you then push the elections into the dark hours in a country where you are not sure of power supply, when it is dark, it becomes easy for election manipulators to change numbers. So these I conveyed to Prof. Attahiru Jega and we raised it in the various stakeholders meeting that we had with him.

“I mean the reason Nigeria is not making progress is that we are afraid to tell the truth. It is not a big deal to be a governor but it is a big deal to tell the truth and to harass anyone who is responsible for dragging Nigeria backward.”



Promises to carry all along

Oshiomhole promised to carry every Edo indigene along not minding their political affiliation, adding: “But you see I made this point yesterday (Sunday), even when I was rigged out in 2009 I did try to work with everybody. If you remember, I appointed three commissioners from the PDP in my first term because I was anxious to make the point that, yes as a trade unionist my business was to voice and to speak through to power and even to harass power if I thought it was being misused. I have done that all my life. So not a few were curious as to how I will now manage.

“I was always conscious of that and to avoid continued protest and diversions inside I want to carry everybody along and I demonstrated that by asking them give me three PDP commissioners. Unfortunately, it didn’t work out and everybody has to go his way.

“I’m humbled by the fact that across the state, this is the first time in our history probably the only place this has happened, that a governor won election in every local government. This, for me, entails a huge responsibility when the people speak with one voice and say we prefer you, you have a duty to service that trust.”

“Like I told many of them, you did not vote for me the last time yet I built this beautiful school, I constructed this beautiful road, I built the beautiful health center then imagin when you vote for me, I can only do more. And you know I am conscious that people like you are interested in what is happening in a Edo State. I am not like other governors whose constituency is limited largely to the boundaries of their state.

I’m conscious of the fact that though I’m a governor in Edo State but the average Nigerian is keen to see what is Oshimhole is doing now, now that he is a governor. And that explains why I can’t afford to relax even when others do. And I’m so grateful to God that He has blessed everything that we have asked for” he said.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/07/why-i-raised-alarm-on-election-day-oshiomhole/