₦airaland Forum

inoki247:
Benue jus dey unlucky dem no gt Govt still fulani herdsmen dey disturb dem...

So if he happens to be gov of borno, by now the state would have gone extinct

Read some comments calling hopeless uzodimgba names but same lost their voices when 9 assembly members declared the seat of 14 lawmakers vacant because gov and predecessor get matter. Hypocrisy is a major disease in Nigeria

Eriokanmi:
Direct primary will bring about less litigation. You already know what you scored without any incidence of cheating or fraud. Indirect primaries will continue to breed annointed candidates, as against whom the people want. Don't forget that Ortom is a politician, he would welcome Buhari's refusal to assent to it. Buhari, even Uba adopted and emerged through direct primary. North would never welcome a direct primary cos they are perpetual electoral fraudsters. We know already. Wike welcomed it. I watched him say this clearly on channelstv, that he welcome direct primary.

Do a research on Wike position on direct primary. He's a double standard guy..

He wanted to outsmart Buhari

vibre:
You clearly don't know what's up. The rejection has nothing to do with electronic transmission of results, it was just a power play over whether to use direct primaries during the APC presidential and governorship primaries. The moment I saw that provision in the bill, I knew that the likes of Malami and the governors will fight against it. So I wasn't surprised when I heard that Malami wrote a letter to Buhari advising him to reject the bill and I wasn't surprised either when Buhari went ahead to reject it. All that is going on is just high level political power play ahead of the primaries in APC ahead of 2023 elections. This is the same power play that has made them to keep postponing the APC convention and elongating Buni's tenure as Caretaker committee chairman and now they are even suggesting not doing the convention until after the primaries in other to ensure that Buni or one of their loyalists is in charge when the primaries are done. This has nothing to do with electronic transmission of results, it's just intra party tussle within the APC being displayed at national level.

I really love your analysis but this goes beyond APC as a party. This is a fight of supremacy between the lawmakers and their state government. Remember, indirect primary may affect some lawmakers chances of returning especially where there is conflict of interest between state governors and their respective lawmakers. The governors can fight them using delegates which the Lawmakers across parties are trying to avoid. If direct primaries are adopted, governors may find it difficult imposing their pets on the state thereby losing control of their states to potential winners of the primaries

Eriokanmi:
That's the most transparent form of election so far at the primary level. We know what they're afraid of

As hateful as ortom towards buhari, he praised the actions of the president even as an opposition. Even wike knows a direct primary won't guarantee him nor a southerner the presidential flag of PDP because the north will cook up numbers just as the south will as well. At the end, the best ringer wins

Eriokanmi:
Your rights as electorate was stylishly rejected and you're there praising buhari and fighting on NL. Una mumu go soon do. Who tells you these people want to leave power? A letter was prepared and signed by buhari since 2nd week of November, only to be sent to the NA a day to recess and some ignorant youths are busy praising these people? You think they don't know what they're doing? You think they want electronic transmission of results from collation centres so that ballot boxes wouldn't be hijacked in their favour anymore? Or you think those in the political class in the country would ever want a transparent election? Historically, Northern ruling class had always used southern election results as a benchmark. You'd not see borno, yobe, bauchi, kebbi adamawa, kano etc, coming to abuja where elections are being announced until a day or two after southern elections must have all been announced, citing logistical reasons for coming late. Whereas, same people were busy in Abuja manipulating results with the aid of under age voters such that, whatever they bring will engulf southern results. That's why Northern youths and those with genuine purposes among them are always disadvantaged because their ruling class know how to manipulate them.

Pdp and apc, there's no difference and Ortom had further proved my point further. If you like, siddon dey look in 2023. The earlier you take back this country that truly belongs to you, the better. What happened to the end sars spirit which you once exhibited nationwide, why not apply it in floating a formidable political party with great contemporary programmes and formidable candidates for governorship, senate etc nationwide and see if you'd not win? Globally, old people are fading in pioitical space gradually and youths are raking over and moving their countries forward, check it.

Down south, if only the bill could be assented to, the osun incident would be nipped in the board. A police spokeswoman shamefully said on channels tv that a group of thugs were coming towards a collation centre in osun, in an attempt to raze the office and their men quickly repelled them by shooting in the air and incidentally, one of the bullets hit the petrol gen powering the collation centre where collated ballots were kept until announcement date and the bullet ignited fire and burnt the generator while fire extended to the building and razed it down. Meanwhile, the centre was razed by suspected thugs sent by the ruling party to burn the ballots because the opposition was having an upper hand in the area. With the amended electoral bill given assent to, such cock and bull stories can be avoided and vote would truly count.

I heard one of the apc chieftains say electric transmission of votes would pose a great challenge because gens powering gadgets can trip off...this day and age when there are several alternative to generator with longlasting battery/power banks. This model was used in edo and ondo elections without hitches, Anambra was the most recent one. Whereas, same politicians would be granting zoom interview on channelstv all the way from Burnin Kudu and screen wouldn't blink throughout the interview.

These people you're praising are close to their graves already and have nothing meaningful to contribute. You'd be the one to suffer it. You'd just remain in same position praising them while their children hold away, until one day you look at the mirror and see grey heir all over your head. Then, you'd realise how your youthful age had been mortgaged by those you've wasted your precious time praising and defending and their children they used your fortune to train will rule over you. Sadly, they're the same in that class regardless of tribe...be it yoruba, hausa and igbo.

When they want to steal, no amount can be enough but when it comes to issues of national progress which will bring about decorum, transparency, equity and fairness which they always don't want because nothing would favourable will come out of it, such an issue as this will always be frowned at. How much will a transparent direct primary cost, when compared to the subsidiary which they've claimed they'd remove and share amongst Nigerians to subsidise transport, which was in excess of 50b naira? People protested but they want to go ahead. The money which will end up in their pockets just like the one earmarked for school feeding programme which was still being shared even during pandemic when students who were supposed to be fed were already with their parents during lockdown. Several responses I've read here had simply suggested to me that our youths aren't tired yet. Smh!

Just go and play if you don't understand politics. You don't have to be emotional and start spewing cabbage. Your view about politics must not be a binding force on others who don't see political issues from your angle.

dat9jaguy:
Saraki wey dem bounce him own electoral bill 3 times, him no fit do anything.

Abeg tell them... They just come up with nonsense bragging and chest beating. Saraki wen run kwara dry before them give am otege!!

Daroldigits:
I wish this guy was still the senate president, Buhari will smell his yansh tired

Nothing will happen as it never happened during his time that would have given PDP a way to governance through their anonymous hushpuppy election result.

Both parties don't want direct primary, remove that or add a clause that will allow parties to fund necessary spending for such if they choose such.. All of them na wash wash

If it's in the interest of the masses, then fully supported. But I see Baba playing a smart one here. They will eventually play into his plans of not being targeted for signing it

paddyDIGITAL:
Sekibo is leading a pack of opposition lawmakers who are mulling on overriding the president.
https://www.nairaland.com/6905091/electoral-bill-senate-closed-session

Otomatic otom just hailed Buhari's decision to decline
https://politicsnigeria.com/electoral-bill-benue-governor-ortom-hails-buhari/?utm_source=operamini&utm_medium=feednews&utm_campaign=operamini_feednews

Gbagura:
No vex jàre, those people are mugus. Urhobo better pass them in many folds.

Lol
They are no different from the Fulani man. The Fulani don't forgive easily and are radicals, I no call name o, are hatred bigots and are also radicals. If you don't buy into their opinions, then you're are a potential enemy even amongst themselves. They can't stand intellectual analysis of political issues without throwing insults and hate

teejaymoremoney:
Am a proud Yoruba Guy but I will never vote for Apc... particular that thief Tinubu... give me a reliable candidate and I will vote for him but not Tinubu and those useless Apc candidates so for now I prefer Atiku,even I would vote Saraki...

Maybe you need a personal visit to obasanjo and you may change your views about atiku and saraki that's if your not a part of their stealing schemes. I don't and will never support Tinubu even though I admire his administrative style. But he's got a lot attached to him on the wrong side

Gbagura:
Shut up there, you this economic migrant. Ibo land would have been worst than North if Yoruba had closed our borders on y'all. We accommodated you all, gave you room to thrive and now you get mouth to be typing trash. Even this nairaland belongs to Yoruba man and he's still allow you insult his people without banning y'all.

Ibos are the largest subhumans in the world. Bunch of ingrates and that's why you will NEVER taste aso villa. Who wan dash nyanmiris presidency sef? Urhobos and efiks are your mate, Yorùbá are far miles ahead of you. The more you try to bring us down with your 5 tiny states lol, the more we put you in your space.

Dont wail yet, it's after 2023 you all gonna wail tire. Una never see anything...

Bros why u spoil the matter when you compared urhobo with them na? We can't be mate because we don't have hatred running through us. We aren't controlled by emotions..

CaptainAyub:
Imagine an oil souper calling another tribe emotional?

So you're one of them? Kai... Find play play abeg I no get emotions to waste

excellence44:
According to NASS law, they can't seat on the same bill twice in a legislative year. It means they can only represent this bill by June which is the beginning of a new year.
The only option is to over ride the veto by having 2/3 members of both houses pass the bill into law.

Even the opposition are against that direct primary as many of the so called lawmakers won't find their way back. Have you wondered why sinator aberibe haven't said anything yet?

Frigga13:
Next!

I hate noise

You've been a noise maker all along. So maybe I just helped silence your noise in terms of speaking trash.

Don't let your hate for a region eat you up.

Siwisheswereesh:
Reno Omokri is an hustler.

The looonatic in trying to be smart made it look like APC has settled for Tinubu as its presidential candidate so that he can come up with several excuses to back Atiku and get paid for it.

What if Osinbajo emerges as APC presidential candidate? Will he still go for Atiku

D guy dey press their mumu button again. You know those guys from the Jews leanage are always emotional. So don't blame him

Frigga13:
But you sell AGBO..

Anyways anything you be Na your problem.. Tinubu is a criminal.. talk more of osibanjo and his 5 billion nema loot.. for a start.

You don't have to sound foolish while trying to be intelligent. If you're convinced of your indictment of the VP, get your proofs and head straight to the court and stop being foolish. Politics does not call for careless talks which equates to drunkness and madness.

Blitzerz:
We can predict the robot.

He still won't sign. You think this bill came out today.

Lol
Don't conclude yet

Blitzerz:
So u think the electoral bill is only about direct primaries?

U don't know it involves other things and transmission of results?

Baba only pointed at that as an excuse.. Let them take it off and resend.

Fiscus105:
They talk about high cost, I think INEC can push back the cost to each political part that wants to do primaries

Then that should be a clause and the federal government should as well provide security

Blitzerz:
Liar.
Apc can't survive free and fair elections.
He knows it.
Continue deceving yourself.

Nonsense!

It has no direct impact on the general elections. It even gives room for manipulation like in the case of Edo and Anambra of late

LibertyRep:
Direct or indirect primary should be the prerogative of the parties.

Those who smuggled direct primary into the electoral bill did so to generate unnecessary bottleneck and scuttle the entire process.

They all knew the plot from the beginning, it was a well scripted movie.

If the NASS meant well, they should quickly reconvene , expunge the direct primary section and represent to the president.

Everyone knows they dare not override the president.

Well said

paddyDIGITAL:
You mean the interest of APC? Because the country I know is tired of all the lies.

Oga, even members of opposition parties including PDP kicked against it. So let APC jare