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Baba is only pretending and hiding his bitterness towards Osibanjo. But really he has no basis to be bitter. You can't buy everybody over. Besides its Osibanjo's right to contest.

KingKO22:
Jagaban is a matured leader


I sincerely give him credit for handling Osinbajo speculation with triviality.

Baba is only focus on his lane

Yoruba's will be the biggest losers. Just imagine how they are rubbishing Tinubu. We want to see the political sagacity they claim he has.

supereagle:
It will be great miscalculation from the north to bring in Jonathan. It will further worsen agitation for Odua and Biafra nations. I am afraid we may not have elections in some regions in 2023.

If APC gives GEJ the ticket, it will simply means the north loved and believed in GEJ performance but only played along with our brothers in SW to wrest power. If GEJ gets the ticket, it will just show that Tinubu is a learner with zero sagacity in advance politics and maneuvering. It will also mean Jagaban is only an over rated local champion of Lagos and few neighbouring States.

We have seen how well the Buhari and Osibanjo you Yoruba people said were better than GEJ in 2015. At the end the smartness of afonja tribe is equal to foolishness and naughtiness. The same fate Awo and Abiola had is what Tinubu will also experience.

peepydelano:
He should not fall for this scam, not like he was good,Nigeria needs a more capable hand to effect the necessary change. Jonathan can’t handle NIGERIA

PDP is surely going Northward, all you have been seeing the likes of Wike and others doing is just political theatrics to confuse APC.

I stand with PDP irrespective of the region or presidential candidate. I sincerely dont see any reason to support APC. Another word for APC is doom

APC is playing two layers of hide and seek. First is hide and seek to maneuver Tinubu, then the second to maneuver PDP.

Yoruba people are the masters of propaganda. So let them continue to use propaganda against themselves

Tinubu sees himself bigger and higher above everyone else that came together to form APC merger. This is the reason he sees himself as a national leader instead of being a party chieftain.

Why are they not calling Rotimi Amechi, Ogbonnaya Onu, Rochas Okorocha, Chris Ngige, and many others who are the founding father's of APC national leaders. The only national leader of APC is the President and no one else.

He should have called himself a party chieftain

aviara:
Tinubu is not a member of NEC, he is not even a member of NWC and he keeps parading himself as a national leader of the Party. Whereas, those who are members of this organs of the party don't parade themselves ad national leader.

Pride always goes before a fall...

Tinubu is not a member of NEC, he is not even a member of NWC and he keeps parading himself as a national leader of the Party. Whereas, those who are members of this organs of the party don't parade themselves ad national leader.

Pride always goes before a fall...

In other words, his position doesn't really exist.

Donshegxy10:
let me educate you......

Jagaban has never held any position in APC and the respect and honour accorded to him is like a president.

He did not give himself national leader, he was named national leader of the party because after buhar,i he is arguably the most influential and popular in the party.

His position is a ceremonial one.

Can someone explain the rationale behind the APC NEC delegating its powers to NWC? I think there is more to this.

If only Tinubu and his men know the reason why NEC gave its powers to NWC to make decisions on behalf of the party. I think its a political move with a purpose that will be made known to all soon.

NEC didn't say the party has adopted indirect primaries. Meanwhile, NEC has delegated its powers to NWC. So it's up to NWC to determine the mode of primary to be adopted. So Tinubu and his men should stop all this noise and propaganda.

What you need to understand is that all this political moves being made in APC is towards a goal. The goal is to ensure Tinubu doesn't get the APC presidential ticket.

The handwriting on the wall is clear enough except we just choose to pretend

Time will do the explanation. Wait for it

Ttalk:
Tell us how it's going to be microzone outside SW. Analyse without emotion, it won't kill you.

As it stands today indirect or consensus favours SW more than any other zone, there are fact and evidence to back up this.

Tell us how it's going to be micro zone outside SW

While Tinubu was busy "consulting" and trying to buy delegates across the country, the real political strategist were scheming something out of the woods.

Tinubu won't even buy APC presidential nomination form with what I am foreseeing. Its either going to be microzoned outside SW or a consensus candidate will emerge.

End of story...

The same way Tinubu is using GAC to control and manipulate the political space in Lagos, that's how Buhari wants to use the NWC to manipulate the outcome of who gets the APC presidential ticket.

Tinubu is a party man, and we expect him to respect and abide with whatever decision the party makes.

I foresee microzoning or consensus loading as the decision of the party.

Buhari has stylishly removed himself of every accusation of imposing his candidate as he did to install the national chairman.

What could be the rationale why the newly inaugurated APC NEC for transferring its powers to NWC? The answer is simple, it is to impose the direction and decision of the party on everyone without much rancour.

It will be easy for the cabals to persuade 2/3 members of the NWC to align with their plot. At the end of the day, party decision will be said to be superior to individual or regional interest.

The scheming and political maneuvering is getting interesting.

Do you remember the "Edo no be Lagos" slogan. Tinubu joined forces with Oshomole to ensure Godwin Obaseki was not re-elelcted. He even did a video campaigning against Obaseki. But at the end of the day, Obaseki showed him that truly, "Edo no be Lagos"

This time around, Buhari wants to show him that APC no be ACN, and Aso rock no be Lagos.

Slurity:
You really don't need to under estimate someone who has never lost a battle before with your full chest. Tinubu has never lost any contest and that should give you a signal that anything is possible.

Even Obasanjo and Jonathan who are known to have identified and assembled the best talent in the history of Nigeria are not even making noise about it.

Some people keep saying Tinubu knows how to identify talents. Was Ambode a great talent? If yes, why didn't he get a second term? Was Femi Pedro and Madam Bucknor great talents, why did Tinubu had problem with them? Can we call Aregbesola a great talent? What was his achievement in Osun state?

Among the talents that have worked for Tinubu which of them can match the likes of Akinwumi former minister of Agriculture under Jonathan? Or match Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, or Sanusi Lamido, or Charles Soludo former CBN governor under Obasanjo

Let's assume Buhari and Osibanjo performed so well both in handling economy and security. Some sycophants would have been singing the praise of Tinubu as the only person who can identify good talents in Nigeria.

At least now they can't tell us that Buhari and Osibanjo are brilliant talents discovered by Tinubu. Even Tunde Bakare who said Buhari is the Messiah can't say such again.

No reasonable person should vote APC for presidency in 2023. The party has failed in almost every parameter. Those campaigning for APC presidential ticket don't have shame at all.

Buhari's silence is part of the game plan. At the 11th hour everything will become clear

I am from Niger Delta. Its very disappointing how some people can derail the topic and issues as relating to the headline and discuss intelligently but choose to embrace petty and unintelligent issues.

Ahmed0336:
Even the blind wouldn't count on Eastern votes when only kano votes will cover all 5 Eastern states votes combined.

Tinubu won't even attend the APC primaries because few days to the event it would have been very clear that the leadership of the party has agreed for a consensus candidate.

Which other big politician can the southwest boast of aside Tinubu. This monopoly will cost the southwest in the years ahead. Tinubu has been busy building his selfish political empire to achieve his personal selfish ambition. What transformation has his influence brought to southwest region apart from just taking over power. Poverty still ravages most of the south west states. Most of the wealth on the state are controlled by non indigene. Is this the type of political style that should be celebrated?

Tinubu has turned most Yoruba youths to agbero. His political style has no real ideology. All he wants his wealth, power and more power. After Tinubu gets out of the way, yorubas in general will lack behind politically because most of the known politicians from the southwest region are queuing behind Tinubu with any noble political ideology.

You wrote all this long epistle to market a very corrupt Tinubu. What a pity. Tinubu has not done anything phenomenal in govt. The IGR Lagos is making are made through wicked means which impoverish the citizens of Lagos. Tinubu careless about the burden of how the monies are generated. All governors can equally begin such wicked system to rake in high IGR. But leadership is suppose to make life easy for the people and not the other way round. Take for instance levies and taxies transporters pay to agberos in Lagos. Sometimes, the transporters end going home with nothing.

UncommonLogic:
This should be a conclusion on who should bear the Presidential ticket of APC or PDP; No sentiments:

THE POLITICAL REALITY OF 2023 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: THE LIMITS OF SENTIMENTS, THE PETER PRINCIPLE, AND A SAINTLY CROOK.

By: Dr Yemi Adewoyin

Politics is a business, and in business, you don't dwell (too much) on emotions and sentiments to succeed. If political parties make their decisions based entirely on how loud some arguments (emotional, sentimental and sometimes illogical) on the social media are, then we may as well go sit down and wait for Prof. Yemi Osinbajo or Mr. Peter Obi to be sworn-in as the next President of Nigeria in 2023. Not that Nigeria doesn't deserve a younger, virile and intelligent President, but the candidates for that office must justify that they are heavyweights and the strongest their parties can present. Meanwhile, a 65 year old Prof. is not a young man! You don't aim to win the world cup with a junior team when your opponents are bringing their best and most experienced 11. The 2023 context is a straight fight between SENATOR BOLA TINUBU AND ALHAJI ATIKU ABUBAKAR. Any party that presents anyone else as its flag bearer would have lost before the election day.

The PDP wants to return to power while the APC aims to retain its position, both, by any means possible. A Peter Obi candidature cannot sell beyond Anambra and among migrant Igbo in other parts of Nigeria. He may be lucky to have some pockets of support from other Southeast States. He is largely unknown by the grassroot voters in the North and Southwest. Senator Pius Anyim, the other confirmed candidate from the Southeast on the PDP ticket is from Ebonyi State. As trending on the social media, if you don't gerrit, forget it! Alhaji Atiku Abubakar is larger than life. He is loved by the Igbo voters, perhaps more than their own politicians. He knows this. His party knows as well. To underscore the love, the most vociferous supporter of the call for a Biafra country among the Igbo political class, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, was the first to endorse Atiku for the PDP ticket. PDP would be shooting itself in the leg by going for a less popular candidate.

Can the Starboy and the highly efficient incumbent Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, match Atiku in the presidential context? Except in the realm of sentiments and emotions, the answer is no. Is he competent? That, to me, is relative. Contextualizing that would take us to a theory in human resources management; the Peter Principle (Peter and Hull, 1969). The theory is about promoting an excellent staff beyond their level of competence simply because they are next in line for a promotion and have done well in their current office. To illustrate, a bank has an Executive Director (Operations) as the most senior behind the MD. If you have had a dealing with a bank operations staff concerning policies, procedures and following orders (instructions) at a branch level, then imagine what an ED Operations embodies. This hypothetical bank is interested in growing its balance sheet with fresh business deals that would entail some compromise here and there without deviating too much from policies. Promoting the ED to becoming the MD will not achieve that goal because of his lack of people skill and rigidity with rules and regulations. Banks would rather go for an excellent marketer with top-notch social skills, ability to think outside the box and clout for independent decision-making. Ever wondered why many excellent technical people never made CEO? They function very well when told what to do. Their ingenuity is in how to do it, not in the conception. We have only seen Osinbajo follow a blueprint, he may also be eminently competent to conceive ideas and lead the implementation but it would be a gamble and I don't see the APC taking him, no matter the emotions on the social media.

Senator Bola Tinubu, on the other hand, has shown competence in leadership. He draws plans and identifies talents, without ethnic, religious or academic sentiments, to implement the plans. It's only if one wants to belittle an elephant that one says an object passed-by swiftly and briefly, Tinubu is in a class of his own. Among the current political class, Tinubu is unrivalled in his political achievements, development legacies, capacity building, and commitment to helping others and lifting people out of poverty. Aside Atiku, Tinubu is the only other name that's known in the grassroots. While others are busy making TV appearances and theorizing on what they know little about, he was on the road across the length and breath of Nigeria checking the bridges he had built in the past and building new ones. He is intentional and not accidental in wanting to be the President. That means someone who has researched the issues and identified practical options, not textbook answers, for solving them. We are daily inundated with claims that he has pocketed Lagos and is milking the State dry. None of that has been substantiated. The "public court" finds him guilty of massive embezzlement and yet, 15 years after leaving office and without immunity from any form of prosecution, no state institution has found him culpable of anything, whether in office or post-office. That suggests he is clean or a crook who knows how to cover his tracks? So laughable.

Choosing between Atiku and Tinubu is not a difficult choice for me. We saw what both of them did in office. In the context of the foregoing, the choice is between history (past) and the future. The dream is big, the expectations are enormous and the hopes for a new Nigeria, re-engineered from within the political class by a different kind of politician, are sky high. The last time we felt anything close to getting it right was with MKO Abiola. Hope 93 was dashed. Before then, Chief Obafemi Awolowo was defeated on legal technicalities of what constituted 12 and two-thirds of 19 states. I am proudly Nigerian, I believe in Nigeria and I know we shall be great again!

Dr. Yemi Adewoyin
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Breaking news: Ex governor of Zamfara state Yari Azeez and senator Marafa decamp to PDP. Zamfara is now on total lockdown for PDP.

The north are determined to get a share from Tinubu's loot by faking to be strongly supporting him. His greed for power and to loot at national level won't make him see the deception playing in front of him. He is busy donating money to northern states with the hope he can buy them over. National politics is very different from state or local govt politics.