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Sharap dia!
Northerners can be trusted, we just don't have the right bunch vying for office at the mo.

[quote author=ekt_bear link=topic=629090.msg7964263#msg7964263 date=1300815263]I think voters are starting to vote for personalties, not parties.

Not a bad thing btw. . . that is more sophisticated voting than in many countries (including the US.)

Anyway, if the people want Goodluck, I guess they'll get him 

I hope we won't regret this decision 

EDIT: With that said, perhaps Ipsos made some error when building their voter model. I still haven't seen state-by-state breakdowns yet.[/quote]That info will never be published, its for political parties to buy. Ipsos made more than a billion dollars selling such info last year.

[size=14pt]Nigerian polls put president ahead in election race[/size]
Tue Mar 22, 2011 3:32pm GMT 
Nick Tattersall

LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan is on course to win April elections but the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) could lose control of several states, according to local opinion polls.

The surveys, published in Nigerian newspapers this week, vary widely in detail and scientific quality -- one claimed to have had 70 million SMS responses, roughly equivalent to every adult in the country -- but they broadly show a common trend.

A poll published by the This Day newspaper carried out with global research group Ipsos showed just over 60 percent of respondents would vote for Jonathan, with his nearest rival, former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari, on 22 percent.

But it said the picture was different at a regional level.

"A noticeable trend is the likelihood that the PDP may win the governorship in a state and lose the presidential in the same state, or vice versa," it said.

Nigeria holds presidential elections on April 9, with parliamentary elections a week earlier and governorship elections in the 36 states a week later.

The PDP candidate has won every presidential race in Africa's most populous nation since the end of military rule 12 years ago and history is expected to repeat itself in April.

But to win in the first round, Jonathan needs to secure 25 percent of the vote in at least two thirds of the states, or else he will face a run-off with his nearest rival.

Buhari -- a disciplinarian who ruled between December 1983 and August 1985 and is best remembered for his "War Against Indiscipline", a campaign against corruption -- is expected to win strong support in parts of the north.
The This Day/Ipsos poll -- carried out between February 25-March 16 in all 36 states and the capital Abuja -- gave Buhari a clear lead in five northern states and a narrower lead in six others.

RIBADU SEEN DISTANT THIRD

Former anti-corruption chief Nuhu Ribadu is hoping to secure strong backing for his presidential bid in the southwest, the stronghold of his Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) party, but the poll put him on just 4.7 percent of the overall vote.

It said 92 percent of respondents in Nigeria's most populous city of Lagos, in the southwest, would vote for sitting state governor Babatunde Fashola (ACN) in the governorship election, but 80 percent would vote Jonathan for the presidency.

Jonathan inherited power after the death of late northern President Umaru Yar'Adua last year and is seeking what would have been Yar'Adua's second term.

Buhari is hoping to capitalise on northern resentment at his candidacy but would need Ribadu to perform well in the southwest if he is to have a hope of forcing a run-off.

A second poll carried out by local firm NOI Polls, which has a partnership with Gallup, said 68 percent of Nigerians approved of Jonathan's performance so far as president.

The poll, commissioned by Nigerian civil society group the ANAP Foundation, said 53 percent of respondents expected Jonathan to win the April polls.

It said 73 percent of those questioned were aware that Buhari was running for president, while only 48 percent were aware that Ribadu was standing.

Jonathan has just completed a high-profile tour of the 36 states. Buhari's campaign is ongoing, while Ribadu's has been comparatively low key.

http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE72L0K620110322?sp=true

May the soul of the pilot rest in peace. What a sad story.
What Nigeria is doing with those useless refurbished 1960's jumped up MiG-21's is beyond me.

I am so pained that most NLers do not understand Nigeria. I don't know if its from living abroad or just having no connection with the vibes of the country around you. The very suggestion is ridiculous.

An Egypt style revolution is not possible in Nigeria. Period.
Nigerians are too ethnically and religiously bigotted to act in unison, at best we will have a war.

It is almost impossible to cross-breed separate species and where it succeeds, the offspring is usually shortlived and unhealthy.

My take on evolution and the "out of Africa" theory? It is a gross racist insult.
You can interprete it to mean that the African jumped off the tree and others evolved from them, therefore Africans are the closest to the monkey kingdom.

I really hope our legal system can cope with such a figure. Where's your source though?
If true, its a great step forward.

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Dude, your article is a very poor lie and an own goal. Deal with it.

doja:
The Nigerian President does not have to join you to catch a train at Oyingbo, but he does not have the moral right to use the state's resources for his campaign. You really need to look beyond your window to see how things are done in other places especially sane societies where people rule with a conscience.

In such societies, trips by the incumbent are declared 'Official' or 'Political' and In such instances where the trip is declared 'Political' the campaign team must pay the government the equivalent of a comparable first-class fare for each political traveller on each leg (you can read up about the campaign of Bill Clinton in 1996 and George W. Bush in 2004).Is Jonathan campaign team doing this?

We all know how all these things run in Nigeria so do not come here to give us what is not. You guys(advisers) are the reason Jonathan is not doing the right things, the quality of advice you give the man is questionable.

With the bolded, you have contradicted every single word you wrote. If you know the way things are done in Nigeria, why compare us with the US? Instead of wasting your time running yourself in circles, join us and vote the only candidate who will take Nigeria out of the current backwardness and set us on the path of greatness, in ways that will make us comparable to the US. The most visible sign to Ribadu lovers, is the fact that GEJ has so completely democratised and opened up the Nigerian political to the extent that an ex-fugitive and political exile is back home walking freely and contesting the highest position of the land. That my friend, is a momentous change in the way things are done in Nigeria.

The above said, I do not seem to recall either Bush or Clinton being spotted on a bus or taxi, headed out to campaign; I'm sure you don't as well.

. . .Anyways, the long and short is, the thread is based on an article that is another horrible lie. No need to continue to honour lies.

monkeyleg:
@blink182,

My point is very clear, and I dont think I am spoiling it, because this is what is wrong with politics and our country in general. Simple question, has the President declared that he will be using government asset at his disposal during this elections. It is only fair that other candidates know what they are up against. If things are declared from the get go, then the picture becomes clearer for everyone. If security is an issue for Oga, what about the other candidates? I see this as undue advantage and must be addressed. We must start leaerning to do things the proper way

Your article has been proven to be a lie. Live with it. lol!

babaearly:
After the elections, this Beaf will be dealt with. Thats a promise

By people with thin legs like you?

Unu go take laf wound pesin o!

. . .After getting caught lying, they start talking crap.

monkeyleg:
My brother I have been asking the same question, but no answer.

So if beaf cannot produce concrete proof, then he must be held responsilbe for spread false rumour

What other rumour carried Soyinka's name yesterday, aside from the primitive CPC nonsense?

Dude, Soyinka is a man of high intellect, class, taste, sophistication and honour; unlike people like you who at one time or the other, has been a member of PDP, ACN, DPP and now CPC.
You can lie, but you will be exposed. Indeed, if Soyinka decides to press matters to their fullest, some NL people would have a forgery case to answer. I am sure the more sensible ones will take Soyinka's action as a warning; those who desist and press on with soiling an impeccable name and one of pride to Nigeria, will pay the price for their gutter attitudes and primitive stone throwing outlook.

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With every passing day, you sound more and more like a plague that erupted from the wards of Yaba psychiatric hospital. Sad.

naijangel7:
What have you been sniffing? Where did i quote anything as a source? I was on that site yesterday and i voiced my opinion about how it's questionable in the light of Soyinka's disclaimer. If you must be aggressive at least learn to make sense of posts. Rubbish.

My apologies, sis. I mistook you for someone else.

successtay:
who is soyinka. this same man wrote a not of silly things against buhari just because he want his looter friend (obj) to win the 2003 election.the man should just keep is month shut,after all we are not talking about the book eze goes to school or [size=14pt]tickle tickle little star[/size].

. . .And he is maligning Soyinka! Time for praying and fasting.

doja:
[b]The fleet of helicopters are his personal properties I guess?[/b]is he suppose to run his campaign with state resources?

No, the Nigerian President will join you to catch a bus at Mile 2. Rubbish.

blink182:
lol, if that is what I want to do, an rpg can be conveniently launched from my place. Even though the guy is a duffer no one has the right to take his life cos u didn't give it to him in the first place

Tell that to the clown whose profile says he is only half Nigerian. The rest of us are FULLY Nigerian.

Fashola has done well generally, but his fear of PDP is real. Ikorodu where he spoke, is a PDP area.

blink182:
My guy I've got to come spend a week in your house, i'm fascinated like crazy about these stuff my house is too far away in denedo str, ilasamaja by the time the aircrafts get there, they're almost too high

Too high for what?!

naijangel7:
WOW. Which means the 24/7 article is likely questionable as well:

//www.247nigeria.com/wole-soyinkas-final-verdict-on-the-pdp-of-nigeria

Hmmmm Naija.

And what the hell is www.247nigeria.com?

LOL!!!!!

Why don't you quote Nairaland as your authoritative news source next time as well?

jason123:
The question is, if 42% is igbo apart from other ethnic groups in Lagos, it CERTAINLY means the population of the yoruba is small. If that is the case, why can't an igbo man contest and win a SINGLE local government in Lagos not it talk about the whole state

Why should that concern me?
It is for the Igbo's to decide if they wish to go into active politics or if they are content with the hospitality of the Egun, Yoruba and other indegenious groups.

Get your answer from the Igbo's. But the facts of Lagos demographics are plain for all to see.

klear:
I have read & re-read d story in PM & I see no reference 2 CPC or Buhari so wia is d connection or am i missin s.tin hia? Am nt a fan of CPC so am nt writin n defence of any party bt people should b careful of makin baseless accusations. Unless one has his/her facts & figures straight, one should desist 4rm makin outrageous accusations b4 d person starts lookin like s.one dat wants 2 score cheap political points

Do you know of any other false rumour concerning Wole Soyinka that was sent everywhere, from facebooks to emails and text messages? It happened yesterday and Soyinka reported the forgery to the police yesterday as well. Do you need to be spoonfed?

Chuks84:
You seem to be thick headed. If you have evidence that the story was spread by CPC, please produce it. You made the allegation so I don't see why I should be the one producing the link. I have read your PM news link and I saw no mention of CPC or Buhari. It's obvious that you are one of those zombie followers of GEJ. You spend your whole scouring the net looking for news that make BB look bad. You had to resort to PM news, the same paper known to have printed a thousand and one false stories.

Lol, dude. BB makes itself look bad with their primitive methods of rumours, lies, bomb and stone throwing. They don't need anybody to make them look bad, its in the DNA!

As for claiming that PM News is not worthy of carrying the news that Wole Soyinks has reported the lies spread by CPC agents to the police, guy, thats too sad! You can do better.

Make time out to apologise to Wole Soyinka.

sbeezy8:
you must drunk at ibos 42%, SS #%, Hausa#% of lagos - are there no more yoruba people going to lagos? have they died off or they no longer have children ? have they left Lagos to yankee or jand?

where have all the yoruba people who live in lagos gone?

youprobably never lived in lagos . . . anyway

Dude, 42% Igbo is the figure from Tinubu's census. As for the xx% SS go to Ajegunle which houses 3million people. For the xx% Northern population, Apapa, Wharf, Ketu etc should convince you.

Chuks84:
This beaf is a dunce of colossal proportions. What evidence do you have that these texts were sent by CPC? Don't allow you fanatical support for GEJ blind you to certain realities. Please the headline on the front page should be changed. there's no evidence that Buhari supporters did this.

No sir, with due respect, you are the bigger dunce.
While you wonder around, stunned by the profuse crap that emanates from your sorry thought processes, could you take time out to point out a link to the story CPC followers spread yesterday about Wole Soyinka and NN24? If you can't, then why open your mouth?

No low has been too low for your stone throwing rumour machine, but this time, you've been caught in public. If I were you, I would keep hold of some dignity and apologise to Wole Soyinka for using his name to LIE.

Fresh Air is blowing and your brand of gutter politics is self-destructing in divine confusion. Nigeria is entering a new era of peace, truth and honour, join in or be crushed by truth.

Cheap lies. Even our local musicians hire helicopters as a matter of routine and they don't have $10,000.00 per hour to throw around.

More important than the above, the Presidency has a fleet of helicopters and does not go about hiring and renting. Your story is another figment of the low quality imagination that churned out lies about Wole Soyinka to the extent he went to the police. Shame.

. . .By the way, the liars should also find out what it truly costs to hire a helicopter. lol!

stildude:
From what I have observed, Beaf is the one coming with all the facts and figures, the rest just want to attack personality and raise cheap propaganda and trying to escape the obvious. Just like this poster choosing to attack Beaf and deviating from the topic at hand. BB people only have lies, intimidation, cheap accusations and nothing more to offer. Leave beaf alone and air your own view, it is a free world, at least on the internet for christ sake.

Thank you jare! They think everyone is blind and uninformed.

vinmol:
@beaf, please be civil and act with respect to your fellow humans, i hve seen a lot of your comments in NL,  wat i have noticed instead of constructively criticising a course u do not agree to with facts and figures, you rather take to ridicule and insults. not too good for your image on NL.

No, I simply meet you guys head on and knock your lights out. Check the thread and tell me who kicked off the abusing, before that though; STOP DIVERTING, cos you've been caught with your pants down. Your energies would be better spent writing an apology letter to Wole Soyinka and the Nigerians you attempted to fool.

Pharoh:
Please direct them to face the topic of this thread because some are clearly avoiding to post here and those already here are trying to divert the attention away from the topic at hand.

What a shameful thing to do and thank God that they have been caught red handed in the act this time around.

Do you mind them? When they are caught pants down, they start throwing personal insults to divert away from the issue at hand and to hide their shame.
Can you imagine the dastardly behaviour of telling telling lies in Wole Soyinka's name? To the extent that the man has had to make a report of forgery to the police?

It is an absolute disgrace, but their reactions are to be expected from dishonest people caught with their hands in the pot, stealing meat like kids. Fresh Air is blowing away ugly politics of deciect, character assassination, bare-faced lies and stone throwing. Nigeria is changing, regardless of the gutter crew and their dishonest politics.

blacksta:
Beaf is very similar to the Libyan Ghaddafi - both have lost relevance. Rigging is in his blood hence the multiple handles

Most people on NL look at you as a fool who never has any thing worthy of note to say. Scurry back into the bushes.

Bukittes:
I've said it on Nairaland and I keep saying it. Let no coward who sits in London or US washing plates or dead bodies not get our attention into posts that does not make any meaning to us. U sit in wherever and u criticize people in Nigeria here, in case u don't know, we are better than u so stop defacing our first lady. Every tribe has their own accent and english might just be a problem so what? Most of us too have accents and no one is killing us for it. Poster why don't u just shove it up your a.s.s? Cos whether u like it or not, we need fresh air!

Tell them!

We are all equally Nigerian, but some of these peoples views are so alien to the average Nigerian that you wonder if they are from Mars.

[quote author=ndu_chucks link=topic=628209.msg7959075#msg7959075 date=1300751824]Beaf, your defense of the disgraceful embarassment of the President and herself, by the first lady, is pathetic, inexcuseable and pitiful. With people like you advicing the president, it is no wonder that GEJ's gaffes are just as bad as his wife's. Can you people find a way to reach these people who do not have shoes, as you described them, without embarassing yourselves. With olodos like you as advisers, I shouldn't be surprised.

Tell your uncle who made you a special adviser, that it is impossible to stop most political waves - Buharism is a wave that is sweeping across Nigeria and appears to be unstoppable.[/quote]You can waste your time worrying about Patience Jonathan, the fact is she is a crowd magnet for grassroots support. Thats what is known as, talisman.
For the first time, we have a family in Aso Rock that is 100% representatitve of Mr and Mrs Average and Mr and Mrs Deprived/Opressed. They accurately represent the grassroots, so you can spend your silverspooned sweat making uninformed noises, but one thing remains clear; the average Nigerian who wore no shoes, and had no car to drop them off at school, see inspiration that is almost divine in Mr and Mrs Jonathan.

Whenever you poke fun at the Jonathans, you are poking fun at the grassroots and displaying an unbecoming arrogance. But the revenge of the grassroots will come April 9th.

Rewind. . .

Buhari people - "Its a primitive World, where we tell lies and throw stones!"

www.nairaland.com/attachments/402192_neanderthalBuhari_jpg94a5dcb7e8dc00198a7a1091cb279960

www.nairaland.com/attachments/180447_ROTFLMAO_gif3d0c775232c7f27cf80592785b9635b6

Pataki:
Are you minding that raving lunatic? The guy is practically living in the fear of CPC. If he does not have a story to concoct against CPC in one day, his madness is not yet appeased.

I'm sure it feels bad to be branded a liar and reported to the police. lol! Adult liars.

You grazers and political lowlife scum will continue to get caught out and trounced at every step. Good always overcomes evil, the stones you throw will come back to scatter and shatter your low quality brains.
Imagine telling lies in the name of our only Nobel Laureate? Damn!
The shock and horror of it all!

What is the next rumour?