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Okoroawusa:
Interesting..... only time will tell

Ah Okoroawusa is here! 😜😜
What's new?

That there are cabals?

But you lived in denial for seven years 😜

searchng4love:
Whoever wins the February 2023 presidential election in Nigeria would have done so chiefly because of, or, in spite of, Mamman Daura, the 83-year-old senescent nephew of President Mohammadu Buhari.

This might seem an ostentatious claim or an inflationary attribution of power to a man whose only claim to it, in the present circumstances, is that the president is his younger nephew. Yet, this is an open secret among those with a deep knowledge of the current struggle for the presidency and the nature of power under the Muhammadu Buhari administration. But most people are not eager to discuss the matter directly in public, either because of discretion and/or fear of the ‘almighty’ Daura.

However, between the candidate of the ruling party, Governor Bola Tinubu, and the candidate of the main opposition party, Vice President Atiku Abubakar, there is a clear recognition of the central role that Daura is playing and would play regarding who becomes the next president of Nigeria.


For the former Lagos Governor, this could not have come as a surprise. He recognizes that the presidency, which has been, for the most part of the last eight years, effectively under the control of Daura, is being mobilized one way or the other against him.


Perhaps more than any other person, it is Daura who has ensured that Tinubu would not reap, as ‘designed,’ the full benefits of his total investment in making Buhari president. When Buhari declared upon acceding to power that he “belonged to nobody,” it was in part a ventriloquist shot from his nephew in the direction of the man who had assumed that he would be the power behind the throne.


At the centre of the process that eventuated in the much analyzed “outburst” of the Jagaban at Abeokuta, when he let it be known to the world that “emi lo kan” (“it is my turn”; or “I am next”) was Daura’s machinations to ensure that Tinubu would not be the presidential candidate of the ruling party, let alone succeed Buhari.

Those who thought that the outburst sealed Tinubu’s fate were to realize later that the man has not governed Nigeria’s most important state either directly or by proxy for 22 years for nothing. By taking the battle to Buhari and his handlers, the Abeokuta wager turned out to be a courageous venture that helped to stop Daura and his constituents in their tracks – and thus, made a mockery of their desperate bid to hand over the party’s ticket to the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan.


If Tinubu’s spirited survival of the President Olusegun Obasanjo-led “tsunami” that swept all the other AD governors out of power in 2003 did not convince most people about the man’s political genius, how he retrieved every single South-western states in installments from the opposition and ended up installing Buhari as president in concert with other forces, should have confirmed his unusual political potency. No doubt, that potency was at its most vulnerable when he formally joined the bid to win the APC ticket – and remains so now tas he goes for the ultimate prize.


Yet, it was also the point at which all of his accumulated political assets had to be mobilized in the service of his life-long ambition. However, it must be noted that it was not until Tinubu encountered Daura that he experienced his first major sustained checkmate in the politics of the Fourth Republic. The man who has since become the most valuable player in Yoruba politics was dealing with an unusual adversary in Daura. None of those that Tinubu had had to wrestle with since 1998 – that is, when he started his campaign to be the governor of Lagos State – possessed the strategic advantage of a combination of stealth, reticence and unaccountable power as Daura does.

Cerebral, generous but taciturn, Mamman Daura, the fascinating power-monger par excellence, and the former newspaper editor and manager seems resolved to terminate Tinubu’s political ambition on the eve of the latter’s ultimate home run. As the only surviving member of the triumvirate that can lay claim to almost unbridled influence over Muhammadu Buhari, Daura is well-placed to either hinder or advance the ambition of the two leading presidential contenders, Bola Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar in the February 2023 presidential election.


And he is not shy to use his leverage in tipping the scale against the former Lagos governor. With the passing of the two other closest people to Buhari, that is, the late Emir of Borgu, Haliru Dantoro Kitoro III, who died in October 2015, barely five months after Buhari came to office, and Liman Ciroma, Nigeria’s first qualified archaeologist (who the Guardian of London described in an obituary in 2014 as a “a fine public servant” who was ‘courteous, considerate and generous”), the Daura-born presidential nephew has had no counter weight since 2015. Had he lived well past 2015, the late Emir, who was singularly responsible for brokering the rapprochement that made the “political marriage” of Buhari (CPC) and Tinubu (ACN) possible, would not have allowed the deliberate distancing between the two that followed Buhari’s ascendancy to power.


The first lady, Aisha Halilu Buhari, could not replace the late Borgu monarch. Her intrepid effort to stand up to Daura ended in semi-exile in Dubai, as her husband declared that her place was in the “other room.” But the resolute woman is back with vengeance. Now, as we move towards February 25, she wants to ensure that Daura’s reign would end with that of his kin.

There's no cabal anywhere. It's just buhari dealing with Tinubu.

Tinubu used his past to destroy his future and you want buhari who executed drug dealers to allow Tinubu to be the face of Nigeria in this century?

Bhahahah

Okoroawusa say something 😜

Ooops!

Okoroawusa read and passed.
I know he was never a Tinubu supporter but got caught up in the bandwagon just to be accepted by his fellow urchins.

searchng4love:
Okay I hear

Tinubu urchins thought buhari would rig the election for Tinubu. They sucked buhari's arse here on NL on a daily basis. But see you now, running from pillar to post trying to tell us about cabals that you denied ever existed. Even when they made osubande irrelevant in the villa.

searchng4love:
Ordinary Wike booted Peter Obi out of PDP

But today, Wike is wailing by the roadside while Obi holds court with joy worldwide 😜😜

searchng4love:
Stay on topic.

Hahaha 😜😜

I can't deny you your right to kick and vent your frustrations. Your candidate is the most disadvantaged going into this election.

You are like one bereaved.

You have earned the right to wail to death.

When Tinubu said Emilokan, he actually meant it was his turn after Awolowo, Abiola and Diya.

searchng4love:
This is a summary of the 2023 intrigues

Tinubu was sidelined by buhari as soon as he was sworn in but you idiots denied it even after Remi went weeping on TV.

Abeg wail in peace o

searchng4love:
How does your fabrications change the ethnic bigotry of clannish Peter Obi?

Lol

I'm sick and tired of consoling you wailers but I'll advice you save your tears for February 25th.

All these stories for a microphone licking urinating machine drug head?

buhariguy:
is that the reason idiotic pigs want the masses to suffer,
Nobody is against changing of currency but make it available

Why are idiotic batshits not complaining about fuel scarcity? Or doesn't it affect the masses?

blamingthedevil:
Two million votes loading in Rivers

APC and Tinubu are not mentioned in the post. You are very delusional.

What about buhari's 12m votes in the bag for Tinubu?

Buhahaha 😁

Tinubus urchins are clinching on their lies as truth.
Anything to console themselves from the imminent defeat awaiting the drug kingpin is welcome.

LocalStandard1:
To think someone out there that claims to be sane and intelligent supporting Tinubu is enough reasons to get any really sane person angry.

You are very correct. Leprosy to any hand that will vote Tinubu for president

LocalStandard1:
Baba get out!! You think this is 2015 that we were quite here when you people lie and push false narrative against project for your selfish intents?!

You people are not as intelligent as you think, hear this from me first right now!

Hahaha 😜😜

Oga wetin you smoke?

The man cried!!

LocalStandard1:
So it's now that he's become a wailer? When you two where conspiring, insulting, mimicking and lieinf against Goodluck in 2015 you were comfortable?

I dey unna necks for this forum till the lections.

Oga, check well before you throw accusations.

Arrewa:
Why did Nairaland delete my thread asking Yorubas to stop referring to northerners as betrayers for some of us not wanting to vote Tinubu??

Dear sensible Nigerians?? what is wrong with a northner expressing the stance of majority of his people base on empirical evidence, personal observation and experience!!

Why is Nairaland doctorial in Nature?? Why is Nairaland so mean in silencing northners??

I stopped staying much active here on Nairaland because of the dictorial tendency of this forum!! I now Base on Twitter, I have many pages with large audience there... Including Facebook!

What is wrong with that thread?? Did i insult any individual or tribe??

You deleted a thread because I said that Northerners didn't promise any vote to Tinubu?? You deleted the threat because I stated clearly that APC north had a zoning agreement with Tinubu not the average northerner on the street??

Abeg make we hear word. Wailer!

My surprise is for those still planning to vote APC in the coming elections after all what they put the masses through.

Omoawoke:
You use too much energy to hate.

I'm sure Tinubu should be held responsible for your weak erection

Tinubu cannot use everyone's destiny like he used yours 😄

Ireportlive:




Who listens to this idiot in the North

Someone that can't even influence the smallest ward in Kano State

A Muslim cleric in a village mosque has more clout than him

Naso Rinu born 1998 because of Twitter followers of 500k was forming political juggernaut



.

Sorry you hia

Tinubus urchins at work. You better remain peaceful before soldiers massacre you all.

Hell Rufai that wanted to liberate yellow Bars from godfatherism but they preferred to remain in perpetual slavery of one crook.

I don't care about Seun and his opinions on any matter.

[quote author=Ireportlive post=120570403][/quote]😝😝😝

Kyase:
Pengugin2
Told you so

Shut your trap!

Didn't Wike say he'd campaign from state to state for his preferred candidate?

He has seen the big hammer PDP is dangling on his head.
.Ayu is still chairman and can still work against wikes candidates.

FYI, Tinubu is a no no in Rivers!

[quote author=Ireportlive post=120570246][/quote]You don't even know how to quote 😝😝

Frustrated omoale.

The pepper buhari is showing Tinubu is affecting your life too. 😜😜

Tinubu won't get 100k votes from the whole of SE. This one is as bright as day.

They will eat his money and vote Obidatti.

Linda1999:
Very sure of that,

Hahaha 😜😝😝

Be consoled Mr Linda.

Melezenawii:
The South-East Zonal Organising Secretary, All Progressives Congress, Dozie Ikedife (jnr), has said that the APC presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has all it takes to win the election in Anambra and South-East.

Ikedife also revealed that there are powerful indications that have boosted Tinubu’s chances to win more votes in Anambra and South-East than Peter Obi of the Labour Party, and Peter Umeadi of the All Progressives Grand Alliance.

He stated these in an interview with journalists on Monday, in Nnewi, Anambra State.

He added that the Presidency is about delegating duties to the right people and putting the right people to the right tasks, adding that Tinubu is a master in identifying talents, and giving talents the right opportunity to work for the greater goals.

Ikedife said the APC has national spread and national acceptance and controls the Federal Government and the majority of the states in Nigeria, adding that the APC has been able to deliver good governance to Nigerians over the years.

He said, “We appreciate the fact that APGA is domiciled in Anambra State. We also acknowledge that the OBIdient Movement is powerful in Anambra and the South-East; but this time around – as far as the February 25 presidential election is concerned, APC will change the narrative.

“Obviously, APC is very strong in Anambra with formidable structures. APC has two ministers from Anambra State. Chris Ngige is the Minister of Labour and Employment, and Sharon Ikeazor is the Minister of State for the Environment.


https://punchng.com/tinubull-get-more-votes-than-obi-in-south-east/

Anything to console you yellow Bars is okay. Leemao 😝😝😝😝😝😝

[quote author=Ireportlive post=120570133][/quote]Illiteracy runs deep in you. Omoale.

peepydelano:
Karuwa never you quote me again. I don’t indulge yaran karuwai

If not NL, you should be at his gate shinning his shoes. Almajiri street urchin.

[quote author=Ireportlive post=120569926][/quote]You can even string two words together to make a correct sentence. Omoale jatijaty

Deji is a fool.

The rest of us knew the politics behind Tinubu emergence as flagbear.

Northern APC didn't want a history of betrayal tagged to their political credentials by working against tinubu's emergence even when buhari wanted something different.

The game plan was to make him win the primaries and back Atiku at the general elections.

Hell Rufai is an arrowhead in this plan, and that's why the northern governors are not sticking out their necks for Tinubu presently, aside little remarks they chip in his favor every now and then.

Even Tinubu doesn't trust the northern governors and that's why he inaugurated another campaign structure to run side by side with the northern governors structures.