₦airaland Forum

izzou:
[color=royalblue]Let me show you NW and NE results. Like I said, you guys are really overestimating Atiku in the North. That ship is sailing [/color]





[color=royalblue]So what exactly is this lockdown that Atiku has on the NW and NE?

We never even start, Kaduna, part of Kano and Kebbi don swear oath for Tinubu, and Atiku has the North on lockdown?

Ehn, Nwanne?[/color]

izzou:
[color=royalblue]My own concern is that the PDP bloc that Atiku is supposed to bring into the coalition, is more scattered than ever

The Southern side is saying a big NO to him. NO in Caps Lock.
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raumdeuter:
Where did Atiku lose the North in the last election? He didnt. If we add the votes in the NE and NW together for the 3 major candidates, Atiku won

Kimbeast:
Can Atiku be VP twice? It's looking like he pledges one term before handing over to Obi. That's fair

Theflint1:
Atiku is closer to where he's going to than where he's coming from; politicians know this, and they'd make calculations having that in mind, looking to make bets that guarantee the present (Tinubu), or the present/future (Obi). It doesn't help Atiku that he's faced with a vicious foe in the person of Tinubu who's determined to strip him of his political structure...for a politician that's relied primarily on structure and not personal charisma to navigate the political scence, that's a huge blow.

Atiku and his fans have the odds stacked against them, and they'd do well to come into any negotiation from a place of humility and not arrogance. Guilt-tripping won't work either, the time for that was 2023 and Peter Obi's votes (INEC released) show he ain't Atiku's little nigga no more ...people are ready and will take their chance with Obi alone going into 2027.

I think any ticket with Atiku at the top going into 2027 is not going to fly, but 24 months is a long time in politics, let's watch and see how it goes.

OkpaNsukkaisBae:
Nobody is sure about this. Atiku/Obi is the closest to Aso villa. But this is the turn of the South. Can you trust AA to do one term?

Well, anything to defeat the calamitous APC is welcome.

LordAdam16:
That is your right.

Let me recap.
In 2023, you voted for Obi when he had no chance of winning. Tinubu benefits.
In 2027, you will not vote for an hypothetical Atiku/Obi coalition ticket that Obi personally touts as the best path forward. Tinubu benefits.

It is also my right to tell you both actions taken together make you a closet Tinubu supporter.
And that your harsh comments about Tinubu's administration should at best be taken with a grain of salt.

Larride has complained about some Tinubu missteps.
Larride will vote for Tinubu in 2027, as is his right.
Larride is a Tinubu supporter.
Na you dey turn amala say you no be Tinubu supporter after potentially delivering for Tinubu both times when it mattered.
Talk is cheap. When the rubber meets the road, we all now know you will work for Tinubu directly or indirectly.

-Lord

LordAdam16:
I will not be drawn into an extended exchange of diatribes.

The bottom line is that you are an Obidient but will not vote for Obi in a coalition he negotiated to be VP.
After complaining about Tinubu's administration.
That makes you an agent of Tinubu working for his second term.
Anything else you're saying is a load of horse sh*t.

-Lord

izzou:
[color=royalblue]I can understand if there's regret of both of them not aligning

But blaming Obi for it is just crazy.

Atiku dumped him and picked Okowa Let's assume Obi didn't contest in 2023; Tinubu still won

Suddenly, Obi shouldn't have left, when your MCM dumped him for Okowa, who couldn't even last 2 years as opposition, before flying to APC.

Make it make sense[/color]

izzou:
[color=royalblue]You seem to be flogging this matter more than the contestants

Atiku and Obi have confirmed there's a coalition. Why not wait to see if they would stick together or not?

After all, it was Atiku that ditched Obi for Okowa in 2023. Maybe he didn't also know the power a VP has.

Relax. Make dem draw lineup first.[/color]

izzou:
[color=royalblue]Obi tested his popularity. It would have gone either ways.

He was in PDP until the week of the primaries, after finding out that Atiku would pick Okowa over him. You are not blaming Atiku for such an erroneous decision. Na innocent people wey choose from the trio, we go blame.

Someone who didn't have any single structure politically, is to blame for the failure of the one that had almost 10 governors, and enough senators on his side.[/color]

LordAdam16:
I specifically take issue with #5.
Only gen alphas will opine that VPs can't be powerful in Nigeria.
That's not a foreign concept. It happened before. Idiagbon. Recently with Atiku who Obasanjo had to beg to complete his second term and who scuttled Obasanjo's third team bid.

Also, it is quite interesting that in 2023, you all were adamant that Obi would win when the lack of core Northern votes made him unelectable.
But here you are, 2 years before an election, calling it quits and taking the time to come up with a long list of reasons why a coalition of Atiku and Obi that earned 13 million votes in 2023 does not stand a chance after Tinubu's performance.
How do you consistently make decisions that benefit Tinubu politically but want to gaslight critics with shalaye.

Somehow Obi who could beat Atiku and Tinubu in 2023 cannot tag team with Atiku to beat Tinubu after an admittedly disastrous half term.
Get a grip!
Politicians are defecting. That's your excuse. How many politicians defected to LP in 2021 for Obi to get 6 million votes?
How many politicians did Obi serenade in 2021 to get 6 million votes?
Atiku did have the Northern vote in 2023. Look at the vote tally. Tinubu did not win any KKK state.
That was not a fluke. If you all Tinubu agents hadn't voted for a political terrorist, Atiku will be president today.
And if in 2027, you shun an Atiku/Obi ticket to sit at home or vote Tinubu, accept wholeheartedly that you worked for Tinubu's second term.

We've had excessive wailing on this thread and elsewhere on social media about Tinubu's misgovernance.
You could swear that Tinubu was the worst President in Nigeria's history.
Then you get the opportunity to change things and you--admittedly one of his loudest critics--are coming up with a list of excuses why you will not vote a ticket with Obi on it.

Tinubu is a failure. But you will not vote for an Obi alternative.
I want y'all to go on the record. So we know any Tinubu complaints going forward are theatrics and mental gymnastics.
You cannot call an election 2 years early and forego a rescue ticket and coalition with your savior in it, and you want to play-act as a Tinubu critic.

-Lord

izzou:
[color=royalblue]The big ones actually invest in brand new ones.

But even an old one can do the job, as long as it is taken care of religiously.

The problem is not whether it's night or day.

Another issue is the recklessness of the drivers. Travel on our highways, and see them parked at various toll gates, consuming alcohol and drugs. Then they jump into the cabin and drive.

Avoiding accidents has to be very intentional, starting from the character of the driver. All these bans change nothing.[/color]

izzou:
[color=royalblue] Whether Night or day, those accidents will happen

Because many trucks in Nigeria are carrying beyond their stipulated weight, and many of them are not even road worthy.

Make we dey fight the wrong battle.[/color]

iamoyindamola:
https://www.nairaland.com/8431794/fg-bans-night-driving-fuel

Is it not safer they move at night instead of day time, why not ban smaller vehicles from moving at night from 12-4
I don't understand this man government at all

iamoyindamola:
A police man shot the gun not frsc, anyway have always maintained any force that want to allocate guns to their personnels must first evaluate their mental health
Some of these guys smoke weed and take ogogoro on daily basis

iamoyindamola:
Really?
Those videos on x are not real?

iamoyindamola:
While I support and love what the ivorians did I can't wish for naija
The level of tribalism in this country is alarming we might end up killing each and not achieving anything

liveLongNprospa:
Atiku had 7m with the help of pdp structure in the last election.
That structure has been destroyed.
Just yesterday senators declared they were not with him.
PDP governors have not declared any support for atiku.
His former vp has left him for apc so meaning he has no cash cow to fund his state.
Tinubu has already started working on finitri in adamawa.
Wike and the g5 are still fighting against atiku.

So again, what is Atiku guaranteeing us?
We all saw what obi has done without structure, why should we support a ticket that puts atiku at the head when Obi is the one still active even after elections and his base growing stronger.


Between Obi and atiku, who is the politician that people will be ready to fight for?
I mean it's not like atiku has more money than Obi.

So truly why should Obidients support a ticket with atiku at head when he is of no electoral value right now without the pdp structure.
If he wants to be vp candidate then sure, but any ticket that doesn't have Obi at the top after all the work he has put in.. Then you must be smoking kwale weed (and trust me I can recognize the effect of that particular strain😁)

LordAdam16:
Speak for yourself.

It is politically f**lish to pick a fight with Tinubu with 2 years to go.
You'd get the Saraki treatment.

Anyone who is remotely in a challenging political position will dance to whatever song Tinubu is playing.
The moment of truth will come in Q4 2026.
Atiku will have to prove he has the wherewithal to achieve the critical mass to unseat an incumbent.
He needs the Northern oligarchy behind him and Obi's SE stranglehold.
In 2027, the SS and MB will be fair weather allies.
They'll swing for whomever has momentum.

The issue for Atiku is that only Atiku desperately wants Tinubu out in 2027.
In 2031, Obi will be courted by every Northern aspirant.
He'll be given a blank check to name a price.
Everyone in the North who does not have a personal grievance with Tinubu, like El Rufai, would be fine with Tinubu getting 4 more years.
It only means a delay to the retribution they've cooked for Tinubu's political family. It's inevitable.
The only question is when the hammer comes down. The North can wait.

I'll only support Atiku or Jonathan in 2027.
If neither is a frontrunner, I'll sit at home.
I have no qualms whatsoever with Tinubu doing a second term.
If Buhari can complete 8 years, why not Tinubu?

-Lord

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#copied

larride:
Fûck Amorim.

Using one game to start Mount in a must win final.

Foolish fraud.

larride:
Leave them.

Match wey we go still win.

Theflint1:
Lol, winning fire. The way Obidients go take Abandon Peter Obi even im sef go shock

raumdeuter:
Its actually a winning ticket if they can get their act together and bury their egos

I hope it doesnt happen sha

izzou:
[color=royalblue]All these agberos are just wasting away.

These guys are homeless, and are perfect for catching offenders

A #50,000 bounty should be placed on the head of any offender. Any offender caught would clean for 6 months, as you said.[/color]

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KingTom: