₦airaland Forum

Felimax:
Not the same Lagos I worked for seven years. E go do you like electric fish. Anything but not Labour Party.

Who is the governorship candidate of LP in Lagos State? Eye go turn you.

Eye no go turn me

If they (Lagosians) decides to remain under the strangle hold of Tinubu

Anyone who disagree with the points raised by the PDP spokesperson needs to have his or her brain checked

tinsel:
He is right in this case.

In what context

You mean one can just throw in words when they are unrelated to the event in which they words are made

Is Tinubu a Christian

tinsel:
. No Tinubu is right. counter the argument.

Tinsel, be ready to defend the indefensible because more gaffes are coming

Watch how Agbadorites Jagabandits and SWAGALians will defend this obvious gaffe

B

Felimax:
Dream on!

You will keep saying dream on while majority of lagosians are about to liberate themselves from Tinubu strangle hold

A meeting of former presidential aspirants of the All Progressives Congress scheduled for Abuja on Wednesday failed to hold.

The postponement of the meeting was announced a few hours to its commencement.

The PUNCH gathered that the meeting was cancelled because of the non-commitment of the aspirants, many of whom had indicated that they would not be available.

One of the aspirants, Dr Nicolas Felix, in a statement on Monday, said those who contested against the APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu at the presidential primary, would converge on Abuja at 2 pm on Wednesday.

Felix said, “We will also brainstorm on adopting winning campaign strategies to support our standard-bearer, Bola Tinubu, and seek to carry every Nigerian along in our bid to coast home to victory in the 2023 general elections.”

But before the meeting was scheduled to start, Felix announced its postponement, stating that a new date would be announced. He, however, did not give the reason for the cancellation of the roundtable.

Felix’s statement read, “Please be informed that the strategic meeting of 2023 Presidential Aspirants of the All Progressives Congress, scheduled to hold on Wednesday the 31st of August has been postponed.

“A new date for the meeting will be communicated soon. Apologies for any inconvenience(s) that this might cause.”

The aborted meeting sought to address a number of factors such as a conciliatory move to reconcile aggrieved members, challenges bedevilling the country, inclusive politics and adoption of winning campaign strategies to coast home to victory ahead of the 2023 general elections.

Among those expected were Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi; former Science and Technology Minister, Ogbonnaya Onu; former Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba and former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio.

Five serving governors, namely Yahaya Bello (Kogi), Dave Umahi (Ebonyi), Abubakar Badaru (Jigawa), Ben Ayade (Cross River) and Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti) were also expected.

Others were the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan; former Ogun State governor and serving senator, Ibikunle Amosun; a serving senator, Ajayi Boroffice; former Zamfara governor, Ahmad Sani; former Imo State governor and serving senator, Rochas Okorocha; a former Senate President, Ken Nnamani, a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole; fiery cleric, Tunde Bakare; Pastor and Businessman, Dr Nicolas Felix; former Information Minister, Ikeobasi Mokelu; Businessman, Tein Jack-Rich and the only female among them, Uju Ken-Ohanenye.

One of the aspirants who abandoned the parley, however, told our correspondent that the move by Felix, the youngest APC aspirant, to reunite all the aspirants, especially the aggrieved ones, was an effort in futility.

The APC chieftain, who pleaded anonymity, further disclosed that the body language of the presidential aspirants and some party members who participated in the presidential primary was clear.

“We can’t be seen converging for anything that has to do with Asiwaju (Bola Tinubu, APC presidential candidate) at this critical moment. Not even when the presidential candidate himself is seeing the majority of us as not being instrumental to his winning the 2023 election.

“I must say Felix has tried his best. But it is not his duty to call for such a conciliatory meeting. That initiative was dead on arrival. Both the party and Asiwaju himself have a lot of work to do before the 2023 election,” he said.

But another source disclosed that the event failed to hold because none of the aspirants showed up, noting that most of them were unhappy with Tinubu.

Also a source in the Tinubu campaign team, said Felix did not have the mandate to convene the meeting.

The source stated, “He is on his own. Nobody told him to convene the meeting. He did not carry other aspirants along. The meeting is not pro-Tinubu meeting.”

When asked if Governor Bello had any grievances against the APC presidential candidate, the Director of Media and Publicity for Yahaya Bello Presidential Campaign Organisation, Mrs Yemi Kolapo, dismissed the report.

Kolapo maintained that the Kogi State governor was committed to working for Tinubu’s victory ahead of the February 25 presidential poll.

She said, “You are listening to rumours. Has the campaign even started? If there is one aspirant that is totally committed to a landslide win for the APC presidential candidate in the 2023 election, that aspirant is Governor Yahaya Bello.

“Asiwaju Bola Tinubu is tested and trusted. And with the great support we have right now across the country, he will be the next President. Don’t let us create a crisis where there is none.”

Female aspirant

The only female presidential aspirant on the platform of the party, Ohanenye, said she could not attend the meeting because her mother was sick.

“I took permission that I won’t be able to come; my mother is not feeling well. I told the convener I won’t be able to make it,’’ she told The PUNCH.

Asked why the Senate President did not attend the event, Lawan’s Special Adviser, Mr Ola Awoniyi, simply said he had not been briefed.

The media aide to the former Niger Delta Affairs Minister, Aniete Ekong, promised to find out why his principal did not attend the programme. But he failed to respond to subsequent phone calls from our correspondent.

Osinbajo could not be reached for comment on Wednesday as his media aide, Laolu Akande, did not respond to calls. He had yet to reply to a text message sent to him as of the time of filing this report.

However, he had earlier issued a statement early on Wednesday that Osinbajo travelled to the United States to attend an energy summit.

The development, it was learnt, might have been responsible for his failure to attend the APC presidential aspirants’ strategy session.

He indicated that the VP left Abuja for the US to seek global partnerships and support for Nigeria’s recently launched Energy Transition Plan.

The release noted the ETWG, which will be chaired by the vice-president, would equally have ministers and other top government officials in attendance.

Publicity secretary

As of the time of filing this report, the National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Felix Morka, could not be reached for reaction. Calls to his phone rang out and he had yet to respond to a text message on the issue.
https://punchng.com/apc-presidential-aspirants-shun-abuja-meeting/

Tinubu is so desperate having realise that his candidacy is dead on arrival


But Why is he looking for Osinbajo's support, I thought Osinbajo is irrelevant

A source close to Sanwo-Olu said Tinubu’s camp had mandated the Governor to do the tweet with Osinbajo’s picture to give the impression that the revered Professor of Law is in support of the controversial Muslim-Muslim ticket, which has been rejected by large sections of Nigerians including the influential Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), and several people of conscience including Professor Wole Soyinka

ovieigho:
Tinubu has been a traitor
He betrayed pa ganiu Daudu
He betrayed Mulikat akande
He betrayed Ribadu …

He betrayed MKO


“If Alake is current, he should not have celebrated Asiwaju’s role in the democracy struggle because it has been diminished since it was revealed that he lobbied to be made a minister in late Sani Abacha’s government and only joined NADECO after he was rejected by the junta. However, Alake gave out one fact that the Media Office agrees with: indeed, Obi cannot be compared to Alake’s candidate.

ovieigho:
Tinubu has been a traitor
He betrayed pa ganiu Daudu
He betrayed Mulikat akande
He betrayed Ribadu …

He betrayed MKO

Really

..... and like a traitor that he, is he then turned around and sacrificed the entire south in 2015 to install this calamitous APC government that have only succeeded in bringing hardship upon Nigerians

Kwankwaso fuel don finish kpatakpata

Of course, we appreciate the fact that the APC government have been a disaster

drlateef:
Ask your older brothers if you are not old enough.

I pity you

Because, all you do in your entire life is to spread lies and falsehood

Fatality

“If Alake is current, he should not have celebrated Asiwaju’s role in the democracy struggle because it has been diminished since it was revealed that he lobbied to be made a minister in late Sani Abacha’s government and only joined NADECO after he was rejected by the junta. However, Alake gave out one fact that the Media Office agrees with: indeed, Obi cannot be compared to Alake’s candidate.

“Yes, they are not comparable; Obi is highly verifiable, but Alake’s man is not; Obi has an origin; Alake’s has none; Obi has educational credentials; his counterpart has affidavits; Obi is hale and hearty and ready to face the challenge of leading Nigeria, the other candidate acts by proxy; Alake’s man says it’s his turn to rule Nigeria, Obi says it’s the turn of Nigerians to take back their country” Obi said in reference to issues around the certificates of Tinubu.

Edoblakky:
Azpilicueta should have left Chelsea. Dude is due for retirement

Barcelona is no longer interested

drlateef:
Is it not the plan of IPOB to bring PDP thieves to Lagos, so as to drag Lagos backwards. If not for Tinubu, you would have succeeded. That’s why you hate him.

drlateef

Read what you just posted does it make sense to you

Where was it planned

I keep asking, where will the Emilokan crooner get the famous Buhari's "12 million votes" from

Good one

This is to also let the Emilokan crooner know that there is no "12 million" votes to inherit

Watch how Agbadorites and Jagabandits will invade this thread and attribute this to the Emilokan crooner

The scam don cast na

Imo State is not using Alpha Beta for revenue collection

Zydote:
Not even official APC Ikeja. September 28 is fast approaching.

Yes, some of your feelings will be hurt but it is for the hood of Nigeria. Vote wisely, vote Tinubu

Right in your heart, you know that Voting wisely is in no way related to voting Tinubu