₦airaland Forum

tuniski:
Had this not been a cyber space I would have place a bet. Anyway, are you not the one screaming Sam Daddy for gov Imo state? Sure you are farthest from reality!

Don't even bet on that, whether in the cyberspace or real space.

Who do you think will win against President Buhari as it stands today, that's the big question. ?

So many people, especially from Southern Nigeria, always want to correlate Buhari's win over Jonathan in trying to underscore the possibility of a Buhari defeat in 2019.

I do not think that, that is what this is all about. We often forget to remember that right from 2003, Buhari had always earned votes in excess 6 million, most of which come from only two regions of the country. His eventual win in 2015 cannot be said not to be calculated.

Before the 2015 elections, all that the Buhari team required was explore the weaknesses of the then administration and forge solid partnerships in the other regions where it had performed below par in the previous three outings, particularly in the SW and NC regions.

So, you can see that these things aren't automatic. They are both deliberate and clearly worked out. Even the APC knew that Buhari was the best candidate to guarantee a victory. Now, who is that candidate with verifiable accomplishments and impeccable personage that can guarantee a victory against Buhari in 2019?

tuniski:
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wildernessVoice:
THE MOVE OF A DESPERATE PRESIDENT
By
Umar Ardo, Ph.D

The desperation of President Buhari to retain power at all costs has again manifested itself in his illegal act of both changing the National Democracy Day and the investiture of National Honours of GCFR posthumously to late MKO Abiola and GCON to Amb. Babagana Kingibe. Having realized that he has lost public support across the country as a result of his dismal performance in office, and poor handling of issues affecting his Political Party, the NASS, the Judiciary and key stakeholders of the country, particularly the Senate President, the Speaker, Presidents Obasanjo and Babangida, the president ill-advisedly came up with the so-called idea of making June 12 as Nigeria's �� Democracy Day and giving National Honours to Abiola and Kingibe.

There're two issues wrong with this move - i.e. legal and moral. Legally, the president has no powers to confer National Honours on anyone without the deliberation and advice of the National Council of States. The Third Schedule of the Constitution of Nigeria (as amended) at Section 6(a)iii confers on the NCS the powers to advise the president on the award of national honours. The fact is that the NCS didn't meet to deliberate and advise on this so-called investiture.

Secondly, the National Public Holidays Act has listed 29 May as a National Holiday being the country's Democracy Day. This means that the president can only change the Democracy Day if the Act is duly amended. And to the best of my knowledge this Act has not been amended. Therefore the president's pronouncement is unlawful and of no moment. The only thing is that his action has but further affirmed the president as a no-respecter of due process of law and constitutionalism.

On the moral side, the president cannot honour Babagana Kingibe on the basis of June 12 because Kingibe had abandoned Chief Abiola and the June 12 mandate when he joined his kinsman, General Abacha, and took a ministerial appointment in that regime. It's morally repugnant to now honour him for such an unsalutary act.

Besides, June 12 had never featured in Buhari's politics. He worked with Abacha who incarcerated Abiola and denied the actualization of the mandate and he never raised the issue of June 12. In his electioneering campaigns in 2003, 2007, 2011 and 2015, June 12 was never in Buhari's political lexicon. For 3yrs as president he never uttered the phrase June 12. Even last week when he addressed the nation on May 29, June 12 was not mentioned. So how come all of a sudden, like a bolt out of the blue, June 12 became the new political darling of the president? There're three answers to it that I can harzard:-
1. President Buhari has realized that he has lost the support of the Nigerian people, particularly in the Southwest, and so he was tricked into making this palliative in the vein hope of reganering support to his fledging presidency;
2. That he is now at opened war with IBB who annulled the June 12 election and OBJ who is the main beneficiary of the resolution of the June 12 imbroglio, he is made to believe that with this move he would regain his support in the Southwest at the same time rubbish the two former presidents; and
3. Unknown to him, he's playing the political script of Babagana Kingibe and his kinsman, the COS to the president. To all intents and purposes, the two are scheming a succession move to Buhari himself where, in the event of Buhari's leaving office, Kingibe would've been well positioned to succeed him as president. Clearly, in the Northeast, no politician has Kingibe's profile. He was a Permanent Secretary, Ambassador, National Chairman of the SDP, Abiola's Running mate, Minister of Internal and External Affairs and Secretary to the Federal Government. Already, through their scheming, Kingibe has taken over the DNI, SSS and the villa. All they need is to resuscitate the spirit of June 12 to which Kingibe would be the major beneficiary. With the GCON conferred on him, the benefits have started dropping. This is a highly sophisticated political scheming that President Buhari wouldn't perceive.

Nevertheless, the president is so engrossed with the trapping of power and its retention that he could fall for anything. And how big has he fallen! What a great pity for Nigeria ��!! What a great pity!!!

That's your opinion.

You are entitled to it.

sarrki:
But I thought federal government said codeine as been banned
I doubt

Lol.

HonSuQMaDIQ:
bunch of unfits and misfits. Go and disgrace yourselves and come back biko.

Lol.

I no go lie, these guys aren't ready for World Cup....just a few good talents among them, others are chaff.

HRHQueenPhil:
sack all the workers on that farm. put vacancies on church boards or bulletin or announcements to Godfearing staff. the golden rule is u must pay dem on time and train them. if u can install CCTV also in. farm.it will scare d life out of them

Lol!

Church boards.....God-fearing.....that made me laugh.

I think the CCTV thing makes sense though.

Dpharisee:
I asked my Fulani colleague who is desperate to see Saraki go down that if a beggar picks the pocket of somebody in Kano central market and claims to work in the Emirs palace as a Dogari (native police who are given dane guns and whips by the Emir) will the Emir of Kano be invited to a police station for questioning? He was quiet for some time and then responded 'the Emir is more respected than Saraki'. I reminded him that Saraki for now is the number 3 citizen of Nigeria while the Emir is very far on the national hierarchy.

The analogy, for me, is a misfit.

Without any prejudice, anyone who has been mentioned in a criminal case owes it a duty to clear his/her name.

What then is the rule of law about?

life2017:
Buhari govt has favoured innoson motors.
Innoson got contracts with the military and police under this govt to supply patrol truck

In 2016, FG approved the purchase of Innoson vehicles to the tune of about N300m for the FRSC.

You comment is simply on point.



https://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/11/fec-approves-n464m-purchase-67-vehicles-frsc/

EzeNri:
Business man.
Do your thing, he will still lose.

That's wishful thinking, isn't it?
Why make it sound like a statement of fact?
Please, tell me who the winner will be.

CilicMarin:
I don't why only the people of the South East are against this declaration by President Buhari?

Their evil party-PDP stayed for 16 Years and they couldn't honour Ojukwu or that Criminal Nnamdi Cownu...why are they transfering their aggression to President Buhari and the South Westerners?

Is that how they are going sell Atiku USA, to the rest of country in 2019?

This is becoming an embarrassment to the good people of South East.

Hate kills faster than cancer..

My brother, I am from the SE but feel very disappointed at the manner in which this very positive development in our democracy has elicited negative reaction and worst still resentment from many people from the SE.

I don't see the significance of May 29 besides being a date set aside for the inauguration of a new administration, which takes place every four years.

The June 12 National Holiday announcement by President Buhari is a welcome development for our democracy and a deserving tribute to Chief MKO Abiola and others, in recognition of their immeasurable contribution to nation building.

[quote author=Lightening post=68275252][/quote]You seem to have difficulty understanding simple English language.

Who was talking about his arrest and the circumstances around it, and how does that translate to conviction by a court of law?

TylerDurden:
https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/271497-senate-wants-mko-abiola-recognised-as-former-president-official-announcement-of-june-12-election-result.html


Crooked Kingibe just secured a generous pension for life

There are very few highly despicable and hated Nigerian politicians than Baba-Gana Kingibe and that is saying a lot for a Nigerian politician. Now this highly degenerate individual who has crawled back into the corridors of power like a sleuthing snake that he is, is being awarded an accolade that he is no way deserving of. But this after all is a Buhari govt where the owerllian rule applies that is where saints are condemned and criminals like Abacha are celebrated so it did not surprise me that a con man like Kingibe will find a place within the very heart of Buhari's govt.

This is the same Kingibe that never for once fought for the joint mandate of June 12 but rather quickly absorbed himself into the Abacha regime - the same regime that truncated that mandate.

Kingibe will disappear from Nigeria immediately after Abacha's death only to lobby his way into the Yaradua administration as SGF only to be abruptly rightfully sacked by Yaradua himself.

How does this new elevation of Kingibe to GCON benefit him? For one, he can go around parading himself as a former VP and also find his way to attend all future NEC meetings. But by far the best thing to accrue to Kingibe is that he gets to live out the rest of his degenerate hedonistic life at the expense of tax payers as he will now be entitled to annual pensions and perks that a retired VP enjoys.

Lengthy piece of un-information.

Lightening:
Where are those that alleged that Innoson is a fraudster?

The law must always be allowed to take its course, not blindly pointing finger at the government all the time.

Who could have called him a fraudster without any conviction? That must be silly.

magoo10:
By supreme court judgement we believe it is final.
big congrats to innoson motors . God purnish devil and EFCC

Where are the people that alleged that it was the FG that was fighting Innoson?

Wiseandtrue:
Neither are you a Fawehinmi so leave me with the truth!
Run along now

...the truth indeed.

Wiseandtrue:
Neither are you a Fawehinmi so leave me with the truth!
Run along now

...the truth indeed.

Wiseandtrue:
Say whatever you like

I repeat if GANI FAWEHINMI is alive today and saw the killings and the FG reactions he WILL NOT ACCEPT IT!

I don't know about that 2003 you referenced but I know about now.

I won't join issues with you, you aren't a Fawehinmi.

The family has accepted the posthumous award and your opinion is clearly insignificant in the instant.

Wiseandtrue:
In other words they accepted because it is associated with Abiola or what

Well I know for sure that if Gani Fawehinmi was alive, he will never accept that award

Especially from a chaotic Buhari

He is a NO double standard man

The man must be turning in his grave right now

Are you a Fawehinmi?

Do think you know the man more than his own son?

Are you talking about the same late Chief Gani Fawehinmi that endorsed Buhari for President in 2003?

Your post makes no sense, absolutely.

edo3:
Am sure it is this bastard tinubu that is orchestrating all these ideas,,but they are all in for a shocker come 2019...Before all u bastards BMC crew quotes me,,check all my comments before 2015 election,, I was pro buhari to d core..

Being pro Buhari before should not be an issue....just bring your candidate for 2019 and let the game begin.

bigwig10:
Abacha killed Abiola,yet abacha was praised by buhari only to turn around suddenly to sing for abiola again,so abacha is a good man and abiola is good as well,impression frm this goverment.... God hlp us

Did he praise Abacha for killing Abiola?

I think you really need God's help.

vizkiz:
Stull doesn't mean we will vote for you come 2019. The sane ones know it is all election tactics

You and who are the 'we'?

You are on your own o.

Throwback:
I am certain that Gani Fawehinmi would be disappointed in the political way that Buhari has been fighting corruption.

Corruption fight that respects sacred cows and presidency officials.

Buhari can do more, but has chosen not to do so.

You are certain, how?

You actually can't be certain. Chief Fawehinmi was never known to be inconsistent in his judgements.

What do you mean by sacred cows? You think you can just wake up and start prosecuting people without concrete evidence?

If there are facts that you have that the government needs on those that you have tagged 'sacred cows', you may share them with the law enforcement agencies. These things aren't based on mere imaginations or unfounded allegations.

teepain:
I even believe that the release of this information is premature and unwise not to talk of the release of the video.

I think I agree with you.

The Police and their unnecessary hastiness and lack of organization.

That could even be the reason so many people are questioning their motives.

HenryWilliams:
Wonder what happened to partnering with IVM?
Peugeot is aiit but how many can afford brand new Peugeot cars even if its assembled here? Such investments can be channeled towards our local substitute here
How do we think the whites or Asians did if? They looked inwards and developed. Sure they made loads of mistakes along the way, that's normal. In the end, we go gaga for their cars
Let's make JVM our own. And in a dacade. We too will be exporting Africa and beyond.

The partnership must not be with IVM. The automobile sector is a vast growing area, and he wants to leverage on that. Partnering IVM will not be healthy in terms of accelerated growth and competiveness of the sector.

For all that it is worth, thousands of jobs will be created. Also, the fact that he will hold majority stake makes it every inch Nigerian and local. I think it is a smart strategy to employ foreign expertise in the teething phase.

From the post it is clear that the markets have been properly identified. Those four state governments will offtake while they make further push within the country and across West Africa.

I smell ethnic bias in your 'let's make IVM our own'. IVM is our own, who says it isn't? There isn't anything wrong if we have 10 or more gigantic automobile manufacturing or assembling plants in Nigeria.

My visit to one of Nissan's largest automobile manufacturing plants in Aguascalientes, Mexico just a few years ago opened my eyes to the fact of the huge opportunities these investments present, especially in terms of skills development, sustainable employment, real industrialization and government revenue.

escodotman:
You don't think it's worthy of note that the police is changing their motive for inviting him? They first said he needed to present himself to a police station nearest to him because the gang leaders confessed he knew about the robbery, before saying he didn't need to appear but should rather send a written statement? Their first press statement was played on the T.V! What's now your point?

Taking statement in person or via written means for me isn't the issue.

With such allegation, the concerned party should be made to put forward their side of the story.

I don't see any change in motive anywhere. However, it is only the Police that can determine if there has been a change of motive.

GuyWise:
This country is just a stupid joke, somebody will suffer and buy a car of over 60m then another person that didn't work nor suffer will just collect it from you simply because he knows someone at the top.

Were they imported properly with import duties appropriately paid?

Are they the only imports into the country?

You need to be critical before taking a position on an issue.

madridguy:
From this report, without bias mind, you will accept that truly Saraki need to be humble and honor the Police invitation.

Meanwhile, I wish the Nigeria Police can release video, photo or any other evidence to back up this claim " “For your information, 48 hours after the Offa armed robbery operation and killings, the four gang leaders of the group that perpetrated the devilish act, accompanied the delegation of the Senate President to visit the Olofa of Offa to console with him over the killings.”

Release which video...?

That would be premature and unwise.

They have to take Saraki's statement first before anything.

escodotman:
The gang leaders said he knew nothing about robbery. What would a Senate President want with a robbery with hundreds of millions they allocate to themselves?

Did you even read the post?

The Police says the invitation is not for his role in the robbery but his alleged role in the purchase of prohibited arms.

What is your point sef? That the Police shouldn't invite Saraki to explain his side in the face of such weighty allegation?