₦airaland Forum

Goo0dHardDick:
Omo 😂

Dude, how come we're both praying for the same thing?

OneDollarSalary:
If you pray not to have one and God decide to answer your prayer, and others did also and God answer their prayer and no more female child, who are these male children going to marry in future?
Who are you going to marry to have these male children?

Are the female children kpaing your Jos people, the ki.dnap.ing and all sorts we read, see and hear in your state?

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Plateau State has been hit by a wave of intense protests, internal rebellion, and public demonstrations following the fallout of its recently concluded primary elections. From aggrieved high-profile aspirants to grassroots women's groups and youth stakeholders, multiple factions are accusing party leadership of subverting internal democracy, violating the Electoral Act, and attempting to hijack the mandates of duly elected candidates ahead of the 2027 general elections.
​A breakdown of the unfolding crisis across various constituencies highlights deep fractures within the state's ruling party structure.

In Bassa Local Government Area, a massive crowd of concerned women and widows took to the streets to demand justice over the APC House of Representatives primaries for the Bassa/Jos North Federal Constituency. Chanting slogans in support of their preferred candidate, the demonstrators called on APC leaders to respect the true outcome of the vote.

​According to the protesters, their candidate, Alhaji Abdullahi Yusuf Incham (popularly known as "Oga Perfect", secured a landslide victory by sweeping 15 out of the 16 federal wards in Bassa where voting peacefully took place.

​The women sharply criticized the party’s inability to conduct a uniform, transparent process, pointing out that while Bassa voted orderly, elections were allegedly stalled in neighboring Jos North. Despite this, party officials reportedly went ahead to announce a consensus candidate in the absence of the other aspirants. Warning that this move directly violates Nigeria's Electoral Act, the group appealed to the national leadership to immediately validate Incham's victory to avoid an existential internal crisis.

Simultaneously, a formidable coalition of top Plateau APC aspirants has formally petitioned the party's Election Appeal Committee, demanding the total nullification and rescheduling of the primaries.

​Addressing a press conference at Kalwa House in Jos, the high-powered group—which includes Senator Diket Plang, Ambassador Chris Giwa, Hon. Gyang Zi, and Senator I.D. Gyang—alleged widespread irregularities, lack of credibility, and severe procedural violations across senatorial, House of Representatives, and House of Assembly contests.

​Speaking on behalf of the petitioners, Senator Diket Plang fiercely condemned the exercise, labeling it a "blackmail of democracy." The group alleged that some results were fabricated and announced without any voting taking place. Furthermore, they claimed that multiple aspirants were subjected to intense pressure to step down without formal agreements, legitimate consensus frameworks, or written documentation.

​While reaffirming their ultimate loyalty to the APC, the heavyweights insisted that nullifying the fraudulent exercises is the only way to safeguard the party’s integrity and public confidence moving toward 2027.

In Jos South, the narrative of systemic manipulation continued as concerned APC youths and key stakeholders openly rejected what they characterized as backroom attempts to alter the outcome of the May 20, 2026, House of Assembly primary election.

​Spokesperson for the youth alliance, Comrade Andrew Dalyop, issued a stern warning to party administrators during a media briefing in Jos. Dalyop demanded the immediate release of the authentic results, emphasizing that any attempt to substitute the grassroots' will with handpicked alternatives would backfire. "Every single vote cast during the primary must count," Dalyop insisted, calling for absolute transparency.

​The most volatile reaction occurred in Jos North Local Government Area, where a massive, angry protest paralyzed major parts of the city. The unrest erupted following leaked reports that the APC House of Assembly election committee was actively planning to deny the mandate of Hon. Adamu Aliyu, the reported winner of the Jos North-North Constituency primaries.
​Losing patience with the party's internal mechanisms, furious youths stormed the streets in open rebellion. In a dramatic show of rejection, the demonstrators publicly burned APC flags and the party's symbolic brooms, chanting aggressively against imposition and political godfatherism.

The unrest rapidly spread to other strategic flashpoints, including a major demonstration staged at the Angwan Rukuba Junction. Traffic was disrupted as passionate loyalists of another aspirant, Harry Ishaya, blocked the area.
​The protesters loudly accused party elites of trying to deny the people their rightful mandate, demanding that Ishaya's votes be recognized and upheld.

MEGAWATCH:
The north is always killing the north so deal with it squarely.

🥺

Major7:
The middle belt in question makes the eradication difficult cos they even harbor these terrorists,they know their houses and names but the northern elders aren't ready. Gov. Sule of zamfara said they know their houses and families during an interview. They shouldn't import their madness into every nooks and crannies of the country if they're not ready to put an end to it. God help us all

happney65:
Speak for you people in Benue? You people are the most unserious people ever. You people that went to vote for APC in the Govornship. Even after the killings under Buhari

You people heeen.. very funny set of people

Oracleee:
Still Tinubu won the election there and you have an APC governor. Until y'all join hands to outseat the old demonic man, nothing will improve.

FarinJini:
Don't believe everything you read on the news. This guy lost the election.
The first result that leaked after the election showed that Gagdi won. To counter it, this guys camp fabricated their on result in his favor, used a different returning officer and held a press conference with major media houses to announce their own result and that's why their result went viral.
The real returning officer for PKK went to Jos to submit the real results of the election and the one this guy's camp used for the press conference was nowhere to be found.

Greatzeus:
Congratulations to the gunners. The only club in England not named after a city.

XY01:
You see ehn..we have a defeated mentality. I'm disappointed and surprised by the level of cowardice shown on this thread..

We deserve the kind of leaders we have..

John Tongshinen Gozhak, an APC governorship aspirant who contested the Pankshin/Kanke/Kanam Federal Constituency primaries against Honorable Yusuf Gagdi, has reacted to the recent reversal of the election results. Gozhak, who was initially declared the winner, took to Facebook to address the situation, sharing his perspective alongside a Martin Luther King quote.

The All Progressives Congress has reversed the outcome of its Pankshin/Kanke/Kanam House of Representatives primary election in Plateau State, declaring incumbent lawmaker Yusuf Gagdi the winner and disowning an earlier result naming John Tongshinen the victor.

The reversal was announced on Monday at the APC state Secretariat in Jos by the Chairman of the APC Plateau State Primaries Electoral Committee, Stella Okotete, who said the first declaration was unauthorised.

Okotete dismissed earlier results announced in the Pankshin/Kanke/Kanam House of Representatives primary election, describing them as unauthorised.

The committee chairman also declared Yusuf Gagdi the winner of the primary election.

She clarified that only the officially appointed returning officer had the mandate to announce results.

Only the officially appointed returning officer, Nandom Kura, has the constitutional authority to declare the results of the primary election,” Okotete stated

She stressed, “That any prior announcements made outside this mandate were invalid and should be disregarded.”

Following that clarification, Kura “officially declared Yusuf Gagdi as the winner of the APC primary election for the PKK federal constituency, held on Saturday.”

Our Correspondent reports that the earlier result, announced on Sunday at the constituency headquarters in Pankshin by one Monday Daspan, had declared Tongshinen the winner with 29,968 votes to Gagdi’s 5,849 votes.

“Declaring the result at the constituency headquarters in Pankshin on Sunday, the party returning officer, Monday Daspan, said Dr John Tongshinen scored 29,968 votes, while polled 5,849 votes,” the initial announcement stated.


“By the powers conferred on me as the chairman of this committee, I hereby declare Dr John Tongshinen as the winner of the primaries for Pankshin/Kanke/Kanam Federal Constituency based on the records available to me,” Daspan said. He added that “the primaries were observed by officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), alongside security personnel.”

Our Correspondent reports that Gagdi, who is currently the Chairman of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Navy, had rejected the earlier declaration.

He insisted the process was conducted across all 36 wards and backed it with evidence.

Addressing journalists at his residence in Jos on Monday after he was declared the authentic winner of the election, Gagdi insisted that the process was duly conducted across all 36 electoral wards, with evidence including accreditation records, videos, and photographs to support the credibility of the exercise.

He dismissed claims of multiple results, stating he was “only aware of two announcements, one of which has now been confirmed as illegitimate.”

Gagdi also alleged that the earlier declaration attributed to “Daspan Ishaya was fraudulent, noting that the individual was not appointed by the electoral committee and therefore lacked the authority to announce results.”

“The constitution and guidelines of the party clearly vest the power to appoint election officials in the electoral committee,” he said. “Any declaration outside that authority is null and void.”

He questioned the credibility of the unauthorised announcement, “alleging inconsistencies in the individual’s role during the election process.”

The new declaration sparked celebrations in parts of the constituency. “Our Correspondent reports that Jubilation broke out immediately in some parts of Kanam and Pankshin immediately after the recent results were announced.”

The PKK seat is one of the closely watched contests in Plateau ahead of the 2027 general elections.


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The lawmaker representing Pankshin/Kanke/Kanam Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Yusuf Gagdi, has failed to secure the All Progressives Congress ticket to return to the National Assembly for a third term.

Gagdi lost to John Tongshinen, who polled a total of 29,968 votes in the direct primary election to defeat Gagdi, who scored 5,849 votes.

Declaring the result at the constituency headquarters in Pankshin on Sunday, the party returning officer, Monday Daspan, said Dr John Tongshinen scored 29,968 votes, while polled 5,849 votes.

“By the powers conferred on me as the chairman of this committee, I hereby declare Dr John Tongshinen as the winner of the primaries for Pankshin/Kanke/Kanam Federal Constituency based on the records available to me,” he said.

Daspan explained that the primaries were observed by officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), alongside security personnel.

Gagdi is currently the Chairman of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Navy.

The lawmaker lost the primary election of his party conducted across the three local government areas (LGAs) that make up his constituency.

It will be recalled that the APC lawmaker was at loggerheads with various groups and political stakeholders who claim he has breached a previous commitment.

Opponents allege that Gagdi had initially agreed to serve only two terms to allow for a power-shift rotation within the constituency. Having already completed his second term, his decision to seek re-election for a third has triggered significant backlash.

Federal lawmaker, Right Honorable Yusuf Gagdi, representing the Pankshin/Kanke/Kanam Federal Constituency, has once again sparked a conversation online after being spotted riding on a commercial motorcycle, popularly known as an Okada.

​The viral image, which surfaced recently, shows the legislator dressed in traditional white attire, navigating through his constituency.

The APC lawmaker is currently at loggerheads with various groups and political stakeholders who claim he has breached a previous commitment.

Opponents allege that Gagdi had initially agreed to serve only two terms to allow for a power-shift rotation within the constituency. Having already completed his second term, his decision to seek re-election for a third has triggered significant backlash.

Nigeria’s political parties are the biggest reason why the country cannot truly get better. They have turned democracy into a business investment instead of a system for public service. The outrageous cost of nomination forms has made it almost impossible for honest and competent Nigerians to participate in leadership unless they are backed by godfathers or massive wealth.

The reality is simple: there is no way a politician who spends ₦100 million on a presidential form will enter office without the intention of recovering that money.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) sold its presidential nomination form for about ₦100 million. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) fixed its own at around ₦40 million, while the Action Democratic Party (ADP) reportedly charged ₦90 million for its presidential form. Governorship forms in many parties also cost tens of millions of naira.

Now let us do the maths.

If the Nigerian president officially earns around ₦1.7 million monthly, then over 48 months — which is four years in office — the total comes to:

1.7 million X 48 = 81.6 million naira

That means the president’s entire four-year official salary would be about ₦81.6 million.

So how does someone buy a presidential nomination form for ₦90 million or ₦100 million when the total official salary for four years in office does not even cover the cost of the form?

What exactly are Nigerians expected to believe?

No sensible businessman invests ₦100 million into a venture knowing fully well that the official return is less than the investment. It simply does not happen. Politics in Nigeria has become an investment scheme, and public office has become the return on investment.

This is why corruption remains deeply rooted in the system. Before elections even begin, politicians are already financially trapped. After winning office, the pressure to recover campaign expenses, settle sponsors, reward political allies, and prepare for the next election begins immediately. The result is inflated contracts, looting of public funds, abandoned projects, and endless suffering for ordinary Nigerians.

Political parties are directly responsible for creating this toxic system. They have commercialized leadership and turned elections into auctions for the highest bidder. Instead of encouraging competence, ideas, patriotism, and service, they reward wealth, political connections, and financial power.

An honest teacher, professor, doctor, activist, or young reformer cannot afford ₦40 million or ₦100 million forms. Even successful professionals would struggle to justify such reckless spending. So the system naturally filters out genuine people and favors those who already see politics as a money-making enterprise.

And then Nigerians act surprised when politicians steal.

The harsh truth is that political parties are one of the biggest obstacles to Nigeria’s progress. By making politics ridiculously expensive, they have built a system that practically encourages corruption before anyone even enters office. A country cannot improve when leadership positions are sold to the highest bidder.

Until political parties stop treating nomination forms like a business venture, Nigeria will continue producing leaders who see public office not as service to the people, but as an opportunity to recover investments and make profit.

edoncast:
I am about getting my first car too but this your write-up look like incantation to me

helinues:
Time never reach. We want the opposition to keep on saying this government hasn't done a thing

How many new army Depot donee now have in Nigeria? How many new army barracks? How about medical centre from scratch.

We go choke the opposition with projects