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PressMyButton:
[s]Talking about writing, Can you show us anywhere in Amaechi's official profile/CV/bio-data where he claimed himself as ibo[/s]

Parachoko:
This is the way some Governors like El Rufai thought bandits can change after negotiation.

Ezeama400:
Asking a yoruba Muslim man this question is like asking him what killed Awolowo...



He will never answer you or he will even insult you..lol

Emma15678:
I will go for Amechi(APC), anything APC is better than People Decieving Party.
N.B
PDP zombies should stay off my mentions.

Sekoni003:
Fighting kwarruption?

Fbisshit:
stop forcing yourself on us...

Fbisshit:
stop forcing yourself on us...

press9jatv:
LAGOS – There are feelers that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) may very likely pick its presidential candidate for the 2023 election by consensus as it was done in the just concluded national convention. Sunday Independent also gathered that those mulling the idea of using consensus to elect the presidential candidate of the party have been able to sell the idea to President Muhammadu Buhari, whom is said to be willing to go along with the idea. A top source within the party, who is also close to Aso Rock Villa, told our correspondent that the party’s presidential ticket would surely go to the south but refused to disclose which part of the south it would go. Another source who spoke in the same direction disclosed that the national leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, is definitely not going to be the consensus candidate of the party. “From all indications, we are going to elect the presidential candidate through a consensus and what we are looking at is a candidate that will be accepted by all Nigerians. “Someone who is still very much agile and not too old; somebody that is well-experienced will fly our party’s flag. That is all I can tell you for now,” the source said. When asked what other criteria the party would consider in choosing its flag bearer, the source said: “We have been mindful to give a sense of belonging to all ethnic groups and religions. We must be fair to them, and that is the reality of where we are as a country. “Now that we have Senator Abdullahi Adamu as our national chairman, it will not be out of place to have a Christian as presidential candidate and a Muslim from the North as his running mate. “The South is not in short supply of credible party members that would build on the foundation of President Muhammadu Buhari. For some of us, money is the least factor in choosing the party’s presidential candidate.” Meanwhile, theparty’smembers who are loyal to Tinubu are insisting on an open primary that will involve delegates of the party to elect the presidential candidate of the party. Last Sunday, the South-West Agenda for Asiwaju 2023 (SWAGA’ 23), said the idea of a consensus presidential candidate for the party is unacceptable as it will cause rancour and division in the party. Bosun Oladele, SWAGA’s National Secretary, said the issue of consensus will not be acceptable as all intending aspirants should be made to slug it out for the ticket. While insisting that nobody should try to get the APC presidential ticket through the “backdoor”, Oladele said: “There is nothing like consensus presidential candidate. “That will be a shortcut, which they know cannot be possible through a primary if all the aspirants file out on the field. Nobody should think of getting the ticket through the backdoor. “Don’t forget, Asiwaju Tinubu deliberately said that he has the capacity. So, I believe that is the number one requirement for anybody that wants to contest the election. “Whoever is contesting, let them go to the field and show their capacity. “After all, if not for contested primaries, would it have been possible for Buhari to emerge in 2015? “I believe if he had emerged by consensus then, there would have been serious protest and division in the party. “Everybody saw that the process that produced him was free and fair, devoid of any imposition. So, that is what we should be looking at, not consensus arrangement.” But the argument against the position of Tinubu’s camp is that he (Tinubu) has never allowed delegates to vote for the gubernatorial candidates of his party as far as Lagos State is concerned. Said a source: “He has always imposed a candidate of his choice. Towards the expiration of his eight years in office as governor of Lagos, he brought Fashola and imposed him on the party as a consensus candidate despite the fact that Fashola never showed open interest in the position. “At that time, all the party members such as Tokunbo Afikuyomi, Ganiyu Solomon, and others who showed interest in taking over from him were pushed aside. “Fashola was then his Chief of Staff and relatively an inactive member of the then Action Congress. “At the end of Fashola’s tenure, he imposed Ambode again as a consensus candidate despite the countless number of active party members who also desired the office of governor of Lagos State. In 2019, the same thing occurred in the case of Sanwo-Olu. “I don’t know why he and his supporters are insisting on an open election by delegates as against the picking of a consensus candidate? “Has he (Tinubu) not been doing this in Lagos, and no one complained? Why does he want a different approach now that he is an aspirant?” The source added: “Tinubu is not bigger than the party and his followers should know that he is not the owner of the APC. “If the party is going to elect its presidential candidate and he (Tinubu) is not favoured by the arrangement, Heaven will not fall. They must know that APC national body is not APC Lagos chapter.”



https://independent.ng/why-consensus-may-force-tinubu-out-of-apc/

Kazeem47:
Its a slap to the military. Kaduna has the highest concentration of military formation in Nigeria. But anything that will bring an end to those issues is a welcome development.

The Christian Association of Nigeria has rejected plans by Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State to bring in foreign mercenaries to help tackle insecurity in the state.
El-Rufai had after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday vowed to hire foreign mercenaries to fight against terrorists following the Monday night attack on a Kaduna-Abuja bound train.

He also stated that four others of the seven North-Western states—Katsina, Zamfara, Kebbi, Sokoto— may join him to hire foreign mercenaries if the Nigerian government does not end the ongoing spate of terror attacks in the region.

Reacting, CAN Chairman in Kaduna, Reverend John Joseph Hayab, in a statement urged the Nigerian Government to call the governor to order to avoid a bigger problem.

The association said if any other Nigerian make such an idea in public space, he would have been accused or arrested by the government for undermining the security agencies and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.

“The attention of CAN Kaduna State has been drawn to newspapers stories making rounds that Governor Nasir el-Rufai, threatened to deploy foreign mercenaries should the federal government fail to combat banditry and end terrorism.

“While CAN agrees that terrorists have had a field day, CAN reckon that if any other Nigerian had made or muted such an idea in public space, such would have been accused or arrested by the government for undermining the security agencies and the Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces.

“Accordingly, CAN doubts if any section of the Nigerian Constitution allows any officeholder, apart from the C-In-C, to invite a foreign combatant into the country.

“Moreover, it was a similar strategy that El-Rufai employed years back when he claimed to have compensated some herdsmen, which led to the escalation of the security situation, particularly in Kaduna State.

“For CAN, the approach to give gunmen money so that they would stop attacking the populace has backfired and Kaduna State is paying dearly for such a miscalculation at present.

“CAN acknowledge that what Nigeria needs currently is a sincerity of purpose from all stakeholders and the citizenry towards finding lasting solutions, not subjective statements that could further heighten the presence of bandits in Nigeria.

“CAN will continue to pray and urge citizens to be on the watch against any erroneous direction that could do this country no good but harm

simpleseyi:
None of the two will be near the ticket.

Almaigaa:
Igbo can never rule this our beautiful Country.

Likeandshare:
Like for Peter obi,share for Ameachi.

Ttalk:
That mean there won't be election. /It would just be APC and PDP void.
How can someone imagine Peter Obi will be on PDP ballot paper in 2023?

SlyDev:
All over the North East, North West, North Central na Tinubu them want, why can't yoruba be one and support their son?

Igbo are united no matter what, Yoruba it is our time.