₦airaland Forum

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beaf common grow up that article was written in 2001. dont come as if yor man is saint jonathan.

2001, just barely a year after 3000 people (official report o!) lost their lives in the very same State.
He came out again, was it in 2003? and vomited 'Muslims should vote only for Muslims'.
Contrary to his stupid beliefs, most Muslims in Nigeria are actually level-headed human beings. As usual, he lost.
Is this what you call a politician?

In 2007, he assumed his normal position.

Now, 2011, he don change party, come keep quiet; make e no worry, e know im normal position.
If he like make e use walking stick come contest, e know im place.

I don't have much to say.

Everyone is free to vote whoever he feels he should vote for.
Please, ethnic or religious bias will take us nowhere, but only backward. We've achieved one great thing in this country that has not been done in most countries, even in those that accuse ours of massive corruption - a truly transparent election and we hope we maintain this during the elections in April.

Those two old fools no go siddon make peace reign? Why is it that in Nigeria we have enough elderly people that lack common sense? Was the election supposed to be a North/South affair? These things will just go out talking rubbish; how many people here in the North would in their normal senses vote Atiku? Please keep tribal/ethnic sentiments aside. Most of my peeps here (Northerners; Muslim or Christian) no send Atiku. And Most people in the north don't care who leads, so far s/he's competent and we see positive changes. The election exercise was carried out b/4 our very eyes; it was free and transparent. Which one is all this illitrate talk?

Quote from Kobojunkie

Why take a risk with a government and party that in the last  12  years has shown you, clear as day, that it does not have  your good at heart and will throw you the occassional bone to appease you so it can continue to enrich itself at your own  detriment?  Why sign over another 4  years of your life, your children's  future, to the same confirmed evil? Why pin it all on HOPE,  which has so far not panned out for you, when you can change things now for your own GOOD?  You point out that someone like Ribadu will need a relatively  stable political atmosphere to perform but you forget that the same applies to Jonathan in this. These two men apply have  some sort of dependence on their BABYSITTERS(corrupt/cabal)  in order to gain or stay in office and probably will have to  check with their BABYSITTER to decide what they can  accomplish and what they can't.   So far, after 8  months, Jonathan has yet to PERFORM. No sign  of any attempts by the current administration to fight  corruption at any level, you want to think of. Even the security situation in the country seems to have worsened in that  period. How do we interprete that?

My Sis you're very right; I agree with you. But we are dealing with the final candidates available for the elections in April. For me, GJ would be a more logical choice at the moment. Our children would still not forgive us if we vote in another fresh set of cabals that will hold us ransom for their own 12 years. We still have such people in the other parties; its's just that they've not entered aso rock.
What the country needs is a set of truly dedicated persons who will work selflessly for progress even without declaring any ambition for political posts. Not when election period approaches, one dude would just appear from nowhere hollaring: this sector, in shambles; that one, a shame; disgrace this disgrace that. Meanwhile, they were part of the whole problems at some point.
What we need is a change in attitude as a people in this country, not a change of political party.

Quote from Jason123

Tinubu has no power over Ribadu (atleast, when he gets there, he would have no power). Moreover, a vote for GJ is a vote for  ObJ, IBB and the rest of the cabal.

Why did you just assume that? How are you not sure that the country would be in the same predicament it's in now (same toilet, different sh.it) + why do you think GJ won't do what you assumed above in due time?
Do you think that when Ribadu assumes the no.1 position he would just immediately ignore or get rid of his corrupt party members/cabals?

I've looked critically at the two most tangible candidates GJ and Ribadu. Initially I hoped for the latter to contest for presido, but you have to realise something -
1. he can't be a one-man gang; there are corrupt people in all the parties, whether pdp or acn.  
2. Jonathan is a product of obj? Ribadu is also a product of obj!
3. GJ at least has 8 months experience as the president; Mr Ribadu is a fresher to politics (forget efcc)

Let's just take this last risk with a government that's just about to get on its feet with the Hope for a better and permanent change; cos someone like Ribadu would need a relatively stable political atmosphere to perform and sincerely we as a country can't afford going backward due to an inexperienced leader; besides one problem we've always had in this country is lack of continuity (once one gov't finishes with its party problems and from the drawing board, it's out without effective (if any) implementation and another gov't comes in and goes to its own drawing board)

Quote from Jason123

My brothers and sisters, the messiah has come. He has come  to replace our corrupt mentality with hard work. He has come  to fish out our corrupt leader and hold them accountable. He  has come to lead us to a brighter and better Nigeria.  His  name is Buhari!!!

Quote from Jason 123

Fellow Nigerians, what has Jonathan done that is worthy of  praise?  He has had his "test-run" as the president of  our great nation and what has he achieved, if not  more anarchy, chaos and disorder . He is in a party that  has brought unimaginable suffering to us, to the ordinary  Nigerian citizens. Do we have to continue electing this evil  party into power? PDP has spent over 11  years in power and  yet they have not achieved anything, infact, the political party  almost split the country into two. A party that her members  threatens the unity of this country. Is that what you all want? Meanwhile, we have another option and it is ACN. You have all seen ACN's achievements in Lagos and Edo state. Do you not  want all that to be in your states? My people, RIBADU is the  change.

Pls Jason123 Who exactly are you advocating for?

Gombe-GEJ 55   Atiku 18  
Borno-GEJ 33   Atiku 26  
Ondo-GEJ 69   Atiku 6  
Benue-GEJ 72   Atiku 15  
Osun-GEJ 99   Atiku 1  
Nasarawa-GEJ 53   Atiku 8  
Jigawa-GEJ 100   Atiku 17  
Lagos-GEJ 52   Atiku 3  
Abuja-GEJ 24   Atiku 3  
Zamfara-GEJ 7   Atiku 70  
Yobe-GEJ 29   Atiku 20  
Taraba-GEJ 62   Atiku 16  
Sokoto-GEJ 32   Atiku 84  
Rivers-GEJ 128   Atiku 2  
Bayelsa-GEJ 67   Atiku 0  
Anambra-GEJ 47   Atiku 8  
Akwa-ibom-GEJ 141   Atiku 0
Adamawa-GEJ 76   Atiku 31  
Abia - GEJ 80    Atiku 1  
Imo-GEJ 125   Atiku 3  
Kano-GEJ 21   Atiku 98  
CrossRivers-GEJ 105   Oti kuu 0
Edo-GEJ 60   Atiku 0  
Kwara-GEJ 61   Atiku 26   Sarah 1   Hurrah!!!  
Enugu-GEJ 89   Atiku 9
Delta - GEJ 114    Atiku 7
Katsina - GEJ 147    Atiku 11
Ekiti - GEJ 76   Atiku 1
Kogi - GEJ 84   Atiku 24
Kebbi - GEJ 33   Atiku 44
Plateau - GEJ 70 Atiku 5
Oyo - GEJ 107 Atiku 10
Ogun - GEJ 80 Atiku 3
Niger - GEJ 16 Atiku 94
Kaduna - GEJ 82 Atiku 41

Gombe-GEJ 55   Atiku 18  
Borno-GEJ 33   Atiku 26  
Ondo-GEJ 69   Atiku 6  
Benue-GEJ 72   Atiku 15  
Osun-GEJ 99   Atiku 1  
Nasarawa-GEJ 53   Atiku 8  
Jigawa-GEJ 100   Atiku 17  
Lagos-GEJ 52   Atiku 3  
Abuja-GEJ 24   Atiku 3  
Zamfara-GEJ 7   Atiku 70  
Yobe-GEJ 29   Atiku 20  
Taraba-GEJ 62   Atiku 16  
Sokoto-GEJ 32   Atiku 84  
Rivers-GEJ 128   Atiku 2  
Bayelsa-GEJ 67   Atiku 0  
Anambra-GEJ 47   Atiku 8  
Akwa-ibom-GEJ 141   Atiku 0
Adamawa-GEJ 76   Atiku 31  
Abia - GEJ 80    Atiku 1  
Imo-GEJ 125   Atiku 3  
Kano-GEJ 21   Atiku 98  
CrossRivers-GEJ 105   Oti kuu 0
Edo-GEJ 60   Atiku 0  
Kwara-GEJ 61   Atiku 26   Sarah 1   Hurrah!!!  
Enugu-GEJ 89   Atiku 9
Delta - GEJ 114    Atiku 7
Katsina - GEJ 147    Atiku 11
Ekiti - GEJ 76   Atiku 1
Kogi - GEJ 84   Atiku 24
Kebbi - GEJ 33   Atiku 44
Plateau - GEJ 70 Atiku 5
Oyo - GEJ 107 Atiku 10
Ogun - GEJ 80 Atiku 3
Niger - GEJ 16 Atiku 94

Gombe-GEJ 55   Atiku 18  
Borno-GEJ 33   Atiku 26  
Ondo-GEJ 69   Atiku 6  
Benue-GEJ 72   Atiku 15  
Osun-GEJ 99   Atiku 1  
Nasarawa-GEJ 53   Atiku 8  
Jigawa-GEJ 100   Atiku 17  
Lagos-GEJ 52   Atiku 3  
Abuja-GEJ 24   Atiku 3  
Zamfara-GEJ 7   Atiku 70  
Yobe-GEJ 29   Atiku 20  
Taraba-GEJ 62   Atiku 16  
Sokoto-GEJ 32   Atiku 84  
Rivers-GEJ 128   Atiku 2  
Bayelsa-GEJ 67   Atiku 0  
Anambra-GEJ 47   Atiku 8  
Akwa-ibom-GEJ 141   Atiku 0
Adamawa-GEJ 76   Atiku 31  
Abia - GEJ 80    Atiku 1  
Imo-GEJ 125   Atiku 3  
Kano-GEJ 21   Atiku 98  
CrossRivers-GEJ 105   Oti kuu 0
Edo-GEJ 60   Atiku 0  
Kwara-GEJ 61   Atiku 26   Sarah 1   Hurrah!!!  
Enugu-GEJ 89   Atiku 9
Delta - GEJ 114    Atiku 7
Katsina - GEJ 147    Atiku 11
Ekiti - GEJ 76   Atiku 1
Kogi - GEJ 84   Atiku 24
Kebbi - GEJ 33   Atiku 44
Plateau - GEJ 70 Atiku 5
Oyo - GEJ 107 Atiku 10
Ogun - GEJ 80 Atiku 3

Gombe-GEJ 55   Atiku 18  
Borno-GEJ 33   Atiku 26  
Ondo-GEJ 69   Atiku 6  
Benue-GEJ 72   Atiku 15  
Osun-GEJ 99   Atiku 1  
Nasarawa-GEJ 53   Atiku 8  
Jigawa-GEJ 100   Atiku 17  
Lagos-GEJ 52   Atiku 3  
Abuja-GEJ 24   Atiku 3  
Zamfara-GEJ 7   Atiku 70  
Yobe-GEJ 29   Atiku 20  
Taraba-GEJ 62   Atiku 16  
Sokoto-GEJ 32   Atiku 84  
Rivers-GEJ 128   Atiku 2  
Bayelsa-GEJ 67   Atiku 0  
Anambra-GEJ 47   Atiku 8  
Akwa-ibom-GEJ 141   Atiku 0
Adamawa-GEJ 76   Atiku 31  
Abia - GEJ 80    Atiku 1  
Imo-GEJ 125   Atiku 3  
Kano-GEJ 21   Atiku 98  
CrossRivers-GEJ 105   Oti kuu 0
Edo-GEJ 60   Atiku 0  
Kwara-GEJ 61   Atiku 26   Sarah 1   Hurrah!!!  
Enugu-GEJ 89   Atiku 9
Delta - GEJ 114    Atiku 7
Katsina - GEJ 147    Atiku 11
Ekiti - GEJ 76   Atiku 1
Kogi - GEJ 84   Atiku 24
Kebbi - GEJ 33   Atiku 44
Plateau - GEJ 70 Atiku 5
Oyo - GEJ 107 Atiku 10

Gombe-GEJ 55   Atiku 18  
Borno-GEJ 33   Atiku 26  
Ondo-GEJ 69   Atiku 6  
Benue-GEJ 72   Atiku 15  
Osun-GEJ 99   Atiku 1  
Nasarawa-GEJ 53   Atiku 8  
Jigawa-GEJ 100   Atiku 17  
Lagos-GEJ 52   Atiku 3  
Abuja-GEJ 24   Atiku 3  
Zamfara-GEJ 7   Atiku 70  
Yobe-GEJ 29   Atiku 20  
Taraba-GEJ 62   Atiku 16  
Sokoto-GEJ 32   Atiku 84  
Rivers-GEJ 128   Atiku 2  
Bayelsa-GEJ 67   Atiku 0  
Anambra-GEJ 47   Atiku 8  
Akwa-ibom-GEJ 141   Atiku 0
Adamawa-GEJ 76   Atiku 31  
Abia - GEJ 80    Atiku 1  
Imo-GEJ 125   Atiku 3  
Kano-GEJ 21   Atiku 98  
CrossRivers-GEJ 105   Oti kuu 0
Edo-GEJ 60   Atiku 0  
Kwara-GEJ 61   Atiku 26   Sarah 1   Hurrah!!!  
Enugu-GEJ 89   Atiku 9
Delta - GEJ 114    Atiku 7
Katsina - GEJ 147    Atiku 11
Ekiti - GEJ 76   Atiku 1
Kogi - GEJ 84   Atiku 24
Kebbi - GEJ 33   Atiku 44
Plateau - GEJ 70 Atiku 5

Gombe-GEJ 55   Atiku 18  
Borno-GEJ 33   Atiku 26  
Ondo-GEJ 69   Atiku 6  
Benue-GEJ 72   Atiku 15  
Osun-GEJ 99   Atiku 1  
Nasarawa-GEJ 53   Atiku 8  
Jigawa-GEJ 100   Atiku 17  
Lagos-GEJ 52   Atiku 3  
Abuja-GEJ 24   Atiku 3  
Zamfara-GEJ 7   Atiku 70  
Yobe-GEJ 29   Atiku 20  
Taraba-GEJ 62   Atiku 16  
Sokoto-GEJ 32   Atiku 84  
Rivers-GEJ 128   Atiku 2  
Bayelsa-GEJ 67   Atiku 0  
Anambra-GEJ 47   Atiku 8  
Akwa-ibom-GEJ 141   Atiku 0
Adamawa-GEJ 76   Atiku 31  
Abia - GEJ 80    Atiku 1  
Imo-GEJ 125   Atiku 3  
Kano-GEJ 21   Atiku 98  
CrossRivers-GEJ 105   Oti kuu 0
Edo-GEJ 60   Atiku 0  
Kwara-GEJ 61   Atiku 26   Sarah 1   Hurrah!!!  
Enugu-GEJ 89   Atiku 9
Delta - GEJ 114    Atiku 7
Katsina - GEJ 147    Atiku 11
Ekiti - GEJ 76   Atiku 1
Kogi - GEJ 84   Atiku 24

Gombe-GEJ 55   Atiku 18  
Borno-GEJ 33   Atiku 26  
Ondo-GEJ 69   Atiku 6  
Benue-GEJ 72   Atiku 15  
Osun-GEJ 99   Atiku 1  
Nasarawa-GEJ 53   Atiku 8
Jigawa-GEJ 100   Atiku 17  
Lagos-GEJ 52   Atiku 3  
Abuja-GEJ 24   Atiku 3  
Zamfara-GEJ 7   Atiku 70  
Yobe-GEJ 29   Atiku 20  
Taraba-GEJ 62   Atiku 16  
Sokoto-GEJ 32   Atiku 84  
Rivers-GEJ 128   Atiku 2  
Bayelsa-GEJ 67   Atiku 0  
Anambra-GEJ 47   Atiku 8  
Akwa-ibom-GEJ 141   Atiku 0  
Adamawa-GEJ 76   Atiku 31  
Abia - GEJ 80    Atiku 1  
Imo-GEJ 125   Atiku 3  
Kano-GEJ 21   Atiku 98  
CrossRivers-GEJ 105   Oti kuu 0  
Edo-GEJ 60   Atiku 0  
Kwara-GEJ 61   Atiku 26   Sarah 1   Hurrah!!!  
Enugu-GEJ 89   Atiku 9
Delta - GEJ 114    Atiku 7
Katsina - GEJ 147    Atiku 11

Gombe-GEJ 55  Atiku 18
Borno-GEJ 33  Atiku 26
Ondo-GEJ 69  Atiku 6
Benue-GEJ 72  Atiku 15
Osun-GEJ 99  Atiku 1
Nasarawa-GEJ 53  Atiku 8
Jigawa-GEJ 100  Atiku 17
Lagos-GEJ 52  Atiku 3
Abuja-GEJ 24  Atiku 3
Zamfara-GEJ 7  Atiku 70
Yobe-GEJ 29  Atiku 20
Taraba-GEJ 62  Atiku 16
Sokoto-GEJ 32  Atiku 84
Rivers-GEJ 128  Atiku 2
Bayelsa-GEJ 67  Atiku 0
Anambra-GEJ 47  Atiku 8
Akwa-ibom-GEJ 141  Atiku 0
Adamawa-GEJ 76  Atiku 31
Abia - GEJ 80   Atiku 1
Imo-GEJ 125  Atiku 3
Kano-GEJ 21  Atiku 98
CrossRivers-GEJ 105  Oti kuu 0
Edo-GEJ 60  Atiku 0
Kwara-GEJ 61  Atiku 26  Sarah 1  Hurrah!!!
Enugu-GEJ 89  Atiku 9
Delta - GEJ 114   Atiku 7
Katsina - GEJ 147 Atiku 11

1 vote for Sarah Jibril

I had to wake up to that! At least now she's sure she voted for herself. she can go home now. Mama President!

See GEJ dey daze Atiku for Bauchi State
GEJ 46
Atiku 44

;d

See Atiku agent dey look like say e go hear Atiku for dia

Akwa Ibom
Atiku suppose go piss come back when they finish

Adamawa State
Atiku - 31 votes out of 127
GEJ - do the math

Goodluck dey thrash Atiku for Adamawa State

Only Goodluck Jonathan throughout so far - Counting that for Abia State.

@gangar
I think he meant 'running mate'
.

Voting has been concluded; sorting out and counting is about to begin.

;DQuote from Slap1

Atiku would give everything for a second chance. He must  have realized belatedly that his speech was just ideal for the  National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, convention, not a presidential convention.

Quote from Kredo

After 9  months in office in which Jonathan failed to achieve  much, he comes to a convention where his records are  questioned and he sidesteps them because he has no record  to defend and some people call that maturity? Well Nigeria will not get better anytime soon.

I'm not a pdp member, but let's be realistic; how much do you expect him to achieve?
Considering how he got to be the president and the existing political atmosphere in Nigeria, what wonders do you expect him to perform?
Where I may agree he was too cool was on the issue of security - where perpetrators of those crimes have not been brought to justice. But it could be viewed as a strategic move to be patient to win the votes of most delegates and getting into power following the elections under his own ticket as the President. Then, will you see the action you've been waiting for.
I will vote the best candidate regardless of party or any sentiments; as for pdp, out of their 3 aspirants GEJ seems to make sense.
As for the other parties, most of them are just the same old peeps - na by force to dey gov't? They seem rather  
desperate always making noises; must they enter the presidency before they can make positive change to their country?

The process has been very organised and transparent so far. Obj is voting now.

They started voting at least 30 minutes ago.

From all that has occurred today it is obvious Jonathan is much more refined and matured than Atiku.
He touched on senstive and important issues from healthcare to security to fuel to power/energy supply and also gave firm reassurance of progress and transformation in his administration.
This was more of what reasonable citizens would want to hear.
Sincerely, Atiku basically did nothing on stage but claim what he never did when in gov't and even spoke words that contradicted his lawless attitude when he was the vp. Condemning actions which he was no. 1 at perpetrating. The most irritating part is that he was busy threatening chaos on that stage and literally throwing insults at the president; definitely not the kind of virtue we would want in our president.

Voting by Delegates to begin.

A STANDING OVATION at Eagle Square for Mr. President