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I suspect northern political leaders, even those in APC, will be concerned about Tinubu gaining influence in Kwara. They'll be scratching their heads with this bourdillon picture

If Kwara starts looking to SW for political leadership, that'll be the first time that has happened in several decades. It could embolden Yoruba nationalism in the state, which the Saraki power hegemony has kept under control all this time.

If APC does well across the State in the 2019 elections, it could be the beginning of a new era with implications beyond APC/PDP politics.

Interesting to watch.

Keeping all these special interests happy for four years will come at the expense of Lagosians.

The other day, he hosted actors & actresses.


All of these people are going to want something in return.

He's looking a bit desperate now. As APC candidate, he should be more confident and channel his time on developing his policies.

Some of the figures alleged to have been paid look ridiculous.

$2 million (750 million naira) to be a Senate candidate

Also, how come all the bribe givers chose to pay in dollars, and not local currency.

That said, I suspect those around Oshiomhole may have collected money for themselves while suggesting they were doing so on his behalf.

This is what happens in many govt offices where a lower cadre offcer will sit on your matter because you need to 'drop something for Oga'. Whatever they extort from you rarely gets to Oga.

Photos no. 1 & 4 and 2 & 3, appear to be of 2 different people.

There's a marked difference in the lacerations on the left arms.

Story is questionable.

'$17 million from Zamfara'.

That's about N6 billion. Would someone pay such huge amount just to be a governorship candidate...in Zamfara?

Provi

Enough of shouting & screaming.

Provide the evidence to nail the guy. Simple.

No need to parade him like he's an armed robber.

Totally unnecessary.

Is this one of the worst crimes in the land?

If police wants to charge him they should & stop wasting time on this.

I hope the 18 lawmakers who masterminded the speaker's impeachment are on the Governor's side.

Or, could the Governor be in trouble.


The Governor is very anti-Tinubu and Oshiomhole. Hope this is not Tinubu stirring things up down there.


From what I hear, Ondo House of Assembly members have seen no money at all and are apparently broke and very angry. The case of Commissioners is even worse apparently. It is very dangerous to fight Tinubu if your house of assembly members are broke. With just N15 million each, these assembly members can be bought easily to instigate impeachment. Akeredolu should watch his back.

Sultan & Ooni seated on the right & left of Charles. Obi of Onitsha, Emir of Kano, Oba of Benin (Isn't that him in burgundy?) sitted one row behind, as if they are junior. The Obi should be at the front too so that all 3 major groups are duly acknowledged.

I wonder how the federal govt decided that Ooni & Sultan are the most senior.

May be, I'm making too much out of this, but I doubt I am.

Can you clear goods other than vehicles? Arriving from Asia?

Farming tomato can be very delicate.

Pests, unsuitable climate, unpredictable yield, irregular income, low price for much of the year etc

I suggest you do at least 2 successive cropping to get some
practical understanding before quitting your job. Jethro's thread is not enough preparation.

The husband's response is not necessarily a pointer to guilt.

If I was in that situation, I could see myself saying something similar. The difference is, I would cancel all my work engagement the following day as we all head to hospital first thing in the morning.

I don't like speculating much if I can get a professional to take control of a situation.

I suspect a lot of men are like that.

seunmsg:
“I told the president that the primaries held as planned and everything is being done to ensure there is no violence because democracy doesn’t flourish with violence" - Adams Oshiomole on the outcome of Lagos state APC primary.

My reading of this is that Oshiomole was referring to APC primaries (at least the majority of them) held accross the cuountry, and not specifically that of Lagos. It was the reporter that ascribed the response to Lagos.

You are an umpire in an election, yet you went to have a closed door meeting with one candidate but not the other

Do these APC NWC think people are naive. Clearly biased.

[quote author=Lyoncrescent. Secondly, the vision scape stuff is just a fiasco and finally he messed up with civil servants. In alausa they dont like ambode at all. He blocks all their runs whereas ambode is the biggest runs man. His associate is the major man behind planet projects.[/quote]This statement in bold is false

The person behind planet projects is not an associate of Ambode. Planet projects were carrying out transport-related projects around the country long before Ambode dreamt of becoming Governor.

We were told how a 'performer' Akpabio, Amaechi, Fashola were during their time. And now, people claim Ambode is the best thing since sliced bread.

The common factor amongst these 4 people is that they govern or governed states with so much money, it is almost impossible not to be a so-called performer.

Truth is, if the Sanya Olu guy wins, he too will quickly establish himself as a 'performer' & people will quickly forget Ambode.

Made up story.

Tinubu must approve every contract Ambode awards. So how come he was unable to stop Visionscape's contract.

rockmite:
In fact, what we are facing now in Ekiti is terrible, you pay for form but you don't get it. Forms have disappeared in APC party secretariat.

Lodge a complaint at your national secretariat in Abuja.

They should make all forms available at both state and national headquarters of APC.

People like Fayemi & the Ogun guy say Tinubu is controlling. But they exhibit worse controlling tendencies themselves.

No one knew Ambode until Tinubu plucked him from obscurity to become Governor.


I heard from a reliable source what Ambode allegedly did, and I was gobsmacked . Humans are very dangerous o.

Let them all context the primaries. It's up to Lagosians who governs them.

The Ondo governor seems to lack simple decorum.

During his inauguration, he attacked Tinubu who was seated as a guest!

This time he is angry because of direct primaries promoted by Tinubu.

A grown man must be able to rise above petty grudges.

KingSatan:


If it were a gathering of poor Nigerians, A deeper life member will never hug a Catholic. Same applies to other faiths.

An Igbo man will not seat on same seat with a Yoruba without Hissing or Keeping a Hard face. Same thing applies to other tribes.

Haba...social media and exageration. Just finished speaking with my Igbo client. Nice guy.

This idea that every Igbo and Yoruba man spends every minute of his life thinking about and hating the other is simply not true.

Sirjamo:
There is no way Osinbajo would sack Daura without clearing it with Buhari

Can an assistant Manager in an office sack an employee without the approval of the Manager?

What is important is that it appears the decision to sack him emanated from the VP, with the latter then securing the approval of the President.


With this act, the VP has shown himself to be a man with some backbone.

Laughable.

Why should he comment.

Biuhari got himself into this Wahala. Against Tinubu's wishes, he said he would work with anybody when Saraki became Senate President. Let him fix his problems himself na.

How can you be President & fail to recognise the importance of having your own choice as leaders of the Senate & house of rep?

It is now a nationall event.

After the 1st October Independence day, June 12 will become the second most celebrated non-religious holiday in Nigeria.

Once/if he wins, story might change.

Speculative report.

Ajumibi is firmly in Tinubu's camp. Oyo, Lagos, Osun are in his camp.

He has substantial influence in Ekiti and Ondo.

He had no candidate in Ekiti primaries. Had it been he did, his candidate will have come at least second, as happended in Ondo.

So, even in Ondo and Ekiti, Tinubu's influence is substantial.

Not familiar with Ogun politics.

Some of the points raised against Dangote are ridiculous.

1. Someone asked if he didn't do market research on tomato factory.

As if doing market research is a guarantee of success.

Most successful people have stories of failed investments to tell. Warren Buffet, one of the world's most successful investors loses billions in unsuccessful investments from time to time. There are no guarantees of success in business. The key is to make sure you get it right more often than you are wrong.

2. Another contributor questioned his decision to invest in a refinery.

First, the idea that electric vehicles use will overtake internal combustion vehicles in Nigeria within 20 yrs is ridiculous. Besides, Dangote will prob have recouped his investment within 12yrs.

Second, any modular refinery in the Niger Delta will have significantly smaller production capacity, which will likely make its unit production cost higher than Dangote's. Modular refineries are unlikely to constitute much competition to Dangote's monster refinery.

The Tomato factory is a mere $40 million. Peanuts to Mr Dangote.

Arms folded, looking into the ground while listening to Tinubu, Oshiomhole was in total submission to the man.

Reminds me of 2015 presidential campaign, when Mr Buhari would fold his arms and stand behind Tinubu sheepishly.

Like Mr Buhari, once Oshiomhole gets what he wants - APC Chairmanship -, he will turn on Tinubu & tell us the man had no hand in his becoming the Chairman.

Politics. Very dirty.

Bobby4090:
Then Tinubu must force Buhari to sign agreements this time around before campaign to avoid the fulani viper from taking over all appointments like before.

Such agreement will be worthless as it will be legally unenforceable.

If Buhari is reelected, he can choose to do what he likes.

None of the Governors supporting Oyegun can influence votes outside their respective States.

Tinubu can influence votes across at least 6 states.


It's simple. Mr Buhari must go with Tinubu for now.

If re-elected he will have the freedom to say again that he belongs to no one.