This is the greatest speech i have listened to by any presidential candidate in Nigeria. It shows Tinubu has loads of ideas for moving Nigeria forward. Atiku should just bow out of this race, so that we can deal with few remnants of zombidiots remaining. They will never stop wailing even after losing the election. They will start shouting biafla upandan.
LadyExcellency: Whoever wrote this nonsense should just delete it.
US Dollar is doing great and has dwarfed every currency in the world.
Stop smoking banned substances. If the US wants to pay, they will print the paper or the coins and it's done.
Yes we know that. But that’s temporary effect. Its heading for a massive fall because theres too much debt by US that it is unsustainable. The currency is not based on any commodity. Its having artificial power. Thats why it will soon crash terribly.
I must not fail to thank you once again for helping to deepen our democracy by leading the change movement that saw an opposition party capture power at the centre for the first time in Nigerian history. We did so at a time when the then ruling Peoples Democratic Party had boasted that it would rule for unbroken 60 years whether the people liked it or not. We were able to make such a defining history because of your austere and incorrigible pedigree. We believed history had placed you in a position to become the greatest African leader—ever.
Unfortunately, fellow Nigerians, including your very self, have found out the hard way: Any serious setback from old age or ill-health is not a recipe for effective leadership. Make no mistake: One must not mock old age or ill-health, as these conditions are in most cases beyond human control. Moreover, our basic norms dictate that we show empathy for the adversities of others. Yet, it is a gross disservice to humankind for politicians who are challenged by either old age or ill-health to knowingly offer themselves for positions where such infirmities can hinder their performance.
The significance of physical fitness in leadership explains why candidates seeking power in advanced democracies undergo vigorous health scrutiny before voters can take them seriously. Mr President, you are a living witness. You have not hidden the fact that the challenges associated with old age do not augur well with the demands of your office. It is not surprising, therefore, that you have not been able to perform to the best of your abilities.
Leader of our dear party, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the master strategist, who was supposed to serve as a stabilising force, is suffering from a similar sad fate. His predicament is even worse. Within the past seven years, he has domiciled in foreign hospitals more than you have done. Needless to mention that his recent public outings do not portray a man who is physically or mentally fit for any serious party leadership.
The cumulative effect is that things have truly fallen apart in our party, as well as Nigeria in general. Today, the level of corruption, which you had declared would kill Nigeria unless Nigeria kills it, is now unfathomable. Today, our party—the All Progressives Congress—with Tinubu as its national leader, has become a safe haven for notorious corrupt kingpins who were indicted while at the PDP. Today, our party does not appear to have any ideological, moral or ethical difference from the much-discredited PDP.
The most shameless yet is that the APC has nominated the same Tinubu as its presidential candidate for the upcoming 2023 elections. The implication is that corruption has been embraced as a way of life under your very own regime. Common sense dictates that, if Tinubu is to prevail, but may God forbid, you would be handing over to a politician who is not only challenged by the stark frailties of poor health and old age but also someone who is widely disdained for being one of the most cancerous poster characters for corruption in Africa. Mr President, if Tinubu prevails, you will go down in history as the most shameless political hypocrite—ever.
It is necessary to remark here that I do not discount the contributions of Tinubu in Nigerian history. Eulogising him in a 2017 piece, “I pity Tinubu,” I did not hesitate to write that “if dynamic opposition is the life-wire of democracy, it is very fitting then to name him the saviour of Nigeria’s current democratic journey. Tinubu, more than any other Nigerian, nurtured and sustained the opposition movement that removed the Peoples Democratic Party from power.
However, as someone who has professed political leadership for decades in many advanced democracies, I definitely know the difference between the qualities of a political strategist and the qualities of a president of a country.
I must also admit that Tinubu could not have been a candidate you would wish as a successor. You wanted a level playing ground in our party. But the corrupt cabal within the APC took advantage of your condition to outwit you and hand the prize to the highest bidder. Take, for example, Tinubu’s Presidential Campaign Council, where he hoodwinked you to become its chairman. Look at the kind of re-cycled corrupt characters therein. Mr President, why are you allowing these characters to further tarnish your image? The saving grace is that the 2023 presidential election presents a golden opportunity to not only redeem your incorrigible legacy but to also save Nigeria from total collapse.
The three candidates with the potential to succeed you are Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi and Bola Tinubu.
On one hand, we can both agree that Atiku and Tinubu are the ‘same ten and ten pence’—the two most influential henchmen of Nigeria’s ageless corrupt oligarchy. In short, to elect any of the two is an errant sin. Please do not have a hand in such a shameless fall from grace. If still in doubt, besides their poor health conditions, please consider that neither of them can in good conscience campaign against corruption. Combine that with the fact that no Nigerian leader, whether military or civilian, has ever assumed the governance of the country with the type of corrupt background well known of Atiku and Tinubu. Think back, Mr President!!
On the other hand, we have Peter Obi of the Labour Party. Like you, he is well known for the frugal management of resources and has no record of corruption. Like you, he does not buy votes. Like you, he is determined to kill corruption, as you would wish. Like you in 2015, instead of waiting till election day to deploy looted funds to rig elections, Obi has demonstrated the physical ability to traverse the entire country to ask for votes. Luckily for you and Nigeria, unlike you, he is younger and in a better state of health to overcome the unfortunate frailties that hindered your performance. Moreover, he has a clear vision and the character to unleash Nigeria’s abundant potential to greatness.
Of course, I can relate to the burden associated with promoting a candidate of the opposition party. But as I had stated while equally endorsing Obi, we must not hide behind the bogus toga of political parties, tribes and religions to allow a crooked clique to dictate our future. I emulated President Olusegun Obasanjo and other progressives, who chose country over party to endorse you in 2015. I took a page from Colin Powell, an eminent American patriot and lifelong member of the Republican Party, who crossed party lines to endorse Barack Obama of the Democratic Party in 2008. Powell saw Obama as a transformational figure who could inspire a new generation of Americans.
President Muhammadu “Okechukwu” Buhari, your moment in time is now. A new generation of Nigerians beckons you to stand on the right side of history. The posterity beckons you to recognise that the 2023 election is a struggle between the nation’s corrupt oligarchy versus progressive Nigerians anchored by Mr Obi. The posterity beckons you to also demonstrate true patriotism by choosing country over religious, ethnic and party affiliations. The posterity beckons you to then go forth and endorse Obi, an untainted character, a quintessential patriot, a visionary and a generational figure, who has come to represent the democratic revolution the Nigerian masses, as well as your very self, have long sought.
These zombidiots can go to any level to prove their stupidity. Buhari endorse what? By way of what? Do you think those in power and politics do not know more than the ordinary man on the streets about the atrocities and crimes which Obi hide away from the stupid followers that he is mesmerising? Do you think they don’t know about his drug business, about what is contained in his Pandora file, about how he killed people extra-judicially, about his parents snd how they died, about his 250 million money laundry? Do you think they don’t know about his views on religion and his ipob and pirates membership? Do you think they have none of those intelligence reports on him?
I am sure Buhari would be the least person to hand over to Obi after knowing all what he knew about him.
Whynotthetruth: Oga, talking about human development, if Tinubu knew what it is, he won't have reps like you who don't know basic spellings and word usage. Empowering thieves, and emboldening touts and pen robbers isn't human development...
People should have a life outside Government. Politics isn't a profession that's what people like Tinubu are doing...
Peter Obi believes in life outside Government so also his team. They're doing well in their fields and not hanging round the state treasury...
Google his Commissioners and aides to see who they are...and see if any is your daily chop I chop kind of personality
Imagine, you are talking basic spelling because I am busy and I do not care much. For your information I got an A1 in English Language. I have masters and PHD in UK. Now, coming back to you: do you know that you do not know basic punctuation and where it should be used? Do you know that after “Politics isn’t a profession….” a comma is needed before typing the next phrase? And talking about using words: what do you mean by “if Tinubu knew what it is…..” What meaning does that convey to you and everyone? How could you have phrased that properly to convey what you meant? That is not proper English grammar construction. You said Peter Obi believes in life after “Government…..” why did you insert capital “G”? Is that appropriate in that word and that context?
You can see that you know nothing about English. You should go back to school and start all over.
Now, coming back to Peter Obi not having any mentees, he is obviously a poor leader who nobody could learn anything good under him. Politics is a profession. In many developed countries, young lads who wanted to be politicians are given opportunity of mentorship in offices of politicians in western countries. They are given internship as legislative aids etc. Because the young up-coming ones needed experience and skills before assuming those offices after winning election. This is not the case in Nigeria, where the young ones just want to grab leadership positions without any form of mentorship or guidance. This situation is what Tinubu has excelled in, by coaching and mentoring up-coming politicians. Peter Obi has nothing to bequeath to younger politicians. He is not a good leader. I know it is very painful for you to face this reality. But that is the truth.
Next time, when you want to remove the log in other people’s eyes, make sure you have removed yours first.
PitObi had commissioners, Aides, House of Assembly members, National Assembly members from his State while he was the Governor of Anambra State, but today only Obi goes from place to place talking about himself without anyone to corroborate his claims, and not one of them sees Obi as deserving their support.
*If Obi was such a superb leader, how come none of the persons in his government is championing his cause?* The answer is simple, Obi scored zero in human development. He is on his own!
*Today, every aspect of Nigeria has at least one person developed by JAGABAN. That is LEADERSHIP.*��♂️
Obi boasted that he is richer than Joe Biden, but he cannot help people around him if this news is true. He cannot be said to prudent. Rather, he is miser. The other day his town people came out on video complaining of no transformer, no light for 5 years. And Obi is their son. What kind of useless miserly son is that? Obi is a failure, a scam. Scammers dont help in good course, thats why i am not surprised at his behaviour.
Tonypen247: As usual, chop and clean mouth. Tinubu money most reach everyone.
Na to chop clean mouth, vote Peter obi
Obi no dey give shishi and we see soap and rice. We see bus packing people after collecting 5k each. Only imbeciles will think you dont spend money in politics.
IfnobeGod20: During his time, Anambra was adjudged as the most secure state in Nigeria because for 5 years there was no single bank robbery in the state. The Evans kidnapper was in Anambra and he could not kidnap anyone there because he said Anambra was too hot for him and he relocated to Lagos where he flourished and gain ground till he was caught. Peter Obi was the first governor that recognized and equipped the grassroots Vigilante in Nigeria. Don't just bank on what you read or people say, make research, so as not to look stupid.
What people keep asking is: where are all those structures and programs of Obi right now? It just shows that Obi has no vision for sustainability whivh Tinubu has. Tinubu was the first governor to create police trust fund and created RRS. They wiped out armed robbery and other crimes from lagos. Up till today, they are still in existence. You can see that Tinubu is better at have ng vision and sustainability. All the structures Tinubu created are still in existence up till today. But all of Obi’s structures and programs, if any, have been destroyed. Thats why Obi cannot go to his village today. But Tinubu lives in Lagos all his life. You see the difference.
toneroforever: Let's stop deceiving urselves here. U can't support Tinubu without appearing mischievous. Tinubu's motive is simple which was "don't mess with Yoruba's interest & handover to me". While there's nothing fundamentally wrong in promoting one's tribal interests, but defending & supporting Buhari's re-election in 2019 despite his abysmal & woeful performance so that he can take over in 2023 is selfish & outrightly dishonest.. Nigeria's future isn't going to be decided by an agreement between these 2 old politicians whose party, APC destroyed Nigeria. Majority of over 80 million+ voters will show Buhari,Tinubu & APC the exit door for making Nigeria the poverty capital of the world, the widespread insecurity, wrecked economy,ASUU, tribal intolerance, etc
We shall see who's right. Majority of Nigerians from what we can see so far show’s Tinubu will win. You are just deceiving yourself.
Alpharey: God is not wicked to give us somebody that cannot run the country well. He is weak and old and needs rest. Unless we are being punished with incapable leaders.
God knows better than you. Your assessment if Tinubu is subjective and not divine.
Mbaka held a program titled from "Good luck to bad luck"
He lied that your evil bubu will lead Nigeria to the promise land. Where is Nigeria today?
If a thousand mbakas like they should say Obi will not win. One thing is sure, Obi wins or loose its you and I that go home with the scare of an evil government.
Idiats. Make Una get small sense.
Tinubu is the promised land. Without Buhari victory, Tinubu would not have been able to get northern votes which he will now get. And Tinubu is the awaited messiah that will rescue Nigeria. Mbaka is right. Wait and see.
LocalStandard1: I was opportune to see the future of our country. I saw Atiku with a group of shady people in a building bargaining the future of the country and its people.
You don't need to go to sleep and dream to see what this country will be like under Tinubu, in this case Shettima. Let me tell you:
I am from Kaduna State, we experience some of the biggest marginalization and neglect by the state government. Currently the Southern Kaduna people are being pushed out of history, systematically. Especially with this State Muslim/Muslim ticket.
Nigeria must not experience what we are tasting in KD. That's why I'm here to tell you there most be balance in this nation and 2023 elections is the best way to set it.
But if Peter Obi looses, I will blame the Igbos.
These killings by the so called Unknown Gun Men in the South East is going to be a big set back. I expect ninety five percent votes for Peter Obi from there or else I will still be disappointed.
Monday Sit At Home is a form of protest but celebrating killings of both indigenes and otherwise is stupid, very. If their is a section of the country that should carry arms it's the Middle Belt. We are patient, but now I think we are seeing a corridor out this predicament in a "structureless" party.
Please don mess this up cos both you, Northern Minorities, Christians, entire patriotic Nigerians count on this following.
A statement must be made that Nigerians, not the political elites, own this country.
You are a liar!!! Patriotic Nigerians dont think of religion or ethnicity before they elect good leaders. You are very unpatriotic for introducing religion into your decision for accepting a good leader.
KikBuhari2Daura: IPOB the No 1 widow maker in the South East, the only organization that kills fathers in front of their children. The No 1 enemy of the South East economy but Peter Obi says an organization terrorizing the entire south east are not terrorist?
And he wants to be president of Nigeria? He knows that IPOB kills on daily basis, including the killing of fulani woman and her 4 children in cold blood, the demolishing of mosques by IPOB etc. Obi shoukd know he is wasting his time. He can never win election again in Nigeria.
Tochi3: A church Rat deputy governor.. Tribalism have eaten very deep in their blood...
True yorubas should disassociate themselves from such barbaric mentality....
This is the one Nigeria people like this stone age savage uses to preside over Lagos state and you wonder why there are agberos all over Lagos...
We are the true Yoruba and we support that statement. He is not a tribalist. The message we are giving you and the Obi bingos is that Obi was a flop as governor. Why would he want to be president? If he knew he did well in Anambra there shouldn’t be insecurity problem over there.
Racoon: Tinubu can continue to seek healthcare in cosy London/France hospitals while pretending to love Nigeria and wants to leads it. But of Of course they are desperately trying to package emilokan thinking they can hide sickness. But the pregnancy can never be hidden.
When the big masquerade arrives, Obi will saunter into pit latrine where he belongs.
Babachukwu: You people should keep on packaging an old man the same way you packaged Buhari, but those supporting this evil govt because of one foolish reason or another will see evil. I just don't know why so many Nigeria youths can't think right.
The reality has just started to don on you. Tinubu is our next president. No matter what you do. If you like, go consult the shrine and amadioha. Nothing will change a divine decision. Tara!!!
SensetionalGoal: No matter how they package tinubu he will never win next year election Mark my word
His distance third is well deserved.
You will cry a river load of tears. Because we have it confirmed in shaa Allah. He is our next president. The decision is not yours, but that of God almighty.
No wonder they were the first group of bastards to sing against Tinubu. So many evil associations with Obi. Only mad people will vote this man called Obi.
Xscape1993: Rented people everywhere. No normal human being should talk about any 'old creature' as president of the nation after the deadly political mistake of 2015. Nigeria at this critical time needs a sound, intelligent, healthy, business oriented leader that will stirr up the economy from the evil party...
The usual wailing style. All the qualities for leadership are in Tinubu, not obi. When will you caste out the spell of Obi in you?
Politics › Re: Atiku Should Endorse Me . Tinubu Full Speech In Northern Elders Forum Kaduna by drlateef: 4:28pm On Oct 17, 2022
