₦airaland Forum

handysuzy:
Firstly, my dreams come to pass a lot right from when I was a child. Not all come to pass though, but there is a feeling I get after a dream to determine if it will come to pass or not. After a dream, if I have this feeling, that dream will certainly come to pass....And sure, I got that feeling after this dream.

Lastnight, I dreamed about saturday's presidential election. In the dream, I was wacthing the TV with my mum at night. Jega was going to announce the winner of the election, then his phone rang just as he was about speaking. He picked the call and spoke in pidgin english "Yes Mr. President, yes sir. But no vex o, this one don pass my hand o, the gap too much....No worry, I go return all the money, I no want again"...Before announcing the results, he said INEC was surprised to find out that more than half of the people who registered didnt come out to vote, and 90% of whom are from the south. He said almost everyone with PVC in the North came out to vote but the Southerners refused to step out.

He then anounced the results which favours Buhari with 17million and something votes. Jonathan had 5million and something votes.

Please, this is not made up. In fact, I am a Jonathan fan and I dont like anything about Buhari. I critisize him so much it sometimes causes wahala between me and my boy friend, saasala who is also a Nairalander. This is my dream and I have a strong feeling it will come to pass. Might not be the exact figure, but am afraid it will happen that way.

May Jah's will be done - one way or the other.

So, let's see how it all turns out in reality...

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Keneking:
Is this really from BBC?

The proof, methinks, and as one can see, is in the link provided by the OP, as follows:

Source: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-31996207

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ThisisBuhari:
Ahead of March 28, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has released fresh information to show the rate of PVC collection in all states of the federation.

Source: http://www.nigerianbulletin.com/threads/inec-releases-statistics-of-pvc-collected-in-all-36-states-see-list.109263/#post-119545

It appears to me as if the states with the lower percentages of PVC collections are the ones where the 2011 support for President Jonathan might have gone down at the present time?

Corollary: Some that voted for PDP's GEJ in those states in 2011, are probably showing voter apathy presently?

We shall see.

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aperture11:
Lagos too close to call. I am so laughing. Saturday is very close

My sentiments as well.

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kahal29:
President Goodluck Jonathan, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and his major rival, Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress, APC, have remarkably rewritten former assumptions putting the contest into what has become the most competitive election since the return of democratic rule in 1999.
It is a battle being fought on every inch of Nigerian territory. Buhari, who in his former contests practically ignored several areas, is going out meeting and soliciting for votes from all over the country. Besides the strategic meeting with governors, he is also expected to address the concerns of traders in Onitsha. President Jonathan, on the other hand, has practically laid siege on the Southwest with the prospect of winning over the people of the region. A state by state detail of the battle on the ground is presented hereunder.

By Our Reporters

Anambra State
2011: Jonathan 1,145,169 Buhari 4,223
Anambra was a state Jonathan won with more than 99 per cent in 2011 with 1,145,169 votes. The president is believably headed for another victory in the state in 2015, but only fools will believe that the president could get the kind of victory he got four years ago.
The momentum for Buhari has been tempered in Anambra by internal divisions within the Buhari campaign especially around the personality of the leaders of the campaign. Senator Chris Ngige, who is leading the campaign in the state, is not in the good books of a handful of many other supporters.
Dr. Jonathan is also boosted by the unqualified support he is receiving from the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA government in the state. Dr. Jonathan would win handsomely in the state, Buhari would not get 25 per cent but the bad news for the Jonathan campaign is that the swelled vote would not be obtained given the introduction of the card reader.

Ebonyi
2011: Jonathan 480,592 Buhari 1,025
Jonathan got more than 99.5 per cent of the votes he got in 2011 and was helped by the fact that Buhari practically did not have an organisation in the state and the state opposition leader, Senator Julius Ucha was drained of resources.
However, with the reinvention of the opposition and the internal discord in the PDP that led to the movement of Governor Martin Elechi’s supporters to Labour Party, the APC could be tempted to smell an opportunity. However, chances of that were as at weekend not viable given recent efforts by the president to keep Elechi from being impeached.
Unless Elechi decides to play a rascal, Buhari will not get 25 per cent in Ebonyi

IMO
Dr. Jonathan got almost the entire 1,406, 289 votes in Imo State in 2011. However, the defeat of Ikedi Ohakim in the governorship election that took place about the same time by 290,496 votes to 336,859 votes in the same constituency has led many to believe that the presidential election results may have been bloated. Given that less than 600,000 persons voted in the governorship election has resulted in questions about where the voters in the presidential election came from.
With the opposition in control of the state, Imo looks the brightest opportunity for Buhari in the Southeast, but he would yet be lucky to smile home with 40 per cent of the votes.

Enugu
Jonathan won here with 882,144 votes to Buhari’s 3753 while Ribadu went home with 1,755 votes. The major players in the state are Senator Ike Ekweremadu, the deputy president of the Senate and Governor Sullivan Chime who are both on the surface rooting for the president. But given the wounds that the governor received and the fact that he has no stake in the presidential election he could decide to pay back the president with bad coins so that both of them could retire from public life together.
Also to the advantage of Buhari is the presence of Father Ejike Mbaka, who has openly endorsed Buhari against the president.
The prospects of Buhari getting 25 per cent in Enugu are not impossible despite the efforts of Ekweremadu.

ABIA
Jonathan got 1,175,954 to the 3,608 votes Buhari received in 2011. Though with the introduction of the card reader the prospects of Jonathan getting that many votes have been seriously reduced, but there is little doubt he would easily trounce Buhari in Abia. The closest opposition is APGA which has interestingly adopted Jonathan as its presidential candidate.
The factors against Buhari could only be sentiments against the outgoing administration and the slowdown of the economy which has affected businesses in the state. Still, Buhari is not expected to get 25 per cent in Abia.
Remarkably, unlike the situation in many other states where losers in the PDP governorship primaries defected or went underground, many of those who lost out in the PDP including Emeka Wogu are fanatically working for the PDP.


DELTA
Jonathan won here with 1, 378, 851 in 2011. However, since then a number of political shifts and miscalculations have been made to cause a radical alteration of the permutations.
While the PDP remains almost unified the humiliation the governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan suffered even after surrendering his senatorial ticket and inability to position his own man as governor has led some to believe he could seek vengeance. However, the governor has almost remained steadfastl in support of the Jonathan project.
Anyway, other issues including the reported overbearing attitude of Jonathan’s Ijaw kinsmen which has led to the repeated postponement of the groundbreaking of the EPZ in the state, and the sidelining of the Urhobo may hurt Jonathan .
Buhari is, however, not helped by the fact that his governorship candidate in the state, Otega Emerhor was not universally accepted by the party leaders. That nonetheless, Jonathan is no longer looked at as “our brother” by the non-Ijaws, a situation that has put Buhari in good look to get at least 30 per cent of the votes in Delta.

EDO
2011: Jonathan 542, 173 Buhari 17,795
The results in 2011 would be of little consequence in 2015 given that Governor Adams Oshiomhole practically sat on the fence that year. In 2015 the comrade governor has taken the Buhari project as a personal one. The challenges that have faced the Jonathan administration make it a tempting ground for Buhari to pull away victory. However, the PDP is marshalling several personalities including Chief Tony Anenih, Chief Tom Ikimi among others to help the president. Edo is too close to call.

BAYELSA
504,811 691.
Buhari got only 691 votes last time. He is destined to do better given the internal discord in the state chapter of the PDP but it would be a foolish guess to say he could score more than 5 per cent of the votes in the state.

CROSS RIVER
2011 Jonathan 709,382 Buhari 4,002
Not much of change is expected for Buhari in Cross River given the absence of a strong internal party in the state. Jonathan should score a minimum of 80 per cent of the votes in Cross River. However, like in many other states the total number of votes is expected to be suppressed by the anti-rigging device, card reader.

AKWA IBOM
2011: Jonathan 1,165,629 Buhari 5,348
Jonathan is expected to be seriously challenged in Akwa Ibom by the support Buhari is getting from the machine transferred to him by the APC governorship candidate, Umana Umana. The popularity Umana is getting and the largely unexpressed attitude of the Ibibio population towards Governor Godswill Akpabio would pose serious dangers for the president.
If the election goes smoothly, the president will win but Buhari would get more than 25 per cent of the votes.

RIVERS
2011 Jonathan 1, 817, 762 Buhari 13,182
This is where the president’s political problems started and it would come to a head in six days time as the president again seeks the support of his in-laws.
The PDP has traditionally harvested an approximate two million votes in presidential and governorship elections in Rivers State and that was when the PDP was in control of the Government House, Port Harcourt, where many of the winning strategies were formulated. But with the APC now in control of the Government House the PDP’s leverage has been greatly diminished. The prospects of Governor Chibuke Amaechi delivering Rivers to Buhari are daunting as the president is expected to win again, but with a significantly suppressed number of votes. The votes will count if all goes well and the traditional two million votes will not be available to the PDP candidate. Buhari will smile home and be satisfied with at least 30 per cent of the votes.

LAGOS
Jonathan 1, 281, 688; Buhari 189, 983; Ribadu 427, 000
Buhari took third in 2011 largely on account of the support Ribadu got from the APC machine in Lagos. But with the same support now actively being shifted to Buhari and given the challenges of the president and the Osinbajo factor, the president is in danger of losing Lagos State to Buhari.
The president was politically shrewd to push forward a popular governorship candidate in the person of Jimi Agbaje, however, that is not going to be of much help to him given the erosion of the Islamic label on Buhari and the momentum he has received. Lagos is too close to call.
The president would be helped in Lagos by the sentiments of the vast Igbo population, majority of who are chorusing for him.


OGUN
This is a state the president won in 2011, but he would need a miracle to help him overcome the challenges against him in 2015. Besides the strong support Buhari is getting from Governor Ibikunle Amosun, the president is not helped by the disarray that is in the state chapter of the PDP. Even though he is not much of an asset on voting day, former President Olusegun Obasanjo is from Ogun State and would do everything to ensure the rejection of his one time political godson. Buhari is projected to win Ogun convincingly and the president would be happy going away with 40 per cent of the votes.

OSUN
This was the only southern state the president lost in 2011 and is headed towards the same direction in 2015 despite the increasing challenges facing the Rauf Aregbesola administration in Osogbo, notably the growing difficulties in payment of salaries. The APC is, however, telling whoever cares to listen that many of the challenges they are having are coming from Jonathan in Abuja. Dr. Jonathan is projected to score about 35 per cent of the votes in the state.

OYO
Jonathan 484, 758 Buhari 92, 396 Ribadu 252, 240
Jonathan won in Oyo with about 52 per cent of the votes in 2011 and that was when a PDP government was in office. With the reverse the case now and the challenges in office around the president, his ability to get the plurality of 2011 is in serious doubt. The president’s chances were not helped last week after a senior chief in Ibadan came out to endorse Buhari. Besides, the PDP seems to be doing well in covering its internal fractures, but that fact is obvious to many people.

EKITI
The chances of the president in Ekiti have been boosted by the fanatical support he is receiving from Governor Ayodele Fayose. However, the support is almost matched by the recent reconciliation between Dr. Fayemi and Hon. Opeyemi Bamidele who are both working for Buhari. Nevertheless, there are still mutterings that the old progressives allegedly shut out by Dr. Fayemi while in office are still to be fully reintegrated into the APC.
Whatever, Ekiti is too close to call.

ONDO
This is a state that ordinarily should go to Dr. Jonathan given the dominance of Governor Segun Mimiko in the affairs of the state. However, as with many second term office holders, the governor has caught the syndrome and his political invincibility once the subject of political folklore is no longer taken for granted. Dr. Jonathan will win handsomely in Ondo, but Buhari is in good position to get 25 per cent.

KWARA
The choice of a relatively unpopular governorship candidate has not done the PDP good in Kwara. Many of the governorship aspirants who were in better position to Marshall the votes for the president are looking from the sidelines and so, giving opportunity for Senator Bukola Saraki to handsomely deliver Kwara to the APC presidential candidate.

BENUE
Is a state that Buhari has never won in a presidential election, however, the troubles of the PDP administration and the choice by the APC of a grassroots governorship candidate has opened up the state to battle. Many voters could translate their fury at the non payment of salaries to the president.
Benue is too close to call.

PLATEAU
This is a traditional PDP state and Jonathan is expected to win convincingly. However, Buhari would for the first time make an inroad as he taps on the groundswell of misgivings against Governor Jonah Jang. Such grudges include irregular payment of salaries and the governor’s decision to discard the zoning principle in the choice of his successor.
Many leading political stakeholders on the plateau are seriously embittered by the outgoing governor’s decision to enthrone someone from his senatorial constituency and his Berom tribe as his successor. Should the misgivings translate fully into votes, Jonathan could be in trouble.

NIGER
Jonathan lost here in 2011 and despite the alleged schemes of some powerful generals in the state to stop Buhari and return the president, it would be a difficult task. The failure of the outgoing governor to adequately deliver democracy dividends is, of course, no help.
Governor Babangida Aliyu would be desperate for Jonathan to win despite his assertions in the past that the president signed a one term agreement. Victory for Jonathan would position Dr. Aliyu to run the presidential contest in 2019.
Given the judicial interpretation of the senatorial election that took place in Aliyu’s senatorial constituency that was won by the APC, the chances of Buhari winning are convincing.


NASARAWA
The president won in Nasarawa last time, but that was when a PDP governor was in office. Now with an APC governor in office, the challenges against the president are obvious. The unity in the PDP was recently broken with the defection of Labran Maku to APGA. But that nonetheless, Nasarawa is too close to call.

KADUNA
The president lost his running mate’s state last time. The same configuration is in place the only difference is that Buhari has a better organisation in 2015 than he had in 2011.
Kaduna, as ever, remains too close to call and it is expected that people may vote according to religious lines.
Kaduna too close to call.

KANO
Buhari won handsomely here in 2011 and is expected to do the same thing. The president’s recruitment of his 2011 rival, Shekarau would do little to change the tide against him.

KATSINA
This is Buhari’s homeland and he is expected to sail comfortably to victory here. Jonathan is not expected to get much from here.

JIGAWA
Governor Sule Lamido is working seriously to deliver Jonathan in Jigawa. In 2011, Jonathan narrowly missed getting 25 per cent in Jigawa. It is possible for the president to get that figure this time.

KEBBI
2011: Jonathan 369, 198; Buhari 501, 453
The president did well by scoring more than 25 per cent in Kebbi last time and he is projected to get about the same figure this time.

ZAMFARA
2011: Jonathan 238, 980 Buhari 624, 515
Buhari defeated Jonathan without much of an organisation in 2011 in Zamfara and he is expected to do the same this time.


SOKOTO
2011: Jonathan 309, 057; Buhari 540, 769
In 2011, Jonathan was helped by the sentiments of the ruling PDP in the state. But given the discord that followed and the parting of ways, the president would have to face the serious challenge to get the 36 per cent he scored last time in the state.

BAUCHI
Jonathan 258,000 Buhari 1, 300,000.
This was the state where the president’s convoy was pelted with stones and in the account of Governor Isa Yuguda, those who pelted him were renegade PDP members.
The president’s recent enthusiasm in other parts of the country is not helped by the division in the ranks of the PDP largely between the governor and the FCT minister, Senator Bala Mohammed. Though they claim to be working together, there are underground insinuations that one party is not putting all his eggs in one basket.

ADAMAWA
2011: Jonathan 508,314 Buhari 344,526
The president’s victory here in 2011 could ordinary be replicated given the fact that unlike 2011 when he did it Ribadu, a son of the soil is not running. However, the Boko Haram factor is an issue for many people who are questioning the rationale it took the president until election time to decisively rid the state of the terrorists.
Adamawa is too close to call.

GOMBE
2011: Jonathan 290,347 Buhari 459, 898
Buhari won in 2011 despite the presence of a strong governor, Danjuma Goje who at that time was against him. With Goje now seriously backing him, it ordinarily would be a plus for the APC candidate. However, the incumbent governor, Ibarahim Damkwambo is the Northeast coordinator for Jonathan and is expected to put up a hard battle for the president especially as his re-election battle comes up in two weeks time after the presidential election.
Buhari is expected to win and Jonathan should get more than 25 per cent.

TARABA
2011: Jonathan 451,354 Buhari 257,986
Jonathan won here in 2011 and is expected to win again despite the internal divisions that have lately arisen within the state chapter of the PDP.

YOBE
2011 Jonathan 117,128 Buhari 337, 537
Buhari won Yobe and is expected to win again. Sentiments against the president’s handling of the Boko Haram crisis will not be a good omen for the president in Yobe.
However, one serious challenge for Buhari is the perceived failures of the incumbent governor in providing morale to the people of the state in the face of the crisis.

BORNO
2011: Jonathan 207, 075 Buhari 909,763
Buhari won handsomely in 2011 and is expected to do the same despite the changed permutations that have seen the former governor, Senator Ali Sheriff (SAS) cross over to support the president in 2015.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/03/polls-how-jonathan-buhari-will-battle-for-votes/

One of the better analyses; thanks, @OP. (I'm quoting the post verbatim, so I'll have it in my personal posts universe.)

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TheLeader:
Ever wondered why Buhari wins all the online polls? Here is what I think-

I think its because the bulk of the populace that actually know what's going on in the country are the ones that have access to the internet and know how to use it, hence the overwhelming support for the opposition online. We've seen Buhari sweep polls conducted by even AIT and GEJ's aids...Surprising huh?

Why doesn't this necessarily replicate itself when it comes to the poorest of the poor?

Most...yea most Nigerians in our numerous villages that constitute the bulk of the country don't have access to the internet...or can't use it. At best they are stuck with NTA and the network news on radio...I need not state how one-sided the news here can be. Furthermore, these people(some of my friends and relatives included) are predominantly illiterates so might not have the ability to rate the Government's performance objectively, hence their inclination to vote along ethnic/religious line rather that the capability of the candidates.

...so next time you see 400 like in 3 minutes for the opposition, don't wonder if persons have multiple accounts and can switch between 50 of those accounts in 3mins just to click like...nt feasible right? well I thought so too.

These persons are just the majority of enlightened Nigerians trying to salvage whatever is left of our once great country before it is too late.

"If you try, you might fail, but if you fail to try, you've failed already".

Now you know why Buhari wins the polls online.

#MyOneKoboOpinion

I have just read the entirety of just the 1st page (Page zero) of this thread (its on page 3 as I type this,) and I must say it is the page most filled with brilliant contributions that I've read on here, ever.

So, well done for starting up this debate, @OP.

My little contribution to these analyses is this: Even with the soundness of the analyses on page zero, the ruling party at the Federal level would still have "easily won" the elections were the Card Reader/Voter fingerprint verification system concept not been introduced! To me, the real game changer that has the greatest potential of making the elections reflect the true intentions of voters, is a successful use of the Card Reader/Voter fingerprint verification system from this moment onward.

Forward, Nigeria!!!

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Gbawe:
I hope this is not the usual initial 'gra gra' from our legislators only to then see Koro confirmed in the end after some palms have been 'greased'. Nigeria needs to show the world it is not a completely insane nation run by shameless lunatics. It would be tragic for Nigeria, and a severe blow to our image, if Obanikoro ie eventually confirmed a Minister after the Ekitigate electing rigging tape scandal.

Our legislator , over an issue that is now in the universal public domain like the Chibok kidnapping, need to show the world their autonomy, decency and uprightness by standing up to a rogue President who now appears disinterested in toeing the path of honour and administrative morality.

Very well put, @Gbawe.

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The subject, Queen Nonyerem Okafor, has the face of a real man, anyways, so the hairy bit shouldn't be that surprising. In my eyes, she has a face that mirrors that of Jim Iyke very closely.

In any case, she appears to be enjoying herself, and, why not?

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Good info, @OP; unfortunately, RapisShare just announced a couple of days ago, that it's closing down permanenttly soon. So, folks, grab from RS while you still can.

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ddaddo:
Thanks bros!!!

How much of microsoft office apps can this laptop operate? Am interested.

ps3o:
Does it have any external slot for memory cards or HDD?

It's got KingsOffice - a kind of substitute for MS Office - pre-installed. But please you guys should also help yourselves a little bit by googling to get the full specs of the device.

Good luck.

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baybeeboi:
I hope the INEC will not end up with 120 million PVCs.

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dustmalik:
So, he has been supporting all the bad eggs in PDP, for a long time. makes sense now. all the pieces are coming together.

egift:
Am reading comments here and smiling. Now it all makes sense.

To me, too, gentlemen!

Like I deduced and posted on another thread yesterday, the guy is THE perfect FFK clone.

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Why are the different responses from various arms/principals of the ruling party on key issues always contradictory, to say the least?

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Why are the different responses from various arms/principals of the ruling party on key issues always contradictory, to say the least?

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agabusta:
Well, what can I say. Indeed there is freedom of association. And freedom of words.

I was amazed as well with how you were tackled on that thread you opened but now I guess they already saw the handwriting on the wall and decided to confront you headlong.

I don't think I commented on that thread, but I disagree with your submissions. There is no smoke without fire, the issue of interim govt cannot be totally put away from the govt by her utterances and body language.

Albeit, everyone is entitled to his/her opinions.

Now Bros I think your decamp is more than the criticisms meted to you on the earlier thread. You are just using the earlier issue as a a justification.

I have had reasons to argue in favour of GEJ (despite being a GMB supporter) in my office, and no matter the issue, I always stand my ground, justify my assertions with reasons and do not get pained becos the other GMB supporters do not buy into my stance at that particular time. It's only a dumb person that will not agree that every human has a good and bad side.

I'm sure u don't always switch family whenever u had a bitter quarrel with your siblings.

Now for you to come out and say you are abandoning the progressives because of a disagreement that happened just this morning that both sides even played a role in blowing out of proportion shows that you may not be entirely sincere about your underlying reason for wanting to jump ship. I may be wrong anyways.

Let me also chip this in. It is GMB that is contesting and you are canvassing votes for because of your convictions that he'll bring sanity into the country. Not Gbawe, Desola and the remaining guys that you had exchange of words with. I find it unbelievable that because you had a harsh criticism from some other GMB supporters you decided to abandon him and the change you have been preaching that he can bring. I think there is more to this.

I fully agree with this ^^^.

In my opinion, and simply put, Barcanista has been showing the characteristics of an FFK for a while. Remember when FFK first flew the kite that he was fighting within the APC fold because he felt the party was going to field a moslem-moslem ticket, only for him to get a meeting with the president a week or so later, get a reprieve from a major ongoing federal criminal and money laundering case against him, and immediately jump ship?

A similar scenario was enacted when Barcanista created that thread in which he was criticising those who might have advised Buhari to shun that clearly partisan, anti-opposition, AIT- and NTA-sponsored "debate" for presidential candidates. Barcanista's reasons in that thread were very filmsy, in my opinion, and I'm sure he ate some crow as subsequent events proved him way off target.

What stood out more to me in his (Barcanista) style of writing was his propensity for always describing Buhari with unashamedly superlative words, such as "The people's General," "The amiable General," "The most respected General," and so on, sometimes multiple times in an expression. Those things sounded to me like the action of the fable rat eating away on your flesh - while blowing cool air on the resulting wound on you - to conceal the damage that's being done, all while you sleep!

Hmm.

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psucc:
Am surprised that even the advocates of credible polls are afraid of military deployment to elections.

But whichever Court may care to stop it, it is an interpretation of the Constitution but events may necessitate their deployment.

Did OBJ honour such judgement?

I think you need to read the part of the Supreme Court judgment quoted again - it does not bode well to militarize the populace. Besides, a deployment of the military does not equate to credible polls anywhere, it just portends the military being illegally used - and compromised - for duties outside of their constitutionally-defined roles. Besides, it takes them away from the places where their constitutional roles are most needed. Additionally, the military needs to allow the Police and other para-military forces to grow on their own job, which is to maintain law and other within the civilian populace.

And, come March 28, will the military abandon the insurgency-infested 17 or so local governments (out of the more than 774 in the country) in order to be able to demobilize, mobilize/disperse and mobilize again across the land just for two election days?

And, what has OBJ honoring or dishonoring such judgments have to do with the situation on the ground, or with anything, for that matter? Are you in support of perpetuating the culture of disobedience of court processes and orders?

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Orunto:
The conditions are different now.

Ehn-hehn... The law, according to the Supreme court - remains the law, no matter the layman's interpretation of the situation on the ground. A society where laws are not followed/respected, is a sure breeding ground and environment for anarchy.

Until that law of 2005 by the Supreme Court is reversed or superseded by another, that is what a decent and people-oriented government goes by.

Like I previously posted, let's just hope reason with decency prevails, particularly with regards to this matter of "We Nigerians, the people," electing our leaders.

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Mutuwa:
Ohk..I ment to say that I hope the executive does not disobey the rule of law with such contempt as to use the army during the polls so as to serve their own interests due to the facts that they know it will be difficult for them to come back if and only if the polls are free and fair.They have been fond of disobeying court rulings with no contempt charges against them.why..? Because they are the executives and control the other two arms of power.

OK, I now understand your statement and stand, and I do agree with you. Thanks for clarifying. Let's just hope reason prevails.

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Mutuwa:
Ope the executives dnt oppress the rule of law itself..BTW separation of power is only in the books.

Sorry, could you please explain the first part of your statement? Just to aid my understanding of it. Thanks.

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Dear Nairalanders;

Even if a recent judgment of a High Court in Sokoto barring the military (from being the parastatal of the executive arm of government to provide security during elections) was to be ignored by the executive, surely not the subject judgment of the Supreme Court of the land, since 2005, as cited in the following writeup?

Buhari to FG: Keep military out of elections

The APC Presidential Campaign Organization (APCPCO) has urged the federal government to obey the various decisions of the highest courts in the country, directing that the military and all armed personnel be kept out of the nation’s election processes.

A statement signed by the Director of Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, stated that the Supreme Court had in 2005 handed down a directive to the military, the government and the electoral commission to keep the armed forces out of elections.

“Following recent calls by our Presidential Candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari and the Chairman of our party, Chief Odigie Oyegun that the military be kept [out] of our elections, so that they can focus on the challenges posed by the insurgency, we wish to draw attention to critical decisions of the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court directing that the military stay out of the election processes,” APCPCO said in a statement in Abuja yesterday.

Shehu recalled that a landmark case cited as “MD Yusuf Vs Obasanjo, 2005” in the Nigerian law reports, the Supreme Court of Nigeria ruled that: “it is up to the police to protect our nascent democracy and not the military otherwise the democracy might be wittingly or unwittingly militarized. This is not what the citizenry bargained for after wresting power from the military in 1999. Conscious step or steps should be taken to civilianize the polity and thereby ensure survival and sustenance of democracy.”

The APCPCO said that in the light of this, it was preposterous of the military to hold back the hand of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from going forth with elections scheduled for February 14 [now re-scheduled for March 28.]

“Their business of protecting the country’s territorial integrity and crushing the insurgency is understood and well-respected. The elections on the other hand are not in their preserve. Let them mind their own business and INEC, police and parties mind their own.

“In the light of the above, we urge all stakeholders to ensure the sanctity of the new dates of March 28th and April 11th, and help confine the military to their challenging assignments by keeping them out of the elections,” the statement added.

Source: http://dailytrust.com.ng/sunday/index.php/news/19611-buhari-to-fg-keep-military-out-of-elections

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parrotibaba:
which one is it in play store?

If I were you, I'd try the best rated – which happens to be #1 in this case – in the first instance.

Good luck.

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Sorry to have to pour sand-sand in your garri, @OP, but one has to be truthful.... The Lenovo IdeaPad A10 Hybrid 10.1" lappy you're advertising here for N38,000, is currently on sale/promotion for exactly N24,999 at The SPAR. (I believe it's actually an arm/appendage/sister to Park 'n' Shop.) I got one yesterday from their outlet in Lekki.

@All, please be aware that the laptop runs on just Android 4.2.2 (Jellybeans) OS, and is Wi-Fi only. It has a limited 16 GB of Nando Flash ROM. Having said all that, it is worth every Kobo of the current N24,999 price, in my book, and its true 2 GB of DDR3 RAM is quite good.

Good luck, everyone!

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God Almighty will - in His own way - definitely punish those election riggers, ESPECIALLY starting from the governorship election that was held in Ekiti State in 2014.

God, please do not forsake - but kindly redeem - those that suffered any consequences as a result of the blatant manipulations by members, agents, and stooges of the federal government of the processes leading up to, during, and following that governorship election in Ekiti state.

Amen.

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God Almighty will - in His own way - definitely punish those election riggers, ESPECIALLY starting from the governorship election that was held in Ekiti State in 2014.

God, please do not forsake - but kindly redeem - those that suffered any consequences as a result of the blatant manipulations by members, agents, and stooges of the federal government of the processes leading to, during, and following that governorship election in Ekiti state.

Amen.

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akatekpe:
I have not said so. Your earlier post putting the blame on the electorates for not collecting the cards is what annoyed me. Nigerians are more enlightened and ready to vote than before,but INEC is just not helping matters at all. As I type here now,i am stil at their office and no sign of me getting my card and the excuse is that,they are stil expecting more PVCs. Plenty ppl are here frustrated

In the midst of these arguments, have you taken your time to check online–the Web address is all over the place–where or which center your PVC actually is? If you have, then you'll do yourself a favor by just confronting the staff at the actual nominated center with the evidence. If you've done all that and you're still unsuccessful, then I'm afraid your issue may remain unresolved.

If you've not, I can assure you that quite a lot of people have gotten theirs based on the information they got from the INEC "govote" Web address.

Good luck!

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@OP;

Have you checked online using this Web address - www.govote.ng/pickup/ to know where your PVC actually is? It may not be where you think/have been told it is. The Web address has been featuring in many threads on this forum, and has helped people that I personally know to get their PVC's without further stress. See if it will help.

Good luck!

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About time you said this, Prof.

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About time, Prof.

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About time.

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The issue now with this legal development is, will the ruling be obeyed, or challenged/appealed, or, God forbid, simply ignored by the executive arm of government?

I guess the informed will follow up on this development.

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