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Zombiedients should continue dreaming.

You forgot that Obi didn't return Vice at the Inec stipulated time.

Opintiwa:
Phahahahahah

Oho

IJaw man when no want Biafra .

We are for Ijaw Republic.

Opintiwa:
PDP e rat when dey claim IJaw

Phahahahahah

Peter don leave una , cry harder

Prepare for Biafra or death after February 25th

How can a structure less and strong hold less candidate win Nigeria Presidential election?

Presidential election no be Councillorship election oo.

Michelle70:
Oga, twitter and Nairaland no get polling units o.

Exactly.

PresidObi:
And you're here everyday arguing online even when you know there are no polling units online? Is the joke not on you?

Its on Obi fans that believe a structure less and strong hold less candidate can conquer with all their online noise.

Michelle70:
kolokuma/Opokuma

Yeah.

Michelle70:
why u deh argue with them.

Its tiring to argue with obedients.

The new electoral act did assign polling units on twitter,
thats what they believe

You are correct.

Opintiwa:
No vex where Gbassambiri dey ?

Its pronounced Bassambiri In Nembe Bayelsa.

Opintiwa:
No vex kolokuma dey under which local government?

Kolokuma Clan dey under Kolokuma/Opokuma LGA Bayelsa State.

SaiOba:
His Excellency Peter Obi is winning this election big time with the help of his brother from the North His Excellency Alhaji Rabiu Musa Kwakwaso.. if you know, you know.. but ONLY the elders will understand the writing on the wall.

Winning online.
Structure less and strong hold less candidate

Opintiwa:
Why claiming IJaw abeg ?

When you through with your mmkpuru mmri you go and sleep.

colorsofrainbow:
Tonyebarcanista keep weeping all over nairaland. Obi's exit from PAD really pain u so bad

Tonye Barcanista is Ijaw from Kalabari Clan.

I'm Ebi from Kolokuma Clan.


Ijaw is as large as Igbo in area and in population.

Opintiwa:
Is that why you denied your root to claim IJaw ?

Continue to deceive yourself with lies told to yourself.

Opintiwa:
Is that why you denied your root to claim IJaw ?

I'm Ijaw whether you like it or not.
Purely Ijaw.
I love who I am.
Ari Izon tubou la oror fidifidi mie emi ye bi miegha fangmi.

Namasiobiri.

Opintiwa:
Caro white . generator marketer

Goes nowhere

Power to the south .

See e rat when dey claim IJaw

Obi will only win online.

PresidObi:
LP are everywhere like air

Put Online.
Because Obi will only win online.

Michelle70:
Where are its supporters? If not for internal conflict, nobody will hear anything about the party

All we hear is APC and LP

PDP own the election.
LP is structure less and strong hold less

Atiku know that online noise like Zombiedients specialize on is useless.
As for Tinubu.
He is better of as a comedian.

atinga1:
The fact that you actually believe this nonsense you wrote, says a lot about your mental capacity.
If you had said he won't win any state outside SE, it might be a lot understandable. But to say he won't win any state makes you look like the PDP paid hack you are.

Stop deceiving yourself even his own Governor have come out and say his people should vote Apga and that's not Obi.

Onyipk:
Don't bother yourself with the writings of cretins.
Their opinion is usually worse than myopic.

God willing, Peter Obi is the new president of Nigeria come 2023.

Obi will win only online.

dominic17:
Foremost environmental and human rights activist, Ann-Kio Briggs, has berated the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, for seeking former President Goodluck Jonathan’s support in the forthcoming 2023 general election.

Briggs, who spoke on Wednesday while reacting to Tinubu’s consultative visit to Jonathan at his Abuja residence on Tuesday, described the APC standard flagbearer as shameless.

She said that Tinubu should be ashamed of himself for consulting Jonathan over his presidential race a few years after heaping verbal attacks and insults on the former president and his wife, Patience, because he was a minority President from Ijaw in the Niger Delta.

Briggs noted that that Tinubu was one of the opponents of the Jonathan administration, who mobilised opposition against him and called him all sorts of derogatory names.

She said, “Politics in Nigeria is a filthy game about personalities, not about the people, if not, Tinubu should be too ashamed to visit Jonathan and sit down on the chair in his house.

“This is a man (Tinubu) that cannot differentiate between politics of ideology and shameful politics. They hauled insults at him (Jonathan), they hauled insults at his wife.

“They constructed effigies to mock Jonathan; they organised ‘Occupy Nigeria’ and paraded with coffins and did all kinds things against Jonathan. Today, they are shamelessly visiting Jonathan, sitting on his chair in his house.”

Briggs described Jonathan as “a kind-hearted man and Ijaw son” who had been vindicated on many fronts, stressing that he had acknowledged while in office that he was the most insulted and abused president.

The activist said Tinubu and his ilk should realise that the oil and gas resources in Jonathan’s Niger Delta remained the sources of their feeding and wellbeing of Nigeria, adding that “after all the insults, calling him clueless, they are now visiting Jonathan and sitting in his house.”

Earlier on her Facebook page, Briggs had expressed similar views, saying that all anti-Jonathan elements, including the APC presidential candidate, would have their payback time.

She stated that Tinubu could not hate Ijaw people in 2015 when Jonathan lost his re-election bid and hoped to achieve victory in the forthcoming presidential poll in Ijaw land.

Briggs further said, “One by one, from top to bottom, they all go back to Jonathan to receive their shovel of hot coal on their heads. I will tell the APC/Tinubu for free that if Ijaws vote for him, it will not be at a level for him to claim victory in Ijaw nation. He cannot hate Ijaws in 2015 and expect Ijaws to vote for him in 2023. Jonathan is an Ijaw son and man, but all Ijaws are not Jonathan.

“Go and collect your debt from Buhari, Jonathan no get vote for you inside our creeks, swamps and mangroves. Ijaw youths are not going to eat the corn and groundnut you are offering, we have enough plantain, fish and all the oil and gas we need to import all we want to eat.”
Tinubu is too selfish he sold out southern Nigerians for his selfish ambition and still expect the southerners to support him. This is height of selfishness.

Ijaw is not a minority.
Go and learn more.

Maobichek:
Good evening, i see your fear, a vote for Obi is an advantage to APC, this you have confirmed.

You should have channel your thread on how to convince PO to align with Atiku and not this "rythorics." This thread shows your fear and it's total balderdash to opined that PO will not win even a single state.

PDP still have 7 months to talk to PO which i don't know how possible it would be, though all politicians are the same but it's likely impossible for PO/LP to stepdown for Atiku.

Fear for a structure less party?
Mumu talk.

BaddestQueen:
all of a sudden the two so called major party stopped attacking themselves.
they are now focus on the structurless online political party.
lol you dont attack whats not relevant.
their attacks only means one thing and that is
they are scared.
THE YOUTHS ARE COMING

hahahahahahahahahahahahaha

Scared of strong hold less and structure less party.

Mumu talk.

Thinkam:
Vote Atiku sha, when you see say Obi no go win

Exactly.

highchief1:
obidients arr mad ppl roaming around in the street.they believe all the youth are now OBIDIENTs.so if my dad is a commissioner I will be OBIDIENT because I’m a youth.

You guys know nothing about politics.

Bifas1:
Wait till Nigerian youths teach you guys a bitter lesson. To hell with your structure that has made us the capital of poverty in the world.

Haha .
Mumu talk.

360degreess:
Zombidients are loosers

Sure they are.

PresidObi:
Season of typing long rubbish to get paid a few naira notes.

Tonye is very hungry.

Stop deceiving yourself the truth is bitter.

Jennifer663:
A great hope that labour party will make it

Without structures and strong hold you go no where.

Presidential election no be councillor own.

colorsofrainbow:
Why then are you crying all over the cyberspace because of the structureless party?

Peter Obi will become your president come 2023 to give u a better life and then if u don't like it,you can relocate to Pakistan

Moreover,I didn't mention anyone's name. Why mention me? Is there something you are not telling me?

That's politics.
Politics is discussion.
Igbo know not politics.

2023 Election: The Presidential Contenders And Pretenders

It is seven months to the day Nigerians will go to the poll to elect the next president of Nigeria that will take over from Muhammadu Buhari upon the conclusion of his two terms of eight years in office. Though about twelve political parties and their candidates are billed to stand for the election, four among them are believed to be the main contenders for the contest. They are; Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Peter Obi of Labour Party and Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso of New Nigeria Peoples Party.

In this article, I'll be analyzing each of these candidates viz-a-viz their political parties and their chances of victory. I shall be classify these candidates into two; Contenders and Pretenders based on existing political reality.

THE CONTENDERS

Alhaji Atiku Abubakar - Peoples Democratic Party
The Wazirin Adamawa and candidate of the major opposition party, which prides itself as the biggest political party in Africa, is a big name in Nigeria politics. Atiku was elected as the Vice President of Nigeria in 1999 on a joint ticket with General Olusegun Obasanjo. Prior to his ascension as Vice President, Atiku overwhelmingly won the gubernatorial seat of Adamawa state in 1998 but the mandate was inherited by Mr Boni Haruna, his runningmate, after he opted to run on the Obasanjo/Atiku presidential ticket.

Atiku is known as the only political leader that commands wide network across the entire geopolitical zone in Nigeria. This is due to the political capital he is enjoying from his time as a presidential aspirant of the Social Democratic Party in the third republic, a founding leader of PDP, a vice president of Nigeria, co-founding leader/national leader of Action Congress of Nigeria (now defunct) and a key stakeholder in the APC that defeated the then PDP government of Jonathan. More interesting is his business network and investments that transcends the entire country. He boasts of large financial warchest and has prosecuted four presidential campaigns prior to this time.

His party, PDP, has deep rooted structure down to polling units that resonates in the minds of the average Nigerian since 1999. In fact, at the mention of PDP, the average Nigerian shouts Power. The PDP equally holds the record as the longest serving party at the centre. Moreso, Atiku and his Party, PDP, is popular in the entire geopolitical zones and will go into the election with the Northeast where Atiku hails from, alongside Southsouth and Southeast where its dominance is undisputed. The frustration of people of Northwest over the bandtry/insurgency absence of Muhammadu Buhari in the contest has clearly opened up the zone for Atiku to take. This statement is truer when you factor that the Northwest traditionally vote for their kinsman during presidential elections. Northcentral states such as FCT, Nasarawa and Benue are expected to easily go to Atiku, while he's expected to battle Asiwaju Tinubu for the votes of Kogi, Benue and Niger States. Atiku is equally expected to put up a fight with Tinubu in the southwest where he (Tinubu) largely holds forth.

Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu - All Progressives Congress
Being the candidate of the ruling party, the former Lagos State Governor has dominated the politics of the state since 1999. His has built political investments in the last twenty years spanning from his days as the founding leader of Action Congress (now defunct) which later merged with other parties to form APC is robust and will be on the ballot with that goodwill.

Popularly known as the Jagaban, Tinubu is no pushover in the 2023 presidential race and he has added advantage as the candidate of the ruling party with all the paraphernalia attached. Aside incumbency, he has the financial resources to prosecute his campaigns which will be backed by a deep rooted structure that is loyal to him as a result of his over two decades investment in politics especially in the southwest where he is seen as the political symbol of the zone by his admirers and opponents alike.

In the 2023 election, the southwest, Borno and Yobe states are places Tinubu is expected to wrap his block votes while he will put up a fight in the Northwest, Northcentral and parts of Southsouth - thanks to the structure of APC in these areas.

THE PRETENDERS

Chief Peter Obi - Labour Party
Obi is a former two term governor of Anambra state that is famous for not giving 'shishi'. He moved to the Labour Party after his withdrawal from the 2022 Presidential primary of PDP and switched camp to LP where he was appointed as presidential candidate. Political observers believe that Obi never stood a chance in winning the ticket of PDP due to his lack of structure in the party.

Since his switch, Obi has been enjoying the support of a section of youths on social media, particularly those from southeast and members of #EndSARS movement, his supporters have christened themselves to be 'Obidient'.

Unlike Atiku and Tinubu, Obi will go into the 2023 contest without a stronghold to his grip in any state of the 36 states of the federation. This is largely due to the fact that his LP is a fringe party in today's Nigeria reality which cannot pinpoint any major conquest in the last two electoral season across the Federation. In the July Osun State gubernatorial election, LP which fielded a former deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, Lasun Sulaimon Yusuff, polled less than 2500 votes in the entire 30 LGAs, and scored less than 50 votes in most LGAs.

In Anambra where Obi hails from, the political system is largely controlled by PDP and APGA. Obi's plight is complicated with the fact that he hasn't been able to win his local government in any of the State's gubernatorial election for his choice candidate since leaving office under PDP. His runningmate, Datti Baba Ahmed, is not considered a formidable politician in Zaria and Kaduna State that can cause major electoral upset while the LP presence in the state is almost non-existing. Though members of Obidient Movement argue that "they are the structure", the reality of politics is that social media play limited if not non-existent influence in electoral direction for any candidate on a political party that lacks the grassroot structure even in advanced countries.

Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso - New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP
The former two time governor of Kano state is deep rooted in the politics of Kano; where he is battling for supremacy with his longterm political rival, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau, and Governor Abdullahi Ganduje. Kwankwaso prides himself as the natural heir to Mallam Aminu Kano with his Kwankwasiyya Ideology and symbolic red cap similar to that of the late respected Mallam.

In the 2023 contest, Kwankwaso is expected to battle for the soul of Kano with Atiku Abubakar of PDP. Asiwaju Tinubu of APC is equally expected to drag with the duo due to the incumbency of APC in the state. Aside Kano State, Kwankwaso and his NNPP are projected to play the underdog behind PDP and APC in other states of the country. Worse still, the NNPP cannot boast of any structure across the country except Kano.

Conclusively, Atiku Abubakar and Bola Tinubu are the only obstacle to each other's presidential ambition. The best Obi and Kwankwaso can do is to make strong statements at the poll but their impact will be almost to nothing.

Tonye Barcanista is a political analyst and social commentator. He writes on Nairaland.com and Twitter