₦airaland Forum

Mirage

Pirate

Abacha

Gaddafi

Read my "lips" C-R-A-P.

Sahara reporters should come up with names and hard evidence. Not half baked pictures.

Tactical

Hypocrite

Underestimated

Democrat

I wish all the hype was about Ribadu / Adeola. My joy would have been full. Lagos and Edo States have given me enough assurance in the capability of ACN candidates to deliver. Ribadu and Adeola have what it takes to move us ahead. This election would have made more sense if it was a battle between PDP and ACN. CPC is just a facade. We have absolutely nothing concrete to judge them by. The few good points have lots of ambiguity shrouding them.

The letter should be addressed to Buhari. Buhari should be the one stepping down for Ribadu. Ribadu has the sharper sword. Buhari has a blunt dagger. Buhari cannot be effective in modern day Nigeria as the president. He should join people like Wole Soyinka to prop up Ribadu. Then we will know he is sincere. Ribadu/ Adeola is a better team than BB anyday anytime.

@ X-factoria, true talk from you once again. Bravo.

Perambulator!

^ Well said

Buhari has poor records as far as the economy is concerned. He is only making flimsy excuses for his past failures. Same way he intends to destroy all our great projects at the verge of making huge success. Mr. probe! After 4 years of parambulating what else will be left? Lots of legal battles with huge debts and suffering masses at the end of the chain. Then strikes and protests will be the order of the day. Back to square 1 (or worse still square "minus 10".

Demo-what! Dictator or demoter sounds more like it. Buhari is the farthest thing from a democrat.

Strategic

Expired

President

“Forget us the old brigade,” he urged. “We are spent and in any way, most of us are corrupted and many locked in their old ways. Let us just make a clean break from the past.”

When Wole Soyinka says it, I guess it sounds better. Same thing we have been singing all along on Nairaland.

^ While ACN is positioning itself strategically for the future, CPC is busy chasing "wild wild" dreams.

Most Lagosians do not even like Bakare! Bakare is more of a minus to CPC than a plus. He will be one of the biggest losers after the election. Buhari would have succeeded in destroying the little reputation he built after the Save Nigeria Group effort. Smh

^ Including Wole Soyinka?

It shows that people actually believe their votes will count. It is a good thing.

Even the imported DDC machines were compromised on arrival! Printing abroad is a pure waste of funds plus complication of logistics.

You just contradicted yourself!!!

modath:
I am completely in awe of the thinking of some people,Cain and Abel are of the same parents.Ruminate on that.

First you said: NOTHING GOOD CAN COME OUT OF PDP
Next you say: CAIN AND ABEL ARE OF THE SAME PARENTS!!!

According to the story, ABEL was the good one. It's left for us to find out who joined CPC from PDP. Are they the Cains or the Abels?

Your generalization is flawed and it is better for you to acknowledge it and correct your initial impression than move on to the next available flaw.

@ Jimmy Boy, Everybody is tired. Our problems are many and complex. The militant and bombing wahala alone is so much trouble. But that is not an excuse. PDP could have done better.

So my turn to ask you. This time a different question: Why Not Ribadu / Adeola?

timbuk two:
every right thinking nigerian knows that nothing good can come out of PDP.

Does that include people who have served under the PDP led government like Sanusi, Amaechi, Ribadu, Deziani, El Rufai, and all the other decampees from PDP to CPC?

Jimmy Boy:
0nce again you have proved to be a fine breed, we are just finding battle of minds here and surely not enemies.But between you and I why are you supporting PDP?

Thanks,
I support GEJ's PDP for presidency in 2011 for some very sensitive reasons.

Nigeria is at the brink of a huge breakthrough. All the efforts that have been put in (even if people think they are insufficient) are beginning to yield fruits. The ongoing reforms in the power and energy sector are about to become visible to the average Nigerian. What happened in the telecom sector is about to repeat itself in the power sector. I watched Petroleum Minister (Deziani) on NTA and she said a lot of things that got me thinking. I went through the power sector roadmap of the current government and so far it remains the most workable solution. It shows in the sudden interest foreign investors have in our power plants and the new drive for gas utilization. The PIB and FOI bill are also at very advanced stages. Our petroleum product situation has been stable for once in a long time.

The sudden jump in our economy in recent times also shows us something is happening right somewhere. The banking sector reforms has also been commendable. We are seeing more of the right people being put in the right places. Most people agree with the appointment of the likes of Sanusi and Jega. There is clearly an effort to improve the electoral process. Our legal system has got some things right for once. Oshiomhole is a good example.

What about corruption. Is it really true that nothing is being done? The case of the banks have shown that something is happening in that direction. Those who have run away, have found themselves in the net even outside Nigeria. Those things happen with the support of the Government. Our aerospace industry is being regulated better.

Any new government will need at least 2 more years before we can begin to move forward. Some projects may even collapse completely. I honestly believe the death of Yaradua cost us more than we can even think of. Think of the effect it had on us. What about the relative peace in the Niger Delta. We should remember that if the current government leaves, the amnesty programme will come crashing down. Somehow the government has been able to achieve something with these militants. A new team will mean a new set of negotiations. Can we gamble on the success of that? Make no mistakes about it, those militants have a very strong voice and it took a huge effort to get that amnesty programme running.

The GEJ factor is another very strong point. A lot of people may argue against that point but a GEJ win will signal to the average Nigerian citizen and the rest of the world that even someone from the "minority" can be accepted by the majority. It reminds me of Obama. What about his facebook initiative. He has somehow found a way into the hearts of Nigerians. The common man has found hope in him. He has shown that he can connect with the people and respect them. That you cannot take from him. That is what Nigerians need, to beleive again. I think, it is an effort in the right direction.

I think GEJ should be given this chance. He has 4 years to prove himself. He needs all the support he can get. He needs to be put on his toes and I believe that is what the opposition is offering. The government has to be aware that it is no longer business as usual. That is the idea. It is good if the 'monopoly' of PDP is broken in certain areas. And it is good if the opposition gets stronger. What we need is just one more right step because I believe we are already in the right direction. I may not be right but I can clearly see that there are some things that we are beginning to get right.

Finally, there is no quick fix to any of these problems. It takes a short time to destroy but many years to build. It is always easier to crucify the ruling party but think of what the reality might be a few years ahead.

^ No vex but you were trying to discredit Reuters by citing nairaland! That's why I came in. There is no need to try to change what is written clearly in black and white.

Jarus, I partly agree but I think some people on that list are better as advisers and not as frontliners.

What Wole Soyinka is doing is what I expected a man like Buhari to do. Point the way to the future and stay at the background, contributing his wisdom. Bakare will also be a very good activist. To keep the government on its toes. But the truth is Nigeria needs more of these technocrats to be in the frontline. They have the sharpest sword and are thus more effective. You have also shown that PDP is not as bad as every hardcore BB supporter has been reporting them to be. Almost half of the people on that list have been part of the PDP led government in one way or the other.

We shall succeed with great minds.

^ Perfect combination

Other potential strongmen: Sanusi Lamido, Fashola, Pat Utomi. All they need is to come together and form one formidable team. But you can bet PDP is also searching for an easy card for 2015. They too will start thinking about these kind of people after this election.