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What is now the use of the deadline if people can "stand in"? That means, even the presidential candidate can also be a stand-in?

General unseriousness in Nigeria.

oguns222:
Atiku bribed delegates to win primaries. Does pastor Reno now support bribery and corruption?

Did he bribe last election when Obi agreed to be his Vice?

Of course, PDP is afraid of that. As is the Labor Party and everyone who would not want the Iragbiji man as President.

Due to the religious and ethnic bigotry in the North, a Christian Northerner as Tinubu's candidate would provide the ammunition for PDP's campaign on BBC hausa and VOA Hausa. The religion of Tinubu's wife and his VP candidate would be made very prominent which will make Tinubu lose votes. When you couple that with Tinubu's reputation as a laissez faire Muslim, you can see how that would affect his chances in the election.

For the Lagos landlord to maximize his chances of winning, he has to pick a Northern muslim.

Note: I think Tinubu is the worst candidate in the race.

DipWire:
God bless you my dear. We Deltans are channelling all our votes to Obi.

Who are the "we Deltans"?

The way people speak for millions of people on social media, lol.

We Deltans indeed.

doctokwus:
Horrible choice.
Atiku has diminished his chances further with the choice of Okowa.
This is an average-poor performing governor with no strategic pull to win votes for him in the SEast nor South South.
Okowa cannot pull electorates with a mind of their own to vote PDP in the SEast and doesn't have the governors in the SSouth to release funds and do their usual vote buying and voting by intimidation in the SSouth,so of what electoral value is he?
He may even struggle to win Delta and Edo while likely losing Rivers,Akwa Ibom,Cross Rivers and Bayelsa states.
Despite Wike's noted thuggery and tendency to backstab his mentors,as far as today's Nigerian politics is concerned,Wike knows how to play the game better and would have got Atiku far more votes than anything Okowa can bring to the table.

All this rudimentary analysis.

Which strong politician is picked for a VP role? The only person who made the mistake (OBJ) regretted it. Okowa is the right choice. And why the conclusion that other south south governors won't support PDP? Four years ago, when the PDP governors didn't like Peter Obi as Atiku's VP candidate, didn't they still help with the campaign?

Only opponents of Atiku would prefer Wike as Atiku's VP. Same way only opponents of APC would want a Northern Christian as Tinubu's VP candidate.

Rastaramsey:
You go like come Benin make I carry you trabaye....

Una go just dey form another thing for nairaland....

Which of the Benin?

Benin City wey we stay for decades?

pleasureosondu:
Muslims has taught us to be united. I've always said that once the Church unites for it's candidate, not even the devi.l can prevent it's success. I repeat that if APC ever tries that Muslim Muslim ticket, Tinubu will be no match for Atiku talk more of The Rock on the which Church is built. And Who says Obi can not defeat Tinubu even in Lagos abi na Muslims plenty pass for this Lagos when we dey?

Tinubu will win Lagos. And Osun as well. Those two states are sure. Most people singing Obi's tune will NOT been able to vote on that day. You people talk too much. Even Atiku under ACN did better in Lagos than Yaradua. In 2011, ACN also won Osun with a mere Ribadu.

What do GNLD sellers, Peter Obi fans, TSTV buyers have in common?

Mass delusion

They better reserve this for election times. The pvc is being collected in order to be used as a valid ID card. Having PVC has never been the issue. Coming out on that day with the tension and insecurity to vote is the issue.

Not to mention the many people who take election day as a day of rest.

skydiver01:
Goodness me...Bitcoin is currently at $23.7k... Chai...

I don't understand the reason for the surprise and the thinly disguised schadenfreude.

Bitcoin fell from 19.3k to 3k between 2017-2018 only to rebound and go up to 67k. Bitcoin fell from 1,000 USD+ in late 2013 to as low as 63 USD in 2014. Sharp falls are normal in Bitcoin's price history. But it doesnt change the fact that there will only be 21 million bitcoins and it cost energy to mine bitcoin (contrary to people thinking it is based on "thin air". Like land, it is scarce and like land, it doesn't provide cashflow. The lack of cashflow means that it cannot be reasonably valued using traditional valuation approaches).

Peter Obi fans avoiding the Elephant in the room.

Where was Peter Obi when james Nwafor was running amok?

The country has not made it compulsory to get PVC.

Will Jesus Christ do this? Will Jesus Christ have denied entrance to the assembly of worship because of not wanting to participate in the politics of the day? The answer is NO.

Never mind the fact that getting a PVC is one thing, deciding to vote on the day of election is another thing. For most people, it is yet another public holiday.

JosephXavier:
The state governor has no control over a police service chief posted to his state, and that's why Sanwo Olu said "order from above" during endsars, hence couldn't do much in the car of Awkuzu SARS

Obi being better than Atiku isn't and shouldn't be an argument. If not, let Atiku come open and tell is how he made his money as obi has done, or even Tinubu or any other politician

Try and be rational in your reasoning.

Obi moved Anambra from 28th to 1st postion academically
He reduced the crime rate drastically in Anambra. Before Anambra was controlled by thugs like Lagos but obi stopped that especially in upper iweka that was a den of robbers

Anambra and the whole of Nigeria isn't as Dubai and Switzerland because obi hasn't become the president yet

He was faithful in little and should be given more opportunities to deliver

Obi was willing to be VP to Atiku. If Atiku is good enough for Obi, he is good enough for me.

Like I said, I don't think Obi will make a better president than Atiku. A lot of his supporters are just supporting him because they want to be "woke" and feel like they are supporting someone different. There hasn't been any real critical thinking involved.

JosephXavier:
Terrorists nearly wiped out Tinubu's community and Tinubu didn't talk, instead he was asking "where is the cow?", Or wasn't Tinubu also silent?

You can't blackmail me with threats

If there is anyone that will die untimely, then that has to be you since you don't know your real enemies?

Peter Obi is the only person who has constantly spoken out, during endsars, against bad government and also profered solutions for the herdsmen and insecurity challenges we're facing

Vote for him so that you won't have to die untimely and also protect the whole of your village from herdsmen attack

Last paragraph is fallacious. When Obi was governor, the well known SARS murderer James Nwafor was a terror in Anambra. What did Obi do? Stop all this messianic ascribing that you people are doing for Obi. He is better than the average politician but if you think he's better than say an Atiku, then you are setting yourself for prime disappointment. It is this same "Here goes our Messiah" campaign that Buharists were doing in 2015 and we saw how it turned out.

Those who put their hopes on an individual are doomed to see those hopes perish.

Peter Obi has been a governor in Nigeria. That state did not turn to Dubai or become as secure as Switzerland. Peter Obi has been Chairman of the SEC. We did not see better market regulation during his time or the prosecution of investment scammers during his time. I am afraid Obi's fans have fallen for hype.

He will probably pick Boss Mustapha.

Southern Nigerians will still not believe that a man called Mustapha is a Christian sha

chatinent:
Tinubu clearly promised to return their ticket money and add more if they support him...plus, the yorubas don't want another Fulani becoming president.


What is more? They know Tinubu will deal with a lot of backstabbers.

Osibanjo will either choose to support him or answer many EFCC calls...as well as Buhari.

Talking about Buhari, he will know no peace. I'm glad he knows how vengeful Tinubu can be.

So Tinubu is now the president? Why not wait till after the general election?

Reverend Father is lying. He knows people hate anything Fulani these days, hence the prophecy. He wants the governor to come running for "spiritual" protection

Nonsense clergy

A borda count vote system is better not just for primary elections but for the general elections. Voters should not just pick one candidate but be made to pick say three candidates, ranking their preferred candidates from 1st to 3rd.

A practical way of doing the above is to make it 10 votes for a single voter and each voter picks three of the candidates. The first choice gets 5 votes, second choice gets 3 votes and third choice gets 2 votes. In this system, the most acceptable candidate wins and we will never see extreme candidates like Buhari win. A situation where someone becomes President even though half the country don't want him would not happen.

For those hoping on Obi or some "third force" candidate, that's the only electoral system that can help third force candidates win as the most acceptable candidate would win in a Borda count system while in Nigeria's current system, the most popular rigger wins.

At the mom

Akeredolu dey disguise. Saying South when he means Yoruba.

The North must retain power ad infinitum.

Shebi Buhari was good according to the ACN South West people? Let's pick more good people from where Buhari comes from.

Adabilaal:
Lie lie, false news; Atiku did not stand in groom's father place for Yusuf Buhari

No dey deceive people for this forum

Atiku was Father of the day at Yusuf's wedding

SOME APC delegates...

All this unnecessary meeting. Why not just allow delegates to vote their mind?

Northernblood5:
I have never seen people so stupid like these guys.

You are calling people venting anger Miscreants? Is this not the time to send a clear bloody message to the Fulanis that killing won't be tolerated henceforth?

Ndị Iberibe, all of you guys will die, If you think otherwise, no presidency for you.

The people being attacked are not Fulanis. They are Hausas.

Never mind that there is currently no proof that the attackers were Fulani.

Unfortunately, the police would not do proper investigation and the public are more likely to accept political explanations like "Muslim Fulani herdsmen attacked the church". The Ozubulu massacre, if it happened now, would have been termed the work of unknown gunmen, IPOB or Fulani herdsmen because that's the trending gist but it was caused by a criminal dispute. Who is to say the attack in Owo is not similar? In every crime, the analysis of motives is central to solving the crime. What will be the motive of Fulani herdsmen to go into the church and spray bullets while not claiming responsibility?

Dumb people.

Former presidents are still referred to as presidents in many countries.

Well, unless the police is willing to arrest the parents of the girl for obstruction of justice while at the same time compel them to testify against the alleged rapist/defiler, there's not much that can be done here.

It is also worth noting that most "human rights activist" do that job for the grant money they try to get from donors. It is why they occasionally cry more than the bereaved.

Stupid.

Someone who was Vice President for 8 years.

People should be flogged thoroughly for wasting the time of the court.

Buckeyemedia1:
Yet he scored 17 x more votes than all Eastern aspirants combined? Even Pandora Pete had to run away to The Labor Party impromptu after sensing the impeding disgrace?.

That is largely due to money.

In a general election, Peter Obi would score 4x the votes of Wike. In an indirect primary, bribes play an outsized role.

Wike would lose a general election to anybody APC selects so it was a waste of time for him to try and use Rivers money to get PDP ticket.

Judgment is not good enough. The girl cannot do any useful work in her life again. Lawyers will also take their fees. The judgement should have been up to 500 million naira plus MTN should be responsible for paying her legal fees. At 10 million per year for a life span of say 50 years, 500 million would have been okay.

Richsteemit:
That is if Ronaldo or Messi dosent win the world cup. Because the moment they win it. Benzema should forget ballon d or. Nothing beats world cup. The greatest competition on earth. But if with the look of things benzema is still the favourite to also win worldcup. Because France is not joking this year.

World cup does not count. The award is now on a seasonal basis

Benjay85:
This is the work of these online loan App.... Maybe he's owing them. That's what they do now, I'm also a victim.

Online loan apps cannot do that.