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Ratello:
Atiku’s Withdrawal from the Debate is a Tactical Masterstroke

By Farooq Kperogi

I’ve read commentaries that aver that Atiku’s decision to bail out of Saturday’s presidential debate in protest against Buhari’s decision not to participate in it was a tactical error. I disagree. Here is why.

The presidential debate is designed to be a match--or, if you like, a push and pull-- between the defending champion, i.e., Buhari, and contenders to the title he holds, i.e., Atiku, Moghalu, Madam Oby, Sowore, and others. If the defending champion declines to thrown his hat into the ring, the entire match becomes pointlessly self-injurious to the challengers. In other words, it would have been a fatal strategic and tactical error for Atiku to partake in a potentially bruising contest with other challengers while the defending championing sits pretty somewhere unhurt.

I’ve read other people suggest that Atiku, being Buhari’s closest challenger, should have used the opportunity of the debate to sell himself to Nigerians. Well, that’s what #NgTheCandidates town hall chat is there for. You don’t sell your agenda by making yourself vulnerable to potentially deathly blows from other challengers who don’t hold the title you are fighting for.

Instead of pillorying Atiku for not taking part in the debate, we should question the other candidates for agreeing to participate in a meaningless dueling match with each other when the defending champion who holds the crown they want to grab chose to run away. Their performance in the debate would only be meaningful if it’s measured against the performance of the defending champion.

From a tactical point of view, I also don’t blame Buhari for refusing to show up for the debate. His mental and physical infirmities are now on full display and would be exposed even more in the unscripted, back-and-forth format of a debate. The cabal that minds him already deeply regrets allowing him to take part in Thursday's town-hall chat because his cringe-worthy performance at the event dramatized his dementia and aggrandized his unfitness for the job of president. His campaign trail mishaps aren't helping, either. Another bruise from a debate would seal his fate before Election Day.

In a tragic irony, Buhari and Atiku are less qualified for the presidency than all the other contenders are, yet it is either of them that will emerge president in February. That’s why both candidates are more guarded and strategic in their choices than the rest.

Very unbiased submission ,I salute your mind capacity and thinking.

drlateef:
And you will tell your children in future how you have defended a person accused of taking bribes and enriching himself. How shameless are you?

Until the court found him guilty he remains innocent. Type Ganduje viral video on google then read and watch whatever you see.

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erico2k2:
No Im not, Im saying Amaeachi has no businees with APC teh way the south south is structured, he should have just taken his ministership and sharaaap like Fashola!He was scammed right but waht is done is do ne no need to strt crying and loooking for trouble up n down, we know howmuch money he pumped into making PMB be what he is today but they failed to recognise him should that not teach him something?

Yes

Who will question Ganduje?
Besides how come they fail to question him since?
How come management of the bank fail to collect collateral against money loan out?


The truth is that the bank collapse because it failed to do recapitalization of 25Billion CBN asked for at that time so the bank and other bank who could not meet the target collapse into keystone.

erico2k2:
how do you mean its not true? if not for the sillyness of Amaechi who was yabbing everybody, there wont be this episode.The man lack basic listening and communication skills. even as we speak, he is singing and crying wolf about neglect by the FG already and this is true.

I don't want you to conclude that wike used court in his favour if APC had not created the room.

If saraki who hired lawyers can overcome CCT ,The CJN will overcome that

JudasNaCarrot:
Though I'm not a fan of Nyesom Wike but honestly I respect his doggedness and toughness. He surely have a hand in this court ruling.

It was he who made Amaechi governor thru the court while he ran away in Ghana.
He also threw out G.U Ake out as PDP state party Chairman and installed his stooge as Chairman.

He is widely connected in the Judiciary and can get what he wants thru the court.

Amaechi only knows how to run his mouth like someone suffering from diarrhea, though he performed well during his administration but his failure is his lack of respect and talk talk like fool.

What you are saying is not true,APC should have be in harmony and not divided,am happy it serve them well.if you say wike has connection in Rivers court how about zamfara that has similar ruling?

Stalwert:
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Such a dull comment. Banks collapse because several people take 156M.Atiku is simply one of many crooks who took from the bank.

There is no truth in that statement there is no way a bank will give you 156m without collateral so this is all jargons.

tsephanyah:
Why do I say he is corrupt. He became a billionaire as a public servant. He confessed that his parents were not of means, so he did not inherit that wealth. How did he make his money cleanly? I am persuaded that the US Congress that called him CORUPT gives bite to my notion.

who are you referring to?

If is Atiku he said he discovered that transportation to Cotonou from Lagos in the 70s when he was a custom officer was very difficult for traders so he enter an arrangement with puegot car company to provide him some cars which he paid back from the transport proceed and from custom salary...This is how Louis ojuku made money also when working for UAC and providing transportation to eastern Nigeria from Lagos.



When people are rich people start investigating your source of wealth but when you are poor people don't investigate your source of poverty

360degreess:
I pity Wailers that are making noise because of this.. let Atiku go to planet Jupiter, he will definitely loose the upcoming election to Buhari... Wailers should be ashamed that it took Atiku more than 10yrs before he can able to travel to US because of corruption issues.. this is a clear sign that he can't be a good leader..

Buhari will officially retire Atiku from politics after next election..

4+4=SAI BUHARI

Bro take am easy...

madridguy:
We progressive no longer care about this. Let him visit heaven and return, Mai Gaskiya till 2023.

APC Mugu

Had pres.Buhari been doing well this accident would have been averted

Movic1:
Can't believe buhari will pull crowd like this with the way our brothers from the eastern part of the country always shout SS and SE belongs to PDP. Buhari will win this presidential election. That's the truth they don't want to hear. They have no option than to hate him or shout Biafra for the next four years.

Don't be fool they won't vote pres. Buhari.

ada9ja:
the only thing i realise is that the number of delibrate illiteracy on nairaland is increasing day by day, the man cannot give verdict and he said the matter is in the court and house of assembly, he never defended ganduje, you people shud stop insulting a man that is even older than some of ur fadas that u cant insults, am sorry to the idiots am refering to on nairaland u beta go n learn, understand before commenting.

he talks little and act more unlike some past fools

The president goofed from day one that is why the moderator threw the ganduje darts at him.

Your likes are the reason Nigeria is underdeveloped and you are a product of a fail system.

In this era of email,fax,telephone the President want to go to kano first physically before APC should have withdrew party ticket from the Kano thief.

If not for osinbanjo that is helping buhari at the candidates,Pres.Buhari is not qualified for president

abdulazeez1002:
All this people are voting PMB

I myself was among

Buhari 2019

Baba Buhari take us go Next level

you and your miserable 4 likes

Is

Source=the Nation newspaper=tinubu=Buhari Boy

Shawnnn01:
. If you like be from the moon, what hiccups do elections have if not rigging and why would the chief judge’s vote be needed if the election was free n fair n at what point of our history did we need that again ?

You jerk will be the one educating me about Ogun state that I schooled from Ogun poly staff primary school all the way to Osu, it seem you need a dirty slap to your face ?!

chief judge will not help you guys to buy judgment

Pres.Buhari want to gag the judiciary.

Ok did inec subtract those figures from Buhari total votes

Shawnnn01:
Did Nigeria had any under PDP ?
. How you Igbos are able to lie shamelessly is beyond me, for you information Obasanjo has to roll out the tank to win his second term bid even in his home state of Abeokuta as anyone from that city, the same thing in Ijebu.

Even Yardua election you termed consensus he admitted to being rigged in and you can google that, read more about how he won the Supreme Court case btw Yardua vs Buhari with the chief judge having to rule in his favour to win by just a vote.

While election that brought Jonathan in was credible n fair the election he orchestrated using 40,000 security personal in Ekiti is not and yes I am talking about the one Fayose had the audacity to go and slap the judge and sacked it tribunal from sitting at least Buhari is allowing PDP go tru tribunal in Osun. So when you sentiment morons talk always remember some of us were alive then n we are still living today.

You lie a lot...I don't have time to educate you enough.

Yoruba was voted for because of MKO wahala and Obj was trusted by northern than olu felae.

Yardua said he understand that the elections has hiccup but not that the election was rigged in his favour.


Am from Delta state not an Igbo for the record.

Shawnnn01:
PDP must be paid in the same coin they rigged election in Nigeria for 16 years, every member of that satanic fraudulent party can head to hell if not okay with that.

Obj election for 8years was consensus voting. Even when Yoruba's fail to support him he got his votes from elsewhere primarily because he was trusted.

Yardua election for 2 years was also consensus voting,there is no way Pres.Buhari would have defeated an established and loved Yardua family from the same katsina state.

Gej first term is consensus voting,at a time when militia and resource control was at peak.He won just to apiece Niger delta.

Gej 2nd term he was defeated


So where did you get the PDP 16yrs of rigging from?

The Chief Justice of Nigeria be like if you win me in my own profession wetin I gain.


Mean while the person below me has something to say.

President Buhari never wanted Justice walter onnoghen as CJN,it was VP yemi Osinbajo that nominated him when yemi was Acting President.
It also took southern 30 years to produce a Chief Justice of Nigeria,all these while iit is Just Northern that have been CJN.


Now to the issue on ground the matter is now in court or tribunal for lawyers to argue.


But this was how they tarnished sakaki's name in the same CCT and found him not guilty.

Should they found the CJN not guilty who should be hold responsible for deceiving Nigerians or we will just take it in good fate like saraki case.

Foreigners:
are u that stupid. Are they playing at same league??

what? Pls just go and drink

Printerscanner:
Is the current CJN Walter Onnoghen running foreign accounts with dollars, pounds and euros? Did the CJN declare his assets as required by law? Answer legal and constitutional questions and stop beating about the bush. We don't want a CJN that is richer than Dangote through bribes and kick-backs. The CCT once tried Tinubu and Saraki and they were set free. So why is the CJN different?

Why did your Buhari just start this now?

Pres.Buhari Lifelessness that Donald Trump talked about is real,he is afraid of election defeat hence even with inec he still want to make sure he control the judiciary.

1 month to general election ,Pres buhari slammed corruption charges against chief Justice of Nigeria. Election fever is real.