Only Italy is a proper World Cup country among them. Rest!
robosky02: Cameroon Nigeria. Italy, Denmark Poland Chile, Peru Bolivia China Costa Rica
Like this now NFF has a big excuse to give... That Italy has now missed 3 world cup in a row Just like we now give iran war as the reason for fuel hike
This guy is talking thrash. Just tell us that ADC doesn't have what it takes to confront APC. So, Aregbesola, Mark and Atiku did not know that political party hijack is unconstitutional especially when those cheated are not fools.
Dr Sam Amadi To Nigerians: "Prepare for a Terrible, Chaotic and Grossly Rigged 2027 Election"
A fresh political controversy has emerged following strong allegations by Sam Amadi and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), raising concerns about the integrity of Nigeria’s electoral process ahead of the 2027 general elections.
What is the importance of this to the discussion. Has the ruling party ever stopped anybody or any political party from issuing statement? No! So, what are you trying to get from sharing this. Direct whatever aggression you have towards those that are expected to lead the opposition but have been useless because they lack credibility. The way yoou guys think is worrisome.
ACN leader lashes govt on economy, security President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration is confused about how to tackle Nigeria’s challenges, especially poverty and insecurity, a leader of the newly-formed All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has said.
He said the Federal Government promised peace and security, but under its “unwatchful eye” insecurity has grown and Boko Haram “has turned large tracts of northern Nigeria into no man’s land”.
But, a bright future, he said, is on the horizon as the APC, which he called “the government in-waiting”, would rescue Nigeria from its confused state.
“As leaders of the new party and government in-waiting, we intend to pursue dynamic, time-tested and bold policies that will liberate our people by making sure our wealth works for us,” Tinubu said.
Nigerians, said Tinubu, have become increasingly divided as a people because the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) government continues to take faulty steps in addressing poverty and injustice.
“They have ignored the cause and gone after the symptoms,” the former Lagos State Governor told a packed audience inside the Grand Committee Ballroom, Westminster Hall, House of Parliament, London on Monday. He identified failed policies on power, employment, economy and security as evidence of bad leadership.
Tinubu, the keynote speaker at the British African Diaspora Conference, spoke on “Leadership, national development and the people”.
He urged the Federal Government to apply a consistent policy of targeted law enforcement operations along with an active programme of economic development, negotiations and potential amnesty for penitent Boko Haram members.
He said rather than take this step, the nation has been treated to series of government inaction and indiscriminate use of force, which culminated in the declaration of a state of emergency in three states.
“The Jonathan government set up a special Committee on Boko Haram and Security matters, but sadly before they could perform, he declared State of Emergency in three Northern states: Yobe, Borno and Adamawa.
“This is symptomatic of a confused leadership. If there is security in this jumbled policy, neither I nor the majority of Nigerians can find it!”
To the fomer Lagos governor, if Nigeria is to mature as a democracy, its electoral system must be improved. He decried the fact that those who control the system manipulate elections with such impunity that they now see misconduct without sanction as a normal way of life.
Said he: “Look at the recent controversy surrounding election of the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) chairman… A group comprising all the nations’ governors could not even conduct a simple 35-person election without a disputed outcome.
“With this recent experience, I fear the length those in power would go and the means they would employ to manipulate results when the battleground is the entire nation and the stakes are the general elections in 2015.
“The NGF debacle symbolises a disdain for democracy and the popular will. If we are to save Nigeria, we must rescue the electoral process from its abusers,” Tinubu said.
In his view, a great philosophical gulf separates the government from the progressives. “This current Nigerian government is a retrogressive one. Much of what they claim as growth is but the harsh redistribution of wealth from the bottom to the top. The bottom gets squeezed while the top expands. They are serving us the salad of corruption.
“They consume our today and squander the nation’s tomorrow. For 14 years, the PDP-led government cannot turn anything around. A new leadership is required to put a stop to this.”
Tinubu criticised Nigeria’s economic policies, saying the economy is being reconstructed “as an oasis for a small few and a stark desert for the many” while the government pretends to endorse the same budget-cutting austerity policies as much of Europe.
“We are not Europe; we are a Third World economy. That these policies have failed in European nations with higher standards of living than Nigeria gives our leaders no concern.”
Tinubu said the people live in dire straits, yet the government would rather waste the money than spend it on public benefit because they do not believe the people deserve it.
He said the progressives would bring pragmatic solution to the country’s woes because in their approach to the political economy, they do not rely on textbook answers as they do not “live in textbooks.
He said: “We live in the real world and thus seek answers from real world experiences. Here is a real world fact: No large nation has ever attained sustained growth without government running budget deficits to build the required infrastructure and without other government policies promoting development of the key industries that would become the spine of national development.
“Here is another such fact: No populous nation ever attains prosperity solely by extracting its raw material to exchange them for the finished goods of other large nations. We must industrialise and diversify our economy
“It is for this reason – to save the nation from the stranglehold of permanent poverty and poor governance – that the members of the progressive opposition political parties have decided to put aside personal ambition (including my own ambition) to form a new party, the All Progressives Congress (APC). We do this because Nigeria has entered a critical state of economic depression.”
According to Tinubu, because of the unfair nature of the electoral processes and the gross imbalance of its political economy, the people have been props in a drama for which they should have been the main characters. “We must change this,” he said.
He said the progressives must move Nigeria away from a place where the whims and narrow wishes of self-centered reactionary elite dictate the fate of over 150 million people.
“On our side, we will take our chances with a free and fair election, for we shall offer the people an innovative programme consisting of a national industrial policy that includes radical infrastructural development and employment targets,” he said.
The former Lagos governor spoke of “the Glorious Nigerian Revolution”, which he said has nothing to do with force of arms.
His words: “The Revolution of which I speak has two major parts. First, is the peaceful conversion of our quasi-democracy into a full-fledged one. Second, is the implementation of policies turning the political economy away from its retrogressive, elitist bearings.
“We seek policies pointing in a progressive direction affording the average person a chance at a dignified life. This will be through the provision of gainful employment, quality education and essential social services for those who need the helping hand of government to survive.
“I see no shame in believing progressive government can improve the political economy and the lives of the people.”
Anybody that has visited Tolu we not talk the way you did. Just be quiet and be watching.
Originalsly: Building schools is good ...no doubt ....but having 20K students in one complex? Why?...so that it will be th biggest in Africa? That's a recipe for disaster. I can guarantee it will be a breeding ground for gangs and a battlefield. It is also very likely to be a ground zero for diseases They should show us the toilet facilities. If universities ...with wayyyy less and older student populations.... have deplorable toilet facilities.... what can we expect from such a large number of students most of which are not used to this? I just hope we can get an update in a years time.
The end justifies the means. Don't conclude on an election that is yet to hold. After the election, you can pass your comment. El Rufai's influence may be exaggerated otherwise why did Tinubu not win in Kano and all the other Norther States where he lost in 2023. If you think we will just hand over the country to the North because of El Rufai, you may be disappointed.
AMINDA: When will Tinubu drop Shettima as VP? Has he changed his mind? Tinubu gambled his re-election chances away on the day he betrayed Elrufai. He lost the trust and support of the North and gained nothing in return. It was a shocking strategic mistake from a so-called master strategist. Why is Ribadu not pulling his weight and galvanising Northerners for Tinubu like Elrufai did in 2023? Come-and-chop politicians. Lessons will be learnt!
Tinubu asked Governors to betray their bosses? Did you read this before you post it?
jiz: The surprise things is that Tinubu will asking Governors to betrayed their boss and while he can't take it in his own Lagos....just like in Kano, Rivers etc.....Men need to learn what loyalty means when being used against your benefactors at their own selfish interests
What is new about all of them. They are all known destroyers of our patrimony. I only see Tinubu having higher figures to win than he did in 2023.
mustykenzy: If the Obi/Kwankwaso combo should come to existence, it would be a big blow to Tinubu because Obi will get the S/east and the North will throw their support to anyone top candidate against Tinubu, not even the Gov. can save him… the tsunami will be massive…
Sowore and Sahara Reporters and mischievous news are 5 & 6. He and his news medium are out to cause problem in the country. Sowore should limit his troubles to the altercation between himself and Igboho please.
givedemwotowoto: Nigerians will regret not fighting back like their lives depend on it, if they let Tilumbu and his crew have their way again in 2027. Today is still Christmas compared to what is coming if he's re-elected without a "fierce" fight. You have to match their energy else they will destroy you completely.
Israel is a Biblical name; picked from the Bible. I don't think there is anything wrong with this except you want to say it is wrong to bear Joshua, Elizabeth, John, Mark etc.
That's his choice and everybody is entitled to his or her opinion. For me, I will never support or vote for a Presidential candidate that has held a political position in Nigeria since 1999. They are birds of a feather.
Obiedun: Mr For food only. We know what you are fighting for. Wike has told us how you act anytime you see food.
The statements credited to Tunde Ednut and Isaac Fayose confirmed that they are brainless. If people of any section of the country will fight for the future, will it be Kano crowd? Will it be Kwakwansiyya slaves of how many years of following Kwakwanso and still languishing in poverty and deprivation. I expected Ednut and Fayose to do better than this. If you look at the North generally, their actions so far is more suggestive of preparation for 2031 general election than 2027.
I am not from Abia but I follow a Facebook page of Abia where Otti is exposed daily by Abians with documents displayed on Abia State's website. Officials of the State Government usually find it difficult to defend some of the allegations on many occasions with the popular response of comparing the current regime with te past regimes in the State. The accusation of inflating contract sums and misplaced priority are very common. But since that is what Abians want, wetin concern me. The next stage in Abia now is preparing to have Mascot Kalu (Orji Uzor Kalu's brother) as the next Governor of the unlucky State. You may need to re-examine your thought that the Yorubas hate Igbos because you can only love somebody that loves you as a human being. In the political history of Nigeria, Igbos don't usually support for the candidates favoured by the Yorubas. You can start from Awolowo to the present Tinubu. At a point in history, Azikwe was the strongest politician in Yorubaland. Have you checked the appointments he made then; in another man's land; people that welcomed you without thinking of tribe or ethnicity. One Nigeria is dangerous but you cannot blame a President that place people of his ethnicity in key positions in Nigeria because Nigerians could sell out at any time. If Tinubu had the security team of Buhari, he would have been murdered last October 1st.
truthera: Why did Sowore rubbish Alex Otti's achievements, calling him a failure even when it is obvious that Abia state is doing well under his government? Why have Sowore and many Yoruba people including those on this platform attack Peter Obi everytime, creating numerous malicious threads and posts every day to slander, attack Peter Obi, Alex Otti and Nnamdi Kanu?
I do not believe that all Yorubas are in support of the hate and injustice towards igbos but it is glaring that a majority of the Yoruba people are complicit over this issue.....
The video analyst may be right that Sowore is covertly working for Tinubu but the fact that there are so many Yorubas inluding Sowore who obviously, out of jealousy and hate can tow the line of peddling lies and propaganda against notable igbo politicians and igbo public figures like Nnamdi Kanu only reinforces the undeniable notion that there is no genuine unity among Nigerians.....
If a majority of Yorubas can not accept, love, appreciate or like the igbos but continue to pretend by championing one Nigeria, when a majority of the igbos are fed up and want to leave the toxic union over glaring injustices, there is no way Nigeria can progress as a nation....
Until a majority of Yorubas who genuinely do not like the igbos, embrace the truth and join the movement towards a national referendum that will ensure the igbos get their wish of exiting Nigeria, this toxic fake union that reinforces retrogression, a cosmetic union that only brings out the worse in Nigerians especially between the igbos and Yorubas will continue to foster hate, suspicion and animosity which is detrimental to progress....
It is the duty of the Governor of Kano State to restore the lost glory of Kano if any. With the money accruing to Kano State on daily basis, no outsider can put Kano at the position it should be other than Abba Yusuf. Nobody is doing that for other States and Kano doesn't lack Federal presence in all ramifications. In any case, former Governor Obi must say something to amuse the Kwakwanso supporters. It is the usual trade of Naija politicians.
VIDEO: Nigerian street-pop artist Portable publicly endorses President Tinubu’s reelection bid, invoking ancestral curses against Yoruba non-voters and promising food handouts to supporters.
Controversial Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okikiola Badmus, popularly known as Portable, has threatened fellow Yorubas with spiritual judgment if they do not vote for President Bola Tinubu in next year’s general elections.
Speaking in a video broadcast, the Zazu crooner placed curses on any Yoruba who works against President Tinubu’s reelection.
The singer claimed that he has been contracted by the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to campaign for Tinubu.
He said, “We need peace, we want peace. If you don’t want war in Nigeria, you better vote for Tinubu.
“Thunder and Ogun will strike any Yoruba man who doesn’t. I have been signed, given APC clothes — don’t worry, I wll soon start sharing rice and vegetable oil.”
How will a person at the level of a Governor be influenced to leave his party for another one if he is not a fool. You should blame the defectors always.
bentenny: Just imagine what that cult group called apc is doing! Interestingly,this desperation never transpired during the regime of a so called military man. For all Buhari obvious sins,he never tried to influence governors into joining apc by hook or crook. But fast-forward to an acclaimed democrat,look at what is happening in Nigeria.
There was nothing like assassination of ADC leaders in Edo. The faction of the ADC that disrupted the Oyegun/Akpata led ADC meeting in Edo did not hide. They confirmed that they were behind the disruption since Oyegun was using power to snatch the party from the foundation members of the party in the State. Try to be impartial in your report/comment. Your support or otherwise for APC does not and cannot determine the success of the party.
Mrexcell: You should be old and wise enough to know the difference this event in owerri was clearly disrupted by same apc youths that were protesting for being shortchanged by the organisers of the city boys movement while the one that happened in edo was clearly an assassination attempt on adc leaders. There's no records of tinibu or any apc top leaders been shot at by armed Igbo youths when they visited the south east region.
Watch the videos very well, Sowore didn't join them to sing that 'Nnamdi Kanu is another saviour' because he knew that Kanu is never a saviour. Clowns deceiving the peace of Aba and Otti will not talk for the fear of losing second term election.
PigTormentor: The attention seeking clown is all over the place. I trust President Tinubu to do yinmu to thsee clowns 🤡
The Minister of Power is "the fake certificate holder". The Minister of Petroleum is also a fake certificate holder.
What is the sense of appointing a Minister who is waiting for a fake certificate holder who promised his data boiz not to snatch and grab for him if he comes for another round of snatching in 2027
It has always been a concern seeing the South Easterners undecided about their target within Nigeria. Secession or Presidency? Which one do they actually wanted. From the look of things the division among the people is crystal clear as the rich and elites prefer the Presidency while the people on the other side prefer secession. Both sides are pursuing the target without clear cut out strategies and this is why it will continue to be a dream to achieve any of the two targets. Even the so-called North, with huge electoral figures cannot single-handedly win the Presidency. So, what's the way forward because trying to force an Obi on Nigerians will not work. We all know that if Biafra Republic is realized today, Obi will not be made the President. He will not even win in the Presidential election of Biafra Republic. Our people must decide what they want and work towards it. Elections are only won through diplomacy and strategy, not through fighting and name-calling.
You are on point. The same thing is applicable to all of them - Atiku, Amaechi, Aregbesola, Obi, the defected PDP Governors, Senators down to Councillors.
If you like, come from Heaven West, you are okay for those you are trying to pleased because nobody knows of your existence in the scheme of things even in Oyo State. We are talking of Nigeria, you are mentioning Osun, UCH, UI as if the election results in those places are equal to Bauchi State election result. Whoever becomes the President of Nigeria is the wish of those that determine who gets what in Nigeria and until this changes, we will continue to get the same result. Whether somebody win or lose Lagos is immaterial since he got the biggest price. Somebody that won South East by 90% is still running around to see the gate of Aso Rock Villa.
Ogedtunde: I am from the south west As far as i know, Tinubu lost Lagos: we can argue that Lagos consists of people from different ethnicity. He lost Osun, he lost most of the institutions where people protected their votes; UCH Ibadan for example he lost all the polling units. He lost UI as well. Check the polling units where the elites voted, my kinsman lost woefully Let us stop pointing fingers and look for a way to solve the problem. 2023 election was rigged period.
what is the meaning of e-transmission of election results. There is no where in the world that you don't have manual backup to electronic transmission of result and that is what they do in Nigeria. So, explain your own e-transmission and let us see what is missing. You have forgotten that the political family in Nigeria is one. They only disagree on matter of interest and not on love for the masses. The marked difference is how they spend their loots. They are all the same. You can only refuse to accept whatever is said about your favourite among them (whoever he is) but you know that he is not different based on what he had done in the past. Some group of lawmakers openly called Tinubu Mr. President in Year 2021 when they visited him after a leg surgery in the UK. Did he not become the President two years later? Continue to disturb yourself thinking the folks that appoint Nigeria's President have time to think of your existence.
quote author=Asmanthinket post=138734019] that is your opinion. BTW why have apc refused to implemented real time e transmission of results, even with all the governors in Nigeria? You guys amuse me greatly. Once beaten twice shy. If Nigerians had not listened to obi and continued with the protests they had started, me and you won't be here talkies this. I want you to keep this statement for rememberance, and let's see how it goes.[/quote]
Your eyes will be clear by 2027. APC is not being handled by Buhari's team that no next to nothing and the Northerners across all parties are preparing for 2031 and not 2027. Anyone that contests against Tinubu from the South will be roundly defeated and disgraced. The opposition will only do the normal noise-making of rigging. If you think America will come here to remove a President, you are a baby.
Asmanthinket: you people have failed to understand that obi has already bought the hearts of Nigerians. There is no political party he we enter today and he will not win. Even before last general election, obj predicted a similar thing. Obj predicted that obi would will the election with large margin, that Nigeria would encounter unprecedented protest if inec attempted rigging it. However, after the announcement of the results, Nigerians were not happy because of the rigging. Protest against the result broke out in worri, and obi flew to the city to quell the it. Once beaten twice shy. We have learned from Iranians, and will stage a protest if such thing repeats again. I am glad Nigeria is under Americans watch list,
Just in one or two sentences you would have made your point. What are you tryin to say now?
saintkel: We don't want to learn in dis country, d reason why we shouldn't even be one....Buhari came n sorry to say dis....d elites especially those from d southwest and d north promoted him so highly.....he was a pure disaster n insecurity worsened in d north....now here comes Tinubu....d same south west told us that he's a Democrat and a seasoned revivalist....see insecurity now creeping into yoruba land....yet we don't want to learn....we will still use dis tribal card again for d next election....r we really silly in dis country?
You are guilty of the same ethnocentric mindsets because Wike and Umahi are not of the President's ethnic. That doesn't stop him from searching for a better person though, the earlier some of you stop assessing issues from tribal perspectives, the better for the country. Try to know why Nnaji resigned as a Minister of Power and tell us if the conflict of interest has been removed for him to be appointed a Minister again.
bjcole: I m surprised that people are blaming the minister and not the president, there is little or nothing the minister could do, if the govt refuses to invest in the power sector.
This President has chosen not to take power serious, rather he was only interested in increasing tarrifs and creating discrepancies and segregation among Nigerians, or how do you explain the various band policies they introduced, to make matter worse, he now appointed a novice to head the power ministry, where are the likes of Barth Nnaji? Tinubu will never see such, because of bigotry and ethnocentric mindsets.
The failure of the power sector and the darkness we are experiencing presently across the whole country is an indictment on this administration.
Politics › Re: Tinubu’s Ambition To Become Paul Biya Of Nigeria Will Fail – Dino Melaye by energy37: 9:26am On Apr 07
