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Politics / Re: Gej Removes Acting Icpc Chair Over Probe Of Nji, Minister by fatherab1: 8:42pm On Mar 23, 2011
WE CAN SEE WHAT RIBADU PASSED THROUGH TO PROSECUTE HARDENED CRIMINALS.

I WATCHED WHEN HE APPEARED BEFORE THE SENATE AND TOLD THEM THAT MANY GOVERNORS WERE CORRUPT INCLUDING JONATHAN
Politics / Re: Emirs Shun Buhari In Nasarawa State by fatherab1: 6:54pm On Mar 23, 2011
snowdrops:

can buhari win any significant vote from the south?

Yes ofcourse.
Southerners are too educated to know that eloquence of Shakara-U and exhorberance of Ribad-U cannot match with the determination of BuharI

On the other hand, the Northerners do not care which party an Emir belongs to, so far as it is Mai Gaskiya (Buhari), the dead is sealed.
Politics / Re: Emirs Shun Buhari In Nasarawa State by fatherab1: 6:49pm On Mar 23, 2011
Beaf:

[size=21pt]LOL!!!!!!
SAI Almajiri!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![/size]


BEAF=MEAT=ALMAJIRI EXPERTISE

almajiris also have voters card, do u?
Politics / Re: No Constant Power Till 2015-jeg by fatherab1: 6:39pm On Mar 23, 2011
I PITY NIGERIA,

if after these long tortous years of PDP misrule, some youths are still trying to convince the rest of us to vote pdp back into power with many analysis,
Politics / Re: Buhari In Zaria - See Crowd by fatherab1: 10:00am On Mar 23, 2011
I'M IN ABUJA, ITS SAI BUHARI
Politics / Re: Jonathan Unveils Gas Agenda For Power And Industrialization by fatherab1: 7:04pm On Mar 22, 2011
ROSSIKE:

Demdem wrote:

But today, even students are pulling top of the range motors. Is it not because PDP opened up the economy, and implemented policies to resuscitate the long forsaken middle class?

Don't sit now behind your fancy wheels, laptop, blackberry, and i-pad asking ''what have they done for us?'' as if you could afford the equivalent of such luxuries under Abacha and his friends!


THE BLACKBERRY/LAPTOP WHERE PDP (RIP) BUY FOR ME? OLE
Politics / Re: Utomi: Jonathan Spends N100m Of Taxpayer Money Daily On Election Campaign by fatherab1: 11:37pm On Mar 21, 2011
hnmmm
Politics / Re: Open Letter To Asiwaju Of Lagos: A Must-read! by fatherab1: 2:24pm On Jan 07, 2011
Your letter was timely
Politics / Re: Open Letter To Asiwaju Of Lagos: A Must-read! by fatherab1: 2:23pm On Jan 07, 2011
Luckily, Tinubu has endorsed Fashola jst 2 days ago.
Politics / Re: Suggest The Ideal President & Vp For 2011 by fatherab1: 6:25pm On Dec 08, 2010
Or BUHARI AND PAT UTOMI
Politics / Re: Suggest The Ideal President & Vp For 2011 by fatherab1: 6:24pm On Dec 08, 2010
My choice is
RIBADU AND NGOZI (world bank MD)
Politics / Suggest The Ideal President & Vp For 2011 by fatherab1: 6:23pm On Dec 08, 2010
Who in your view are the best persons to be President and Vice President?

You are free to select any human being (s) even if it is Obasanjo and Fayose.

Please drop your choice here.
Politics / Re: How To Make Your First Millions From The 2011 Elections With Peace Of Mind by fatherab1: 5:23pm On Jul 27, 2010
I thank everyone for the comments. we live in a free world. The bottom line is that it is not everybody that should be rich. this is because most people have closed minds.

When they hear 'Jonathan approves 72billion (of our money) to INEC" they fail to know that it is human beings not Godssss that will benefit from that fund. there are too many of such funds flowing right, left

Already, 21 people have bought my ebook. the smart guys do not have time to abuse me here
Politics / Re: How To Make Your First Millions From The 2011 Elections With Peace Of Mind by fatherab1: 7:54pm On Jul 22, 2010
The stack reality is that many people have the mindset that over magnify Millions of Naira. If not how can someone make this statement:
Dr Kitaun:

For all the millions u've made u still had time to write an e-book !

All i can say is that this ebook is my little way of leaking the secret of those who legitimately get their share of election wealth. As such, its not for everyone.
Thanks
Politics / Re: How To Make Your First Millions From The 2011 Elections With Peace Of Mind by fatherab1: 3:51pm On Jul 21, 2010
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Jobs/Vacancies / Re: How To Make Your First Millions From The 2011 Elections With Peace Of Mind by fatherab1: 3:45pm On Jul 21, 2010
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Jobs/Vacancies / How To Make Your First Millions From The 2011 Elections With Peace Of Mind by fatherab1: 3:41pm On Jul 21, 2010
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HOW TO MAKE YOUR FIRST MILLIONS  FROM THE 2011 ELECTIONS WITH PEACE OF MIND
Most people see politics as a dirty game. However some people make clean millions during election periods without being a member of any party. They achieve this by rendering legitimate services to Aspirants, Parties, INEC, etc.

Have you ever wondered why politicians amass wealth for elections? It is simply to give it back to certain persons who can add value to their ambitions. You don't need to be part of politics to part-take in this great wealth transfer!

For the past 3 elections, I've been a consultant to many contestants and get paid heavily than their supporters though I'm NEVER in any party. This time however, I've decided to reveal the secrets to just 200 God-fearing persons. I have therefore compiled the complete details into an E-book titled:
"THE SAFEST & SUREST WAYS
TO MAKE AT LEAST N5MILLION
FROM 2011 ELECTIONS"
Chapters:
1. The list of 30 services that politicians can pay anything for before the polls
2. The expressways to secure direct contacts with serious-minded aspirants
3. The 10 hottest secrets you must know about the 2011 general elections
4. How to separate yourself from politics while a consultant to contestants
5. How to set the right prices to your services to gain swift approval
6. How to detect and solve INEC's electoral challenges for heavy pay

I don't want to give this treasure to more than 200 persons so as to minimize competition for us all. To be among those 200 luckiest people this year, RUN TO THE NEAREST BRANCH OF FIRSTBANK and pay a tiny sum of N1,500 into Account Name:"MUSA AMALIA". Account Number: 3922010012607.
Then text: 2011(space) YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS (space) YOUR TELLER NUMBER to 08074079889.
You will get your E-book in your e-mail box in 24hours.

NB:  I will give my banker an order not to allow any amount be paid into it from any branch as soon as the first 200 persons are confirmed. So if your money is rejected at the bank, then you were not fast enough. Sorry.
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Jobs/Vacancies / How To Make Your First Millions From The 2011 Elections With Peace Of Mind by fatherab1: 3:29pm On Jul 21, 2010
[b]
HOW TO MAKE YOUR FIRST MILLIONS FROM THE 2011 ELECTIONS WITH PEACE OF MIND
Most people see politics as a dirty game. However some people make clean millions during election periods without being a member of any party. They achieve this by rendering legitimate services to Aspirants, Parties, INEC, etc.

Have you ever wondered why politicians amass wealth for elections? It is simply to give it back to certain persons who can add value to their ambitions. You don't need to be part of politics to part-take in this great wealth transfer!

For the past 3 elections, I've been a consultant to many contestants and get paid heavily than their supporters though I'm NEVER in any party. This time however, I've decided to reveal the secrets to just 200 God-fearing persons. I have therefore compiled the complete details into an E-book titled:
"THE SAFEST & SUREST WAYS
TO MAKE AT LEAST N5MILLION
FROM 2011 ELECTIONS"
Chapters:
1. The list of 30 services that politicians can pay anything for before the polls
2. The expressways to secure direct contacts with serious-minded aspirants
3. The 10 hottest secrets you must know about the 2011 general elections
4. How to separate yourself from politics while a consultant to contestants
5. How to set the right prices to your services to gain swift approval
6. How to detect and solve INEC's electoral challenges for heavy pay

I don't want to give this treasure to more than 200 persons so as to minimize competition for us all. To be among those 200 luckiest people this year, RUN TO THE NEAREST BRANCH OF FIRSTBANK and pay a tiny sum of N1,500 into Account Name:"MUSA AMALIA". Account Number: 3922010012607.
Then text: 2011(space) YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS (space) YOUR TELLER NUMBER to 08074079889.
You will get your E-book in your e-mail box in 24hours.

NB: I will give my banker an order not to allow any amount be paid into it from any branch as soon as the first 200 persons are confirmed. So if your money is rejected at the bank, then you were not fast enough. Sorry.
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Politics / How To Make Your First Millions From The 2011 Elections With Peace Of Mind by fatherab1: 3:21pm On Jul 21, 2010
[b]

Most people see politics as a dirty game. However some people make clean millions during election periods without being a member of any party. They achieve this by rendering legitimate services to Aspirants, Parties, INEC, etc.

Have you ever wondered why politicians amass wealth for elections? It is simply to give it back to certain persons who can add value to their ambitions. You don't need to be part of politics to part-take in this great wealth transfer!

For the past 3 elections, I've been a consultant to many contestants and get paid heavily than their supporters though I'm NEVER in any party. This time however, I've decided to reveal the secrets to just 200 God-fearing persons. I have therefore compiled the complete details into an E-book titled:
"THE SAFEST & SUREST WAYS
TO MAKE AT LEAST N5MILLION
FROM 2011 ELECTIONS"
Chapters:
1. The list of 30 services that politicians can pay anything for before the polls
2. The expressways to secure direct contacts with serious-minded aspirants
3. The 10 hottest secrets you must know about the 2011 general elections
4. How to separate yourself from politics while a consultant to contestants
5. How to set the right prices to your services to gain swift approval
6. How to detect and solve INEC's electoral challenges for heavy pay

I don't want to give this treasure to more than 200 persons so as to minimize competition for us all. To be among those 200 luckiest people this year, RUN TO THE NEAREST BRANCH OF FIRSTBANK and pay a tiny sum of N1,500 into Account Name:"MUSA AMALIA". Account Number: 3922010012607.
Then text: 2011(space) YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS (space) YOUR TELLER NUMBER to 08074079889.
You will get your E-book in your e-mail box in 24hours.

NB:  I will give my banker an instruction not to allow any amount be paid into it from any branch as soon as the first 200 persons are confirmed. So if your money is rejected at the bank, then you were not fast enough. Sorry.
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Politics / Re: Inec To Rely On Iwu’s Voter Register In 2011 by fatherab1: 3:09pm On Jul 21, 2010
THIS MAN JEGA IS NOT A MAGICIAN! THE NEW CONSTITUTION MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE ELECTION DATE TO BE POSTPONED IN OTHER TO ACCOMMODATE THE NEEDED TIME FOR ANOTHER VOTERS REGISTER. THE ONLY OPTION IS TO USE THE FORMER BUT THAT NO 'MIKE TYSON' OR 'QUEEN ELIZABETH' OR 'KOFI ANNAN' TO VOTE IN NIGERIA.
I THINK THE NEW CROP OF INEC WILL SUCCEED MORE THAN THE UK ELECTORAL BODY WHERE MANY VOTERS WERE DISENFRACHISED.
Politics / Re: Action Congress Set To Change Name Again! by fatherab1: 2:32pm On Jun 16, 2010
Politics / Re: Action Congress Set To Change Name Again! by fatherab1: 2:32pm On Jun 16, 2010
Why must AC change name before every general election?
Politics / Re: Action Congress Set To Change Name Again! by fatherab1: 2:31pm On Jun 16, 2010
But must there be change of name for there to be strong oppositions?
Politics / Action Congress Set To Change Name Again! by fatherab1: 2:28pm On Jun 16, 2010
[b]Arrangements have been concluded to change the name of the Action Congress (AC), Daily Sun reliably gathered over the weekend. The three names being considered are Action Congress Party(ACP), Action Party of Nigeria(APN) and Action Congress Democratic Party(ACDP).

The need for the change arose out of the compelling desire of leaders of the party to re-position for the 2011 elections, which has triggered off mergers and alliance talks with some political parties in the last three months.
The party is in power in controls of Lagos and Edo States and is easily touted as the current leading opposition party in the country.

The AC sprang from the ashes of Advanced Congress of Democrats (ACD) in 2005, which in itself emerged from the dying embers of the Alliance for Democracy(AD) in 2004.
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo had in his determined bid to gain a foothold on his South West unleashed series of onslaughts on the AD in 2001, which controlled the entire zone. These assaults led to a protracted factionalisation in the party and a steamy trade-off with the AD governors which routed them from office.

The ex-president had then not reckoned with the ACD which metamorphosed from a faction of the AD led by the then Lagos State governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
The ACD soon got energized and transformed into the AC, which was envisioned to have a pan-Nigeria outlook, coalescing with estranged leaders of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) including Obasanjo’s Deputy, Atiku Abubakar, the late Abubakar Rimi, former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Ghali Umar Na’Abba and former Deputy Senate President in the Second Republic, Dr. John Wash Pam.

The AC’s poor performance in the 2007 polls as well as alleged stranglehold on it by Tinubu, however, engendered waning enthusiasm which has occasioned perceived indifference and return to the PDP by some of these leaders in the past three years. The AC was part of the mega party talks last year with General Muhammadu Buhari, then of the ANPP, and Attahiru Bafarawa of the Democratic Peoples Party(DPP).

The merger talks did not materialise and Buhari who has a preference for alliance has since moved on to the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC).
There are strong indications that merger talks with the DPP has pulled through. The DPP which currently controls no state is very strong in Sokoto and Zamfara states, where it ran a neck-to-neck gubernatorial battle with the PDP and ANPP candidates in the 2007 polls.
A leader of the DPP in Kebbi State, who pleaded anonymity, confirmed the development but added that it was the responsibility of the national secretariat of the party to make the formal announcement and not the state chapters.
Also, confirming it, a governorship aspirant on the platform of the AC in Nasarawa State, Prof. Onje-Gye-Wado, said the merger was designed to galvanise the democratic forces of the country towards victory in a free, fair and transparent 2011 elections.[/b]
Politics / Re: Are There No Strong People In Kwara State? by fatherab1: 5:04pm On Jun 04, 2010
[s]Let all the kwarans speak now or for ever remain silent[/s]
Politics / Re: Bukhari Bello Is New INEC Boss by fatherab1: 5:02pm On Jun 04, 2010
Vanguard's view

BUJA— THERE were mixed reactions from staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, yesterday, over the proposed appointment of the former Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission, Mallam Bukhari Bello, as the chairman of the commission.

While some staff of the commission, mostly middle cadre officers and junior staff were excited about his appointment, some senior management staff expressed reservations possibly because his coming might see them being eased out of the commission.

Mallam Bukhari Bello

When Vanguard visited the commission, yesterday, some staff were seen discussing in groups what the possible appointment of Bello portended for the commission.

One staff of the commission who spoke to Vanguard said: “From the record of the man in the National Human Rights Commission that we were told, if he has not changed, then he is the man that would bring positive things into INEC.

“We are happy about his pedigree but we can be rest assured that some entrenched interest would not only fight him, they would try to sabotage his efforts so he must check them as soon as he is appointed.”

The staff who had worked in the commission for more than a decade and had seen the tenure of three INEC chairmen, however, said that for the new INEC chairman to succeed where his successors failed, “he must be very firm with politicians. If he tries to please any politician, that would be his undoing.

“He must try to carry all the staff of the commission along and not have favourites among them. The moment he identifies some staff as ‘my own’ and others as staff of the commission, he is on his way to failure.”

Vanguard gathered from some of the staff that some very senior staff of the commission were already jittery over their fate when the new INEC chairman takes over.

Another staff told Vanguard: “Some of them were happy when Prince Solomon Soyebi was announced the Acting Chairman and had been praying that his appointment be confirmed. Now that a neutral person is coming on board, they are not happy.

“For instance, interviews for the employment of new staff of the commission were hurriedly conducted and appointment letters would soon be issued to some people. Many staff of the commission believe that this employment is to ‘settle’ the former chairman who was taken by surprise when he was asked to proceed on leave. It did not follow due process and there is the fear that a new INEC chairman may review it.”

Some staff of the commission who knew Mallam Bello when he served as Director of Legal Services of the defunct National Electoral Commission expressed hope that his return would bring good tidings for the commission.

An excited staff told Vanguard: “If there is anybody who can conduct a free and fair election in Nigeria, then, Mallam Bello is that person. He knows all the electoral loopholes and would certainly block them. He is not a neophyte when it comes to electoral matters.”
Council of State to ratify choice

Meantime, ahead of appointment of the new chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, the National of Council of State is expected to meet today to endorse the name of the chairman designate, Bukhari Bello.

The Council of State which is made of former heads of state both civilian and military, old and present chief justices of the federation and state governors, is required by Section 154 of the 1999 Constitution to meet on such issues.

The meeting will precede forwarding of the name of the appointee to the Senate for ratification.
According to the Third Schedule to the 1999 Constitution, Section F: “The Independent National Electoral Commission shall comprise the following members

(a) a chairman, who shall be the chief electoral commissioner; and
(b) twelve other members to be known as National Electoral Commissioners, who shall be persons of unquestionable integrity and not less than fifty years and forty years of age, respectively

Section 154 sub section 1 of the constitution says that “Except in the case of ex-officio members or where other provisions are made in the constitution, the chairman and members of any of the bodies so established shall, subject to the provisions of this constitution, be appointed by the President and the appointment shall be subject to confirmation by Senate
Section 154 sub section 3 states that “In exercising his powers to appoint a person as chairman or member of the Independent National Electoral Commission, National Judicial Council, the Federal Judicial Service Commission, or the National Population Commission, the President shall consult the Council of State.
President Goodluck Jonathan said, Sunday, during a state visit to France that the new INEC chairman would be named next Tuesday, adding that the candidate was somebody he had never met nor spoken with.
It is expected that the candidate’s name which may be unveiled by the Council of State will get to the Senate, Friday. According to a source in the Senate, “we are waiting for the name of the candidate which will be sent to us after confirmation by the Council of State which is expected to meet Thursday.”
The new Chairman-designate was redeployed from Ministry of Justice to National Human Rights Commission as Executive Secretary from where he was returned to Justice ministry. He later left for the then National Electoral Commission.
Politics / Re: Bukhari Bello Is New INEC Boss by fatherab1: 5:00pm On Jun 04, 2010
see the fine young man

Politics / Re: Are There No Strong People In Kwara State? by fatherab1: 4:50pm On Jun 04, 2010
What is being practiced there is not democracy.

The new INEC chairman will shock their expectations.

Not business as usual
Politics / Re: Are There No Strong People In Kwara State? by fatherab1: 4:49pm On Jun 04, 2010
I want people from Kwara State to comment.

Lets here a different voice from the sycophants who are praying for Saraki to choose the right person
Politics / Re: Are There No Strong People In Kwara State? by fatherab1: 4:47pm On Jun 04, 2010
[b]KWARA GUBER RACE, RIPPLES AND PUZZLES OF GBEMI SARAKI’S BID
Written by Prince News Mar 3, 2010

KWARA GUBER RACE
Ripples and puzzles of Gbemi Saraki’s bid
From LAYI OLANREWAJU, Ilorin
Wednesday, March 3, 2010


Political scheming, intrigues and maneuvers that have characterized the succession bid among major governorship contenders in Kwara State witnessed an upsurge in recent times. What makes the posturing more intriguing is the scheming among the political associates of Governor Bukola Saraki and those of his father, the godfather of Kwara politics, Dr. Olusola Saraki. For long, the elder Saraki has been a force to reckon with in the political happenings of not only the state, but the nation at large.

Now, it is no longer news in the state that the alleged ambition of daughter of Dr. Olusola Saraki, Senator Gbemisola Saraki, as one of the contenders to the Ahmadu Bello Way seat of government come 2011, is now tearing apart the various interest groups in the state, especially the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) administration in the state. Even, the struggle for that office, according to sources within the various political circles in the state is causing ripples among the loyalists of the strongman of Kwara politics as they have split into two groups.

Sources said that one of the camps, said to be in favour of the political aspiration of Senator Gbemisola has taken over the control of the ‘Great-Hall’ of the elder Saraki (also known as Baba Oloye), and the party association house located at Olorunsogo area of the state capital, Ilorin with an erstwhile Chairman of a local government council in the state coordinating the group for the realization of the ambition of the Senator.

As Gbemisola presses forward her ambition, loyalists the governor are said to be pursuing a different agenda. They are now radiating at the Government House Ilorin and strategic points including a privately owned newspaper house with the hope of presenting another candidate that would serve the governor’s interest.
The cold war according to sources in the two political camps in the state revealed that it is now forbidden for those said to be sympathetic to the ambition of Senator Gbemisola to get close to any of the government’s functions or else they would be embarrassed while those that in control of the Great-Hall and Olorunsogo would not like to be seen in the hall.

Daily Sun investigation revealed that some people within the Senator Gbemisola’s camp have resorted to keeping close to the ‘Great Hall’ where they manage the affairs of the gubernatorial ambition of the senator come 2011 in the state.
Political pundits in the state are of the opinion that it will be improper for Senator Gbemisola Saraki to succeed his brother as the next governor of the state as the family ought to allow other persons also of proven integrity to lead the state come 2011. They say that is the best way to consolidate the dividends of democracy that are already in existence in the state and to enhance the socio-economic growth of the state after the successful completion of the second term of eight years of Governor Saraki in 2011.
Although, there are other contenders in the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that have been working underground in order to realize their desired ambition but their political ambition is not as pronounced as that of Senator Gbemisola. She insists she never nursed the idea until some stakeholders came to prevail on her to run.

All said and done, the ambition of many politicians in the state revolves around the supremacy of Gbemisola’s father and the godfather of the state politics, Dr. Olusola Saraki. Among such contenders is said to be the current commissioner for Economic Development, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, the Senator representing Kwara North Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Ahmed Ahmed, the member representing, Edu/Pategi/ Moro Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Hamman Pategi, the current Minister of Transport, Alhaji Issa Bio Ibrahim. Another contender who was said to have been encouraged by Governor Saraki after dropping Abdulfatah is the present Commissioner for Finance, Alhaji Abdulrasaq Atunwa as well as a serving Chairman from one of the Local Councils in the Emirate.

Some political observers have noted that “the choice of candidate that would succeed Governor Saraki would depend on the zoning system, as the Kwara Central Senatorial District in the state has produced two executive governors consecutively, namely, the incumbent, Dr. Bukola Saraki and his predecessor, late Governor Muhammed Alabi Lawal. Late Lawal ruled the state between 1999 and 2003 while the incumbent governor; Dr. Saraki took over the state from him since 2003 till date. And by the time he completes his term in year 2011, he would have spent eight years as governor of the state.
Other senatorial districts in the state have yet to test the plumb position in the state and this has continued to give the people of the two districts concerned. They believe that giving them the chance to produce the governor in the next political dispensation would reduce the perceived marginalization of the two zones in the state.
Reading the lips of Oloye


It would be recalled that, last year when the struggle for the succession bid ahead of 2011 began in the state, the strongman of Kwara politics, Dr. Olusola Saraki told newsmen in an interview that “God will guide him to pick the person that would continue with the good work of his son, Dr. Bukola Saraki in 2011”.
At a political gathering then, he said that the person would be named after his return from the lesser hajj – Umrah. During the said period, various contenders and other political leaders in the state migrated with the strongman of the state politics to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia where they jointly organized special prayers for God to give their leader, Dr. Saraki wisdom to pick the person of proven integrity that would take over as the next governor of the state in 2011.
However, after his return from that journey, there was disquiet in the state as there was no announcement of any candidate until the Ileya period, when the Wazirin Garin told newsmen that the governor would have serious input on the candidate that would emerge for the governorship position of the state. He said he has given the governor till April 2010 to give him the candidate that would succeed him come 2011.

As the people of the state awaited the announcement of the choice candidate from Baba Oloye, the 47th birthday of Governor Saraki in December last year appeared to have offered the best opportunity to zero in on a successor. But then, the ambition of Senator Gbemisola Saraki as Sani Sheu, the cleric at the birthday ceremony advised against the emergence of any of the Saraki family as next governor of the state, come 2011 in the state.
The mammoth crowd that had who is who in the state in attendance, including the Chief Imam of Ilorin, Sheikh Muhammad Bashir, the state Deputy Governor, Chief Joel Ogundeji, state chairman of PDP, Alhaji Yusuf Aiyedun, members of the National Assembly, state executives and PDP supporters among others, the sermoner, Alhaji Sanu Sheu said that it will be immoral for the Saraki family to present another member of the family for the governorship position of the state in the next political dispensation.

He added that the governor and the former Senate leader should look towards other parts of the state and pick the candidate that is of proven integrity to lead the state in order to continue with the good work of the present administration.
Sheikh Sheu explained that by 2011, “Governor Saraki should have spent eight years as the governor of the state while her sister, Senator Gbemisola Saraki is spending third term in the National Assembly as she has spent two terms of eight years in the Senate and in the House of Representatives, a term”.
Apart from this, members of the Kwara state branch of the Supreme Council for Shariah recently in Ilorin also warned against allowing woman governor in the state in 2011.

A statement issued by the group signed by its state coordinator, Alhaji Tijani Edun said that such attempt was against the principle of Islamic law as it forbids female leadership in Islam because Ilorin is a Muslim state.
According to the statement, “we as the members of the Supreme Council for Shariah are not politicians and are not working for the female rivals but making efforts to guide Muslims, including politicians and check what is against the wish of Allah and this remains our priority”
They added that an attempt for the power that be in the state to install woman governor come 2011 would serve a bad precedent because allowing woman governor where more than 80 per cent are Muslims would spell a doom for the state and is even not good for the Alimi dynasty.
They also planned for a prayer session that would prevent a woman governor from emerging.

As this counter move against Senator Gbemisola to vie for the governorship position rages on in the state, the woman was said not to be disturbed as sources close to her political camp in the state confided in Daily Sun that the woman was said to have formed campaign committees in the state towards realizing her ambition.
Before now, the Senator was said to have paid a visit to those that matter in the state before embarking on holy pilgrimage to Mecca last year where she solicited the support of these people for her ambition. Sources revealed that her perceived loyalists were usually dealt with or removed from positions.

Also, during the just concluded holy pilgrimage to Mecca, the Senator was alleged to have sponsored over 1000 people to the holy land in order to pray for her while her empowerment programme was not left out as many people have benefited from different schemes as part of her political strategy to woo more people to her side while intensifying her empowerment programme more than ever before towards achieving her political ambition come 2011 in the state.
Apart from this, one of the political backers of Senator Gbemisola Saraki, Alhaji Amosa Jida recently called for the support of the people of the state for the aspiration of the female Senator come 2011 in the state.

Jida, who is a PDP leader in Baboko Ward in Ilorin West Local Government Council in the state, added that the choice of Senator Gbemisola Saraki was divine and advised the people of the state to support ‘God’s project’ in order to move the state forward.
But, his view was countered by other leaders of the PDP in the local government who dissociated themselves from Jida’s view as they claimed that there was never a time the people of Baboko ward discussed that they have adopted the Senator as the candidate of the PDP in the next governorship elections in the state.
Nonetheless, the recent visit of the Senator to the state caused a lot of ripples among the leadership of the PDP as her return met a rousing welcome at the Ilorin International Airport. From the airport, she proceeded to the popular Ile-Loke, GRA residence of the Waziri of Ilorin.

The development, Daily Sun investigation revealed, jolted the leadership of PDP in the state as the rumour had it that Senator Gbemisola has been picked by the Strongman of Kwara politics. the speculations led to a lot of crises in the political circles in the state.
The rumours had it that the senator was allegedly adopted by the Waziri of Ilorin as the candidate of the ruling PDP in the state come 2011 elections. The development however appeared to have thrown a spanner into the wheel of the earlier mandate that the Second Republic Senate leader gave to Governor Saraki to give him the person that would succeed him, come 2011 in the state.
It was at this point that an emergency state working committee meeting of the PDP was convened with the state governor, Dr. Saraki and other top leaders of the party in attendance.

The meeting, which was held behind closed door at the State Secretariat of the PDP along Nupe road, GRA, Ilorin deliberated extensively, according to the sources close to the party, on the alleged adoption of Senator Gbemisola as the candidate of the party come 2011 in the state.
The state chairman of the party, Alhaji Yusuf Aiyedun, who briefed newsmen after the meeting said “the leadership of the party in the state was yet to adopt any candidate for the 2011 elections in the state and therefore nobody should stop parading himself or herself as the candidate of the party in the state”.
He said that the order of ban on political campaigns across the state was still in force and warned that the leadership of the party would not hesitate to sanction any erring members of the party that violates the order.

Aiyedun added that it was high time members of the party stopped carrying rumours across the state to the effect that the party has adopted its governorship candidate for the 2011 elections in the state. He warned the rumour mongers to watch their utterances and stop spreading false rumours as the consequences of such would be total dismissal from the party.
The chairman stated further that what was important was how the present administration would continue to provide dividends of democracy to the doorsteps of the populace and not to embark on anything that would distract its attention. He therefore called on members of the party to go back to their various wards in the state and mobilize for the next elections in order for the party to continue to lead the state.

However, Daily Sun gathered from a source close to the Constituency office of Senator Gbemisola that she has written a letter to the powers that be in the state including the state governor of dissociating herself from the said political ambition. Part of the letter read thus: “The Constituency office of Senator Gbemi Saraki wishes to categorically state that the Distinguished Senator has never, be it in public or private, declared her interest in the 2011 gubernatorial race, even though it is her constitutional right.

“All we know and were told is that she currently has a mandate, which is to represent the good people of Kwara Central, and the essence of representation is being close to the grassroots and giving people the feedback of her effective representation of the Kwara central senatorial district.
“The last Constituency visit, embarked upon was to meet her constituents, which always afforded her the opportunity to inspect and inaugurate projects she personally funded as a means of bringing democratic dividends to her immediate constituents and further complement the good work of Governor Bukola Saraki towards the social and economic emancipation of Kwara State,” the letter further pointed out.

Despite such denials, pundits believe the current cold-war, intrigues, scheming and maneuvering among the political associates of the power that be in the state over the succession bid ahead of 2011 is something that should quickly be nipped in the bud in order to cement the current peace in the state as events of the dark days of 2003 in the state are still ringing in the memory of residents of the state. And whatever is the political situation in the state ahead of 2011 elections in the state, the emergence of a new governor for the state come 2011 will still revolve around the ‘School of Politics’ of Dr. Olusola Saraki hence, the imbroglio among the groups and associates over the succession bid would come to past in due course.[/b]
Politics / Re: Are There No Strong People In Kwara State? by fatherab1: 4:46pm On Jun 04, 2010
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