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That awkward moment when a politician turns hussain bolt...Bode if your hands are clean you don't have to flee..

BTW why will bode george say this indirectly he has campaigned for GMB with this statement, meaning "PDP is corrupt if we lose, we all have to run to avoid jail" i wonder who advised him to make a comment like this...

This piece of news shouldn't come as a surprise to those in the PDP camp, OBJ's body language already did the talking, I wonder why they are acting surprised...

Since OBJ a former president and a supposed PDP card carrying member, didn't jump on the presidential campaign train to campaign for GEJ, that should have been an indication of what OBJ intended to do...

Well I wish him goodluck and I hope he is not betting on the wrong horse, I would have expected this decision to come after march 28th, you can't be too sure what GEJ will do if he eventually wins...

The same way GEJ almost got bombed...The security guys already told them to stay clear of those region for now, I wonder what he is doing there...

They say prevention is better than cure...May God keep him safe..

While we wait for the propaganda that will follow this piece of news...

APC and PDP warriors we are waiting for you to start throwing the usual mud

nzeobi:
Nigerians mentality. Wasting another productive day, imagine someone waiting for bail.

I wonder the kind of country we are, declaring public holiday for a presidential candidate at the expense of the public...SMH

I thought they said they are against western education how come they are delivering typed letters to people of gombe state

Well some guys are willing to visit their "72 virgins" and i wish them godspeed...Yeye dey smell

ArchEnemy:
Chief, what is wrong with that woman donating 137 million naira? If she has the means, why not?
And who says she cant be 'richer' than her husband

I hope she didn't borrow the 137million naira, because her husband claimed he borrowed 27million naira to purchase his presidential nomination form...So how come the wife is donating 137million naira to people

Our politician and their greek gifts, how come she is donating now after all this years of nothing like that Our politician come with gestures like this when they want something, just to deceive some set of people to vote for them...SMH

Change is when you hire thugs and refuse to pay them...SMH

Good news

All this laughable propaganda, from PDP's audio recording to APC's video thumb printing, free and fair election is a scam in this country...


Am waiting to see how "TANIOND" and "PROGRESSIVES" defend their people...oya let the attacks start...

ANY casual observer of Sokoto State politics in the coming dispensation would be tempted to say that the gubernatorial contest that would soon take place between Senator Abdalla Wali, Nigeria’s immediate past Ambassador to Morocco and Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, would present interesting scenarios. Indeed, it would. But certainly not in the sense most observers are looking at it.

The received impression is that an Aminu Tambuwal who has acquired fame and reputation or notoriety in Abuja would be a good product to sell in his home state. Those who are not familiar with the dynamics of Sokoto politics would readily think that Tambuwal would be a good product to market. He probably would have been marketable. But he is encumbered by a number of drawbacks.

First is that Tambuwal is operating under the shadow of the incumbent governor, Aliu Wamakko. That would have been of advantage to Tambuwal. Many who want to make it fast in politics usually ride on the back if incumbents.

However, Wamakko, rather be an asset to Tambuwal, is a liability to him. The problem he faces here is that Wamakko has burnt himself out. He has reached his dead end. Having governed the state for nearly eight years now, the people of the state have seen all of him. They have taken note of his deficiencies. His failings have reminded them of the good old days of Alhaji Attahiru Dalhatu Bafarawa, the governor of the state between 1999 and 2007. Bafarawa’s era as the governor of Sokoto State was eventful. The people remember Bafarawa for his people-oriented programmes and projects.

But as is the case with every government, Bafarawa left behind some uncompleted projects. The expectation is that an incoming government would take over those projects and complete them. After all, government is supposed to be a continuum. But they are disappointed that Wamakko has not given them much cause to cheer. He did not just abandon the projects he inherited from Bafarawa, he also did not embark on new ones that will affect the lives of the people positively. Consequently, the people are unhappy. They are disappointed that the man they expected much from is not delivering the dividends of democracy. Now they are protesting. They are ready to do away with him and whatever he represents.

It is into this suffocating underbelly of Wamakko that Tambuwal is creeping. Those who know the state have nothing but pity for him. They fear that Tambuwal would go with the gale that would sweep Wamakko out of Sokoto State. In fact, the feeling in certain quarters is that Tambuwal would have been better off if he were standing on his own.

The second impediment Tambuwal’s candidature faces is that he is running the race with a candidate with superior qualities and credentials. Senator Abdalla Wali is an established technocrat. His record of service in the private sector is a reference point to the younger generation on how to build a career and make the best out if it. Because of his competence and versatility, he was always sought after by employers of labour. While he was a senior manager with UAC of Nigeria, the government of Sokoto State, at different times, had cause to seek for his services. What recommended him for that was his expertise.

Senator Wali reached the pinnacle of his career before he ventured into politics. He is not an emergency politician. He is one of the few whose people chose on the basis of excellence and service to community. When in 1999 Wali stepped out as the senator representing his senatorial zone, it was a spectacular outing for him. Sokoto State was under the grip of the All Peoples Party (APP) which was later to become the All Nigeria People’s Party (ANPP). But Wali surprised everyone. He stood for election under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) platform and won. It was a huge feat because the PDP was not a popular party in the state then. But Wali’s popularity and grassroots support did it for him. That makes him a true man of the people.

After his successful tenure as senator, which saw him serve as the first leader of the Senate under that dispensation, Wali was appointed Minister of National Planning by the then president, Olusegun Obasanjo. His tenure as minister was equally eventful. He was later to be appointed Nigeria’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco under the government of Umaru Yar’Adua. Wali’s tenure as ambassador was renewed under the present administration of Goodluck Jonathan. This career trajectory shows that Wali has been part of the system since 1999. And he has built a massive reputation from both private and public offices over the years. It is this wealth of experience that the man wants to bring to bear in Sokoto State.

Now how can Tambuwal match this man who has been sweeping like hurricane across Sokoto political landscape? That will be a tall order for Tambuwal. Senator Wali’s chances are boosted the more by the backing from Bafarawa, the most influential politician in Sokoto State. While Wamakko is throwing his light weight behind Tambuwal, Bafarawa is throwing his heavy weight behind Wali. The battle is therefore disproportionate through and through. While Bafarawa will crush Wamakko on the political turf any day, Wali is clearly superior and more recognised in Sokoto than Tambuwal. In fact, both Wamakko and his protege, Tambuwal, have always been operating under Wali.

Significantly too, both Wali and Tambuwal come from the same locality. Wali is better known and more accepted by the people of the local government than Tambuwal. It is also said that in spite of Tambuwal’s Abuja popularity, he is not known beyond the two local government areas that he represents at the National Assembly.

This contrasts very sharply with Wali who represented an entire senatorial district. Besides, Wali is known all over the state, having run for the office of governor in 2003. He ran against Bafarawa then but lost.

The way things stand, the coming election in the state is clearly a battle between Bafarawa and Wamakko. It is going to be a test of strength and goodwill. But Bafarawa and Wali, the candidate he is supporting, look good to carry the day.


http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/features/policy-a-politics/196967-sokoto-why-abdalla-wali-might-carry-the-day

This is propaganda is just laughable...Were the soldiers involved in the counting of votes Did soldiers stopped people from voting If the voting is a secret ballot how come soldiers helped in rigging Did the soldiers stand with each voters casting their votes at the polling unit, since it was secret ballot How come it took the so called captain almost 5months to come forward Why is the captain speaking out few days to elections


In 2face voice, they wan start to tell us another story again ooo...

This is propaganda is just laughable...Were the soldiers involved in the counting of votes Did soldiers stopped people from voting If the voting is a secret ballot how come soldiers helped in rigging Did the soldiers stand with each voters casting their votes at the polling unit, since it was secret ballot How come it took the so called captain almost 5months to come forward Why is the captain speaking out few days to elections


In 2face voice, they wan start to tell us another story again ooo...

Another one of those predictions again...hian una no dey tire None of them is guaranteed sure victory until after the last vote is counted, so lets keep our fingers crossed till after the whole counting process

This is another proof to some die hard fan of GEJ/PDP and GMB/APC, that none of our politicians are worth dying for....If you end up killing yourself because of them, it will be your family's loss and not their.

#Notopoliticalviolence

Flye:
With my little experience about INEC registration, I believe majority of the PVCs belong to multiple registered voters, some don't even know the name they used to register again while some don't even know the polling unit where they registered again.

The truth is if they wait for a year, more than half of the cards will still remain. Unfortunately many hypocrite we have don't wanna say the truth and while others want to use that has a basis to prospone election or destabilise INEC.

GBAM!!!

So on point, we can't rule out the fact that some of the cards still with INEC are for those who registered more than once...

Our desperate politicians are at it again...I just hope nothing happened to the INEC officials...

The end of this rag heads is near, you can't wage war with 4 countries simultaneously and not lose, I just hope some of the redeemable rag heads see this and surrender quietly...

EdCure:
Why now?
Is this how GEJ intend to win this election?

Leave GEJ out of this, he is not the investigating officer not everything should be pinned on him...If sylva is indeed guilty of any crime he should be brought to book...

People have been screaming how corrupt the government is, an arrest is been made we still go ahead to condemn it, if sylva is indeed clean he should be able to defend himself and not be afraid...

SweetJoystick:
If the decision to postpone the elections come from the parties involved in the election the it's welcomed rather from PDP/GEJ who is scared of losing the forthcoming presidential elections........if they are performed excelently well, why the fear of contesting when your good works or records should speak for you.....Well, we know better, the reverse is the case, hence the panic

Postponement of election is not a GEJ/PDP, unless you are saying INEC is PDP, INEC is the only authorised body that can hold or postpone elections and not PDP as party...

If elections will be postponed it will come from INEC, and they would need to tell nigerians why they have decided to postpone the elections...

Elections will not be postponed, its just normal for INEC to hold meetings like this, they would rather inform nigerians on the method they intend to adopt in distributing the remaining PVC massively....Let's keep our fingers crossed

If indeed this is true, this are the fo0ls selling us out to BH, diverting money meant for ammunitions for their personal gains, I once said it majority of our pot bellied service chiefs will never pray for BH insurgency to end, owing to what they make off arm deals...

BTW, how come all our "investigative journalist" are becoming very active few days to elections How come they are just finding out deals like this Is this the first time of discovering deals like this Or their so called sources decide to release informations like this to them few days to elections

A lot of unanswered questions, which make somethings you read online doubtful...SMH

Suddenly few day to election an audio suddenly shows up, am I missing something here So it took sahara reporters more than 3months to get this so called evidence How come fayemi accepted the result Its so unfortunate that some comments here defile logic...SMH

Good news, atleast this will reduce the rate at which some political parties will rig...

Please if you are going to the polling unit with your camera ensure you are very careful, because this are desperate times for some politicians and anything/everything can happen at a polling unit...

That's the best INEC could do is to extend the deadline, and making sure they inform the public about it...

I don't think the elections will be postponed, what INEC would do is just to extend the deadline for distribution of PVC again, maybe till wednesday or something and if that does not solve the issue, they will have to allow those with temporary voter's card to vote...IMO

Yungwizzzy:
I repeat:

If Jonathan likes he should visit Jesus in heaven, my vote and that of my family members, Friends and commuty belongs to BUHARI

LMAO...You are very wrong with your assertions, you can only be sure of your vote and not others...

donsmall94:

He can't support GMB
NEVER
But he likes it or not the peoples general is getting there, come May 29 after a successful Febuhari 14.

This is the height of hypocrisy, if IBB had said the opposite you would have been screaming how clueless GEJ is...But since he stated what seems to be obvious to him you start calling him names...SMH

BlackTechnology:
Did you guys see the four walls of school

There is no way GEJ can loot 30tr naira and still be able to pay salaries let alone projects


Think before you talk

Sometimes i just wonder how people reason, they tend to believe everything...How is it possible for GEJ to steal 30trillion naira

Its so unfortunate our so called enlightened youth, can't read between the lines to know what is true and what is not, they just believe all this propaganda...SMH