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etrouble:
You dey craze. You wey dey fucck Amina, Ajarat and Ramota. Shey I no dey see you for Alfa Kamilu house wey you go collect Wontu to pass Exams ni? Baba Awotelu bko? Shey I no see you collect juju for him hand to fight that Agbero wey beat you because of Kuburat ni?

sonofthunder:
I hope you will not cry foul play if your candidate loses because now you are insinuating that the elections cannot be rigged.

In response to mischief-makers who circulated rumours that the commission had dumped the BVAS, Oyekanmi explained that the INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has reiterated severally that there is no going back on the deployment of BVAS for the 2023 general election.

‘’Therefore, if at this moment in 2022, we still have a presidential candidate of one of the 18 registered political parties, saying he needs assurances on the BVAS or he doesn’t know or appreciate its relevance to the 2023 general election, then something is terribly wrong somewhere,’’ he stated.

BUT the allegation of drug trafficking is a new low in the Nigerian presidential politics. Tinubu and his handlers recognize its magnitude. They know it is like none of the other accusations and have been perfecting schemes that could overshadow the crisis. One could notice the pattern of the unending shows of shame in his campaign, including the Chatham calamity. The spirited shenanigan is a page from the Donald Trump political book: ‘The best solution to a crisis is another explosive crisis.’ Be that as it may, the Nigerian press must not allow the drug trafficking issue to be swept under the carpet without full investigation, no matter what.

gentlekay2017:
While your mates are making progress in life, you are busy compiling the blunders of a man who have focus

favor914:
Please shut up, nonsense Wailer houseboy.

madridguy:

Moh247:




Nsogbu Nsogbu people should understand that their bitter Politics is only helping Tinubu get more sympathy votes from people who dislike proud bullies playing God



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Vice President Yemi Osibanjo has urged Nigerians to shun ethnic and religious sentiments by allowing a man after God’s heart to emerge as president in 2023.

Osinbajo, represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha, made the plea in Abuja during the 2022 Service of Nine Lessons and Carols with the theme “Fear Not.”

According to him, Nigerians should nurse no fears about the forthcoming general elections.

“Your theme of this year’s celebration is ‘Fear Not’; this is a very important subject for everyone of us even as we approach the 2023 general elections, which has been described as a year that Nigeria seems to be at a crossroad.

“As we approach 2023, we are going to have elections; we are going to have a census exercise but we have an assurance from our Lord and Saviour; let’s not allow our hearts to be troubled.

“We should live in Him and believe in God,” he said.

According to him, the Holy Bible contains 365 messages to mankind on “Fear not” and everyone has been given a capsule of each of the passages to be used for each day of the year.

“Secondly, the purpose of Christmas, which celebrates the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ whom the Service of Nine Lessons and Carols is about, is to remind us that we must not fear,” he added.

He congratulated the organisers for the consistency in holding the event in the last 19 years.

“It has added beautiful symphonies to the celebration of our Christmas every year.

“I bring to you felicitations of Christmas from His Excellency, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari, who wishes you a wonderful Christmas celebration in advance and glorious 2023,” Osinbajo said.

The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Daniel Okoh, in his message entitled, “Lay down your fears,” said Nigerians should expect a turnaround in spite of current challenges.

“People are living in fear, afraid of going out for their legitimate business as a result of fear; but with our prayers and supplications, we will succeed and win,” he said.

Okoh also prayed against electoral violence in the forthcoming general elections.

“As children of God, Nigerians should not be afraid of the future as fear can take a whole nation away from the purpose of God.

“Fear must not stop us from pursuing our dreams and seeking justice; as leaders and citizens, let equity be our watchword,” he said.

He appealed to Nigerians to come out en-mass to vote in order to promote democracy.

“If you vote, you have the opportunity to choose the kind of leaders you wish to change the narratives; fear doesn’t bring progress,” he said.

Okoh assured Nigerians that Christ would usher in help, hope and restoration for the nation.

Represented by FRCN Director of Legal Services, Mr David Angbazo, Liman commended the organisers for a job well done.

“The VON, NTA and FRCN carols have been on for 19 years and it gets better.

“Nigeria is experiencing a lot of political activities.

” We have to thank God already for it will be successful; we have to thank God and pray for unity as the theme depicts- “Fear Not”.

“We know God will stand for us and the elections will come and go peacefully,” Liman said.

The Director-General of Nigeria Television Authority (NTA), Malam Salihu Dembos, represented by the Director of Engineering Services, Mr Moses Okpanachi, commended all dignitaries and the organisers.

“We are proud of this colourful event and it is our earnest desire that we maintain the annual culture for unity and peace,” Dembos said.

Highlights of the event was the lighting of the Christmas tree and candle light by the Director-General of VON, Mr Osita Okechukwu, and the leading of a procession by the SGF.

The Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Mr Buki Ponle, who represented the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, was among dignitaries in the procession.

NAN reports that all the lessons centred on the coming of Jesus Christ to redeem mankind and each reading was followed by renditions of hymns.

NAN also reports that the event, organised by FRCN, NTA and VON, was attended by Christians from various denominations.

basybasy:
Useless old man campaigning for Obi. Obi that has lost the election since. How can we call this one his eminent? All igbos will rush online and start praising Obi. On d election day, igbos will force all of us to vote Obi. Yeye people.

duro4chang:
Setting the records straight...

"When I was born in March 1952, nobody knew I would join politics, talkless of running for President. My records have been consistent and there was no mutilation. I am a Tinubu proper....those without history and track records dwell in lies against me. One of the presidential candidates have been rumoured not to be a Nigerian,... I'm a graduate of Chicago, by the way, I've collected my original Certificate from Chicago, I was trained as an accountant by Deloitte, I reached the pinnacle of my career at ExxonMobil. Who among my opponents have these records? That's why they dwell on cheap propaganda......."
BOLA AHMED TINUBU at Chatham House, London

MasterJayJay:
Tinubu owns a Television channel known as TVC. Why can't he use it for the debate?

What about the one organized by Kadaria Ahmed that is on NTA? Tinubu ran away too.

Tinubu is a coward!! His brain has expired. A primary 6 student can beat Tinubu in a debate. So it has nothing to do with AriseTV. APC is shielding Tinubu from public humiliation because they know about his mental sickness.

Unfortunately, they can't find a body double for Tinubu to attend rallies/campaign. What they are avoiding remains inevitable as Tinubu keeps embarrassing himself and his supporters on every occasion.


Nigeria doesn't need the expired brain of Tinubu.


Below are some samples that came out from Tinubu's mouth.

-"God bless PDAPC."

-"Cassava, garri, ewa, agbado."


-"PDP is a tear tear umbrellatta."

-"Four hundred bags barrels of oil"

-"Go and collect your APV, APC & vote."

-"A townhall meeting is different from Babablu Bluublu bulabu.

-"A dead fish cannot be sweet in any soup."

-"Broom! broom!! broom!!! brooooommm."

-"BUHARRI BUHARRI...Say it again BUHARRI"

-"A father of a child is mother of the father whose child is the father."

-"Turning the rotten situation of the state to a bad one."

-"The deputy senate president...will be the governor of Niger Delta state.”

-"They could not even make a down payment for a roasted corn for that electricity"

"The high prices are here, is gone"

Tinubu claims to have a first class in accounting but he said 'Na statistics we go chop?'
Only a dumb skull will say statistics are not important in national affairs.

Tinubu was so dumb that he revealed a secret warning given to him by APC that he should stick to the scripts to avoid saying gibberish.

basybasy:
Useless old man campaigning for Obi. Obi that has lost the election since. How can we call this one his eminent? All igbos will rush online and start praising Obi. On d election day, igbos will force all of us to vote Obi. Yeye people.

duro4chang:
Tinubu is my man. The best man for the job. The incoming president.

duro4chang:
I love Tinubu the next president of this country.

Alexbio:
Those campaigning against Muslim Muslim tickets are yet the regular tourists in the Muslims countries! grin angry angry grin
Who is a fool here!
Use your brains l!

duro4chang:
I love Tinubu the best man for the job. The incoming president. The hope of this nation.

The Archbishop Emeritus of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, has said that the choice of a Muslim-Muslim ticket by the All Progressives Congress (APC) would be met with electoral consequences in 2023.

Onaiyekan who spoke with Sunday Sun in Abuja, also said that year 2023 is a year of judgment for the ruling APC regarding its failed promises to Nigerians.

Among other issues, the former president of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) said that Nigerians are looking for a new kind of government in 2023, saying that he does not believe it is impossible.

I read a report where you said you will never vote a Muslim-Muslim ticket. Why are you strongly against the Muslim-Muslim ticket?

Yes, I am not strongly against it. I made it very clear. Maybe it is good to have an opportunity to explain what I said. I said for me, the issue is not religious, that for me, the APC, in their wisdom, have come to the decision that the easiest way for them to win the election is to field a Muslim-Muslim ticket, which means that decision is not even a religious decision, it is a political decision. Since it is a political decision, they should be prepared to pay for the political consequences of that decision. For me then, a political decision that ends up in a Muslim-Muslim ticket tells volumes as regards what kind of government to expect from such a group of politicians who take this kind of political decision.

Your Eminence, why do you say it is not a religious decision?

I thought I have been clear enough that the APC, it has taken it as a political decision, they want to win the election and they believe the easiest way for them to win the election is to field a Muslim-Muslim ticket. They know that there are non-Moslems around. Even the man they have selected to push the whole thing is a Catholic man – to push for them. If it was a matter for promotion of Islam; that would have been a decision taken from the Mosque and it would have been a Moslem thing. They have not done so. It has a religious connotation, of course, but that is because our religious identity is part and parcel of the factors that any politician should take into consideration. And if you don’t take my religious identity into consideration in your political discussion, don’t blame me if I say I cannot vote for you.

Some are thinking that saying you are not voting a Muslim-Muslim ticket may be as a result of the perceived failure of the APC in their over seven years in government. Is it true?

No. There are many other reasons these seven years have been, for me, left behind a record of failure. Not only with regards to religion, but with regards to the economy, with regards to security, with regards to the fight against corruption and there are so many things that did not happen the way they were promised. Promises were made and they were not fulfilled. In any descent democracy, when a political party makes election promises and does not fulfil those promises, they are punished at the election.

So, 2023 is a year of punishment for the APC?

A year of judgment! It is a judgment. We have seen. And it is interesting that the APC doesn’t seem to have agreed that they failed because they said they want to build upon the wonderful work that they have done. They have to leave Nigerians. You cannot set exam and mark it yourself. They must leave Nigerians to tell them if they have really done well and the only way Nigerians can tell them is by voting. And I have my vote. I have only one vote and I will be careful on how I use it on that day.

You are a prominent figure in the National Peace Committee and you were even present during the recent signing of the Aeace Accord by the various political parties. Are you not worried about the violence, intimidation and intemperate language that have characterised the ongoing campaigns?

I am not worried. Indeed, the fact that every now and again, people refer to the accord that they signed, means that the signing of the accord was not a useless exercise, meaning that people are using that signing to call them to order, that don’t forget that you signed an accord. First thing! The second thing is, the campaign is a complex matter. Those who signed the accord were the candidates for the election, but those who are campaigning, are a whole crowd of people who didn’t sign any accord. They are the people who are on the field, who don’t seem to even believe that they should be signing any accord or who may still continue to believe that the best way to promote your candidate is to go violent. Those people, we can’t reach them through the peace committee. We only preach to them and hope that they will understand what we are saying. But the question I thought you were going to ask is; what is the use of this whole ceremony of the Peace Accord? I used to have a bit of doubt before whether it makes any sense. But now I am convinced that it makes sense, which is why I am ready to waste one day, two days at those meetings because it, at least, sets a standard that we should go by. The text of the accord is carefully worded and they all know it, which means we expect that every now and again, they will read it and inform their followers that this is how we intend to carry on our election campaigns. Even without the Peace Accord, Nigerians ought to know that there is nothing in that Peace Accord that is not already contained in the Electoral Law. So, we are only reinforcing it.

The 2019 presidential election was different from that of 2015 whereby former President Goodluck Jonathan accepted defeat. In the 2019 election, Atiku Abubakar defied all odds and headed for court. What mechanism has the peace committee put in place to resolve crisis that may arise from the 2023 election?

The content of the Peace Accord did not say that nobody should lose. It says if you lose, the law has provision for you to challenge the result of the election. And when people go to court, they go to court because they feel that the election has not been properly done and they have a right to do that. And you find that sometimes, indeed, the courts study the situation and overturn the result of INEC. That means that INEC is not a final judge. But it is the official judge of the election. When INEC passes its final judgment that this man won the election, he is considered the winner until the contrary is proved.

In cases whereby an election has been conducted and the court upturned the election and the people feel aggrieved, saying that this is not the person we elected, that this is the one elected by the Supreme Court, how do you feel about it?

When anybody says that Supreme Court elects, it is a misuse of words. The Supreme Court never elected anybody. The election is done by the people; INEC counts the votes and supervises the system of voting and comes out with a result that is published and considered valid. Then somebody else, invariably a contestant, feels what has happened is against his interest, that he is the one who should be the winner. And he has to prove his case beyond every doubt and if he goes and he succeeds in proving his case, the court will give him the victory. So, it is not as if the court has elected him. The court has only passed judgment according to the case that was brought before them. It is a pity when we have a situation in Imo State when there is a groundswell of opposition to Hope Uzodimma who is tagged as a Supreme Court governor. It is a mistake to put that position. The law makes provision for the courts to resolve disputes. All these people who are shouting against the Supreme Court governor, had the possibility during the case to go to court and make their case for whomever they thought was the winner. They didn’t go at that time. The courts sat, had its results and then it is. And according to the laws of Nigeria, the pronouncement of the Supreme Court is final; otherwise, we live in a jungle. By the way, I am not saying the majority of the people of Imo State voted for Hope Uzodimma. It is possible that the majority voted for somebody else. But the court, based on the evidence before it, says that Uzodimma and his team of lawyers were right.

We have Atiku Abubakar who has been vice president contesting for the 2023 presidential election; there is also Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who has been governor and Peter Obi, a former governor too who is leading a new political movement. How do you x-ray them and their political parties?

I am not going to x-ray them because they are not even a matter for x-ray. Yes! The only thing I would like to say is that if we face the reality, Nigeria is in a bad shape. And I agree with APC when they say we are not the ones who caused all the rots, we met a terrible shape, we tried our best and this is the most we can do. What I am expecting, however, is for APC to also admit we met rot and we have left the rot there. Therefore, is there a way out for Nigerians? Can we get out of this rot? Some people say the best way to get out of this rot is to call back the same people who caused it to do the needful. So, those are the people who support either PDP or APC. But there are many Nigerians who say we need a totally new approach and we are seeing that in somebody else.

Is it Peter Obi?

Apparently, Peter Obi is not the only new force, but he seems to be the most well known now. As you know, there are three or four other parties that are making quite a lot of waves. One would have expected that if those new forces have some serious things in common as regards how best to rescue the nation, maybe between now and February, they would have been able to put their acts together and put their forces together so as to give Nigeria a chance of a new kind of government. We are looking for a new kind of government.

Looking at the political atmosphere, do you think Nigerians can get it right in 2023 in terms of right leadership?

Nigeria has to get it right. We must get it right.

How do we get it right?

We are working on it. Everybody is working on it.

How?

Unless there are people who are very happy with the status quo. If there are people who are happy with the status quo and there are people who have done very well under this rot, they wouldn’t want it to change, of course. So, you are talking of getting it right. For them, getting it right is to repeat the same thing. There are other people who said getting it right means to do things differently, to arrive at different conclusions. But I refuse to say it is impossible or to say this is the best that we can get. Those who are ruling tell us that we have done our best. Obviously, they should do their best. So, they cannot blame me then if I say this is your best; I am not blaming you for not trying your best, but your best is not good enough for me. They should allow me to take that decision. Yes!

duro4chang:
Story story. Bola is the best man for the job. Tinubu is the nest president. Jagan is the hope of this country. E pain you?

duro4chang:
I know say e pain some people. Make I laff here kikikikiki! E sweet me aswear. 0bidi0ts are wailing already.

NigeriaIsGreat:
Tinubu will teach you obingo a lesson he taught your forefathers

duro4chang:
E pain you? I know say 0bidi0ts no go like to see my comment