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They are still laughing at Nigerians all the way to the bank under the protection of their 'alaiye father' GEJ. What a country and what a President. Corruption is now a legal and admirable profession under GEJ.

Father: son go and pick up your books. You have exams coming up.

Son: what for? I am going to be a fuel subsidy scammer when I grow up and I will have a fleet of cars and a private jet while with you will still be on Okada hustle with all your books, integrity and honesty . Abeg old man no wahala me again.

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Nairalanders, lets go there. Anyone knows what happened to the cases against the suspected fuel subsidy scammers? It is now a whole two years after they were arraigned in Court. How far under the kingpin of corruption, i.e GEJ, and how long does it take to prosecute, convict and punish a pack of common and opportunistic criminals? I forgot, Ifeanyi Uba is now reinventing himself as a TAN sponsor and coordinator when he should be in jail for his part in scam that seriously endangered Nigeria's fiscal/economic health and is still ailing the nation till today. Welcome to the 'gangster paradise' of GEJ called Nigeria.

Can anyone imagine this happening under a Buhari Presidency?

aresa:
You sound very intellectually impotent and deficient.

You are here talking about needing manifesto when in fact it came out a long time ago and if you are really not lazy, why not go to their website and read and comprehend instead of embarrassing yourself with ignorant rubbish on the internet.

Saying you are a Nigeria and in a country where corruption reigns supreme you don't give a damn about politicians declaring their assets means you are part of the problem and not the solution.

It's ok as a Nigerian to profess your entitled opinion, but you are not entitled to intellectual laziness and ridiculous demands because you are on the internet demanding manifesto when in fact APC's website is only 1 or 2 Google clicks away from your fingers.

Saying you have a right to demand what's available to the rest of the world shows your below basic sense of reasoning and awareness. Unless you specifically want Buhari to hand deliver his manifesto to you personally because you are so special like SPEACIAL MC ABBEY the comedian.

Demanding a practical and workable manifesto that you don't know anything about and haven't read sounds kind of silly.. don't you first have to look for the manifesto which you haven't done, then read and comprehend the same manifesto before getting on the internet to talk about the manifesto and if it's workable or not?


With all due respect, you sound very shallow and redundant...

Indeed. The intellectually-challenged yet mischievous comedian is nothing but a product of the bling culture of garish materialism ruining Nigeria. Now it is very okay for crooks connected to the government to own private jets through corruption while majority of Nigerians still live in abject poverty because their commonwealth is deliberately looted by those who worship money and material wealth above moral decency and a strong sense of doing what is right on behalf of the majority.

Why will the money-hungry comedian, probably with rich crooks like Otedola and Ifeanyi Uba as his idol, not resent "poor man" Buhari for being everything Nigerians like him have been programmed to hate? When the world accuse Nigerians of being a people who worship wealth, however it is accumulated, and are detrimentally beholden to a nationally damaging "get rich quick" mentality you will see the like this Abbey clown protesting wildly as if innocent of the accusation. Yet everywhere we turn it is the "get rich quick" mentality many Nigerians now worship that means they prefer to loot opportunistically rather than serve their nation or even carry out tasks meritoriously.

I find people like this Abbey so annoying. Imagine attacking a man who is about austere living, transparency and probity yet we are living in a Nigeria where the current President is the grandmaster of corruption who has made it possible for suspected fuel subsidy scammers to strut around in Court like superstars( since they all know it is a pointless charade) when we are all aware Buhari will accept nothing less than the quick trial and jailing of these crooks who nearly crippled Nigeria with the unconscionable and treasonous greed. Nigerians like this Abbey character are simply too bastardized mentally to be part of the clamour for a better nation. Fellow forumers should take a good look at what Nigeria has become under GEJ with the set of pictures below , from 2012, which show suspected fuel subsidy scammers laughing and joking while attending court secure in the knowledge that 'nothing dey shele' because they have the protection of the oga pata pata in Aso Rock (GEJ).


https://www.nairaland.com/1067954/pictures-arraigned-suspects-fuel-subsidy

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Justbright:
u are a big FOOOOOOL...is this d tone u used in ur previous tweet.....pple DAT are Gud in bringing other pple down will not grow themselves.....litu wonder u are still where u are in your chosen career... ewu!

Don't mind the deceitful charlatan. Nairalanders can go to the link below to see what Nigerians think of this clownishly surreal attack on Buhari by this wannabe comedian. Surely a paid hack.

http://www.osundefender.org/?p=199872

Truthometer
December 14, 2014 - 12:56 am
All these Dumbo’s ass lickers may soon have to go and look for another productive and honest means of livelihood, as soon Buhari wins in 2015 presidential election. That is why some “hang-about” like Mc Abbey who depends on Dumbo and PDP’s patronage are so bitter. Till Dumbo has failed to declare his assets. What is bad in Buhari declaring his assets?
#ForMeAndMyHouseholdWeShallVoteForBuhari.

Engr. Wale Oginni
December 14, 2014 - 1:14 am
MC DUMBO ABBEY IS JUST JEALOUS OF GMB.

Adubiaran Ajani (Imoru Iwo)
December 14, 2014 - 1:22 am
He is one of them. A robber pretending to grow financially under false agenda. If indeed this guy criticizing Buhari is more than a millionaire how did he start making his money. What was his start-up capital, how did his business grow to make him multi-millionaire, can he bring out his accounts prepared by honest practicing firm of accountants which were delivered to the tax authority and receipts of taxes paid.
This man must be a fool. Somebody was a former head of state with that small sizeable assets and this nuisance is condemning him having retired. It is only a poor spirited person after retirement that will continue to struggle. His age mate in their struggles have died because of lack of contentment.
So you want him to be like other military Head of State who stole us clean after Gowon. You must be a daft. Please withhold your one vote and let God change Nigeria for good through him/
Omo eran.

saburi sanuth
December 14, 2014 - 1:49 am
Abbey or what ,go back and read the interview to understanding .The problem with us is when the country itself take a step forward the so called elite takes five steps backwards.The man had exonarated himself by saying he is not an economist,the more reason your job application might serve a purpose.when chief Awolowo was both the action group leader and head of government bussiness how many times did he handle or mention money,the simple thing the general was saying was that he will live by exampl all you need to do is be patient, we still in the euphoria of his wining the primaries ,we want the never do wells to back off for now.

akintunde ijimere
December 14, 2014 - 5:55 am
Asset declaration does not imply that you cannot be a millionaire, or billionaire. The purpose is to make sure that if you ever hold public office you don’t amass more millions or billions through corruption of your office. People have forgotten that Yaradua had to force Jonathan to declare his assets. Since becoming President Jonathan has refused to declare his assets even though it is required in the constitution.. And when he was questioned about it, Jonathan infamously said “I don’t give a damn”. And he has infamously declared that “Stealing is not corruption”. Nigeria is a conglomerate of peoples, some of who have a very rudimentary idea of the moralities and principle demands of leadership. With the unalloyed defense the Delta Ijaws have been giving to their son, it is sad to note that we are dealing with a people who demand neither morality or principle from a leader, or their idea of leadership is just as fluid as their watery enclave. Jonathan’s fake PhD from the University of Port Harcourt is another emblem of the moral muddiness of the Delta!

Alagwe
December 14, 2014 - 8:54 am
This comedian is an idiot. Does he know that personal account is not same as company account? So ask a different question if there is a need for one.

tee
December 14, 2014 - 9:29 am
Mr. Abbey, is speaking like a paid idiot and political sycophant. Either he has just landed from Mars or is decidedly ignorant. While I do not necessarily endorse Mr. Buhari (at least until I learn of his agenda for Nigeria), he at least has a credible record to run on. He ruled Nigeria once, and never was accused of fraud or crime. He managed the Petroleum Trust Fund and never was found negligent or fraudulent. Asset declaration while not a proof of moral uprightness is a common denominator that can be verified and vetted.
If an aspiring office holder refuses to do that, then he has no credibility. And to those who use religion as a wedge issue in Nigeria to scare their folks, I neither consider Mr. Jonathan religious or moral. Note that Nigeria has been ruled by Muslims in the past and never turned Sharia. I would argue that if Mr. Buhari were interested in an Islamic Nigeria, the better time to actualize it was as a military leader with his #2 guy as a Muslim too and with no constitutional checks/balances. For Nigeria to insist on the present political/economic rot called Jonathan’s government is to seal fate. For the record, I am Ibo, and neither PDP nor APC, but a clear eyed observer of Nigeria’s political adventure. We southerners have clamored for years about being shut out of political power by the north to the detriment of economic development in the south. We have had our chances in the sun and proved we cannot govern. We do not in my opinion deserve to be trusted with government until someone else has had a chance to govern. It is a pity no one from the middle belt is positioned to jockey for power this time. of all our leaders, past and present, it is arguable that Gen. Gowon outperformed all of them by any measure. Much of what we have today by way of infrastructure was began during his government. It is sad to note how little the clock of progress has moved since then.

Bayo Omolola
December 14, 2014 - 11:47 am
A comedian is a person who twists any issue to entertain his/her audience, puts a smile on their faces. A good comedian teaches normalcy. What does this comedian teach? Figure it out, and leave him as he is. He wants to sound funny, but when a comedian throws ethics into the ocean and the audience is constituted by wise people, no no one hears applause. The message should be clear to a wise comedian.

chamboy:
Any one looking for country to run to contact = iwanjacommot@outlook.com

I think Doyin Okupe, Ifeanyi Uba, Farouk Lawan, Labaran Maku, Allison-Madueke et al will soon be be in touch.

bibiking7:
:Dmanifesto ko, Festus keyamu ni. Do you know how many manifestos and agendas that i have heard. Its ridiculous. What we really need now is a disciplined leader. With the level of corruption (which stealing is not part of, according to GEJ ) in this country, no policy will work. How many of the 7 point agendas laid down by this administration have been achieved. For me, action speaks louder.

Don't mind the wannabe comedian wishing to profit from the 'trending' profile of Buhari. Has Nigeria ever been short of impressive-sounding plans reeled out by one leader after the other who are all ultimately found wanting in relation to having the qualities that matters above every thing else i.e the discipline, focus, honesty,integrity and sincerity to implement laudable plans.

Can the wannabe comedian tell us if he is from Jupiter and thus unable to fathom that Nigerian leaders, from Abacha through to GEJ today, have never been short of wow-factor manifesto, commendable plans, attractive catchphrases and impressive "development policies". Every balanced Nigerian who knows the reality of our nation will appreciate that this is the time to vote a man who exemplifies precisely the qualities any President of Nigeria must have today to be able to work for the people and shun the usual temptation and distractions.

If Buhari is proud of his disinterest in material things and disregard for the shallow and opportunist greed other leaders in his place looted Nigeria with, what is wrong with that? To a well-calibrated Nigerian is this not a desirable thing given that we can at least be optimistic that majority of Nigeria's money , for the first time since 1999, will be spent on Nigerians and not ten airplane and billion naira food for the President, flying huge number of cronies and sycophant to international Jamborees at huge cost to Nigeria or chartering of private jet 'taxis' for DeizaniAllison-Madueke. People like this comedian, whose chosen profession is apt considering how much of a joker he is, should get out of the way and let Nigerians usher in change if he has nothing positive to add.

Obiagelli:
Wise words again gbawe. These lies are just to blatant to ignore at times.

I know but you must draw comfort and strength from the reality on the ground which shows Nigerians are no longer listening to these lies. Remember they lied that Atiku will defeat Buhari at the just concluded APC primaries? Remember they published articles lying Atiku had the support of 66% of the APC delegates to the extent many APC supporters came here worrying? Did I not insist it was all lies and that Buhari will win convincingly and through a landslide endorsement by APC delegates? Did they not say the SW will not vote for Buhari and would prefer the "moderate" and "well-prepared" Atiku who had run "the most efficient and impressive" campaign of all the candidates? How then do we interpret the reality of how SW delegates, culled from the ordinary people of the region, went to Teslim Balogun Stadium to give Buhari 100% of their votes?

Believe me my dear when I say these people are scared. Reality is starring them in the face. Their lies and scaremongering are not working any more on a people totally fed up of the ultra-corrupt, totally inept and brazenly anti-people current occupant of Aso Rock. Nigeria is now firmly mired in sleaze, corruption, criminality, terrorism and general insecurity of lives and property. This is what Nigerians are fed up of and looking for deliverance from.

We will soon enter a phase of campaigning. It will be imperative to face our own role of promoting the APC and GMB as best as we can. Doing this will exclude paying attention to desperate mischief-makers devoted to telling lies Nigerians are no longer willing to listen to let alone believe. If OP and his kind wants to say Buhari did nothing for the SW let him stay here all day doing so. Nigerians know the truth and the people of the region he is targeting with his deceitful thread already know who they will vote for. The horrible and wasted 5 years of GEJ has made their minds up and the OP's desperate efforts to malign Buhari is nothing but an exercise in futility.

Obiagelli:
Now you are threatening violence? Smh. Vote your Messiah and i will vote mine.

Simple !!! This is the message I am trying to get across to you APC and GMB supporters. With work to be done, why waste time entertaining those who only crave your indulgence in their silly games they think they can disguise as an 'objective' discussion? See how quickly the chap you quote unravelled as an ethnocentric bigot who is talking of "enemies of Ndigbo" when, as Nigerians, we should simply be focused on seeking leaders who will set this potentially great nation on the path of progress.

There is nothing at all to be gained taking ethnocentric and prejudiced folks seriously. They have already made up their mind to vote along ethnic and religious lines. These people are in the gutter already. Don't join them there and don't dignify their silliness with your serious responses they have no interest in.Nothing you show them about Buhari matters a jot to the hardened bigots. Save your serious and analytically informative responses for serious threads and progressive posters.

CaptainOjemba:
story! Just show us what the past presidents had done in the south east. Name them n also show us what they did.

Donmarrius:
you mean all Buhari did in the entire SE,is to donate book,which i av' been doing to my alma mata?.
You mean building one crapy block in UNN,while building first class roads up north,is good?.
Let me remind you,the revolution that will mar Nigeria next year,will start in-house.Bastards and enemies of Ndigbo in the house,will first be wiped out.

Obiagelli, Berem, Chamboy et al, do you guys see the typical response you get when you waste your time trying to provide serious responses to the mischievous and deceitful questions posed by hardened ethno-religious bigots who will always be driven by their own prejudice and parochial agenda?

Even if Jesus came to show that Buhari did very well for the entire Nigeria in the little time he had, to the extent evidence of that is still amply visible today, you will still have unrepentant bigots who will remain disinterested while fervently shouting"GEJ till 3030" on behalf of a failed leader who has done nada for any corner of our nation in 5 years.

chamboy:
PTF built some hospitals n Schools in SE n SW

I was being sarcastic. Of course I know that Buhari worked for the entire Nation. Yet what is the point wasting time showing this to the OP who is an ethnocentric devotee of GEJ? Would you waste your time telling a ku Klux Klan supremo or white power supremacist that black people are not all thugs, criminals and a "waste of space"?

Is it today people like the OP have been stretching reality in the desperate effort to make Buhari appear someone the electorate should reject? We are now at the 'business end' of things with election only two months away. This is not the time to be entertaining the mischief of the OP and his kind with serious responses. They are not serious people and do not deserve serious responses to their very obvious attempt at anti-Buhari deceit and mischief. They are enemies of progress blindly devoted to GEJ and with zero interest in what is best for the majority of Nigerians. Take them seriously at your own peril.

Hardheolar:
TANoids at work.. Any weapon fashioned against GMB come 2015 shall not prosper..

Indeed.As if we do not know the OP's crude and unintelligent ploy is a thinly-veiled attempt to make the SW electorate, i.e the decisive 'kingmaking' voters in the upcoming election, reject Buhari. The OP should take a hint from how the character assassination against Buhari that the PDP has never relented on had totally no effect on the Yoruba delegates who gave Buhari virtually 100% of their support at the just concluded APC Primaries.

Desperation and frustration will kill those who are too ethno-religiously devoted to Jonathan to accept the truth and reality of the day which is that many are now totally fed up of the ultra-corrupt, highly callous, brazenly anti-people and totally inept GEJ. The reality is that Nigerians are ready to embrace the change Buhari represents. Nothing can change this. Jonathan had his chance over 5 long years but failed ordinary Nigerians miserably and only managed to create a corruption paradise for his cronies of private jet-loving looters.

@OP.


Buhari did absolutely nothing for the SE and SW. Now kindly take your vote and that of your family to the camp of the man who has totally destroyed Nigeria for the past five years and spare us these pathetic threads most Nigerians are now tired of and in no mood for as we look forward to change and the chance to vote out the ultra-corrupt Jonathan who has damaged Nigeria immeasurably .

In case you do not know,most Nairalanders and Nigerians have worked out the tactics of people like you. You are ethnically and religiously devoted to GEJ even as you know in your heart he has failed woefully, is totally out of his depth and has brought misery to every corner of Nigeria. Because you know Jonathan has no record to run on the only option open to you and his other ethnocentric devotees is to present the "People's General" as a candidate Nigerians should run from. It will not work. Rather you are all making Buhari more popular with your dishonest attempt to malign his character and political personality.

As for the cheap attempt to whip up ethnocentric sentiments amongst those now viewed the 'gamechanger', i.e the SW, it will not work. A piece of factual information for you. Did you know that the SW delegates gave Buhari almost 100% of their vote at the recent APC presidential Primaries and would not be swayed the slightest by any amount of money on offer? Go and reflect on that reality instead of coming here with your cheap attempt to rope the SW into the blanket hatred of Buhari afflicting you and yours. The SW already knows who it will vote for so stop wasting your own time.

lakpalakpa:
You are an intellectually slow and lazy simpleton.

APC has a manifesto but dullards like you instead of researching to find out facts, wish to be spoon-fed like babies. Buhari has made several speeches and granted interviews in which he has stated clearly how he intends to tackle Nigeria's problems. How many of them have you read??

Abeg just shut up and go browse for jokes.

Attention seeking imp.

You expect a hungry hack like him to be interested in rising above ignorance and idiocy? No way. The wretched opportunist would rather seek fame and fortune via trying to peddle the same old discredited lies about "what is their agenda" and "where is their manifesto" when the reality is that the APC has a comprehensive manifesto available to all who seek it while Buhari, even as recent as Thursday past, was eloquently and publicly stating his 'agenda' for Nigeria.

Shame that third world level of hunger and deprivation means we will always have hungry loafers and opportunist ready to lie and sell their decency/morality for financial gains. Totally despicable. This why we have a nation full of citizens who want to own the finest Mercedes Benz money can buy yet have no interest in building or maintaining the roads these cars will be used on. Too many Nigerians, like this Abbey character, have been brought up on a self-destructive diet of putting the cart before the Horse.

lakpalakpa:
I agree with you not being an attention-seeker, the fact is that the concentrated stench of foolishness and idiocy that emanates from your post is difficult to ignore. You are an unfortunate pseudo-literate oaf with pea-sized brains. Your idiotic post exposes you as a man without true values and principles.

Shame On You!!!

indeed. Dude is a totally disgraceful hack. How can anyone attack a prospective Nigerian leader who is openly declaring his asset willingly while others, like GEJ, bluntly refuse to do this in anticipation of the billions they plan to steal in office? How on earth will we get genuine public servants if we do not embrace people who are ready to lead by example and make themselves the subject of financial scrutiny, accountability, transparency and probity? This wannabe comedian is nothing but a publicity seeking opportunist and enemy of progress.

McAbbey1:
Thanks for all your comments,Funny how people think that I'm looking for cheap publicity because of what I said about the General...well in case you missed my line of thoughts all I said was we need a practical and workable manifesto instead of sentimental talks from our leaders is that too much to ask?,I am a Nigerian and I have the right to demand that,I'm not interested in how much you have or don't have but in how much and how well change and transformation can be felt in our economy...for those of you in nairaland blog that just take things out of context shame on you I am not gullible like you..the focus here is not slamming on the respected General but to ask all our leaders to strategize on convincing us because we are wiser now than before so enough of all these...all Nigerians want to see instead is practical measures to effect sustainable development in our life's and economy...i hope you all got that....God bless Nigeria.

Dude, you are nothing but an attention-seeking individual who is not very bright either. Even my youngest child yet to attend Primary School can probably lecture you on the fallacy and idiocy of all you wrote. First of all, because of what our nation is, it is highly desirable for buhari to declare his assets and it is only a fool or lying pretender who will insinuate otherwise as you do. Asset declaration, indicating a readiness to lead by example, is essential !!! Buhari is telling citizens of one of the most corrupt nation on earth to trust him and be assured he is ready to serve them since all he owns is in the public domain. How is this not a fantastically exemplary development? Only a 'business as usual' dimwit like you can make this lofty and exemplary conduct appear wrong . You say Buhari, by stating he has at least a million in the bank, is insinuating anyone who has above N1 million is corrupt. Where on earth did you get that m0r0nic idea from? If I make a factual statement about the money I have in my pocket does that mean I am judging the money in your pocket? Is Buhari a Martian who is ignorant of how Nigeria has many legitimately rich people?

As is usual of ignorant folks who think they can fool others about their real agenda, you asininely roll out the facetious cliche of "no manifesto" and "tell us what your agenda is" yet the APC has a clearly laid-out manifesto accessible to folks who, unlike you, are not intellectually lazy or mischievously deceitful. Even only two days ago Buhari was , once again, publicly and eloquently declaring his "agenda" for Nigeria after being declared the APC Presidential candidate. What manner of person are you to be fraudulently asking for what has already been given to you many times and is only a computer mouse click away?

The first assignment I have for you is simple. Go and get a transcript of Buhari's speech after emerging the APC candidate at Teslim balogun Stadium and then give yourself a well-deserved slap for your shamelessly self-serving antics of trying to use the 'trending' Buhari to create popularity for yourself you cannot garner on the strength of your comedic talent alone. The General deserves respect for emerging the unanimous candidate of the biggest opposition Party in Nigeria. He is talking to Nigerians but hungry hacks like you are not listening. You prefer lying and using deception to advance your own fortune at the expense of a man who is genuinely what Nigeria needs. What has killed Nigeria other than the selfish behaviour you have shown here? Shame on people like you and your hungry/materialistic outlook.

Flets:
That shameless, hypocritical and promiscuous woman who sleeps around with old folks like OBJ to stay relevant.
She cannot even win in her ward.

Why are some of you so wickedly irresponsible? Is it because you do not have a good name to protect that you do not understand the need to desist from ruining the merited reputation of people like Ezekwesili with your baseless rumours and fabrications? If you think nothing of using incredibly wild and unfounded allegations to ruin the good name of others then you will never have a good name or reputation yourself.


@OP.

I think APC is a far stronger opposition than the CPC , ANPP and ACN were in 2011. I expect that APC will do a better job of matching and neutralising the PDP this time around. Overall, I think it is Buhari's time. The APC Primaries, with the very strong showing of Buhari, was a strong indicator of this.

Buhari has no hope in the SE but I think there are many good folks in the region who are now determined to shun herd mentality and vote on the conviction that GEJ is tried, tested and failed. There will be no 99% figures for GEJ in the SE in 2015 as was the case in 2011 because there are principled Igbos who know there is no way to spin the fact that GEJ has let the SE down badly.

Rawani:
I support these strategies as recommended by Dele.

"The composition of your squad will reveal the kind of personalities that will eventually form your dream team in Government. From now on members of that crew will be formulating policies and commenting on issues of national economic and social importance and showing Nigerians what they should come to expect from May 29 2015. I’ve always been an advocate of such because it additionally helps you to gather a combined synergy. Instead of relying on your personal popularity, it would be possible to tap into the energy of other members and millions of youths who are happy to volunteer for your campaign."

"Your campaign must be issue based. I loved your letter to the APC Delegates. It was so soul-lifting that it went viral. It would be nice to write from time to time to Nigerians intimating them on how you plan to tackle the many problems afflicting our country. In addition you must not fear to regularly interact with Nigerians face to face when matters of national importance arise. It is a poor leader who leaves such matters to publicists and spokesperson. It reveals that they are insecure and unsure of themselves. More importantly, it displays a significant disconnect between the leader and his constituents as well as a distinct lack of compassion."


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My brother, I am personally on the case already in my own little ways. I have already sent emails to APC legislators I know and an APC current pro-Buhari Governor about my thoughts on strategies required. I too fervently support a departure from the PDP way of doing things whereby the Presidential candidate of the Party deceptively keeps his thoughts to himself , regarding very vital public positions, only to then disappointingly and detrimentally appoint AGIPs and ruinous hands to transformational office once voted into power as GEJ did in 2011.

The APC should boldly name who they have in mind for the most important jobs in the land so that a sincere bond and resolute creed of performance/transparency is formed with Nigerians which will convince the ordinary folks of our nation that Buhari intends to carry them along and seek their input/approval at every stage. While Yar Adua chose the ultra-corrupt crook Aondoakaa as AGF and justice Minister, with GEJ even going for the worse Adoke-Bello, Buhari will win support, even internationally, by announcing boldly that Femi Falana is the Justice Minister in-waiting for his 2015 Government.

No Nigerian will object if Buhari states that Pat Utomi is a possible incoming finance Minister. Same way many Nigerians can be happy and optimistic to know that Col.Umar may be Defence Minister. This way,Nigerians will know that a vote for Buhari is also a vote for Utomi, Falana, Col.Umar and the other good/highly talented and perpetually dedicated Nigerians we know can turn Nigeria around in a synergy of political will and pro-people devotion. Even those apathetic to Buhari will not remain so when they see the General including the favourite technocratic and political sons/daughters of Nigeria in a project that places the happiness and progress of ordinary Nigerians above everything else.


This is the time for the APC to jettison fear and bravely open up to Nigerians and transparently include them in the process of getting round pegs in round holes. The PDP has never been willing to do this in 15 years and the APC must show it is ready to go there. I remember the CPC (Buhari's Party in 2011) tired to deploy this brave strategy by showing Nigerians their readiness to announce a shadow cabinet. The APC has already started putting the PDP in the shade with its superior ways of doing things . The Presidential and Lagos gubernatorial Primaries of the APC were especially impressive, well-organised and commendably transparent. Whereas the PDP, previously touting itself as democratic above all others, could only deliver a disgraceful Presidential coronation of GEJ that saw many potential contestant brazenly frozen and bullied out with even EFCC harassment of Lamido et al. Their Lagos show was even worse with Obanikoro now in court over what appears to be the sort of brazen X is greater than Y rigging the PDP is showing no sign of rejecting.

I cannot reveal everything I wrote to influential APC leaders here but the crux of my message for them is that the Party, regarding all processes and political policies/initiatives, must show it is ready to be a transparent and desirable alternative to the PDP with the overall onus of showing ordinary Nigerians that their opinion and input is respected highly and that everything is being done on their behalf. The APC must begin showing it is accountable to Nigerians , as a servant of the people, from this point on.

pendy79:
By their idiocy and ignorance you shall know them. Buhari won Osun state in your dreams I guess.

They lack tact, are ignorant and braindead.

Ribadu won Osun state and not Buhari.

Don't mind the bigoted and ignorant OP. To ethnocentric haters of the North, like the OP, all "abokis" are the same so no surprise the notoriously bigoted OP thinks Buhari and Ribadu are one and the same. So many clowns on this forum who are quick to write before thinking.

Trut:
APC supporters are too abusive. Answer the simple question she ask and stop abusing her.

Have you never heard the saying "ask a silly question get a silly answer"? Aside the fact that the ethnocentric proclivities of the OP is well known to every Nairalander, who has the time to be providing 'answers' to bigoted and non-factual trash? Did Buhari win in Osun in 2011 as OP claims or was it Ribadu? tell us the correct answer and then tell us if anyone can thus be compelled to take the OP seriously.

FreeGlobe:
As Buhari has been thrown in dilemma over the choice of running mate and since his most vocal supporters on nairaland are the yorubas, I want to know if these people will still support and vote Buhari if he picks a running mate from say south east or south south. Buhari won only in Osun state in 2011 with a yoruba running mate, what will likely be his fate in the south west if he doesn't pick a running mate from yorubaland. I smell hypocrisy here.

@Topic.

the self-proclaimed bastard should learn to mind his own business rather than opening his putrid mouth to then say things that leaves the public convinced he is very afraid of the APC and the prospect of returning to being a hungry, corrupt,fraudulent and unprincipled mercenary who sifted through political garbage bins to get contracts that helped him eke out a living.

Okupe's desperation which forces him to speak about what is not is business at all is an indication of the fear gripping the AGIPs (any government in power) and ruinous hands who are now afraid Buhari will put a stop to the 'business as usual'looting of Nigeria they have enjoyed for the past 15 years under the PDP.

Fat man, you need to start eating less so you can get into 'poverty mode' in preparation for the compulsory austerity that will become your lot once Buhari is sworn in a s the new President of Nigeria in 2015. Remember fat man "to be forewarned is to be forearmed".

brownlord2:
Your omo odudu whatever should be in northern Nigeria and not Edo, you have too many similarities with ab0kis so go look for your members there

Damn !!! This nigger is in serious ethnocentric pain. Hate the Yorubas all you want but we are going nowhere and will continue to play our pragmatically independent and productive part in the search for the progress and development of Nigeria. Your foul-mouthed and bigoted tirade is nothing but a sad reflection of your backward, ill-exposed and underdeveloped mind. Like the poster above me said, "go and die".

drss:
Oh thanks for the correction. It was a honest mistake. Will make the correction. The figure 57.2% of total votes is still far from convincing.

Some of you really amaze me with your highly flawed thinking. Why not just confess that you are a scared supporter of GEJ wishing to convince yourself that the earth is flat just to assuage the fear that has consumed your mind and left you petrified? I.e the fear Buhari will soundly kick GEJ out of Aso rock. Buhari polled almost 60% of votes available leaving 40% votes to four other candidates which included three heavyweight politicians in the trio of Atiku,Kwankwaso and Okorocha. Kwanwaso and Okorocha are serving governors with the direct influence of office behind them.

With all this in mind , Buhari's nearest competitor, i.e the very popular Kwankwaso, received under 1,000.00 of total votes available i,e around 16.6%. Yet you have the unbelievably illogical nerve to say that is not a "convincing" win for you? All I can say is that you need to find a better way to hide your bad belle in future or remain silent entirely because this your show of turning simple logic on its head is something even an averagely intelligent 6 year old child should not be guilty of. We know you are afraid but that does not mean you begin saying senseless things that will lead people to wonder if you are mad also.

laplace12:
old man.

Ruled his generation and still want to rule yours.

It is the time of the General. Negative talk about his age now means nothing to Nigerians because the horrid misrule of GEJ has now, beyond any doubt, shown that good leadership is mainly about a man's character and not his age, ethnicity, religion or colour .

berem:
Nothing wrong with it. I have also been kisssing his pictures on my phone. I am his biggest fan for life!!

Sai Buhari 2015!!

Berem the super-fan of GMB. Well done ojare. May our efforts not be in vain.

@OP.

Buhari, like Mandela, is a man who has a date to keep with destiny. Even the Jonathan Presidency, as terrible and as painful as it has turned out to be, is probably a needed experience Nigerians had to live through to make them realise just how much we need Buhari.

The misrule of Jonathan has made it crystal clear to the masses that they must , for the sake of their own future and that of generations unborn, reject the scaremongering lies aimed at demonizing the General. These baseless lies are propagated by AGIPs (any government in power) and all the ruinous hands who have destroyed Nigeria from one Republic to the next. The sole purpose of these numerous lies and wild fabrications is to make Buhari appear as someone the average Nigerians must reject so that these enemies of Nigeria can keep foisting their pro-elite and anti-people puppets , like GEJ and OBJ, on the hapless masses year in and year out.

Nigerians have seen through this ruse and are ready to support a man they know 100% will fight for their interest, whatever his fault, and never for the enrichment of the private Jet Oligarchy at the expense of our nation. This is why Buhari is called "the people's General".

@OP

I like and respect Ezekwesili but it will never happen. Who will she appeal to given the realities of the day ? It is time educated Nigerians begin to put arrogance aside to note what the grassroot will embrace and turn out enthusiastically for.

Ezekwesili is therefore disqualified as a relative and politically unappealing nonentity in this regard. That is the hash and non-senrimental truth that may be hard for educated and exposed Nigerians to accept . Alas it is not about that very small class of people but about the average Nigerians.

@OP.

You are right and I respect your pragmatic honesty and maturity . Your candour is a distinct and pleasant departure from the hypocrisy of many from the SE who pretend that it is at all possible for the APC to woo SE voters when all objective adults know the APC , with only two months to the election, must simply concentrate on areas of electoral strength.

ilugunboy:
Will you vote for Buhari if he chooses a Reverend Father?

You are a PDP agent...so you can't be in a postion to advice the best for APC.......all I see in people like you is fear of the potency of Buhari/Fashola combination and not a fear of for Muslim/Muslim ticket.

100% correct. What happened at the APC Presidential Primaries,with many Christian delegates voting to make Buhari the unanimous winner by a stupendous margin, is proof anyone needs to note that Nigerians ,because they now desperately want change fromthe current horrible status quo, are ready to rise above the religious and ethnic division GEJ and the PDP created to support Buhari.

Imagine how Buhari is a pauper in an ultra-corrupt nation where all former Presidents and heads of State, plus even their concubines and mistresses, are dollar billionaires !!!! That alone shows what Buhari is about and why he is badly needed today. No wonder Buhari fever overtook the APC delegates,despite financial inducement, and is engulfing Nigeria along religious and ethnic lines to win the hearts of balanced and progress-seeking Nigerians.

NnamdiN:
Typical. Very aggressive set of people your buhari stands a better chance of emerging MR NAIRALAND 2015, recommend that to him. How you guys support your messiah and expect everyone else not to support or at least choose their own messiah is quite amusing.

Are you on drugs or is your hypocrisy blinding you from seeing what every other Nairalander can see? Did I not just ask you to vote for your "messiah"? All I am telling you is that decent Nigerians are getting fed up of how you and your folks proudly proclaim that GEJ has done nothing for you, your region and ethnic group yet you remain ethno-religiously devoted to voting for him.

You are insulting the senses of other Nigerians openly while disgracing our nation with these antics that make Nigeria out as a nation of proud bigots in an age where ethnic, religious and racial discrimination is now increasingly being viewed as unacceptable. Come to Nigeria to then see'throwbacks' like you saying "I am prejudiced and proud".

I am personally ashamed to call you a fellow Nigerian. My undiluted message to you is that you should change your views and think about what is best for Nigeria or devote yourself to voting for GEJ, because of ethnic and religious sentiment, and let others vote for who they want. Simple.

NnamdiN:
oya na keep expecting the igbos to vote for your so called buhari.

Honestly GEJ has not done anything for them but they'd vote him several times over

Look,vote whoever you want and stop childishly reminding us of how ethnocentric you and your folks are. You will all be defeated because Nigeria, numerically and ideologically, is bigger than those of you who make it clear you care not for the future of the nation and remain unashamedly devoted to voting for probably the worst president we have had because of ethno-religious bias and your hypocritical hatred of other Nigerians in the North and SW you have no problem making money from but disgracefully take joy in denouncing publicly and at every chance you get. Decent Nigerians are beginning to see beyond your double-standards and hypocrisy. you can live in the North, do business there and build trading empires yet a Northerner is not worthy of your vote. Ditto for the SW. Disgraceful.

People like you are a disgrace to all that is desirable and good about humanity and you will be swept aside by the wind of change decent and focused Nigerians are craving for. I must remind you also that you and others like you will forever be tainted by how you stood on the side of evil and supported the continuation of needless death of your fellow citizens, universally condemned and hideous corruption, cluelessness, criminality and gross misrule because of nothing other than ethno-religious prejudice. Buhari is on his way to becoming President. Look at the world around you to note that you cannot deny a man his destiny when everything has converged to make it his time.

Take your "SS and SE will not vote Buhari" blackmail and shove it up your orifice where the sun does not shine !!! Other decent, moderate and balanced Nigerians are ready for change your voting bloc cannot prevent from happening.