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Until the political processes are reviewed and all factors are finetuned, the youth don't stand a chance in the present political set-up.

alsudan:
The Gaffer should have been given a long term contract to build the team.

Pinnick can now hire his foreign coach and share the Bogus Salary with him.

That's possibly true!

mediainc:
He is on point as ever, if someone like him comes out, I will support him. I know he is non tribalist and has integrity and capacity. He has built banks, and made huge fortune as a private business man. He is a man of integrity, and seem conscientious.

You've spoken very well and reasonably too! I rather like him and would support him if he wants to contest!

blasted12:
Pat Utomi is an honourable man.

You've spoken very well and reasonably too! I rather like him!

GoodHardDick:
This one is desperately Looking for a way to declare his interest

He's a very decent and intelligent man! I will support him if he wants to contest!

alsudan:
There you have your Igbo Candidate APC. This man ticks all the Boxes and has been a loyal party man.

I won't hesitate to vote for him if he contest!

They're the forerunners for their principal!

They should be replaced by coins if it's true!

The man is full of dirty baggage!

185k will be enough to cover all my debts.

emkz:
I like how Tinubu is reaching out. I don't interpret it as being desperate, but as commitment to a cause.

What are the other aspirants doing?

Good and relevant question!

I pray they turn up for the match!

We don hear you!

Hisbah11:
They were not given order to defend the villagers

Not unlikely!

Jennyclay:
Professor Yemi Osinbajo for president 2023

Yes o o o!

Laggafin:
They will drag Down his page.. desperate oloshos

They're obviously after his dollars! Shioor!

It's going to be a tough encounter!

Chelsea should prevail on the yeye Spurs

gold360:
699 billion has been shared

Thanks.

mmadu5:
I always say yoruba people are evil . I wonder why we share same country

You need new eye glasses or be shipped to Yaba left. The killer and the victims are not Yoruba.

techmo:




This is what is killing our democracy, delegate system...

Shame on Buhari for bowing to pressure of the evil Governors in refusing non delegate direct primaries


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You've spoken very well and reasonably too!

ENIGMATIC2023:
What did PDP do to deserve the loyalty of Igbos?

By Fredrick Nwabufo

When preparation unites with expectations and opportunity – results happen. For every feat, there must be diligent preparation and effort. Nothing takes shape in disarray, grumbling and victim complex. We, the Igbo, cannot sit by the Rivers of Babylon and lament our way to the presidency. We cannot have what we are not ready or prepared for.

If work had been put in by Igbo political leaders in the past six years — forging alliances and mobilising consciences — the right atmosphere would have been created for the zoning of the presidency to the south-east by the foremost political parties in 2023. The mood today says otherwise. The Igbo are not prepared for the presidency — even though deserving of it.

I met with some of these leaders years ago. I shared my concerns about the self-relegation of the Igbo in national politics and suggested ways of generating a high-voltage flow for the realisation of the ever-elusive aspiration of presidency by the Igbo. I was discouraged by them. Well, I later found out their reason. Their interest was survivalist, and not about the Igbo.

These same people cry ‘’the Igbo are marginalised and Buhari is Fulanising Nigeria’’, but will work hysterically for another Fulani in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to emerge as president. The fact is if any of the political parties happens to cede the presidential ticket to the south-east, these Igbo political elite will still tarry with the same presidential aspirant from the north-east. That is, survivalist politics — which negates the interest of the whole for that of the individual.

This brings me to the question. What did the PDP do to deserve the loyalty of the Igbo? What did the PDP do for the Igbo in 16 years when the party was in power? The Igbo have trudged with the PDP through thorns and thistles, yet have nothing to show for their years of blind loyalty. Absolutely nothing! I challenge anyone to list the infrastructural achievements of the PDP federal government in the south-east in 16 years.

I have searched frantically, but found nothing. The much-vaunted upgrading of Enugu airport to international standards under the PDP government was a hoax. The airport was only converted from a motor park to an aviation igloo. The Buhari administration later had to shut down the airport for repairs owing to the treacherous runway. The second Niger Bridge was only in the works on paper. But today, the bridge is nearing completion under an APC government that the Igbo do not fancy. Onitsha-Enugu expressway is also nearing completion as well as other projects by the federal government in the south-east.

What did the PDP do to deserve the loyalty of the Igbo?

It is really mindboggling trying to situate the reason for the Igbo’s love affair with the PDP. Some Igbo politicians today are racketing for inland ports in the south-east. They went on the accustomed refrain of nepotism when a dry port was established in Kaduna by the Buhari administration. But these people were in government years ago – for 16 years — what did they do for the south-east? Nothing!

The Igbo keep tailing the PDP through its floundering and wobbles. Even within the party, the south-east is henpecked. Yet, the Igbo sustain the romance.

As I said in the column: ‘In 2003, south-east voted for Obasanjo against Ojukwu – why’, the Igbo’s love for the PDP even conquered Odumegwu Ojukwu. In the 2003 presidential election in which Ojukwu, the famed Igbo leader, vied, the south-east voted tremendously for his rival – Olusegun Obasanjo of the PDP. In fact, Ojukwu’s ‘’Igbo party’’, the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) could not even win governorship elections in the south-east except in Anambra — the late politician’s native home.

In Anambra, Obasanjo had 466,866 votes which represent 54 percent of the entire count while Ojukwu had 279,378 – 34 percent of the total tally. In Abia, Obasanjo had 386,748 votes (51.7 percent) while Ojukwu had 260,899 votes (34.9 percent). In Ebonyi, Obasanjo had 752,823 votes (94.5 percent) but Ojukwu polled only 20,525 votes (02.6 percent) within the same range as Muhammadu Buhari who had 16,308 votes in the state.

In Enugu, Obasanjo had 897,721 votes (79.7 percent) while Ojukwu had 177,050 votes (15.7 percent). And in Imo, Obasanjo polled 656,861 votes (64.6 percent), but Ojukwu had 281,114 votes (27.7 percent). The late Igbo leader’s second attempt in 2007 was also unsuccessful.

Obasanjo trounced Ojukwu on his own turf. How intriguing? Today and like in the past, the Igbo elite consort with the PDP for their own survival – and not for the advancement of the Igbo. The beneficiaries of the PDP years were the elite who had sizeable representations in government. The south-east’s liaison with the PDP subsists, yet no commensurate dividends in terms of economic and infrastructural development for the region.

The south-east regaining its place means it must look beyond a solitary party. It must put itself in the thick of things. And to sit at the table, it must wrest itself from the enchantment of the PDP. It must forge new alliances – a new political and social concordat.

I ask again, what did the PDP do to deserve the loyalty of the Igbo?

Nothing, absolutely nothing, to add again!!!

headSmasher:
So igbos are left out

Pius Anyim is there, read again!

The current National Assembly is a big letdown!

Nemere2020:
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Mynd44

Nothing more to add!

Roforofo family fight!

bmdmix11:
big words not even doing anything small for little ones

Most of the beneficiaries are their relations and party supporters.

seunmsg:
Osinbajo is qualified to run for president on his own merit. He doesn’t need Tinubu to step down before contesting. This is a democracy and all qualified and interested person should be encouraged to contest.

Bola Ige did not ask Alayande to step down for him before declaring his intention to be the governor of old Oyo state in 1979 despite Awolowo’s support for Alayande. He contested against the old man and won. In 1999, Falae did not ask Bola Ige to step down for him. He contested for the AD ticket and defeated Bola Ige. Asking that someone step down before declaring for a position is undemocratic and does not show seriousness.

Those are the crises that have turned Awolowo's political family into bitter enemies till today!

Any news about faac meeting?

It will be discovered later after several decades!

tobatele:
Any labour leader who collects money or has intention of collecting money and leave us the masses to suffer will not live to see his/her children do good. Iku lo ma pa

Amin Ase!