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tomakint:
Investigative journalism gone bananas, SaharaReporters has been operating as the media arm of APC since its formation in 2013. Now that APC is coming in as the ruling party after the fall of PDP at the centre, the type of 'investigative journalism' played by SaharaReporters is bound to blow them in the face as it is glaring they are stoking the fire of partiality in their news coverage!

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Time will heal your wounds.LOOSER!!!

dunkem21:
And now

Ask yourself why rule 2 was not amended on the 5th of April but waited patiently till the elections are over.

Una nor dey tire? PDP have lost nationally. Deal with it. The rule was already in the politics section for a while now

dunkem21:
The APC is the one that used tribal politics. Quit dragging PDP to it.

After using it to the fullest, they now amended NL rule 2.

Seun strongly supported PDP! He owns NL.

olu77:
Behind Jonathan's failure was a woman. I just hope she will support her husband and advise him rightly

Hmmm. Some piglets said they wish to have such a wife cos she stood by husband and fought for her husband

How can people just call curse on themselves?

omenka:
These were some of the things I pointed out yesterday, including the infamous Oyedepo's sermon, only to have some overly sentimental kids come after me throwing one feeble punch after another.

PDP is a curse upon this nation and most of her supporters aren't any different.

You are not far from the thruth. The way and manner they supported impunity by Jonathan and his cronies was really alarming.

Despite the well deserved victory of APC alot of PDP supporters are yet to get over it. Bahari is just the president elect and have not been sworn in, yet they have stepped up their sensless and foolish propaganda, something that played a major role in the out come of the pResidential elections. They really have not learnt their lessons. It is obvious this particular set of Nigerians will stop at nothing to frustrate Buhari led government with lies and propaganda. Take a quick look at this hypocrisy;

1. Mrs Patience Ebele Jonathan openly called Northern children 'born throway' children. I didnt see any PDP supporter condemn this. (SHE NEVER APPOLOGISED)

2. Mrs Patience Jonathan openly called for Violence on who ever mentions CHANGE. This she said by saying they should be stoned.
I never saw any PDP supporter condemn this.(SHE NEVER APPOLOGISED)

3. When PDP went after 3 APC governors and successfully Impeached 2, to PDP supporters it was good riddance. Now Fayose's case

APC lawmakers are trying to do their job, PDP supporters sees it as Witch hunting and flexing of muscles cos APC won the presidential election.

I wonder why a sane Nigeiran will think Fayose shouldnt be impeached after the following amongnst others;

1. The kangaroo Mathematics/poliitics where 7 is greater than 19.

2. 7 PDP law makers illegally impeach the speaker and suspended the 19 APC law makers

3. Backed by Jonathan'ss police, the 19 law makers were chased out of the house of assembly

4. Fayose slapped a chief Judge in public

5. Ekiti gate; election rigging caught on tape.

6. Senseless adverts and wasting of state funds on childish silly propagandas.

These are just a few amongst others.

HOW CAN A PDP SUPPORTER BE SO HYPOCRITICAL AND STILL SEE THE IMPEACHMENT MOVE AS WITCH HUNTING?

These hypocrites want an appology from the Oba of lagos but it was ok for their godmother not to appologise to Nigerians as a whole and the Northerners?

They hailed Asari Dokubo for war threats and threatening to burn down Nigeria if Jonathan looses meanwhile the clown seems to have lost his voice of late.

In as much as I do not support tribal division but it is well known that PDP started ethnic and religion divisive politics. And APC have been tolerant enough with the level hate campaigns and ethno religious politics Played by PDP.

PDP supporters should stop crying foul and keep licking their wounds or get over it. We now have a new Government!

omoharry:
APC... THE GANGSTER PARTY...FULL OF AGGRESSIVE MEMBERS... LET US WATCH AS THEY RUN THE HELM OF AFFAIR WITH THEIR GRA GRA....APC SHOULD LEARN FROM PDP... NA BY FORCE SEY EKITI PEOPLE NO VOTE FOR YOUR PARTY!!... APC IS AN AUTOCRATIC PARTY..THEY WOULD RATHER ALLOW THE COUNTRY TO GO ON FIRE THAT TO CONCEDE DEFEAT...WE ARE WATCHING....

you and your foolish lots are the problem of Nigeria. What was your position when the presidency was hunting APC governors and succeeded in impeaching 2, while one escaped? You must be high on pawpaw leaf if you actually think Fayose was gonna escape with thee way he carried out his activites. Is it the 7 grearer than 19...where just 7 pdp lawmakers backed by Jonathans police chased 19 APC law makers oit and carried out an illegal impeachment of the speaker. Or is it the slapping of a chief judge or the death wish adverts that was on major news papers?

Seun, lalasticlala can u dish out bans and hide this thread. Level of tribal bashing here is appalling.

Splashme:
[size=14pt]PUNCH and their character assasination agenda on the first lady.

First Lady is not Nigeria's President, not a senator, not a governor, not local government chairman, not elected nor appointed into any political office, so, what is the point poking a nose into her private life?[/size]

Zip ur mouth. Did you just realise this?

PassingShot:
Let me start by congratulating all well-meaning Nigerians for the success of General Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress party at the just concluded presidential election. It is my sincere prayer that the president-elect will deliver on most, if not all, of his promises during the electioneering campaign. May God Almighty grant him good health and wisdom to pilot the affairs of our dear nation.

Following this victory of our new president, here is a summary of those who I personally think have equally emerged winners and losers with the General's election as president of FRN.

1. Nigeria and Her Democracy
Not many believed that Nigeria was capable of pulling this election off without any major incidents. Many even predicted that the country will boil whichever side should emerge victorious but we thank God today that not only we have pulled it off but also that most Nigerians have come together to accept the verdict. This is a glad tiding of many good things to come to us through our democracy as it becomes more robust and entrenched.

2. Prof. Attahiru Jega
In my opinion which I want to believe is same with many other patriotic citizens of this great nation, Professor Attahiru Jega, the INEC chairman deserves every accolade he can get. The man is an embodiment of integrity, professionalism and uprightness. To conduct an election of this magnitude in a polarized country as ours and still have the trust of many if not most, is not an easy task to do.

At many instances I’ve had to pity the man and wished not to be found in his situation. However, in all of the challenges he faced, especially from PDP and the presidency, he stood his grounds on principle and sound reasoning to emerge victorious. Such challenges came to the climax yesterday when Elder Orubebe once again put the Professor’s humility to test by hurling insults on the man’s personality while the world watched only to see Prof. Jega proved again that he is a complete gentleman as he remained calm, cool and collected throughout the show of shame before delivering his own killer punches on the elder from Niger-Delta. Had Jega handled the provocation differently, perhaps we would be singing different songs by now. A+ for this amiable man from the north.

3. APC
The APC (mainly an alliance of APP and ACN) as a party was formed a little over one year ago and not many at that time would have thought that the party will be the ruling party by May 29, 2015. Such was the doubt at the time of forming the alliance that some parties backed out at the last minute (notably APGA and AD) while Doyin Okupe, the president’s spokesman predicted that the alliance will not survive a year. He boasted that should APC survive a year he should be called a bastard. Today, not only that APC has survived a year, it has uprooted PDP from the center.

In all of this success of APC, special names that must be singled out include Bola Tinubu; Jagaban of Lagos, Chief Bisi Akande, Chief John Oyegun, Chief Ogbonaya Onu and of course the ultimate beneficiary of the alliance and our incoming president General Muhammadu Buhari. They all have sacrificed some personal comfort and ambition to give Nigeria a vibrant democracy through a worthy and strong opposition.

4. Amaechi, Okorocha & Ngige
These three politicians from the SE/SS are fighters in the real sense of the word especially Gov. Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers state. They took a position which was unpopular amongst their people but they refused to waver in the face of brutal provocation, victimization by the presidency, character assassination, lies and even mockery from their own people. They were called traitors, looters, thieves and all sorts of unenviable names yet they endured and stood for what they believed in.

Amaechi was even betrayed at the last minute by his deputy whom he had put his hope and confidence in to fight with him. Surely, he must have felt deeply pained by such betrayal considering that the deputy was reported to have moved/seconded the motion to decamp from PDP to APC at the height of their turbulent political period. I give him A+

5. The slain souls
To those who died during the electioneering campaign and voting exercise in the hands of our military personnel and some political thugs, we say may your souls rest in peace and may those you left behind find the fortitude to bear your loss. You died for democracy and we appreciate your struggle.

6. GEJ
I never would have thought to include GEJ in the list of big winners in this election given that I do not trust him on his words. Many times we have witnessed him tell half-truths, outright lies and bare-faced denials. Fortunately for this calm-looking president from Bayelsa state, he found the courage (whether he was encouraged to do it or not) and swallowed his pride to call president-elect General Buhari to concede defeat. This singular action from him, despite many gaffes has secured a place for him in the history of Nigeria as one who helped to keep the country as one. I award him a grade of “A”.

7. NL Progressives
We are ordinary Nigerians who decided to propagate the message of Change irrespective of our tribes, ethnicity, religion and political affiliations. We endured barrage of insults from the opposition camp here as we were either termed religion fanatics, born-to-rule nonentities, illiterates, e-rats, APCheats, paid agents and many other unpalatable names. I cannot mention everyone that belongs in this group but special mention must be accorded to
Omenka cleverly donphilopus berem gbawe rawani alaoeri aresa egift genbuhari unibenstudent cougar ngeneukwenu missy89 nduchucks demdem arewafederation ilugunboy jarus doctokwus sincerenigerian mzjackbauress invertedhammer mynd44 demdem holatin LRNZH OrlandoOwoh Caseless ibnsultan koboko69 Rilwayne001 themilanway and many others too numerous to mention.

Respect brother

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SARAKI: THE NEMESIS OF PDP
One of the most underrated politicians in Nigeria must be Bukola Saraki, former governor of Kwara state. As chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum between 2007 and 2011, his influence among his powerful colleagues ballooned, and he eventually nominated Amaechi to be his successor. That gave him considerable influence on NGF even after his tenure as governor. Then, his loyalist, Kawu Baraje, became the acting national chairman of the PDP, further giving him a strong hold on the party structure. However, Jonathan, probably eyeing the 2015 elections, dislodged Baraje from the PDP secretariat. That was the final push for Bukola who promptly engineered the breakup of the ruling party in conjunction with other anti-Jonathan forces within and without. On August 31, 2013, the PDP had its convention in Abuja with the sole aim of electing a new chairman. However, rather than that making the headlines, the biggest news of the day was the staging of a walk-out by section of the party led by Bukola Saraki, former governor of Kwara state, and seven governors from the party. They were later to be known as the new PDP and they became unofficial opposition party to the PDP. When they eventually merged with the newly formed APC, they left the PDP bleeding as a spate of defections followed.

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OBASANJO: THE TIRELESS RABBLE-ROUSER

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo went about the demolition of the Goodluck Jonathan political brand with such determination that left many analysts wondering if there was nothing more to it than a statesman and his desire for good governance. But Obasanjo had an axe to grind with Jonathan. Having helped the latter to Aso Rock in 2011, he discovered, to his dismay, that Jonathan was keeping him at an arm’s length and that Tony Anenih, Obasanjo’s friend-turned-foe, had become the most powerful elder in the PDP. Bone by bone, Obasanjo began to take Jonathan to pieces. He would later ask most of his loyalists in the south-west, such as Olagunsoye Oyinlola, Isiaka Adeleke and Segun Oni, to join forces with the APC while he became a ‘political consultant’ to the party. On the international level, Obasanjo used his influence to get Nigeria’s allies such as the US and the UK to downgrade Jonathan and promote the candidature of Buhari. Obasanjo’s frequent public criticism of Jonathan often resonated with the views of many Nigerians. Jonathan did not need a political enemy like Obasanjo, and he had his hands full till the last minute.


Who contributed the most to Jonathan's defeat?

Buhari
Tinubu
Amaechi
Saraki
Obasanjo


In my Opinion..the arrangements above best fits to who contributed the most.

Nigerians made history. For the first time in the nation’s democratic history, an incumbent president has been defeated. While incumbent governors have been defeated in the past, it was a feat many thought might not be possible at the centre for a long time to come. But Nigerians, by their votes, have shown the exit door to a government they deemed has not served them right.

But the trouncing of Goodluck Jonathan at the polls was not a happenstance. Perhaps, if there were those who did not see this coming, it was probably the president himself and some of his loyalists. Beyond this, however, there are some five key individuals who contributed to the electoral downfall of the president. Their actions and what they represented ensured that in less than two months from now, Jonathan will become a former president.

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BUHARI: THE ULTIMATE CROWD PULLER

Nigerians made history. For the first time in the nation’s democratic history, an incumbent president has been defeated. While incumbent governors have been defeated in the past, it was a feat many thought might not be possible at the centre for a long time to come. But Nigerians, by their votes, have shown the exit door to a government they deemed has not served them right. But the trouncing of Goodluck Jonathan at the polls was not a happenstance. Perhaps, if there were those who did not see this coming, it was probably the president himself and some of his loyalists. Beyond this, however, there are some five key individuals who contributed to the electoral downfall of the president. Their actions and what they represented ensured that in less than two months from now, Jonathan will become a former president. Buhari BUHARI: THE ULTIMATE CROWD PULLER He is a man after the heart of the talakawas, the masses, in the northern part of Nigeria. These are young men and women who fanatically follow him – and have been doing so since 2003 when he first threw his hat in the ring. Buhari has always had a cult-like followership in up north but it was difficult to replicate in other parts of the country. However, the support base of the retired general moved beyond the north to the strategic south-western part of the country which has a strong media and publicity base, in addition to a large population of voters. From a man who consistently won 12 million votes in the north without any major finance or structure, he was successful sold to southern voters and this marked a major turning point for Jonathan, who would ordinarily expect that as a southerner, he would be the preferred candidate in the region. ‘Sai Buhari’ (only Buhari) that was only restricted to the north alone suddenly became the catchphrase in the mouths of both young and old down south. Even when questions were raised over his academic certificate and health, his followers, especially those who are very active in the social media, insisted they would vote for him nonetheless. Jonathan’s exit was inevitable.

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TINUBU: THE UNDYING POLITICAL CRAFT MASTER

Hate him or love him, Bola Ahmed Tinubu is one politician you ignore and you later bite your fingers. Simple as that. Since he survived the PDP tsunami of 2003 when he returned as governor of Lagos State in an election that saw five of his former colleagues in the then AD sent packing, he has gone about the business of checkmating the ruling PDP with so much passion and determination. Blessed with an uncanny ability to identify political as well as electoral assets, Tinubu was said to have said immediately after the 2011 elections reasoned that if Buhari could poll 12 million votes without much resources and national appeal, then he was the man to be pushed forward for 2015. But before then, there was the need to build a strong, broad based political party that would be strong enough to serve as counterfoil to the PDP juggernaut. He and Buhari started consultations. The product was the All Progressives Congress (APC). He got disgruntled elements within the PDP to jump ship and for the first time since 1999, the opposition was able to speak with one voice.

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AMAECHI: THE BULL IN CHINA SHOP

When Rotimi Amaechi, governor of Rivers state, wanted to return as the chairman of the very powerful Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) in 2013, his party, the PDP, did not want him because by that time, he had become a thorn in the flesh of President Jonathan. Amaechi and the president’s wife had fallen out over the demolition of waterfront houses under an urban renewal programme. It became a media war. The war shifted to the NGF. But Amaechi, backed by governors from opposition party and PDP rebel governors, would have none of that. Even when the governors had two parallel elections, public sentiment was on the side of the Amaechi faction. And he went about the business of Jonathan’s political demolition with alacrity. He used the NGF to fight the president and formed an alliance with opposition governors to make life miserable for Jonathan. It was a terrible embarrassment for the president, coming from a fellow Niger Deltan, and Amaechi’s persistence did more political damage obviously more than what the president budgeted for.
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Ishilove:
So after all the mouth they've been making they know how to congratulate? They were acting as if the presidency is their birthright, yet barely 2hours later, they're singing a new tune and sending hypocritical congratulatory messages.

How fickle. This is a lesson to all. They'll love you when you're in power and abandon you when they're done with you.

MEND threw their weight behind Buhari

Obiagelli:
Soe, eguerilla, brimie, garrithe1st, garrix8, koboko69, abes

congrats. ..my joy is filled. I dont even know what to type or say on NL. I have just been online reading comments and going through threads. I am overwhelmed with Joy

MzJackBaueress:
she's going to continue her OPEC chairmanship at Panti.

Hmmm. Do u have an idea about Dokpesi and Fayose?

As we all know, the social media is now a very important part of the democratic process in Nigeria.

I, a change agent, and a social media change agent from the SS, who never collected a dyme from anyone, advocated for change and tried everything possible to fight against opression by admin and pdp mods on the forum which earned me a cumulative months of ban will WORK AGAINST BUHARI/APC should he fail to deliver or make a difference in the next 4 years.

I suggest to our brothers in the SE who clearly saw a failed government and still voted with tribal sentiments to desist from such and emulate people like us, who defiled all tribal and religious sentiments and advocated to a change in a failed government.

A big congratulations to all change agents, and a very big thank you to all from the SS/SE who got banned abused, called names for being an agent change. I dont need to mention monikers.

One Nigeria is a done deal!

Sai Baba

Congratulations APC!

SLIDEwaxie:
OBJ and tinubu were never a factor in the southwest. I have already said Yoruba's will only vote for competency and not party..we have a mindbof our own. It has been in history even before the advent of Nigeria. Obas in Yoruba land has been forcefully removed from throne for bad governance. Tinubu dt cannot win ekiti and on do for his governorship aspirants, OBJ dt his daughter lose out outrightly- the sw is not really abt money, it is abt good governance and intelligence.

Bro...a large percentage Of voters are the illiterates. Tinubu and Obj are big factors in the SW. We all know what happened in Ekiti. Ekiti will join the list of APC states after may 29. Just relax. Besides of u can win 99% of the SW....who gives a hoot about 1%. Bro...Tiinubu is a politician.

pazienza:
How did GEJ toy with SW? What wrong did he do to SW? He gave you lots the house of rep speaker slot, Tinubu blocked it. He did more infrastructure for SW and North,than he did for SE and SS, yet you lots return his good gestures with insults. Did he do wrong by involving Yoruba youths(OPC) in the oil pipeline and protection deal, a favour he didn't even extend to Igbo youths( MASSOB)? Posterity would judge you lots, your hatred for GEJ is tribal and regionally motivated, everyother thing you say is simply a camouflage.

Responding to lots like you is a complete waste of time....

ShineuEye:
No matter who wins, Nigeria is hurtling towards the abyss. The militants are about to take off where boko haram ended.

buhari will handle.them.with iron gloves unlike the wicked, useless president who claimed he treated terrorism with kids gloves

Igwe9:
He never toyed with the SW, yoruba being trialistic feels that Osibanjo their son would be no.2 citizen hence forgetting that need SS to stabilise the country..

You and I know this is a big fat lie. He openly declared SE as the back bone of his government. He underestimated Tinubu. how come he visited the SW more than his entire 5 years kn office in just 6 weeksS.s. he was deceived that SW was a 50/50 thing. Yorubas voted for Jonathan massively in 2011. They are only correcting the mistake they made

Who ever gave Jonathan the mind to toy with the SW was the one who finiahed him. I wonder what he was thinking....

That SE and SS iasenough for him? That was really dumb.

Where is OPC that promised 2million votes. Jonathan was just used as an ATM machine. He played the game wrongly And foolishly. His team are not politicians but psychophants and 'novices'.

Without OBJ and Tinubu in the SW? What magic does he want to perform. Even dollars cant perform such magic.

ozoigbondu:
GEJ and PDP has been vindicated this card reader is a disaster SHAME on that evil.cult called APC..........GEJ till 2019

One thing I just noticed today is that a lot of you guys are kids who didn't even go to vote. Just sit with your fones and type gibberish.

Alert!!!! Duty calls

This is a scripted plan And would fail.

BUHARI ON THE WAY TO ASO ROCK. WELL DONE COMRADE.

was it also Obama that told Jonathan to wait for 6 weeks to elections before becoming a Magician


clowns everywhere!

MzJackBaueress:
Case1: Buhari is over qualified to contest. If he wasn't he would have been disqualified. I feel the case is just a mere distraction and the judges did a good thing to postpone it. The case will eventually be thrown out.

Case2: A sensible judge will not declare the use of card readers illegal after its use in the elections. I mean,where does that happen? They can as well delcare PVCs illegal since both are being used for the first time.
Another distraction too I guess,nothing will happen. Case will be thrown out too.

Congrats to the General in advance.

@ bolded MY COUNTRY NIGERIA

Another wicked permutation is conducting the presidential elections before the governorship elections. But this is an open risk, as the outcome can affect either party being that governors and loyalist of either political parties may be forced or put in a tight corner to support whoever is the president elect. i see mass defections. APC really need to win the presidential ticket

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Flets:
I laugh at uninformed peeps who think Buhari will rule Nigeria. ..... impossible

The odds stack against him, PDP have at least three additional aces.... that is why they are VERY confident.

He aint GOODLUCK for nothing. Winning is sure

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So being a crook and a desperado is your definition of being GOODLUCK.
I can see how informed you are.