₦airaland Forum

Jakumo:
I often wonder why those Bin-Laden bearded Muslims, who IMMIGRATE to the UK in swarms, feel so compelled to try and IMPOSE their own culture on a nation that is largely Christian, and whose women are NOT obliged to go about dressed in comical Batman costumes. All such immigrants who clamor for Islamic law in the UK, or in any other largely Christian nation in Europe and beyond, should be politely shown the door, so they can be deported back to their camel-herding wastelands where they can stone women and amputate petty thieves to their heart's content.

These fundamentalist fanatics flock in droves over to the UK to abuse the welfare, education and medical care system, over-burden the unemployment benefit programs, and live in free or subsidised housing, but then, to show their gratitude for all those freebies, they insult their hosts and try to forcibly convert entire neighborhoods into little Afghanistans or Pakistans. Such ungrateful parasites should be kicked the phuck out of the UK, to go back where they came from.

johndoe200:
Your main problem is that there are no almajirs in the south and without votes from the south, no one can be president. The southern voters already know what they want, and sadly BUHARI or Ribadu is not it.

johndoe200:
I asked a question in the post above yours, answer it or keep quiet. This eunuchs dance you do is boring. Who cares really what is in some article? Articles don't vote. Talk about something that VOTERS care about.

Look at it this way, of what use are 100,000,000 internet votes if none of them can vote on the day of election? Talk about something that matters to the NIGERIANS in Nigeria who will vote on that day.

oyb:
dude, only one misstep, really ?

what about asking us to pray that the december bombers confess?

what about attributing the october and december bombings to 'demons'

what about his callous 'the show must go on' disregard for nigerians in the october 1 bombing
(MEND had issued a warning at least a week before. our government did not issue any warning whatsoever, but engaged in a clandestine attempt at containment. in any other nation gej would have had to resign for such high handed disregard for his constituents. in nigeria, he tried to turn it political attempting to rope in his perceived competitor, ibb )

lawmanlala:
I feel very disappointed that someone i admired so much( though wouldn't vote him) could stoop so low. PDP all d way

quest003:
Dis is absolutely insane, irrational nd unethical of a public forum rubbish! Thumbsdwn 2 d mods nd seun. This is nomore nairaland, its a blackmailland. Why shld dis stale issue be on d front page? Its has as gud as havin it on d 4rnt page of todays paper. I bet u were paid 2 do dat. Plz we demnd an explanation. WHY IS DIS ON D FRONT PAGE? Dis is so partisan nd doesnt say wel of dis forum.

safari SA:
Jarus, Aisha2.


We need to take this off front page. it is too bad at this age for us to be smearing the image of this man on hearsay. And I know the pro-jonathan guys sees this as the only falsehood they can use to kill this man's noble credentials. The more we continue to overflog this, the more other religions are showing how hatred for Islam lives in their hearts! It is sickening, and BEAF & JAKUMO are the arrowheads of this useless, campaign that can give them no joy.

Jarus:
More anti-PDP primary results protests in teh north: http://dailytrust.dailytrust.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10173:pdp-convention-more-protests-in-kaduna-bauchi&catid=2:lead-stories&Itemid=8

these governors riks losing re-election

jensinmi:
We have been duped, hoodwinked, taken for a ride. We were warned, but we refused to listen



Over the years, we sat still and believed their premise
-That the PDP were evil and that they were good.
-That the PDP was corrupt and they were pure.
-That the PDP did not believe in democracy, but that they (ACN) were the voice of the people.

But like it is said in Yorubaland, If lies have a 20 year headstart in the race, the truth will always reach and overtake it.


Our faith in the ACN in the South-West rose with the profile of one and only one man - Babatunde Raji Fashola.
We saw him as an example of good governance, and wrongly believed that everyone in ACN would turn out to be like him.

Alas, we were wrong.


So,  here we are full circle, and the  we glance to our backs and see the truth fast approaching.

Fashola is now going through fire. The owners of the party have decided to spare him since he cannot be touched without the people in Lagos revolting. But others haven't been so lucky.

We watched as Lagos ACN primaries turned into a step-down and appointee affair.
- First it was Senator Olorunnibe Mamora - Arguably one of the best Senators in Nigeria, who was told to step down so that a relatively unknown fellow could take his place. It is said that the devil you know is better than the angel you don't know; however, I ask, is the angel you know better than the devil you don't know??

- Next, Fashola's deputy governor is already on the cutting table, soon to be dropped.

- Third, we watched as Remi Tinubu was handed one Senatorial Seat ticket.

- Fourth, Sade Tinubu, was then handed a ticket to the House of Representatives

- Fifth, Her husband who is from Ikogosi-Ekiti was handed his own House of Representative Ticket in Ekiti.

And all this time, we wonder what happened to internal democracy?? What happened to party primaries?? What is the meaning of "Consensus Candidate"??

If a party in power chooses unpopular candidates, does that no indicate a willingness to rig at the general election??

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We then go to Oyo state, where Senator Ajimobi won the gubernatorial ticket without the primary taking place. All in the name of consensus candidate. The assembly and representative seats were handed out to chosen individuals.

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Let us now move to my state. Ekiti State.

We clamored, fought and kicked over the governance of Segun Oni of the PDP, A man who came 3rd in the 2007 primary. A man who we know was rigged into power. We hoped that Kayode Fayemi of the ACN ( A man who also did not win his party primary) would be our saving grace.

He came into power a few months ago and has begun to show his true colors.

First on the list was the Ekiti Senatorial Tickets. Only one of the 3 belonged to ACN. That was the seat held by Senator Bode Ola - A man who fought a battle with Femi Kila of the PDP for more than 2 years at the election Tribunal to recover his mandate.

The party primary for the Ekiti North and South positions was supposedly conducted, and was followed by outcry from the other contestants.
On the same day, the Ekiti Central position primary was supposed  to be held, but was said to have been disrupted.
Two days later, the same fate befell the Assembly and Representative primaries. Gov Fayemi was accused of sending his own list of candidates for declaration.

As of today, which is the INEC deadline, the party is yet to conclude these primaries yet a list is supposedly on the way to INEC right now.

It is now said that the Ekiti Central Senatorial ticket has been handed over to Babafemi Ojudu by Gov. Fayemi, despite the fact that the incumbent has only held that seat for 18 months, and would very likely had won the primary had it been held.

This brings us to the questions

-What exactly do we do with the ACN??

-Are we the yoruba people supposed to trade in our shackles of the PDP and accept that of ACN, Tinubu, Fayemi, and Bisi Akande?? Or are we to begin searching elsewhere for our "saviors"??


In conclusion,

We, the people of Ekiti, are a difficult people, and we will not be bound by those that wish to enslave us for their own selfish purposes.

We have put our faith in man. And we have failed.

Psalm 146:3 Do not trust in princes, In mortal man, in whom there is no salvation

yeswecan:
Lagosboy

You don't remember poo.  post the link. I was never that active on Sanusi's  issue though i admit to have suspected the way he conducted his clean up duty. I made a case that was far from Sanusi been religious, my case was on his approach.

You read Ibime's post and decided to point on that.

yeswecan:
Who is this gay? You registered today - 2 post safari SA in a disguising name. Your terrorist friend

yeswecan link=topic=586425.msg7539291#msg7539291 date=1295112601:
@safari SA

I thought you are off this place . . and to label me a 'Christian Fundamentalist' because i pointed out the fanatical trait in Buhari is not fair.

@Ibime that's not fair because we all suspected Sanusi from the way he conducted his duties.

will never lead this country, get that into your impressionable head.

safari SA:
Why i am with Buhari. General Mohammadu Buhari, @ 69, is still more honest than my best friend because: he was minister of petroleum & head of NNPC when we built our largest refineries, he was governor of North-Eastern States, he was Military Ruler of this country, and he was PTF Chairman during the Abacha years, yet he remain an average Nigerian with modest retirement income, cows and four houses (the records are there). Here is a man who jailed the corrupt politicians of the 2nd republic, get people disciplined for unruly behaviour, refused to accept IMF's offer of loan which finally crippled this country, fought drug lords to near-death, made mistakes with good intentions to clamp on the press - the press is also guilty of corruption anyway. in infrastructure, no other living Nigerian in governance can lay claim to his project management skills in delivering the refineries in the late 70's, and building, rehabilitating health centres, schools and constructing roads in PTF. And the amazing part is the refineries were built in three years, and PTF also existed for 4 years, yet so much was achieved! It was the period of PTF I knew Nigeria's money could work. with little percentage of our oil revenue, i saw my village's untarred road in deep black, shinning tar! I saw hospitals with enough drugs, beds, clothings, i always saw as i am seeing in Lagos. He had his flaws, but merely studying this man including different articles and criticisms of his personality and style of governance, i conclude that this man is not a muslim fanatic, not a corrupt man, but an uncompromising human being who stands for what he believes in. this is what is lacking with Jonathan, Atiku and all the other gladiators. We have been brainwashed with the 'vices' of Buhari. what makes buhari a religious fanatic? what makes him more of a coup plotter than jerry rawlings who overthrew governments twice but left cleaning up the mess in Ghana? is it Jonathan or atiku or PDP as whole that is as honest at this man? Let me state Jonathan's corrupt tendencies since coming to power - he offered Tunde Bakare 50000 dollars in aso rock, his wife's women for change innitiatives is a massive billion-naira war chest being used for political campaign, he bargained with mark and bankole to buy Nigeria's official residence in exchange for Lawmakers' bloc vote in PDP primaries, he has given all PDP governors (corrupt or not corrupt) automatic 2nd term ticket, he failed to arrest Uduaghan who was mentioned in Ibori's case file that has been used to jail his wife & aides, ensured he won the delta rerun, he has not found anyone corrupt since the case of ibori, billions of dollars was shared on December 31, 2010, 14 days to date it was to be shared, but early enough for PDP primaries! all these shows that he can tolerate corruption as long as it does not affect his ambition for power. Jonathan has had more scandal in less than a year than perform to our expectation! atiku is another case of corruption one does not need to overflog. all the allegations i hear people raise against buhari has been addressed by Buhari himself, unlike Babangida that has refused to say what happened to June 12. ours is to research very well on this man and form our opinion. Buhari has the best credential of all because he meets the basic requirement of what Nigeria really needs. someone who will be uncompromising in the fight against corruption. Nigeria can never develop or her people be straight in their dealings if corruption is not wiped out and corrupt people jailed. we need to wake up and realize that Jonathan is popular because of incumbency factor, as was abacha, babangida, obasanjo, yaradua. if we want to know who is popular for who he is not what he is, watch buhari walk the streets of the north and see the massive crowd of poor people that follow him. the poor masses of the north, including my maigaurd who has never seen buhari, inspires me that those who have integrity but do not have money can be voted into power. And you know why I support Buhari instead of Ribadu, they are both alike, but Ribadu will end up being a younger Buhari who in 1983 was a little too exuberant in driving out corruption. But the old and wise Buhari, like the Old wine, is now sweeter but bitter to corruption. Nigerians need to see beyond the gentle mien of goodluck jonathan and see a man who has shown he is desperate to hold on to power. Jonathan denouncing the same zoning arrangement that made him vice president was simply dishonest. admitting it and then asking for concession should have been the honest way, and if the party refuses then he could have still pushed ahead like he is doing now, but all Nigerians would have understood that it is his party that is stubborn. The rest of the country must emulate the talakawas of the North, who call Buhari 'THE MAN OF TRUTH', not the man of wealth because he practices what he preaches - he doesn't jump queue in Filling stations! Nigerians, we need to think deep and take that leap of faith to vote for this man, do not think that the vote will not count, do not believe the people who have tagged him a muslim fanatic - Nigeria is to complex for a sharia state. we must stand up for a basic requirement for this office of the president - INCORRUPTIBILTY AT ALL COSTS! This is what can take Nigeria far. No matter the idea, no matter big our plans are, if there are leakages in our treasury, nothing can work. I know in our minds we think of the 66 suit cases, the 2.8 billion naira missing in NNPC, the Fela inprisonment, the Nduka Irabor inprisonment. But I admire one thing, Buhari defends his actions! I will not go into this. search for his interviews and make your judgement . Idiagbon was the face of that regime and people say he did the job, but we forget that power does not tolerate a vice outshining his master. Idiagbon performed because Buhari saw him capable and allowed him to be the face of the government. In summary, go north and south, east or west, this man does not deny his deeds, good or bad, and that is integrity! He is my last card for Nigeria, and I will play it with my thumb in April. I dont want a younger generation of mine because we are not tested, and the few - Rufai, Fanikayode, soludo, fayose, oni, saminu turaki, bankole, etteh - have all shown that they can not be trusted. and do not think that a Tayo Aderinokun, and the shinning lights in private sector can do better in government, because it takes the highest level of TESTED INTEGRITY to function in Nigeria's corridors of power which is filled with temptations that can make you sin and get away with it!

changeboy:
i will like to inform all nairalander that i was one of the delegate at the Oyo State ACN party congress yesterday at olubadan stadium in Ibadan. so i want to give everyone first hand details of what happen there yesterday.

The delegates that participated at the congress were the 33 local govt party chairmen, 33 local govt party secretaries and 351 party ward chairmen, which am one of them.

The congress started peacefully, until the Oyo State party secretary Mr. Wasiu Olatunbosun was summoned to the podium to read out a list of people send down from Lagos to be announce as the party flagbearers/candidates for the 2011 general election.

We, at the congress had been informed that the delegation from Lagos are coming with a list and that we should just affirmed what ever list they are bringing, that was when everybody on the field start asking each other that what do the leaders of the party think that we are . . . ZOMBIES that they will just give instructions without consultations with all the party leaders and members.

As soon as the secretary start to read the list, we started hearing strange names that are not known to party members in their wards or local govt. That was when ALL DELEGATES started to shout in disapproval of all the people on the list.

No voting took place at the venue. Not even voice voting. All these took place in the presence of INEC officials from Abuja, who after more than 2hrs when no voting took place, left the venue of the congress.

It was after the INEC officials left that the National as sisant treasurer raise up Senator Ajimobi's hand.

For more account of what happen at the venue nairaladers can go and check today Nigeria Tribune, Vanguard, Thisday Newspaper. Channel TV, Silverbird TV and other stations covered the congress.

One more important correction Ajimobi's delegates were in the minority at the congress. most of the delegates are in support of Chief Femi Lanlehin, Chief Isamial Adewusi and Chief Soji Akanbi due to their contribution to the party by uniting all party members. That is why Senator Ajimobi did not want to go Thur primaries, because he Jones very well that he would loose woefully

ifyalways:
confirmed

jensinmi:
@ Lagosboy

Ekiti Central Senatorial seat is still not concluded.

Ekiti North and South Senatorial Candidates have been rigged-in and imposed.

House of Rep and State Assembly seats are still being postponed, fought about, disrupted, and every other thing in between.


What right does Gov. Fayemi have to threaten Local Governments saying that, If they do not elect his candidates, they will see no development in their region over his period as Governor??

jensinmi:
@blacksta: Thank you sir

PDP and ACN are the worst culprits in today's Nigeria.

The things that have gone on in Ekiti this week are mind boggling.

Imagine that ingrate called Governor Kayode Fayemi. Despite the goodwill Ekiti people showed him to get him to his current position, he turned around and insisted on subverting the will of the people in determining their representatives in the National Assembly and State Assembly.

I think he wants to die young. He should know the consequences of his action will be like a Tsunami that his levees cannot withstand.

FOOL!!!

ajayij:
@Op,

Moslems domination of Lagos State/Yoruba politics is a recent phenomenon. The earlier politicians from the SW were xtians like Awolowo, Akintola, TOS Benson, Akinjide, Bola Ige Abraham Adesanya etc. Infact in the first republic I think every Yoruba politician was a xtian probably because the christians were more educated and embraced western education quicker.

Another false statement saying all Lagos State Governors have been Moslems, Sir Michael Otedola ruled Lagos.

In the NRC elections Prof Femi Agbalajobi (xtian) and Yomi Edu(Xtian) were deadlocked in the primaries before Michael Otedola(Xtian) picked the ticket and defeated Dapo Sarumi of the SDP another xtian in the elections.

In the SW, I notice that xtians tend to gravitate away from politics towards career professions. Its the general belief that Politics is dirty and most monogamous xtian families wont even allow their children to vote never mind contest

KnowAll:
[size=14pt]The fact is the sham of the primaries was commited in the states. By the time the delegates got to Abuja they have been panel-beating into a shape like a mother scolding an unruly child. Is that democracy, I suppose so, only in Africa uhmmmm[/size].