₦airaland Forum

omohayek:
I think you have it right. They are insistent on having "their" turn, but the problem I see is that their best-qualified politicians are either out of the running (Sanusi is now Emir of Kano) or have disqualified themselves as bigots in the view of many (El-Rufai). The last thing Nigeria needs is a looter like Atiku or another incompetent in the Buhari mold, but sadly one of the two is what the country is likely to get ...

The last thing Nigeria needs is Afonja thieves like Tinubu or his PUPPET.


Tinubu and OBJ are bad news, they will finish the country off from where they stopped relunctantly in 2007.


Between Tinubu and OBJ billions of dollars were stolen and taken out of Nigeria.


National asset taken over without paying their market worth.

TheCabal:
Think straight, madam. And use logic not emotion, do not put the cart before the horse.

If Buhari will not contest in 2019, he will decide who contest in 2019. If it would be a northerner then who has a impeccable resume, one that can floor Osinbajo's.

Who are the APC candidate's beside Osinbajo's, in the north that Buhari has a good rapport with and trust. I only know of the Governor of Kaduna state. The fact is you guys can barely see through the storm.

You people are merely echoing what you have been told, by the tribalist.

Yoruba will rule Nigeria in 2040. Osinbanjo is not going to fly, not today or tomorrow, if Buahri dies, the SS/SE will support the north to replace Buhari with another Northerner.

klax:
[s]All I could say is the list will get more longer than this because many will still come up to show interest. The unfortunate thing is the East did not surface in the above list simply because they are not ready yet and I don't ever think my people will ever be ready only to come back and shout marginalisation.

Until and unless hate is sniffed out of our DNA no one I mean no one will cast a vote for any East candidate and above all the biafra nonsense won't still work I'm so sure of that I know I have wounded them again this evening I don't give a shit. All I'm saying is let East build their own Base embrace love, drop ego and blabla anything shut of this no way only baby cry as usual. Truth annoys them and I know some of them blood pressure will rise now because of my post[/s].

U made no sense. U were not able to persuade others of ur identity as many feel u are Afonja.

An unofficial list compiled by a resident nairaland islamist is not going anywhere, this is 2019 we are talking about, Obama is not in white house.

omohayek:
From a purely intellectual point of view, the only people on this list who have what it takes to alter Nigeria's economic course for the better are Nasir El-Rufai and Yemi Osinbajo; the problem with El-Rufai's case is that while he clearly has the brains to do a good job, his handling of the southern Kaduna issue makes one question his skills as a politician. After all the southern Kaduna killings, I just don't see Christians and southerners voting for any ticket on which he's the main candidate.

One other name that isn't on this list but should be, is that of Fashola. Unfortunately, I doubt he'd have much of a chance, given that Osinbajo is already vice-president, and many in the north still insist it's "their" turn, regardless of whether they'd be better off under a southerner who actually knows what he's doing ...

Sorry, i think u meant from Afonja tribalist point of view, becos there is certainly nothing intellectual about suggesting all ur tribes men for President. U are not an intellectual either.

willibounce1:
I don't think there will be any election in 2019. Aboki.s always think they are the only people who can rule. Other Nigerians are not happy with their annoying attitude. I think a south East and southwest candidate should team up and show these abok.is some sense. But then again, we all know the desperate abok.is, if it doesn't favour them, they don't mind destroying the country and that will just be perfect so everybody can find their way.

Forget south west, they should take several seats, Obansanjo was just their for 8 years and even wanted to get a third term but was stopped.

2019 belongs to the North, they are yet to have a full term uninterrupted and maybe a second term after that, wen it comes to the South, it should go to the East.


If Yoruba make any fraudulent attempt by attaching themselves to a sick Buhari in other to steal the Presidency then they should prepare themselves for war.


The southwest will fight the North and South East and South South all together.

maclatunji:
President Buhari is about to complete his first 2 years in office as an elected civilian president of Nigeria and the 2 major issues in the polity presently in Nigeria are; his current state of health begging the question on whether he is fit to continue in office and perhaps more importantly if he will run for reelection in 2019.

This article takes a look at the major contenders for his position should he not run for reelection in 2019. It is safe to say that in any election cycle in Nigeria; about 50 individuals have at least a remotely objective chance of being president. However, some contenders have more clout than others. The following 10 are the ones with the most clout in my opinion in no particular order.

1. Alhaji Sule Lamido

Alhaji Sule Lamido is a former 2-term governor of Jigawa state with considerable influence in his home state and neighbouring Kano. He as a northern aristocrat who has connections far and wide, he has also safely kept away from the current storm ravaging his party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) which could make him a favourite for party nomination as presidential candidate in 2019 if the Ali Modu Sheriff and Makarfi factions of the PDP can close ranks and resolve their bitter dispute. His current trial for allegedly inciting his followers to violence during the forthcoming local government elections in Jigawa state is an immediate challenge he has to surmount though.

2. Senator Ali Modu Sheriff

A former 2-term governor of Borno state and Senator, Alhaji Ali Modu Sheriff is currently the chairman of the PDP and reportedly a billionaire with deep pockets to finance a possible presidential bid. In fact, his opponents in the ongoing PDP crisis have suggested that the source of conflict is Senator Ali Modu Sheriff’s presidential ambition in 2019. If he can get his party to nominate him as its presidential candidate, he could be a formidable opponent especially when his money starts ‘talking’.

3. Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal

Former Speaker of the House of Representatives and Current Governor of Lagos State, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal is a relatively young smart and articulate leader with connections all over Nigeria. He is a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) who could be sold to the country as a vibrant fearless leader that can lead Nigeria to a great future. His obstacles to power would be mainly the other heavyweights in the APC who might run in the event that President Buhari does not. However, if a stalemate is reached, an individual like Tambuwal may become attractive as a compromise candidate. The fact that he is governor of the Sokoto, the ‘Seat of the Caliphate’ might help in no small measure as well.

4. Governor Nasir El Rufai

Former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and current Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El Rufai tends to be controversial but he is also well-respected as a reformer during his time as the Director General of Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) and Minister of the FCT under former President Obasanjo. Currently in Kaduna, he is also embarking on sweeping reforms in the governance of a leading state in the North. However, his handling of political opponents even within his party and pronouncements on the recent inter-communal conflict in Kaduna have made some observers question his leadership credentials. It might be a case of being misrepresented but the governor has to explain why he is very susceptible to misrepresentation. It is also unclear what his relationship with President Buhari currently is like –whether good or strained, this might be a critical factor in his presidential ambition for 2019.

5. Senator Bukola Saraki

Former 2-term governor of Kwara state and President of Nigeria’s Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki has defied Political gravity so far and will fancy his chances of becoming president if the incumbent does not run. Allegations of corruption trail him though and despite his best efforts to avoid it, his trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal continues. He has a loyal base in the Senate and in Kwara state, his friend and ally Senator Dino Melaye will be assuring him that he has Kogi state as well. However, there are many power brokers in the APC who are against Senator Saraki and they will do all in their power to prevent him from being the party’s candidate in the event President Buhari refuses to run for 2019. However, as a former member of the PDP, he still has friends who might decide to combine forces with him in a new party, such is the nature of Nigerian politicians, it would not be difficult to defect to a new party and run on such a platform. His popularity within Nigeria would then be tested as a presidential candidate.

6. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN)

If a president cannot run for a second term, who better to replace him as his party’s candidate than his vice president? This simple logic is what makes Professor Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) a strong contender in 2019 based on our initial assumption. He showed in just over a month of President Buhari’s extended medical leave that he can be a pragmatic leader that connects with the people. However, his performance so far has largely been with the support of the president. There is a strong possibility that it is only with the support of President Buhari that Professor Osinbajo will have a strong footing to run for the highest office in 2019. He would also be looking towards Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu for support in such a scenario. While not a guaranteed deal, Vice President Osinbajo is certainly in the mix for 2019 without a doubt.

7. Alhaji Atiku Abubakar

Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar is a political heavyweight in Nigeria with considerable political machinery especially in Northern Nigeria. The challenge he seems to have is salability to Nigerians as the man to lead us. Since 2007, he has been trying to no avail. Could 2019 be his year? He definitely seems to believe so, as he has been going round the country delivering lectures on ‘restructuring Nigeria’ and explaining to us how things are not going well. He has also been pictured drinking sachet water a.k.a. ‘pure water’ in local parlance. Whether all these are enough is to be seen, he has a penchant for changing parties to pursue his ambition and might have to do so again to have a chance to run for president in 2019. Time will tell what the Turakin Adamawa has in store for us politically.

8. Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu

Former 2-term governor of Lagos state, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu is the biggest power broker in Nigeria at the moment, President Muhammadu Buhari admitted this much in his acceptance speech after being declared winner of the 2015 election. No doubt, both men have high regard for each other. Now, if President Buhari does not run, what strategy will Asiwaju Tinubu deploy? Will he run for president or support another person and remain the power-broker he has been for about a decade.

He has already told us that if President Buhari does not run, he will consider running himself. As events in the Senate, House of Representatives and even the Executive have shown since President Buhari was sworn-in, Asiwaju Tinubu cannot expect to get his way all the time. He is usually the first to recognize and admit this which is what makes him such a difficult politician to come-up against, political master-strategist with growing influence in the North which is critical for any presidential bid in Nigeria. Just how big is the Jagaban Borgu in the North and what will be the outcome if President Buhari and Asiwaju Tinubu have a meeting behind closed doors might be 2 critical factors that determine the success or failure of a Tinubu presidential bid in 2019.

9. Alhaji Muazu Babangida Aliyu

A 2-term former governor of Niger state, Alhaji Babangida Aliyu is a good orator and respected politician in the North regardless of his current trial by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for alleged corruption. If can survive his current travails and play his politics well, he might be a good compromise candidate for the 2 factions of the PDP. His oratory skills and connections with the Southwest where he had is tertiary education at the University of Ibadan may also prove helpful for a presidential bid. If the APC presents a candidate that his unpopular, Alhaji Babangida Aliyu might have a chance. It also helps his cause that 2 powerful former Heads of State, Gen. (Rtd.) Ibrahim Babangida and Gen. (Rtd.) Abdulsalam Abubakar come from his state. A few hilltop mansion meetings may do wonders for his candidacy.

10. Alhaji Aminu Bello Masari

Let us look at this scenario, President Buhari is not running for a second term, members of the APC are agitated about this and the quest for power by different blocks threatens to tear the party apart. A compromise needs to be reached quickly and it is decided that the governor of Kastina state where the President comes from should replace him as candidate while the party changes its constitution to formally codify zoning of the presidency to the south in 2023. Under this scenario, Alhaji Aminu Bello Masari, current governor of Katsina state would emerge APC candidate and would in all likelihood win such an election. He shares the advantage of having connections all over the country as former speaker of the House of Representatives with Governor Tambuwal of Sokoto state. This and the fact that he is the current president’s governor cannot be overlooked in the equation of 2019 where a President Buhari does not run.

Conclusion

These permutations might be rendered useless if President Buhari does decide to run, we definitely wish him good health and a speedy recovery from illness. However, it might be asking too much to expect him to campaign in most states of the country in a bid for reelection going by his old age and state of health.

So, what do you think about these potential candidates for president in 2019. Do you think there are people that should have made my top 10 list? Let me know by dropping a comment.

Source: http://www.opinions.ng/top-10-contenders-presidency-2019-president-buhari-fails-run/

cc: Lalasticlala, Mynd44

4 AFONJA MIND, THESE ARE THE BRILLIANT BRAINS IN NIGERIA.


U SEE Y THEY ARE CALLED AFONJA? WITH EXCEPTION OF OSINBANJO THAT IS AN OUTSIDER, EVERYBODY MENTIONED ARE MUSLIM EX PDP.

Veducci:
Wrong answer. Answer his question.

It is a she.

baby boo carry go... i deyy feel u.

Amarabae:
I am done with this argument since you can't andwer a simple question.

Amarabae, i wasnt aware we were arguing nau? haba! I answered all ur question.
wat else do u want to hear? i already said...

Amarabae:
That is not the answer to my question.
is Biafra the Igbo mandate you said nnamdi kanu is carrying? YES OR NO?

Nnamdi Kanu is the Moses of our time, he is taking us to the promise land.

Amarabae:
there is something you are trying to dodge!
Is Biafra the Igbo mandate you say that nnamdi kanu is carrying?

Define IPOB?

Amarabae:
You are trying to dodge my question, I ask you again,what is the Igbo mandate that you say nnamdi kanu is carrying?

Mandate is to "give (someone) authority to act in a certain way."

Power belongs to the people in democracy.

Following Nnamdi Arrest and despite military murder of protesters, people in SS/SE kept on trooping out on the street. Protest are a recognised form of political participation. Mandate can be derived from mass protest though different from those derived from referendum, and elections.

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=biafra+protesters&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiDsOOlstjTAhXDBcAKHQikC30Q_AUIBygC&biw=1366&bih=662

Amarabae:
Nonsense,Nnamdi Kanu carrying Igbo mandate? And what is the Igbo mandate if i may ask

My sister, mandate is popular consensus. Nobody can dispute the huge support and approval that Nnamdi is getting from both the SE and SS.

it is unprecedented.

Amarabae:
and why must they support nnamdi kanu ipob?
Ohanaeze speaks for the Igbo nation because its a sociocultural organisation.
Ipob is a seccessionist organisation.
they are different.
and what kind of stupid code do you want them to stand? Ipob code?
have a sit pls.

Simple, becos Nigeria is very unstable and can collapse at any given time.

IPOB is very popular and as such carries the mandate of Ndiigbo. IPOB can head deep into Port Harcourt unchallenged, which other group can attain such fit? Ohanaeze no dey fear? All south east Gov and Senator better fall in line with Nnamdi just in case the zoo collapse, otherwise they will have a very big problem on their hands.

Karma is a *****


Buhari how market? U are President but not alive to govern.


This life get as e be sef. E dey wan kind.


Pursuit of fame and glory, is not worth anybody life.


As Goodluck Jonathan will say, "My second term(2015) ambition is not worth the blood of any Nigerian"


Politics must not be played with bitterness but merit.


I hope others learn from Buhari or history will keep repeating itself.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iV_VUw1wo3s

Joavid(f): 9:06am On Mar 26
I say the same things to my friends all the time.

[quote]Northerners are born politicians

Born to rule mentality is ur problem. Tell us about the infant mortality rate, human development index of the north and Nigeria at large. U come across as very shallow.

Yoruba's are diplomats and they know how to manuover their away around things.

Really, more like plunge the country into crisis whilst in pursuit of their selfish interest, with little or nothing to show at the end. Greed begets more Greed, the cycle is endless. They are so diplomatic but produced only one President,(OBJ) that was basically installed by the north after they murdered Abiola? Let me suggest stay in the romance section.

The Igbos just keeps playing the victim card, and they expect that to get them to presidency?

I am Igbo, for ur info, wat we are currently in pursuit of is Biafra. Nigeria is an experiment of the 1960s that have failed, we admit that and moving on.

but guess what, No one wants to be associated with a victim, no one will give power to a victim, no one can trust a victim - it's a phycological proven fact!

How about they just leave? The thought of that brings even the most ardent tribalist to their knees. The abuser all of a sudden realise they have no power wen the victim leaves, until dem they are under the false delusion dat they are in control. That is wat is going on in Nigeria today, sparked by Nnamdi Kanu, there is an conceited effort to hold Nigeria together. In the short term attainable but in the long run, Nigeria will certainly fall aprt. https://www.nairaland.com/3779012/nigeria-wont-survive-another-civil
Remember it took one man to start the Arab Spring.

All my life, I hear Igbo people say they're been hated, I did not understand because I don't hate anyone and I don't see people around me hating anyone because he/she is Igbo.

Really? This is just the worst form of misrepresentation that i have ever heard. Nigeria is awash with bigotry and tribalism. It is on the same level as racism u find in America. Ijaw v Itsekiri v Urhobo, then Igbo v yoruba v hausa/fulani, i can go on.(i wont point to street fighting) Promotion at work are based on tribe. I know a person that saw his junior promoted above him.
If u have worked in ur life, u would know this, becos we see it at play all the time. The hatred is very real.It is entrenched into the fabric of society.

I did history in secondary school and we were never taught the Nigerian civil war - I later understood that Gowon had it omitted from the syllabus just to prevent this hate thing Igbo's are talking about.

No, it is to hide many of the atrocities committed on a people who fought a war of self defence from attacks that started in the north and south west. In Lagos, they will ask u to pronounce a yoruba word caled 'toro', if u had an accent, they burn u. Thousands of igbo were murdered like this in lagos..

The way Igbo's indoctrinate their kids -planting the seed of enemity in their hearts its not fair.
and if anything, that's why others will hate Igbo's.

Everything i know, i learnt for myself.(this is the information age, that which Gowon sought to hide, is now in the open, go to youtube and watch if reading is a problem 4 u, stop watching Illuminati stuff, even they are having trouble hiding their secret) My father never talked about Biafra War but he witnessed it. Perhaps too traumatic for him. The older generation are very different from us, they are gentle. My mum was the action and discipline, papa never ht or shout at us. Igbo parents dont indoctrinate their kids, dey dont even speak the language to them, it is English most times.

Yoruba parents do. Are u yoruba?

lalasticlala

PrinceMario:
Are you still asking who will speak for Benin's and Ijaw's
You just spoke for them!

You guys are pathetic. So the north has now been drawn into this. What slowpoke you are!
Just listen to yourself; "The Yoruba help the north in war, so they came down west to chase ijaws and Benin's out of Lagos"... This is the dumbest comment ever on NL.
Dude, you're qualified for a Nobel Laurette in Stupidity.
You outrightly dabble into issue you're very naïve about.
Your nativity knows no bond.
You'll sit down in your cesspit down east and been spewing trash about other tribes.

Little Benin's that is locked up In just Benin and still In a local fight with the Esans over land issue, showed now travel way down to claim Lagos, when the indigenes, Aworis, Eguns, Epe, ijebus are still alive.

Your brain need total formatting.

"Lago is not Yoruba land", Oba Akinolu

Ijaw basically own the water front property, go and see Arogbo Ijaw in Igbokoda.

This one Army enter Ondo today burning houses and killing families, i hope the ijaw in Ondo are safe on their land?

https://www.nairaland.com/3778616/military-men-attack-ondo-residents



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EK2j6TAnGRw&ab_channel=kondighaowei-ebi

NwamaziNwaAro:
You are even less than a day old on Nairaland.
I blame that cyber café attendant who registered your miserly soul.

Retarded nincompoop.

Look wat u wrote on the thread below about Genevieve. Ur post history is full of insult at igbos.
We hear yorubas say Osu igbo so often. There u are using the same word on gene. Ur not igbo stop trying to use decoy moniker to wish Buhari death so Osinbanjo can take over.

(Basketmouth To Banky W: You Are A Distraction)

NwamaziNwaAro:

Who is Bovi?

That Urhobo boy with garlic breath

Who is Genevieve?

The osu princess with fallen bre@sts.


Who is Basketmouth??

The man who married Daddy Freezes' leftover kpekus


All of them yeye people.

"Lago is not Yoruba land", Oba Akinolu

Ijaw basically own the water front property, go and see Arogbo Ijaw in Igbokoda.

This one Army enter Ondo today burning houses and killing families, i hope the ijaw in Ondo are safe on their land?

https://www.nairaland.com/3778616/military-men-attack-ondo-residents



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EK2j6TAnGRw&ab_channel=kondighaowei-ebi

we all know that coastline and oil producing lands which all belongs to ijaws was ceded yo Yoruba's in the name of ondo state. ESE odo local government and ilaje all belongs to ijaws and this is evident in the name the villages and the people bear. the entire coastline of ondo is made up of only ilaje LGa which is purely ijaw 100%.
what of Ogun? we also know the coastline of Ogun is also inhabited by the ijaws and that is the reason for the militant activities going on their. when ijaw militants attack Lagos they run back to their lands in Ogun creeks. we all know that Lagos belongs to the benins as history and the oba of Lagos testified. Yoruba's historically was not fishers or ocean dwellers. this lands was annexed because of proximity, the population and political influence of Yoruba's. Because yorubas helped the north in the war they were compensated with peoples land.
who will speak for the minority Benin's and ijaws?

NwamaziNwaAro:
No I shall not die
But I shall live to declare the works of the Lord

But
You will die first, even before Buhari..

Afonja i have gone through ur post. It is pathetic that u masquerade as something ur not to cause confusion.

If u want Buhari dead so Osinbanjo can take over and yoruba will be President use ur actual moniker not the decoy.

Careless talk dey put man for trouble...

just last two weeks he said this about Trump and US. If Buhari die we already know who do am, who killed Diezani and Yaradua.

Y dem leave OBJ?

Ghana’s former President, Jerry John Rawlings has condemned the attack by the United States of America on Syria describing it “most vicious, cowardly and evil. APRIL 12, 2017 ”http://starrfmonline.com/2017/04/12/rawlings-blasts-trump-over-syria-attack/

"Lago is not Yoruba land", Oba Akinolu

Ijaw basically own the water front property, go and see Arogbo Ijaw in Igbokoda.

This one Army enter Ondo today burning houses and killing families, i hope the ijaw in Ondo are safe on their land?

https://www.nairaland.com/3778616/military-men-attack-ondo-residents



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EK2j6TAnGRw&ab_channel=kondighaowei-ebi

we all know that coastline and oil producing lands which all belongs to ijaws was ceded yo Yoruba's in the name of ondo state. ESE odo local government and ilaje all belongs to ijaws and this is evident in the name the villages and the people bear. the entire coastline of ondo is made up of only ilaje LGa which is purely ijaw 100%.
what of Ogun? we also know the coastline of Ogun is also inhabited by the ijaws and that is the reason for the militant activities going on their. when ijaw militants attack Lagos they run back to their lands in Ogun creeks. we all know that Lagos belongs to the benins as history and the oba of Lagos testified. Yoruba's historically was not fishers or ocean dwellers. this lands was annexed because of proximity, the population and political influence of Yoruba's. Because yorubas helped the north in the war they were compensated with peoples land.
who will speak for the minority Benin's and ijaws?