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Former Gov Olagunsoye Oyinlola is being interviewed on Raypower FM's Political Platform and has disassociated himself from the purported APc/nPDP merger, he said he remains the valid secretary of the PDP until a superior court rules otherwise and that they were railroaded into the merger yesterday....Also, Gov Aliyu Wamakko said he has not taken a definite position yet as he and Aminu Tambuwal are still on the fence and would attend sunday's negotiation with the president, Apparently only amaechi and nyako were keen on decamping, Wamakko,Aliyu,Lamido,Tambuwal and Oyinlola will continue the negotiations with GEj

And these r.etards believe Al -Mustapha wrote this pile of crap, it was authored by bello barkindo with the title 'if I were al-mustapha' a letter to jonathan
, these APc goons are stoopid...here's the author of the letter, if y'all were smart enough to follow the link u'd have noticed it
Letter to President Jonathan, by Al-Mustapha
Category: OpinionPublished on Friday, 26 July 2013 07:00Written by Adulrazaque Bello-BarkindoHits: 77742
Yours faithfully, Al-Mustapha.
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payless: He will be facing an impeachment if he tries any of the nonsense you listed. His impeachment will be accelerated to the extent that he might find himself back in the creek blowing up pipelines. The ball is no more in Jonadunce's court. The "Jonathanians" will see clearly by March 2014.

How do you guys even reason sef....impeachment when he has at least 160 house members and a majority 64 senate members with only 10 cross carpeting.......APC e-rats are really naïve political analysts, its nice tho because the PDP is much cleaner now as some of the most corrupt ex PDP folk a la timipre sylva,oyinlola, abdulahi adamu,saraki, goje et al have joined the progrethieves....the PDP is now a more level headed , disciplined party with unshakable unity while the APC is a big cauldron waiting to explode,

Sincere 9gerian: I know the president has both the knife and the yam in the ongoing political roforofo fight. It is only that governance will slow down both at the state and national level.

At the height of Romney's surge, even Obama had to focus on campaigns at the expense of governance, its sad but that's the nature of presidential democracies,

kokoA: I don't think you very conversant with northern politics. From the feelers around here, GEJ has lost sympathy in the north (muslim and christians). Believe it or not it doesn't matter. I reside here and I travel around to. Kwankwanso or Tanbuwal will defeat GEJ in the north hands down I can bet on that. 2015 will be a shocker for PDP as majority of the northern element rallying round GEJ will sell him out easily so I advice you to review your calculations. Even if we go by your calculations. Let's say GEJ wins the vote of northern christians and looses the votes of northern muslim and southwest (christian and muslim) with some part of the middle belt, how is that enough to return him to Aso rock? Guy! Forget it.. GEJ aint smiling right now. I won't be surprise if he decides not to run.

The SE,SS,MB plus fringe SW states like Ondo,Oyo, and a sizeable chunk of lagos , should be able to return GEJ ,

[quote author=Mynd_44]The supreme court and entire judiciary is supposed to be independent. Are you trying to say the presidency breaks the law and influences the decisions of the courts?

Talk about respecting the rule of law[/quote]Oh common, we're nigerians and we know how the system works, one doesn't need wikileaks to know that Justice Salami worked for the AC.N hierhachy severally or that late YarAdua procured the 2008 Supreme Court Judgement that narrowly upheld his election or that Justice George Oguntade promised to support Buhari's case against then president yaradua and led the dissenting judges that year,
Politicians and the executive sadly have influence on the judiciary although the new CJN is spearheading some reforms, All the respective parties are guilty so as long as it favours who I support,.....I'm a pragmatist and there are no clean men in politics

Sincere 9gerian: I cant bet on Amaechi losing at the supreme court. Its possible but chances are very slim.

Indeed its shaky but I'm positive that he'll be displaced....the PDP's lawyers have joined Omehia's case and except the supreme court choses to reverse itself ,it will have to order a fresh election, I think the appeal court is supposed to rule first after the Supreme Court dismisses Amaechi's objection before it gets to the apex court, I'm sure the presidency will put in some influence tho

Gov Of Edo state Adams Oshiomole held extensive consultations with President Jonathan today, others present at the meeting were Political Adviser To GEJ Ahmed Gulak, Chief Of Staff Mike Ogiadomhe, apparently large scale political alignments are ongoing across the country, Oshiomole supported GEJ in 2011 and GEJ paid back by supporting him in the 2012 Edo Guber Polls....
Also Sule Lamido has joined Babangida Aliyu in Pulling Out of the Reported G7 merger with the APC, expect more realignments over the coming weeks......
This is Insider info...

All in all tho, I admit APC has the momentum right now but they've played their cards too early, they showed their hand at the wrong time...Amaechi will be booted out by the Supreme Court next year, Mary Odili is working on her fellow judges to that effect,Lamido and Aliyu have made it clear they are still with the PDP while Saraki dillydallies on the position of Kwara

abbakacici: no one is saying GEJ can not win 2015 election, but to be a president win in minority party is what must president want, if not ask David Cameron and Obama because they don't control the parliament take example Cameron even when 47% of MP are from his party he is always disgrace in the floor of parliament because most of his bills can't pass like the recent visa bond for nigeria or bond even when his party control the sanate and house of representive don't allow most of his bill to pass and kept in mind the republican have only 54% percent of house (234 of the 435) so let make analysis for PDP in sanate in 2015 Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, Enugu, Plateau, Rivers taraba (based on the assumption that suntai is 100% fit and the current acting go (10*3 =30) state that PDP will win 2 senators Anambra, (based on the assumption that Ningi go back to senate and APGA loss) and Imo (rochas use to power to win at least only 1 senators and loss the remaining 2 benue (George Akume go back to senate) (3*2) state that PDP will in one senator Adamawa (tukur win his senatorial district , Bauchi ( bala and yuguda help Ningi to go back to senate) kaduna (PDP used church to campaign and Nnade Usman win southern kaduna) nasarawa ( some might argue that pep can win 2 senators but kept in mind labara and dome are not really love in the state) kwara (saraki can go back to senate) Niger ( based on assumption that babangida tactic back fire at him and he loss) and Abuja (1*7) total 43 senators that only 40% even if 3 sanators from ondo (LP join) is still just 46 senators

I do agree with your point tho...GEJ would most likely win but will face an opposition dominated NASS, it would be good for our fledgling democracy tho

Sincere 9gerian: Soon governance will be completely abandoned and all we'll be doing is political calculation and permutations, and politics, politics and more too much politics; which is the bane of development in most developing nations. We waste too much time and energy in politics, thereby allowing governance to suffer.

The crisis in PDP has already forced the president to do things which ordinarily he wouldn't have done- premature reshuffling of the cabinet, seeking for alliances and where necessary empower new politicians and new groups, etc. Budget presentation and crucials bills in the NASS are delayed, Boko Haram distraction, pipeline vandalism,etc. In the end, governance suffers and the ordinary people suffer.

I agree bro,but what choice do we have.....the battle line is drawn and we can't afford to retreat...next year is sadly going to be all about politicking, large scale Pro GEJ rallies are in the pipeline for early next year , the race ahead is going to be tough but I'm confident we'll triumph, then we can refocus on governance, the tight position in the national assembly will make bills and budgets difficult to pass,
Btw @APC e-pundits, your ranks are not even safe....Gov Oshiomole was in the villa today for extensive political discussions, so my sources tell me,n he openly supported GEJ in 2011 and GEJ recipprocated in 2012 edo guber polls, he'll likely roll with the transformation team come 2015

kokoA: you are entitled to your opinion. As a northern christian I know GEJ's popularity has nosedived a great deal. I hope you know northern christians have no issues voting a muslim candidate, they will only refuse to vote Buhari. I can assure you that any credible muslim candidate from the north will sweep more than 50% of GEJ's supporters here. So in the event that APC picks a younger northerner, GEJ can kiss his minority christian votes goodbye. Then, let's talk about the north central.. Lol.. Niger is gone to APC 100%, Kwara is gone to APC 100 %, kogi is 50-50 chance for GEJ because the larger muslim population will vote a muslim candidate and the christians here don't really care about who wins, they are very comfortable with their muslim brothers, so GEJ will likely loose Kogi. Plateau is going to GEJ no doubt, while Benue is 50-50 chance, the stronghold of PDP there is the Idoma speaking area, but should David mark decides to go against GEJ, then Benue will tilt towards APC 70-30. In conclusion, if things continue like this then GEJ is either loosing come 2015 of we are heading for a run-off.

Lolz , APc is presenting Buhari no doubt....if APC presents any candidate but him, they'll lose scandalously, they are not that foolish, lemme correct your very naïve political calculations, Southern Kaduna is 100% GEj, PDP totally controls Kogi and the igalas led by wada and ibrahim idris + Smart adeyemi won't deliver anything less than 70%, kogi is a core PDP state no doubt about that, same thing for benue,the few APC house of reps members have returned to the PDP since Ugbah lost at the supreme court and Akume's position itself is shaky, David Mark's loyalty to GEJ is total, he is biding his time for 2019 when he'll run, Suswan and Dmark will deliver nothing less than 80% of benue for him, plateau-80%, taraba-70%, jibril aminu and tukur will secure at least 40% of adamawa to GEj, boni Haruna has returned to PDP and in a bye election held last month, the PDp defeatted Nyako's candidate for a house of assembly seat in nyako's lga,14000 to 7000.....nyako is a liability to APC sef, so dude, GEJ's middle belt alliance remains unshaken

More @mynd44, u asked for proof of construction, I gave you,let's see how it goes

Having issues uploading the pics,too large

I recently took a road trip to a number of
southwestern states in Nigeria, including Ibadan,
Abeokuta, Akure, Adoekiti, and a drive through
Oshogbo. Most people would cringe at the thought
of road trips judging by the quality of our roads
which often leads to traffic and consequently delays
that increase the time spent on such journeys.
One road many people, especially those travelling
out of Lagos often complain about, is the Lagos-
Ibadan express road. This road links out of Lagos for
people travelling out of Lagos towards the North,
East and West. The economic importance of this
road cannot be overemphasized. So it must have
been with glee that many received the
announcement that the road which has fallen into
disrepair will be rehabilitated.
However, the bigger question was: when will work
start on this project? I do not have details of who the
contract was awarded to, how much, or how long it
should take to finish. Surely, those are google-able
info. But I do have eye witness info that work
involving the expansion of that road has started and
is in full swing.
We came upon the workers just after Sagamu and
there is about a kilometer of expansion which has
already taken place. The pegs on the road seem to
suggest the expansion will come way further. I am
not too farmiliar with the names of the towns but I
think I stopped seeing pegs just before Ibafo. Again,
I am not too sure of this. Perhaps this is also google-
able information.
I was able to take some photos of the construction
and I will share a few at the end of this post.
Whether this work will be seen to a conclusion I
cannot say, but one thing is sure: work on the Lagos-
Ibadan express road has begun in earnest and the
RCC (I believe this is the construction company
handling the project) have strong presence on the
roads and seem to be doing a great job so far. I think
a thumbs up to the authorities may just be in order
I hope the pictures give a feel of the ongoing work.
Forgive my amateur photography.
anabagail./2013/11/21/lagos-ibadan-express-road-construction/

kokoA: Solomon Ewuga and Almakura are definitely going to resolve their issues. Ever wondered why Nasarawa state government has calmed down on Ombatse clamp down? Leaving it in the hands of FG who has already "forgiven" them according to SS boss.. Lol. Aliyu Akwe Doma is useless in the scheme of things in Nasarwa. The heavyweights here are Tanko, Ewuga and Abdulahi and they are all in APC now. PDP is getting less than 25% here I can assure you. Kaduna no doubt is going to APC, you should know that the population of southern KD that will vote PDP in 2015 will reduce drastically because Northern christians have not been happy with this administration's handling of church bombings in the north. Gombe is as good as gone, Dankwanbo either join APC or watch his seat taking away from him. You can't compare a technocrat with a career politician in the person of Danjuma Goje. Katsina is going to the APC 100%. The only reason why CPC lost the governorship in 2011 was because Buhari attempted to force Masari on the people so the people protested by voting in Shema. 2015 will be a different ball game. In Bauchi, the people have scores to settle with Yuguda. He deceived them by joining ANPP, got Buhari to endorse him and as soon as he won the election he went back to PDP.. They have not forgotten. Bala mohammed is an Abuja politician, he commands little respect in Bauchi.

Southern Kaduna will deliver for GEJ 100% as always....GEj will name Isaiah Balat as minister in the reconstituted cabinet to appease the dissenting voices, Yuguda trounced the CPC candidate in 2011 who even had buhari's support, buhari's support hardly trickles to his parties candidates and only only the politically naïve will call Bala muhammed an abuja politician.....bala remains very strong on ground and I'm confident they'll deliver the required 25% in 2015.....and the immense powers of patronage dankwabo possesses will defeat Goje anytime, the other 2 senators remain firmly in support of dankwambo plus the state house of assembly and house of reps members, Goje is an astute politician no doubt but he has lost his footing in that state, even his erstwhile deputy joshua lidani has joined dankwabbo's group
Dankwabbo will deliver at least 30% for GEJ in 2015 and GEj will win as always in Taraba

[quote author=Mynd_44]You people miss the whole point of delivering projects. Which Lagos Ibadan expressway is undergoing construction? The one I passed last week or is there a new one? Look if you will talk of projects, talk one we don't pass at all so your false info can be believed.

And power reforms, how do you explain to the woman who sells frozen foods and has not had power for the past one week that the plants are working fine? What's her business?

You removed subsidy from petrol which drove the price of transportation up, drove the price of petrol for Fueling generators up and their is no electricity and you wanna explain power reforms?

Is this a joke?[/quote]Like I said earlier, I frequently drive on the road and I took pictures of RCC construction work on the road albeit slow...I would open a thread on that later...and the power situation is steadily improving.
Btw, Sule lamido has joined babangida aliyu in staying in the PDP,he spoke shortly on AIT so the national assembly remains firmly in GEJ's hands

[quote author=Mynd_44]No governor has won OYO again because they are mostly colossal failures. Do you really think any person from OYO will sit down and listen to Akala speak? Ajimobi demolished roads and compensated the owners and built roads in place of the houses. I have been to OYO state a couple of times this year dude and I know how much they support their governor[/quote]I was born and bred in ibadan even tho I don't stay there anymore, I regularly visit and while I admit ajimobi has done a good job, he remains heavily unpopular among the poor due to his heavy taxation and demolishing of markets, visit sango,bodija markets and interact with the market women, people want ladoja back....they view ajimobi's govt as purely elitist, the real people who vote are the touts in bere and the market women and not those middle class people in bodija gra or oluyole or akobo who fancy ajimobi, he realises this and that was why he rushed to reconstitute his cabinet with arisekola's son and d olubadan's son.....politics is my life and I follow it intensely

[quote author=Mynd_44]Did you just mention the Lagos-Ibadan expressway? Which one? The one that connects Lagos to Ibadan or is there another one?

Dude you really need to use that road more often even in the dry season it is hell.
And what crazy power reforms are you talking of? Dude, GEJ neglected the state all through his tenure and you think he will come back to ask for their votes without them hissing?

Name just one project the GEJ administration did in Lagos[/quote]When last did you pass the road sef...I'll open a thread shortly with pictures of ongoing constructioon work on that road....and are you not in nigeria, aren't u aware of the handing over of defunct PHCN to private investors after the completion of the most complex privitisation process this country ever undertook. Or the fact that power generation is at highest levels with 3 new plants having come on stream recently, geregu,omotosho and aba

[quote author=Mynd_44]sufficient goodwill? How come GEJ did not divert enough goodwill to the PDP candidate in Lagos in 2011 even with 70% of votes?

Are we still on OYO state? How can Ladoja and Alao Akala defeat the APC when Akala is politically dead? When was the last time you heard his name? The dude is dead and buried. He only had fame due to his incumbency and his late godfather.

As for Ladoja, he is too far behind[/quote]Akala politically dead? Are u aware the only PDP senator in the SW represents the ogbomoso senatorial district,hosea agboola, akala controls that district and the PDP has all the elective seats, coupled with Ladoja whose accord party has 8 assembly seats *nd 3 house of reps from d oke ogun/iseyin/eruwa area, an alliance of akala and ladoja will defeat ajimobi's weak ibadan base , NB ajimobi is very unpopular among the ibadan poor for his demolishing of markets and stuff like that....and also remember, Oyo does not give any governor a 2nd term
Oyo state still remains the strongest and most sympathetic PDP state in the SW
With Akala and ladoja's support,GEj should secure Oyo state

[quote author=Mynd_44]45%?

Did you forget that the reason GEJ even got that much vote in the southwest was because the ACN pulled out of the presidential election at the last minute? Remember the only state GEJ lost was Osun. If GEJ pulls 10% of Lagos votes, he should be declared president?

Lagosians don't vote based on sentiments. You need to have done work for them to see and can you name one project GEJ has done in Lagos since he was president? Just one.

What will he campaign about this time? The "God wants him to be there" effect is no more. People don't wanna hear about him

he can win though if he drastically changes and starts working as the president and not a tribal leader[/quote]All nigerians vote on sentiments and lagosians would vote for GEJ if a candidate such as Buhari with a subsisting image problem is chosen, the only chance of GEJ loses is if a fashola or ribadu candidature crops up which is very unlikely, the lagos ibadan expressway and the power reforms when well marketed in a campaign coupled with buhari's extremist baggage....

kokoA: I guess you don't know Sen. Abdulahi Adamu is part of the nPDP that just merged with APC. With abdulahi adamu and Tanko Almakura in one party, PDP is dead and buried in Nasarawa. Who is Labaran Maku?! Lol.. You should bother yourself with states PDP will lose in 2015.. Kaduna, katsina, Bauchi, gombe is definitely slipping away from them on or before 2015 elections.

Solomon Ewuga is in a struggle with Tanko Al-Makura for the soul of APC in that state, Abdulahhi adamu won't change much, 19 of the 24 members of the house of assembly remain with PDP under the palms of akwe doma and labaran maku, GEJ won that state with 60% in 2011 and he will win again, I agree that PDP will lose Kaduna but the sizeable southern kaduna votes should be able to secure GEJ the 25% threshold in that state, in gombe, Dankwabbo will fight a tough battle with Goje and the aPC, will be 50-50, in katsina , shema is so popular that even when CPC swept all other positions they couldn't touch Shema.GEJ will lose here tho as always, in Bauchi, Bala Muhammed and Yuguda will lead PDp to retain d governorship here but as always GEJ will lose here but secure the required 25%

[quote author=Mynd_44]So you think Agbaje can take power away from APC in Lagos? You seriously know next to nothing when it comes to Lagos politics.

The only person who could match the APC was Funsho Williams. The name PDP is dead and buried in Lagos[/quote]I don't claim he would defeat the aPC candidate, it purely depends on the candidate the APC brings, even if he loses , he would be able to transfer sufficient goodwill to prop up GEJ....nice to see you couldn't counter the points I made about the other states a la Oyo,Nasarawa and you've gone from doubting a jimi agbaje candidature to saying he can't defeat GEJ......politics is not stagnant..tIs purely a game of interests,cash and numbers,GEJ still holds the ace,that is something any informed analyst would tell u, 2015 will be a shocker for the APC...

[quote author=Mynd_44]Dude, Jimi Agbaje is not a PDP person. Don't you get it? The guy does not fight battles he cannot win. He has looked around and seen the work done so he chose to walk away. Even the LP where he once was can't talk of having him

and do you really think Agbaje can defeat an APC candidate? In the 2011 elections, the APC set a record of votes from a single state which no party has ever gotten before +1.5m votes.

And with the general hatred towards the PDP in Lagos, no sensible candidate will even think of it

not to mention the apathy they have towards GEJ[/quote]I have it on good authority Jimi Agbaje has met GEJ thrice in lagos in the last year at the state house marina.......also note that even despite the general apathy towards the PDP in lagos,GEJ still secured nearly 70% of cast votes in 2011, note also that there is a large immigrant population from the SE and SS that still support GEJ and remain heavily suspicious of Buhari and the APC, GEJ won't get less than 45% of cast votes in lagos in 2015,

appears set for another round of crisis as the party’s
leader, Chief Olabode George, is said to have sold
the idea of fielding the governorship candidate of
Democratic Peoples Alliance (DPA) in the 2007
election, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, as the party’s standard
bearer for the 2015 governorship election to
President Goodluck Jonathan.
As a result this, George and some other PDP leaders
are said to have firmed up plans with Agbaje to join
the PDP as a first step to flying its flag in the
election.
Although the news of Agbaje’s likely defection to the
PDP had gone on for a while with all concerned
keeping sealed lips, indications however emerged at
the weekend that the deal had been signed and
sealed but waiting to be delivered.
THISDAY learnt at the weekend that the move
recently got a boost when the new chairman of the
Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA), Mr.
Ezekiel Olajida Adeniji, fixed a meeting between
President Goodluck Jonathan and Agbaje with the
understanding of George.
The need to have Agbaje join the PDP was said to be
the thrust of the meeting with the President which
was agreed on. But Agbaje who was wary of the
ambition of the party’s candidate in the 2007
election, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, was said to
have insisted that the only reason he could join the
PDP was if he was assured of the party’s ticket for
the election in 2015.
He was said to have kept asking the party leaders
how they would handle Obanikoro’s case since he is
as passionate about the governorship ambition such
that would not outplay him in the equation.
But while the President was said to have received
Agbaje warmly and encouraged him to be part of the
ruling party, he was however not categorical in his
response, bearing in mind the weight of his position,
but promised a fair play in the choice of candidates
in order not to aggravate the tense situation in the
party.
Based on the partial success of the meeting and the
encouraging assurances of the party leaders, Agbaje
was said to have consented to the overtures to join
the PDP and at a date the stakeholders are yet to
agree on.
Besides, George was said to have already suggested
as a possible running mate to Agbaje, a former aide
to former president Olusegun Obasanjo, Mr. Bode
Oyedele, giving an indication that the idea had been
properly thought out and concluded even before the
process for selection commences.
Sources told THISDAY that the idea behind the
Agbaje candidacy was as a result of the clamour by
some stakeholders in the polity to field a Christian
candidate for once, pre-empting that it might be the
joker that the ruling party, Action Congress of
Nigeria (ACN) might want to use to sustain its
winning streak in the state.
Interestingly, both George and his estranged friend,
former Minister of Works, Senator Adeseye
Ogunlewe, are said to have been working
independently on both the Christian agenda and the
Agbaje candidacy even though they are both not in
good terms.
Another person said to be privy to the Agbaje deal
and also planning to return to PDP to work together
with the team is the former Commissioner for Sports
in the state, Mr. Ademola Adeniji-Adele.
Sources said plans have also been concluded for
Adeniji-Adele to return to PDP and be part of the
team to face the opposition in next election, counting
on the fact that having worked with the ACN for
about four years as a commissioner, he would
understand some of their antics and work as an
insider from the outside.
Unfortunately, supporters of Nigeria’s former High
Commissioner to Ghana, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro,
who had long suspected the moves, have resolved to
give the leadership a run for its money, citing
absolute confidence in the ability of Obanikoro to
contain the excesses of the opposition.
They cited amongst other reasons, the fact that
Obanikoro tamed the ruling ACN during the local
government election in the state where his son,
Babajide, was allegedly robbed of victory as
chairman of Ikoyi/Obalende Local Council
Development Area of the state. Such success in a
Lagos political environment, they contended, was no
mean feat by an individual in the PDP when many
others could not even win their wards in all of the
elections.
According to them, if the leaders’ choice candidate is
the man who came a distant third in an election that
Obanikoro came second, then, they are deliberately
settling for less and do not have the interest of the
party at heart.
Besides, those who are sympathetic to the plight of
the PDP are worried about the emerging
developments. They recalled the drama that led to
the emergence of Obanikoro as PDP candidate in the
2007 election, saying the party appears not to have
learnt any lesson.
“If at that time when the party leaders were still
cracking with a president that bullied his way
through everything, they could not defeat Obanikoro
at the primary election, then, they would have it
even tougher now that the party is sharply divided
and parades greater number of moles,” the source
said
www.thisdaylive.com/articles/crisis-in-lagos-pdp-as-george-presents-agbaje-to-jonathan/140607/

[quote author=Mynd_44].I hope GEJ feels "up" if the senators damp too, it is finished[/quote]I've just explained the senate situation to U, the senate is still his, the house of reps is where the situation is dire....you'll see so over the next few days

[quote author=Mynd_44]So an alliance of Ladoja and That breaching grown man is what the PDP hopes for in Oyo? Is it not clear to you people? Until you present credible leaders, you will fail[/quote]This is politics, not about who is credible or not, akala with his bleaching thievery still almost defeated ajimobi in 2011 losing just 1LGA and winning his own senatorial district,ladoja remains the single most popular politician in Oyo and did quite well in 2011, an alliance with akala would defeat the APC in oyo, ajimobi himself is aware oof that which was why he reconstituted his cabinet with core politicians, in Kano, the only person more popular than muhammed abacha is Buhari, in nigerian politics, what matters is not who has credibility but who can deliver votes, if not why is the APC gleefuly receiving Oyinlola,Timipre Sylva, Saraki,Nyako and other people who they called thieves as progressives....and btw,Jimi Agbaje will be the PDP's candidate for lagos gov in 2015,this is insider info and I'm sure of it....he's been in discussions with GEJ and mimiko will deliver ondo to GEJ, and you think buhari will trounce GEJ in the SW....hahaha......my company did consultancy work for GEJ's campaign in 2011 and I tell you, the SW will be split evenly, you'll be surprised at what an effective ethno-religious campaign can do

Also the APC remains vulnerable in states like Nasarawa where the PDP dominated assembly is threatening Al-Makura with impeachment, also with Eggons the largest tribe in the State likely to rally behind their son Labaran Maku's candidature, the state could likely return to the PDP
Also in Oyo State, the alliance Of Rashidi ladoja and Alao akala could defeat incumbent Ajimobi.
Also amaechi could be toppled by the Supreme Court next year...its not all rosy for the APC

As Expected, most of the G7 governors have joined the APC.....although the leanings of Niger Gov Babangida Aliyu, Kwara Gov Ahmed and Jigawa Gov Lamido remain suspect, in terms of numbers it fails to affect GEJ's chances in 2015 as he already lost in 5 of the 7 states in 2011, the only states he won among the lot in 2011 were rivers and kwara, and without Amaechi's support in 2015,he would sweep rivers votes again.....the APC can never win rivers even though they possess the gov just the same way Jonathan can't win Katsina even tho the gov is PDP, Kwara would be risky but it remains to be seen if Saraki and his stooge would leave the comfort of the PDP where the machinery is firmly in his hands for the APC,interestingly the kwara Gov walked out of the merger meeting with the niger gov, the PDP would most likely retain the senate with their 52 senators + 4 senators from APGa and LP allies =56 senators, with the 3 Niger Senators not decamping it could extend to 59 leaving APC with 50, the House of Reps would be hung between both parties almost equally and the house is likely to be enmeshed in a leadership tussle, for the PDP it is an opportunity to stabilise and restrategise for 2015, for GEJ with a secure SE,SS and MB base along with his SW allies like Mimiko,Omisore,Ladoja,Akala,Jimi Agbaje etc who possess some electoral clout and his core north allies like Shema,Yuguda,the heavily popular Mohammed Abacha, Al-Mustapha, the die is cast......the battle for the soul of nigeria has begun, it remains to be seen how Aregesola/Oyinlola, Kwankasso/Shekaurau, Wammakko/Bafarawa , Saraki/Lai_Muhammed will work together in APC......I remain confident that GEJ will be re-elected in 2015 however much closer than 59%-31% margin he secured in 2011

This is why
[size=14pt]Calls for 'total' Sharia in Nigeria[/size]
2001-08-27 21:32

Lagos - A former military ruler of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, has called for the introduction of 'total' Islamic law across the country, reports said on Monday.

Buhari, who ruled Nigeria from a coup in December 1983 to his ouster in 1985, told a seminar in Kaduna, northern Nigeria, at the weekend that the strict Islamic law code known as the Sharia should be introduced in full across Nigeria.

"I will continue to show openly and inside me the total commitment to the Sharia movement that is sweeping all over Nigeria," Buhari said, quoted in press reports.

"God willing, we will not stop the agitation for the total implementation of the Sharia in the country," Buhari said.

Northern Nigeria is mainly Muslim but southern Nigeria is mainly Christian and has led criticism of the introduction of Islamic law in a dozen northern states in the past 18 months.

Africa's most populous country has been shaken repeatedly in the past by religious unrest. In February 2000 between 2 000 and 3 000 people were killed by Christian-Muslim riots in Kaduna over the introduction of Sharia.

Call for Sharia across the country

Buhari's comments were interpreted by the southern-based papers as a call for the imposition of Sharia all across the country, even in the mainly Christian south.

"Buhari calls for Sharia in all states," was the headline of the respected newspaper The Guardian.

Buhari's comments were defended by supporters as simply a call for the full implementation of Sharia in areas where Muslims predominated.

But the comments are the second by Buhari that have courted controversy after he called earlier this year for Muslims to vote at the next presidential elections only for someone who would defend their faith.

This was criticised by the press as a call for voting along religious lines, as well as an attack on the current president, Olusegun Obasanjo, who is a Christian.

Buhari made the latest comments at a seminar organised by the Supreme Council for Sharia in Nigeria, a newly set up body attended by northern state governments and Islamic scholars.

"It is a legal responsibility which God has given us, within the context of one Nigeria, to continue to uphold the practice of Sharia wholeheartedly ,  and to educate non-Muslims that they have nothing to fear," he said.

"What remains for Muslims in Nigeria is for them to redouble their efforts, educate Muslims on the need to promote the full implementation of Sharia law," he went on. - AFP

- SAPA

http://www.news24.com/xArchive/Archive/Calls-for-total-Sharia-in-Nigeria-20010827
Can a leopard change its spots

The National Executive Council of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) yesterday held a secret meeting in Kano to take a final position on the four months old strike they embarked upon, Weekly Trust has gathered.
It would be recalled that the union had scheduled its NEC meeting for penultimate Wednesday at the Bayero University, Kano (BUK) but was postponed following the death of Professor Festus Iyayi in a ghastly motor accident.
Weekly Trust reports that the meeting was convened to ratify the resolutions of the branches of the union on the offer of President Goodluck Jonathan on the controversial ASUU/FG agreement.
Our correspondent reports that though the meeting was scheduled for BUK, members of the NEC were ferried from the secretariat of BUK branch of ASUU to Mumbayya House around 9.30am yesterday.
It was gathered that many members of the union who arrived BUK from across the country parked their cars there and joined a waiting coaster bus.
When our correspondent went to BUK old site around 6.30pm yesterday, he saw vehicles of ASUU branches of Kaduna State University, Usman Danfodio University, LAUTECH, Ambrose Ali University among others parked.
It was gathered the meeting which was still ongoing as at the time of filling this report and may last till today, Saturday.
A source at the meeting told our correspondent that at the end of the meeting, the union will call off the strike. “Many members of the union were not informed about the venue, because our leadership don’t want press men to know of the meeting. You know they are deliberating on the offer of Mr. President as such they want him to know about the outcome through them and not the media,” a member of the union told Weekly Trust on condition of anonymity.
Efforts to speak with ASUU president, Dr. Nasir Isa Fagge were unsuccessful as his GSM number was switched off.
weeklytrust.com.ng/index.php/new-news/14793-ASUU-in-secret-nec-meeting-in-kano

Olugbenger: You guys are not that bright. where is APC in all this political calculations?

APC is virtually non existent in delta, if Ewherido was alive they myt have had a shot, Delta is PDP
In the last Delta Central polls, PDP polled 260k votes while APC and DPP had 20k each and Delta Central is normally where the opposition is strongest talkless of Delta North and Delta South where PDP will sweep at least 95%