slivertongue:
prof Mahmoud Inconclusive Yakubu

Na so na El rufai don finally win dem do do abrakatabra for there

OGHENAOGIE:
u are mad even if they repeat election one million times in Kano Buhari ll win....why did pdp not win edo like it happen in presidential...national politics is different from local politics

Oga Edo Did not participte in d march 9th Governorship elections get ur facts right stop spewing rubbish in here

Psoul:


We do what we do as a result of who we are!

We are Igbos, and proud of it. No apologies.

Igbos are not united!
Igbos are not united!

It was the same people who sell you the stereotype that Igbos are not united that came out, to fight the unity of Igbos at Okota/Ago, other parts of Lagos and Igbo land in general.

Seeing that their narrative is failing, they are now selling another narrative. They are saying Igbos are putting all their eggs in one basket.
How can the whole of the Igbos vote PDP?
Now we are being accused of not being divided enough to spare some votes for APC. Olee ihe emere ya adi uwa mma?

A little history will suffice. We are an egalitarian society. Indirect rule didn't work with Igbos. It worked well with the North and the South West but not with Igbos. Warrant Chiefs didn't help matters either. So really, Igbos are not political lots. Same reason voter aparthy is highest in Igbo land.

But when we take a political stand, we speak with one voice. That is who we are.
We have always done. We did it with Shagari, Obasanjo, Ya'radua and Jonathan. We are doing it against Buhari.

Make no mistake, we have always put our political eggs in one basket and that is who we are. That is why we don't entertain dynasties. The likes of Saraki and Tinubu and Mohammed won't last a decade in Igbo land.
We are decisive and courageous. If that is what you call arrogance, then so be it. But we will never stand on the fence.

I write this because of the young generation of Igbos in Nigeria. Go home to your fathers in the villages and ask questions. Learn how to be Igbo without being apologetic. The first thing people notice about an Igbo man is his enterprising spirit. It is not found anywhere else. Ihe agwo muru aghaghi ito ogologo.

We can't apologize for who we are. But what we do not have is the spirit of Nigerian politics. We don't play the politics of "Master say! Alhaji say! Everyone is a master in Igbo land. Onweghi onye na akpanye ibe ya nri.

The Igwe of my community has no more stake in the affairs of my community than I do. He is more of a representative of the people to the government and the custodian of our tradition than a "ruler" in the real sense of it. That is why we have the cabinet and elders in council.
Igbo amaghi eze.

It is not a bad thing in a sense that decisions are collectively taken, from the household, through the hamlets to the community. It does not make us lawless lots. The consultative mechanism is our strength. Igwe bu ike.

This is the singular reason why the Ohaneze Ndi Igbo has not been able to evolve into that rallying point for the Igbos like the Arewa People's Congress for Northerners, Oodua Peoples Congress and the Afenifere for Yorubas.

Let us all brace up for the times ahead.
Someone who will dislike you will not always need a reason to. Add the ingenuity and hardwork of the average Igbo man to the mix, and dislike quickly turns to hate.

And I understand it. I perfectly do. Its not easy to like someone who comes back to your land, after being sent packing just a few decades ago with just some two pounds and all his properties confiscated by his hosts.

He comes back and acquires them back hundred folds, marries your daughters and prospers with them. Then goes ahead to not only carve settlements in Ojodu and Ojo for themselves, but is about to become a determinant to your political future in a dispensation where you have been promised a second place.

What they may never know is that the ordinary Igbo man is not interested in your presidency. We thrive wherever we go. So when you say we are not strategizing enough for the presidency, we don't see it how you see it.

The average Igbo man simply wants a good environment for his business, and good infrastructure for a decent life. The things which "presidency" has not bestowed on any ethnic group in Nigeria.

The five Igbo states have since 2012 almost consistently occupied the best positions in WAEC and produced the highest number of medical and engineering students in Nigeria.

Check the Igbo business in Lagos, Kano, Maiduguri, Portharcourt. Most are not based on government patronage. We make things out of nothing. Presidency means nothing to an average Igbo man. The ten poorest and educationally backward states in Nigeria are within the regions that have held the presidency within the last two decades.

A good example is the very primary school where President Buhari cast his vote. It was the closest to his ancestral home. A "successful" Onitsha business man who has made money from his trade will know that the church and the school closest to his home is the very yardstick to measure his success. He needs not become president to refurbish them. Ana esi na ulo mara mma puo ama.

To the young generation of Igbos, I say to you today, Quit trying to impress anyone about how hospitable or detribalized you are!
Nnamdi Azikiwe did it and failed, Jonathan did everything imaginable, things he did not do for his native South South and yet failed. If you think you can please Nigeria, then you have another thing coming.

Look at Benue people, they received the greatest visit of deaths from this government. But they'd rather die some more than let an Igbo man smell the Vice Presidency. And tomorrow, they will also tell you Igbos don't know politics. And you will want to engage them in an argument.

Do not be disturbed when you hear them say we are not united. We have never been that kind of united people. Read our history. Even as Igbos were dying in their hundreds during the pogrom, Gen. Ojukwu, one of the first Igbo men who realized that this "forced marriage" can never work was only "permitted" to embark on the war against Nigeria by seeking the voice of every hamlet, every village and every community. He did not take unilateral decisions.

That's how decisions are taken in Igbo land. We do no alienate those who are in dissent. We do not allow one Tinubu to make decisions for some and another Saraki for others, so that our two eggs are comfortably placed in two baskets. No! We rise to the occasion wherever we are, Lagos, Kano, Kaduna, sokoto. Our spirits communicate with each other and not with any leader figure and decide what is best for us. Either you respect us for getting it, or you respect us for trying. This is who we are, and we are not changing it soon. We are Igbos. Deal with it.


I will repeat the last line.

WE ARE IGBOS. DEAL WITH IT.

Nice piece
Really motivated by ur writeup

Donjazzy12:

And yet APC won the Presidential election in Benue. I won't be able to tell Benue people sorry.

Pdp won but with a narrow margin

geloorrrrdd:
Rest, bro. The copy & paste dun do

I tire ohh e no funny again

[quote author=escodotman post=76041896]Peoples Democratic Party has been declared winner of the presidential elections in all the three polling units of House of Representatives Speaker, Yakubu Dogara.

See the results:

Central Primary School Gwarangah, Bauchi
(Yakubu Dogara’s Unit)
PU 007A
PDP 285
APC 15
Invalid 19

Central Primary School Gwarangah, Bauchi
(Second Polling Unit in Yakubu Dogara’s village)
PU 007B
PDP 265
APC 16
Invalid 18

Central Primary School Gwarangah, Bauchi
(Third Polling Unit in Yakubu Dogara’s village)
PU 007C
PDP 290
APC 09

Results coming in
004D/Dawaki/Dawaki Village News Engineering
HOUSE OF REPS
APC - 48
PDP -126

SENATE
APC -46
PDP - 127

PRESIDENTIAL
APC - 45
PDP - 137
VOID - 7

ChiefAzubuike:
The way ballot boxes are being destroyed in Lagos , APC go fit win that state so?. Well e no concern me coz I voted for Kingsley Moghalu but anything that will kick APC and Buhari out is highly welcome.

U see y u no get sense u jist said anytin dat will kick buhari out is highly welcome nd ur depleted sense dint tell u Atiku was d best alternative to that

[sup][/sup][quote author=Ndlistic post=76040326]Heartbreaking moment NYSC corper working for Inec in rivers burst into tears crying in fear of her life after gunmen with fully automatic assault machine gun rifles stormed their pulling unit and started shooting and killing people!

Results coming in
004D/Dawaki/Dawaki Village News Engineering
HOUSE OF REPS
APC - 48
PDP -126

SENATE
APC -46
PDP - 127

PRESIDENTIAL
APC - 45
PDP - 137
VOID - 7

[quote author=koolgee post=76038279]Expected results though.

Congratulations to him

Results coming in
004D/Dawaki/Dawaki Village News Engineering
HOUSE OF REPS
APC - 48
PDP -126

SENATE
APC -46
PDP - 127

PRESIDENTIAL
APC - 45
PDP - 137
VOID - 7

stephanie11:
@POLITICSNGR

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has announced that it does not recognize the candidates of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Cross River State for the rescheduled 2019 General Elections.

Resident Electoral Commission in Cross River State, Dr Frankland Briyai, declared the names of all candidates submitted by APC in the state would be removed.

Addressing reporters in an abrupt briefing in Calabar late Friday evening, he said this was pursuant to an order of a court with suit number FHC/CA/CS/731/2018 between Godwin Etim John vs the APC and others.

He said the logo and names of the APC would be retained pending the submission of the list of candidates by the Godwin Etim John- led state executive by the national working committee in compliance with the order.

Briyai said; "The commission pursuant to the order of court in the above matter has directed that the names of candidates submitted by the APC for Governorship, Senatorial, House of Representatives and State House of Assembly for Cross River State be removed from the list of candidates for the election in compliance with the said order."

https://politicsngr.com/breaking-cross-river-apc-no-candidates-inec/

Akpabio factor will make APC win akwa ibom.state I just dey laff dis Zombies

humblespirit:
PDP will always win online because my pple in North West ,NE ,SW & NC don't browse they only vote

U r an idiot to think people in d NE nd SW dont browse what an insult to these region anyone who tells u d polls online eouldnt translate to votes tomorrow u r on a long tin my dear better Atikulate before its too late


Vote ATIKU Abubakar for President Federal republic of Nigeria

Racoon:

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/186622-nigeria-must-kill-nnpc-el-rufai.html

This is a counter thread to the below earlier thread;
https://www.nairaland.com/5036501/economic-dangers-selling-nnpc#75941949

cc: Lalasticlala, Mynd44.Pls let Nigerians be educated.

NNPC shpuld be privatized for all I care it has not being able to fullfil its purpose since its inception all refineries produce below or nothing close to its capacity its on record that d Private sector still remains d largest employer of labor so when he promised job creation how did u expect him to do that if not by privatization I know an NNPC staff that has being a Contract staff for over 10yrs nd still counting but everyday people r still giving permanent staff appointments based on your Connection but d private sector has reduced that to d bearest minimum privatizing NNPC would sure crrat more opportunities for young people let them retire all thoes old folks that hv refused to retire because of d high level of curruption going down there

#Privatize NNPC nd create more jobs
#Privatize NNPC nd create opportunities to every eligible nigeria
#Privatize NNPC to get Nigeria working again
I stand with ATIKU on this one
I pledge my vote to d ATIKU/OBI candidature come dis saturday Amin incoming President federal republic of Nigeria

KikBuhari2Daura:
Very early this morning intending voters started trooping
out to board the the democracy buses conveying voters to areas they registered to enable them vote.

The buses which are free are expected to convey voters to and from the designated states after voting irrespective of the candidate they intend to vote for in the presidential election.

Special Thanks to Reno Omokri and other well meaning Nigerians who made this possible.

https://twitter.com/renoomokri/status/1098504030916091904?s=19

Pls any democracy bus conveying people from onitsha to d north?

Ayoefa:
I'm in Nigeria to vote for Buhari and Osibanjo. I'm not leaving until I get that chance , thry have only succeeded in postponing the eventual burial of Atheifkwu and lying Peter Obituary by another week.

U r not leaving because u r a jobless idiot like every other BMC zombies if u had something doing to fall bck to u wldnt come here to spew dis runbish idiot

Atiku/Obi for my vote come 23rd of feb weda APC INEC likes it or not

nairavsdollars:
Temidayo Akinsuyi, Lagos

Reports reaching Daily Independent indicate that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) may postpone the 2019 general elections scheduled to begin tomorrow till Tuesday for logistics reasons.

A credible source in INEC said the development may be due to the fact that sensitive materials needed for the election are yet to be distributed in some states of the federation.

He also said the Commission is trying to put adequate security measures in place.

INEC Chairman, Professor Manhood Yakubu and other senior officials of the commission as well as other relevant agencies crucial to the conduct of the election are currently in an emergency.
Details later…
https://www.independent.ng/breaking-inec-may-postpone-election-till-tuesday-for-logistics-reasons/

They have seen that their defeat is inevitable
Atiku Abubarkar congrats in advance my incoming president

Their plans shall not stand
My vote must count for Atiku
Hit Like for Atiku share for Buhari

0RIADE:
Another general election is upon us. We have seen how elections are conducted in Nigeria, but things can be different this time around.

Keep these things in mind as you go out on Saturday and we stand a chance to make a difference.

EAT BEFORE YOU GO OUT TO VOTE:

A hungry man is rarely a thinking man. He is often a desperate, unthinking man. Hunger has been used as a deadly weapon of warfare and manipulation. So fortify yourself against attacks from that angle. DON'T LET THEM GET YOU LIKE ESAU.

Eat at home before you go out to vote, it will give you the strenght to brave the inevitable, long queues. It will give you the fortitude to cast your vote and defend it.

And most importantly, it will help to prevent stories like "ETC was sharing bread and ATM was sharing jollof rice. So I collected the jollof rice and the rest is history". Don't let thay happen to you. Your franchise is your birthright. You'd be selling it cheap for a plate of jollof rice. Or even #10000.
Don't sell your birthright for food. Eat at home!.


DON'T BE INTIMIDATED:

Don't let anybody or a group of nameless nobodies browbeat you into casting your vote for their preferred candidate.
You will know these sets of people when you see them. Ignore them religiously.

If they confront you physically, stand your ground. State your mandate firmly. Refuse to be intimidated and posterity will thank you for it.
If you think you need help, don't hesitate to call/shout/scream for it. As the occasion demands. It is not emasculation, it is common sense.

Don't let anyone intimidate you and don't stand by when someone else is being intimidated.



DON'T VOTE BASED ON RELIGIOUS, ETHNIC OR SENTIMENTAL AFFILIATIONS:

If you're still thinking of voting a presidential candidate based on etbnic or religious affiliation rather than intellectual inclination, you deserve a 4-bedroom flat. In a cave. In the stone age. That's where you belong!.

Resist the temptation to gravitate towards the safety of similarity in the guise of ethnic or religious affiliations.
Put a lid on your sentiments.
Use your head, not your heart.



YOUR EGO, LET IT GO:

You might have decided to vote for a candidate because your ego would be bruised otherwise. Even though you know the candidate is more of a candyman than a candidate.

Ignorance and Arrogance are two reasons people often make an obviously wrong choice.
Ignorance is a disability, not an excuse, get help if you can.
Arrogance, on the other hand, is self-imposed stupidity. Get self-help..
To help you get to your self-help station;
Acknowledge that anyone can make mistakes. Including you.
Come to grips with the fact that you have made a terrible mistake in the candidate you have chosen to support.(This is going to require that you swallow your ego. But got right ahead, you won't choke on it)
DO THE RIGHT THING. VOTE THE RIGHT CANDIDATE.
Bury your ego before it buries you!.



YOU DON'T HAVE TO MIRROR THE MULTITUDE

Scientists have discovered empirical evidence that mirroring people, especially those around us, is a reflex action. UNTIL YOU ARE 7!.

'I did it because everyone is doing it' is a wonderful excuse--until you turn seven years old. It's called hypnosis.
But once you are beyond seven, you DID IT because you CHOSE TO do it.

Don't vote for a candidate because everyone else is voting for the candidate. You have an independent brain. Use it independently and make your own choice. It is not unheard of for the multitude to be wrong.




Above all,
Stay safe,
Stay vigilant.

Use your PVC,
And your BRAIN.

All lazy Nigerian Youths should get up nd use their PVC's to send d kunu guzzling Dullard back to Daura

Atiku/Obi all d way

Noneroone:
WHY WE CALLED OFF ELECTION BOYCOTT--- IPOB

IPOB PRESS RELEASE
15/02/2019

It is important we notify the world at large and the indefatigable global IPOB family in particular that our supreme leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has called-off the election boycott in Biafraland. After a brief emergency session of the Directorate of State (DOS) late last night, presided over by our leader, where it was determined that all our terms and conditions had been met by those wishing us to lift the ban on voting, it was unanimously agreed that the boycott should be lifted. The signed document agreeing to IPOB terms and consitions are in our possession and will be made public in due course.

We can therefore state with utmost sense of responsibility and pride that IPOB has accomplished what no other people or group has been able to do in the history of our people. Without prejudice, this will go down as the defining moment when the irreversibibility of the restoration of Biafra was firmly entrenched in the subconscious of all and sundry. As a result of which we can state categorically that Biafra is a lot closer than we think as a result of this.

Our detractors and opponents have also realised that IPOB is a super-structure that can't be blackmailed nor intimidated into conceeding an inch without getting what they want. We regret the lateness of this agreement that led to the calling off at the eleventh hour but it must be seen as a negotiating ploy designed to wear IPOB down which failed woefully. We stood very firm and got every concession we asked for in line with what our leader outlined in nemerous recent broadcasts.

If there were any doubt before regarding the potency of IPOB, this successful outcome has dispelled all of it. Therefore it is full steam ahead towards Biafra restoration because IPOB has achieved something most people thought was impossible. IPOB worldwide has proven that the impossible is achievable with dedication and demonstrable sense of purpose.

Our leader made it clear on many occassions that unless our terms are met the elections will be boycotted. Having met those conditions, our leader triumphantly lifted the boycott late last night.

The leadership hereby commend the worldwide IPOB family, especially our legendary volunteers, our fathers, mothers and e-warriors that battled the enemy to standstill. We salute their doggedness, resoluteness and resilience towards this fight for Biafra freedom and this greatest achievement we have so far made.

Therefore, we wish to inform the world that our preconditions and demands which we set out to accomplish from the onset, has been conceded to and taken care of without much alteration. Our struggle for total Biafra independence has been enhanced as a result of this.

COMRADE EMMA POWERFUL MEDIA AND PUBLICITY SECRETARY FOR IPOB.

http://dailypost.ng/2019/02/15/ipob-apologises-late-call-off-election-boycott/

L

Nnamdi kanu is a big fool he has seen that no body was gonna obey his sit at hom f**king order now he has lifted it Ewu gambia
It shall never b well with you for the lives tht hv being lost on this futile cause
Idiot

BrainnewsNg:


See More At: https://www.brainnewsradio.com/saturdays-election-davido-hails-president-buhari-as-he-delivers-a-speech-to-the-nation/

Some people dint understand what he meant by "I hail oh" he was being somewhat sarcastic in a negative way


Buhari go win Election tomorrow??
I HAIL OH!!!

Asshurbanipali:
Retweet for PMB
Like for Atiku

https://twitter.com/MC_OLUOMO1/status/1095755895613595649?s=19

MC Oluomo is a strong supporter of Buhari and APC. Atiku is beating Buhari blue and black in this poll.

Just watch nd mark my words zombies would come out to say his account was hacked lol

Atiku all d way
good bye to the kunu guzzling dullard back to Daura issa goal

PrettyCrystal:
A team of supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) got more than they bargained for after deciding to take their campaign to the new Benin market in Edo state.

A woman who led the team, danced and waved her broom at the traders while campaigning for APC.

The traders who were not having it - booed the campaigners with shouts of 'Buhari must go' and even threw sachets of pure water at them.

Moments after being embarrassed by the market people, the woman and her team sped off to avoid further attacks from the traders.

Watch the hilarious video below.

See more; https://www.nationalhelm.co/2019/02/woman-and-her-team-stoned-while-campaigning-for-apc-in-benin-edo.html

If u nd ur family havent atikulated u r on a long thing my dear Atiku is the wave of the moment nd it would b in d interest of Apc zonbies to Atikulate now before its too late

Atiku my Finger print nd that of my family will and shall be stained for your #Case

JasonScolari:
First of all, the court sitting in Portharcourt strike out all the petitions by the miserable APC, and now the owner of the Office in which they use to carry out their demonic plans, chased them out like a used prostitute.


This month has been a bad one for zombies nationwide and Atiku "Aguero" Abubakar will compound their miseries by defeating the lifeless kunù guzzling dullard in a grand style.

Chaii chairman u no get joy ohh kunu guzzling dullard
Atikulated obidiently all the way

Clerverly:
The Nation http://thenationonlineng.net/buhari-vs-atiku-how-states-will-vote-ii/


BUHARI VS ATIKU: HOW STATES WILL VOTE (II)
Yusuf Alli, Managing Editor, Northern Operation; Sam Egburonu, Associate Editor and Dare Odufowokan, Assistant Editor by Yusuf Alli, Managing Editor, Northern Operation; Sam Egburonu, Associate Editor and Dare Odufowokan, Assistant Editor February 9, 2019
BUHARI VS ATIKU: HOW STATES WILL VOTE (II)
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In six days, Nigerians across the 36 states would be queuing up in their millions to decide the 2019 presidential contest. In this piece, Yusuf Alli, Managing Editor, Northern Operation; Sam Egburonu, Associate Editor and Dare Odufowokan, Assistant Editor, report on the chances of the parties – especially the biggest one – the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and main opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) – who given their spread have best chance of claiming the prize.
It is not a quantitative projection where percentage of likely votes would be assigned. Rather it is based on our analysis of traditional voting patterns, current trends, the issues driving the current campaigns as well as the critical personalities who determine which way zones and states may go. It bears repeating that our projections for the 2015 polls – reproduced on page 27 – were largely correct.

NIGERIANS go to the polls in less than a week to decide who of two septuagenarians would run the country for the next four years.The voters’ register published several weeks ago by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), shows that 84, 004, 084 million Nigerians are eligible to vote. Although, significantly less than that number are expected to make it to the polling booths because as at Friday, February 8, millions of permanent voters cards (PVCs) were yet to be collected across the country – forcing INEC to extend the collection deadline to Monday, February 11.

The zonal summary of registered voters is as follows: 12,841, 279 (South-South); 16, 292, 212 (South-West); 10, 057, 130 (South-East);

13,366,070 (North-Central); 20,158,100 (North-West); and 11, 289, 293 (North-East).

Irrespective of the benchmarks adopted, the battlegrounds remain the Northern axis with 44,813,463 votes and the South-West having 16,292,212 votes. Out of the nation’s 84,004,084 eligible voters, the North and the South-West control 61,105,675: whatever happens in these zones could be decisive.

Not surprisingly, the frontrunners – APC and PDP – have been trying to outwit each other from state to state. Last year witnessed a flurry of movements of key political figures across party lines. Some of these individuals are very influential and could have a say in determining the outcome, come February 16.



However, on-the-ground assessments by our correspondents in different states suggest that despite these defections and the nation’s security and economic challenges, we may not see radical changes in the electoral map.



The main contest is expected to pitch Muhammadu Buhari of the APC against long-standing aspirant, Atiku Abubakar of the PDP. The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has adopted Buhari as its candidate – citing the legal tussle between former Cross River State Governor Donald Duke and former minister Professor Jerry Gana for the party’s ticket. Atiku has equally been endorsed by some elders of known socio- political groups like Ohanaeze, Northern Elders Forum, Afenifere, Middle Belt Forum and Niger Delta association. Some other members of these bodies have repudiated the endorsement and have instead either adopted Buhari or other candidates. Commodore Dan Suleiman of the Middle Belt Forum, for instance, has kicked against the adoption of Atiku and reinterated the adoption of businessman Gbenga Olawepo- Hashim of the Peoples Trust Party.

Other notable candidates include former former Central Bank of Nigeria Deputy Governor, Professor Kingsley Moghalu of Young Progressives Party (YPP), Fela Durotoye of Alliance for New Nigeria (ANN) and Omoyele Sowore of the African Action Congress.

Dr. Oby Ezekwesili of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), has voluntarily dropped out of the race, but INEC is refusing to accept her withdrawal, insisting her party’s name would still be on the ballot.

A lot of youths appear to be rooting for Sowore and Durotoye. They don’t want both Buhari and Atiku. Many of them know that their preferred candidates cannot win, but they don’t want the two grandees. Many of them in Lagos, Abuja and other cosmopolitan cities could cast their votes for these fringe candidates. The real loser here will be Atiku, as Buhari’s base – the grassroots – seems to be very solid.


In the Southeast, Moghalu may also get sizeable votes. Many voters in the region believe he is the best candidate in terms of articulation and capacity to solve the nation’s socio- economic problems. Again, Atiku will be the loser as the zone is traditional PDP territory.

In the Middle Belt or North Central, Atiku could also lose votes to Olawepo-Hashim if those backing the latter truly work for him. Any loss of votes to third party candidates depletes what should ordinarily go to the PDP’s candidate.

As the clock ticks away towards Election Day, these are our projections regarding likely outcomes in the presidential election from state to state, if the polls were held today.



NORTH EAST ZONE



BAUCHI STATE

Ordinarily, this is an electoral fortress for Buhari who garnered 931,598 votes in the state in 2015 compared with a paltry 86,085 votes received by ex-President Goodluck Jonathan. But the coalition which brought Governor Mohammed Abubakar to power during the last poll collapsed – leading to a major crack in APC and the dwindling of the party’s fortunes.

Until Buhari and the APC pulled a fast one, the state was almost lost to the PDP going by massive defections from the ruling party to the opposition. Among those who left was the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara. Armed with an impressive war-chest, a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Senator Bala Mohammed, also revved up the PDP in the state with the choice of Baba Tella (a grassroots politician) as his running mate for the governorship race. The ex-minister, who is from Bauchi South Senatorial District like the governor might split the votes from the zone.Other factors in favour of the Bauchi PDP are Dogara (who commands the strong following among Christians and minorities in the state) and a former Majority Leader in the House of Representatives, Abdul Ningi.

However, in recent weeks, Buhari and APC have embarked on a salvage mission which is paying off for the party. Apart from wooing ex-Governor Isa Yuguda to the ruling party, the President has also courted aformer National Chairman of PDP, Adamu Mu’azu, the immediate past Deputy National Chairman (North) of PDP, Sen. Garba Babayo Gamawa and a Board of Trustees member, Alhaji Kaulaha Aliyu. The major heavyweights in Bauchi politics are back in APC to give more bite to the campaign of the party. This is the first time Yuguda and Mu’azu will join forces politically to campaign for the same candidate and party. But the fate of APC depends on more reconciliation because some of its stalwarts like ex-Minister Yakubu Lame, Capt. Bala Jibrin and others might lead internal revolt and deliver protest votes against Governor Abubakar next month. A foretaste of wrangling within APC happened recently in Azare and Misau (Katagum Emirate) when

the governor’s campaign entourage was pelted with stones by angry citizens.Except for the Emir of Katagum, most of the Emirs in the state are reportedly unhappy with the governor although they usually pretend and tag along with him. Yet these royal fathers wield enormous political influence.Following realignment of forces in the state, the APC may still retain the grip. The APC and PDP have had impressive campaigns in the state with massive turnout of their supporters at their rallies.

However, we project that Buhari’s mass appeal would make the difference – leading to a very comfortable win for him.

Verdict: Buhari to win.



BORNO STATE

In spite of the insurgency, Borno is still a stronghold of the APC and Buhari. The people of the state have undiluted loyalty to the president and his commitment to the war against Boko Haram has strengthened their political bond with him. The humble and unifying disposition of Governor Kashim Shettima in governing the state have also left APC more united for a straightforward victory at the polls. Initially, there were fears that the imposition of a former Commissioner for Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Resettlement, Prof. Babagana Zulum as the APC governorship candidatemight create crisis, but the governor managed the stakeholders with maturity.The return of a former National Chairman of PDP, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff to APC, which he assisted to form, has been a game-changer which has left PDP in quandary.

The seemingly intractable crisis in opposition party in the state has affected its fortunes. Since the ill-fated governorship primaries of the party, it has broken into two factions led by Alhaji Usman Baderi and Alhaji Zanna Gadama respectively. The PDP is not only in bad shape to promote its governorship candidate, Mohammed Alkali Imam, it is yet to win the confidence of the masses of the war-torn state. The defection of the highly-respected ex-Governor of old Borno State, Alhaji Mohammed Goni (1979-1983) from PDP to APC has made the victory of APC a fait accompli.There are 2,315,956 votes available in the state and APC may win with a landslide. In 2015, of the 510,920 valid votes cast, Buhari received a massive 473,543 – leaving a paltry 25,640 for ex-President Goodluck Jonathan. Nothing has happened in the last four years to suggest a significant change in likely outcome. Buhari could score more votes in the state with the relative peace it now enjoys. Verdict: Buhari



YOBE STATE

A politically homogenous enclave, Yobe State has been traditionally progressive since 1999. It has always voted against PDP despite its political transformation from All Peoples Party (APP) to All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) and APC. The smooth transition of power laid down by the first civilian governor of the state, Senator Bukar Abba Ibrahim has helped in consolidating its progressive credentials. The Kanuri-Fulani collaboration has made the state impregnable for the opposition. But the Kanuri have been governing the state since its creation.Although the PDP is rebranding itself with the emergence of Ambassador Umar Iliya Damagum as its consensus gubernatorial candidate, the party is still weak. Its weakness was fueled by the crisis of

confidence between ex-Minister of Police Affairs, Adamu Maina Waziri, who has been the sole gubernatorial flagbearer of the party since1999, and the current Senator representing Yobe South Senatorial Zone, Mohammed Hassan. They both emerged from parallel primaries.In 2015, APC received 446,265 votes as opposed to just 25,256 for the PDP. This pattern is set to repeated as Buhari’s appeal remains strong here.

Verdict: Buhari



TARABA STATE

This is one Northeastern state where analysts expect PDP to do well. Governor Darius Ishaku is still popular and former Minister of Defence, Lt. General Theophilus Danjuma who is the governor’s political godfather, remains highly influential. He has not hidden his opposition to a second term bid by Buhari.The security problems which the state underwent in the last three years with ethnic undertone have not helped electoral chances of the APC. The defection of ex-Minister of Women Affairs, Aishatu Jummai Alhassan from APC to United Democratic Party (UDP) has made the latter to lose its soul. The internal wrangling within APC has not put it ingood stead for next month’s election. Still, the massive turnout for last Thursday’s APC presidential rally in Jalingo, the state capital, has become a talking point. While the PDP is still expected to prevail here, the ruling party would give it a close fight. In 2015, the difference between the parties was roughly 50,000 votes. PDP raked in 310,800, while APC managed 261, 326 votes. A re -enactment is likely.

Verdict: Atiku



GOMBE STATE

Initially, it was thought that the contest between APC and PDP in Gombe State would be a keen one. The outgoing Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo is trying to assert himself as the new kingmaker. Against all odds, he won re-election in 2015, a development which cast a little shadow on the political profile of his erstwhile godfather, ex-Minister Danjuma Goje, who is trying to regain control of the state. Goje had in 2015 pitched his favourite ex-Commissioner for Finance, Mohammed Inuwa Yahaya as the governorship candidate of APC, but he lost the battle. Now, he is back in the trenches with Dankwambo.For the governorship race, ethnic colouration and the need for power shift might determine which between the APC or PDP wins the race to the Government House. In the past 16 years, Goje and Dankwambo from Gombe Central Senatorial District have ruled the state and there is agitation to allow power to shift to another zone.While Goje is sticking to Inuwa Yahaya (an Hausa from Gombe Central), PDP and Dankwambo have opted for ex-Deputy Speaker of theHouse of Representatives, Senator Bayero Nafada, who is a Fulani from Gombe North.The PDP has a big hurdle to cross in this election . The hurdle is his alleged refusal to honour his pledge to give Gombe South a shot at the governorship race. The party on October 3 lost Sardauna Gombe, Alhaji Jamilu Isiyaku Gwamna who defected from PDP to APC. Gwamna’s parting of ways with PDP has made the race keener.For the presidential poll, ethnic fault lines will be sole determinants. The ethnic groups in the state are Fulani (Northern part); Tangale (Southern part); Hausa, Tera, Waja, Bolewa, and Kanuri. Both Buhari and Atiku are of Fulani stock.

However, Buhari’s mesmerizing connection with the masses of the people would see him win the state handily again. In 2015, APC polled 361,245 votes as against 96,873 for PDP. Watchers of politics in the state expect a similar thing on Saturday.

Verdict: Buhari



ADAMAWA STATE

Adamawa has been a PDP state since 1999 until the APC’s 2015 bandwagon altered its political focus. The next poll in the state will draw more attention than elsewhere because the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar is from there; Buhari married from the state to make the First Lady, Hajiya Aisha Buhari, equally a factor in the presidential race.

The likely factors in the state are religion, ethnicity, security challenges, the political elite, money, and good governance. If performance is anything to reckon with, Governor Jibrilla Umaru Bindow’s achievements will make it an easy ride for APC.

Unfortunately, some political leaders are angry with the governor, who is a minority, for not looting and sharing the state resources. But Bindow has upped the ante in the state and his performance benchmark will create a hurdle for his successor.

Four parties are competing for space in the state. They are APC, PDP, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) being led by Senator Abdul-Aziz Nyako, who is also the governorship candidate of the party. His father, Vice Admiral Murtala Nyako was a former governor of the state. While Bindow is the governorship flag bearer of APC, ex-Acting Governor Umaru Fintiri is the candidate of the PDP and Marcus Gundiri has earned the ticket of SDP.

The gruesome killing of a former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh (rtd), has affected the fortunes of SDP because he was alleged to be a major sponsor of the party’s candidate.

For Atiku, it has been topsy-turvy experience for him in the state. He was instrumental to the emergence of Boni Haruna as the governor from 1999-2007 but after a cold war with ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, he lost the initiative to the ex-President who wielded incumbency influence to anoint Vice Admiral Nyako for the gubernatorial seat.

Although Atiku attempted to install a governorship candidate in 2015 under the banner of APC, he failed in his bid because Bindow defeated his preferred candidate twice at the primaries.

Having a president from a state can be a source of pride, but it will be a tough task for Atiku to prevail in his home state. Buhari’s popularity was in evidence during the APC’s presidential campaign rally in Yola on Thursday. The government’s success in blunting the Boko Haram insurgency here is also a plus.

Buhari won here in 2015, garnering 374,701 votes as opposed to 251,664 for Jonathan. While it is tempting to cede the state to him, Atiku being on home turf is equally a powerful factor to consider. Expect a major electoral battle here. Adamawa may be too close to call.

Verdict: Battleground

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Omooba77:
Intelligence Analysts and political risk researchers agreed the opposition party would defeat the incumbent.

Nigeria election scheduled for February 16, 2019, will be a straight fight between the ruling All Progressive Party (APC) and the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Mr. Atiku Abubakar of PDP may likely emerge as the winner of 2019 presidential poll.

Nigerians do not trust APC again because of broken promises, and President Buhari is not as popular as he was in 2015.

President Buhari seems not to have the backing of the International Community, which he had in 2015.

Insider Threat – we confirm that a significant number of people are supporting APC, and not Buhari. Most of them are government appointees, including some ministers. While PDP has remained united, stronger and has gained momentum since her presidential primaries, the outcome of APC primaries that pitched some governors against their party candidates may likely affect its fortune in those States like Rivers, Ogun, Imo and Zamfara States.

The incumbent President Buhari faces stiff opposition in the northern part of Nigeria, which has remained his stronghold for several years. His primary challenger (Atiku) comes from the same zone with him. Buhari lost out in a similar contest against his fellow Hausa/Muslim candidate (Umoru Yar’dua) in 2007.

Also, the Middle Belt of Nigeria has been a battleground and deciding factor since 1979. Whoever emerges President must show strength in Kwara State, Kogi State, Benue State, Taraba State, Plateau State, Nasarawa State, Niger State, Adamawa State, the Federal Capital Territory (Abuja), as well as the southern parts of Kaduna State, Kebbi State, Bauchi State, and Gombe.
Analysis

Nigeria had 19 States in 1979. Chief Obafemi Awolowo cleared the entire South West, Azikiwe maintained his South East as a clear leader. Aminu Kano Party won in the core North (known as NW of today). President Shagari emerged as the winner courtesy of the vote from the Middle Belt states and today’s SS (Rivers and Cross Rivers).

In 1999, Former President Obasanjo lost in the SW, divided NW and emerged strongly in the Middle Belt States, SS and SE to become President.

In 2011, President Goodluck Jonathan lost in NW and NE but won in NC, SW, SS, and SE.

In 2015, the main reason Buhari defeated former President Jonathan was because GEJ lost in Benue, Plateau, Kogi, Kwara, Niger, and another part of the Middle Belt States.

As at today, monetary inducement will fail and has proved to be less effective when a candidate is not favorite in Nigeria. It will take sophisticated manipulation or forceful declaration by INEC for President Buhari to win those critical Middle Belt States.

Most importantly, some core Northern elders are suspicious SW support for President Buhari, known his state of health. They would not want the repeat of Yar’adua/GEJ scenario that will make the North relinquish power to SW. They are passing this message silently to their people.

Overall, we project Alhaji Abubakar Atiku as the winner of the February 2019 election with 55%.

http://casaonline.org/2019/02/09/opposition-candidate-favored-to-win-nigeria-presidential-election-on-february-16-2019/

Please somebody sgould keep posting pictures of how go vote in the forth coming elections I cant fit shout my vote for atiku must count ohh mk one idiot come talk say I no place my fingerprints correctly my vote come turn void God forb

ATIKULATE OBIENTLY nd get Nija working again
Pls someone post pics on how to vote lets inform ourselves

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Praizeupdates:
Nigerian p0rn star, KingTblack HOC calls out Oritsefemi for allegedly attempting to snatch his boo, Maami Igabgbo.

Popular Nigerian p0rn star, KingTblack HOC has called out Oritsefemi for allegedly sliding into the DM of his boo and flirting with her despite the fact that he’s married.

See all the screenshots of his rant and allegations below

Gist From Praizenews ; http://www.praizenews.com/nigerian-p0rn-star-kingtblack-hoc-calls-out-oritsefemi-for-allegedly-attempting-to-snatch-his-boo/

This guy don slim ohh he used to b chubby abi na my eye lol

helinues:
Their supporters are known as a keyboard warriors. That's why they always win Likes and Shares online

But when it comes to real vote, they are always second like their party chairman Second us.

E no rhyme try part two bro

Groovenaija360:
A lady identified as Joyce Chike has blessed God for saving her life after she killed a cobra in her house.

Chike took her joy to her Facebook page to share with friends how God has delivered her from the poisonous snake she killed and she wrote:



Her FB friends also joined her to say thank you to God for what he has done.

See photos below.

>>> https://grovenaija360.com/pretty-lady-kills-a-poisonous-snake-in-her-house-thanks-god-see-photos/

Lala wia r thou Lol

dreamwords:

She's fine , but brother ,no one nose tomorrow but you

Lol Guy u no well ohh

adewumiopeyemi:
Pdp at work...

Ehhh Pdp at work na still pdp bin keep ur Chimpanzee looking chairman Adams Oshiomhole hostage for 8 hrs in DSS den which ur Dullard president claimed he knew nothing about before he fled to US
I no blame u sha dis further shows how clueless like ur principal, u and ur Fellow BMC's are #APC is a confused party #Things fall apart nd the #center cannot #Hold

#Back to #Daura issa goal
#AtIKUlating OBIdiently is the #Motive

Flattino:
Peter obi is a stupid tribal bigot . And it shall never be well with him .
Peter obi is one of the owners of hero lager beer. See the logo of the beer .


Now compare it to the logo of Biafraud_


www.nairaland.com/attachments/8076819_4457968219527227381743577424824696056578048n_jpege1a10aebbc0c54f394f33dcb42cc2c22
Coincidence?
Hell no!
Peter obi is a potential terrorist that should not be allowed to smell ask rock.

Dem don dey shake for their camp lol
#ATIKUlated #OBIdiently 2019

OkaNaUbe:
I may support anyone but the cloned dullard at Aso Rock but this is Ill timed by Atiku. Why didn't he do it long ago

Oga he is obeying the guidelines set by organise Labor unions he just went ahead to implement what d Govt is finding difficult to do and d rubbish that came out from ur mouth is y is he doing it now. Oga he is doing it now cos the Organised labor unions are agitating for the upward review of Workers salary which he just did #ODE

#Back to#Daura issa #Goal
#ATIKUlating #OBIdiently tha #Motive

kidap:


Reno Omokri as reacted to Lai Mohammed's claim that N3.5m is spent monthly to feed detained Shiite leader, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky.

He tweeted saying....



Source: https://www.dailynaija.com/post/reno-omokri-reacts-to-lai-mohammeds-claim-that-n35m-is-spent-monthly-to-feed-detained-shiite-leader

Wetin d Old man wnt chop reach 3.5m a month
This APC na d Biggest Scam of the Century

#Back to #Daura is a #Goal
#ATIKUlating #OBIdiently is the #Motive

Mouth Gig:
B4 UKO....

GOD BLESS AND PROTECT BUHARI..


VOTE BUHARI..

I HAIL OH!!!