₦airaland Forum

I just dey laffff because Buhari is just damn stupid! it's obvious Tinubu has never been his choice, but why did Buhari allow him to emerge still baffles me, he was so aloofed during the primary and did not support someone like Osinbajo that has been loyal to him from time, is it now that he wants to stop Tinubu? I can bet it that is either Tinubu emerges as the president or the country will likely go down in aches with Atiku, because it's going to be tough for a fulani to replace another Fulani, this film will be long, I swear.....

The hausa fulanis in the villa, only think of their selfish interests, they had the opportunity to back a sound mind like Osinbajo in the primary but instead they opted for either Jonathan or Ahmed lawan and Tinubu ruggedity destroyed them, I will only blame Buhari for not proactive and weak if not why would some parasites be making decisions that are critical for the nation, anyway it is too late already, Tinubu is going to win and he will deal with many of them.

All I can see is a fail stystem..

Gozac:
MikoB long time no see, Osibanjo's input won't add much to Tinubu's victory or defeat, the only thing that can save Tinubu is if the north decides to vote him. If the emirs, imams and northerner governors decide to work for him he will win the election but for now the emirs and imams have been telling their people to vote for Atiku even Daura's younger brother who is an imam and the emir of Daura told them to vote Atiku. Yesterday's Osun's tribunal verdict will still affect 'Emilokan General' negatively especially in SW

I am not saying Osinbajo support for Tinubu will bring more votes to Tinubu or not, I said that base on many people insinuation that Osinbajo is not in support of Emilokan that prompted the statement , anyway I have never left Nairaland, I just didn't Contribute much because on my stand that until one or two months before I will be visible again. As for the northerners that are campaigning for Atiku I dont see any difference because Atiku is their brother but the Governors have many things at stake, that is why Emilokan might edge it out, but it will be very close especially when Obi is going to eat deep into pdp chunk of votes from the south.

Sannisege:
MikoB how are you?

Cool and you?

I think Emilokan General! might win it slightly, if the northern Governors work genuinely for him, if not, Atiku will be the winner. I did not give Emilokan any chance of winning immediately after the primary, but I reconsidered my stand after he choosed Muslim Muslim Ticket, I think that was the masterstroke from him. I am an un repentant Osinbajo supporter but as things are now, even Osinbajo is silently working for Emilokan and before the election everybody will see the support from the VP.

It is less than two months to Nigeria General election and as promised by my humble self last year, that I will make my own opinion known when it is few months to the election, I guess there is no other better time than now, as some people here already know that I am an unrepentant supporter of Osinbajo, but as it is, the VP is not on the ballot. My final prediction is that Tinubu will win the election, my first prediction was that Atiku will win sometime after the party primaries , but Tinubu changed the game by choosing a Muslim as running mate, that was the the joker brothers and sisters, the core North people see religion before culture and to them this time around, it makes them feel proud that the number 1 and 2 in the country will be from the same religion as them,this surely will make Tinubu eat deeply into the core North West and North East, I am not saying he will win with landslide there, but he will do very well and can even edge it out, he will win South West with landslide and also likely going to win in the North Central and with money and apc structure he will like ly get his 25% in the South South and South east.

motunrayoo:
Good afternoon all,

My cousin who is resident in the UK on a student visa wants to travel to france on vacation so all the family from Nigeria can meet during Easter.

i want to ask if she can apply from the uk for france tourist visa or she needs to apply from Nigeria.

Since the person is a resident in UK, he is qualified to apply for France or schengen visa from there .

Toks2008:
You have no idea how many citizens of france and UK are trooping to UK.

Sit down there and believe what you read on social media cos if you are living in UK, you will definitely not write the quoted.

Stop quoting nonsense, their are more British citizens living in france than vice versa, try to do research before writing in public space.

ufotunang:
.ok no problem... you said you do not have candidate...but what about Peter obi... can't you support him for presidency ?

He cannot win, because the election is going to be won in the core North and Obi has no chance there, that is the reality on ground.

It's so disgusting and disappointing that Atiku stole the ticket from the southern candidates,I can't imagine another fulani after Buhari on the throne consequtively , Nigeria is so doomed to have to chosee between Atiku or Tinubu, who has nigeria offended? Anyway this will be most relaxed election for me because I don't have any candidate. For those asking what about Obi, unfortunately
he cannot win, because the election is going to be won in the core North and Obi has no chance there, that is the reality on ground.

Osinbajo, APC And The Question Of Integrity


Three months after the All Progressives Congress (APC) Special Convention and Presidential Primary, and a few weeks to the start of political campaign for the 2023 presidential elections, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, is still being talked about like he won the contest to become the APC party’s flagbearer.

The reasons are obvious. VP Osinbajo is still Nigeria’s Vice President and number two, and a force to be reckoned with in the APC. His critics and antagonists say this in hushed tone, but the facts in front of them tell them pointedly that the Osinbajo factor is vital in winning the presidential elections for the APC in 2023.

Osinbajo may not have won the APC primary in June 2022, but he won the hearts of more Nigerians across party lines. One was as a result of his deftly delivered speech, which some have described as one of the best – if not the best – speech ever by a presidential aspirant of any political party in Nigeria.

Despite him not eventually winning the slot to become the APC’s flagbearer, many still believe that he was the best presidential aspirant, across party lines. Let’s not forget that there were 21 other aspirants who lost the primary. But Osinbajo still remains the most popular, not just by virtue of his position as VP, but largely also by the sheer force of his personality as the epitome of exemplary public service and leadership. He has become the benchmark that other major politicians aspire to in terms of performance and persona.

No wonder some of Osinbajo’s antagonists and critics are now pushing the narrative that the Vice President was bent on leaving the APC immediately after the primaries. But it seems they have run out of options and lost every argument in their quest to taint the VP and give party faithful reasons to doubt his loyalty. But you simply cannot put a star down. It shines despite the night.

As a matter of fact, because of Osinbajo’s star quality and nationwide acceptability, insiders have said that the VP had received offers to leave the APC and become the presidential candidate on other political platforms. But Osinbajo’s quest to become president was borne out of passion and patriotism, not by greed, personal ambition or selfish aggrandisement. Osinbajo’s decision to run for president was solely borne out of his desire to give the best in service to the fatherland as its number one.

Weeks after the APC presidential primary, there were news reports speculating that the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) led by Alhaji Rabiu Kwankwaso, a former governor of Kano State, had offered Osinbajo their presidential candidate ticket. The kite of a possible Osinbajo/Kwankwaso ticket for NNPP in 2023 gained some traction even though it was later debunked by some people in Osinbajo’s camp.

Although the Osinbajo camp denied the rumours, it was a pointer to the star power of the starboy of the APC and the President Muhammadu Buhari led government.

Elections seasons in Nigeria is rife with politicians decamping to opposition political parties when it is clear that their ambitions would not be realized in their current home party. For instance, current Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, decamped twice when his presidential ambition went bust. In February 2014, Atiku decamped from PDP to APC; and then in December 2017, he went back to PDP, the platform which he contested for and lost the presidential elections to President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019. He’s back again to contest under the PDP for 2023 elections.

Also, once considered one of the top contenders for the PDP party’s presidential ticket prior to its convention, current Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi dumped the PDP few weeks before its primary in May this year when it was obvious that he was not going to be picked ahead of Atiku Abubakar or Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike. Recall that Obi was Atiku’s VP candidate when the latter contested for the presidency under the PDP in 2019.

Away from presidential candidates. The likes of Senator Dino Melaye and former minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, among others, who seem to have made decamping to opposing political parties a favourite past time? A whole book can be written about notable politicians who dumped their political parties for the opposition when they lost the chance to further their personal political ambition there.

But that’s not who Osinbajo is. He is an “Omoluabi”. A man of exemplary character, a man of honour and integrity. If the Vice President was not a man of integrity, he would have chosen to become a carpetbagger like many other politicians in this clime are wont to do after they lose their chance with the party to contest an election and pursue their personal political ambition.

Osinbajo remains a loyal party man and a firm believer in the New Nigeria project. He is not driven by personal ambition, but by a desire to serve and give the best in service to the country.

It must also be emphasized that Osinbajo was an integral part of those who wrote the APC party manifesto in 2013 and his personal quest for progressive politics, which the party represents, remains firm.

Not only that, it is stating the obvious that switching political parties simply because of a personal ambition was not a thing for the VP to consider. His desire to always give his best for the good of the country goes beyond becoming a presidential flagbearer of the ruling party.

A few days after the APC presidential primary, the VP, while addressing supporters at his campaign office, stated that he will support the winner and flagbearer of the APC for the 2023 presidential elections, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

The Vice President also noted that despite the result of the APC Presidential Primary, “the dream of a new country remains alive. “Our movement for a new Nigeria must remain strong and firm. And we will do everything to keep our movement strong and solid.”

Osinbajo also stated that he will adhere to the political process of his party, the APC. “I want you to know in your hearts that we are democrats when we participate in a contest and the results are announced. No matter what those results may be, we abide by them because there is only one process for democrats, whether that process is good or bad, there is only one, and we have gone through that process.” The VP added that he remains “committed to that dream of a new Nigeria.

Since the APC Primaries in June, the man fondly called The Prof has continued from where he stopped, carrying out his duties passionately and patriotically, as the vice president of Nigeria. It is almost like Osinbajo’s critics and opponents are at sea and totally miffed by how this man continues serving despite losing a major primary and despite all the brickbats thrown at him before and after the APC primaries. I have an answer for them: Integrity and desire for service to God and country.

There is a saying that if you don’t stand for something, you will fall for anything. Osinbajo stands for integrity, trustworthiness, dependability, patriotism, honesty, and all the attributes that make great national leaders. These exemplary principles have governed the VP’s personal life and life in public service.

That he did not win the APC presidential primaries is not going to change the embodiment of who he is. Whether in the office of a citizen, pastor, professor or Vice President, Osinbajo remains the same, a man of integrity. No amount of criticism can change that in a lifetime.

In November 2021, during the APC Youth Conference in Abuja, VP Osinbajo gave a rousing speech, where he famously said, “whatever the situation, we move!”

Despite all the jabs from his antagonists, VP Osinbajo is moving, onto greater height, continuing his dedicated service as Nigeria’s vice president. He may not have won the APC Presidential Primary, but he has since become a symbol of a national movement, for a Nigeria that we all truly desire and yearn for.

We move!

Osinbajo silence has really done wonders, they thought after the primary he will not be relevant again, but far from it because Asiwaju and apc need Buhari and since Buhari is incommunicado, they have to lobby Osinbajo, even a baby knows that Osinbajo is very popular among the masses,Buhari is popular among his northern brethren and Osinbajo is popular among the elites, the young, the educated and even the market people, so apc must surely bring either Buhari or Osinbajo to the campaign train.

Osinbajo silence has really done wonders, they thought after the primary he will not be relevant again, but far from it because Asiwaju and apc need Buhari and since Buhari is incommunicado, they have to lobby Osinbajo, even a baby knows that Osinbajo is very popular among the masses,Buhari is popular among his northern brethren and Osinbajo is popular among the elites, the young, the educated and even the market people, so apc must surely bring either Buhari or Osinbajo to the campaign train.

I guess Wike and apc planned this out, Wike denied knowledge to look like a party man, but the irony of this story is that the plaintiff has a good case.

The youths are the set of people in nigeria that Asiwaju is least popular among, I think he has realised this, and he is trying to win their heart over, this election is just going to be like a fun to me because I have no preferred candidate, na sit down dey look I dey.

Roysnickz:
Please, which section of the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended), 2022 Electoral Act, or the PDP constitution that prohibit the mounting of the podium two times by contestants?

That is why I said, it depends on how the judge interpret it, dont forget that the election has already commenced before Tambuwal mounted the podium the second time.

chymeze:
I actually thought about this until I read where it was said voting had already commenced when tambuwal asked that his votes be transferred to atiku. If this is true, then PDP is in for shit.

You are absolutely right!

Actually it is against the convention rules that a contestant should mount the podium twice after his or her opening remark, this was exactly what Tambuwal did,he made his opening remark and he also came back again to ask his delegates to vote Atiku,to make matter worst he mounted the podium the second time when election has officially commenced, but where technicalities will come in is that, how would wike differentiate the number of delegates that voted Atiku that were meant to vote Tambuwal in the first place? The best that can happen with this case is for the Judge to annul the convention in totality, since the actors did not follow the lay down rules.

The problem with the ambition of Obi is not even Tinubu, Obi's problem is the core northerners, those guys are rigid and not civilised, they consider religion before any other thing and they also have the huge block vote to deliver,I am sure they are going to share their votes between Tinubu and Atiku. Any candidate that can win four of these states Kano, katsina, kaduna, Borno, Bauchi and Yobe will likely win the presidency as long as he can perform averagely well in other regions, so for the people shouting Obi, the question is, which of these states can Obi win?

BeardedMeat:
Osinbajo The same person that was Head of economic team that landed us in the terrible mess we are today?

So Osinbajo is the finance minister, economy minister and even the CBN governor? His role in the economy commitee was just advisory, he had no implementation power.

Buhari really dissapointed the masses that had hope on him in 2015,he has succeeded in destroying the present nigeria and also he is about to destroy the future of Nigeria, by staying aloof to the political happenings around him, it would have been a 100% failure for his regime if not for Osinbajo, Fashola and Amaechi, and those ones performed in their respective duties not because of Buhari supervision but just because they are brilliant people that even in the mixte of mediocrity there natural brilliance will still show. Buhari went to aso rock to take care of his health and himself he does not even care about his wife and children talkless of other citizens, he only cares about himself, its quite unfortunate and this his aloof attitude has really destroyed the nation now.

Thank God for your life Mr vice president,at least they are coming out to confess what really transpired during the primaries, more would still come out, but we have moved on, my prayer is for God to bless you the more because you really served with purpose and commitment the little time you were saddled with the responsibility of governance.

Thank God for your life Mr vice president.

Tinubu should know that since nigerians have lost hope in the federal govt, Tinubu needs lagos state to prove a point, but the lagos state govt has been a dissapointment but fortunately for Tinubu and Apc, they still have 8 months to go before the election, I will advise him to encourage sanwo olu to start the 4th mainland bridge, I will also advise them to mobilise contractors to all the abandoned constructions sites all across the state, they should also start immediately giving soft loans to the market women and the vulnerables, I know some will say that is vote buying no it is not, it is better than waiting for the election day to give 10k why can't you give the 10k legally now, I will also advise the stakeholders to learn how to talk reasonably to the people to soften their heart but not with arrogance and rudeness.

Tinubu should know that since nigerians have lost hope in the federal govt, Tinubu needs lagos state to prove a point, but the lagos state govt has been a dissapointment but fortunately for Tinubu and Apc, they still have 8 months to go before the election, I will advise him to encourage sanwo olu to start the 4th mainland bridge, I will also advise them to mobilise contractors to all the abandoned constructions sites all across the state, they should also start immediately giving soft loans to the market women and the vulnerables, I know some will say that is vote buying no it is not, it is better than waiting for the election day to give 10k why can't you give the 10k legally now, I will also advise the stakeholders to learn how to talk reasonably to the people to soften their heart but not with arrogance and rudeness.

Goke7:
It's still easy for makinde to cash in on the hatred for tinubu to win second term, very easy, osun has embolden all anti tinubu forces in the SW. But like I said I don't even care. With all the boko aram attacks, APC still wins borno Yobe and other northern states.

It's fallacy to think people vote because of performance. All na lie. SW is deceiving itself. Osun has never know good governance be it under PDP or APC, same for Oyo with APC even having an edge in terms of ajumobi performance. Our people are too over reactive and it's not good for national politics

I am happy that you accepted that people are angry with Tinubu, that is the reason I stated that him and other stakeholders need to soften people's heart, this is easy to do, and the only way is good performance, just imagine if it was the era of fashola that we have this contest, Tinubu would have just strolled in into the aso rock easily, because with Fashola performance Ac and acn were able to take back all other sates in the SW and edo, Fashola performance was a template for other states in nigeria, and guess who was honoured the most with the performance, it was Tinubu.

Goke7:
That's not true, if fashola won the hearts of lagosians with his sterling performance, there's nothing stopping sanwolu. He's the one to man up to be counted.

Fashola had problem with Tinubu when he wanted the second term, every other Governor that came after him tried not to offend him, the problem with sanwo olu is that he settles the party chieftains including Tinubu himself at the expense of lagosians, if you want him to man up that means he will offend Tinubu, so the best thing is for Tinubu himself to realise this and ask Sanwo olu to commence with the Infrastructural developments.

Goke7:
While your points are valid, it's up to the SW to decide what they want. If APC loses next year, na the SW go suffer am. We saw it under pdp.

Our political correctness and too much book is our problem in the SW. How well are the pdp states faring especially in the SS and SE but still they stick to pdp for self preservation. That is what the SW does not understand. How well is Edo state doing even after switching to pdp. is it that the pdp in the whole of SS or SE does not have internal problems like APC in the SW. In Lagos state apart from fashola, the other governors after him have not been too impressive, do you blame that on tinubu?

My take is that the SW for all I care can continue to foolishly join other parts of the country to demonise tinubu, na dem go suffer am. I was also rooting for osinbajo and wished for him to get the ticket but since he did not get it, why should I join non yorubas to pull tinubu down, I dey craze? Is tinubu not yoruba? is Obi an angel? Do you see any igbo man publishing the dirty side of Obi? Make SW no get sense all because they are aggrieved with each other. The enemies of SW are all rejoicing, shebi we sabi book pass everybody?

Everyone knows Tinubu controls the machinery of governance in lagos, he should do the needful with Sanwo olu.

helinues:
Tinubu is a veteran politician not just in Nigeria but Africa.

All those issues you listed above must have been looked into and address one by one .

The magic behind the success of subsidy protest still dey on standby

One of the bad attitudes I stated, arrogance!

backtovillage:
You getting it wrong. People(mostly SS and SE) see Tinubu as a threat to democracy which I agree with them. Honestly Tinubu can't change cos his style of governance(deploying thugs) has been favouring him and now he is an old man.
If not the soldiers that went to arrest the NURTW leader in Osun the man would have bn used by BAT to cause menace.

Agreed, but if there is consistency in performance henceforth, all these assumptions might change, I understand Tinubu is not liked in the SS and SE even so many yorubas have their reservation too, now that votes are now counting, all these bad governance from the politicians will reduce and will also humble them.

helinues:
Nothing spoil about Tinubu's presidency in SW.

The first thing to consider is the number of voters which is encouraging

Secondly at least 30% of those who voted for Adeleke in Osun Guber election will vote for Tinubu

Thirdly, the unnecessary attacks on Tinubu and Yoruba's in general will germinate the already sentiments on the ground

This does not adress the issue raised, moreover the election is going to be held across nigeria not only in SW.