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Adminisher:
Rigging elections is much worse than what this guy has said. 2015 is the litmus test. Of you rig, there wont be a country to govern.

Oh shut up.Who determines who rigged?
Is it Amaechi that should be preaching against rigging?Imagine seasoned election riggers like Amaechi and Tinubu,preaching against rigging and corruption,AND SOME NIGERIANS TRULY LISTEN TO THEM?

Hehehehehehehehe looking forward to seeing the useless,wicked,evil,blood-thirsty pretending crook called Ayatollah Muhammadu Boko Buhari shed tears again on national TV

Why Tinubu dumped Buhari for Tambuwal

on November 15, 2014 / in Politics 7:00 am / Comments














By Emmanuel Aziken, Political Editor

Team Tinubu, the camp of the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, was compelled by some former Nigerian leaders and Northern Islamic leaders to drop its support for the 2015 presidential aspiration of Gen. Muhammadu Buhari.

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Reflective of the pressure which also came from some close associates of Asiwaju Tinubu, the political group has switched support towards the presidential aspiration of Speaker Aminu Tambuwal who with his entry this week, immediately turned into a major contender for the ticket.

He has Buhari and former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar as the main challengers for the party’s presidential ticket with Governor Rabiu Kwankwanso of Kano State and newspaper publisher, Sam Nda-Isaiah also contending.

Several other factors were taken into consideration by the Tinubu camp in switching support, close associates of the political leader disclosed to Saturday Vanguard. Among the other factors was the alleged overbearing influence of some close associates of Gen. Buhari, who they claimed were likely to fence out other political stakeholders in a possible Buhari presidency.

Three former heads of state, two from the north and one from the south and a very influential retired army chief from the northeast who has also held political appointments in the present dispensation were among those cited by sources as having prevailed on the Tinubu camp to drop support for Buhari.

The decision of the Tinubu camp to drop support for Buhari, it was learnt, also followed reservations from some sections of the north notably, some Islamic leaders.

“It is not that we dumped Buhari, the Islamic clerics, the imams and the political leaders in the north particularly three former heads of state said that they don’t want the man,” the source said.

President Olusegun Obasanjo and a former military president Gen. Ibrahim Babangida met penultimate Tuesday following the latter’s return from a medical trip abroad. The two men met for 30 minutes behind closed doors.

However, Gen Baban-gida had in the past been publicly quoted as urging Speaker Tambuwal to aspire for a higher office. Speaking at the presentation of the Vanguard Personality of the Year award to Governor Chibuke Amaechi of Rivers State in Lagos on April 6, 2013, the former military president said:

“When leaders like Tambuwal delivered on their electoral promise, we advise them to try something higher. For Tambuwal, your guess is as good as mine. Well done.” Babangida’s remark was applauded. .

The influence of some present and past minders of Gen. Buhari was also another reason taken into consideration, a source disclosed.

[b]“There is this perception about Buhari that he is surrounding himself with some people like Nasir El-Rufai, Buba Galadima, Sule Hamman” the source said, reawakening complaints about the overbearing attitude of Buhari’s now dissolved political machine, The Buhari Organisation, TBO which had in the past been accused of selectively fencing out people.

The Tinubu associates also feared that the perceptions of religious extremism which the ruling party, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP had sought to tag on Buhari could deny the party votes in the South were he to emerge as candidate.

Though many of the Tinubu associates do not regard him as an extremist, but the perception already created, it was learned, could be injurious to their political outing. There were also concerns that Buhari could be detached from responsibility and reference was made to his past roles as head of state and chairman of the Petroleum (Special) Task Force, PTF where his subordinates usurped authority in his name.

“When he was head of state most of the power was delegated to Idiagbon and when he was at PTF, it was another person, that took charge and that if APC says they are looking for change that Tambuwal represents that change,” an associate of Tinubu revealed.

Another factor that was taken into consideration which was projected by some associates of the APC national leader, Saturday Vanguard learned was the prospect of Buhari turning on Tinubu and others once he is invested with power.

“There are also fears in Asuwaju’s camp that the man may destroy Asiwaju and may come back to hurt him and some of Asiwaju’s loyalists warned him,” the source revealed.

The matter of General Buhari’s age also came into consideration in the final consideration to drop support for the former head of state as it was reasoned that 70 to 80% of voters fall between the age of 18 to 40+ and most of them don’t know Buhari.

Political associates were also disturbed that inputs made by party leaders into the general’s speech at his declaration at the Eagle Square last month were discarded raising apprehension that the general in office could reject advice. Some were also understood to have raised the fact that the former head of state also did not have enough money for the race ahead.[/b]

The factors inevitably helped to shift attention towards Tambuwal who was earlier aligning himself towards the Sokoto State governorship contest.

Support for Tambuwal’s aspiration is also being boosted by permutations that his sterling leadership of the House of Representatives where he has the committed support of more than half of the members had put him in pole position in more than half of the federal constituencies in the country.

The decision of the Tinubu camp to change attention from Buhari and Tambuwal’s entry into the contest was welcomed by associates of Atiku Abubakar who see it as an opportunity for them to move in to harvest support from the influential Southwest caucus that is firmly controlled by Tinubu.

The Buhari camp was yesterday adjusting itself not to be in panic mood as it welcomed Tambuwal into the race. Osita Okechukwu, a strong loyalist of Buhari in a statement made available to Saturday Vanguard said the development would not cut off the celestial bond between Buhari and the more than 12 million followers behind him around the country.

He said: “The entry of Rt.Hon. Aminu Tambuwal is a welcome development, the more the presidential aspirants or any aspirant to governor, Senate, national or state assemblies the merrier.”

“Our great party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) will be the greatest beneficiary, as the mobilization of the electorate will be wider, penetrating and robust.”

“Therefore, Hon Tambuwal is highly welcome into the presidential race. This is why the constitution of our party was amended penultimate week, to accommodate in less than one hour, any person who joins APC.”

“On his chances, one cannot hazard a guess, as Tambuwal unlike Buhari or Atiku had never contested nationwide election. He only contested in a federal constituency and had never tested his popularity in Kano, Akure or Enugu.”

All one knows is that his entry will neither diminish nor cut-off the celestial bond between GMB and the masses and the middle class of our dear country. The masses and middle class had renewed at every election GMB’s 12million Vote Bank, therefore the contest at the end of the day is between President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and GMB.”
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/11/tinubu-dumped-buhari-tambuwal/#sthash.E8z9A7SO.dpuf

Usmanmuhammedd:
Am a northerner i dnt no wat is wrong with our people,buhari declare notin hapen,kwankwaso declare no bomblast,atiku no bomblast,no dat gej want to declare dat wen a bomb went off.my pain is dat they have to go and bomb a school,why did they not bomb the eagle square dat he was declaring,pls my fellow northerners let stop killing ourselves because of gudluck,afta all we av rule dis country we d hausa more dan any ethnic group,the north is gettin poorer and d south gettin richer,pls my pipo let embrace peace.

The truth shall set you free,God bless you for speaking the truth

Why wont he go ahead and declare,if he did not do so,he would have indirectly given victory to Boko Haram and their political wing;APC whose main intention of carrying out the bomb blast was to stop GEJ from declaring.

For Liar Mohammed and other princes of Persia in APC to condemn GEJ for going ahead to declare after they bombed the school in Potiskum goes to confirm that there is more than a connection between the bomb blasts and APC's comments after GEJ always goes ahead with his programmes

shizzleStar:
should they have returned it to you or is it your fathers company?

you can as well go and put him in jail yourself

Useless, frustrated bastard

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It's unfortunate I'm only allowed just 1 like if not,I give you 1000 likes for this your post

talktimi:
By Francis Igata

ENUGU — Imo State Governor, Chief Rochas Okorocha, yesterday, declared his intention to run for the 2015 presidential election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC.

In an emphatic statement, the Governor said, “I will be Nigeria’s President in 2015.”

He made the declaration at a rally organized by the Enugu State chapter of the APC at the Igbozurume Hall, in Emene, Enugu State.

The governor said Jonathan was not an Igbo man and that the PDP-led government had consistently marginalized the people of the South-East.

According to him: “Jonathan is not from the South-East, the Vice President is not from here, the Senate President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, the Inspector General of Police, IGP, and the security chiefs, none of them is from the South-East. Igbo people have no place in Nigeria. How can we say that PDP belongs to Ndigbo?

“Niger Bridge is 419, Enugu/Onitsha and Port-Hacourt Express way are all evidences of their hatred for Ndigbo; they don’t remember the poor, all our leaders in PDP are only interested in their pockets, they don’t care about our children’s education.

“We are angry and we said we have to come out; in Imo State, poor people are happy now, they study from primary to university without paying penny; our God party is bigger than their God, if what they are doing to the poor people here is good, let them continue but if it is bad, God will uproot them.

In 2015, I will be the president of Nigeria, I have gone to Kaduna, I have gone to Lagos, I am in Enugu today, they are already afraid; they are now calling for dialogue. If they are discussing those contesting for presidency on the platform of APC, Owelle will be the first, Buhari and then Kwakwanso; they said it was zoned to the North, I told our party, when did the meeting take place? I also met with my brother Ngige and we zoned it to Ndigbo.

“APC is an emergency party for new Nigeria, if PDP is doing well, I would not have joined APC, when God wants to do something, he does it from anywhere, it doesn’t matter whether Nwobodo, Ken, Nwodo, Ekweremadu are with us or not.

“I heard that some of them are boasting of money, but tell them that Rochas has come; any day you hear that PDP brought money with pick-up, tell me so that I will bring money with trailer. All these PDP leaders in South-East, if you put their money together, it is not equal to half of my money.”


http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/11/rochas-declares-presidency/

@ bolded are the unfortunate outbursts of a foool

Because it's the right thing to do

noblezone:
Buhari was tyranny personified!

An over ambitious soldier who who led fellow rascals to destroy destinies!

Nigerians are hoodwinked that jailing people is the same as fighting corruption!

Buhari shed innocent blood just for the fun of it!

We must do what we have to do: Buhari must not smell that sit again!

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This is the beginning of the end of APC in Ogun state.SPD just like labour party,is PDPs half way house,at the appropriate time,they will coalesce into PDP to rout Ibikunle Amoshi from power









PDP.............................POWER

GEJ FOR PRESIDENT TILL 2019

Ayatollah Buhari be like.....
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freezone4real:
GMB Must WIN!!!

Sorry,,,who is GUMBO

AKWA IBOM INTERNATION STADIUM


First goal scorer,Godswill Akpabio

babyosisi:
I admired that man a great deal
Not anymore
Anyone who is sincere and in his position ought to blast both APC and PDP
They are all crooks
But it looks like some crooks are now sustaining him financially
Tambuwal was evil yesterday and today he picks up a broom,he is now a saint

What a shame

babyosisi:
And it hurts
When he said patience a Jonathan had every right yo be Perm sec inabsentia I knew something was amiss,I suspected he was know being bankrolled by aso rock
After his meddling in the Amaechi saga I knew the man had changed employment and lost it completely
Amaechi sacked elected LGA chairmen,Soyinka said nothing but came swinging at patience Jonathan
A man who has been married thrice taking a swing at someone's wife
So APC is his better alternative ?
The same APC where a man bought a bed for 50 million naira amidst months of owed salary and pension
I believe Nigeria's conscience died with the death of Gani Fawehinmi RIP
Soyinka is turning out to be a big disgrace in his old age
He is now like that cellophane we see on the expressway
Without a will
Trailer will pass,it rise and follow it,tipper will pass same thing
Okada sef will pass,it will fly up in the air

He has lost the respect of so many discerning Nigerians,save for the gullible few that are either members of his secret cult or APC goons.It's a shame how he has descended so low into being an errand boy for mischievous politicians

dazangel11:
Then he can take his opinion and shove it

[size=16pt]GBAM[/size],he should shove it way up his,,,,,,,,,,,

Anuofia




Wole Soyinka...........Misleading Nigerian youth into cultism since 1900

[size=14pt]The ignorant,self-serving,political opinions of an evil,senile cultist like Soyinka means nothing to honest,God-fearing,politically-intelligent,non-cultists in Nigeria that far outnumber Wole Soyinka and his dubious evil troop[/size]

Military despot Ayatollah Boko Ibn Buhari aka G[/b]A[b]M[b]B[/b]O on nairaland

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Reptyle:
The Lagos Council elections held in October 2011....3 years ago!

The tenure of council chairmen is 3years...so go figure.

When the tenure of elected officials expire, they leave office and fresh elections are conducted.

Fashola did not SACK LGA and LCDA chairmen, their tenure expired.

I hope it is now clear to you.

Provide proof that the council elections were held in October 2013.........................................[size=4pt]just kidding[/size]

Canme4u:
saTANS can't cease to amaze me.








Sai Buhari2015






I-Believe.

Are you this deficient in I.Q

moyinoluwabun:
Are we sure it wasn't because they mobilised supporters for Ambode which wasn't Fashola's candidate. Maybe cos they were so corrupt and fashola just woke up from slumber to detect that when everyone out here already know. Eko o ni baje oooo

Sure that's the reason why

The chicken has finally come home to roost for Traitor Compaore,who brutally assassinated his best friend Capt Thomas Sankara(oh when I remember Sankara water run away my eyes o,a ye a ye,,,,,,,) and took over as president.Burkinabes should not stop there,I wish Compaore ten times the evil he meted to Capt Thomas Sankara

obailala:
I thought Tambuwal had a gubernatorial ambition and doesn't intend to return to the house next year?... If that is the case then his reign is only for a few extra months. I wonder why PDP is losing sleep over this.

It's all politics man,they want to make him and the APC urchins and goons lose sleep,,,,,,,,,and it's working

Keshi mata taya me

[quote author=tunwumi post=27626114]This will dent the bad image of GEJ more as he is seen as anti northerners.

But do we still have a constitution in this nation.
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Did you ever have a constitution in Nigeria?
That is why Tambuwal can display such rascality and try to use long adjournment of sitting to coll tempers,nonsense

juman:
Where is the missing 20 billion dollars?

There was never any missing 20 billys,that's why Sanushit went to the villa to beg for forgiveness

SenseiX:
So Sanusi has visited GEJ at the villa twice in four months yet resident APC dolts said GEJ would pay homage. Guess we know who is boss

I think say Sanusi no dey fear face,he would have been rendered completely obscure and for a narcissistic prick like him,that would be worse than a death sentence

edrys:
And if I may ask, what happen to Mimiko. Did he lose anything as a result of his defection?

Two different provisions apply to the members of NASS and state governors, don't get it twisted

Serves Tambuwal right, the sneaky conniving basteerd cannot eat his cake and have it.

This is the point where all you that hate my comment should go jump into the Lagoon

GET TILL 2019

Obiagelli:
Apc will pick competent candidates, that can WIN elections irrespective of religion.

Only people doomed to fail talk like this.Let APC do it and suffer the most humiliating electoral defeat ever