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obonujoker:
Why is Yemite Alade getting fat.... too much sex perhaps??

mrvitalis:
There was never a time power was promoted to the south east

Presidency is zoned to the south... South south, south east and south west all can go for it

But honestly speaking the best igbo politicians are still in pdp except onu (who I won't vote because his age)

Alepa:
Lies lies lies .
Since when did Yar’adua and Jonathan become the same person ?
Clown !
Jonathan did not increase jackshit!

CilicMarin:
SDP A Yoruba Party?
Just like PDP Is now an ipob party..

Alepa:
Why didn’t your hero Jonathan increase it to 30k too .
It’s “just” 30k afterall

sarrki:
Shut up Daddy

sarrki:
Biafran Useless Doctor

AmTruth:
We thought all you need is REFERENDUM

SKCOgbonnia:
Peter Obi Is Perfect For Atiku, But Bad For Ndigbo And Nigeria
By SKC Ogbonnia
October 23, 2018

The excitement flowing behind the choice of Peter Obi as the running mate to Atiku Abubakar, the presidential nominee of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) is a teachable moment. It shows that the Nigerians still appreciate good people. Overall, Obi acquitted himself credibly enough as governor of Anambra State. At least, he is one the very few former Nigerian governors without a litany of corrupt marks.

The former Anambra governor is also humble man. A self-made multibillionaire, through dint of hard work, Obi does not flaunt affluence, as most of them do, by acquiring private jets, chieftaincy titles or fake degrees. And, in case you have never taken notice, the man has chosen to remain a Mister: Mr. Peter Obi. Simple! His selection has, therefore, proven to the political class, particularly those of the Igbo stock, that the society at large looks beyond primitive accumulation of wealth and bogus titles.

Sum it this way: Peter Obi is certainly not the best the Igbo and Nigeria can offer, but he is he is perfect for Atiku Abubakar as an individual. The reason is plain: The heaviest baggage of the former Vice President is the prevailing perception that the man is virally corrupt. Atiku, remember, is a high priest in the billionaire club of ex-civil servants, most of who met their wealth through illegitimate means. Thus, it would have been very impolitic for him to field Senator Ike Ekweremadu, the preferred VP choice of the South-East PDP leaders.

Get this clear, Ekweremadu is one of the few politicians of the Fourth Republic that has distinguished himself. He is very dynamic and could have made a better VP than Peter Obi—by far; but Nigerians are becoming wiser. Before dreaming of any future national elective office, the ebullient senator should hurry up and explain in clear terms how he amassed 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 to over 30 choice properties in three continents without any traceable commercial enterprise.


At this juncture, I must join to publicly rebuke the cuckoo governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, and his South-East PDP cohorts who, because Ekweremadu was not selected, have been peddling all the wrong reasons to deflate the choice of Peter Obi. The state of origin, for example, should not matter when choosing a presidential candidate or his running mate from Igbo land, especially where the chosen is heads and shoulders above his competitors.

But that is where any sympathy for the Obi candidacy ought to end, especially for majority of the Igbo who have been jubilating as if, somehow, they had a sudden embrace with the Messiah.

Leading the fanfare is the Ohaneze Ndigbo. But the socio-cultural group should tread very carefully. We must not appear to have forgotten so soon that the choice of an Igbo man as a vice-presidential candidate is far from historic. Actually, it was Muhammadu Buhari that led the way in the current Fourth Republic by nominating Chuba Okadigbo in 2003 and Edwin Ume-Ezuoke in 2007 while this same Atiku Abubakar fielded Ben Obi in 2007. Interestingly, however, the Ohaneze shunned those Igbo VP candidates, then in the opposition ranks, but opted for the PDP, the party then in power. This contradicting posture explains the disquieting suspicion that the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization is the political oracle of the PDP.

Nevertheless, the Ohaneze must equally come to terms with the reality that the mere presence of the Igbo in important political positions has not always translated to public good in Igboland. Let me also add that, while Peter Obi might have performed well in Anambra, quite alright, he is not the kind of leader the Igbo need at the centre.

Obi’s leadership woes are apparent. The most mind-bugling is the failure to attract any meaningful federal project to Anambra state while in office. Lest we forget, as governor, Obi was the much-beloved close ally of President Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan during the recent oil boom when the Igbo dominated virtually every important portfolio in the country.

Yet, there is nothing concrete to show in South-East for such powerful positions occupied by the Igbo, particularly in Anambra, where Peter Obi held sway. For instance, the major thoroughfare in the state, the Onitsha-Enugu Highway, remained a death trap while Peter was governor. The mass deceit on the 2nd River Niger Bridge during the Obi tenure has continued to beg the attention of Guinness World Records. Needless to mention how Goodluck Jonathan connived with the governor to declare open the Orient Petroleum Refinery in 2012 when the facility was not even halfway completed. The plot was to quell tension in the country by appearing as if Jonathan had solutions in the wake of the 2012 fuel crisis.

The failure with the Orient Petroleum Refinery, a PPP project, is deserving of curious attention. When my team inquired about the refinery in 2014, the management was seeking $100 million dollars to get a portion of the $660 million facility to truly come on stream. Yet, Governor Obi had Anambra billions glued in commercial banks. A visionary leader would have committed part of the savings for the completion of the refinery which could have provided employment to youths in the region. Or, more appropriately, considering his role in the fake opening of the refinery in 2012, Obi ought to have been able to influence President Jonathan for any federal support needed to rescue the refinery.

Yes, leadership is all about influence. If Peter Obi could not influence Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan, a very pliable and weak president, to attract projects to Anambra State; what are the chances then that he (Obi) can even gain the attention of a strong character like Atiku Abubakar who, as a Vice-President, was arguably more powerful and shrewd than his boss, a brutal four-star general?

The answer is this: The ideal VP of Igbo extraction is a transformational leader with the ability to maximize available resources to not only perform assigned tasks but one who can also influence others towards the attainment of greater golas. For an Atiku presidency, however, Nigeria needs a strong vice-president that can steadily motivate and influence him towards national goals and objectives. Peter Obi is none of the above.

SKC Ogbonnia, Erstwhile 2019 APC Presidential Aspirant, writes from Abuja; Email: SKCOgbonnia1@aol.com

tochukwuifediba:
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/10/stop-fighting-your-brother-northern-youths-caution-igbo-politicians/?fbclid=IwAR2hpClrbjY5rYKYEXOokANrOmffqaMPe9O5GSK3hKQHd2m3aGRbzAoIRhk

This same Emergency Northern group formed in Abeokuta by my Yoruba brothers?



Apc trying to create confusion where there is none. They should focus on marketing the failed Buhari first.


Every sane Igbo man will vote Peter Obi. South west should get ready to enter their own political wilderness.

sarrki:
Keep quiet

Bolusticus:
Children of hate will say it's because election is imminent.

If PDP had been judiciously spending our money and commissioning projects close to elections since 1999, Nigeria would have been one of the best places to live on this planet.

Will you shut up You know all this by staying in your village in Ogbomoso right!?


Where are the pictorial and video evidences that any money was shared? You think everyone is a zombie?

Is the money not for the citizens before? Abi na Buhari papa get the money?


Must you BMCs always blame PDP for your lack of directions? It's over 3 years already.

How does sharing money help in moving the economy forward? Your schooling is a waste of time and resources.

Igbos will take their own share and still vote Atiku.

decency13:
See this one , who pays as Lionsbet pays? If you know you know

Throwback:
How could I deviate when I never denied anything.

You are the one trying to prove that I was wrong, while I have shown you how your PDP was wrong in what they started.

Has PDP in trying to paint APC as an Islamic Yoruba and Northern party, not robbed itself of goodwill in those regions?

Or do I need to remind you of how Vice President Namadi Sambo had to be working overtime in the North to prove to the electorate that PDP was also a Northern party, in total contrast to the image and damage the likes of FFK, Asari Dokubo, PEJ, Jonathan, and foot soldiers like yourself had wrecked on PDP by promoting APC as a party belonging to where the bulk of Nigeria's voting population reside?


Those who had to swallow the vomit of having an uncircumcised Philistine rule them as against their previous boasts, now also have to seek salvation in the candidacy of a gworo chewing "Fulani" bastard called Atiku Abubakar, while their dreaded Islamization is upon them.

Throwback:
So Ngige was not a senator from the SouthEast, and Amaechi and Okorocha were not governors from the SouthSouth and SouthEast at the time prior to the 2015 elections when APC was labelled by your type as a Janjawee.d Islamic party and Amala and Ewedu party?

Now I know your hypocrisy has no cure.

Better embrace the political atmosphere that PDP created.

rusher14:
Shut up.

Nigeria was already in recession when Buhari took over on the 31st of December, 1983.

https://www.nytimes.com/1983/02/17/business/economic-strains-on-nigeria.html

Throwback:
You mean APC has borrowed the political play book written by PDP, until same PDP played itself into a regional party that is only relevant in the SouthEast and SouthSouth?

Ewedu and Amala party has now moved from janjajweed party to National Party, while PDP has been reduced to IPOB party.

seunmsg:
Okorocha, Akpabio, Amaechi are all members of the progressive family. They are qualified to vie for the presidency in 2023. I am all for a southern president in 2023. I say no to 12 years Fulani rule that Atiku represents.

bankyblue:
What are his friends doing?

divinecode101:
I thought the saviour of biafrauud republic has been released as claimed by his pigs!

So their saviour will still sleep in the prison this weekend.

....The source informed our correspondent that although the former governor has met other bail conditions, he cannot go home until the bail bonds are verified by the court registrar as ordered by the court.

Read, you wont die at all. I forgot that you are a Buhari supporter self.

Omololu2121:
The PDP really failed Nigerians, God will never forgive me if I vote for PDP. In terms of road infrastructure who can point to the roads the PDP constructed in the South west.

The PDP totally ruined Nigeria, there is absolutely nothing to show for all the years they were in power.

From 1999-2015 the failure of a party could not even generate up to 3000MW, I would have really understand if people support other parties like SDP,labour party,APGA etc but for someone to now be supporting PDP that totally failed from 1999-2015, and were kicked out of power in 2015 because of their clueless, lack of vision and total/massive looting, then they need to be chained and taken to aro at Abeokuta, because yaba left won't be able to handle them.

E go tey before Nigeria go develop with this current structure that allows men like atiku to even feel he still has a chance of becoming a president.

seunmsg:
Fashola making lots of sense as usual. Infrastructure wise, this government is the best in the history of Nigeria. And to those criticising him for saying Yorubas should vote Buhari to enable the return of power to south west by 2023, please note that politics is all about interest.

Igbo's are supporting Atiku, a well documented rogue with no history of administrative competence simply because Peter Obi is his running mate and he also promised to hand over to an Igbo man after a single term. Ekweremadu and ohaneze group recently threatened to dump PDP if Atiku refuse to choose an Igbo running mate and nobody called them out for tribalism. If Ekweremadu, Ohaneze and other Igbo group can demand for an Igbo running mate and 2023 Igbo presidency, there is nothing wrong with Fashola advocating for a Yoruba 2023 presidency.