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Some months ago, I wrote a piece on why I think Jonathan should not be re-elected in 2015 and I did promise when asked on the thread to let the people know my opinion on Buhari’s 2015 presidential ambition. I think the time is right to talk about this since the general has formally declared to run. Unfortunately, my thread on Jonathan went with the data challenge that affected Nairaland. But for those who didn’t read it and are interested in reading it, you can find it here: http://oam4j..com/2014/04/why-jonathan-should-not-be-re-elected.html

Let me digress a bit and talk about my preferred candidates… If God calls on me today and tells me he is going to let me singlehandedly decide who should be the next president of Nigeria, then come May 2015 Madam “Due Process” Oby Ezekwesili will be sworn in as the next president. This is one person I believe understands the challenges of Nigeria and knows what must be done to move Nigeria on the path of greatness. Madam Oby is one courageous woman who I believe will without fear of favour pilot the affair of this nation like a true mother to greatness. Till date the government of the day is yet to take up her challenge for an open debate. I was also not surprised with her frank and sincere speech when APC invited her to their meeting.

But I doubt the political parties of the day will field someone like her. I also don’t see the likes of Dangote, Otedola etc putting their money in her campaign. But should this woman decide to contest for the highest office one way or the other, she has my support and vote, even if am sure she will not win.

My second preferred candidate is Babatunde Raji Fashola: In 2007 I was rooting for Funsho Williams as the next governor of my state - Lagos, then Funsho Williams was killed and I shifted my support for Jimi Agbaje. I disliked the way Tinubu came up with Fashola because at the back of my mind I felt he was trying to push his “boy-boy” on us, and I felt bad when he won but hoped for the best. But 2 years down the lane I came to Nigeria again and I saw a new and better Lagos. I breathe True Fresh-Air at Oshodi and drove on tarred road to my house unlike before. Everywhere I went I saw Fashola’s government working. And I said ‘thank God Fashola won’. Needless to say I supported his re-election in 2011.

With Fashola as the president of this country, I see our power problem finally solved and massive construction everywhere and Nigeria joining the league of developed Nations.

But in 2015, I doubt majority from the North will support any southern presidential candidate because they still feel cheated with the death of Yar’Adua. And all the likes of Peter Obi need to do is campaigned that Fashola ‘deported’ thousands of Ndigbos from Lagos and Fashola is Awolowo’s pikin... your guess is as good as mine on possible outcomes.

Even if Fashola does not become a president in 2015 I hope for the sake of the nation’s progress he is made the Power or Works’ Minister should the opposition win.

Now back to Buhari, in 2011, I supported and campaigned for this general and truly believed he could make a difference if elected, but it didn’t come to be. So I expected Buhari to follow through his promise of not contesting again. What I had hoped for was Buhari becoming a model to young, bright, fairly honest and courageous people to take over from him, giving them all the moral supports they need to succeed. But that didn’t happen.

The question therefore is: If I have to pick between Jonathan and Buhari who will I support?

While I would have preferred a more articulate and younger Buhari, I will certainly not choose or support a man that think stealing is not corruption... definitely not Jonathan. My views about him from my write up have not changed. So I will pick Buhari over Jonathan by miles. Buhari's records as Petroleum Minister, head of state and chairman of PTF speak volume.

I don’t place Buhari in the same intellectual capacity with Oby and Fashola, but what Buhari lacks in this department he has more in integrity, courage and ability to identify capable hands and use them. If we must face reality, as things stands in the opposition now, Buhari has more chances to send Mr I-had-no-shoe back to Otueke with million pairs of shoes to last him three lifetimes than any other opposition candidate.

“…if we are unhappy with what we have, the logical thing to do is to attempt to change it with our votes and to change the next one too if we do not find what we want until we find what we all want. That is when the people would truly have attained power” – Babatunde Fashola

Let me end on a light note with something I observed here on Nairaland and other social media; anytime Buhari’s name is mentioned I see PDP supporters and Jonathanians suddenly become special consultants/advisers for the oppositions on how to choose the best presidential candidate. They will suggest 'better' candidates, analyse how Buhari is unelectable and how Buhari’s candidacy means easy passage for Jonathan. But IMO, I think they are afraid of Buhari. If they are sure Buhari is a walk-over for Jonathan, they will be encouraging the opposition to field him rather than advising them to choose another.

Thanks for reading.

OAM4J




DISCLAIMER:

I am not a member of any political party or agent of any politician. This write up is my personal opinion written for public criticisms and education for me and the readers.

As usual all insults will be ignored.


http://oam4j..com/2014/10/my-take-on-buharis-2015-presidential.html

For me, these elections must not be so much about what the opposition brings as some people have argued.

“I know that what the opposition does might or might not be helpful, if you and I are happy with what we have now and some ambassadors said that they are, then nothing that the opposition does will change how it feels.

“Conversely, if we are unhappy with what we have, the logical thing to do is to attempt to change it with our votes and to change the next one too if we do not find what we want until we find what we all want. That is when the people would truly have attained power”, the governor asserted.

Very True!

2cato:
Seun call ur brother OAM4J to oder. What is wrong to say gej till APC is spelt CPA? I was given a 2weeks ban for saying such.

Stop the lie. You were banned for tribalizing a thread with the post below which was quoted as the reason you were banned and was visible on your profile while the ban lasted.

2cato:
I will believe this news when the Yoruba(awusa slave) people endorse him

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Marotzke:
The sawyer that brought Ebola to Nigeria, travelled with a US passport. .

If they also have American passports, then they are also American citizens and have the right to travel back to their home in America since America has refused to do the right thing for them. But banning all West Africans from travelling because some Liberians are transporting the disease doesn't sound right to me. Banning all flights from countries affected and citizens carrying passports of those countries makes more sense to me.

saxywale:
The US should just place a travel ban on flights from West Africa since Liberians would not stop exporting Ebola. The ones that can't afford a flight ticket would most likely find their way again to other west African Ebola free countries

So the whole of West Africa should be banned because of Liberia?

I think banning passengers with Liberian passports is more appropriate.

Oh My Asa! ... Producing good music for those who have ears for goooood music.

The only artist I have not been able to rubbish any of her tracks....not one! I just love her.

aljharem: When I say we, I mean people of the SW.

I dont think SW as a group or any group at all beside Ekitians has a say on who becomes the Governor of Ekiti State. If the Ekitians prefer a thug and a murder suspect to a refined gentleman because of bags of rice and N2k, then it is their cup of tea. I mean even if they don't want APC, the LP Opeyemi guy is by far better than the thug they voted for IMO.

I am from SW too, and if I can speak for SW and make them decide for Ekiti, I will send Fayose to prison with hard labour....but then neither you nor I can also speak for SW and SW cannot also speak for Ekiti. Get me?

aljharem: Yes I read and silly statements like this can only come from people that have been bribed



Can you be objective for once and find the root cause ?

What is happening in Ekiti now is not Uganda Idi Amin but South Africa Apartheid. Fayose is the will of the people

People do not want Fayemi, why are you media teams bulling them against their will.

Same way black people were freed from whites rule and the white media houses publishing how backward blacks are.

Yes [size=16pt]we[/size] prefer our freedom to any pseudo-educated man that calls himself fayemi

"We"?

Are you also from Ekiti?

Just asking ni o.

MaziOmenuko: Next on Nairaland Fantasy Tabloid: Manager of the week, Gameweek6 review and many more ... Stay tuned....

I mean how unlucky can one get?

We took those por.nstars for sissies and they rap.ed us brutally...

In Arnold voice... We will be back cos we are....The Brutal Bruttallion.

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Standard007: Abeg which defenders be that?

Duff and Moore

Nairalanders we still need your ideas and suggestions on how to reach out to our elders. We can work with elderly homes and elderly individuals.

Thanks for your anticipated suggestions.

barcanista: I have some concerns here @jaybee3 and The TEHN crew...

Let me start by saying TeHN came to be not because some group of people just wanted to set up a charity organisation. TeHN was born out of a need for volunteers who can sacrifice their time and money to attend to a story on Nairaland about 3/4 yrs ago on a family that was living under the bridge in Lagos at a time. Many wished something can be done while other wished to help them but they dont know how. A few of us then decided to get some members who can visit this family, verify the story, report back to Nairalanders after which we raised fund to relocate and settle them.

After the 1st case was carried out, we decided to put a structure and process in place to be able to handle future cases better.

1. Who are the members of TEHN executive?

Presently we have: R231, OAM4J, TGIRL4REAL, MYND44, JARUS, CHAIRCOVER, JAYBEE, BIOLABEE & BINIGIRL(All Nairalanders spread all over the world. We only meet to discuss and deliberate online)

2. Are these people nominated , elected or just volunteers?

many were nominated, but of course they all have to volunteer to do the job.

3. If elected/Nominated, is their election/nomination fixed for a term or "it is forever"?

There is no fixed time. They remain for as long as they are still willing to volunteer their time. Some of the executive members that started TeHN have left Nairaland and some resigned. When we become short of manpower we always request for new volunteers.

4. If the excos are volunteers, is there room for people or interested nl members to join the TEHN Exco? If yes what is the process?

Anyone interested in being part of the exco should simply volunteer by sending us a mail... But acceptance is always base on arising need after we are convinced that such person's character/personality on NL is not questionable.

5. It is one thing to post figures online and say So-so and so amount is Left unused or rolled over, but it is another thing for such amount to be in "existence". How do you assure people to take your word for it?

Every single penny/kobo received and spent is published. We are opened to queries and verification by anyone or group. If you have any suggestion or idea on how we can be better transparent with our activities, please let us know, preferably on our main thread as we will prefer this thread to focus on the subject matter.

Thank you.

14pts on the bench from 2 defenders that cost me 4M each while my 3 expensive defenders gave me only 3pts. God dey!

Thank God I didnt fall into the temptation of taking 4pts hit to replace Mata with Sterling....

Skywalker has just been made to swim in the lagoon of brutality... I mean, we have never had it so easy so be brutal with 57pts difference.


Next, we need to deal with some guys who love to do po.rn more than playing ball.

AirborneLacer: Seems like no Arsenal fan captained Costa.

So much for going with sentiment

You are wrong.

Yeah, the president didnt know anything about it... Tell me something else abeg.

Shame!

Honestly only Wenger knows what he is doing, cos I dont.

chimoz: Lol...Ribadu is the next governor of Adamawa

If d primary is free and fair I dont see Ribadu winining Marwa. Marwa and his supporters made it easy for Nyako to be removed.

Anyhow it turns one or both of Marwa and Ribadu are bound to get Soludo's package.

There are interesting days ahead.

xynerise: First and possibly his only goal this season

No, rather the gate has just been flung opened!

Watch out for loads of arsenally goals from my boy Alexis Sanchez!

comos: Let internal democracy reign
APC is just about Tinubu and buhari
I foresee more people decamping to PDP,
I wonder if there will be any opposition to face PDP in 2015

There are always champions of every new course, they will fade to the background with time. If APC remains, I dont see both of Tinubu and Buhari holding prominent positions or that influential in APC in 10 years.

Where are OBJ and IBB in PDP today?

J12: The man clearly stated that he had no intention to vie for the chairmanship of the APC. Hence, I thinks it makes no sense trying to rope him for something he never claimed of getting involved in.

Did we read the same text?

He sure wanted to be chairman, he obtained the form (though didnt submit it, when it became obvious he was not going to win). When he found out the position was zoned to his zone, he thought all he needed was Edo governor and Edo APC members' support. forgetting that the position is still a national position.

Ikimi has reasons to be bitter, what I don't know is if leaving APC is the solution especially when all his complaints are about one man - Tinubu.

I am not a fan of Tinubu and I dont like an idea of one man having majority control/influence of a political party but one cannot dismiss the contributions of Tinubu, his doggedness and courage in standing firm against a one-party state since the days of OBJ. He has his flaws and they are many, but Ikimi is not a saint either. Even his write-up tells a lot about his flaws and characters. I see an egocentric and deluded person that is living in past glories from his write up.

Give and take, there are no saints politics. Both Ikimi and Tinubu are no saints.

mukina2: shataaap


shrine man

I need his goals and the points for my fantasy team

I know your aim is to beat my fantasy team cos only Yaya remain for your team.

Forget it. It wont happen by the Power that be.

He wont even get an assist. Infact i hope he gets a yellow or red card.

This is wickedness!

How can someone do this to a young girl?

She should be locked-up asap.

Your advice has been noted.

Thank you.

Thank you for your commendation.