₦airaland Forum

ochon: One thing you can't take away from GEJ is his struggle to ensure a free and fair elections. I've never seen the increased spate of fair elections in any tenure like that of GEJ. Even his haters can't deny this. GEJ is a proponent of fair elections. Kudos GEJ.

He's a true democrat!!! We haven't had it any better!!!

Freedom of speech, FOI and free and fair elections!!

Posterity will definitely be kind to him

Long live the president

atlwireles: Politics without bitterness.

The way forward!!!

Politics is a game and every game should be fun

Long live the president

Harmodle1: Congratulatn 2 Ogbèni Rauf Aregbesola Ur tim go favor B14 in Jesus nam

Tell him to increase the allowee to 10k

MzMariah: 1 m? oya send am, I nor serve again.

Look at you

MzMariah: Lol. How much you wan put for me?

you go manage 1 million na

ilugunboy: Am not sure that there were violence in Osun during those years you stated.....I won't mind a link to such to clear my ignorance.

Police report on 2007 violence www.osundefender.org/?p=4024

2011 was minimal considering there was no guber elections in osun. But results of some polling units were cancelled. It was mentioned in INEC's election reports www.inecnigeria.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/REPORT-ON-THE-2011-GENERAL-ELECTIONS.pdf

Saw this online too www.nigerianeye.com/2011/05/6-acn-members-docked-in-osun-over.html?m=1

MzMariah: I had all my money in there honestly. At least them no move my bigger purse wey my ATM dey inside. I dey wait for bicycle allowance

Send me money na

Eh ya

Oya send your account number

ilugunboy: Yes...we appreciate God mercy that it went peacefully well...

Osun people are know as Omoluabi...the election would have probably still gone peacefully with reasonable deployment of normal policemen...not hooded military personnel.

There was violence in Osun in 2007 and 2011 even with the deployment of Normal policemen!!!

Who Respects/fears policemen these days anyway

ochon: Uche gi diya. once I become the president, all your female wishes of owning large amount of ladies, will come to reality.

Correct!!!

Minister of women affairs

MzMariah: Fine o, only say them move my purse.

Ah!!!

Where you keep am?

Hope say money no dey inside o?

ilugunboy:

We know the template they are talking about....it's the arrest of APC men on ground in various parts of the state...it worked seamlessly well for PDP in Ekiti...most of them in Osun simply took flight from homes a day to election...only to surface on the day of election to monitor things for the party.

PDP simply played it hands out in Ekiti.

Maybe you're right!!! Maybe you're not!!!

But if there was no security yesterday, You and I know we'll be counting the number of dead people in Osun now. And Many people would've preferred to stay indoors than die for some politician.

ochon: Nice and great decision!! With this law (though the old crooks won't relinquish their source of looting for the youths to steer the ship of this country to greater and clearer paths) if put in place, it'll give youths the hope to believe there's is chance for the younger generation of this country to participate actively and redeem the failing fortunes of this once great nation.

The old looters have been ruling this country from time immemorial and they have no single achievement to show for it. The only achievements of them are - corruption, coups, inter-tribal wars, genocide, civil wars, political assassinations, deplorable roads and educational sector etc. It's so bad and insulting that old grandfathers like Buhari and Tinubu wants to still contest to rule this country when there are capable and competent younger candidates like the likes of Fashola's etc., to bring change to this country. It's high time we said NO to these grandfathers and septuagenarians/octogenarians running the affairs of this country and dragging our future and hopes in the mud. Give the youths a chance!! Einstein said, "stupidity is repeating the same methods and expecting a different outcome." These old clowns have failed us, let's give the youths some chance, instead of extending the retirement age of these old men to 80's and even 90's.

Nice one GEJ. I can always count on you to be considerate. Carry go, we the masses tanda for your back, gidigbam!!

Gbam!!!!

I endorse Ochon for president!!!

MzMariah: Good. You?

I dey jare!!! How camp?

ilugunboy: Are you aware that there were several APC members that were selectively picked up from their homes on the eve of the election in Ekiti?

That explained why the former IG and Obanikoro proclaimed that the FG will use the same template used in Ekiti for Osun.


Bros....we know how this thing work...

They could be talking about security template

Well my point is If the militarization gives the electorate a greater freedom to exercise their franchise then it should be encouraged.

Politicians will always be politicians and will always play politics with everything. But we shouldn't throw the baby away with the bath water

MzMariah: And? Make una no vex o.

Modifying finz.

How far na

ilugunboy: That is the crux of his message.....deliberate arrest of party men on the eve of election...it worked perfectly in Ekiti....but Osun saw through it and many party men didn't sleep at homes when the hooded guys came...they were disappointed.

Bros..talk to those on ground .....you will be amazed at the level of sheer desperation on the part of PDP.

I beg to differ with bolded. You can't credit Fayose's victory to that. It doesn't seem fair in anyway.

I'm not on the ground. But I watched osun decides on NTA, AIT, Channels and I followed news reports online. A cross section of people interviewed were happy with the security.

And there was no military man or DSS at any polling unit. They were stationed at strategic points in the state. The policemen at the polling units didn't even have guns.

In as much as our politicians are far from being Ideal, We'll expect acts of desperation from them. But the role of security in yesterday's process can never be overemphasized.

ilugunboy: Ok bro.

But people like the governor felt otherwise.

I understand how he feels!!! Security clamped down on his party men!!! And that's very wrong especially If those men were clamped down for no just cause.

But discrediting the process and downplaying the voter turnout is not the right thing to do.

Sincere9gerian: Even in the face of victory, the APC is still crying.

If over militarization, harassment and intimidation would lead to over 70% voters participation (over 700,000 accredited voters compared with about 900,000 that collected their permanent voters card), then maybe we should continue on that path. Now all can see that clearly the APC would rather die than speak the truth.

I was listening to professor nwolise yesterday. And he said that due to the situation of the country and the nature of our democracy that security is needed during elections to deter lawlessness.

And it should continue until this do or die mindset of our politicians changes.

I completely agree with him!!?

Ekiti was the highest voter turnout in this dispensation and Osun just broke the record.

ilugunboy: The bold goes against the grain in the part of the governor's speech in quote.

I can't see or connect where unnecessary deployment of military men in hooded gear and military fatigue as if the state is in war will guarantee large voters turnout...in my opinion, it discourage voters turnout.

How did you arrive at the 70% turnout?

Osun has 1.45 million voters!!! But only 990k voters were eligible to vote yesterday ( Those who were issued permanent voters card)

APC had 394,684 votes, while PDP had 292,747 giving a total of 687431 votes. if I add votes for other smaller candidates and invalid votes.. I'll approximate total votes cast to 700k

700k/990k is around 70%

People felt secured with military men around. They were relatively sure no hoodlum will try to snatch ballot box or cause violence. Hence they trooped out in mass

MzMariah: Awon omo osun how una dey ready na? Ekiti dey make sense o I just dey hail una o. Nairalenders wey dey ekiti just dey sha

Happy Sunday you all.

Face front jor

ilugunboy: A speech full of big indictment on the FG...

Which in my opinion isn't necessary!!!

Recent turnout already shows that the so called "militarization" increases voters' turnout!!!

Ekiti was 49% Which was a record high!!! And now Osun is a whooping 70%!!!!

If the militarization increases voter turnout, how on earth is it wrong?

born2lead01: A critical analysis of the elections shows a trend of general low voter turnout largely because of the atmosphere of deliberate tyranny and fear caused by the excessive militarization of the state

Haba na!!!!

Close to 700k voters out of an eligible 990k registered voters. That gives a voters turnout of around 70% way more than the national average which is always between 30-40%.

I think the high voter turn out isn't unconnected to the presence of security in the state. Whoever did the above analysis got it all wrong.

caseless:

Wey the beer?

NgeneUkwenu: You were not asking all these questions in that Ekiti Election Thread! Why are you so pained that APC is winning? So even PDP Vanguard Newspaper is also lying? The same sources you got Ekiti Results and celebrated are all lying papers now? Stop creating confusion online while pretending to be a neutral observer. Quit it and go to bed!

I'm already on my bed!!!! I'm replying you because you be nwa afo

Please before you start your rants, look for my post on page 57 and start reading from there!!!

Good night

caseless: wetin de happen 4 dat thread?

Normal chino Comedies!!!

caseless: if apc win

A little faith bro

Make I go laugh for chino thread jor

caseless: Obayaya, i dnt knw what to believe again.
Make i return to my suspense mode b4 another news that hurt.

My brother!!! very necessary o!!! I'm gonna unfollow this threads and wait for INEC's results!!!

Don't worry, you go still buy me that small stout

dguyindcorner: remove the honest and replace with sentiment

Ok!!! Now take a dive into the lagoon

Adios!!!

gbollybakare: Ilesha East - APC 16,116; PDP - 5,913 #OsunDecides

Is this INEC's official figures?

Zionope: U mean d results coming from each polling unit and d jubilation at every polling units are false? Why is it that there is no counter jubilation in those areas? Why is the PDP not announcing her own result unit by unit(at least d party has a radio station in Osun that normally closses by 10:00pm on a good day but have closed transmission since 8:00pm on a crucial day like dis) Yeye dey smell.

Okbye

dguyindcorner: u forgot to add DAT part that says NOT ALL VOTERS COLLECTED THEIR ORIGINAL VOTERS CARD. Not all the registered voters even came out in the first place.


pls if u ain't a voter in dis election or an osun indigene, pls don't quote me again.

so the likes of neyor, sheuvaba who happend to report live,sahara reportes, punch, vanguard,channel, premium times, daily post, pm news et al are on lying but we should believe your party men Fani Femi kayode n likes ?

pls if u can't answer d question pls don't quote me.

govman4: ,
are u nt in Nigeria,didnt u hrd of disenfrachising or u did nt hrd d numba of pple dt was accredicted...stop askin foolish question jare

Apologies!!!!

I only made an honest observation!!!

Don't be offended

caseless: abeg, no life worth that election...both party shld thread carefully.

Gbam!!!