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Peterobiisathie:
peddling cocaine can’t bring any development

Peterobiisathie:
Una developed Ghana too?
Ibos will cause trouble and runaway thereafter

Obiedun:
Politically motivated donations. The man is deceitful. A pretender. He cannot be trusted for anything.

NewHe:
In 2015 it was Nigerians against the PDP via coalition and eventual merger of political parties but this time around it's going to be the gang up of Coalition of Men Against One Man!
Mr President, please don't despair because;
"A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you. You will only look with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked.

Because you have made the Lord your refuge, the Most High your dwelling place, no evil shall befall you, no scourge come near your tent.

For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. On their hands they will bear you up, so that you will not dash your foot against a stone" (Psalm 91:7-12).

LordIsaac:
Building structure! The master strategist himself.

Honestly, wrestling power from Tinubu will be equivalent to being rescued from kidnappers and handed over to armed robbers.

2027 is sure for the man. We dey God hand.

The Pro-Chancellor of the University of Abuja, Sen. Olanrewaju Tejuoso, has reacted to the controversy surrounding the retrieval of the university’s land by the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike.

According to Tejuoso, the 4,000 hectares of land allocated to the university are not entirely usable, as 2,000 hectares of it is mountainous terrain

Recall that at the inauguration of the access road to the Giri district in FCT on June 30, Wike alleged that the university ‘grabbed’ 11,000 hectares of land, adding that only 4,000 hectares will be allocated to the institution.

Speaking on Arise TV on Thursday, Tejuoso explained that the 11,000 hectares of land were allocated to the university by former president Ibrahim Babangida and that the development of the institution is an ongoing process.

“And he had his vision of the University of Abuja to be the flagship of universities all over the country… We had 11,000 hectares so that we could keep on developing. No university develops in a day.

“Even no state government develops in a day. If that is the case, the Honourable Minister of FCT wouldn’t have made a statement to start doing projects if they had already finished all the development. It’s a continuous exercise,” he said.

Tejuoso revealed that the university has been attracting partnerships and investments, including a cancer research centre, and that the threat to the land is hampering these efforts.

He noted that the university has memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with partners, adding that the university’s development and growth are being hindered by the uncertainty over the land.

The Pro-Chancellor suggested that the FCT Minister, Wike, could take over the mountainous part of the land and develop it, rather than taking the usable land.

“Let me first of all tell you that even the 4,000 hectares you are talking about, 2,000 hectares of it is a mountain. When you fly out of Abuja Airport, the mountain you see is in the university. So, looking at what has been proposed, we only have 2,000 hectares because we have a mountain of 2,000. Maybe Minister Wike should come and take over the mountain and develop it,” he said.

He expressed confidence that President Bola Tinubu would do the right thing in the matter, adding that the Minister of Education is also having discussions with the FCT minister over the issue.

“Everything is owned by the federal government. So if the federal government decides that it doesn’t want the University of Abuja to exist or to develop, so be it. I was appointed by the president to be the pro-chancellor, the chairman of the council, and I inherited what we have now.

“So if the federal government decides that it wants to reduce what I’m going to govern over, what can I say? But what is important is there’s no way that we can have a successful vision if they reduce what we are marketing to partners,” he said.

Meanwhile, the acting vice chancellor of the university, Prof. Lar Patricia Manko, has reiterated that the 11,000 hectares of land is a legacy asset given to the institution by the federal government.

During an interview with newsmen on Thursday, Manko, while acknowledging Wike as FCT landlord, said the university land can never be too much, and the institution has a plethora of uses for the property.

Manko, who stated that the controversy is already being handled, noted that the university has plans for the use of the expanse of land ranging from agriculture, tourism, research centres, quarters for members of staff and student hostels, among others.

The acting VC said that due to a lack of funds to finance some of the projects, the institution has entered into some memoranda of understanding for the development.

She noted that the current staff quarters of the institution are temporarily built on plots of land given to the university by the military, and there are plans to construct permanent structures at the institution’s permanent site.

The acting VC said there are many investors who are partnering with the institution in the development of the projects on the 11,000 hectares of land

akpumping7720:
Nigerians and emotions are 5 and 6. Not facts and logic.
A man whose only laudable achievement is a brewery is competent and should become the president.
But the man who laid the blue print for a mega state. Built millennium schools attract investors and invest in security (RRS) to the extent that the former resides in the latter's state after his tenure shouldn't be the president and is incompetent.

CoronaVirusPro:
This is a disgrace to our judicial system and constitution. Early release like this will only encourage future treason against our great country.

In no way should they have escaped a 40 year jail term if the judiciary was competent enough.

This is a threat to the sovereignty and security of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

I will be forced to petition the CJN. This is outrightly unacceptable.

LagosOrigin:
Wike will have nothing to offer tinubu again as the PDP he was using to scam tinubu is now empty

Konquest:
For the information of these random and highly uninformed posters right on this thread engaging in disinformation and historical revisionism, the former President Goodluck Jonathan had an agreement NOT to go for a 2nd-term in 2015 as President with the PDP power brokers after Yar'Adua passed on and it was widely circulated in the credible online and offline media outlets indicating that Goodluck Jonathan said he was NOT going to recontest after his 1st full tenure as President ended but he reneged. .

His failure to honor that political agreement led to many far-Northern Nigeria and Middle Belt PDP members leaving that political party for the APC. Therefore, contrary to the total B.S. that poster on page 1 of this thread wrote, the current President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria or other Southern Nigeria political members of the APC (or any other political party) NEVER betrayed Goodluck Jonathan in 2015 by voting against him. Period.

Ttalk:
This pics says otherwise

Like we can see, the SS are stategising for VP slot in 2031 and for the president in 2039 but the SE are ganging up for Tinubu defeat in 2027, now you ask, how does Tinubu defeat translate to a win for the SE?

This is a question a reasonable SE person should ask himself

Godfullsam:
Honestly this period is the time when foods use to be expensive because this is planting season.

Surprisingly, the price of raw foods in the market has reduced drastically instead.

jamafa:
It was Northern turn then

Obasanjo spent eight years, Yaradua don't spend 4yrs.

It was the North turn.

Factcheck0001:
hope u know the same Jonathan u want to die on top went to do condolence with Buhari?

Same Jonathan that his wife said he will campaign for Tinubu?

U people are using Jonathan as a contact of hate to hate people but same Jonathan has moved on with the people u are hating

zero8zero:
If e no pain you, why are you crying more than the bereaved?. Why una dey cry more than Patience, GEJ or the Ijaw people?. You even forgot that Bayelsa people overwhelmingly voted for David Lyon under APC and GEJ publicly supported him and voted for him, If not for the court that overturned his victory and gave it to Diri at the last minute because of the error of his deputy.
There's only a particular people that are still pained about it and we sabi dem.

zero8zero:
Do you expect me to take ipob opinions seriously?. God I beg. Maybe a fresh migrant that just came into the country that doesn't know naija politics. Go and meet Patience Jonathan that has already told you she's supporting Tinubu's reelection and tell her whatever you have to say. Let's see if you're more GEJ than her 🤣

zero8zero:
That's the slogan for 2027 - Southern Solidarity.

God bless President Tinubu, God bless Nigeria.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has downplayed the resignation of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, urging Nigerians to shift attention from political defections to more urgent issues such as hunger and economic hardship.

Atiku formally quit the PDP on Wednesday, citing irreconcilable differences and the party’s departure from its founding ideals. He also expressed disappointment with its current direction in a letter addressed to the party chairman of his Jada 1 Ward in Adamawa State.

Reacting to the development, a senior member of the PDP’s National Working Committee (NWC), who spoke exclusively to Vanguard in Abuja, described Atiku’s move as unsurprising.

“Atiku’s departure from the PDP is nothing new. Hasn’t he left the party before? Did anything fundamentally change?” the party official said.

He also took aim at the media, accusing it of focusing too much on political realignments instead of the suffering of ordinary Nigerians.

“Meanwhile, people are hungry. Are our lives solely defined by politicians switching parties?”

In his resignation letter, Atiku thanked the PDP for opportunities it provided him—including his time as Vice President and two-time presidential candidate—but said the decision to leave was “heartbreaking,” given how far the party had veered from its original vision.

His exit follows growing speculation that he is working alongside former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi and other opposition figures under the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to form a broad political coalition ahead of the 2027 general elections.

The move signals potential realignment in Nigeria’s political landscape as opposition parties seek to mount a credible challenge to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).


Efforts to get an official response from the PDP’s National Publicity Secretary, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, were unsuccessful, as he did not respond to multiple calls

SadiqBabaSani:
Okay, but I don't see a pathway for a PO Presidency

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the 2023 general election, has revealed what late former President Muhammadu Buhari told him during his campaign.

Obi, who paid a condolence visit to Buhari’s family in Daura on Wednesday, came third in the 2023 presidential election.

The former Anambra governor consulted Buhari, who was the then President of Nigeria, to inform him of his desire to succeed him.


Speaking to the press after the condolence visit in Daura, Katsina State, Obi recalled his conversation with the former President.

“I had the opportunity of meeting him while I was campaigning. And I remember his words, ‘Please care for the poor Nigerians’. That I can still remember. And I believe he did his best within his capacity,” Obi said.

The former President was buried in his hometown of Daura, Katsina State on Tuesday.


DAILY POST reported on Sunday that Buhari passed on in London, the United Kingdom, at 82 years.

The Katsina born politician served as a military Head of State and democratically elected President of Nigeria.

bigpicture001:
Burial is for family members and closest friends, while condolences are for everyone....