chiiraq802:
APC = PDP
PDP = APC.
know this and know peace.

I thought by now, your warped senses and those of the mob would have been resuscitated after myopically bringing APC back to power due to inability to reason liberally and conscientiously. For your information, there are only two dominant parties in Nigeria; PDP and APC. If you fail to borrow senses, your lamentation has just begun. I am also sure your conscience agrees with the fact that PDP's 16-year rule was far better than what APC is offering but tribalism and sentimentalism would not allow you to own up to it. Good luck with your mob syndrome.

onumadu:


I never thought it was possible to hate Nigerian politicians the way I hate them these days.
Peter Obi was their last saving grace, but see what is going on...
All I see are all manner of thieves and never-do-wells parading themselves up and down as "Honorable".
Since they came, Nigeria's moral and spiritual levels have continued a downward trend.
The morality of the country has been effectively destroyed by these polithieves.
Today, a son beheaded his own father in Ogun state for money rituals, and people were shouting, cursing him, wringing fingers, etc.
But what is different from what that boy did, and what these polithieves are doing to 230 million unfortunate human beings in Nigeria?
I hate Nigerian politicians with a rare passion.

Morality hardly exists in Nigeria again. It's currently endangered in our lexicon. Plain truth.

Racoon:
You hear Oma Bongo talking trash today in this regard?

Everyday is for the thief but there's an assigned day for the farm owner. He was caught in the act, so it's time to sing a new song. Nigerian politicians should beware, lest they overstretch their luck.

Racoon:
Humn! The fuse have long been lighted. The triggers of these coup frenzy? Legalisation of illegitimacy and unconstitutionality have given rise to it. Lawlessness begat lawlessness. Illegality begat Illegality.Anarchy, lawlessness and unconstitutionality reign supremely where there is no rule of law

There's rule of law. Only that politicians and their comrades in crime, circumvent the rules!

truthhurtsnaira:
As long as Oduduwa, Biafra, Arewa remain subjugated (along with Kingdoms of Bini and co) Nigger+Area will never wake up.

The consequence of further defiance will be too much for the political class to handle.

An adage from the southwestern part of the country soundly situates the waive of forced military takeovers spreading like wild fires across the length and breadth of African Francophone enclaves when it posits that " the death of one's contemporary is nothing but a proverbial warning for the living to take heed".

First it was Mali, then Bukina Faso, and before anyone could say Jack Robinson, despite barking from ECOWAS, the US and its allies (and non allies alike), Gabon, a nation of barely the size of Yobe in Nigeria fell into the hands of Khaki Boys!

Just less than three months ago, our president, Bola Tinubu still revelling in his 'victory' at the polls, sounded notes of warnings against further military takeovers in Africa while addressing ECOWAS assembly as its chair. Spitting fire and brimstone, so to say, he cautioned of dire consequence for continued military adventures in African politics. Regrettably, recent turn of events in both Niger and Gabon has indeed poopooed his thunderous rhetoric and that of toothless ECOWAS!

Now to the crux of the matter. Though many have disingenuously waived aside any possibility of military reentrance into our political landscape, citing the country's demographic dispositions and inherent diversities, however, the greatest mistake we can make both individually and collectively is to throw caution to the winds and behave like the proverbial ostrich. Let no one get me wrong, I am not as a patriotic and responsible countryman advocating for civil unrest or military incursion into our polity. This piece is intended to serve as a dreaded local gong, calling all of us to the reality of our crucial times, judging from what we can see and hear from far and near.

Our country, without unnecessary padding of words, requires leadership direction at these crucial moments in its annals of history. There's palpable fear among the citizens, of possible civil and ancillary disobedience if the gale of recklessness and power mongering continues unabated in the polity. Our politicians' indifferent postures in the face of excruciating pains of the teeming masses do not by any stretch of imaginations help the course of the nation. Day-in day-out, the gulf between the rich and the downtrodden gets wider in the country. News of electoral and judicial suppressions feel the air. Election tribunals are been allegedly compromised and manipulated all in a bid to keep the status quo.

In not too distant past, our society was correctly categorised as a clime of three tiers of citizenship; the rich, the average livers and the poor. That classification without any iota of doubt has practically evaporated, vanished into thin air and subsumed into two classes of merely the rich and the poor. In other words, in today's Nigeria, one is either poor or rich, no middle ground.

Wastage in public space refuses to take downward slide but the hapless citizens are perpetually reminded of the need to persevere. Many are barely living without direction and assurance of tomorrow.

With such despondence and pitiable quagmires, shall we still pretend and assume all is well with the nation? And if those saddled with the responsibility of remedying the situation are now the ones that constitute themselves as clogs in the wheel of the progress of the nation, what hope lies our democracy?

I am just trying to make sense and I wish our dear country best of luck.

Cc; Nairaland Mods.

Oladd writes from Abuja.

ElSudani:


That is not what the law says. 25% in the FCT is only relevant if you have 25% in 23 other states.

What you are saying doesn't make sense since you can win all the states in Nigeria and still not win if you don't have 25% in Abuja.

The crafter of the constitution knew what they were doing by specifically mentioning FCT. If it was not mandatosry and important, it would have been completely ignored in the provision.

Misterone:
Tinubu is the incoming president elected. He has fulfilled the requirements as par the constitution. So any other thing is secondary.

My friend., I am Yoruba by tribe. Tinubu has not met all the required tenets of the law to become president. HE MUST SCORE 25% IN FCT to be declared president.

nairamaniac:


Habaaa I wdnt I know you?
Are you not Lord Lugard that almagatted us all together.
Egbon mi!!!

The man who knows about the constitution and Law more than Falana.
I'm sure you are Gani also.

How can falana be the constitution when we all have you?

I am not claiming to to have absolute knowldge of the constitition but the provision in question is written in plain english language. Even Falana was referring to WINNING THE FCT, the constitim otherwise makes reference to securing 25%.

nairamaniac:


I tried hard to restrain myself from insulting your intelligence when I tried to educate you with my response to you.

But it may seem like people like you need insult or beating as water to push down Lessons(eba) down your throat.

Try to be humble to learning.


https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.channelstv.com/2023/01/24/winning-fct-not-requirement-to-emerge-president-falana/amp/

Its even on front page as I send this to you.

Or you now have more sensibility than Falana?

Obviously, you don't know the person you are giving subtle threat. When did Falana become the constitution.?

oluwaseyi0:


For this purpose Abuja is seen as a state hence Nigeria have 37 states

Have 25% in 2/3 of the above 37 and you are good to go

24 states AND Fct. Simple english.

nairamaniac:
not correct. FCT is counted amongst the states to be secured with 25%

Sometiing is wrong with your sensibility. The constitution says: 24 states AND FCT. It commonsensically and legally means you must secure 25% in FCT. Simple.

CoronaVirusRelo:
We have heard o!

Atiku still won’t win!

Fake or real, His candidacy is DEAD on arrival!

It will be easier for Arsenal FC to win the UEFA champions League, than for Atiku to become President

Surely, your tune will change soonest. Atiku is your next Commander-in-Chief.

Acedude:
I like this Atiku man. Hopefully he wins. He has maintained decorum throughout this electioneering period.

You are absolutely right. He is the most matured and experienced among the lots. The man Nigeria needs now.

switlily25:

Atiku's the safest choice for now.
Please vote for him and you won’t regret it.

You are very wise. Thank you.

ORIENTATION101:
Honestly can't Blame Atiku, it is waste of money spending on a project that is bound to fail.

This time around Atiku doesn't have the usual block votes from SS/SE.

He won Oyo and ondo in 2019, but Tinubu is going to sweep south west votes in the forth coming election.

North central, Apc will win kwara,kogi,and Niger.atiku will have to battle labour party to win Benue,plateau,and abuja. Meanwhile apc can edge him in nassarawa due to emergence of obi.

North east, atiku will take adamawa,taraba,and bauchi .Tinubu will take borno,yobe and Gombe

Northwest - tinubu will take zamfara,kebbi,kaduna,jigawa, kastina. While atiku takes sokoto.
Kano will be a battleground between kwankaso and Tinubu.

Obviously Atiku defeat will be worse than 2019.

Typical nonsense. Just wait till Saturday, Atiku is the next president of Nigeria.

donestk:
Bat played

Nobody was 'played'. I am Yoruba by tribe and I support Atiku 100%. The north simply went for the most experienced and sellable candidate. Atiku is the best.

liasmiram2567:

It seems it is you who is dumb here. Yes he supported the naira design and urged the CBN to make available the new nairanotes but he has changed his tone by saying CBN to make the old N500 &N1000 notes available.Is this not a contradiction?

He urged CBN to allow commercial banks to accept deposit of old N500 and N1000 notes. Obviously, your case is more than pathetic. Atiku is your next president.

Cleanway:
This one has found his voice
Him and Bulaba are going nowhere

Were you dumb when he asked CBN to make money available for Nigerians right from the onset?

Siwisheswereesh:
This Atiku is one unstable fellow

He has seen that what was supposed to work against Tinubu is now working in Tinubu's favour. And he now wants to cash in on the momentum.

People are now determined to vote for Tinubu just to spite the FG for putting them through this hardship because they want to frustrate his ambition.

Ntoorr to piggiddiiotts

You are st2pid. Atiku while supporting the naira design policy, implored CBN to ensure new notes were made available for the masses. Was it Atiku that caused Emefiele to fail in making naira available? Why do people like you think like robots?

Ashez:
Nonsense and ingredients

This is not nonsense my friend. Atiku is also the pathway for the realisation of IGBO presidency.

Antoeni:
Cheap Point

It's 'cheap' in your ears because this is not a made in China promise. Atiku is a man of his words.

DennisEche:
Atiku behaviour will tell you he truly read the book 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene.
hIs calmness during the Wike noise need to be studied and it is worthy to be emulated. He is a gladiator and he learned from the best in Politics.

Good points.Well said.

bewla:
For the other ethnicity for Hausa Fulani to rule for sixteen years am sorry oooo

If it's not over
I will be ok any how except there is war then I don't no which I no pray for

The South (through Obasanjo and Jonathan) ruled for 14 years and heaven did not fall. Let's allow truth to guide us when talking about national issues.

bewla:
Should Atiku win it's over for Nigeria

And the rest is history

It's over for you, not Nigeria.

Cantonese:


At least a fool surely must be better than you. Do you know why? You are a leprous beggar. Your leprosy has made you unable to discuss with people rationally or with some decency.

Hopefully you can continue with the pittances that have subjugated you to slavery and misery, by those who talk about peace, with no plan of ensuring it.

Muntula.

A 'beggar' is better than someone who is daft from the womb. You are f00lish both mentally and psycologically. Grow up and stop reasoning like a retard.

achymmania:
I don't know how to say this without being insulted. The truth of the matter is, that obi is not going to win this coming election.

As a matter of fact, he won't come anywhere near the two major candidates. He's just popular in Lagos, southeast and amongst few young elites.

The real voting strength is in the core rural areas. Not to even mention, that a vast percentage (if not more than half) of those who want him at the helmes of power, do not have PVC.

Mr Obi is just going to spoil market for PDP in the south and if care is not taken, Tinubu might win this election.

This is my own personal objective analysis. Please don't insult me ooooo.

In today's reality, Obi is more of a spoiler to Tinubu than Atiku. He has plumetted the southern votes that would have gone to Tinubu.

Digitron:


The Adamawa is possible. The Christian and minority sentiments can give him that much.

Remember, ATIKU lost his polling units and LGA in the last election and analyst believe he won the state because of votes from Christian parts of the states which was because of Obi.

So, if group vote for Obi plus the little that Babachair Lawal will bring into the table, it is very possible.

So, you are projecting Obi to win based on religious sentiment but accuse other parties of the same bias? You are as fake as the person you support, no wonder he was going from one church to the other.

[quote author=Cherrysh post=120693873]A new Nigeria is POssible with Peter Obi

sapele914:
I sincerely doubt that.

Yet to meet anyone in The Big Heart state that has said they are voting for Atiku, more so, Okowa is highly hated in Delta State.

The idiot is a fraud, nothing to show for 8 years, other than making thugs like Michael Diden, & John Nani filthy rich.

Can you stop this arrant bunkum? Okowa is a "hated" because he is guided by his conscience and chose to be Atiku's vice? You will all be disgraced on Feb 25th

Did papa Clark raise the issue of power shift when Jonathan usurped the tenure of the north in 2011 and even contested in 2015 with the support of Ohaneze and the Middle Belt? This country is filled with sentiment and deceit, even from the reverred elders. Atiku and Okowa are the next President and VP of Nigeria respectively come May 2023.