₦airaland Forum

dochenaj:
I had believed Osibanjo will never contest against Tinubu, and that it was all a ploy and he would step down for him in the last minute thus lending great credibility to Tinubu in the primaries.

And I was almost ready to bet on that, alas oga didn't step down for anybody e shock me.

If only I had figured that power is sweet and once you get there you want to hold on to it.

Now it is that same Osibanjo; that had the effrontery to compete with his "oga" that supposedly brought him from the gutters as they will say, that will now be the savior of Tinubu if Buhari is impeached.

It will be delusional for anyone to believe that.

Don’t mind these kindergarten children with half brains.

You can now know why they swallow any lie that Tinubu is selling to them no matter how senseless 😏.

ScamHunter:
200% Obidiency

Except that Tinubu BATstards will still argue the obvious because admitting otherwise will destroy their illusion.😏

Shebi APC PCC BATstards called Nextier Polls highly partisan, I’m waiting to hear what they will call this one.

The truth is that 2023 elections is now between Obi and others.

sapele914:
Is he a pastor? Who invited him to PFN? Is he running a Christian agenda? If so, he can never win, he is only purporting to deceive you so called Pharisee Christians.

Hypocrite Ipobian.

If they did not invite him, why recognize his presence?

Why not ignore him or treat him in a way that he would be too embarrassed to ever show up at any Christian event again?

Make I hear say this post go front page 😏.

APC BATstards are trying to push the false narrative that Tinubu is popular so that if one way or the other they succeed with rigging, people won’t be surprised.

Obidient4Tinubu:
lol

Okay CBN is an independent body..

No, okay, no no okay, no wait...shebi you said CBN is an independent body abi... No naaahh..don't go away...I said shebi?

But when DSS wanted to arrest Emefailure, the court said they must take permission from Mr President abi?

And when he finally returned it was his independent CBN that authorized military to give him protection abi.

Dey play.
Just dey play.

In case you don't know, Impeachment is loading on someone's head. And that is why that person has set up transition committee.

No wahala

El-Rufai has spoken and that is final.

Impeachment is loading on whose head? Buhari?

And let’s assume you impeach Buhari, what will you now do to Osinbajo who will be even more vicious?

I’m sure Tinubu would rather have Buhari in power than Osinbajo, because….😏

SecretSpy666:
I received this message today from Access Bank plc
It seems the Central Bank did not communicate any extension of the old naira notes or the supreme Court judgment to banks.

Supreme Court gave order to FG and CBN.

But unfortunately, banks take instructions from the CBN and not Supreme Court. So, until the banks get any contrary directive from the CBN, the deadline remains February 10th and there’s nothing Tinubu BATstards can do about it.

Sometimes he doesn’t even wanna speak at these events, and they will be forcing him to come to the podium and take the mic.

But stupid and brainless urchins will be bandying around the narrative that Obi is the visiting churches by himself.

Ndi ala!

lovewins:
The problem though will be Obi's reluctance to strike a deal. He has gotten this far my staying clear of political favours that will ultimately put his presidency at the mercy of a few political elite.

Also, Tinubu and Atiku have history, they are both cut from the same political school of Shehu Yaradua and both have no issues trading favours to get what they want. They are likely to strike a deal in a runoff situation with Obi.

The solution however is if Nigerians irrespective of their ethnic or political leanings decide to take a new direction in Obi.

I know of Atiku and Tinubu’s past, they were even business partners until Atiku sold his shares at INTELs. That’s why I said anything can happen.

Again, you know Kwankwaso is still there and he too seems to prefer Tinubu to Obi.

If Obi will become president, he has to win at first ballot. Anything less and his chances will become slimmer.

Bebigiby:
I doubt both of you read the post.... It is strange that we politicize issues even to our own detriment. What does these revelations have to do with Tinubu? Read your comment again below and see how ludicrous you sound.... Next time try and read the post before you comment...

I read everything in the post, ok?

But unlike you, I’m not deceived by the trash written therein.

Ask yourself, why has nobody ever heard of these allegations against Emefiele until he decided to change the Naira notes?

Did these things happen yesterday? No.

So, don’t expect me to join in shouting “crucify Emefiele” because of some politically motivated bulcrap.

Thank you.

Svoboda:
Haha!

Not the inflated empty pdp defections.

No strong personality has moved from the apc to pdp in the north.

If its about crowds, atiku is a master in buying crowds.

They’ve denied the phantom defection.

Hope you are still laughing 🙄?

FoolishBoy419:
From Kafanchan, Kaduna. There are a few Igbo men that I wouldn't mind voting but at a go, I'd prefer someone from the South West or South South. No one has insulted us like the Igbos since the establishment of Najeriya

So, who are you voting for now🤔?

wegevv:
You can't possibly know that. You are going off the common assumption that the core north will always vote against Obi and the SW will never fully support him. I actually feel the same way to an extent but you just never know. Here's a thread where Penguin2 asked a similar question to the north a while ago (before the primaries) https://www.nairaland.com/6942083/northerners-vote-igbo-man-president.

I have gone through the thread and found 4 northerners that responded (asanausana91, HarunaWest, FoolishBoy419 and QuotaSystem). Based on their recent comments 2 of them are now supporting Atiku, 1 is supporting Tinubu and the other is refusing to vote. Based on the same recent comments the two Atiku supporters seem to prefer Obi to Tinubu while the Tinubu supporter seems to prefer Atiku to Obi (I'm inferring from the recent post they can correct me if I'm wrong). Not exactly what you would expect right?

Anyway all of this is anecdotal. I hear what you're saying and agree with your points but I just don't believe "it's almost certainly game-over!" for Obi in a run-off. If Obi wins the popular vote with huge support from the youths but falls just short of the spread you have no idea what the reaction of the country will be. You think most Nigerians, even in the north, will just decide to give the presidency to Tinubu for example based on pre-conceived notions? I don't think it's that simple.

Even the reaction from politicians across the country and the political parties that lost would be uncertain. We don't know what NNPP will decide for instance.

Anyway let's watch and see. Personally I just hope APC are humiliated in this election. The message needs to be loud and clear so our future leaders can take heed.

You know I share in the sentiments of the Op. I fear that if the election goes into a run-off, Obi will be at a disadvantage because of some deep seated sentiments of the core north and some Yoruba against an Igbo presidency.

But like you said, these things are not cast in stone… No one can really predict the way things will pan out if things go to run-off.

For instance, if it’s between Obi and Tinubu, whoever Atiku decides to throw his weight behind might likely have an edge. And you and I know that Atiku seems to have a better relationship with Obi than with Tinubu; though anything can happen.

If it’s between Obi and Atiku, it is not impossible that Tinubu might be impressioned on to play the kingmaker that God seems to have destined him to be, and throw his weight behind Obi for the sake of Southern presidency.

So, in all, a lot of dynamics might come into play that will swing things either way. So, let’s continue to wait and watch.

senatordave1:
Senator prince bassey edet otu,apc guber candidate aka sweet prince campaigning massively for bola Tinubu.

Not a single Tinubu’s campaign paraphernalia yet you claim it’s campaign for Tinubu 😏.

Continue lying to yourself

Good!

This is God clearing the way for Alex Otti.

It seems God finally wants to remember Abia.

Meanwhile, where is Soludo? These are some of the cases he should be settling as the national leader of APGA. But the idiot prefers to write letter to Obi.

Walk of shame 😏😏😏

Oshiomole will lose his senatorial election.

This one na Agbero wey dem shoot for leg for operation 😏.

So, no surprises that he’s supporting Tinubu.

If you doubt he’s Agbero, let’s find him and ask him to write his name. If he can write his name, then I will start supporting Tinubu.

So, get out with inorganic love 😜

Everything I said in my post reechoed here.

Supreme Court has no jurisdiction over this case. If the plaintiffs were serious, they know that the right place to institute the case is at the High Court.

What the lawyers of Kaduna, Kogi and Zamfara have done is abuse of court process.

Garfield1
Afamed

Lipscomb:
You will surprised that those boys are okoro.

Igbos are not the reason Tinubu urinated in his Agbada.

Thank you 😏

Lol!

Tinubu thought he could deceive the masses with fake love but Nigerians are wiser now.

Las las it seems like the violence they courted might end up working against them.

God cannot be mocked!

Fools!

I suppose it’s the same idiot that liked that post that is making this nonsense post.

The other day, the idiot that calls himself Lagos REC was making statements underserving of an impartial umpire.

But in all these, my happiness is that Nigerians will defeat all of them.

Even if old Naira is allowed to continue circulating and Tinubu buys vote, Obi will still win.

The only thing that might change is that instead of coming third, he might just come second behind Obi.

So, we meuve!

N3TRAL:
It doesn't work that way.

The exclusive and concurrent lists are more about legislative competence. For instance, it is unconstitutional for the House of Assembly of Kaduna State to pass a law to create a Central Bank of Kaduna State that issues a Kaduna State currency. It is unconstitutional for Abia State to make a law that states that 1 year notice must be given by the CBN before new notes are enforced.


The case of A.G Abia State & ors V. A.G Federation is a classical example that the Supreme Court can exercise its original jurisdiction vested upon it by Section 232 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 irrespective of what list the subject matter of litigation falls under in the second schedule to the CFRN 1999. In that case, littoral State Governments in Nigeria sued the Federal Government regarding resource allocation and resource sharing. The issues contained elements from the exclusive list especially whether they were to receive allocation for petroleum extracted offshore.

The States won the Federal Government in the case.

The right place for them to have instituted the case is the High Court, and they know.

These guys just wanted to buy time.

Afamed:
Una sabi write nonsense with confidence on social media.

Where were you when Supreme court ruled against the misuse of executive order just few months ago?

Where you dey whem PMB executive order 10 was voids and declared illegal by supreme court just few months ago?

Una go just come on social media dey yan rubbish

First, the Supreme Court has no powers or whatsoever to dictate to the Executive how it should sign Executive Orders. Its own is to interpret.

Second, that one Executive Order was voided does not mean that another cannot be signed.

Lol!

Emefiele is their daddy🤣

If una like, cry from today till thy kingdom come, Emefiele will not remove his legs from Tinubu’s scrotum 😜.

The next thing now would be to get Buhari to sign an Executive Order to ensure that February 10th deadline remains sacrosanct.

By the time APC and Wike are done going from High Court to Appeal to Supreme Court challenging the legality of such Executive Order, the Elections would have been over by 3 months.

Ndi ala!😏

I’ve said it many times that only fools and idiots with ulterior motives are fighting against the policy.

Others are political thugs rented by scrupulous politicians to cause mayhem until CBN is forced to give them extension into the election so that they can buy votes.

Legitimate business men and women are adjusting to the policy already without much complaints.

But I trust Buhari to stick to his guns. It would be a shame if Buhari allows Tinubu errand boys to outwit him.

But the game is on…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZpMJuAZbNQ

So, it seems the NLC invited Tinubu to its event on Tuesday but instead of attending, he decided to send a representative in Adams Oshiomole who was the Congress’ former leader.

However, when Oshiomole was invited to the podium and he told the audience that he was there to represent Tinubu and wanted to read his speech, the audience erupted with shouts of “no ooooo, no oooo”. Seeing that the audience didn’t want to hear Tinubu’s speech, Oshiomole requested to speak to them in his capacity as former president of the union, to which they still rejected with shouts of “no oooo”!

It’s an understatement to say that Oshiomole was visibly embarrassed.

But things like this only begs the question, where is Tinubu really popular at?

Nlfpmod
Mynd44

garfield1:
What is there is that the deadline have been shifted till 15 and will still likely shift

Buhari met with Emefiele at the villa today. I’ve been expecting the outcome of that meeting since afternoon so I’d know FG and CBN next line of action.

But it would be a shame if the FG allows itself to be bullied into submission by some few states with purely primordial interests.

gasparpisciotta:
In the interest of the general public, we need no further interpretation of the law.

Buhari and Emefiele must be stopped before they plunge Nigeria into another round of chaos

But unfortunately the case has no merit.

garfield1:
Not true.why are you always overhyping this incident form? Why did buhari win ikwo where ogah is popular and lost in the other 12 lgas of ebonyi? Why is it that buhari won in abia north where ouk is popular? Why didn't they use incident forms in the other lgas? Why can't you accept the fact that buhari benefited from the popularity of ouk and ogah? Have you found out if ouk is less popular than obi in abia north

That’s where the dynamics I’m talking about will come into play.

This time around, people, mostly people of the Southeast, are going to the polling units with Obi in their minds.

In 2019, people like Ogar and OUK argued that whether you vote Buhari or Atiku, that they are both Fulani but such argument cannot fly now.

I’m not saying these guys won’t influence things a bit. But not to the extent they did in 2019.

garfield1:
Guy,you are deceiving yourself.the states are not challenging the powers of fg but wants fg to act according to public interest.the apex court has spoken and it is final

No, it’s not final.

Except Buhari was not sincere with the currency redesign if not, I expect him to sign an Executive Order backing up the policy which ensure that the February 10th deadline remains.

By the time the States would be done going from the High Court, Appeal and Supreme Court to challenge the Executive Order, the elections must have come and gone.

And I trust Malami on things like this.

So, don’t rejoice too quickly.

garfield1:
Which illusions? So structures dont win elections most times? So because I failed in anambra,I am not good? Even if tinubu loses,a lot of politicians will deliver their axis

Your problem is over reliance on structure and the past without taking cognizance of current realities and dynamics.

You’d always refer to how heavyweights would deliver their units or regions without recognizing how the people of that constituency behave towards heavyweights especially if they are standing against their popular choice.

Again, you’d always point to how Buhari got 25% in Imo and some appreciable percentages in Ebonyi and Abia without recognizing the fact that these results were made possible by Incident Forms which enabled Orji Uzor Kalu and Okorocha them to write results at their parlours.

Kaduna, Kogi and Zamfara States have taken the Federal Government and the Central Bank of Nigeria to court and gotten an interim injunction restraining the implementation of the February 10th deadline for the withdrawal of old Naira notes.

The judgment has elicited myriads of reactions with most people questioning if the Supreme Court has the jurisdiction to entertain the case and grant such injunction which has made it imperative to look critically at the entire case and its merit.

First, it is pertinent to state that the present policy of the CBN falls under Currency, Coinage and Legal Tender.

Now, Currency, Coinage and Legal Tender is item number 15 on Exclusive List of the constitution. What this means is that only the Federal Government has powers over anything regarding monetary and currency policy and States or sub nationals or federating units have no rights or locus whatsoever to dabble into it.

For clearer understanding, the only time the states can take the Federal Government to Supreme Court are only on issues in the Concurrent List where both the FG and State Governments have power of legislation.

So, in a nutshell, the case instituted by Kaduna, Kogi and Zamfara States at the Supreme Court is standing on faulty foundation as the Supreme Court has no jurisdiction over the case.

The proper thing to do would have been to approach a High Court for Judicial Interpretation of the extent of powers of the CBN and FG as regards currency, coinage and legal tender.

Nlfpmod
Mynd44
Fergie001
Garfield1
Ejimatic