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Any reasonable person with independent thought process, knows that Direct Primaries is absolute rubbish and should never be given a thought.

Only those who stupidly believed that Buhari was a messiah in 2015 that is believing that Direct Primaries is meant for the good of the “common man”.

As usual, the charlatan who sold Buhari to them under the guise of “what is best for Nigeria” is about to hoodwink their gullible brains once again. And as usual, they already swallowing the bait but we won’t let it succeed.

Direct Primaries will be chaotic, expensive and short of transparency. And in the end, the moneybags will still manipulate it like Andy Uba did in Anambra.

So what’s the gain?

fergie001:
Certain APC Govs have confirmed he has rejected it.

I knew he would reject it from the get go. Even before all this furore started.

Buhari is a very frugal manager of resources and I don’t imagine him signing a bill that not only places more financial burden on the nation’s scarce resources but also does not really guarantee a much better and improved democratic process.

What we asked for was Electronic Transmission of results. NASS should not complicate issues for themselves and the rest of Nigerians.

I don’t understand, you mean they broadcast the commissioning of ordinary flyover live on Channels TV?

Imagine the millions that was wasted for that alone.

Wikevie Nyesomhien...

You are doing well, but you killed your political career the day you said you are not Igbo and we shall never forget.

Zulum

Orishirishi...

Ggegbo eleyi ko necessary...

Because when he finally communicates the NASS, it would still be to reject the Bill due to that ill advised provision for compulsory Direct Primaries by all parties without alternative.

Tinubu urchins and his online agberos should know that Lagos template won’t be used to get the APC ticket for Tinubu.

To set the record straight, I’m not against Direct Primaries because it will benefit Tinubu. No. I’m too rational to do that.

I’m against Direct Primaries because it will chaotic, expensive and lastly, parties do not have adequate register of members which can make the entire process transparent.

Again, the argument that Direct Primaries will take power away from moneybags is flawed. Take Anambra for instance, did it stop Andy Uba from using abracadabra to clinch the APC ticket? Direct Primaries will only increase the number of people to be settled but best believe that these politicians are ever ready to settle.

So, let’s leave make due with Indirect Primaries for now. Nigeria is not yet ripe for Direct Primaries.

hollah123:
Ipob miscreants will not see this but tinubu is their problem

Does that train look like Buhari bought it?

Or does the rail track look like it was Buhari that laid it?

Are you alright?

perambulator:
Well said. The ibo agenda has always been to dominate others but like I have said earlier, they are not good strategists and it has now all backfired on them. The list of key appointments in Balewa's govt shows why ZIK who came 1st in an election chose to make Balewa who came 3rd prime minister despite the fact that Awo offered him (Zik) the chance to be prime minister...they thought the North would be easier to dominate. it is on record that Ojukwu was aware of the impending coup despite his claims to the contrary. Make no mistake about it the ibo agenda is to dominate others and the rest of us are now alive to this. I had never seen the list of military positions but it just reinforces what i have always said considering we now all know what the ibos did when they occupied the military.

I have said it in a previous post, the biggest problem with Nigeria is not the North but the ibo because while the North may want to rule Nigeria politically, the ibo man wants to conquer and dominate you....thats a migger bigger issue!!!!!! Ahmadu Bello said it and ever since I saw that video my eyes opened and I realized he was right. But God is a wonderful God because he hasnt blessed the ibos with the political and human skills required to achieve their goals. Had it been the north had the same ambitions of the ibo, we'd all be muslims practising sharia. A lot of the ways of the north that affect the way nigeria is ruled are in reaction to the past actions of the ibos and the knowledge that if they are given certain freedoms they will do what they do with it. For instance states were created solely to remove Oil from Ojukwu's control, the fear of what he would do with the revenues from oil. Unfortunatly this has negative resultant effects on the rest of the country and autonomy and economic progress.

I have said many times modern Nigeria is designed for control not for progress and IMHO that is the result of our past history. Past incidents have given foundation to the belief that if you give an ibo man too much political and military freedom and he will come back to conquer you.

Then that’s why you have the option of letting this people go.

Allow the Igbos to leave and stop fearing their imaginary intention to subjugate the rest of Nigerians.

For how long are your eyes going to be open and you oppose an Igbo presidency?

perambulator:
for as long as the ibos continue to have the same mindset they exhibited in he 1960s....they still do.

Part of the reason the mindset of 1960s still persists till date is because things are still very much like they were in the 60s.

The Igbo is still discriminated against and made to feel like he doesn’t belong here.

The only way to banish the ghosts of the 60s and make that mindset disappear is by healing that wound through giving an Igbo man power.

What alternative solution do you have?

IGBOSON1:
You know that face a child makes when you’ve just given them some horrible tasting medicine? They screw up their face in disgust as they swallow it....a necessary ‘evil’ that tastes vile, but is in their best interest!?

That’s exactly the face the core muslim north makes when you suggest a Igbo take over in 2023! It’s a bitter pill for them to swallow, but they know it’s a inevitability they’d just have to man up and face!

That’s just the truth.

They know they can’t run away from it.

But a thought of it sends shivers down their spine.

They are so afraid of what an Igbo man will do with power because they know they have done us shege.

But we are not on a revenge mission, we just wanna feel we belong here.

ArewaNorth:
This people are the most primitive I have ever seen. How can u ask for something that is supposed to be gotten through election at a platter of gold, Why are they desperate?
See your sins:
Do you know that when Tafawa Balewa was Prime Minister of Nigeria;
Chief of Army Staff was from SE
Chief of Naval Staff was from SE
IG of Police was from SE
Chief of Defence Staff was from SE
Internal Affairs Minister SE
External Affairs Minister SE
Education Minister South SE
Many other key ministries to SE
Parliament President SE
Unilag VC from SE
The University of Ibadan VC from SE
North resisted same at ABU!
Still, there was dissatisfaction by SE, the officers from the region killed this same Balewa!!!!
Out of all the most senior officers in Nigeria, SE has 37, none was killed. 8 from the north, all of them were killed. 10 from the west, 2 were killed.
Then Ironsi imposed a unitary system of government on the country so that everything can belong to a region who snatched it!
We must know our history so that when we want to make corrections, we will not end up concealing the truth. This has nothing to do with tribalism but everything to do with the truth.....at times when lies litter the streets. There is a tendency to think those are truths and facts.
*What follows are facts that can be cross-checked for authenticity!"*

Prof. Ben Nwabueze was the man who drafted the constitution that took away powers from regions and handed it to the central government because his brother Aguiyi Ironsi was the head of state then but some ignorant or selfish people limit their accusations to only Abdussalam Abubakar constitution that give birth to current democratic govt. Today, they're shouting restructuring that they helped to destroy. We won’t forget.”*.

The Igbo man is known to enjoy blaming the Hausa fulanis, Yorubas and indeed every other Nigerian tribe and Lord Luggard/Britain for their seeming claim of being in third class citizen status in Nigeria or refuse to let thm go. In their perpetual attempts to play the victim card, they recount the political events of Nigeria from 1914 to the present in a half-baked and highly selective manner which cleverly avoids the mention of the roles played by their elite who by all natural laws of judgement were actually responsible for the woes that befell not only the Igbo race but the entire Nigeria nation.
However, the national archives have the complete and unedited history of Nigeria regarding the political events beginning way back from even before 1914.
Shortly after the 1914 Amalgamation of the Northern and Southern Protectorates, it started getting clear that the country was bound to fail as the amalgamation in question was done with colonial fiat without the consent and consensus of the different tribes which were over 300. This prompted the political leaders to start asking for de-amalgamation so as to forestall the future danger which the forced amalgamation portended.
To that end, Ahmadu Bello, speaking on behalf of the Northern protectorate in 1944 described the amalgamation as "The mistake of 1914 which if allowed to remain will ultimately lead to unstoppable bloodshed and a failed country".
Awolowo, speaking on behalf of the Yorubas and Western minorities, described Nigeria as a mere geographical expression not qualified to be called a country let alone a nation. Awolowo added that if the amalgamation could not be reversed, then Nigeria should be structured as a strictly federal state so as to enable each tribe enjoy autonomy this freedom from being dominated by any one single tribe.
But Nnamdi Azikiwe, speaking for the Igbos, denounced Awolowo and Ahmadu Bello, terming them ethnic champions. He accused them of nursing a sectional agenda against the unity of Nigeria, and he declared further that the Unity of Nigeria was non-negotiable.
After moving the motion for independece in 1953, Anthony Enahoro proposed that a secession clause should be incorporated into the future constitution of Nigeria so as to give legal backing for any tribe to peacefully exit the forced union if it feels marginalized in future. According to Enahoro, such provision in our constitution would instill in all Nigeria's future leaders the fear of the consequences of misgovernance. But Azikiwe, speaking on behalf of Igbos, rose against him in the parliament and labelled him an agent of disunity, and enemy of Nigeria. At a later date, Awolowo too made a case for secession clause, but Azikiwe again resisted him and instigated the colonial authorities to threaten him and Enahoro with charges of treasonable felony if they didn't stop proposing secession clause for the future constitution. While Azikiwe did all these, Igbos cheered and urged him on because they felt the future Nigeria was theirs to dominate and lord it over every other tribe
Before independece, Tafawa Balewa too had in a public speech described Nigeria as a British experiment and Nigeria's unity as a British intention which Nigerians themselves don't believe in. But Azikiwe kicked and demonized him too. Had Azikiwe co-operated with Enahoro, Awolowo, Ahmadu Bello and Tafawa Balewa about the secession clause, Nigeria perhaps would not have been this misgoverned.
It should be noted that there were many Igbo members of the parliament in which Azikiwe fought against Awolowo's secession clause proposal in the link above, but not a single one of them rose against Azikiwe or condemned him.
Igbos initially never wanted to hear anything like secession in Nigeria because they so much believed, though falsely, that they were the most educated tribe.
As an evidence of Igbo domination agenda hence their initial resistance to the idea of secession; here is a quote:
"From all indications, the god of us Igbos have destined us to rule the whole of Africa"
Northerners have clearly known this & will never succumb to cheap political trick, how can u call us backward and at the same time asking us to go back to 1963 constitution talkless of even amending the current constitution?

I read everything you posted and believe me they are quite compelling.

The only question I wanna ask you however is, by your estimation, do you think it is right for the rest of Nigeria to keep punishing the generation of Igbos whose mothers were not even born when Nnamdi Azikiwe committed these things you enunciated?

If your answer is yes, I would like to know how long before you people will think it’s ok.

sanpipita:
This is why I'm so annoyed, Nigerian politicians will destroy anything good for their selfish aims, anyone insisting on direct primaries is a fraudster btw

Very big fraudster.

fergie001:
My head was almost removed here the day I brought up these challenges.

Some shallow brains get deceived by the false idea that it is “for the masses”.

But this is merely what the proponents of the rubbish provision is pushing forward trying to get the buy in of gullible people who might go into protests demanding the president signs it.

But I’m happy the people are not taking it.

fergie001:
I endorse the return of the bill to the National Assembly.

....insisting that parties’ supremacy and rights to opt for direct or indirect primaries must not be tampered with.

(This is where I have always based my arguments)

Bluntcrazeman, seunmsg

Aside the legal perspective, how about the fact that it will be chaos, expensive and non transparent?

It should never have been suggested in the first.

I’m so happy!

Tinubu’s game plan to force Direct Primaries into our electoral act so that he can use Lagos Direct Primary template to win APC ticket has been rubbished.

Fools were tactically positioning the argument to seem as if they are fighting for the people... telling us how they want to take power out of the moneybags. Trashy talk!

The instances of Direct Primaries in Lagos and Anambra has demonstrated how stupid it can and how it is not insulated to manipulations of same moneybags.

So why waste more money, manpower and resources on something that has its own flaws too; if not more?

Direct Primaries will be chaotic, too expensive and parties have no adequate register to ensure transparency which makes the entire venture a stupid one.

I support Buhari on this one.

There you have it zombies...

Igbos don’t bend the knee for any idiot.

Deny us 2023 presidency and see even Umahi, OUK, Okorocha, etc, all become IPOB.

Nigeria has the opportunity to correct decades of ill in 2023 or to set in motion, decades of chaos.

The choice is for una.

helinues:
No matter information that might have been at his disposal, declaring another president when we already have one is wrong.

Adding incoming would have make sense.

Don't glorify mediocrity

That what he said is wrong was the first thing I said, wasn’t it?

Even as what he did is wrong, you don’t know what gave him confidence.

You don’t know the information at his disposal.

Tinubu ambition in the mud

Who ever wrote this shit is a fat bumbling idiotic imbecilic fool.

Ndi ala!

Kuriosmynd:
Now, don't assume you know this young man well enough. You just barely met him.

You will know him better after you guys have sex 3x to 5x. I guess he already fvcked you well, otherwise I don't get your desperation.
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You sound like a good innocent girl. I think I like your person. But I also feel the guy is trying to take firm control of you and do you as he pleases. Thread carefully. Those words he throws around shouldn't be taken lightly. There are often truth in light jokes.

You still need to understand his psyche, don't ask him openly, but during conversation and subtle question, u will connect the dots. U need to know the kind of girl he really wishes to marry. I mean In terms of look, endowment, age, family background and tribe, u must see if u fall in that category...else it's good to start being sceptical.
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The truth is, sometimes, we guys might be dating a great girl, yet we are not convinced she's our want/spec.so we end up doing her as we please and dump her, and she starts to doubt herself.
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Again. You need to know where he really wish to be, I mean his dream and plans; see if he's in that direction. See if he's content abt his present state, otherwise some guys might want to be headed toward their dream before giving marriage a serious interest. Forget about what he father has.Try to know where he wants to be.

Then reduce ur desperation and see how he responds to your unavailability. Note his words and don't be blind to his actions.
And lastly, don't showoff u have money..lol Guys will eat you, especially if he's not that committed to you.
Keep observing, as you never really known this guy. Later, you can ask him his plans for marriage, there's nothing bad. You need to know this guy's psyche abt marriage, otherwise u will be traveling in a boat without destination

You get sense abeg!

I hope she listens to you.

franchasng:
Buhari or Fashola did not start 2nd Niger Bridge project, plz get your facts right. It was started by Goodluck.



Goodluck did miscalculation. He wanted to settle the North first so they could help vote him in for second tenure, in which he would then execute his key projects but that calculation failed as North didnt appreciate his efforts but wanted their own Son Buhari instead

A mistake I learnt from.

If any day I assume any political position, I’m starting to settle my constituency from the very first hour.

Doesn’t mean I won’t work elsewhere but my people must know their son was in power even if I stay there for one month.

druxlazu:
Absolute nonsense and garbage. They brought war upon themselves, instead of realizing they are stupid People, no they want to point the blame at others.

So the presidency shouldn't be zoned based on competency but based on Igbo people are hurt.

I say f*uck them. The only person capable of ruling and organizing this negros and barbarians of Nigeria is the Yoruba man, anybody else is absolute garbage and incompetent.

So there are no competent people in Southeast?

Stupidity!

Don’t waste your vote on mushroom parties if you don’t want to quicken APC’s victory and the continuation of this subjugation in 2023.

tnerro1:
Hope he is not hoping on VAT from other States, e go shock am

My brother...same question I want to ask o!

With 172billion for capital expenditure with education getting 38 billion, the budget seems like an excellent one.

The question is, where will the funds come from? Because 267billion naira is quite ambitious for a state like Borno that neither has wonderful IGR nor VAT.

But goodluck to Zulum though.

He’s one of my best politicians in power.

I commend Kashim Shettima for ensuring a great character like Zulum succeeded him.

Umahi/Zulum2023 for APC

And Obi/Kwankwaso2023 for PDP.

Wike was on his way to being the most popular politician from the south after Tinubu until he sent soldiers to massacre Obigbo people.

As if that wasn’t enough, Wike opened his vocal cavity and told the world that he is not Igbo.

Until then, his greatest supporters were Igbos and we wouldn’t have minded him taking our presidential slot but he committed the greatest political blunder the day he made that proclamation.

Now he can’t guarantee Yoruba votes, Tinubu got that.

He can’t guarantee Igbo votes, Peter Obi got that.

I guess he will rely on his Ikwerre and Benin brethren.


Onye ala!

omenkaLives:
Not like Jonathan implemented it o.

But that aside, isn't this the same Gana who whole Yams meant for the completion of the PDP secretariat his here pointing leprous fingers at someone else.

Gana couldnt account for over 21.5Billion donated for the presidential campaign of Jonathan and completion of the pdp secretariat. The project needed just 10 billion for completion, but after all was said and done, below is what the recalcitrant criminals can boast of...

All these stale rehashing of old pictures of PDP secretariat won’t change the fact that APC and Buhari govt is callous, clueless, stupid, nepotistic, inhuman and everything bad.

I know you folks are rejoicing because Buhari said the 2014 CONFAB document has been consigned to the dustbin of history but I beg to burst your bubble...

The 2014 CONFAB report is very much alive and shall be in implemented, either now or in the near future.

Take this to the bank!

Make una no vex o...

I am both a musician and a music industry enthusiast, but I don’t know one song sung by Femi Kuti yet he keeps earning back to back Grammy Nominations.

Can anyone tell me his song(s) to made him deserve these nominations?

So that when trailer jam am as it usually does, instead we will be crying for losing 4 people, we will be crying for losing 7 people.

Abeg this one no follow!

Every politics is local; that is what Ayade doesn’t seem to remember.

He wants to be popular in the north and unpopular in the south in general and in Cross River in particular.

With this attitude of his, any APC guber candidate he supports in 2023 will fail woefully in 2023.

And if he wants APC to give him presidential ticket or make him vice presidential candidate, it is close to impossible now that he has made himself enemy of the south.

I wonder who advises these guys sometimes.

Prof wey no get sense.

Onye ala!

Hopealive500:
I don't have straigth self to read all that finish, but let me sitdow here and be reading comments. But i bet igbo's will never rule us again.

You are not different from the guy below; both in looks and reasoning