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In 2015, taking the peculiarities of our country into condition, both the candidates for the presidency and his vice is going to matter a lot. Since the vice will be seen as the person taking over after him.

For APC the conditions to be met are:

1) It is going to be a North/South ticket not vice versa.
2) Both candidates will be of different religion. I.e. Christian/Muslim or vice versa.
3) One must be seen to have a principled stance against corruption and the other must be a technocrat with a history of getting things done.
4) The must be acceptable to a large swath of the country so as to minimize the ethnic bigotry we are presently witnessing.
5) They must have the charisma to attract a large number of people across different divides (ethnic ground, religion, etc.) to vote for them.

As at present, it is difficult to point the candidates that would fulfill these conditions. But i believe that with the necessary outreach and backdoor negotiations, APC is going to select the candidates that would meet these conditions.

The greatest mistake APC could make is to wait until next year, 2014 before publicly naming its presumed candidates. Time in not on their side if they hope to win the forthcoming elections.
They should settle early for their winning candidates regardless of who PDP is going to select. They must start building bridges early among the various tribes and faiths within the country. They must be seen to do this publicly and in good faith. Perception counts a lot.

It would be criminal for them to assume that some sections will not vote for them regardless of whether they reach out to them or not. They must campaign in all parts of the country. All difficult/uncomfortable questions must be tackled head on. Not just simply sweeping it under the carpet. The peculiarities of different tribes must be entertained and concrete assurances made.
It is going to be a rocky road, but if there is honesty and sincerity of purpose, not just wanting power for the sake of it, I see a light at the end of the tunnel

The dynamics at play during the 2010 elections are simply not there any longer.

Pre-2010, During the Yaradua's saga; GEJ was seen by the public as an underdog. Someone who has been cheated and greatly harmed due to the fact that he has no political backing as at then. And more importantly, people seen him as been cheated due to the fact that he was from a "minority tribe"
This resonated greatly with the ordinary man on the street who faces such odds and injustice on a daily basis. This, coupled with the "I have no shoes" I was born in poverty quip made the people on the street see him as one of them. They not only identified with him, bur most importantly his candidature for the presidency position gave them hope that one can rise to greatness regardless of his present station in life. When these factors and others were brought together, there was only going to be one winner.
Post 2010. The economic condition of an average Nigerian has not greatly improved as expected. And I would hazard a guess that thing are a lot more difficult for the common man than before. The nation as been greatly polarised among different factions: north vs south, christains vs muslims, pdp vs the rest, etc. Inflation has taken its toil on the pocket of Nigerians. people are simply not going to vote on the altar of "I have no shoe' matra again. Since they now know better.

Pre-2015. GEJ is longer the underdog of 2010 and people perception of him has changed greatly since. They now no longer see him as powerless or the poor boy/man about to be deprived of this rightful mandate. The transformation has sadly changed to dis-figuration. Corruption and tales of maladministration liters his government. GEJ of 2009 is no longer recognizable. The common man can no longer identify him. The poor GEJ who cannot afford a pair of shoe yesterday is now an overnight billoniare.

Change is in the air!!!

If APC is to have a realistic chance of winning, they must present a candidate the average Nigerian on the street can identify with. A candidate that gives hope of a better tomorrow to Nigerians across all section.

Na wa for unrequited love oh

Behold everything that is wrong with our country. Quota system must be abolished!!!

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Jarus, with all due respect, I think you should step aside and let the moderators organise/moderate these debates regardless of how incompetent (or not) they may be.
The site owner has made a decision to introduce quota system rather than merit and I think he should either swim or sink with the outcome.
No one lasts forever. You did your best and a jolly good one too. Its time to step aside and let others run the show.

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[size=14pt]FRESH AIR[/size]

Is this the official Nairaland April fools theme? Please revert to the previous theme cos its after 12 o'clock already.

PhysicsQED: He made the thread about Ojukwu in the opening when there was no reason to. The OP's statement "his lack of achievements before and after the civil war, made him ineligible to be a Nigerian hero" defeated the thread before it began. People could also criticize other people he listed in his opening post as heroes as a rebuttal of course, but the point is that he deliberately singled out Ojukwu for criticism in the opening post of the thread.

Good point. A potentially interesting thread ruined by pettiness.

Jakumo: As a rule, I generally award myself at least one honorary academic laurel, and one traditional chieftaincy title per year.

Sincerely,

Double-Chief Alhaji Professor Dr. Engineer-Gynecologist Sir Jakumo the Third Esquire, PHD MSc FSS MNI OBE MBE

Beome[b]RICH[/b]!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I doff my hat o

Very refreshing thread.
Personally i think we should revert back to our regional form of government with focus on the grassroots (Local governments) so that elected leaders are more accountable to the people.

BEAF leading ANTI-goverment protest!!! Una go injure pesin with laughter for nairaland oh!!!!!!! ROFL ROFL ROFL hahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Touché

ferari90:
“"The economy is growing. I've expected it to grow more than [size=16pt]12 eeeh, em mm  It's around 8 point something[/size]. It's growing." ---Jonathan,

Akanbi_edu:
The guy has obviously been following developments in the state by absorbing too much of beaf's lies.

Guardian have already deleted that article - "http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/editorial_opinion/article02/140510?pdate=140510&ptitle=Hurry%20up,%20Jonathan"
You can only run, but you cant hide

Round 'em up, and send them straight to HELL. bloody terrorists

Rhino.5dm:
we are in a free system, so you guys should learn how to suck it up.

The names likes Drug baron(Tinubu), Aregb-RASCAL(Rauf Aregbesola), Blood thirsty-Jihadist, Ayatollah(Buhari), Bi-intimate nutjob ot Atiefku(Atiku), Yaradull or slowpoke or Zombie(Yaradua), gorilla(OBJ), one eyed-devil(Ciroma) was frequently use with all pleasure by the GEJ team. Respect is mutual.

If you live in a glass house don't throw stones, cos if you can't take blows broda don't throw blows - Peter Tosh (Glass House)

Haba Okada man, e bi like say Jona no won sort you

oyb:
i know you are less than a simpleton, but you do realise that criminals can always be traced through associates family, etc? perhaps you have forgotten that tat was what your heroic sss did with Okah's brother last year? we know you are a sycophant and apologist for incompetence. if you have nothing smart to say, go and post some more inane SAT x threads

anyway, why should i be surprised, this is the same sort of reasoning we can expect from ringim and co - the gej administration, govt of dullards, by dullards, for dullards. beaf is clearly in the company of his contemporaries. the ones who parade civil contractors as bombers.

dude, keep running up and down - it i clear to the whole world now, ad not just nl, [size=18pt]GEJ IS A FAILURE IN ALL RAMIFICATIONS[/size].


since you keep posting about how boko haram are present in govt agencies, maybe you should tell us how you know. anyway, you are a semi retired terrorist, so i guess you guys know how to identify each other - lazy, shiftless, hypocritical, belligerent and always blaming others for your failures.

Na wa o. Some people self no dey shame. No credibility at all

Nairaland brings new surprise everyday. Happy birthday man.

make obj dash am iyabo na

Funny thread. Somebody wants an answer to a question, another is desperately trying to divert the topic so as not to answer it. Work is quite slow today _{make my boss no hear am oh}  so i am enjoying this thread

Hilarious

Can we please get back to the topic?
BTW who made such moronic law? It should be repealed ASAP

Under intense public pressure and economic uncertainties, President Goodluck Jonathan has repeatedly been committed to limiting the nation’s perennially outsized cost of governance, proposing austerity guidelines and approving budget cuts.

But critics point out that the president, ironically, currently superintends over some of the nation’s highest relative budget raises in 2011, with the running cost of his first constituency – the State House – reaching a new high.

For more than a decade since the return of democracy – save for a year under the Olusegun Obasanjo administration – budget variations for the seat of government have oscillated between 20 percent and 30 percent. It usually includes footing bills ranging from the maintenance of presidential aircraft, to keeping a safari park.

From the highest at N26.48 billion in 2005 under Mr Obasanjo, the total annual cost of the State House slumped to N10.52 billion in 2009 and rose slightly to N12.78 billion in 2010, according to an analysis of federal budget outlays since 2000.

For this year, the State House is spending N20.01 billion, a 56.53 percent rise from that of 2010, and the highest amount since 2005.

In detailed budgets, the State House, somewhat like a parastatal under the presidency, had N19.52 billion in 2006; N14.95 billion for 2007; N15.62 billion for 2008; N10.52 billion for 2009; N12.78 billion for 2010 and N20.01 billion for 2011.

Predictably, the huge raise for this year has drawn the ire of federal lawmakers who, with their appropriating powers, hardly question those details during passage.

The legislators, who have been battling public outrage at their own spending, say the budget buttresses their claim that they have for years borne the brunt of what they said was executive-instigated public anger over their earnings, whereas the other arms are as guilty or worse.

“The legislature has been so derided by comments coming from the executive, making us to be seen by Nigerians as people who are all about money, when there are even more serious issues in the other arms,” said Abimbola Daramola, a House of Representatives member from Ekiti State.

To many legislators, the executive arm cuts the picture of self-acclaimed puritan despite often failing in its promise to reduce governance cost in favour of developmental spending, yet swift at directing public rage at the legislature.

“We need to be rational, we need to come back to earth with the cost of running government,” said Emmanuel Ugbuaja, the secretary general of the Nigeria Labour Congress. “Clearly, the problem is not paying civil servants; the problem is paying political office holders. If they must earn, it must be drastically reduced. We are backing a reduction of cost of governance.”

Cost of governance

Largely inspired by statement from Mr Jonathan and his aides, concerns over rising cost of governance now shape public perception of political office holders almost more than any other time. But analysts say there seems to be little improvement.

“Consider the large entourage that goes with the president when he travels and remember that each of those people will earn a public money, then it becomes clearer how frivolous we get by the day,” said Anietie Umoren, who leads an online pressure group on Facebook group, called Reduce Your Cabinet Mr President.

Presidential spokesperson, Reuben Abati, promised to send in a response to this story, but did not do so at press time.

Generally, state house budgets tell stories of subtle contradictions. In one breathe, they showcase a required frugality for a seat of power, and in another, they include questionable sub-heads, projects and figures that keep reoccurring on the budget each other year.

For instance, over the years, the annual cost of maintaining the presidential quarters and offices cost averagely N1.2 billion each year. For this year, the amount has reached its highest at a little over N2 billion. Also, while the furnishing of three Guest Houses for the Vice President got N20 million each in 2008, one of the apartments at Asokoro is receiving N88.39 million in 2011.

This year’s budget remarkably did not include the maintenance of presidential aircraft – usually one of the recipients of major allocation annually – but it retained the high local and international travel cost as well as yearly purchases of new computers, vehicles and printing equipment.

“The government must stop frivolous spending and make life meaningful to its citizens. It must channel that money into meaningful development,” Mr Umoren said

http://234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/Home/5738139-146/story.csp

WaltherPPK:
@Peter_tosh, you really are funny guy, please stop posting trash, you don't know what you are talking about.

Hey, I got this from somewhere. The link is there. Maybe the article is not correct?