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A former Kaduna Central lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, has advised ex-President Goodluck Jonathan against contesting the 2027 presidential election, warning that the political landscape is no longer what they used to be.

Speculations about Jonathan’s return have continued to grow within political circles, particularly in light of ongoing debates about a one-term Southern presidency and the emergence of a new opposition coalition floated by the African Democratic Congress.

Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, Sani argued that the Peoples Democratic Party, which Jonathan rode to victory with in 2011, is now fragmented and weakened.

“Each time there is an election, the name of Jonathan comes up, but it is his volition to contest, but I advise him not to do that. The reason is very simple: the PDP he used to know is not the PDP now.

The PDP in the South-West is endorsing the president. Some members of the party are in the coalition. So, it is the party he used to know, so he shouldn’t waste his time,” he said.

Sani further dismissed the strength of the emerging coalition, stressing that its members lack ideological depth and are not distinct from President Bola Tinubu’s political philosophy.

“We are in a democracy, and it is within the right and ambit of our democratic experiment or law to have an opposition that will give an alternative, but if their only cause for power is to remove Tinubu without providing any alternative to governance and his style, then, they have no agenda.

The people that constitute the coalition today are not ideologically and philosophically different from the programmes which the Tinubu administration is prosecuting. So, it’s not like we have a Marxist and a Capitalist or a Neo-Liberal and a Conservative.

“During their campaigns and in their dear lives, you can see those liberal values of devaluation and removal of subsidy and some other party,” he added.

I believe that Senator Shehu Sanni has spoken reasonably well.
The political landscape isn't what it used to be.. I hope he can read in-between the lines.

Whether Goodluck Ebele Jonathan or Peter Obi or Atiku....the goal is to make sure the calamity does not return.....affliction shall not rise a second time because if by mistake it does, Nigeria and Nigerians may not survive it after 2027. He needs to go....he has achieved his lifelong ambition and plunged Nigerians into penury and suffering, let him go and rest so that others can try their own so we can compare and contrast




As for those using the bi-election results to bank on 2027, they ought to know that majority of Nigerians don't usually care about bi-elections and reason the ruling party in every state and the national ruling party always win. So there is no big deal....2027 will shut many mouths up forever, we will see to it

Not just Jonathan.

Contesting against Tinubu is a waste of resources and time.

He has 100% control of all state apparatus.

Even if Nigerians rejects Tinubu, he will still win the election before it even begins.

So why waste your money and energy for nothing.

Immatex:
Not just Jonathan.

Contesting against Tinubu is a waste of resources and time.

He has 100% control of all state apparatus.

Even if Nigerians rejects Tinubu, he will still win the election before it even begins.

So why waste your money and energy for nothing.

In a football game,if a referee and VAR are against you, it will be difficult to win

Inec has not neutral and can never be neutral.
It's a very weak institution.
2023 presidential election is a case.
Inec is waiting to manipulate the results in 2027 as it did in 2023.

And same Shehu Sani thinks he is worthy of contesting the Kaduna central Senatorial or Guber election because he is back in the APC? Goodluck contesting or not, leave it to fate.

favour32:
In a football game,if a referee and VAR are against you, it will be difficult to win

Inec has not neutral and can never be neutral.
It's a very weak institution.
2023 presidential election is a case.
Inec is waiting to manipulate the results in 2027 as it did in 2023.

1: If you don’t have football skills, youbrecruit amateurs, you don’t train, you don’t have unity in the dressing room, you don’t have pitch tactics and you are playing a team that is elite, skilled, together and prepared, 99 out of 100 matches you will lose even if the referee and VAR are impartial.

2: if you keep blaming the referee and VAR, it subconsciously excuses you from doing the work you need to do to win. When I was in the Uk 2 decades ago I realised that Jamaican immigrant males didn’t go to university and had the worst jobs in any office I worked. If you saw a black Jamo in university or a professional office job, it was more likely to be female. The males were security, cleaners, drivers etc. I later realized it was because the men had convinced themselves that would not be accepted so they didn’t apply. They settled for crime and blue collar work and convinced themselves the system was rigged against them. It is only after seeing Africans who didn’t have this complex do well that has prompted them to apply of late.

3: there is a way you will come so prepared that even the most corrupt referee and VAR can’t stop your win!

4: if you’ve been winning matches before because you were part of a great team and then think you are better than you really are, or underestimate the contribution of your teammates to your success, don’t be surprised that you move to an average team and you stop winning!

For the record, INEC has one of the best electoral systems in the world. You cannot rig without leaving a trail. If there is a problem with our electoral system, you can blame the politicians and the citizens for vote buying or thee law for the time limit in election petitions, incompetent lawyers, selfish politicians who know they lost but still go to court so as to keep the hope alive in their supporters. The biggest problems are bad actors. The politicians and the electorate. Have you ever seen a politician that conceded and election and went on to win another election in Nigeria? That’s why they don’t concede even when they lose. Because you the electorate will not vote for them Next time! So they blame INEC!


But if you took a forensic look at INEcs electoral process, it is almost flawless. Most of you lambasting INEC have actually never examined the election process as a systems analyst will do. Break every process and and look for possible loopholes or avenues for rigging. If you did you would realize like I said it is almost fool proof. The best security systems are designed by crooks for crooks. Our electoral system is better than that of the US and Uk

franchasng:
Whether Goodluck Ebele Jonathan or Peter Obi or Atiku....the goal is to make sure the calamity does not return.....affliction shall not rise a second time because if by mistake it does, Nigeria and Nigerians may not survive it after 2027. He needs to go....he has achieved his lifelong ambition and plunged Nigerians into penury and suffering, let him go and rest so that others can try their own so we can compare and contrast


As for those using the bi-election results to bank on 2027, they ought to know that majority of Nigerians don't usually care about bi-elections and reason the ruling party in every state and the national ruling party always win. So there is no big deal....2027 will shut many mouths up forever, we will see to it

This one go cry again in 2027

It's a waste of time for me to believe you because i wouldn't have believed that a bag of rice would move from #8000.00 to #108000 in less than 10years as we all witnessed in this contraption some months ago. I'll rather believe what you currently deem impossible!

casualobserver:
1: If you don’t have football skills, youbrecruit amateurs, you don’t train, you don’t have unity in the dressing room, you don’t have pitch tactics and you are playing a team that is elite, skilled, together and prepared, 99 out of 100 matches you will lose even if the referee and VAR are impartial.

2: if you keep blaming the referee and VAR, it subconsciously excuses you from doing the work you need to do to win. When I was in the Uk 2 decades ago I realised that Jamaican immigrant males didn’t go to university and had the worst jobs in any office I worked. If you saw a black Jamo in university or a professional office job, it was more likely to be female. The males were security, cleaners, drivers etc. I later realized it was because the men had convinced themselves that would not be accepted so they didn’t apply. They settled for crime and blue collar work and convinced themselves the system was rigged against them. It is only after seeing Africans who didn’t have this complex do well that has prompted them to apply of late.

3: there is a way you will come so prepared that even the most corrupt referee and VAR can’t stop your win!

4: if you’ve been winning matches before because you were part of a great team and then think you are better than you really are, or underestimate the contribution of your teammates to your success, don’t be surprised that you move to an average team and you stop winning!

For the record, INEC has one of the best electoral systems in the world. You cannot rig without leaving a trail. If there is a problem with our electoral system, you can blame the politicians and the citizens for vote buying or thee law for the time limit in election petitions, incompetent lawyers, selfish politicians who know they lost but still go to court so as to keep the hope alive in their supporters. The biggest problems are bad actors. The politicians and the electorate. Have you ever seen a politician that conceded and election and went on to win another election in Nigeria? That’s why they don’t concede even when they lose. Because you the electorate will not vote for them Next time! So they blame INEC!


But if you took a forensic look at INEcs electoral process, it is almost flawless. Most of you lambasting INEC have actually never examined the election process as a systems analyst will do. Break every process and and look for possible loopholes or avenues for rigging. If you did you would realize like I said it is almost fool proof. The best security systems are designed by crooks for crooks. Our electoral system is better than that of the US and Uk

If Inec is a strong institution and impartial as you tend to suggest,
why are most people calling for electoral reform?
You said that our electoral system is better than that of US and UK,
may I ask you personally,
have you heard of vote buying in US and UK?
Have you heard of NO instant electronic transmission of electoral results in US and UK?
Have you heard of thuggery and snatching of ballot boxes in US and UK?
Have you heard of ethnic or racial profiling before one is allowed to vote in US and UK?

Do your research very well and know that, Nigerian electoral system is far behind US and UK which are absolutely advanced more than Nigeria.

favour32:
If Inec is a strong institution and impartial as you tend to suggest,
why are most people calling for electoral reform?
You said that our electoral system is better than that of US and UK,
may I ask you personally,
have you heard of vote buying in US and UK?
Have you heard of NO instant electronic transmission of electoral results in US and UK?
Have you heard of thuggery and snatching of ballot boxes in US and UK?
Have you heard of ethnic or racial profiling before one is allowed to vote in US and UK?

Do your research very well and know that, Nigerian electoral system is far behind US and UK which are absolutely advanced more than Nigeria.

You dont understand what the man is saying.

Who buys vote?

Answer: Politicians

Ques: Who sells vote?

Answer: Voters AKA the citizens.

Who steals ballot boxes? INEC?

Who gets paid to steal ballot boxes? INEC?

Who does the ethnic profiling in Nigeria? INEC?

So it has absolutely nothing to do with INEC, hold the judiciary, hold the politicians, hold the voters responsible but don't put the blames on INEC because INEC does exactly what it's meant to do.

favour32:
If Inec is a strong institution and impartial as you tend to suggest,
why are most people calling for electoral reform?
You said that our electoral system is better than that of US and UK,
may I ask you personally,
have you heard of vote buying in US and UK?
Have you heard of NO instant electronic transmission of electoral results in US and UK?
Have you heard of thuggery and snatching of ballot boxes in US and UK?
Have you heard of ethnic or racial profiling before one is allowed to vote in US and UK?

Do your research very well and know that, Nigerian electoral system is far behind US and UK which are absolutely advanced more than Nigeria.

A lot of the problems we have in Nigeria are down to educated ignorance. educated people who can’t or don’t think.

What does any of the things you mention above have to do with INEC? Name 1 that has do with INEC. Inec cannot cure a bad people. What INEC can do is provide a fool proof system. If you decide to collect bribes to vote for a candidate how is that INEC’s problem.


Like I said educated ignorance.

I am a UK citizen, I have voted in the Uk my name is currently on the electoral roll. Their electoral system is very porous. It is even worse in the US where in some states you are not even allowed to ask for ID and they have mail in voting. Put NIgerians in the Uk or US and you will realize their electoral system is extremely porous! Even Putin said it a few days ago.

INEC is just a part of the electoral system. Inec’s role is to ensure the integrity of the numbers they announce. That you bribed a voter is not INEC’s business! Please let’s talk like educated people.

You can’t blame INEC for corruption of the citizens and politicians, the failure of the police etc. Its job is to count the votes presented before it. That the right person is the person voting and the numbers declared are accurate.


It’s like WaEC or Jamb. It is what you present before it that it will mark. That your teacher is bad or you didn’t study well is not WAEC’s business.

The job of an electoral commission is to ensure that only those who are eligible to vote can vote and that if 40 people vote for party A and 35 for party B, it declares the results as such. The job of an electoral commission is to ensure that if there is any sharp practice, under its own sphere of influence it can detect it and provide evidence. I can guarantee you that the IS and Uk systems cannot meet this criteria. If a politician gives a voter N10k to vote in a corner, that is outside iNEC’s area of influence or control. That is not INEc’s job!