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Re: How The Igbos Worked For Buhari's Victory -shettima by Nobody: 9:11am On Apr 02, 2015
Very intelligent governor.
Am an igbo and i know what happened in Imo state.The general will be convinced after the governorship when APC wins Imo state.
The federal mussle was too glaring in Imo and if elections had been free Jonathan would have lost the state.
Kudos Gov Shettima for this comment from you.

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Re: How The Igbos Worked For Buhari's Victory -shettima by Calculia: 9:11am On Apr 02, 2015
[size=14pt]ABO.KI COMMIT SUICIDE, WE VOTED GEJ AND WILL DO IT AGAIN!



SHI.TMAN U MEAN YORUBA ABI?



DO MUSLIM GET SPECIAL CLASSES IN LYING?



THE PEOPLE CAN LIE.



EXPECT TO HERE JEGA IS AN IGBO MAN NEXT[/size]

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Re: How The Igbos Worked For Buhari's Victory -shettima by Nobody: 9:11am On Apr 02, 2015
DukeNija:


I hope you are okk. Speak for yourself, Igbo's remain undeterred and resilient. PDP will become our stronghold in 2019


We too get strong head cheesy grin
It's good, but abeg no be when power don change hands biko cheesy cheesy
We need to humble oooooo Nwanne!Right now, we better stoop to conquer!

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Re: How The Igbos Worked For Buhari's Victory -shettima by sweetgala(m): 9:12am On Apr 02, 2015
It's the Ngige matter that pains me most, a typical case of cutting of your nose to spite the face. That was a senate leader sure bank, But since the APC primaries till now I've continued to say it, Rochas Owelle is the next Nigerian president. He is calm collected and happy with APC.

When buhari was giving his concession speech he(Rochas) was right there behind him. I'm sure buhari likes the trustworthy and patient man in him

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Re: How The Igbos Worked For Buhari's Victory -shettima by Ralphlauren(m): 9:12am On Apr 02, 2015
madamoringo:
Good try Shettima but 99% of the cry babies are here whinning about how they and the SS were voted out because they are minority, and how they would vote incompetence again a 100X if a stoopid president like GEJ Azikiwe was the one that needed to earn their ethnic vote!

Can't eat their cake and have it! Credit to Amaechi, Rochas, Oshiomole and their foot soldiers but left to the generality of Ibos, they voted PDP! That was why even Ngige was voted out and they are proud of it, all because he is in the APC. Anyway, no minority SE will now get close to being Senate President thanks to the Ibos that cut off their nose to spite their face!!

Honestly, i do not understand why Shettimma is now the mouth piece of the Ibos.

It is obvious he is only trying to be diplomatic. The Ibos voted overwhelmingly against APC/Buhari. The records are clear. In their blindness and folly, they ended up voting against one of their own -Ngige.

Anyway, Buhari should forgive and forget their folly and compensate them by actually starting/completing their second niger bridge.

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Re: How The Igbos Worked For Buhari's Victory -shettima by joystickextendr: 9:12am On Apr 02, 2015
hmmm really?








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Re: How The Igbos Worked For Buhari's Victory -shettima by IOAGEM: 9:12am On Apr 02, 2015
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EUROBOMBER:
Let me start by saying congratulations to Muhammadu Buhari for winning the presiden[color=#006600][/color]tial election and emerging as Nigeria’s president-elect. I have come to realise that Buhari’s victory is the will of God for Nigeria and so, I have come to accept him as my president.

I also want to congratulate President Goodluck Jonathan for being mature enough to accept defeat and concede the election. This man remains one of the greatest Nigerian presidents because he could have decided to set Nigeria on fire but chose the honourable path.

I want to also recognise all my fellow PDP e-warriors that stood beside the President. Thank you for your resilience and unflinching support all through the struggle. Also to recognise all the APC e-warriors who fought bravely in support of their party despite all odds and won the battle.

MY MESSAGE FOR BUHARI

Now that you have become the President, I want to let you know that the change Nigerians really need is not the change of personalities or political party, Nigerians are just tired of the way things have been going in this country. Nigerians are suffering; we struggle to provide basic needs that ordinarily the Government should provide. Thieves continue to steal and get richer while the majority of Nigerians are languishing in poverty. This is the reason why Nigerians have decided to give you a chance; the people believe that God can use you to turn things around in this country that is why you were voted for last Saturday.

(1) Fight corruption to a complete halt in this country especially in the petroleum sector. Sanitize the NNPC, ensure transparency and accountability. Nigerians all over should be able to benefit from our God-given resources. A few cannot continue to hold this country to ransom and steal at will.

(2) Provide stable and reliable power supply for Nigerians. This will enable SME’s to thrive and encourage investors to flock massively into the country. The cost of doing business in this country is crazy because of high energy costs. We must do away with generators in this country for good Mr President.

(3) Please diversify our economy. We cannot continue to depend heavily on oil in Nigeria. Sit down and take a good look at the six geopolitical zones in this country and find a way of harnessing all economic potentials for the good of all Nigerians. Our economy must be less dependent on crude oil.

(4) Deal ruthlessly with corrupt persons who believe that they can continue to steal and do business as usual. This is a democracy but Mr President, you are the C-in-C and you have enormous powers at your disposal, please use them! Don’t be like Jonathan who allowed his Government to be hijacked by criminals who looted the nation dry while Nigerians cried.

(5) Finally, Buhari could be the man that God could use to finally cement Nigeria’s bond of unity by handing over to an Igbo-Nigerian president after his tenure in office whether 4 or 8yrs. Like the Elder statesman Yakubu Gowon said, electing an Igbo president would heal the old wounds of the civil war. Buhari’s name will be written in gold both in the hearts of the Igbos if he can be the instrument to achieving Igbo presidency in this country. If Buhari, being a Fulani from the North can transfer presidential power to the Igbos after him then he will be like the hinge holding Nigeria together.

A WORD FOR THE SE

I want to thank my geopolitical zone the SE for standing with Jonathan till the end. Yes, he lost the election but we have made a bold statement that we can stand with you till death when we give you our word. There was immense pressure to abandon the minority Ijaw man and join the majority but we refused and stood with the minority till the very end. We must however join hands with the new president to move this great nation forward. Personally, I have concluded that Nigeria has come to stay since we have survived this 2015 presidential election. Let us also build good bridges with other geopolitical zones so that we can produce Nigeria’s president after Buhari. No zone can produce the president alone in this country; you need the support of at least four zones to produce the president!

Let us also eschew bitterness and drop all these talk about Biafra; we are Nigerians and we have everything to gain in this country if we can play our game well.


A WORD FOR THE NIGER DELTA

Thank God we can now say that Nigeria has produced a president for the first time from the minority in the person of Goodluck Jonathan who is about to leave office. I can understand the pain/anger because of the outcome of this election but the truth is that what has happened is the will of God for Nigeria; I see the finger of God in all these. This is Buhari’s time to rule this country; he is a man of destiny. He has come just at the right time to save this country from gliding into abyss.

Stop calling the Yorubas traitors and all that. Remember that the Yorubas overwhelmingly voted for your son in 2011 and rejected this same buhari. Check the figures and see that buhari was soundly rejected by the Yorubas in 2011. All Nigerians believed that Jonathyan would be a Messiah that would come and turn things around in this country; this was a man who had no shoes to go to school, who was from a poor background. Nigerians voted massively for him only to be so disappointed that he has not been able to make their lives better. Things are much more difficult for Nigerians now than when Jonathan took over. This is the reason why the Yourubas have rejected Jonathan this time. It is not out of hatred or gang-up but because he has not performed well! Same story about most of the MB and that is why Jonathan lost the MB. Nigerians never had it this bad, state Governors are owing salaries for months, people are hungry, unable to pay school fees and unable to meet their basic human needs.

How foolish can a Government be? Imagine someone that wants to come for a second term and civil servants were not paid their December salaries to celebrate Christmas! This is just unbelievable! It was in December last year that I began to question this Government in my mind but I still continued my relentless support on Nairaland for Jonathan. I saw my relatives who were Civil Servants going hungry during the Christmas celebrations, some could not even purchase new clothes for their kid, how painful!

As for me, I will do my very best in my own little capacity to support Buhari in changing this country for good. If things should continue the way they were going under Jonathan I wonder what the future of our children would be to be honest. It is God that has pushed out Jonathan not Nigerians because of all the prayers and crying that has gone up to him.

Let me also use this medium to appeal to all reasonable Yorubas on Nairaland to prevail on their people to stop opening funny threads about Igbo this Igbo that just because Jonathan lost. The APC people should stop opening threads to tell other Nigerians ‘Ntorrr’, we should move away from such pettiness and mediocrity.


A WORD TO THE CORE NORTH

And to the core North, let this election be a lesson and a reference point. A southerner sitting as president presided over his own defeat, accepted the results and went ahead to congratulate the winner from the north. In 2011 when Jonathan defeated Buhari, he refused to concede defeat but shouted that the election was rigged when we all know that he was defeated by Jonathan then. Nobody is burning tyres on the road in the South, nobody is burning Mosques, nobody is burning houses/cars and nobody is going about killing Northerners. Should the Northerners lose elections in future we expect them to accept the results and not disturb the peace. Jonathan has set a very good precedent not only for Nigeria but Africa.
Re: How The Igbos Worked For Buhari's Victory -shettima by MichaelSokoto(m): 9:12am On Apr 02, 2015
EggovinMma:
ABEG MAKE UNA GIVE US SENATE PRESIDENT NA.
*KNEELS* cry cry cry
Who una want so dat make we online APC start to dey push 4 am to Gen. Buhari. smiley
Re: How The Igbos Worked For Buhari's Victory -shettima by Nobody: 9:14am On Apr 02, 2015
dayo23:
I don't believe it, the ibos didn't just come out to vote, they all relly on ringing which was the normal PDP method, I think the card reader makes the difference. Kudos to Prof Jega!

Must you always make senseless comments?

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Re: How The Igbos Worked For Buhari's Victory -shettima by Nobody: 9:15am On Apr 02, 2015
MichaelSokoto:

Who una want so dat make we online APC start to dey push 4 am to Gen. Buhari. smiley


cheesy cheesy cheesy cheesy.
My papa!
Re: How The Igbos Worked For Buhari's Victory -shettima by mainman7(m): 9:15am On Apr 02, 2015

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Re: How The Igbos Worked For Buhari's Victory -shettima by ogene007: 9:15am On Apr 02, 2015
ikwoche:



http://dailypost.ng/2015/04/01/how-igbos-worked-for-buharis-victory-governor-shettima/
What trash is this boko haram collaborator talking about? Jega systematically ensured that a lot of voters from the south east were disenfranchised through the combination of his lopsided voters registration, PVC collection and deliberately misconfigured smartcard readers. This man should stop these silly comments that are not helpful to Buhari because they seek to cause more divisions.
Re: How The Igbos Worked For Buhari's Victory -shettima by MichaelSokoto(m): 9:16am On Apr 02, 2015
EggovinMma:



cheesy cheesy cheesy cheesy.
My papa!
Mbanu!
Is he a card carryin memba? Like APUU-GA? grin
Re: How The Igbos Worked For Buhari's Victory -shettima by zizytd(m): 9:17am On Apr 02, 2015
elampiro:
Gbam!

South South and South East refused to turn out and lost about 4 million votes when compared to their turn out of 2011. From 11 million votes in these two zones in 2011 to 7 million votes in 2015.

South East lost 2.5 million votes from 2011 voters.
South South lost 1.4 million votes from 2011 voters. Buhari won by just 2.57 million.

Oga votes in North didn't drop abi, it reduced drastically more Dan d south.

Even in Joanthan's home state, the votes for PDP dropped from 505,811 in 2011 to 361,209 in 2015. Buhari's votes increased from 691 to 5,194. Same across the whole of S/S and S/E. People were just tired of the way PDP were handling the country



Re: How The Igbos Worked For Buhari's Victory -shettima by ICHINONYE(m): 9:17am On Apr 02, 2015
This man is sayin rubbish, afta u pple ve rig d election ure tryin to claim more point to butter ur bread again, diers no way in Abia wit 1.2mil votes wil vote 400k its not eveen up to 50% vote cast, same for all Ibo States, somtin surely went rung dier, we to God

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Re: How The Igbos Worked For Buhari's Victory -shettima by mainman7(m): 9:17am On Apr 02, 2015
[b]One igbo guy told me that they are intentionally manipulating BokoHaram to ensure that they continue killing pple in the North to reduce their Numbers; voters. Are the truly innocent Northerners being massacred not Nigerians? Did they tell GOD that they wanted to be born in the Northern? Those born as igbos, did they tell GOD that they wanted to be born into igbo family? I wonder why igbos are so SENSELESSLY Myopic! I was so negatively wowed that I couldn't close my mouth for a while. So, they encouraged and ensured the lackadaisical and lassivaire tackling of BokoHaram then, to encourage the killing of Northerners just to perpetuate their stealing is not corruption? Also, they were controlling the military and making so much Blood Money by ensuring that enormous money and massive security votes are constantly being chunked out by the Govt. igbos controlled the military then and were profiting so much from BokoHaram slaughtering of innocent pple; GOD shall punish all of u making blood money; thunder fire and strike u all to pieces. [/b]
Suddenly just before election and because they wanted to convince Nigerians, they started defeating the hitherto "invincible" BokoHaram and taking back territories. I've always wondered why the mighty Nigerian Military has pretended to be unable to crush the Boko boys all THESE WHILE. Simple, igbos are the most evil people on planet earth!
Re: How The Igbos Worked For Buhari's Victory -shettima by boluyongp(m): 9:17am On Apr 02, 2015
EUROBOMBER:
.
Guy, God bless you. You've written well like a true Nigerian without being jaundiced. This is the appropriate word for all Nigerians, I wish your statement was one of an official status so all could take note. Well done.
Re: How The Igbos Worked For Buhari's Victory -shettima by elampiro(m): 9:18am On Apr 02, 2015
sweetgala:


I think those 2011 numbers were inflated

That means PDP rigging have been found out. lol
Re: How The Igbos Worked For Buhari's Victory -shettima by yemivictor: 9:19am On Apr 02, 2015
ikeyman00:
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rubbish upon rubbish

we decided we are not voting for anybody

so wat is he talking about

we want the world to know we are serious about Biafra! Hope he understand that!

for more info click on www.radiobiafra.co

The zoo called Nigeria must take note! we are very serious for heaven sake!!

Your decision not to vote for anybody is what accounted for the low number of total votes in the SE contrary to the high numbers recorded in the north.

The igbos were indeed not happy with Jonathan and were not prepared to vote for him again but rather than vote Buhari they stayed back.

This actually helped Buhari as he had lower total number of votes to contend with in the SE. They actually helped Buhari without knowing it.

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Re: How The Igbos Worked For Buhari's Victory -shettima by agabaI23(m): 9:19am On Apr 02, 2015
Thank you Shettima, also tell us how the hausa's both in PDP and APC allowed you to roll out figures for Buhari. You rigged maximally because you were expecting to high numbers from the East.

You used all tactics including Bomb scare in the East and card reader manipulation

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Re: How The Igbos Worked For Buhari's Victory -shettima by Forwetinnah: 9:19am On Apr 02, 2015
ikwoche:



http://dailypost.ng/2015/04/01/how-igbos-worked-for-buharis-victory-governor-shettima/

If Shettima speak all this engrish* make i somersault...yeye! Was this not the same dolt that was interviewed on CNN about the Chibok girls?

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Re: How The Igbos Worked For Buhari's Victory -shettima by cheruv: 9:21am On Apr 02, 2015
elampiro:
Gbam!

South South and South East refused to turn out and lost about 4 million votes when compared to their turn out of 2011. From 11 million votes in these two zones in 2011 to 7 million votes in 2015.

South East lost 2.5 million votes from 2011 voters.
South South lost 1.4 million votes from 2011 voters. Buhari won by just 2.57 million.



Even in Joanthan's home state, the votes for PDP dropped from 505,811 in 2011 to 361,209 in 2015. Buhari's votes increased from 691 to 5,194. Same across the whole of S/S and S/E. People were just tired of the way PDP were handling the country



Broz,
you and Šetima are saying the same thing!
GEJ didn't do anything for the real South (SE/SS) and that vexed southerners about him.despite his fückups,we still gave him our support though the vexed South decided to give him 60% instead of 100% we gave him last time. the remains were pocketed rather than let buhari have it.
the North he leaned on then betrayed him,which was natural since their brother was in the tournament grin

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Re: How The Igbos Worked For Buhari's Victory -shettima by Nobody: 9:21am On Apr 02, 2015
MichaelSokoto:

Mbanu!
Is he a card carryin memba? Like APUU-GA? grin

He is all- Rounder!
A cool business man!loyal, God fearing man! A visionary, a complete patriotic man! Make una give am chance. He is a good performer! 6 wonderful kids no be joke oooooo.I LOVE THAT MAN! cheesy
Re: How The Igbos Worked For Buhari's Victory -shettima by aimuan(m): 9:21am On Apr 02, 2015
EUROBOMBER:
Let me start by saying congratulations to Muhammadu Buhari for winning the presidential election and emerging as Nigeria’s president-elect. I have come to realise that Buhari’s victory is the will of God for Nigeria and so, I have come to accept him as my president.

I also want to congratulate President Goodluck Jonathan for being mature enough to accept defeat and concede the election. This man remains one of the greatest Nigerian presidents because he could have decided to set Nigeria on fire but chose the honourable path.

I want to also recognise all my fellow PDP e-warriors that stood beside the President. Thank you for your resilience and unflinching support all through the struggle. Also to recognise all the APC e-warriors who fought bravely in support of their party despite all odds and won the battle.

MY MESSAGE FOR BUHARI

Now that you have become the President, I want to let you know that the change Nigerians really need is not the change of personalities or political party, Nigerians are just tired of the way things have been going in this country. Nigerians are suffering; we struggle to provide basic needs that ordinarily the Government should provide. Thieves continue to steal and get richer while the majority of Nigerians are languishing in poverty. This is the reason why Nigerians have decided to give you a chance; the people believe that God can use you to turn things around in this country that is why you were voted for last Saturday.

(1) Fight corruption to a complete halt in this country especially in the petroleum sector. Sanitize the NNPC, ensure transparency and accountability. Nigerians all over should be able to benefit from our God-given resources. A few cannot continue to hold this country to ransom and steal at will.

(2) Provide stable and reliable power supply for Nigerians. This will enable SME’s to thrive and encourage investors to flock massively into the country. The cost of doing business in this country is crazy because of high energy costs. We must do away with generators in this country for good Mr President.

(3) Please diversify our economy. We cannot continue to depend heavily on oil in Nigeria. Sit down and take a good look at the six geopolitical zones in this country and find a way of harnessing all economic potentials for the good of all Nigerians. Our economy must be less dependent on crude oil.

(4) Deal ruthlessly with corrupt persons who believe that they can continue to steal and do business as usual. This is a democracy but Mr President, you are the C-in-C and you have enormous powers at your disposal, please use them! Don’t be like Jonathan who allowed his Government to be hijacked by criminals who looted the nation dry while Nigerians cried.

(5) Finally, Buhari could be the man that God could use to finally cement Nigeria’s bond of unity by handing over to an Igbo-Nigerian president after his tenure in office whether 4 or 8yrs. Like the Elder statesman Yakubu Gowon said, electing an Igbo president would heal the old wounds of the civil war. Buhari’s name will be written in gold both in the hearts of the Igbos if he can be the instrument to achieving Igbo presidency in this country. If Buhari, being a Fulani from the North can transfer presidential power to the Igbos after him then he will be like the hinge holding Nigeria together.

A WORD FOR THE SE

I want to thank my geopolitical zone the SE for standing with Jonathan till the end. Yes, he lost the election but we have made a bold statement that we can stand with you till death when we give you our word. There was immense pressure to abandon the minority Ijaw man and join the majority but we refused and stood with the minority till the very end. We must however join hands with the new president to move this great nation forward. Personally, I have concluded that Nigeria has come to stay since we have survived this 2015 presidential election. Let us also build good bridges with other geopolitical zones so that we can produce Nigeria’s president after Buhari. No zone can produce the president alone in this country; you need the support of at least four zones to produce the president!

Let us also eschew bitterness and drop all these talk about Biafra; we are Nigerians and we have everything to gain in this country if we can play our game well.


A WORD FOR THE NIGER DELTA

Thank God we can now say that Nigeria has produced a president for the first time from the minority in the person of Goodluck Jonathan who is about to leave office. I can understand the pain/anger because of the outcome of this election but the truth is that what has happened is the will of God for Nigeria; I see the finger of God in all these. This is Buhari’s time to rule this country; he is a man of destiny. He has come just at the right time to save this country from gliding into abyss.

Stop calling the Yorubas traitors and all that. Remember that the Yorubas overwhelmingly voted for your son in 2011 and rejected this same buhari. Check the figures and see that buhari was soundly rejected by the Yorubas in 2011. All Nigerians believed that Jonathyan would be a Messiah that would come and turn things around in this country; this was a man who had no shoes to go to school, who was from a poor background. Nigerians voted massively for him only to be so disappointed that he has not been able to make their lives better. Things are much more difficult for Nigerians now than when Jonathan took over. This is the reason why the Yourubas have rejected Jonathan this time. It is not out of hatred or gang-up but because he has not performed well! Same story about most of the MB and that is why Jonathan lost the MB. Nigerians never had it this bad, state Governors are owing salaries for months, people are hungry, unable to pay school fees and unable to meet their basic human needs.

How foolish can a Government be? Imagine someone that wants to come for a second term and civil servants were not paid their December salaries to celebrate Christmas! This is just unbelievable! It was in December last year that I began to question this Government in my mind but I still continued my relentless support on Nairaland for Jonathan. I saw my relatives who were Civil Servants going hungry during the Christmas celebrations, some could not even purchase new clothes for their kid, how painful!

As for me, I will do my very best in my own little capacity to support Buhari in changing this country for good. If things should continue the way they were going under Jonathan I wonder what the future of our children would be to be honest. It is God that has pushed out Jonathan not Nigerians because of all the prayers and crying that has gone up to him.

Let me also use this medium to appeal to all reasonable Yorubas on Nairaland to prevail on their people to stop opening funny threads about Igbo this Igbo that just because Jonathan lost. The APC people should stop opening threads to tell other Nigerians ‘Ntorrr’, we should move away from such pettiness and mediocrity.


A WORD TO THE CORE NORTH

And to the core North, let this election be a lesson and a reference point. A southerner sitting as president presided over his own defeat, accepted the results and went ahead to congratulate the winner from the north. In 2011 when Jonathan defeated Buhari, he refused to concede defeat but shouted that the election was rigged when we all know that he was defeated by Jonathan then. Nobody is burning tyres on the road in the South, nobody is burning Mosques, nobody is burning houses/cars and nobody is going about killing Northerners. Should the Northerners lose elections in future we expect them to accept the results and not disturb the peace. Jonathan has set a very good precedent not only for Nigeria but Africa.
the best comment ever.how i wish i can meet you in person,you are a Genius.
Re: How The Igbos Worked For Buhari's Victory -shettima by meforyou1(m): 9:22am On Apr 02, 2015
boko haram sponsor speaking
Re: How The Igbos Worked For Buhari's Victory -shettima by arigold1304(m): 9:22am On Apr 02, 2015
Prophet jega should get read to rig election come 2019 for AD..........bc obasanjo and likes of tinubu,amechi will decamp
Re: How The Igbos Worked For Buhari's Victory -shettima by deletrue: 9:22am On Apr 02, 2015
Rubbish and nonsense. To we are enjoying peace and everybody is happy. This man Shetima has forgotten that GEJ has just saved many lives as he gave up. He should ask himself what would have happened if the result turned out to disfavour Buhari. While it is known fact that the Buharis over there do not have value for live, there would been more deads to add to the ones boko haram has killed. Animals and Rubbish
Re: How The Igbos Worked For Buhari's Victory -shettima by Zikdik(m): 9:23am On Apr 02, 2015
EUROBOMBER:
Let me start by saying congratulations to Muhammadu Buhari for winning the presidential election and emerging as Nigeria’s president-elect. I have come to realise that Buhari’s victory is the will of God for Nigeria and so, I have come to accept him as my president.

I also want to congratulate President Goodluck Jonathan for being mature enough to accept defeat and concede the election. This man remains one of the greatest Nigerian presidents because he could have decided to set Nigeria on fire but chose the honourable path.

I want to also recognise all my fellow PDP e-warriors that stood beside the President. Thank you for your resilience and unflinching support all through the struggle. Also to recognise all the APC e-warriors who fought bravely in support of their party despite all odds and won the battle.

MY MESSAGE FOR BUHARI

Now that you have become the President, I want to let you know that the change Nigerians really need is not the change of personalities or political party, Nigerians are just tired of the way things have been going in this country. Nigerians are suffering; we struggle to provide basic needs that ordinarily the Government should provide. Thieves continue to steal and get richer while the majority of Nigerians are languishing in poverty. This is the reason why Nigerians have decided to give you a chance; the people believe that God can use you to turn things around in this country that is why you were voted for last Saturday.

(1) Fight corruption to a complete halt in this country especially in the petroleum sector. Sanitize the NNPC, ensure transparency and accountability. Nigerians all over should be able to benefit from our God-given resources. A few cannot continue to hold this country to ransom and steal at will.

(2) Provide stable and reliable power supply for Nigerians. This will enable SME’s to thrive and encourage investors to flock massively into the country. The cost of doing business in this country is crazy because of high energy costs. We must do away with generators in this country for good Mr President.

(3) Please diversify our economy. We cannot continue to depend heavily on oil in Nigeria. Sit down and take a good look at the six geopolitical zones in this country and find a way of harnessing all economic potentials for the good of all Nigerians. Our economy must be less dependent on crude oil.

(4) Deal ruthlessly with corrupt persons who believe that they can continue to steal and do business as usual. This is a democracy but Mr President, you are the C-in-C and you have enormous powers at your disposal, please use them! Don’t be like Jonathan who allowed his Government to be hijacked by criminals who looted the nation dry while Nigerians cried.

(5) Finally, Buhari could be the man that God could use to finally cement Nigeria’s bond of unity by handing over to an Igbo-Nigerian president after his tenure in office whether 4 or 8yrs. Like the Elder statesman Yakubu Gowon said, electing an Igbo president would heal the old wounds of the civil war. Buhari’s name will be written in gold both in the hearts of the Igbos if he can be the instrument to achieving Igbo presidency in this country. If Buhari, being a Fulani from the North can transfer presidential power to the Igbos after him then he will be like the hinge holding Nigeria together.

A WORD FOR THE SE

I want to thank my geopolitical zone the SE for standing with Jonathan till the end. Yes, he lost the election but we have made a bold statement that we can stand with you till death when we give you our word. There was immense pressure to abandon the minority Ijaw man and join the majority but we refused and stood with the minority till the very end. We must however join hands with the new president to move this great nation forward. Personally, I have concluded that Nigeria has come to stay since we have survived this 2015 presidential election. Let us also build good bridges with other geopolitical zones so that we can produce Nigeria’s president after Buhari. No zone can produce the president alone in this country; you need the support of at least four zones to produce the president!

Let us also eschew bitterness and drop all these talk about Biafra; we are Nigerians and we have everything to gain in this country if we can play our game well.


A WORD FOR THE NIGER DELTA

Thank God we can now say that Nigeria has produced a president for the first time from the minority in the person of Goodluck Jonathan who is about to leave office. I can understand the pain/anger because of the outcome of this election but the truth is that what has happened is the will of God for Nigeria; I see the finger of God in all these. This is Buhari’s time to rule this country; he is a man of destiny. He has come just at the right time to save this country from gliding into abyss.

Stop calling the Yorubas traitors and all that. Remember that the Yorubas overwhelmingly voted for your son in 2011 and rejected this same buhari. Check the figures and see that buhari was soundly rejected by the Yorubas in 2011. All Nigerians believed that Jonathyan would be a Messiah that would come and turn things around in this country; this was a man who had no shoes to go to school, who was from a poor background. Nigerians voted massively for him only to be so disappointed that he has not been able to make their lives better. Things are much more difficult for Nigerians now than when Jonathan took over. This is the reason why the Yourubas have rejected Jonathan this time. It is not out of hatred or gang-up but because he has not performed well! Same story about most of the MB and that is why Jonathan lost the MB. Nigerians never had it this bad, state Governors are owing salaries for months, people are hungry, unable to pay school fees and unable to meet their basic human needs.

How foolish can a Government be? Imagine someone that wants to come for a second term and civil servants were not paid their December salaries to celebrate Christmas! This is just unbelievable! It was in December last year that I began to question this Government in my mind but I still continued my relentless support on Nairaland for Jonathan. I saw my relatives who were Civil Servants going hungry during the Christmas celebrations, some could not even purchase new clothes for their kid, how painful!

As for me, I will do my very best in my own little capacity to support Buhari in changing this country for good. If things should continue the way they were going under Jonathan I wonder what the future of our children would be to be honest. It is God that has pushed out Jonathan not Nigerians because of all the prayers and crying that has gone up to him.

Let me also use this medium to appeal to all reasonable Yorubas on Nairaland to prevail on their people to stop opening funny threads about Igbo this Igbo that just because Jonathan lost. The APC people should stop opening threads to tell other Nigerians ‘Ntorrr’, we should move away from such pettiness and mediocrity.


A WORD TO THE CORE NORTH

And to the core North, let this election be a lesson and a reference point. A southerner sitting as president presided over his own defeat, accepted the results and went ahead to congratulate the winner from the north. In 2011 when Jonathan defeated Buhari, he refused to concede defeat but shouted that the election was rigged when we all know that he was defeated by Jonathan then. Nobody is burning tyres on the road in the South, nobody is burning Mosques, nobody is burning houses/cars and nobody is going about killing Northerners. Should the Northerners lose elections in future we expect them to accept the results and not disturb the peace. Jonathan has set a very good precedent not only for Nigeria but Africa.
May your days be long.

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Re: How The Igbos Worked For Buhari's Victory -shettima by Forwetinnah: 9:24am On Apr 02, 2015
elampiro:


That means PDP ringing have been found out. lol

No be only ringing. ..na calling!! Didn't the APC rig? Tell me?? I'm ashamed that people are celebrating an election in the North marred by underage voters and excessive rigging. PDP has evidence but GEJ being who he is has asked them to let it slide.

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Re: How The Igbos Worked For Buhari's Victory -shettima by totorimi: 9:24am On Apr 02, 2015
THATS THE MASTERMINDER OF IT ALL, ONLY TIME WILL SURELY TELL
Re: How The Igbos Worked For Buhari's Victory -shettima by Nobody: 9:24am On Apr 02, 2015
MichaelSokoto:

My broda, I have written ur name in one of d tablets of my heart & would always watch out to side u on any positive issues.
God bless u & ur entire family!
Shalom smiley

Amen my brother and you too! May God bless you and all that is yours.

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Re: How The Igbos Worked For Buhari's Victory -shettima by Nobody: 9:24am On Apr 02, 2015
Zikdik:

May your days be long.

Amen! Thank you and yours too my dear.

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