So much have been said so far by people from different works of life/ shades of opinion about the suitability of the candidature of Sen saraki as the next president of the Nigerian Senate.I must start,by saying that saraki is perhaps one of the most finest and most eloquent senator in the out going 7th national assembly.For the sake of the continuous peaceful coexistence of all the ethnic group in Nigeria, i believe(even though its my personal opinion), that he should not be considered for that exalted position. Saraki,may be from north central geo political zone, but that does not dispute the fact that he is a YORUBA MAN.It will not be fair to other major tribes in nigeria for both the no 2 and 3 positions to be occupied by Yoruba. I don't have any thing personal against the Yoruba race,because, my mother is Yoruba. I am writing from the point of view of someone who believes in an all inclusive federal republic of Nigeria.

Any problem with that

Acekidc4:
Any problem with that

Yes,for the sake of fair play.

Jorussia:
Yes,for the sake of fair play.

Ok Na, No Wahala

Jorussia:
So much have been said so far by people from different works of life/ shades of opinion about the suitability of the candidature of Sen saraki as the next president of the Nigerian Senate.I must start,by saying that saraki is perhaps one of the most finest and most eloquent senator in the out going 7th national assembly.For the sake of the continuous peaceful coexistence of all the ethnic group in Nigeria, i believe(even though its my personal opinion), that he should not be considered for that exalted position. Saraki,may be from north central geo political zone, but that does not dispute the fact that he is a YORUBA MAN.It will not be fair to other major tribes in nigeria for both the no 2 and 3 positions to be occupied by Yoruba. I don't have any thing personal against the Yoruba race,because, my mother is Yoruba. I am writing from the point of view of someone who believes in an all inclusive federal republic of Nigeria.

Your point of observation would not be tenable. Please, argue from the point of Corruption. Bukola Saraki is a criminal who have stolen all the common wealth in his state. If Bukola becomes the Senate President, Fraud and corruption has taken a new dimension in Nigeria.

Sai Koruption.

Sai Nigeria

Hope u gave this same advice to Jonathan when he was President?

Honestly your opinion is tempting and reasonable but I still disagree.maybe u should suggest a candidate before I comment further

Acekidc4:


Ok Na, No Wahala

mah niqqah....happpppy easter jawe
Bone Legend 0f Attention Seekers

Jezyfreezman:
mah niqqah....happpppy easter jawe
Bone Legend 0f Attention Seekers

Big Boss, ow you dey Na, ow your Ministry Na??
Happy Easter to you too oh!!

That is the change APC has been preaching remove people from power and replace them with yorubas

kettykin:
That is the change APC has been preaching remove people from power and replace them with yorubas

Good for ya.

Jorussia:
So much have been said so far by people from different works of life/ shades of opinion about the suitability of the candidature of Sen saraki as the next president of the Nigerian Senate.I must start,by saying that saraki is perhaps one of the most finest and most eloquent senator in the out going 7th national assembly.For the sake of the continuous peaceful coexistence of all the ethnic group in Nigeria, i believe(even though its my personal opinion), that he should not be considered for that exalted position. Saraki,may be from north central geo political zone, but that does not dispute the fact that he is a YORUBA MAN.It will not be fair to other major tribes in nigeria for both the no 2 and 3 positions to be occupied by Yoruba. I don't have any thing personal against the Yoruba race,because, my mother is Yoruba. I am writing from the point of view of someone who believes in an all inclusive federal republic of Nigeria.

Pls keep your opinion to yourself. Have you been following Nigeria politics for the past 4 years and see how your people filled up the entire system with Igbos.....

Take a look at this list and tell me how u feel

President - Bayelsa
Petroleum-Bayelsa
Secretary To Federal Govt- Igbo
Deputy Senate-Igbo
Deputy Speaker Igbo
Finance Igbo
CBN IGBO
etc

The only one that was left for Yoruba was Jamb Registrar-Ojerinde.

Jonathan even made an attempt to remove him and place Igbo there before Yoruba elders intervened and warned him from replacing Yorubas with Igbos.

Am Yoruba and I second the opinion by the OP. If APC want to really dominate the meddle belt the give the senate president to AKUME!

Is he really Yoruba? He tried for APC sha. But the man is too ambitious. If GMB will not be doing another term, I'll want a Rochas to be pushed forward. This guy as senate president will battle Rochas with all he has got and give APC serious issues.

GentleToks:


Pls keep your opinion to yourself. Have you been following Nigeria politics for the past 4 years and see how your marginalised people filled up the entire system with Igbos.....

Take a look at this list and tell me how u feel

President - Bayelsa
Petroleum-Bayelsa
Secretary To Federal Govt- Igbo
Deputy Senate-Igbo
Deputy Speaker Igbo
Finance Igbo
CBN IGBO
etc

The only one that was left for Yoruba was Jamb Registrar-Ojerinde.

Jonathan even made an attempt to remove him and place Igbo there before Yoruba elders intervened and warned him from replacing Yorubas with Igbos.

don't mind d hypocrites, then it was merit not tribalism

well u have just started whining
see the new possible structure.
Senate President,North Central
Deputy Senate President, South West
Speaker,North east
deputy speaker, South South
SGF, South East

Jorussia:
Yes,for the sake of fair play.

For the sake of fair play, why did you people not vote in at least one APC senator? Would it be fair for APC senators to vote in a PDP or APGA senator as senate president?

GentleToks:


Pls keep your opinion to yourself. Have you been following Nigeria politics for the past 4 years and see how your marginalised people filled up the entire system with Igbos.....

Take a look at this list and tell me how u feel

President - Bayelsa
Petroleum-Bayelsa
Secretary To Federal Govt- Igbo
Deputy Senate-Igbo
Deputy Speaker Igbo
Finance Igbo
CBN IGBO
etc

The only one that was left for Yoruba was Jamb Registrar-Ojerinde.

Jonathan even made an attempt to remove him and place Igbo there before Yoruba elders intervened and warned him from replacing Yorubas with Igbos.

You Yorubas led by Tinubu can be troublesome. When Gej wanted to make the speaker of yhe house a Yoruba lady, what did Tinubu do? He kicked against in not knowing hehas a wicked agenda. His mission was to discredit Gej.

So go and ask Tinubu why he refused to allow the Yoruba woman n to be the speaker, rather giving it to Tambuwal...

Firefire:


Your point of observation would not be tenable. Please, argue from the point of Corruption. Bukola Saraki is a criminal who have stolen all the common wealth in his state. If Bukola becomes the Senate President, Fraud and corruption has taken a new dimension in Nigeria.

Sai Koruption.

Sai Nigeria

Which court declared Bukola Saraki a criminal? In Nigeria an accused is innocent until proven guilty ( at least that was the argument you people presented in comfirming Obanikoro as minister). What about stella Oduah who was elected Senator dispite numerous indictments by the legislature and even the investigative commitee set up by president Jonathan? What about Alams who is a confirmed criminal but is now a senator.

Abeg free Bukola Saraki, if APC senators decides he is to be senate president, there is little you or PDP can do.

Ibos should wait for 2023, it aint nobodys fault dey miscalculate

Jorussia:
Yes,for the sake of fair play.

You don't knwo the meaning of fair play........so those that committed their time, resources and at great personal discomfort should be overlooked and compensate those that completely rejected the party?

So if Igbos have worked assiduously for APC.....and NC did not....you will ask them to overlook SE and pick from NC because of your won defintion of fair play....

In democracy....it's always winners take all....this is not a government of national unity....

You don't reward failure in democracy.

vislabraye:



You Yorubas led by Tinubu can be troublesome. When Gej wanted to make the speaker of yhe house a Yoruba lady, what did Tinubu do? He kicked against in not knowing hehas a wicked agenda. His mission was to discredit Gej.

So go and ask Tinubu why he refused to allow the Yoruba woman n to be the speaker, rather giving it to Tambuwal...

Go and learn secondary school government, GEJ has no powers to make anyone speaker. It is not an appointive post but an elective one. The perogative to decide who the speaker is lies with the members of the house of representatives.

wirinet:


Go and learn secondary school government, GEJ has no powers to make anyone speaker. It is not an appointive post but an elective one. The perogative to decide who the speaker is lies with the members of the house of representatives.

Don't mind them......the one where he has power to do....he did not do...but they come and write nonsense as if a President determines NASS leadership...

Saraki is the most appropriate senator to become senate president. NC is not SW .....it is not about tribal zoning but region .... Saraki is the man who will better handled the job going by the way he managed Governor's forum under Yar'adua regime .... This has nothing to do with Yoruba race.

I would've preferred the Senate President to go to SS or SE but since they were not strategic enough to split their votes, because of hatred or tribal sentiment, then let them face the music for the next four year.

If SW packs the position of Senate President and Speaker of HOR, so be it. We worked for it through our strategic system of voting.

wirinet:


Go and learn secondary school government, GEJ has no powers to make anyone speaker. It is not an appointive post but an elective one. The perogative to decide who the speaker is lies with the members of the house of representatives.

Then why wasn't it zoned to yhe SW ?

vislabraye:



You Yorubas led by Tinubu can be troublesome. When Gej wanted to make the speaker of yhe house a Yoruba lady, what did Tinubu do? He kicked against in not knowing hehas a wicked agenda. His mission was to discredit Gej.

So go and ask Tinubu why he refused to allow the Yoruba woman n to be the speaker, rather giving it to Tambuwal...

Lies from pit of hell. Go and pick a copy of Vanguard and see what really transpired then; it was pure conspiracy btw Ihediowa and Tanbuwal.

GentleToks:


Lies from pit of hell. Go and pick a copy of Vanguard and see what really transpired then; it was pure conspiracy btw Ihediowa and Tanbuwal.

Tell me the date and I'll check it out...
So in essence, Tinubu has nothing to do with this.

vislabraye:


Tell me the date and I'll check it out...
So in essence, Tinubu has nothing to do with this.

I only highlighted and copied d 3 paragraphs that have to do with our argument from www.ngrguardian.com thread here on Nairaland. Pls, I ll want you to read this.

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Emeka Ihedioha, is from the South East. Incidentally, Hon. Ihedioha and PDP governorship candidate of Imo State was a co-rebel with Hon. Aminu Tambuwal in June 2011, when they disrupted the PDP power sharing formula then that had zoned Speakership to the South West and Deputy Speakership to the North East. The duo upset the apple cart then and left the two zones without any significant positions for the past four years.

The Tambuwal-Ihedioha political conspiracy resulted in an unfair formula, which has made both the Vice President (No.2 position) and the Speaker) No.4 to be from the same North West. In the same vein, the rebellion led to a situation whereby both the Deputy Senate President and the Deputy Speaker are from the same South East Zone.

This is the thing: In the outgoing administration’s power sharing formula that reechoed at the last Yoruba Academy meeting two weeks ago, the Vice President, Senate President and the Speaker are from the North (West & Central) while the President, Deputy President of the Senate and the Deputy Speaker are from the South (South & East) respectively............

vislabraye:


Tell me the date and I'll check it out...
So in essence, Tinubu has nothing to do with this.

Pls read this http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/2015/04/buharis-victory-jostling-for-positions-begin/ and see fact

Saraki for senate president

GentleToks:


Pls keep your opinion to yourself. Have you been following Nigeria politics for the past 4 years and see how your marginalised people filled up the entire system with Igbos.....

Take a look at this list and tell me how u feel

President - Bayelsa
Petroleum-Bayelsa
Secretary To Federal Govt- Igbo
Deputy Senate-Igbo
Deputy Speaker Igbo
Finance Igbo
CBN IGBO
etc

The only one that was left for Yoruba was Jamb Registrar-Ojerinde.

Jonathan even made an attempt to remove him and place Igbo there before Yoruba elders intervened and warned him from replacing Yorubas with Igbos.

And this led to GEJ's downfall.

And when did Saraki become Yoruba again? Last year, you guys said he was Fulani......now he's Yoruba?

Is Rotimi (a Yoruba name) Amaechi Yoruba too?