GabrielSuswam:


Buhari will surely re-contest

basilo101:
ribadu/obi will not work, if they can bring bak kwankwaso and pair him ekweremadu, dats a perfect combination


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GabrielSuswam:


Tho Obi looks like one of the strongest politician in SouthEast, But Ribadu doesn't have any input.. tho I don't know if South South can give SouthEast the kind of vote SE gave Jonathan in 2015

Well let's all watch and see 2019 is quitefar

basilo101:

well, then PDP may have to wait a bit longer. but at 76 he may want to rest

FreeGlobe:

SS will vote PDP 100%. if Ngige is made a minister, obi will not have any political relevance in SE again. Trust me. The present governor is not also in good terms with him.

TonyeBarcanista:

Kwankwaso should remain in APC though I admire him. Beside, he's from the NW as Umaru Yar'adua and Buhari. Trust me he can't rout Buhari in the NW but with a NE person we can hit the deal. Ribadu lost Adamawa because of the PDP crises. On his own he has the credibility. Anyway, the primaries will tell. Those of us that believe in Ribadu/Obi will mobilise for them. The most important is for credible people to emerge.

FreeGlobe:

what a weak combo, the outing will be disastrous for PDP.

adoinem:


Not with the looting and rape of the country that went on under PDP. Nigerians have a long memory and I can assure you that PDP will be out in the cold for years on end to come!

CSTR2:
Ribadu's anti-corruption image is very important .
Buhari media propaganda team would eat any politician that is not relatively clean.
That is why it has to be ribadu.

saintopus:


Good thinking! Good product!!

FreeGlobe:

SS will vote PDP 100%. if Ngige is made a minister, obi will not have any political relevance in SE again. Trust me. The present governor is not also in good terms with him.

TonyeBarcanista:

Well put! The mistake APC is making is that they forget that electoral victory is NOT conquest because it comes every 4years. If we are to be fair, we'll agree that PDP went against their gentleman agreement between the North and the South TWO times. We got away with it in 2011 but paid for it HEAVILY in 2015. The recommendate of Ekeremadu's committee (which will be accepted anyway) is the proper thing for PDP to do.
I understand that the SE also yearn for the Presidency but I believe that they will also understand the major N/S divide and how things are shared. VP slot is a worthy compensation for the South East region. I'm sure that Igbos in their numbers will back the ticket. I also believe that a section of the SW will back the ticket

TonyeBarcanista:
Immediately after the announcement of the Presidential election, I confided in some allies that for PDP to come back in 2019, it must present a candidate from the North. Specifically, the North East. I'm so glad that PDP has zoned the 2019 presidential ticket to the North. This is a testament that the party is ready for business.

Why The North?
1. Nigeria has held five presidential election since this 4th republic in 1999. The south was given the PDP's ticket on four occasions; SW(1999 and 2003) and SS (2011 and 2015). The North only had one ticket, which was in 2007(NW).

2. It will be fair and just that the North be allowed to present the PDP presidential candidate in 2019 and 2023 Presidential elections. This will give the the North a sense of belonging and equal partner of the party. PDP beloings to everybody irrespective of religion and region. It is the only party with National Appeal.

Preference For The North East:
In my opinion, it will be fair and just that the North East be allowed to present the presidential candidate for PDP in 2019. The reason being that the North East is the only region in Nigeria that is yet to produce president of this country. Fortunately for PDP, we have credible chieftain in the person of Mallam Nuhu Ribadu (Adamawa) that has the personality, charisma and credibility to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with incumbent Muhammadu Buhari. We also have Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe state.

South East Should Produce The Vice Presidential Candidate:
For the Vice Presidency of 2019, the South East deserve the slot to compensate for their loyalty to the party. Also considering that of the three regions in the South, only the SE that has not been on the joint Presidential ticket of the PDP since 1999. While the SW produced the presidential candidate in 1999 and 2003, the SS produced presidential candidate in 2011 and 2015, and VP candidate in 2007. Having a candidate from the SE in the 2019 ticket will be correct politically, morally and on the basis of equity.

My unflinching support will always rest with a PDP NE/SE Presidential ticket in 2019 and 2023 elections.

I believe that come 2019 the PDP will reclaim Aso Rock if we get things right... I believe we shall...



PDP Shall Lead Again!!!
Power To The People!!!

TonyeBarcanista:

Kwankwaso should remain in APC though I admire him. Beside, he's from the NW as Umaru Yar'adua and Buhari. Trust me he can't rout Buhari in the NW but with a NE person we can hit the deal. Ribadu lost Adamawa because of the PDP crises. On his own he has the credibility. Anyway, the primaries will tell. Those of us that believe in Ribadu/Obi will mobilise for them. The most important is for credible people to emerge.

TonyeBarcanista:

I agree with you! Ribadu/Obi are dream combo that can match PMB/Osinbajo in 2019. Is it credibility? Antecedents? Global acceptance? Track record? Or baggage? They are there!

Ribadu is a very easy sell in South west and his North East. Obi is very respected in South South and South East. He's also a technocrat per excellent. It's a dream team!





@Freeglobe: Ribadu only need the structure and support of all PDP stakeholders. PDP hs the spread and structure. Ribadu is bringing his credibility and acceptability.

Ozin:


In as much as this is a good combination on paper,I personally do not see it as a good political strategy.
1, PDP is no longer in power so the financial means for the mass mobilization of the masses will be limited.

2, It is not politically wise to draft 2 non serving political people as President and Vice.There is the need to look at at someone who is currently in charge of a state in the North East. (Dankwabo comes to mind)
3, Buhari is not as clean as many would want us to believe....it was just mere press propaganda and heavy resources from Lagos,Rivers and Atiku that brought him in.

I will go for Dankwabo and Peter Obi/ NOI to pair him. This must be done in such a way that states under PDP are taken into confidence for total financial support . Finally every step taken should include GEJ for some obvious reasons. Ribadu should challenge the current Adamawa Governor in 2019

MORNDEW:
Chai!!! Guy u dey rili suffer. [size=16pt]After election, u joined sececionists, dey tell us about lower Niger and other nonsense. Now u ar happy the same north wants to rule u again while u play second fiddle. U ar d most confused being i ve seen in my life.[/size] Just see ur life. Daily i pity u. U rant here about pdp wen they do somtin else. Even ochejoseph have a place in dis pdp u cry for more dan u. [size=16pt]So after ss and SE shout pdp finish, and shout Apc northern party they still did not consider u guys worthy of Presidency. And here u are jubilating[/size]. May any of my child not be like you.

TonyeBarcanista:
Who was the PDP that looted for 16 years? It is a fact that 60-65% of people that were in power between 1999 and 2010 are now in APC! FACT!

TonyeBarcanista:

By vacate in 2019 I mean Buhari will be DEFEATED by PDP candidate in 2019 election and he will vacate office. After his exit APC will field a Southerner in 2023.

modath:


What Magic did Ibrahim Dankwambo perform & don't come with performance angle, Ibrahim Shema didn't do a bad Job in Katsina & he wasn't returned......

The only people that Ribadu have in the north are the educated ones & how many are there or came through for him during the elections?

(apologies to my northern friends & acquintances, this is mainly for illustration purposes not an attempt to malign or debase)

Shekarau with his political kingdom decimated will best Ribadu in Adamawa in a minute not to talk of Kwakwanso or El Rufai...



Ribadu is not the person,neither is Atiku & Dankwambo doesn't have clout beyond his Gombe (that is if he does not decamp to APC like rumour has it )to make it on the national stage.


As things stand today & the forseeable future, PDP can not win nothing but football bet in the north... I am not saying it, i know it for a FACT...

Patience Jonathan's "dead brain & almajiri" references did a major damage to them & that will haunt the party till thy kingdom come.

All the APC candidate needs to do is to remind them of that & the islamophobia/ terrorist tag the PDP accorded PMB&northerners in general & how Nigerians were instigated against him in 2011, you will see things happen...


Bros, how I dearly wish you will stop doing your analysis from a sentimental point of view...

OfoIgbo:
Yoruba hope of fielding a Yoruba in 2019 or 2023 has been destroyed by this deft move by PDP.

This is a masterstroke as Yoruba calculations have been seriously undermined.

Tinubu thought that supporting Buhari will earn him the presidency in due course as northerners will support Yoruba in return. But in actual fact, a northerner will always support yet another northerner, so Yoruba calculatiins have been upturned.

Actually, the Yorubas have completely lost out. The more I think of it, this is a wise move by SE/SS-controlled PDP. because whenever APC fields a Yoruba, PDP will field a northerner. My fellow Igbos who are looking at this move by PDP via a short term spectacle, will eventually appreciate the wizardry in this decision.


The bottomline is that Yoruba calculations, for which they betrayed a SS president have been utterly destroyed!!!!!

GabrielSuswam:


Lol Ribadu is a very light weight politician in the north.. If PDP are really serious they should start wooing a Kwakwanso or Wammako

fulanimafia:


Thank you, you truly know the pulse in the North not like some half-baked 'analysts' making permutations about Arewa's voting patterns from Nnewi.

Despite the fact that the PDP is a northern party by birth and DNA, the damage done by the utterances of Mama piss, Asari Dokubo, Edwin Clark, Fayose et al. coupled with its recent SE/SS coloration will continue to haunt it in the North for the foreseeable future.

Ribadu against Buhari is David's shadow against a brimming Goliath, and David's stones (integrity, reputation) are fewer and lighter than Goliaths so that permutation can wrapped up and cast in the bin of wishful thinking. The exception here is if Buhari performs woefully in his tenure and hands the polls to Ribadu on a silver platter.

Whoever thought the SE would be campaigning for another Fulani after the 4 years they were hoping would rush by? We are not interested lest we are called born to rule again .

OfoIgbo:
[s]Yoruba hope of fielding a Yoruba in 2019 or 2023 has been destroyed by this deft move by PDP.

This is a masterstroke as Yoruba calculations have been seriously undermined.

Tinubu thought that supporting Buhari will earn him the presidency in due course as northerners will support Yoruba in return. But in actual fact, a northerner will always support yet another northerner, so Yoruba calculatiins have been upturned.

Actually, the Yorubas have completely lost out. The more I think of it, this is a wise move by SE/SS-controlled PDP. because whenever APC fields a Yoruba, PDP will field a northerner. My fellow Igbos who are looking at this move by PDP via a short term spectacle, will eventually appreciate the wizardry in this decision.


The bottomline is that Yoruba calculations, for which they betrayed a SS president have been utterly destroyed!!!!!
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FreeGlobe:
2019 presidential election will be decided in the SE. I support this move but I think it's too early for PDP to go public with this zoning. my 2 shillings

FreeGlobe:
My choice for SE.. Ken Nnamani, Sullivan Chime, Soludo, Obiano (Pdp can woo him), Ihedioha etc

MayorofLagos:


You always amaze me with your half baked analysis.

The six zonal regions are creation of PDP to redistrict the country and entrench itself. Has APC given you any guarantees on its own vision for redistricting, who is to say we will have six regions in 2019?

fulanimafia:


Do you realize the SW just dropped the mantle after occupying the Presidency for 8 out of our present 16 years in this republic? I don't think they had any immediate presidential aspirations beyond Osibanjo's succession in 2023 which is still on track.

modath:


What Magic did Ibrahim Dankwambo perform & don't come with performance angle, Ibrahim Shema didn't do a bad Job in Katsina & he wasn't returned......

The only people that Ribadu have in the north are the educated ones & how many are there or came through for him during the elections?

(apologies to my northern friends & acquintances, this is mainly for illustration purposes not an attempt to malign or debase)

Shekarau with his political kingdom decimated will best Ribadu in Adamawa in a minute not to talk of Kwakwanso or El Rufai...



Ribadu is not the person,neither is Atiku & Dankwambo doesn't have clout beyond his Gombe (that is if he does not decamp to APC like rumour has it )to make it on the national stage.


As things stand today & the forseeable future, PDP can not win nothing but football bet in the north... I am not saying it, i know it for a FACT...

Patience Jonathan's "dead brain & almajiri" references did a major damage to them & that will haunt the party till thy kingdom come.

All the APC candidate needs to do is to remind them of that & the islamophobia/ terrorist tag the PDP accorded PMB&northerners in general & how Nigerians were instigated against him in 2011, you will see things happen...


Bros, how I dearly wish you will stop doing your analysis from a sentimental point of view...