₦airaland Forum

obailala:
Democracy na food??... Is it an achievement?... Since we've been practising this thing in Nigeria, who democracy don helP?

If u r not learned, just keep quite! There is only 1 or 2 countries that don't practice democracy in the. World. Most developed countries, that's wat they practice. Why don't u start a campaign on niaraland, facebook and twitter saying #bringbackmilitaryregime. Then I will take u non biased and serious and as not a zombie.

This is a welcome development from the President. But, Femi Adesina could have delivered this message to Nigerians.

maestroferddi:
No need for highfallutin logic.

A congratulatory call is just what it is: a congratulatory call.

A congratulatory call depicts a sense of sportsmanship which our politics needs at the moment. I am trying to see how a call made in good faith can nullify or even diminish the probability of the other party in seeking a redress.

Politic should not necessarily be too formal a game played only by stolid and unpliable players.

Buhari should learn to free himself from being unduly uptight.

This plausible explanation by Lai Mohammed is just self- serving...

May you live long

It is a welcome development, but Dr. Femi Adesina could have delivered this message to Nigerians.

Pavarottii:
If u r not learned, just keep quite! There is only 1 or 2 countries that don't practice democracy in the. World. Most developed countries, that's wat they practice. Why don't u start a campaign on niaraland, facebook and twitter saying #bringbackmilitaryregime. Then I will take u non biased and serious and as not a zombie.

Kindly hold onto your PVC tightly, 2019 is just around the corner.

Well, we don't need his congratulatory messages. Whether he congratulates or not, we are sure of 2 things: It will not stop Seriake from being in charge of the affairs of Bayelsa which buhari masturbated in his bathroom for before the elections and 2) it will not bring back the MISSING BUDGET!

The tyrant can die of High BP with his congratulatory message

awwww! minus one all producing ATM state. APC start crying for your party

Hian! who ask am?

Lie mohammed I see u

I cant believe some of the posts i've just read! Some people call others brainless, I tot it was just for d fun of it, indeed some apc supporters are truly brainless, imagine seeing this as a dividend of buhari's government. Chai! God forbid!

Hmmmmm



It doesn't change the result

Pride comes before a fall... congratulatory call or message would make sense. Mr Minister pls come down from your high horse.

Keneking:
Sai Buhari...amazing decision

"He also noted that the President never sent any congratulatory message to the APC candidate who was also victorious in Kogi State gubernatorial election".

Plus all those APC members that have won seats in Senate, HoR, State House of Assembly, decampees and also those wailers that have joined the winning party. Amazing and unprecedented action by the President.

Don't mind Jonathan, he was just doing eye-service looking for support at all cost. Where is he today? Jonathan sef

he is not far just raise your head and look you will see him

omowolewa:
Thatz individual differences, if it were to be GEJ he would have don that.

With a skeptical man, you earn your trust no free trust.

(Truth be told, if 2016 Budget can be recalled from NASS when its not good enough, any congratulatory message can also be easily recalled; no super-intergrity).

I share your views though. Was particularly caught by the bolded.

This is tantamount to refusing to congratulate a newly wedded couple because they can divorce tomorrow. Haba Mr Lai, must you talk!

HIGHESTPOPORI:
But he accepted congratulating message from Jonathan when he won, hypocrite!

You are merely insulting yourself because I don't waste my time discussing with IPOB wailers and children of anger. You guys are now firmly discredited to the extent only jobless folks take you seriously. Reserve your energy, gra gra and noise-making for rescuing the nitwit called Kanu. He is going to need it and congregating here daily to rant against Buhari will not help your boy. Silly nuisance.

Ofcourse not fit to rule.......but fit to LEAD. quote author=Chosen1984 post=42098810]And Lai is proud to say it!!! In short this guys,are not fit to Rule !! Period[/quote]

Gbawe:
Buhari is so principled it makes you realise we would be far better off today if it were men and women like him that had led us since 1999 instead is shallow and self - serving crooks who do not deserve to be President and thus do not know how a President must act.

Nigeria would have become Libya or Somalia as PMB has shown that he is very rigid and quite uncompromising.. when he left in 1984 , Nigerians jubilated.. because we were fed up...hope it won't be so this time around...
life is more than eating eba ....so we have learnt from Gadafi , Syria debacle.

omowolewa:
Thatz individual differences, if it were to be GEJ he would have don that.

With a skeptical man, you earn your trust no free trust.

(Truth be told, if 2016 Budget can be recalled from NASS when its not good enough, any congratulatory message can also be easily recalled; no super-intergrity).

Brother you started well but ended poorly with your comment in bracket.

I Mean didn't you read that he didn't even send any to the Kogi State Governor elect too? Even not even minding the fact that he belongs to the APC? I think his reason to my understanding is genuine enough considering the fact that He still went ahead to Nominate Mama Taraba as a Federal Minister inspite of the Court ruling in her favour then before the sitting Governor won again at the Court of Appeal which again is now before the Supreme Court.

Gbawe:
You are merely insulting yourself because I don't waste my time discussing with IPOB wailers and children of anger. You guys are now firmly discredited to the extent only jobless folks take you seriously. Reserve your energy, gra gra and noise-making for rescuing the nitwit called Kanu. He is going to need it and congregating here daily to rant against Buhari will not help your boy. Silly nuisance.

Ode,Apc has ruin our economy

Bad, bad move. Buhari is certainly not a politician and the party, the APC will suffer for it in the long run. 'You stoop to conquer' and even if he didn't do it for Kogi, he should have done it for Bayelsa, which means for Nigeria and her polity, her nascent democracy, for the good of the game.

It is good to be principled but it is wise to be broad minded. Such is expected of leadership. Am afraid this will not endear the President to the people of the delta and give more ammunition to those who wish no well to the Nigerian project.

Mr. President...you no try for dis one atall.

Keneking:
Sai Buhari...amazing decision

"He also noted that the President never sent any congratulatory message to the APC candidate who was also victorious in Kogi State gubernatorial election".

Plus all those APC members that have won seats in Senate, HoR, State House of Assembly, decampees and also those wailers that have joined the winning party. Amazing and unprecedented action by the President.

Don't mind Jonathan, he was just doing eye-service looking for support at all cost. Where is he today? Jonathan sef

So why did Buhari accept congratulatory message from people when he won including from Jonathan.

sammhi:
Nigeria would have become Libya or Somalia as PMB has shown that he is very rigid and quite uncompromising.. when he left in 1984 , Nigerians jubilated.. because we were fed up...hope it won't be so this time around...
life is more than eating eba ....so we have learnt from Gadafi , Syria debacle.

Buhari is allowed to set precedents that define his own Presidency as long as those are not bad or negative. The reason for Buhari's action has been explained and it is logical and perfectly acceptable to me.

“What of if he sent a congratulatory message and they go to court and the election is overturned, will he call back the congratulatory message? “This President believes that the presidency should be insulated from the conduct of elections and their outcomes,” Mohammed added.

Holak:
So why did Buhari accept congratulatory message from people when he won including from Jonathan.

Buhari did not ask for their congratulation. If it is offered then Buhari would be impolite, uncouth and undiplomatic to reject it. Nonetheless this does not mean Buhari owes anybody any congratulation or that he should not do things according to his personal beliefs. If you throw me a lavish surprise Party must I do the same for you especially if I did not ask you to do it and I do not believe in the exuberant celebration of birthdays? Buhari is allowed to do things his way. A Presidency should feel free to have its own style and peculiarity especially if such is a positive development. Buhari, in my opinion, should get on with serious issues of leadership and not be congratulating every tom, di*k and Harry. The Presidency should also be a very serious and authoritative office distinct from what the PDP made it.

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Bad, bad move. Buhari is certainly not a politician and the party, the APC will suffer for it in the long run. 'You stoop to conquer' and even if he didn't do it for Kogi, he should have done it for Bayelsa, which means for Nigeria and her polity, her nascent democracy, for the good of the game.

It is good to be principled but it is wise to be broad minded. Such is expected of leadership. Am afraid this will not endear the President to the people of the delta and give more ammunition to those who wish no well to the Nigerian project.

Mr. President...you no try for dis one atall.

I don't agree at all. Buhari has given good reasons for not congratulating Dickson and they are reasons most Nigerians will find perfectly acceptable and reasonable. Buhari prefers his Presidency to be serious and above needless frivolity. I don't see anything wrong with this and I don't really see why a President must be obligated to congratulate election winners at gubernatorial level. Buhari should congratulate other winners of Presidential elections worldwide or the winner that takes over from him. That is enough. It is not every old protocol Buhari and the APC must adhere to. The sky will not fall if this becomes the new norm.

There is too much nauseating, uneccessary and hypocritical ceremonies and pontifications attached to Nigerian politics. For example, I hate how Nigerian Senators are addressed as "Honourable" and "your excellency". What BS is that? I back this precedent Buhari has set. Too much 'owambe' nonsense with Nigerian politics while others worldwide just get on with the job at hand.

And your point is?

Keneking:
Sai Buhari...amazing decision

"He also noted that the President never sent any congratulatory message to the APC candidate who was also victorious in Kogi State gubernatorial election".

Plus all those APC members that have won seats in Senate, HoR, State House of Assembly, decampees and also those wailers that have joined the winning party. Amazing and unprecedented action by the President.

Don't mind Jonathan, he was just doing eye-service looking for support at all cost. Where is he today? Jonathan sef

3 GBOSA FOR YOU

Erotex:
Am very happy for not voting this party
And will never regret
GEJ has a golden heart
A peace maker.
It is only olodo that will quote me ↔Nwa_Nsukka

Contrary to Mr Lai's opinion, I think the President congratulating whoever the electoral umpire declares winner of an election is an indication of his confidence in the system. Mr Lai's reference to the court only goes to show that they don't even trust the verdict of their INEC. This Lai guy isn't smart at all.

I TAYA OOOO..I WONDER FOR DIS BUHARI TYPE OF DEMOCRACY

FEGNO:
FOR THOSE REJOICING ABOVE I WISH TO SOUNF A NOTE OF CAUTION. IS THIS NOT SETTING A VERY DANGEROUS PRECENDENT OF A POSSIBLE REFUSAL LBY THE RULING APC TO CONCEEDE AND CONGRATULATE AN OPPONENT IN FUTURE? WHAT IF JONATHAN HAD NOT MADE A CALL CONCEEDING DEFEAT?
IS DEMOCRACY NO LONGER DEMOCRACY OR DOES BUHARI'S OWN BRAND DIFFER FROM THAT ACCEPTED THE WORLD OVER?

LL

APCshit so why did he accept GEJ congralatory massege.stupid party with stupid idealogy

Gbawe:
Buhari is allowed to set precedents that define his own Presidency as long as those are not bad or negative. The reason for Buhari's action has been explained and it is logical and perfectly acceptable to me.

Perfectly acceptable to only the gullible.

im not surprised, wat else would a man who can't write do? it's to keep mute.