₦airaland Forum

Eponyeeboz:
The bolded is why the SW remains the Ace of Spades in Nigerian elections cos of its unpredictable voting pattern.

Make no mistake about 2019, the SW is voting Buhari and APC. Ask Fayose to tell you how far.

So, the SE is now ecstatic to vote for an Hausa Fulani candidate in PDP?
When they were calling others Hausa Fulani slaves for voting Buhari, commonsense was far from them at that time?

Funny clowns.

RichDad1:
Confused lots.
I can’t wait to witness the implosion of PDP after their Primaries. 95% of their aspirants are over ambitious and bad losers.
Hiroshima will be a learner.

Mynd44:
I hope the preocess of prunning goes well else, it can start trouble.

Personally, I prefer allowing everyone go to the primary if they wont step down. That way, any aspirant that loses knows that he (no female aspirant?) contested and lost fairly.

But prunning aint bad too though

Eponyeeboz:
So, the SE is now ecstatic to vote for an Hausa Fulani candidate in PDP?
When they were calling others Hausa Fulani slaves for voting Buhari, commonsense was far from them at that time?

Funny clowns.

id4sho:
i didn't know you haff sense

Eponyeeboz:
If Atiku wins, will Saraki be comfortable with it?

gigabyte13:
And you think the Nigerian politicians don't know how weak the SE is electorally, who takes them serious...........?? If only GEJ had known, they made him believe they are in every states and are very strong electorally, we know how that ends. Mark my words, this same pdp, that they worshipped will still pick their VP from the SOUTHWEST

id4sho:
As a staunch PDP Man, we gonna build milk taps everywhere, 24k gold road. Nigeria is gonna be heaven on earth. you know na

#BACKTODAURA

wink2015:
The only selling candidate in the pdp is Ex- vice president Abubakar Atiku.

Atiku is making wave because of his interest in implementing restructuring if elected.

This is a bold step especially coming from a northerner in a conservative northern Nigerian.

id4sho:
PoorDad1, will you keep quiet

gigabyte13:
And you think the Nigerian politicians don't know how weak the SE is electorally, who takes them serious...........?? If only GEJ had known, they made him believe they are in every states and are very strong electorally, we know how that ends. Mark my words, this same pdp, that they worshipped will still pick their VP from the SOUTHWEST

theoldpretender:
They may pick their candidate for VP from the SE...at least one PDP candidate (Atiku) has said as much..and I personally suspect Saraki might be interested in a SE veep too.

Also PDP might have won in 2015 if they had handled the middle belt better...especially sorting out crisis in key states.

theoldpretender:
It is funny....but at the same time, in politics , rule no1 is ....interests first.

[s]PDP in the previous 6 years before the 2015 election had made itself attractive to the SE...to the point that they were ready to put all their eggs in its basket. (And they might have benefited if the Middle Belt had gone for PDP in 2015[/s] ...which did not happen partly because of the security crisis and also because PDP mishandled crises in party branches in many crucial middlebelt states...and also because PDP governors like Suswam of Benue were grossly incompetent).

PDP is still attractive to the SE...[s]largely because four more years of APC means four more years of being locked out of the center (due to the miscalculation of 2015)[/s]

See the USA. Most people who voted for Trump don;'t like him at all...but because he talked about satisfying their interests...they voted for him. That's politics.

Mynd44:
I hope the preocess of prunning goes well else, it can start trouble.

Personally, I prefer allowing everyone go to the primary if they wont step down. That way, any aspirant that loses knows that he (no female aspirant?) contested and lost fairly.

But prunning aint bad too though

wink2015:
The only selling candidate in the pdp is Ex- vice president Abubakar Atiku.
Atiku is making wave because of his interest in implementing restructuring if elected.
This is a bold step especially coming from a northerner in a conservative northern Nigerian.

theoldpretender:
So PDP is looking for a Northern candidate....

Very very interesting.

In my opinion, 2019 is going to be one fine race. PDP choosing a Northern candidate might work in their favour...especially as APC is anathema in the SE and SS and crucially the Middle Belt. They might get a narrow win next year.

On the other hand...SE may be eyeing the presidency in 2023 (though as I have said elsewhere, an SE Veep means the SE gets into government for a potential 16 years, the last 8 being as president)...so APC might get somewhere in the SE...though that is a looooong shot. PDP still looking like the better option...16 years on top.

The unknown quantity is the SW....will the SW go for APC or PDP this time?

Esseite:
Its as simple as pruning it down to:

Atiku
Saraki
Kwankwaso
Lamido
Tambuwal
Markafi

The rest would be acknowledged for dropping their ambition for the greater good of all Nigerians in 2019, which is a onerous task.

mknigeriagreat:
They are all thieves. Buhari is still better than most of them and more honourable. The only issue with him is that age is not on his side anymore. But we will keep praying to God to grant him sound health and give him the know how wisdom to rule us.

Mynd44:
I hope the preocess of prunning goes well else, it can start trouble.

Personally, I prefer allowing everyone go to the primary if they wont step down. That way, any aspirant that loses knows that he (no female aspirant?) contested and lost fairly.

But prunning aint bad too though

theoldpretender:
So PDP is looking for a Northern candidate....

Very very interesting.

In my opinion, 2019 is going to be one fine race. PDP choosing a Northern candidate might work in their favour...especially as APC is anathema in the SE and SS and crucially the Middle Belt. They might get a narrow win next year.

On the other hand...SE may be eyeing the presidency in 2023 (though as I have said elsewhere, an SE Veep means the SE gets into government for a potential 16 years, the last 8 being as president)...so APC might get somewhere in the SE...though that is a looooong shot. PDP still looking like the better option...16 years on top.

The unknown quantity is the SW....will the SW go for APC or PDP this time?

theoldpretender:
So PDP is looking for a Northern candidate....

Very very interesting.

In my opinion, 2019 is going to be one fine race. PDP choosing a Northern candidate might work in their favour...especially as APC is anathema in the SE and SS and crucially the Middle Belt. They might get a narrow win next year.

On the other hand...SE may be eyeing the presidency in 2023 (though as I have said elsewhere, an SE Veep means the SE gets into government for a potential 16 years, the last 8 being as president)...so APC might get somewhere in the SE...though that is a looooong shot. PDP still looking like the better option...16 years on top.

The unknown quantity is the SW....will the SW go for APC or PDP this time?

Obinnau:
Pruning of the presidential aspirants would greatly enhance the primaries. Some of them know that they can't even win if selected as the flag bearer.
Here are who I consider the heavyweights that can handle Naija and should be allowed for the primaries.

former Vice President Atiku abubakar, he is desperate and has the ability to match the antics of Buhari, plus he has something he is willing to sell, restructuring, plus he is seen as a fairly detribalized person. East and West might vote for him.
Senate President, Bukola Saraki he atleast is young and seems to know how to rally Nigerians together, both the young and old.
Ahmed Makarfi, talk about loyalty, he should be allowed to run, not because I think he will emerge but because he has been loyal to the party, therefore he should get an honorable elimination to avoid troubles.
Sokoto State governor, Aminu Tambuwal could be a formidable aspirant, would be welcomed in the east and maybe in the west.
former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, he is old but the same thing I said about markafi should apply to him.

These guys should honorably bow out.
Gombe State governor, Ibrahim Dankwambo, I doubt he can win Northeast.
former Minister of Special Duties, Taminu Turaki, I don't know him and a lot of Nigerians don't know him
Oformer Senate President, David Mark, you are old Mark and I couldn't really see the change you can effect, I wonder what you used your senate presidency terms to achieve.
former governor of Kano State, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, I don't know what to say here except that I would vote Buhari over him. former governor of Sokoto State, Attahiru Bafarawa should go and rest, I won't vote for you.
former governor of Plateau State, Jonah Jang, where can you get popular votes oga?
Senator Datti Baba-Ahmed and Stanley Osifo from Edo State. Both of you should go and rest I don't see what you can offer and moreover, you guys are not popular figures.

Cajal:
..come to IBADAN. Lagos..Oshogbo.. Akure. Abeokuta..ado.. And see sir..NO DOUBT.. APC...IS 100%..SOUTH WEST..
if the whole of as/se..like they can support.. The looters Assembly they called aspirants....

wink2015:
The only selling candidate in the pdp is Ex- vice president Abubakar Atiku.

Atiku is making wave because of his interest in implementing restructuring if elected.

This is a bold step especially coming from a northerner in a conservative northern Nigerian.

mknigeriagreat:
They are all thieves. Buhari is still better than most of them and more honourable. The only issue with him is that age is not on his side anymore. But we will keep praying to God to grant him sound health and give him the know how wisdom to rule us.