Political analysts are already outmatching one another in articles after articles, editorials after editorials, in a competition to present the Atiku campaign team with a step forward, a winning strategy that will end up with credits to the best contributor; possibly even an appointment as a Presidential Aide.

Each has a different style and approach but all without exception agree that no candidate, Buhari or Atiku, can win without SW influence. In other words, Yoruba can make or mar a candidate's march to victory.

This is significant!

In my own review it is hard for anyone not to notice what the Yorubas have systematically done in their region. In a sheer strategy of positioning for political strength against any party candidate they have thoroughly installed a unified and homogeneous political rulership in SW. All six states are under one party APC. This is dangerous for Buhari, even moreso for Atiku. Why do I say this?

SW is the only region in Nigeria histoically known to give a party a blanket victory at local and regional level but turn around and vote the opposition to victory at national level. So there is a danger to Buhari. He stepped on some toes in SW.

His lack of gratitude to Tinubu's role
The biased treatment Ife indigenes
The repeated invasion of Falae.

Yorubas are known to not frett an injustice, but wait patiently for the right time to strike and sink in their bottled up venom.

Buhari must not relax on the assurances of Tinubu to win SW, this is not 2015...he must correct his errors with Yoruba.

The biggest odd of winning the Presidency is with PDP's Atiku. Every field of consideration for him in SW is dimmed and voiceless. What this means is Atiku will need to sell himself as a Yoruba and raise appeal in SW.

In an unrelated discussion on the issue of restructuring someone with deep feet and knowledge in Nigerian history and politics told me that if Yoruba were to have a country for themselves they will end up directly impacting the political and geography of five West African countries and indirectly that of another one in the region. He shared that there is a co-joined destiny between Yoruba states and Hausa states that had its root in ancient times and that even in modernity that relationship had not been broken, to the extent Yorubas view those in the traditional Hausa states with a familiarity and acceptance not extended to anyone else. He said in Kano where he grew up there were Yorubas that had privilege above other Northerners in the native administration. For instance someone from Ibadan accorded more respect and treated muvh better than say another person from Yola or Zamfara.

That is evident here with Atiku. Where Yoruba views a person from Hausaland as an old ally, those from Adamawa had never been an ally historically, neither were they foes...our paths were just not in harmony. So for an Atiku from Adamawa to gain inroad in Yorubaland he will have to prove his Yorubaness. This is the bottomline why he must get a VP from SW and the hint is suggested uniformly by those busy analysing his next steps forward.

In whichever way it is viewed, Yoruba remain the Kingmaker in Nigeria.

Thank God we no give south west chairmanship, them for sell PDP to APC

BabaRamota1980:
Political analysts are already outmatching one another in articles after articles, editorials after editorials, in a competition to present the Atiku campaign team with a step forward, a winning strategy that will end up with credits to the best contributor; possibly even an appointment as a Presidential Aide.

Each has a different style and approach but all without exception agree that no candidate, Buhari or Atiku, can win without SW influence. In other words, Yoruba can make or mar a candidate's march to victory.

This is significant!

In my own review it is hard for anyone not to notice what the Yorubas have systematically done in their region. In a sheer strategy of positioning for political strength against any party candidate they have thoroughly installed a unified and homogeneous political rulership in SW. All six states are under one party APC. This is dangerous for Buhari, even moreso for Atiku. Why do I say this?

SW is the only region in Nigeria histoically known to give a party a blanket victory at local and regional level but turn around and vote the opposition to victory at national level. So there is a danger to Buhari. He stepped on some toes in SW.

His lack of gratitude to Tinubu's role
The biased treatment Ife indigenes
The repeated invasion of Falae.

Yorubas are known to not frett an injustice, but wait patiently for the right time to strike and sink in their bottled up venom.

Buhari must not relax on the assurances of Tinubu to win SW, this is not 2015...he must correct his errors with Yoruba.

The biggest odd of winning the Presidency is with PDP's Atiku. Every field of consideration for him in SW is dimmed and voiceless. What this means is Atiku will need to sell himself as a Yoruba and raise appeal in SW.

In an unrelated discussion on the issue of restructuring someone with deep feet and knowledge in Nigerian history and politics told me that if Yoruba were to have a country for themselves they will end up directly impacting the political and geography of five West African countries and indirectly that of another one in the region. He shared that there is a co-joined destiny between Yoruba states and Hausa states that had its root in ancient times and that even in modernity that relationship had not been broken, to the extent Yorubas view those in the traditional Hausa states with a familiarity and acceptance not extended to anyone else. He said in Kano where he grew up there were Yorubas that had privilege above other Northerners in the native administration. For instance someone from Ibadan accorded more respect and treated muvh better than say another person from Yola or Zamfara.

That is evident here with Atiku. Where Yoruba views a person from Hausaland as an old ally, those from Adamawa had never been an ally historically, neither were they foes...our paths were just not in harmony. So for an Atiku from Adamawa to gain inroad in Yorubaland he will have to prove his Yorubaness. This is the bottomline why he must get a VP from SW and the hint is suggested uniformly by those busy analysing his next steps forward.

In whichever way it is viewed, Yoruba remain the Kingmaker in Nigeria.

speak for you and your family, when you mention yorubas don't generalize it, we're wiser now

Op d SW can do witout d VP slot. no need advertisin 4it because SW is APC &APC is SW. PDP knows dose who stayed loyal

CROWNWEALTH019:
Thank God we no give south west chairmanship, them for sell PDP to APC

What a clownish statement from a clown!

temptnow:
speak for you and your family, when you mention yorubas don't generalize it, we're wiser now

When Yoruba disagree with another Yoruba he will remain silent and not utter what you just said. We know how to tell each other apart from foreigners amongst us, who though speak fluent Yoruba but are not of our pedigree.

Find your level...

where were "the Yorubas" when the man was tirelessly running here and there to garner support...

now wey everything don set, una dey find VP slot...

tueh

CROWNWEALTH019:
Thank God we no give south west chairmanship, them for sell PDP to APC

We join you thank God that you did not. A Yoruba party Chairman would have ran a much better operation and not allow defectors overwhelm his organization the way we saw it done here.

Go and check the result again...the first four leads are defectors. What does that say of Uche as a Chairman?

NoSidonLook:
where were "the Yorubas" when the man was tirelessly running here and there to garner support...

now wey everything don set, una dey find VP slot...

tueh

We are not "looking"! Please correct your perception.

The party candidates are "rushing us"!

The chairman of PDP is from SS, and SE/SS are same(acording to IPOB).


So Atiku better choose his VP from SW if he really wants to give Buhari a serious fight.
Any attempt to marginalize the SW would spell doom for PDP, as we'll give 90% of our votes to APC.

lagos state and Ogun state is the only state APC can boast about in the SW. the remaining 4 state will be hotly contested.....

IITTA50:
lagos state and Ogun state is the only state APC can boast about in the SW. the remaining 4 state will be hotly contested.....

The wealth of those two states combined is more than you can find anywhere else in Nigeria. If you are a politician aspiring to be President, what does that tell you?

SouthWest. . . The USELESS KINGMAKER that can never get it right!

1999-2015
OBJ

2015-20??
TINUBU


Who will the AFONJA power broker be for ATIKU?
BOMBSHELL . . . . loading!
Atiku DOES NOT NEED A KINGMAKER. . . . He is already s King that needs a throne.


Try a new title please. . . . As in “THRONE-MAKER”!

To the extent that SW is NOT a swing region as far as 2019 presidential election is concerned, Atiku has no viable path to presidency since he stands no chance of defeating Buhari in NE and NW.

Olddirtywizard:
To the extent that SW is NOT a swing region as far as 2019 presidential election is concerned, Atiku has no viable path to presidency since he stands no chance of defeating Buhari in NE and NW.

But we don't know that SW is NOT a swing region; otherwise you are 100% correct in your input.

KanwuliaMama:
SouthWest. . . The USELESS KINGMAKER that can never get it right!

1999-2015
OBJ

2015-20??
TINUBU


Who will the AFONJA power broker be for ATIKU?
BOMBSHELL . . . . loading!
Atiku DOES NOT NEED A KINGMAKER. . . . He is already s King that needs a throne.


Try a new title please. . . . As in “THRONE-MAKER”!

Your input make me laugh sef. May King Atiku reing long!

Nothing in this world would make Yoruba Christians vote for Buhari
Yoruba Muslims can be fooling them selves talking about South West block vote

Diiet:
The chairman of PDP is from SS, and SE/SS are same(acording to IPOB).


So Atiku better choose his VP from SW if he really wants to give Buhari a serious fight.
Any attempt to marginalize the SW would spell doom for PDP, as we'll give 90% of our votes to APC.

Pdp is a regional party for Igbos. Abi no be so?

Focus on your apc and leave the pdp for those with the breeding for it.
Or come back when there is a pdp state in your region.

Clowns trying to play both sides. No shame at all.

It’s hard to understand why you should be chest beating. Nobody can decide who wins an election or not. When God says Yes, no idiot from SW,SS,SE can say No. get your facts right and stop ranting. It’s early

hyfr:
It’s hard to understand why you should be chest beating. Nobody can decide who wins an election or not. When God says Yes, no idiot from SW,SS,SE can say No. get your facts right and stop ranting. It’s early

One outcome is certain though.

If atiku gives his VP to the south west, his defeat is assured.

Rstc:

One outcome is certain though.

If atiku gives his VP to the south west, his defeat is assured.

u think they’ll sly

CROWNWEALTH019:
Thank God we no give south west chairmanship, them for sell PDP to APC

Exactly brotherly

Diiet:
The chairman of PDP is from SS, and SE/SS are same(acording to IPOB).


So Atiku better choose his VP from SW if he really wants to give Buhari a serious fight.
Any attempt to marginalize the SW would spell doom for PDP, as we'll give 90% of our votes to APC.

Story

IITTA50:
lagos state and Ogun state is the only state APC can boast about in the SW. the remaining 4 state will be hotly contested.....

Is only ogun, lagos no follow.

slivertongue:
Op d SW can do witout d VP slot. so no need advertisin 4it because SW is APC &APC is SW. PDP knows dose who stayd faithful

I'm Yoruba and I don't think Atiku need a SW running mate. Yorubas don't support candidate on those kind of geo-political sentiments like the rest of the country.

limeta:
Nothing in this world would make Yoruba Christians vote for Buhari
Yoruba Muslims can be fooling them selves talking about South West block vote

Y'all keep getting it wrong, there's nothing like Yoruba Christian or Muslim, I'm a Christian, half of my cousins are muslims, politics don't separate us, in fact, more often than not we share same political opinion, same with my friends. We only remember our religion during festive periods when we want to decide in whose home we want to celebrate.

Let it be about Nigerian unity, development and progress.

End to unwanted killings in the North.

They should first tender apology for their lifeless choice in 2015.

Nigeria deserves unity against tyrrany, against Tinubuharism. Comes 2019, power shall be returned to the people again. Buhari, a good man with evil intentions.

Two northerners are contesting, there is no how the sw will be the swing region

SOUTH EAST
Abia 1,481,191
Anambra 1,758,220
Enugu 1,301,185
Imo 1,611,715
Ebonyi 876,249
TOTAL 7,028,560
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SOUTH WEST
Lagos 6,247,845
Ogun 1,869,326
Osun 1,293,967
Ondo 1,588,975
Ekiti 750,753
Oyo 2,577,490
TOTAL 14,298,356


SOUTHWEST minus Lagos

14,298,356 - 6,247,845 = 8,050, 511

Compared to the South east..7,028,560

The difference is 1,021,951. This tells you that the southwest voting strength is a myth. Lagos doesnt represent the southwest. In 2019, Lagos will be divided, while osun will vote Atiku because his wife is from Ilesha in osun state and then Ekiti, Ondo and Ogun will give atiku not less than 30-40%. With that Atiku is good to go from the south west.

In this game the igbos as a people is much more important than the southeast as a region. The Igbos are spread all over the country especially Lagos and kano. They will be doing their magic with other nigerian groups esp SS and MB in those places by voting in block to divide Lagos and kano vote to not less than 35%. Once that is done, Buhari is a gonna. All Atiku need is to pick his VP from the SE, in a bid to encourage them to vote. If not, IPOB will exploit it to discourage people from voting. We shouldn't forget the " No Referendum, No Election" mantra is still active. If Atiku hopes to will this, his VP must come from SE, unless people will boycott the election which will be to PDP's disadvantage. Igbo people no kuku send Nigerian politics before. We are living fine without government and Nigerian politics, so we lose nothing.

PaChukwudi44:
Two northerners are contesting, there is no how the sw will be the swing region

The swing vote here is the MB. Once the north east goes with Atiku, add the middle belt to it. The Buhari is a gonna. I repeat again, Buhari is a gonna