fk001:



I agree that let someone from North central or South South should get it as far as the person is in APC, but it is no no for Dogara or any PDP member.

See, politics is a game of numbers and APC has less than 100 Reps ahead of PDP. Should North central present candidate (a couple have declared interest already), PDP may as well present Dogara and win otherwise, PDP will support one amongst the APC rebel

Gandollar:
PDP should go for the broke

Quite a name for a female moniker

sogodihno:
who is still taking this Op serious, a failed analyst. leave APC to do their things the way they want to, and shove ur useless opinion in ur ass, go and face ur useless party.

Lawan is the senate president
Gbajamila is the speaker.

kill urself.

You can never grow thinking in this stone age way when we are already in a new era. What the op raised is very germane to the future of our democracy but instead of you to debate the topic, you veered off the issue and got yourself busy discussing the op like a small mind. Grow up

fk001:
Dogara should get what? Repeat what you said.




You must be high on cow dung

Abi o!

Dogara ko! Saraki ni!!

Some people who hates Tinubu and Buhari should by now learn lessons.

I wouldn't be surprised if Tinubu is appearing in some people's dream.

In this contest, there will be big politicking across the country. We shall see.

Someone even suggested South East for senate president. Atikulate has to give them that....

Ratello:


You can never grow thinking in this stone age way when we are already in a new era. What the op raised is very germane to the future of our democracy but instead of you to debate the topic, you veered off the issue and got yourself busy discussing the op like a small mind. Grow up

Gbam

As far as I am concerned, Gbajabiamila had proven over the years to be the most qualified for the speakership position. he has sponsored a lot of people oriented bills, recently he sponsored a bill against estimated bill and his eloquence and charisma is wonderful.

I won't be surprised if he lost because Nigeria has always been known to reject capable men and later do what they know how to do best, Complain.

Ratello:


You can never grow thinking in this stone age way when we are already in a new era. What the op raised is very germane to the future of our democracy but instead of you to debate the topic, you veered off the issue and got yourself busy discussing the op like a small mind. Grow up

shut ur dirty mouth and stop quoting me, ur loyalty doesn't lie with Nigeria, it lies with PDP, so save ur sermon for ur fellow idiots.

Tony, you have stated well. In addition, supporting the candidacy of Lawan and Femi is giving arms length to Tinubu to annex Nigeria the same way he has done Lagos

When Fashola attempted to stop Tinubu taking 20% of Lagos revenue monthly, the state house of assembly, pupetted by Tinubu, started impeachment proceeding against him

When Ambode fell out with Tinubu the SHOA also tried to impeach him

He who controls the legislature has a firm footing to influence the entire Nigeria.

This must be resisted

fhranciz:


Quite a name for a female moniker

Baba you are free to call me sugar, honey, honey pie, Gandylove4life, Gandybaby, melaninpopping, etc . The choice is yours.

sogodihno:



shut ur dirty mouth and stop quoting me, ur loyalty doesn't lie with Nigeria, it lies with PDP, so save ur sermon for ur fellow idiots.

See the aggressive APC clown falsely accusing an innocent person. Good governance entails the Senators pick their leaders among themselves in a democratic setting without interference from any useless and demonic APC President or Tinubu from Lagos do you get it? So you should shut up your ugly and smelly mouth next time before you run yourself down. Lawan and Gbajamiala will never emerge as Senate President and Speaker respectively, you can quote me on this

For those who just hate Tinubu, although he might be imposing but his guys are known for excellence performance everywhere they are. Think of Fashola, he was arguably the best Governor of his tenure, Ambode despite the rejection is one of the best performing governors, Aregbesola transformed Osun state, Osinbajo is in my opinion the best VP ever in the history of Nigeria.

Gbajambiamila should be supported based on his antecedents in the house of representative and not based on any recommendation or politicking and I bet he will beat every other competitor hands down.

tonye, you don come again. whosoever wins is not of interest to me


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babyfaceafrica:
but you didn't say anything when ekeremadu and emeka ihedioha were DSP and deputy speaker. respectively. stop been an hypocrite.. you are better than this!!

Oga we have evolved. Or haven't we? We are getting there.

Baselm:
As far as I am concerned, Gbajabiamila had proven over the years to be the most qualified for the speakership position. he has sponsored a lot of people oriented bills, recently he sponsored a bill against estimated bill and his eloquence and charisma is wonderful.

I won't be surprised if he lost because Nigeria has always been known to reject capable men and later do what they know how to do best, Complain.

He will lose. The National Assembly is not Lagos state House of Assembly that Bourdillon can dictate to. If Gbajabiamila is so good then make him Governor of Lagos state.

dancewith:
Tony, you have stated well. In addition, supporting the candidacy of Lawan and Femi is giving arms length to Tinubu to annex Nigeria the same way he has done Lagos

When Fashola attempted to stop Tinubu taking 20% of Lagos revenue monthly, the state house of assembly, pupetted by Tinubu, started impeachment proceeding against him

When Ambode fell out with Tinubu the SHOA also tried to impeach him

He who controls the legislature has a firm footing to influence the entire Nigeria.

This must be resisted

Truth Northern and PDP legislators na, what they did to those candidate in 2015 will be a child's play compared to what will befall them in 2019.

TonyeBarcanista:
By TonyeBarcanista

I have observed the lobbying and politics surrounding the race for National Assembly presiding officers and I think it is incumbent on me to air my opinion on why NASS members-elect, Peoples Democratic Party and Nigerians should resist Senator Ahmed Lawan and Hon Femi Gbajabiamila for the positions of Senate President and Speaker of House of Representative respectively.

1. Gbajabiamila Candidacy Is Against Equitable Distribution of Offices:
Having produced the Vice President of Nigeria, it becomes natural that another geopolitical zone in the country produce the number 4 citizen as it has been the tradition since 1999.

It may be recalled that at the return of the fourth republic, the Southwest produced the President, the Northeast had the Vice President, the Southeast had the Senate President and the Northwest produced Speaker of House of Representative and this arrangement lasted until 2007. Same tradition of equitable distribution was upheld in 2007-2011 when the Northwest produced the President, the Southsouth had the Vice President, the North central had Senate President while the Southwest had the Speaker through Patricia Etteh and Dimeji Bankole respectively. The arrangement was bound to be maintained until Aminu Tambuwal with support from the opposition as at then disrupted the arrangement, gifted the northwest 2 out of the 4 top offices and denied the Southwest and the entire south the position of Speaker. It however was restored in 2015 with NW (President), SW (VP), NC (Senate President) and NE (Speaker)

If those people in Bourdillon road that are fronting Femi Gbajabiamila candidacy were fair to the South and the nation, they would have presented someone from the Southeast or Southsouth for the position instead of another person from Southwest. The excuse that both zones didn't give APC ranking members or House members aren't tenable this time around.

Gbaja's candidacy is simply anti-south agenda by some sectional elements in Lagos. It is also anti-Nigeria agenda as it seeks to reward a particular zone with 2 out of the top for offices in the country leaving other 5 zones to scramble for 2 offices.

2. Gbajabiamila Candidacy Is Anti-Southwest:

The Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has Lagos has his political base and he's more loyal to Lagos than his native Ogun state. Femi Gbajabiamila is also of Lagos state and his puppeteers want to make him speaker, meanwhile, there are other APC Rep members in Ogun, Osun, Oyo, Ekiti and Ondo states but they ignored them and narrowed it to Femi so as to serve their own selfish interest. These same people refused to support Hon Lasun the outgoing Deputy Speaker even though he's Yoruba all through his four years tenure simply because he wasn't their anointed. It clearly shows that contrary to what Femi sponsors would want the people of southwest to believe, they are pushing Femi to represent them not the zone.

3. Northcentral Or Dogara Should Get Speakership:
Personally, I believe equity demands that the position of Senate President or Speaker should go to a Rep member from either the Southeast or Southsouth zone, but since this may not be feasible due to political realities, I think the PDP, NASS members-elect and Nigerians should support a credible and independent person from the North central for the position, or if by slim chance Yakubu Dogara stand a chance, he should be supported. As stated above, it will be unpatriotic and evil to reward Southwest the position of Speaker when they have the office of Vice President while zones like Northcentral, Southeast and southsouth are left with nothing.

4. PDP Can Stop Ahmad Lawan SP Bid:

With forty three Senators-elect already, PDP need at least thirteen aggrieved APC Senators-elect to defeat Ahmad Lawan, the unpopular anointed of the APC for the Senate President seat. Already aggrieved APC Senators-elect like Uzor Kalu of Abia, Ali Ndume of Borno and Danjuma Goje of Gombe and their supporters have vowed to challenge for the seat in June and with the traditional secret ballot system of voting. I have no doubt that PDP would either produce someone among them as Senate President or endorse one of the aggrieved as PDP adopted candidate. I will see how Lawan will emerge Senate President or whether Adams Oshiomole will be able to rig him in.

5. We Did It In 2015, We Can Do It Again

About four years ago, specifically, June 7, 2015, I, alongside loyalists of PDP, openly called on PDP leaders and NASS members-elect to counter the anointing of Senator Ahmed Lawan and Hon Femi Gbajabiamila by voting for Senator Bukola Saraki and Hon Yakubu Dogara for the positions of Senate President and Speaker of House of Representative respectively! We triumphed against all odd. (Ref: https://www.nairaland.com/2362944/open-campaign-adoption-sen-saraki).


May God Bless Us and Bless Nigeria

TonyeBarcanista writes from Abuja and can be reached at TonyeBarcanista@gmail.com

just wasted my time reading this bullshit

Akolawole:


Abi o!

Dogara ko! Saraki ni!!

Some people who hates Tinubu and Buhari should by now learn lessons.

I wouldn't be surprised if Tinubu is appearing in some people's dream.

In this contest, there will be big politicking across the country. We shall see.

Someone even suggested South East for senate president. Atikulate has to give them that....

It doesn't matter whether the Southeast or Southsouth don't get any presiding office but Femi Gbajabiamila, Ahmed Lawan and other anointed of Bourdillon and Oshiomole WILL NOT get any presiding position. This is not APC primary, this is NASS election

Hedonisst:
When I hear fools say that Buhari can determine who becomes presiding/principal officers in NASS, I just laugh. Stupid people also use Obasanjo as reference as to how he easily installed and uninstalled Senate Presidents during his first tenure.

You have to understand that 'eye never open' in that period. Nigeria's democracy was still 'nascent', and things were only beginning to take shape. You can't try that now. You can't impose a Senate President or Speaker in the name of enforcing "party discipline. It simply wouldn't work. At the appointed date, the legislators would elect whoever plays the game best as Senate President/DSP, Speaker, and Deputy Speaker. There's absolutely nothing the useless Buhari or greedy Tinubu can do about it.

If they try to use gestapo tactics by cordoning off the National Assembly with their useless DSS and police, and allowing only select lawmakers access to go in and elect the anointed candidates, that would be disastrous and would not stand. The pretenders so elected would be summarily impeached, and the NASS would be thrown into crisis.

You guys like beating unnecessary chest. Your corrupt CJN was removed months ago and up till now you couldn't do jack about it.

I just marvel at the way you people talk at times. If DSS condoned NASS there's nothing anybody can do than to shout and go to bed afterwards.

Gosh!

TonyeBarcanista:
By TonyeBarcanista

I have observed the lobbying and politics surrounding the race for National Assembly presiding officers and I think it is incumbent on me to air my opinion on why NASS members-elect, Peoples Democratic Party and Nigerians should resist Senator Ahmed Lawan and Hon Femi Gbajabiamila for the positions of Senate President and Speaker of House of Representative respectively.

1. Gbajabiamila Candidacy Is Against Equitable Distribution of Offices:
Having produced the Vice President of Nigeria, it becomes natural that another geopolitical zone in the country produce the number 4 citizen as it has been the tradition since 1999.

It may be recalled that at the return of the fourth republic, the Southwest produced the President, the Northeast had the Vice President, the Southeast had the Senate President and the Northwest produced Speaker of House of Representative and this arrangement lasted until 2007. Same tradition of equitable distribution was upheld in 2007-2011 when the Northwest produced the President, the Southsouth had the Vice President, the North central had Senate President while the Southwest had the Speaker through Patricia Etteh and Dimeji Bankole respectively. The arrangement was bound to be maintained until Aminu Tambuwal with support from the opposition as at then disrupted the arrangement, gifted the northwest 2 out of the 4 top offices and denied the Southwest and the entire south the position of Speaker. It however was restored in 2015 with NW (President), SW (VP), NC (Senate President) and NE (Speaker)

If those people in Bourdillon road that are fronting Femi Gbajabiamila candidacy were fair to the South and the nation, they would have presented someone from the Southeast or Southsouth for the position instead of another person from Southwest. The excuse that both zones didn't give APC ranking members or House members aren't tenable this time around.

Gbaja's candidacy is simply anti-south agenda by some sectional elements in Lagos. It is also anti-Nigeria agenda as it seeks to reward a particular zone with 2 out of the top for offices in the country leaving other 5 zones to scramble for 2 offices.

2. Gbajabiamila Candidacy Is Anti-Southwest:

The Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has Lagos has his political base and he's more loyal to Lagos than his native Ogun state. Femi Gbajabiamila is also of Lagos state and his puppeteers want to make him speaker, meanwhile, there are other APC Rep members in Ogun, Osun, Oyo, Ekiti and Ondo states but they ignored them and narrowed it to Femi so as to serve their own selfish interest. These same people refused to support Hon Lasun the outgoing Deputy Speaker even though he's Yoruba all through his four years tenure simply because he wasn't their anointed. It clearly shows that contrary to what Femi sponsors would want the people of southwest to believe, they are pushing Femi to represent them not the zone.

3. Northcentral Or Dogara Should Get Speakership:
Personally, I believe equity demands that the position of Senate President or Speaker should go to a Rep member from either the Southeast or Southsouth zone, but since this may not be feasible due to political realities, I think the PDP, NASS members-elect and Nigerians should support a credible and independent person from the North central for the position, or if by slim chance Yakubu Dogara stand a chance, he should be supported. As stated above, it will be unpatriotic and evil to reward Southwest the position of Speaker when they have the office of Vice President while zones like Northcentral, Southeast and southsouth are left with nothing.

4. PDP Can Stop Ahmad Lawan SP Bid:

With forty three Senators-elect already, PDP need at least thirteen aggrieved APC Senators-elect to defeat Ahmad Lawan, the unpopular anointed of the APC for the Senate President seat. Already aggrieved APC Senators-elect like Uzor Kalu of Abia, Ali Ndume of Borno and Danjuma Goje of Gombe and their supporters have vowed to challenge for the seat in June and with the traditional secret ballot system of voting. I have no doubt that PDP would either produce someone among them as Senate President or endorse one of the aggrieved as PDP adopted candidate. I will see how Lawan will emerge Senate President or whether Adams Oshiomole will be able to rig him in.

5. We Did It In 2015, We Can Do It Again

About four years ago, specifically, June 7, 2015, I, alongside loyalists of PDP, openly called on PDP leaders and NASS members-elect to counter the anointing of Senator Ahmed Lawan and Hon Femi Gbajabiamila by voting for Senator Bukola Saraki and Hon Yakubu Dogara for the positions of Senate President and Speaker of House of Representative respectively! We triumphed against all odd. (Ref: https://www.nairaland.com/2362944/open-campaign-adoption-sen-saraki).


May God Bless Us and Bless Nigeria

TonyeBarcanista writes from Abuja and can be reached at TonyeBarcanista@gmail.com

Hahahahahaaaaah!,na buhari, Tinubu n Apc I dey laugh so!.

TonyeBarcanista:

He will lose. The National Assembly is not Lagos state House of Assembly that Bourdillon can dictate to. If Gbajabiamila is so good then make him Governor of Lagos state.

get away with your bourdilion obsession, if you have nothing to say about his competence don't talk to me about bourdilion, that's ur own problem not mine

TonyeBarcanista:

It doesn't matter whether the Southeast or Southsouth don't get any presiding office but Femi Gbajabiamila, Ahmed Lawan and other anointed of Bourdillon and Oshiomole WILL NOT get any presiding position. This is not APC primary, this is NASS election

Oga, you are a writer and not a politician. Leave bragging right to those that can politically do it. If the party agrees on these guys, they will be elected. Forget 2015.

Dannyset:


Oga, you are a writer and not a politician. Leave bragging right to those that can politically do it. If the party agrees on these guys, they will be elected. Forget 2015.

Danny we go clear your doubt

[s]

Dannyset:

You guys like beating unnecessary chest. Your corrupt CJN was removed months ago and up till now you couldn't do jack about it.

I just marvel at the way you people talk at times. If DSS condoned NASS there's nothing anybody can do than to shout and go to bed afterwards.

Gosh!

[/s]Stop this childish talk my friend

TonyeBarcanista:
By TonyeBarcanista

I have observed the lobbying and politics surrounding the race for National Assembly presiding officers and I think it is incumbent on me to air my opinion on why NASS members-elect, Peoples Democratic Party and Nigerians should resist Senator Ahmed Lawan and Hon Femi Gbajabiamila for the positions of Senate President and Speaker of House of Representative respectively.

1. Gbajabiamila Candidacy Is Against Equitable Distribution of Offices:
Having produced the Vice President of Nigeria, it becomes natural that another geopolitical zone in the country produce the number 4 citizen as it has been the tradition since 1999.

It may be recalled that at the return of the fourth republic, the Southwest produced the President, the Northeast had the Vice President, the Southeast had the Senate President and the Northwest produced Speaker of House of Representative and this arrangement lasted until 2007. Same tradition of equitable distribution was upheld in 2007-2011 when the Northwest produced the President, the Southsouth had the Vice President, the North central had Senate President while the Southwest had the Speaker through Patricia Etteh and Dimeji Bankole respectively. The arrangement was bound to be maintained until Aminu Tambuwal with support from the opposition as at then disrupted the arrangement, gifted the northwest 2 out of the 4 top offices and denied the Southwest and the entire south the position of Speaker. It however was restored in 2015 with NW (President), SW (VP), NC (Senate President) and NE (Speaker)

If those people in Bourdillon road that are fronting Femi Gbajabiamila candidacy were fair to the South and the nation, they would have presented someone from the Southeast or Southsouth for the position instead of another person from Southwest. The excuse that both zones didn't give APC ranking members or House members aren't tenable this time around.

Gbaja's candidacy is simply anti-south agenda by some sectional elements in Lagos. It is also anti-Nigeria agenda as it seeks to reward a particular zone with 2 out of the top for offices in the country leaving other 5 zones to scramble for 2 offices.

2. Gbajabiamila Candidacy Is Anti-Southwest:

The Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has Lagos has his political base and he's more loyal to Lagos than his native Ogun state. Femi Gbajabiamila is also of Lagos state and his puppeteers want to make him speaker, meanwhile, there are other APC Rep members in Ogun, Osun, Oyo, Ekiti and Ondo states but they ignored them and narrowed it to Femi so as to serve their own selfish interest. These same people refused to support Hon Lasun the outgoing Deputy Speaker even though he's Yoruba all through his four years tenure simply because he wasn't their anointed. It clearly shows that contrary to what Femi sponsors would want the people of southwest to believe, they are pushing Femi to represent them not the zone.

3. Northcentral Or Dogara Should Get Speakership:
Personally, I believe equity demands that the position of Senate President or Speaker should go to a Rep member from either the Southeast or Southsouth zone, but since this may not be feasible due to political realities, I think the PDP, NASS members-elect and Nigerians should support a credible and independent person from the North central for the position, or if by slim chance Yakubu Dogara stand a chance, he should be supported. As stated above, it will be unpatriotic and evil to reward Southwest the position of Speaker when they have the office of Vice President while zones like Northcentral, Southeast and southsouth are left with nothing.

4. PDP Can Stop Ahmad Lawan SP Bid:

With forty three Senators-elect already, PDP need at least thirteen aggrieved APC Senators-elect to defeat Ahmad Lawan, the unpopular anointed of the APC for the Senate President seat. Already aggrieved APC Senators-elect like Uzor Kalu of Abia, Ali Ndume of Borno and Danjuma Goje of Gombe and their supporters have vowed to challenge for the seat in June and with the traditional secret ballot system of voting. I have no doubt that PDP would either produce someone among them as Senate President or endorse one of the aggrieved as PDP adopted candidate. I will see how Lawan will emerge Senate President or whether Adams Oshiomole will be able to rig him in.

5. We Did It In 2015, We Can Do It Again

About four years ago, specifically, June 7, 2015, I, alongside loyalists of PDP, openly called on PDP leaders and NASS members-elect to counter the anointing of Senator Ahmed Lawan and Hon Femi Gbajabiamila by voting for Senator Bukola Saraki and Hon Yakubu Dogara for the positions of Senate President and Speaker of House of Representative respectively! We triumphed against all odd. (Ref: https://www.nairaland.com/2362944/open-campaign-adoption-sen-saraki).


May God Bless Us and Bless Nigeria

TonyeBarcanista writes from Abuja and can be reached at TonyeBarcanista@gmail.com

See these PDP thieves. They are always against anything good in Nigeria. God will disgrace all of you. Tufiakwa!

The imposition should be resisted by all means possible, it's disheartening to note that someone or very few individuals are determining what happens in a country at the detriment of others.

Gandollar:
PDP should go for the broke. Yes we can! Yes we should!

Trust me people, only a PDP led 9th Senate can position this great nation on the desired path of growth and prosperity.

A rubber stamp Senate in this era is a no-no for well meaning Nigerians.

By the way, buhari is not in charge and it can only get worse as he ages and his undisclosed ailments continue to weigh him down.

After hiding for several months, he had no choice than to come out and campaign and we all saw the true state of affairs of the one whom has been entrusted with the destiny of 200m Nigerians.

The cabal is in charge. The cabal is a ruthless faceless mafia and would stop at nothing until they have defeated the most crucial substance that bind us together as a nation.

Only an opposition led NAss can cut down their excesses.

nor be only the broke na the broken

you think everyone is a snake like Saraki?

Why are you more obsessed about their geo- political background than how competent and loyal they are to the party majority of Nigerians have given a mandate?

You speak if Dogara. Is he loyal to the manifesto of APC or PDP?

Please, cut us some slack.

This is APC duty and they'll choose those offices based on loyalty and alignment to the party's ideology

TonyeBarcanista:
[s][/s]Stop this childish talk my friend

No.....other than chest beating, what have you guys done concerning the CJN case? Nothing!

The level you people are taking chest beating to, una chest go soon get hollow.

TonyeBarcanista:

Danny we go clear your doubt

We are watching

TonyeBarcanista:

Zoning is nowhere in the Constitution? Right! But same Bourdillon road people sponsored calumnious campaign between 2011 and 2015 that the Southwest is nowhere to be found in the top four offices even when they worked against Mulikat Akande for Speaker

You are being economical with the truth (idid not say you are lying). The south west never complained about the South West being nowhere to be found in the top 4 offices (as you called it). The legislative positions does not necessarily rest on the executive or even one party (as shown by Saraki and Ekweremmadu). What the south west complained about during Jonathan's regime was marginalisation in terms of EXECUTIVE appointments.

Why will the south west reject the speakership position (in which they actually have power to affect) and then complain again that PDP or Jonathan denied them number 3 or 4 positions ( which are legislative positions). It does not make sense.

chloride6:


Dont you have a order to lock up everything and anything?

Why do you drop your phone and help your fraudster industrialist to lock up properties?

GTB must cough out N8B to INNOSON...thieving Afonja bank.

Kill Urself!!!