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By Lanre Adewole



A major political battle is appearing in the horizon for leading lights of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2023 presidential ticket, as both Northern and Southern elements move in different directions over zoning of party positions.

President Muhammadu Buhari will be ineligible for another term in 2023 if he scaled the judicial hurdles against his re-election victory early this year, but weighty voices in the Northern part of the country where he hails, are already pushing for his successor in four years, from the same zone.


The agitation for the retention of the Presidency in the North beyond 2023 has, however, been spiked, with the reported interest of the National Leader of the party, Senator Bola Tinubu in the same seat after the expiration of the Buhari presidency.

A close political associate of the Lagos strongman confirmed to Sunday Tribune at the weekend that he (Tinubu) was serious about seeking the presidency and “is not just flying a kite for possible negotiation as being assumed in many quarters.”

It was learnt that before the just-concluded presidential and parliamentary poll, Tinubu reportedly told his allies and associates developing cold feet about post-election Buhari presidency that the president must be supported and that whoever among them was acting to the contrary, should consider him [Tinubu] an enemy.

Many of them, according to Sunday Tribune findings, grudgingly toed the path of his instruction, with one of them disclosing that he knew the use-and-dump controversy would resume after the president must have secured a second and final term.

Tinubu was said to have been asked for a Plan B concerning his ambition should the president display unwillingness to back him all the way.

“He simply said we should wait,” the source told Sunday Tribune.

With the unfolding political scenario now, it was gathered that his allies would be seeking an answer to the question he parried the last time.

“When Oga [Tinubu] returns from France, the issue of Plan B, we will discuss again, because these people (Northerners) are serious and they have the numbers once a few people (names mentioned) are brought to their side down South,” the source stated.

Despite the alleged opposition of Buhari’s close allies to a Tinubu presidency, the party’s national leader is said to be committed to demonstrating his total loyalty to the president.

Apart from mobilising votes for him, Sunday Tribune can confirm that the Chief Wole Olanipekun-led legal team defending the president’s re-election at the Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja was composed by Tinubu.

Olanipekun, a senior advocate and long-standing ally of Tinubu, had opposed the current administration on some salient issues, and even taken up cases against it in recent time.


It was a surprise to many to see him emerge the lead counsel to the president.

Sunday Tribune gathered that nearly all the leading senior advocates on the case instituted against Buhari’s victory by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate and a former Vice-President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, were in at the behest of Tinubu.

Incidentally, Buhari’s tribunal opponent, Atiku, it was learnt, had briefed a couple of the said senior advocates to handle his petition, but their affinity with Tinubu prevailed.

However, Sunday Tribune learnt that relationship between Buhari and Tinubu almost broke down completely during the colloquium marking the National Leader’s birthday recently in Abuja.

Contrary to the official reason given for the president’s absence despite being in town, an associate of Tinubu emphatically told Sunday Tribune that “the cabal stopped the president from coming. They didn’t know XYZ (names mentioned) understand Hausa language, with which they were telling the president not to attend the event. Our people were very angry and sought Oga’s permission to go all out against the cabal, but he stopped them.”

The source was, however, certain it would be a matter of time before things boil over between the two biggest players in the ruling party.

The stinger from Tinubu over the planned increase in Value Added Tax (VAT), which was delivered at the birthday colloquium, is said to be an appetiser of things to come.

“Those in PDP seeking to decamp to APC should stay back in their party. When we met with XYZ (name mentioned; a prominent senator from the South who could profit again from the crisis within the ruling party) somewhere recently (place mentioned), the same issue was taken up with him. 2023 belongs to PDP, because with the way things are going, APC leaders are going to cancel themselves out with all the intrigues going on. The party won’t survive post-Buhari presidency, though they are likely going to get what they are aiming at. They will use our people here to get it, at least one of them is already being tipped to run with XYZ (name of a governor in the North mentioned) as vice-presidential candidate,” Sunday Tribune was told.

One major political step from the president, which Tinubu’s allies are waiting to see the direction, is the appointment of ministers from the South-West states.

If the president side-steps their leader again as was the case in 2015, the source said, it would confirm to them that he has been used and dumped again, a development which Sunday Tribune was told would come with a lot of consequences.

It was learnt that the president is yet to demand any list from state chapters of the party as is the custom, but that a couple of state chapters are said to have the lists waiting for the president, who, days back, embarked on a private visit to the United Kingdom.

The expected coming appointment is already opening up old political cleavages and putting tendencies in the state chapters at one another’s throat.

In one of the South-West states, an outgoing governor is said to be a sole nominee on a list jointly signed by him and the elderly state party chairman, who is seen more as his lackey.

APC lost the gubernatorial election in the said state. But the party’s governorship candidate is believed to be heavily favoured by Tinubu’s camp, which is also said to have pencilled him in for a repeat contest in 2023.


As a minister, another gubernatorial run is expected to be a lot easier for him.

In another state, a former governor is also a sole nominee by the understanding of the party leaders, who deem any challenge by other chieftains as a sacrilege.

Sunday Tribune can, however, confirm the interest of others in the slot, with party chieftains outside of the said state said to be watching out for such interested parties in Abuja.

In Lagos State, there is a lot of whispering around the outgoing governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, as the likely ministerial nominee for the state.

A school of thought reasoned that his estranged godfather may not want to deepen the wound of denying him a second term as governor, by supporting the push for his movement to Abuja like his predecessor, Babatunde Fashola.

However, when the governor hosted the president last week, Tinubu was not only absent, many of his allies also shunned the event, a move believed to be a pay-back for the colloquium snub by Buhari.

Tinubu was abroad during the visit, but his followers, particularly in Lagos, Osun and Ogun states, shunned the event.

Osun State governor, Gboyega Oyetola and top political associates of Tinubu in Lagos known as the Mandate Group, stayed away, while Ambode played host to the president, supported by Governors Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti), Abiola Ajimobi (Oyo) and Ibikunle Amosun (Ogun).

Lagos governor-elect, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the incoming deputy governor, Femi Hamzat, however, side-stepped partisanship to welcome the president.

https://www.tribuneonlineng.com/207345/

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So unfortunate that SW is becoming orphan politically in the south, not only in the south, but Nigeria as a whole.. It's a very sad reality we must all live with.
SS hate us for some many reasons, not only about our attitude in 2015 towards their son, but our hypocrisy to embrace what we condemned Jonathan for. So many reasons including our characters towards them since existence of Nigeria.
SE is a no go area for us.
Middle belt despise us because of our support for this government despite the killing that's happening in their region.
NE and NW are only using us to achieve their aim and they must dump our @$$ as usual once they are done. The handwriting is becoming clearer day by day on the wall as we all can see.
They used Awo and dumped him.
They used Abiola, they didn't only dump him, they strangled him like a chicken in the prison and his wife as well...
As for Tinubu, his judgement day is fast approaching because slave masters have started giving him red signal already. Tinibu Will definitely be humiliated, but our fear is for them not to strangle our son like they did to Abiola...
So sad that my people have sworn never to go back to their history book.. Repeating the same mistake to get different results

So unfortunate we have turned our political stupidity to sophistication. We accuse others of burning bridges whereas our own Case is very terrible. We are not on the good page of with any single region in this country. Why is our voting pattern different from voting pattern of better south ?
Why is our mentality always anticlockwise ?
Why are we dragging Southerners backwards ?
Why do we allow ourselves be used as willing tools in the hands of some selfish northers to destabilize the south despite knowing our history with them ?
Why are we no More pushing for restructuring like we did when Jonathan was in power?, is it because our Son has become a mere spare tire ?
Where is our God's given conscience ?
Are we really gullible, myopic and disgrace to Southerners as better south always say ?


Now after 2023, who would be our ally ?
Food for thought

Hmmmmmm

The Lagos politics story that never want to go away

Tinubu has never lost a political battle since our return to democracy, I can't see him losing this either. In 2003, Tinubu once Obasanjo + Atiku + Afenifere + Ohanaeze and he defeated them, just few months ago, he fought the same group and he retired them all.

Hmmm
.... Tinubu go hear am from buhari

Na mouth dem dey

oh the betrayers are already opting for PlanB? Dirty bastards. The north u worthless piece of shiit preferred has now spitting on ur worthless faces. We the better South are watching dis film go sweet die!

Useless plans, useless SW media

Those who failed to learn from history will repeat. Used and Dumped.
#AtikuIsComing

CyynthiaKiss:
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So unfortunate that SW are orphan politically in the south, not only in the south, but Nigeria as a whole.. It's a very sad reality we must all live with.
SS hate us for some many reasons, not only about our attitude in 2015 towards their son, but our hypocrisy to embrace what we condemned Jonathan for. So many reasons including our characters towards them since existence of Nigeria.
SE is a no go area for us.
Middle belt despise us because of our support for this government despite the killing that's happening in their region.
NE and NW are only using us to achieve their aim and they must dump our @$$ as usual once they are done. The handwriting is becoming clearer day by day on the wall as we all can see.
They used Awo and dumped him.
They used Abiola, they didn't only dumped him, they strangled him like a chicken in the prison and his wife as well...
As for Tinubu, his judgement day is fast approaching because slave masters have started giving him red signal already. Tinibu Will definitely be humiliated, but our fear is for them not to strangle our son like they did to Abiola...
So sad that my people have sworn never to go back to their history book.. Repeating the same mistake to get different results

So unfortunate we have turned our political stupidity to sophistication. We accuse others of burning bridges whereas our own Case is very terrible. We are not on the good page of with any single region in this country. Why is our voting pattern different from voting pattern of better south ?
Why is our mentality always anticlockwise ?
Why are we dragging Southerners backwards ?
Why do we allow ourselves be used as willing tools in the hands of some selfish northers to destabilize the south despite knowing our history with them ?
Why are we no More pushing for restructuring like we did when Jonathan was in power?, is it because our Son has become a mere spare tire ?
Where is our God's given conscience ?
Are we really gullible or myopic as better south always say ?


Now after 2023, who would be our ally ?
Food for thought

Every Ibo dream of being Yoruba.

Tinubu was warned dont do any yeye merger with these northerners they are not progressives

That 2014 merger is the reason we are suffering today

Afons will come and start blaming igbos...

Na hausa Fulani dey knack them..still Southwest media..infact Awolowo media..

But as usual slaves always find it difficult to face their Masters..so they will play distraction...
By bringing igbos ....

They masters they love n secretly admire..

Knowing afonjas no fit be igbo...no matter how hard they try...some they marry igbo girls ..just for the blood to run...

Meanwhile so pitiful of the puppet Emperor of the slavish clan..

The better south will observe..without input ....t

MetaPhysical:
Every Ibo dream of being Yoruba.

Is other way round ...Yorubas rush to marry igbo girls just for igbo blood...

Only few igbos does that...Yoruba blood...
Reason am naw...
Deep down ..you know say you dey admire and envy..igbos...

Talk true ..and it shall set you free... continue..and rest in bitterness...cos it changes nothing.

DogmaNation:
oh the betrayers are already opting for PlanB? Dirty bastards. The north u worthless piece of shiit preferred has now spit on ur worthless faces. We the better South are watching dis film go sweet die!

What kind of spins and counterspins did we not hear about how Tinubu lost SW to a new crop of leaders supported by Buhari in Abuja? Amosun, Akeredolu, Fayemi, Fashola....these people we were told have backing of Buhari and cabal to push Tinubu to irrelevance in SW.

Now Amosun is not even relevant in his own state, much more SW. Akeredolu will go into party primary next Ondo governorship election and he will loose, if he is lucky to complete without an impeachment. Fayemi is now courting Afenifere for support after realising he made mistake breaking his alliance with Tinubu. The same Fashola they told us is anti-Tinubu, in this piece they now say he is anti-Buhari.

Spin the Buhari/Tinubu conspiracy anyway you want, tell us in all flavors of twists and tumbles of your blog pen how North is opposed to SW, a Yoruba is President of this country in 2023, Tinubu, Osinbajo, Fashola, Fayemi, Baba Akande, Ambode, Aregbesola......do your "twist and turn" all over the political landscape, when 2023 gets here a Yoruba will take oath of office as President of Nigeria!

CyynthiaKiss:
I am Yoruba, but I can categorically tell you that nothing is good about being Yoruba..

See how everybody is using and dumping us..
Are we tissue paper ?
Where is our dignity and pride ?
Awolowo will be turning in his graves seeing his people repeating the mistake he made.

Northerners call us Barebe hope I got the spellings (Bat).. Worst thing one can do to you is to call you a bat. Meaning you are neither for air or for the land...
While Ibos call us vulture..

Fathiakiss...even Kanu, your savior, wishes he was Yoruba.

Remember Kanu was caught in Lagos acting p0rno with a ashewo. He tried to deceive security and started speaking a beginner's Yoruba. It didnt work out for him, like your camouflage here now has zero effect.

Cooked up lies from pdpigz to created a sign of disunity but they've forgotten that the fight against Tinubu by d presidency was orchestrated by Oyegun.
If u don't know,president list to party chairman very well n u know d party chairman na.
Though Tinubu not maybe d most person to run for presidency but I'm telling u that d man has tried especially his patience all this while. He refuse to run against Buhari n his 1st n 2nd term unlike Saraki n co who couldn't wait bcoz of greed n overambitiousness
He has been in one party for up to 20yrs now but we know how many political parties d like of those his detractors has been,therefore he has a party ideology.
For those that're happy that some fools are paid to come to d newspaper to discredit Tinubu have a rethink if u were d one...
And also note it down dat power is not remaining in d North after 2023,all diz thingz na noise.

MetaPhysical:
What kind of spins and counterspins did we not hear about how Tinubu lost SW to a new crop of leaders supported by Buhari in Abuja? Amosun, Akeredolu, Fayemi, Fashola....these people we were told have backing of Buhari and cabal to push Tinubu to irrelevance in SW.

Now Amosun is not even relevant in his own state, much more SW. Akeredolu will go into party primary next Ondo governorship election and he will loose, if he is lucky to complete without an impeachment. Fayemi is now courting Afenifere for support after realising he made mistake breaking his alliance with Tinubu. The same Fashola they told us is anti-Tinubu, in this piece they now say he is anti-Buhari.

Spin the Buhari/Tinubu conspiracy anyway you want, tell us in all flavors of twists and tumbles of your blog pen how North is opposed to SW, a Yoruba is President of this country in 2023, Tinubu, Osinbajo, Fashola, Fayemi, Baba Akande, Ambode, Aregbesola......do your "twist and turn" all over the political landscape, when 2023 gets here a Yoruba will take oath of office as President of Nigeria!

why don't you address this to ur masters up north. We in d South just sedon dey look una,let's see if ur masters will reciprocate the love d SW have for them.

Ipob carry Tinubu matter on head since 1999.

secret of hitting nairaland front page or sell your newspaper:


Write some cooked up conspiracy theory against Tinubu or just write TINUBU in capital letter at the front page.YOU DON DO MONEY RITUAL BE THAT


TINUBU IS GREAT!


someone that is not even the president nor the VP nor the Senate president nor governor!

These people are not serious.

2019 has not even started and they are planning on 2023

Mr Brown

CyynthiaKiss:
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So unfortunate that SW is becoming orphan politically in the south, not only in the south, but Nigeria as a whole.. It's a very sad reality we must all live with.
SS hate us for some many reasons, not only about our attitude in 2015 towards their son, but our hypocrisy to embrace what we condemned Jonathan for. So many reasons including our characters towards them since existence of Nigeria.
SE is a no go area for us.
Middle belt despise us because of our support for this government despite the killing that's happening in their region.
NE and NW are only using us to achieve their aim and they must dump our @$$ as usual once they are done. The handwriting is becoming clearer day by day on the wall as we all can see.
They used Awo and dumped him.
They used Abiola, they didn't only dumped him, they strangled him like a chicken in the prison and his wife as well...
As for Tinubu, his judgement day is fast approaching because slave masters have started giving him red signal already. Tinibu Will definitely be humiliated, but our fear is for them not to strangle our son like they did to Abiola...
So sad that my people have sworn never to go back to their history book.. Repeating the same mistake to get different results

So unfortunate we have turned our political stupidity to sophistication. We accuse others of burning bridges whereas our own Case is very terrible. We are not on the good page of with any single region in this country. Why is our voting pattern different from voting pattern of better south ?
Why is our mentality always anticlockwise ?
Why are we dragging Southerners backwards ?
Why do we allow ourselves be used as willing tools in the hands of some selfish northers to destabilize the south despite knowing our history with them ?
Why are we no More pushing for restructuring like we did when Jonathan was in power?, is it because our Son has become a mere spare tire ?
Where is our God's given conscience ?
Are we really gullible, myopic and disgrace to Southerners as better south always say ?


Now after 2023, who would be our ally ?
Food for thought

Nobody should take this Igbo girl serious, she has inferiority complex, her aim in life is to be a Yoruba, but unfortunately she can't be that, I only pity ur miserable life

In all this yarns, the South-East and South-South are not even mentioned as factors.

This is the kind of shoddy journalism the print media is known for.
'Bla bla bla bla bla......... an outgoing Southwest Governor with an elderly APC state Chairman........'
Who does not know that Ajimobi of Oyo State is the one being described. This silly writer should have the courage of his conviction and just call it for what it is.

Nigeria politics is not child's play....northerners always love to hold on to power.....igbos should watch and learn politics from the west as things unfold

Tinubu the nightmare of certain people

They will continue to write report about him for next four years.

The article is almost like a rumour mill.

CyynthiaKiss:
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So unfortunate that SW is becoming orphan politically in the south, not only in the south, but Nigeria as a whole.. It's a very sad reality we must all live with.
SS hate us for some many reasons, not only about our attitude in 2015 towards their son, but our hypocrisy to embrace what we condemned Jonathan for. So many reasons including our characters towards them since existence of Nigeria.
SE is a no go area for us.
Middle belt despise us because of our support for this government despite the killing that's happening in their region.
NE and NW are only using us to achieve their aim and they must dump our @$$ as usual once they are done. The handwriting is becoming clearer day by day on the wall as we all can see.
They used Awo and dumped him.
They used Abiola, they didn't only dumped him, they strangled him like a chicken in the prison and his wife as well...
As for Tinubu, his judgement day is fast approaching because slave masters have started giving him red signal already. Tinibu Will definitely be humiliated, but our fear is for them not to strangle our son like they did to Abiola...
So sad that my people have sworn never to go back to their history book.. Repeating the same mistake to get different results

So unfortunate we have turned our political stupidity to sophistication. We accuse others of burning bridges whereas our own Case is very terrible. We are not on the good page of with any single region in this country. Why is our voting pattern different from voting pattern of better south ?
Why is our mentality always anticlockwise ?
Why are we dragging Southerners backwards ?
Why do we allow ourselves be used as willing tools in the hands of some selfish northers to destabilize the south despite knowing our history with them ?
Why are we no More pushing for restructuring like we did when Jonathan was in power?, is it because our Son has become a mere spare tire ?
Where is our God's given conscience ?
Are we really gullible, myopic and disgrace to Southerners as better south always say ?


Now after 2023, who would be our ally ?
Food for thought

So upon all your insults, you only got 2 likes?

It only contradicts your point that yorubas don't have allies in Nigeria. Rather, it is you igbos that are loathed nationwide.