Sagamite:

@ Princek12


There is really no evidence of his education in alot of his decisions and utterances. E.g. Saying he would build an airport in every state, like if that is the most important thing for most states. Another is refusing to attend a Presidential debate but yet found time to be interviewed by D'Banj. Another was his village man comments to the international press when asked about the crisis in Ivory Coast.

I did not his support his not showing up for the presidential debate. I thought his excuse was frivolous. And he honestly lost points for not showing up. His saying he would build an airport in every state is typical politician rhetoric. Just like Buhari said he would create 5 million jobs without laying any concrete plan to achieve such promise.


I don't think answering or, more accurately, getting assistants to answer selected Facebook questions is strong enough for me. That is just Gimmick. He would have shown his embrace of new ideas by attending the NN24 Presidential debate. Buhari attended and answered more questions, better still, random questions. Reetardeen sat in Aso Rock watching and having Otapiapia.


Attending a NN24 debate is not the same as embracing new technologies, as aspirants have been debating since the beginning of time, although it appears to be fledgling in Nigeria. The world is changing, and the ability for a president to embrace new technologies speaks volume about his character. Even if he got assistants to answer the questions, it shows a good faith effort on his part to communicate and dialogue with Nigerians, both home and abroad. Presumably, his assistants will give him a report or update him on pressing issues discussed in the comment section of his facebook page. While no one is perfect, I like to give credit for someone making at least a good faith effort. Buhari, on the other hand, is the president of old with his authoritarian mentality, as in he is "too big" or unreachable.


3) Most importantly, he supports the deregulation of the power sector and the privatization of PHCN. Buhari, on the other hand, wants reform. How can you reform a PHCN that is fraught with corruption and hemorrhaging money like a woah! Deregulation and privatization presents the best means to provide a sustainable power sector, not subject to the whim of any president.

Strong point!


I would rather have an old face that has shown everything that he has done, soft or hard, was done with the best intentions of the country at heart without a shred of evidence of personal gain, than have a new face that has twatted the progress of the country by acting in his own interest and explicitly or implicitly supporting the criminals that are ruining the country.

Please give me the old face any day!

Electing an ex-military dictator who ruled in the early 80s is inherently inconsistent with the message of change Buhari purports to bring. Ostracizing the youth is all too common in our culture, and electing the same names--Buhari, Atiku, IBJ, IBB--is incompatible with the notions of a civilized and progressive society that we presumably strive to achieve. For example, his mentality of change probably contributed to Goodluck's embracing the idea of privatization of the PHCN; and if solving the power crisis is the only thing he achieves in his four years, then I think Nigerians made the right choice. Inadequate power has restrained--if not crippled--the advancement of our economy.

He campaigned all over the country using public resources without a shred of conscience
That does not count at all or even worse counts against him.

Strong point. But Buhari somehow had all the resources to vigorously campaign in the North. He would have spent those resources making a good faith effort to reach out to the Southerners, as his base in the North was pretty much solidified since day one. Buhari probably forgot that he needed more than the North to win his presidency, and the hefty crowds that appeared at his Northern campaigns probably disillusioned him and gave him an inaccurate picture of his campaign. Either way, Southern voters felt abandoned and ignored.


That is an extremely cheap shot. Buhari has no control over his state. The state is even run by Jonathan's PDP. Lets be objective.

Buhari has no control his State, but Buhari has control over his words and actions. He made no effort to condemn those Northerners for violating the constitutional rights of the Nollywood by preventing them from filming. In addition, Buhari made not efforts at stating how we would promote Nollywood, one of the largest film industries in the world, and Nigeria's entertainment industry, the largest in Africa. That is why Nollywood and entertainers vigorously campaigned for Goodluck. Goodluck even attended Nollywood events and tried to help them by his good faith effort of loaning the industry $200m (even though I disagree with the means as to how he tried to help Nollywood). Either way, it shows Goodluck's good faith efforts at recognizing the importance of Nollywood and our entertainment industry to Nigeria. It is now a source of foreign exchange and has provided numerous jobs to many Nigerians, and is a constant source of pride to Nigeria. Buhari has said nothing about helping Nollywood, probably for fear of enraging his Northern alliance.

Yoks:

Dear Goodluck!!!, Buhari!!, Ribadu!! and Shekarua!!!>>> This is my own contribution since i could not vote>>>

I think for u guys to see and know if you are loosing or winning>>this is easier to see>>

Nairalanders please keep the post > e dey help me well well!!!  

toni tone:

Below are collated result from trusted source like Thisday newspaper as they roll in, put in a spreadsheet format to see how the top trio are performing. The sheet shall be updated as the results roll in. Note only credible media organisation shall be used as source data.

CONSOLIDATED ELECTION RESULT IN SPREADSHEET
STATES PDP CPC ACN ANPP
1 KANO 440,665.00 1,624,543.00 42,353.00 526,310.00
2 ABIA 1,175,954.00 3,608.00 4,156.00 3 EDO 542,173.00 17,795
4 ENUGU 802,144.00 3,753.00 1,755.00
5 JIGAWA 419,252.00 663,994.00
6 KOGI 399,816.00 132,201.00 6,516.00
7 KWARA 268,243.00 83,603.00 52,432.00
8 LAGOS 1,281,688.00 189,983.00 427,000.00
9 OGUN 303,000.00 17,000.00 199,000.00
10 OSUN 188,409.00 6,997.00 298,711.00
11 OYO 484,758.00 92,395.00 252,240.00
12 SOKOTO 309,057.00 540,769.00 20,144.00
13 FCT 253,444.00 131.00
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TOTAL 6,868,603.00 3,376,772.00 1,304,307.00 526,310.00
RAW DATAS OURCE: http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/latest-presidential-results/89807/
TO BE UPDATED AS THE FIGS ROLL IN

Evil Brain:

In the spirit of ethnic bigotry, here's my analysis of what will happen in the next few years.

SS
Jonathan's campaign took money from the oil companies so we can guarantee that there will be no end to gas flaring anytime soon. There will also be no serious attempt to clean up the pollution there. Also, GEJ's nonexistent  anticorruption record will ensure that the next generation of James Iboris will have little to fear. The Niger Delta people don't even have MEND to fight for them anymore. They are, as always, screwed.

SE
Not much will change here. The PDP will zone all the NASS leadership posts away from there and in exchange they will get 1 or 2 of the juicer ministerial posts. Also, no Igbo man will smell the inside of Aso Rock for the next 30 or so years. GEJ has used their "turn" and will serve 8 years (regardless of what the guy says), then the north for 8 years, then the Yorubas, then the north again, then finally, maybe the Igbos. Corruption at the national level will continue to stagnate the local economy.

SW
Policically savvy, these guys will have their interests taken care of. Plus the ACN governors will make sure there is at least some development at local level. There will still be no light or jobs though.

The North
As always, the ruling class will be well taken care of. The ordinary people will continue to suffer.

In Summary
The biggest winners today will turn out to be the biggest losers as Nigeria's kleptocracy adjusts to the new system. Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.

ahidjo:

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muami:

There is nothing fraudulent about the elections and the results. If in doubt, take a look at the Result of Lagos State. Lagos State represents Nigeria because you have all tribes well represented there. Despite being a very strong ACN states, they voted for GEJ. That tells you that NIGERIANS want GEJ and the results reflects that desire.

Myself2:

Congratulations Nigeria for the free and fair elections
It really feels good watching international media orgs. give fair and near lofty assessment of our elections in a marked departure from past scenarios

prof.femi:

I have to say that reading this thread has been very entertaining. Despite what some of you think, most people here seem to be well-informed. Some just seem to allow their strong views about the issue get the best of them.  

A point needs to be made though. What if I told you that TODAY, the biggest problem Nigeria faces is not power or education or whatever. Its the real risk that we will ALLOW ourselves to become so hopelessly polarized that no one can ever rule us effectively.

Believe me, every one of the major candidates has strengths along with scary weaknesses. It is true that the basis for some people's votes are questionable (ethnicity? religion?) but its also true that it is their vote! We also hear all sorts of stories about rigging and under-aged voting.

Was the process perfect? Certainly NOT. But has it generally been okay? Come on! you've got to agree that there are really few surprises so far.

Anyway, to get BACK on point: WHOEVER wins this elections, lets all get behind him. I promised myself this very early. The truth is, none of them can do it unless he has our true support. Whether we agree with others on whether they rigged or voted "rightly" or whatever or not, lets realize that the true test is not how well or logically we can vote, but how well much we love our country; how united we are ready to be.

With so many smart and energetic Nigerians in this house (and elsewhere in the country), it is insulting to believe that the change we want can only happen through one man who (whichever one) comes with baggage.

Lets applaud a generally good process but more importantly, buckle up to make this country great.

God bless my country!

efisher:

^ Says "evil" brain. 

Everybody wants goodluck o (except evil people),
Nobody wants badluck o (except evil people)
Goodluck Ebele Jonathan carry go.

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stiyke:

Please with which scientific model or data did you draw that conclusion?? if none then i can assume this is:  Analysis and future projections of your house hold if you have one.