₦airaland Forum

ityP:
Tinubu can't be President of naija. Not now, not ever

That's my belief too. But...

vhykeeytor:
Truly Jagaban your words are like butter in the burning sun. They would melt away quickly because you failed to speak up when it matters most. You are not a patriot like you are trying to portray yourself to be. Rather I would say, you are over ambitiously ambitious than the ambitious politicians themselves.

Lol. Ambitious enough to want to be President?

I think Tinubu is more ambitious than to want to be President and not too stupid to think we'd vote for him.

Imagine his campaign slogan!

Press statements = damage control mode.

After that disastrous interview some months ago where his comments were sought on the insecurity plaguing this country - he is sticking to prepared press statements.

But we won't have to wait for too long. Another unscripted interview and he'll dig another hole for himself - even bigger than the last one.

We'll be watching.

VolvoS60:


Damage control mode.

After that disastrous interview some months ago where his comments were sought on the insecurity plaguing this country - he is sticking to prepared press statements.

But it won't be long time. Another unscripted interview and he'll dig another hole for himself - even bigger than the last one.

We'll be watching.

I have a feeling he will end up like Atiku running here and there seeking relevance

Hmm

May God continue to increase your wisdom. The leader has spoken.

okrote4real:
2023: A DIFFERENT FORM OF AILMENT

Due to alert responses of Lagos and Ogun state governments, actively supported by the federal machinery, Nigeria was able to quickly identify and isolate the two cases of the novel Coronavirus 19. This action, thus far, has stopped the spread of the disease into the wider community as has been seen in other nations. We are grateful to God and to all those involved in the response effort, particularly the brave and committed medical teams on the frontline.

While Corona has been presently contained in Nigeria, we must be alert to another sickness that seems rampant within a certain segment of society. That sickness is old Ambition-virus 2023. This illness afflicts many in the political class along with their allies in the media.

Those touched by this malady find that their ability to tell time and discern the difference between the present and the future has been strongly impaired. The carriers of this sickness are confused as to the very season our nation now finds itself.

They conflate things, which no sensible person would conflate. The primary symptom of their malady is the driving tendency to believe the events of 2023 will be decided before we even exit the year 2020.

Consequently, everything they say and do is geared toward obsessive jockeying for position to control and manipulate a race still three years away. In doing so, they recklessly undermine the very party which they claim to serve and weaken the administration of President Buhari to which they claim to be loyal. They line up to run a race for which the track has not even yet been constructed.

Put another way, they seek to pluck the fruit before the seed is even planted. As such, their actions border on the pathological. True, ambition is inherent in human endeavour. Without it, nothing great is achieved. However, strong ambition applied in the wrong way has never done anything positive.

At best, it results in confusion. Usually, its results in something worse. No matter how great one’s ambition and how able one may be, nobody can rush or speed time. That is beyond the realm of human capacity. To do so is to contest against fate itself. When it ends, such a contest rarely ends well.

In a well-structured society, people come to understand that the time for politics is seasonal; it is periodic. The responsibilities of governance are what is perpetual. Many of our politicians sadly have inverted this reality. Politics and electioneering are secondary to governance for they are but tools of governance, the platforms by which one demonstrates his or her worthiness to lead a great people.

The more a person obsesses over and constantly engages in political manoeuvring is a warning sign. Not only is he prone to the 2023 virus. He likely has little to offer in the way of good governance. He wants to hold public office that you might serve him not he serve you. For if he had adequately studied and been acquainted with the ways and means of progressive governance, he would be focused on that important task at the present moment. He certainly would not drown himself and all around him in harmful political intrigue.

It is against this backdrop that we should view the present ploys and plots to undermine the APC National Chairman. The Chairman is human; thus, he has his merits as well as his flaws. Yet his humanity cannot be grounds for his dismissal. If so, the position will forever go vacant.

The Chairman has been a tireless campaigner and mobilizer for the party. He has steered the party through difficult elections. His contributions should not be undervalued now that the bulk of elections are behind us. To do so would be an act of ingratitude. It is no secret that the Chairman and Edo Governor Obaseki are in dispute. This is unfortunate.

However, the party has moved through proper procedures within the proper organs of the party to hopefully resolve this spat. All party members know this. Such decisions are part and parcel of internal party governance. Yet, motivated by ambitions that have nothing to do with the quality of the Chairman’s performance, people shunned the agreed party reconciliation mechanism and resorted to other means to oust him. These self-help attempts are unwarranted. These attempts reveal more about the mala fides of their perpetrators than they do about the Chairman.

The plotters launched their attack solely because they perceive the chairman as an obstacle to their 2023 ambitions. People went to court knowing full well the party constitution prohibits such action because these people had not yet exhausted all internal disciplinary procedures.

We even had a national deputy secretary improperly call for a NEC meeting on the basis that he believed himself the acting national chairman. Clearly, this man would not have summoned the temerity to make such a move had he not been instigated by powerful individuals who he thought would reward or, at least, protect him for committing the wrongful act.

Those engaged in these manoeuvres see themselves as clever or cunning. They do so because they only understand the mean craft of political intrigue. They have yet to understand the value and long-term utility of democratic governance. Thus, they embark on the strangest of quest. They would rather dismantle and weaken the institutional core of their party just to gain control of that weakened edifice in order to pilfer the party nomination, which they crave. This is more than sad.

Many of us expended sweat, tears, toil and sleepless nights to build this party. Our personal sacrifices were not insignificant. We built this party not simply as a vehicle for personal ambition. We built the party because we saw it as perhaps the only enduring hope to bring progressive governance to this nation. Those who now seek to abuse the party by using it as their personal device do it great harm. They should not be allowed to sacrifice this collective enterprise at the altar of their self-aggrandizement. Somehow, some way they should find in themselves the bearing to adhere to the democratic spirit on which the party was founded. To be an APC member means more than merely carrying a membership card. It means to believe in a set of ideals and principles geared to our highest purpose as a party and a nation.

In a broader context, those afflicted with the 2023 virus do a grave disservice to President Buhari and his administration. They should be trying their best to help the president. Instead of seeing President Buhari as our present leader and commander-in-chief, their sole contemplation is upon his eventual exit. Yet, not even a full year has passed since his second inaugural. How can they be committed to helping him realise his mandate when the fullness of their gaze is affixed to seizing this very mandate for themselves?

The President is faced with many challenges. He is fighting hard on security to keep the population safe. He is pushing for economic reforms that will augur future sustainable growth. His disdain for corruption remains unwavering. Add to it now the Corona crisis and its resultant social as well as economic impact. Politicians express loyalty to him but the words of too many of our politicians are like butter under a burning sun; they melt quickly away. Better to be loyal in deed. Instead of trying to manipulate party and other mechanisms solely to their political gain, it is time to shelve political intrigue for the time being. It is time for all party members to truly see what is at stake and work with Mr. President for the collective good of the nation.

This means we must rally around President Buhari. Instead of everyone saying they are working for the party and nation but going their separate ways based on their selfish designs, we must help him build a stronger national consensus on policies that will ensure safety and bring greater prosperity. If need be and when called upon, we must offer ideas and suggestions that move policy and progress forward. This is the time for governance. It is not the moment to bring the politics of 2023 into 2020. In due course, 2023 shall come. Nothing can prevent it. However, that time is not today. If we are earnest, the present offers sufficient work and challenges for us without trying to add to it by rushing the future. Let us dedicate our energies to helping President Buhari win the present. In this way, you better secure the future for the nation, the party and even for whatever personal ambitions you may nurture.

I have said what is on my mind in hopes that some people may leave the 2023 frenzy and commit themselves to the harder yet more rewarding task of improving progressive governance, whether within the party or at the local, state or federal levels. Yet, I am not so naïve to think all will heed this counsel. The stubborn, those obsessed with the obsession of their ambitions, will ignore all advice. They will constantly pull 2023 into all that occurs in 2020. Their vision is blurred and judgment made faulty by their ailment. We are democrats so we cannot physically quarantine them. However, we can quarantine their ideas and antics by not falling prey to them. This is the best way we help President Buhari fulfil his mandate and inoculate our party and the nation from grave folly.

SIGNED

Asiwaju Bola Tinubu

March 15, 2020

osydennyz:
How will Buhari be able to read all this write up....

Very wicked man...lol

budaatum:
That's my belief too. But...

No but..
Himself already knows that.. Nigeria is not Yoruba land..
Next week is the beginning of the end... let’s see how Tinubu wil manipulate APC NEC..NWC..

Tinubu against AMEACHI.

That's what u said to "pmb"saying all such a negative words to him, But still a president today. Either good or bad'you cant change someone destiney.

Y Speak At D Wrong Time,when He Should Hv Been Talking Abt D Dasaster That Happen In His State

festacman:
Summary:
Overambitious APC politicians should stop attempting to do 2023 business in 2020 as it is even less than a year since Pres. Buhari was inaugurated for 2nd term. Rather, every APC members should rally round to help Pres. Buhari tackle the many pressing national issues, which have increased with anticipated social and economic effects of COVID-19 pandemic. If Pres. Buhari is not helped to deliver on APC promises, it will be difficult for anybody to even win presidential election on APC platform in 2023. #FACTS

Jagaban doesn't disappoint with his political sagacity. Give it to him. Let's see what will happen on Tuesday.

Olodo everywhere
How did apc win in 2019, despite its huge n monumental failure.

Herdsmen:
No but..
Himself already knows that.. Nigeria is not Yoruba land..
Next week is the beginning of the end... let’s see how Tinubu wil manipulate APC NEC..NWC..

Tinubu against AMEACHI.

How does amaechi come into this matter self?

CrimeKsmart:
The Oracle has finally spoken.

El-Rufia, Fayemi, Ameachi, and others will all fail in this battle. Instead of them to help Buhari succeed, they are after 2023 but we all know Jagaban is a step ahead of every move they make.

can't the baba go slow succeed by himself,

Even jagaban had to write a letter this long to keep his ambition on track. I hope people can wake up soon enough

Meninmen:
Which Oracle? Tinubu should pray Buhari is not in support of Oshiomoles's removal. If he is, Oshiomole is gone for good and nothing any body can do to save him

lol You are not looking at the bigger picture. Oshiomole's exit is not about Oshiomole. The Party will never remain the same again, and Buhari himself will not enjoy it. It will affect his govt. Only novices will see this as just an Oshiomole's issue.

VolvoS60:


And look where we all are with the 'rich' ideas the APC has to offer.

Like I said earlier - Nigeria has no interest in APC family quarrels. It is a waste of our precious time - there are far more important issues Nigerians are concerned about. Deliver on your campaign promises and then we'll take you seriously.

You may not like the truth but it is what it is. That party is a failed, expired party with nothing to offer. Nothing at all.

Tell me the party in Nigeria that doesn't have intra party matters..It bound to happen,it is expected..

clarocuzioo:
So all along this drug Baron is in this country.
He has been conspicuously silent on all the issues bedeviling this country because he believes in his pipe dream that Buhari will hand over to him.

Series of serious issues of National concern has come and gone, but the greedy old drug baron kept mute because he is warming up for hand over.

Now they have outsmarted him and shown him that he is a kid in National politics , he is writing letters.

Tinubu is a selfish entity. It is good he has been outsmarted in his game, now he has bought the wailers form and joined the wailing crew.

On thing I am sure of, never will sensible Nigerians vote a Chicago drug baron as their president, lest he fret away our National treasury with bullion van and then turn to ask us " Is it your money".

He can continue to Lord over Lagosians, no wahala, but a Chicago drug baron can never rule this country.

His wailing and Lamentations just started.

Rubbish.

You could'nt have put it better.

as per nigeria being corona free i would rather thank God for the sun.

seunmsg:
Our leader has spoken, Oshiomole is going nowhere. Period.

Thought the letter was about saving oshiomole but he seems to care more about Buhari than oshiomole.
Besides, with this letter, I see a fear of the control of the party slipping away from him which is why he seems to invoke the president's name uncountably.
BTW is he a member of NEC?

As wise as Tinibu is, I wondered the reason he flaunted those Bullion Vans on election day, loosing consciousness of his status as a national party leader....


He may have done it to show Buhari how much he supported him but that was a grave mistake.


The build up to 2023 will bring this very matter on the table and it will definitely affect his ambition adversely.


Obviously, his miscalculation will hunt him down. Watch out.

When everyone were talking and giving their support to AMOTEKUN, Tinubu lost his pen at that time and when he finally did, he gave rather an unimpressive statement showing him standing on the fence. Now that he’s been beating to his game on the 2023 presidency, he’s now wailing like a child whose biscuit was taken.

Anyways, Tinubu should have known better that either an Ekiti or Ondo man will never bow to a tiny god. It has never happened before and it will never happen. Tinubu should continue to Lord over Lagos and his Osun State.

desgiezd:
Call him whatever you like but no person in your generation has matched or will ever match his political sagacity.

That polical sagacity is the cause of their wailing, "Eni ti koniru eni, Kole moyi eni " Ema ke ku ni.

Herdsmen:
No but..
Himself already knows that.. Nigeria is not Yoruba land..
Next week is the beginning of the end... let’s see how Tinubu wil manipulate APC NEC..NWC..

Tinubu against AMEACHI.

Is tinubu even a NEC member

charlesdaini:
When everyone were talking and giving their support to AMOTEKUN, Tinubu lost his pen at that time and when he finally did, he gave rather an unimpressive statement showing him standing on the fence. Now that he’s been beating to his game on the 2023 presidency, he’s now wailing like a child whose biscuit was taken.

Anyways, Tinubu should have known better that either an Ekiti or Ondo man will never bow to a tiny god. It has never happened before and it will never happen. Tinubu should continue to Lord over Lagos and his Osun State.

Beaten to his game?

Lol.

Why not be patient and wait to see what the courts will rule on Oshimole?

Nigeria is just a country of hypocrites.

Attacking Tinubu for supporting Oshiomole.


Which politician who has a presidential ambition would sit by and watch a legally installed party chairman who is his ally removed?

Show me that politician!

juniorstar:
as per nigeria being corona free i would rather thank God for the sun.

Be proud of your country efforts for a change, was it Sun that eradicated Ebola too? As if u will run to USA or Europe, (All those places are suicide mission)

Kez11:
As wise as Tinibu is, I wondered the reason the flaunted those Bullion Vans on election day, loosing consciousness of his status as a national party leader....


He may have done it to show Buhari how much he supported him but that was a grave mistake.


The build up to 2023 will bring this very matter on the table and it will definitely affect his ambition adversely.


Obviously, his miscalculation will hunt him down. Watch out.

You just put my thoughts in words. I usually wonder what could have pushed him to make such a glaring mistake. Even the excuse of not being a public officer and therefore not answerable to the public "is it your money" will look foolish by the time he presents himself. We all saw how an inconclusive investigation on Atiku has always been used against him anytime he runs for president. Even zombies employed it last year. Not to now talk of this glaring money laundering. He really shouldn't have done that. But again, you're right. He may have fallen over himself in his bid to impress Buhari

Mintek:
A lame attempt at posing as being neutral.
There's nothing wrong in dreaming though.

No be only President, na Emperor your bullion-van lord go become in 2023.

Lol. The North might support any other southern but not Tinubu. Deep down, they don't trust that man. He is too cunning to be trusted by the North. The North don't know party o. If APC field Tinubu as Presidential candidate and PDP field a well loved Northerner, the north would do what the north always does. Them go vote their brother

Buhari is very weak.

fyneguy:
lol You are not looking at the bigger picture. Oshiomole's exit is not about Oshiomole. The Party will never remain the same again, and Buhari himself will not enjoy it. It will affect his govt. Only novices will see this as just an Oshiomole's issue.

Buhari doesn't care about what happens in APC ever since his reelection. He has gotten what he wanted and so, doesn't give a damn about what happens

Kez11:
As wise as Tinibu is, I wondered the reason the flaunted those Bullion Vans on election day, loosing consciousness of his status as a national party leader....


He may have done it to show Buhari how much he supported him but that was a grave mistake.


The build up to 2023 will bring this very matter on the table and it will definitely affect his ambition adversely.


Obviously, his miscalculation will hunt him down. Watch out.

Very correct. The north just admire him because of how he supported their brother and brought him to power. But they will remind him of "Bullion Van" when he attempts to contest for Presidency