AntonVince:


Nothing could be further from the truth.
He'd never do that, lest he awards the governorship to the APC even before the election day.
Obaseki using the SDP platform + the PDP also fielding a candidate (divided votes) = an easy APC win.

What he needs to do now is sit and talk with the leading PDP aspirants, mollify them to close ranks, drop their ambitions and support him with the promise to put them in the scheme of things should they win the election.

pls how is sdp fielding obaseki resulting to a divided vote for pdp? Are his support base mainly pdp? If anything, obaseki, moving to sdp will even give pdp a greater chance of winning because most of his immediate/personal structure and supporters are from the apc. So only if pdp will be united and field a strong candidate, then its most likely a game over for apc.

He had better find a way of staying in pdp, you find your way into sdp, you are finished.

AlabiJ:
Wrong move if true. APGA is where he needs to go. Obiano will outspend anybody to ensure he wins reelection. Igbos already dominate business and commerce in Edo and would contribute handsomely to his campaign. PDP, SDP or any other party that ends with a 'P' cannot save him. APGA is his only hope.

and u think obiano likes obaseki abi?what most of u don't know is dis,it would be very difficult for any party to trust obaseki again after seeing the way he treated oshiomole evn after all the latter did for him to become the governor.u think say , those politicians dey stupid?those who might want him are those whose eyes are fixated on the money he'll spend

richie240:

Word!


Lolz....
I love ur optimism and rational thinking, but if he had 'carried others along' as u posited, would he have bn in d precarious position he now finds himself?
You think others ("leading aspirants) r f00ls?
Can a leopard change His spots?
If he threw a away d easiest route to his 2nd term thru disloyalty and treachery, what guarantees he won't repeat such in future?

If he can so treat His political grandfather with so much derision, who are now the unfortunate "leading aspirants" DT he'll uphold any agreement reached with them if at all he gets d 2nd term?
#just_kpn_it_real!

pls don't mind all dese arm chair analysts

AntonVince:


Nothing could be further from the truth.
He'd never do that, lest he awards the governorship to the APC even before the election day.
Obaseki using the SDP platform + the PDP also fielding a candidate (divided votes) = an easy APC win.

What he needs to do now is sit and talk with the leading PDP aspirants, mollify them to close ranks, drop their ambitions and support him with the promise to put them in the scheme of things should they win the election.

well what if the edos go the osun way? What if a collusion unprecedented is tendered.. u will understand that the defunct bendel state is one rather mystical..

OBASEKI IS GONE AND GONE FOR GOOD!ANY PARTY THAT FIELDS HIM RISKS DISQUALIFICATION BCS OF SAME REASONS HE WAS SENT PACKING BY APC!HE PUSHED HIS LUCK TOO FAR BY REJECTING ALL ARRANGEMENTS MADE TO AV ISSUES BTW HIM AND OSHIOMOLE SETTLED!HE EVN FAILED IN HIS ATTEMPT TO AV HIS GODFATHER SENT PACKING!HE WHO LAUGHS LAST LAUGHS BEST!!

Settlement and deals with Edo assets! Godwin Obaseki is now ready to massively share Edo money which he claims to be protecting.

The psychology of this edo gov battle is that obaseki dont want to lose because 1. He sees it as his right to go for his second term (2). He doesnt want to appear like a coward to osho. (3). He knows if he loser and apc wins, he will be subject to alot of redicule and even probe. Finally (las las) obaseki's plan b right now is stop apc from winning. If he sees he cant win in sdp (or any other apart from pdp) he will work to pull down apc and ensures another strong party in edo wins it, which in this case, is likely pdp.

Mayng01:
He had better find a way of staying in pdp, you find your way into sdp, you are finished.

how old are u bro? U must really think sdp is a mushroom party? A quick start ask ur parents about oyegun and sdp..I’m not saying they are rugged but they are deep rooted like the rest and the camp contains old rugged loyal ,faithful,greedy disgruntled Nigerians .. sdp and Pdp unite bro Apc will evaporate and condense up north..

SirBunky85:
pls don't mind all dese arm chair analysts

Lolz....
The man is relying on d 'likes and shares' of two-mouthed mutineers.
I laff in urhobo!
vvvvv

AntonVince:


Nothing could be further from the truth.
He'd never do that, lest he awards the governorship to the APC even before the election day.
Obaseki using the SDP platform + the PDP also fielding a candidate (divided votes) = an easy APC win.

What he needs to do now is sit and talk with the leading PDP aspirants, mollify them to close ranks, drop their ambitions and support him with the promise to put them in the scheme of things should they win the election.

Who will ever trust obaseki again with the way he disappointed oshiomhole after the former campaign for him tirelessly, is loyalty is in doubt though I love him for safeguarding Edo money but in Nigeria politics are not run that way cos there are kingmakers!

AntonVince:


Nothing could be further from the truth.
He'd never do that, lest he awards the governorship to the APC even before the election day.
Obaseki using the SDP platform + the PDP also fielding a candidate (divided votes) = an easy APC win.

What he needs to do now is sit and talk with the leading PDP aspirants, mollify them to close ranks, drop their ambitions and support him with the promise to put them in the scheme of things should they win the election.

Would u believe obaseki when it comes to making promises to keep people In the scheme of things after victory, if he was a straight forward man he won't even be in this condition

Wettoid123:


Who will ever trust obaseki again with the way he disappointed oshiomhole after the former campaign for him tirelessly, is loyalty is in doubt though I love him for safeguarding Edo money but in Nigeria politics are not run that way cos there are kingmakers!

No such thing as safe guarding Edo money.
For one all naija politicians are thieves
Two, this is democracy and you have to settle political favours after getting in office, why would you agree to accept their favour if u know u cant return it.
An honorable man wld resign and walk away from the office if the return favour is to much and will have an impact on state finances. Believe me even if you come back as an independent candidate the people will vote for you, if there votes will count

He had better seeksoft landing in Apc, that’s the best for him, going to another party now is political deathfor him

He kept saying Oshiomhole want to share edo money,let him publish how much he gave to oshiomhole & co,if he is safeguarding d money then where is d money & where is his projects.

galaxy2020:
Any party aside PDP will be a disaster for him...

It is better he was use another party and form coalition with PDP and the rest party.

With this he can easily win the election

TGM2015:
Seems talk with PDP has failed.

SEE HOW THE MIGHT HAVE FALLEN

SORRY MY GOVERNOR

Let Him Join Apga

Obaseki should go and sit down. When he was wagging his tongue as if he is the owner of the party...

No party will accept him now . Because of his credentials......but he can contest on nairaland....but na so dem support ambode to doom

newisd75:
Let Him Join Apga

If he joins them or sdp,they will have more votes than pdp

MondayOsunbor:


SEE HOW THE MIGHT HAVE FALLEN

SORRY MY GOVERNOR

What are edolites saying

nasoeb:
pls how is sdp fielding obaseki resulting to a divided vote for pdp? Are his support base mainly pdp? If anything, obaseki, moving to sdp will even give pdp a greater chance of winning because most of his immediate/personal structure and supporters are from the apc. So only if pdp will be united and field a strong candidate, then its most likely a game over for apc.

The pdp aspirants arw weaklings and have already lost to apc.

Dansuqi:


If he joins them or sdp,they will have more votes than APC

it's just that d igbo party apga has just 1 state , if d can get another state like edo with d help of d governor, it'll improve their say in nigeria politics

newisd75:

it's just that d igbo party apga has just 1 state , if d can get another state like edo with d help of d governor, it'll improve their say in nigeria politics

Igbos are more intent in PDP than APGA.

SirBunky85:
and shauaibu will divide obaseki votes

Obaseki didn't know this.

Wasky101:

Would u believe obaseki when it comes to making promises to keep people In the scheme of things after victory, if he was a straight forward man he won't even be in this condition

Wettoid123:


Who will ever trust obaseki again with the way he disappointed oshiomhole after the former campaign for him tirelessly, is loyalty is in doubt though I love him for safeguarding Edo money but in Nigeria politics are not run that way cos there are kingmakers!

SirBunky85:
and u think any sensible pdp man would agree after seeing how same obaseki reneged and insulted the he'll out of oshiomole?una analysis dey funny wella

Babinski:


Would you as a PDP aspirant trust and believe the promises of someone who betrayed his godfather who made him a Governor?!

Obaseki should simply retire somewhere safe like Ambode. He messed up big time.

richie240:

Word!


Lolz....
I love ur optimism and rational thinking, but if he had 'carried others along' as u posited, would he have bn in d precarious position he now finds himself?
You think others ("leading aspirants) r f00ls?
Can a leopard change His spots?
If he threw a away d easiest route to his 2nd term thru disloyalty and treachery, what guarantees he won't repeat such in future?

If he can so treat His political grandfather with so much derision, who are now the unfortunate "leading aspirants" DT he'll uphold any agreement reached with them if at all he gets d 2nd term?
#just_kpn_it_real!

The problem of Oshiomole stemmed from his greedy desire to lord it over Obaseki, a sitting governor and dictate who gets what. It has nothing to do with Obaseki not being liberal enough to carry him along. Oshio wanted to be in charge of everything and dictate who gets what, while retaining access to the State's coffers...what wickedness!

The PDP aspirants wouldn't demand that. Only a promise of being factored into post-election plans (in the event of victory) should be enough to get their support.

PDP only ask that he sacrificed the deputy position to them and he becomes the sole flagbearer....

A rather demanding request cuz at this stage, losing a close ally wouldn't help him

AntonVince:

The problem of Oshiomole stemmed from his greedy desire to lord it over Obaseki, a sitting governor and dictate who gets what. It has nothing to do with Obaseki not being liberal enough to carry him along. Oshio wanted to be in charge of everything and dictate who gets what, while retaining access to the State's coffers...what wickedness!

The PDP aspirants wouldn't demand that. Only a promise of being factored into post-election plans (in the event of victory) should be enough to get their support.

Really? Very very flimsy excuse dude! Common nah
Check ds:
vvvvvv

LandMann:
.....Obaseki's leadership mistake...
1. Obaseki sidelined party members that brought him to power in a bid to build his own political structure.

2. Obaseki championed the non swearing in of elected house of assembly members by issuing a proclamation to 7 out of 24 members in the middle of the night to go do their inauguration all in a bid to ensure his own man emerges speaker.

3. Obaseki repeatedly attacked Oshiomole and tried to rubbish his image by saying Oshiomole didn't provide equipments in the specialist hospital he built... All because Oshiomole advised him to try and carry everyone along so they don't start antagonising him (Obaseki).

4. While repeatedly trying to rubbish Oshiomole's image in the media, Obaseki conveniently forgot he was part of Oshiomole's administration, he has not achieved up to 1/4th of what Oshiobaba achieved in the state as a governor in terms of infrastructural development and he also conveniently forgot it was Oshiomole that helped him to limelight.

5. Obaseki instigated moves to remove Oshiomole as a national chairman of APC but he failed.

6. Obaseki issued a state executive order that would seek to prevent APC as a party from carrying out it's primary election how it deems it fit.

These leadership mistakes of Obaseki are all in the public domain and are a pointer to the fact that Obaseki is not a party man, he is not a good leader and he has the tendency to abuse power if he has his way.

Show me the sins of Oshiomole and all you'll hear is "he did not provide equipment in specialist hospital" (but he built the magnificent hospital, which one have you built?)

or "they want access to treasury" (Oshiomole or who? Oshiomole that was a two time governor and also current national chairman with investments home and abroad?

If party members are seeking funds, why not give them contracts and ensure they complete the job as specified and call them out and to order if they don't? They make money from doing the job, the state gets the benefit, everyone is happy... This is what it means to carry everyone along.

Instead, you were sidelining those who brought you to power in a bid to build your own structure... Giving the same jobs that would have benefited party members to outsiders and making spurious claims.

Well, your sins have caught up with you. You can probably go to PDP or any other party and try to build your own structure and be a godfather there. But you are certainly not a party man and I would rather have Oshiomole as a godfather in Edo than you... Because Oshiomole has performed and set a standard. Until you beat that standard, you cannot talk trash about him.

AntonVince:


Nothing could be further from the truth.
He'd never do that, lest he awards the governorship to the APC even before the election day.
Obaseki using the SDP platform + the PDP also fielding a candidate (divided votes) = an easy APC win.

What he needs to do now is sit and talk with the leading PDP aspirants, mollify them to close ranks, drop their ambitions and support him with the promise to put them in the scheme of things should they win the election.

too dull but wat dononknw about politics

seanfer:
If someone had told Obaseki in January that he will be running around begging the opposition parties to contest under their party by June. He won’t take such prophecy serious shuaibu is going to be the biggest loser. It will get to a point Obaseki will trade him for his ambition.

If Obaseki wins as Governor from another party and the adopted party insist that one of their own is made the deputy governor, then Phillip Shuaibu can be made the Secretary to State Government and Head of Service - that is even more powerful than the office of the deputy governor because he is directly in charge of the state civil service and so many other important functions that even the deputy governor is not privy to- so how will he lose out in the actual sense ?

Do not forget that the last position Emmanuel Uduaghan held in the James Ibori administration before becoming Governor of Delta State after Ibori was not the deputy Governor of Delta State, BUT Secretary to State Government and Head of Service. Shuaibu has a bright future because he has shown the same type of Loyalty Goodluck Jonathan had for Deprieye Alamaseigha when Obasanjo was causing the same mayhem in Bayelsa State in 2005 folllowinf the arrest of Alamaseigha in London- Obasanjo was trying to use Federal night to prevail on Jonathan to take over from Alamaseigha but Jonathan was loyal to his Boss, Alamaseigha - unknown to Jonathan, Obasanjo was so impressed by that loyalty (which he was not getting from his own VP Atiku)


guess what, the following year 2006, he made sure Jonathan (a political nobody in federal politics of Nigeria ) to clinch the VP spot at the PDP convention by overlooking political heavyweights like Peter Odili, George Akume and even former Senate President Anyim Pius Anyim


so don’t feel sorry for Shuaibu, than man will go places- because great leaders are never product of weak compromises but steadfast and courageous actions!

A ROLLING STONE GATHER NO MOSS.