₦airaland Forum

Imagine.... just about 20 years ago.

But now... make I nor talk.

Maxymilliano:
Wike is not interested in contesting 2027 Presidential election.

His main target is to serve as a Vice-presidential candidate in 2031, when power is expected to return back to north.

That is why he's pushing himself to be a leading Southern candidate, grabbing as many PDP States as possible under his control while extending his influence across APC States in the South as well.

With his perceived closeness to Tinubu, he'll railroad what is expected to be left of the PDP into the APC and have his way.

Well said...
Although, the good thing is he cannot have his way.

The rich elite class don't engage in this bigotry...
Even ordinary Seyi Tinubu and Cubana, E-money etc are close pals and business associates.

It's just the poor riff raffs with no glimmer of hope for the future littered on here and other SM pages.

TruthHurts1:
So, let's crunch some numbers:
Muhammed Babangida is 53 years old.

When the EFCC questioned him in 2006, he was 34 years old.

When Globacom was launched in 2003 with a share capital of $1.5 billion, the then 31 year old Muhammed Babangida was able to acquire 24% of its shares which amounts to $360,000,000.

Mike Adenuga confirmed to the EFCC that Muhammed Babangida owned 24% of Globacom shares.

So how was a 31 year old Muhammed able to raise $360, 000, 000 and why did the EFCC suddenly drop the case against him and refuse to investigate it any further?

A classic tale of a "Nepo" baby.

labake1:
God please see my heart, I don't want a man that gambles
Amen

Labake Olododo..

No, I don't think so.

Wike and his 5-Gstring Governors or Ex-Governors can have it.

Sincerely nothing. He has always been a lifeless fellow..

Infact his... "I belong to everybody, and I belong to nobody." Is about the dumbest words I've ever heard, no hating.

But then... May his soul RIP.

KingDashx:
only Joao Pedro and Enzo😂😂

We got Joao neves
Vitinha the best midfielder in the world right now
Dembele
Doue
Barcola.
How can any useless premier league team stop this men😂😂😂

Wait.... So Cold Palmer, Cucurella and Caicedo na joke to you ba ?

Wait till Sunday... you go know why Chelsea be spirit gin.

Africa O to gẹ....

Yesterday Nigerian, today Cameroon.... tomorrow na Congolese. When do we hold the leaders looters responsible ?

onadana:
Atiku corruption probe starts from you.The coalition is dead on arrival if Atiku insist on his presidential bid out of greed not respecting the North,South gentlemen agreement. Yes Tinubu is a disaster but the South should do another four years.

Yes, Tinubu is a disaster... and so we need more credible hands to take the lead regardless if he comes from the North or South.

This is 9ja where... where there's little or no regards for gentleman agreement. I can see how quick you forget about Gowon and the Aburi accord. Tueh

Slimani:
There is no gain saying that within the ADC coalition group, Peter Obi is the most qualified as the presidential candidate.

I'm a Peter Obi supporter and I wish that he becomes president some day.

However, in an actual presidential contest, Peter Obi would struggle to win Bola Tinubu, not because he cannot actually win, but because there are many institutional, corrupt and sentimental road blocks that are already in place to stop him.

Looking back at the last election, there are 4 top contestants who have strong followership.

- Bola Tinubu: 8.7 million votes
- Atiku Abubakar: 6.9 million votes
- Peter Obi: 6.1 million votes
- Rabiu Kwankwaso: 1.4 million votes

President Tinubu being smart, wants to bring one of the top 4 contestants in the last elections to become his vice. And he doesn't mind to risk losing Shettima and the support of the North East.

President Tinubu is not stupid to make such moves.

All Tinubu wants to do is add Kwankwaso's guaranteed 1.4million votes to his 8.7 million votes, then get his men from the south south to rig him in.

Tinubu + Kwankwaso = 10.1 million votes

If he gets 3 million rigged votes from the South South and 3 million rigged votes from middle belt, including Wike's potential rigging in Abuja, there is nothing stopping him from becoming president again with over 16 million votes.

Now, to the Peter Obi matter.

Is it not common sense for Peter Obi to try to add Atiku Abubakar's 6.4 million votes to his 6.1 million votes?

Atiku + Peter Obi = 12.5 million votes

That is guaranteed votes of over 12 million votes, higher than what Tinubu could get with his alliance with Kwankwaso, plus Atiku's Northern sentiment might help reduce Kwankwaso's influence and stop Tinubu's rigging machinery in the North.

If Peter Obi runs with Atiku, there's every possibility that together, they could get over 15 million votes. That number would be very hard to rig against.

Now, nothing stops Peter Obi from running again as a Presidential candidate. He could partner with an influential figure in the north, such as El-rufai, Bala Mohammed, or even Kwankwaso if he can convince him.

He could even get emotional votes from the South and from those who believe that the South should complete their 8 years tenure.

However, Peter Obi without Atiku makes it very easy for Tinubu and the APC to rig the elections.

Peter Obi (without) Atiku = 6.1 million votes

If the ADC coalition members back Obi and support him with their structure, Obi might perform better than last time, but Tinubu would easily have his way due to the aforementioned institutional roadblocks and the North not viewing Peter Obi as their own.

President Tinubu would find a way to get re-elected.

Peter Obi as presidential candidate would make his Obidient and southern supporters happy, but he wouldn't win. The powers that be would not let him, and he wouldn't have enough of the required firepower to wrestle power from the desperate APC in 2027.

Peter Obi running as presidential candidate would even make the APC happy. They would easily rig him out and tell him to go to court again.

And there is every chance that if Peter Obi wants to run as a presidential candidate, he would have to leave the ADC coalition, which would then give Atiku their ticket, resulting in the same split votes like in the 2023 election.

This is not the time for emotions or sentiments. This is a war, and President Tinubu and his goons like Nyesome Wike know this. That is why they are not giving the opposition any room to thrive. They are attacking and infiltrating the opposition from all angles.

Now, Peter Obi has to make a choice.

A choice to please a few of his emotional supporters and run with the naive narrative of a single-term southern President, which is almost guaranteed to make him lose the elections again.

Or a choice to work with empirical strategies and join those who are battle-tested and ready to wrestle power from the incumbent.

Let's stop deceiving ourselves. No politician is a saint, and Nigeria doesn't need a saint as a president. If the current Nigeria is not what we want, then the priority is to first change the person there, then we start the conversation of how to move forward.

It doesn't matter if the president comes from the North, South, East or West. Nigeria needs a president that is responsive and empathetic to the needs of the populace. Nigeria needs a president that knows that he can be removed if he doesn't perform well.

I'm of the opinion that the current president is not HIM and the best chance of Nigeria getting a new president is a coalition ticket of Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi.

I drop my pen.

True

@Lala.............. pls add up the remaining characters. OK?

helinues:
Fcs, how is the rubbish you wrote above correlate with the topic of discussion?

Just make it sense to us

Oga, please STFU.

Are the politicians in the ruling party better than the coalition? Or what did they achieve in the 2 or 10 years in power ?

They are all same we know... but we can try another... Who knows ?

Allthingswork:
All because those northern elite hate who they cannot lord over. Who they cannot control and intimidate every other week. Tinubu isn't thier age mate and they are feeling threatened by his moves. Serves then right! Only two years in and they want him to perform magic , when their lord Buhari has ruined this country and left it for Tinubu to begin repairs.

Why do people deny the truth most times? We are watching

All Things Work, yes people deny the truth most times... but say the truth, who helped Buhari to power ?
Buhari and Tinubu were a team promising Change, Hope and now Renewed hope. You can't continue giving excuses for both.

Wike and his G-string Governors can go on to nominate themselves as they liked now.

Ofcourse, nobody is bribing delegates this time to make them lose as aspirants. You can imagine Fayose of all people sef dey get mouth to criticize...

SSpeter:
if Obi does not get the ticket then let Tinubu continue...the South must complete their 8years

We can see through your deception. You're not for Obi.

APC will be gone soon... insha Allah

They behave and talk in a loud manner with little or no decorum. Rich kids no send.

Also boastful.

damosky12:
Why go for a loan when you can have a hundred million? There's no need confusing yourself.

If you are business or wealth oriented, you for for a 100m and expand it. If you're a comfort zone person, you'll go for 50k daily.

Business grows, thanks to assets. Your 50k daily, inflation and needs would outgrow it in time.

Your point is good. But, Pls don't assume he would finish the 50K daily or weekly in wait for another handout.

You cannot guarantee what will happen to the N100m in the following years, but the 50K guarantees you will not be stranded at any point if put to good use consistently.

Do not forget the concept that "wealth building" can also be a gradual process.

damosky12:
Lol. Be careful with using words like wise and foolish. You're scoring an own goal.

It's not about age. Someone who has a solid knowledge capital can grow the 100m into billions in a couple of years. No business-oriented person would opt for hand-outs daily over lump-sum capital.

With your 50,000 daily, it'll take you nearly six years to reach 100m. And in that six years, the other guy who had 100m has grown it (and keeps growing his capital base). And you with 50,000 daily is facing a depreciated value, without any significant change in your worth.

Also, do you know with assured 50k daily for the rest of his life... he can easily approach any loan agent for investment loans (assuming one is living for another average 30 - 40yrs).

It's similar principle with how Naija government keep getting foreign loans... "a guaranteed/steady flow of oil."

As a business minded person... I will go for the guaranteed 50K daily income.

As my Grandma would fondly say: tọrọ to yọ san ju epìnì lọ

This way, I can plan and play the long term game... all things being equal. Like sort basic needs for longterm (including food and shelter for comfort), and gradually save for investments, though patiently.

immaculatesense:
A wise man below 40 years will go for #50,000 daily, while a foolish man below 40 years will go for #100 Million once and for all.
A wise man above 40 years will go for a #100 Million once and for all, while a foolish man above 40 years will go for #50,000 daily.

Age matters in decision making. Be wise PER TIME.

But irrespective of the decision made, you cannot be a loser. At least, it's a free money and irrespective of the choice made, the end always justifies the means.

Thanks.

Well said.

Exceed15:
Go for gun use training.

Exactly what I will do.

kaltonga:
Why won't it be whit Elephant project to you? You sit in Lagos typing rubbish while you are too scared to travel to your village

Are you living in your Village ?

Lanretoye:
one idea una no get but every other persons idea is rubbish

Lanre or Toye... you call this an idea, seriously ?
In this same country where vandals deliberately sabotage useful electrical assets and even rail tracks up North and some areas down south.
Fence border indeed... Guy forget !

Another white elephant project to siphon..... loading, but this time for the men in green. Abi wetin be dis ?

I wail for this Kwantiri, filled with Kwarrupt men in every sphere. God Abeg !

ryloy:
See baba's calculator

...No play

The take home... "Allies can be more dangerous than enemies" in power play.

Hmmn, reminds me of the death of Robb Stark and his family... in the movie "Game Of Thrones"

doncartel:
If only Atiku had partnered with Jonathan in 2015, as Wike said, he could have become president in 2019.

He could have taken the title 'National Leader' of PDP, and helped Jonathan to withstand Buhari in the North. Jonathan would then be obliged to support him in 2019. Chai. Lets sha observe his 2027 strategy.

You really believed that would be... with the way Tinubu and his henchmen sold that lifeless fellow as "President Roosevelt" with the APC Change mantra to Nigerians ?
As of 2015... the majority thought Jonathan was the weapon fashioned against us.

runningriot:
Making reference to Abraham Lincoln and dishing out some motivational quotes to market out a failed seasonal politician like Atiku is not going to sell his market. We that we are against the aspirations of Atiku are clear in our decisions. Some of our reasons is that Tinubu is doing well especially in balance of power in diverse ways namely; religiously, regionally and even though heavily contested which I agree with that is on ethnicity. Equally, another reason is that even though Tinubu is not doing well should power be shifted to the north again? what are they, more than other region? Lastly even the arrow heads of the rapprochements are bitter people who are only retired old cargos that have plunge Nigeria into this mess but today making it look as if they our redeemer and activist but they are nothing but people who are looking for sojourn to seize power and nothing else. No blue prints no templates their agendas is nothing but because of bitterness and selfishness.

After all said... you just defined the APC in it's 2015 form.
I have so much to say in response.., but I choose to stay quiet.

Justnation:
Mr man for your information, aregbesola was tinubu's henchman and longtime political strategist.
Without aregbesola, tinubu lost osun state.

If aregbesola genuinely join forces against tinubu, he will reveal tinubu's weaknesses and key points.
Tinubu will fumble and fail if the likes of aregbesola, fayemi, ambode, etc stand-up against him.

Yes, you should add even with his nephew and sitting Governor on the ballot (and despite all the alleged rigging).

carzeem1:
Put that 5 million in treasury bills, collect the interest upfront to use as upkeep and go learn a biz or trade for 1 year as an apprentice or sales person.
Don't touch that money, if that's all you have to start life afresh at 40.
5 million is this economy will only make you feel rich for some months if it's not regenerating.

OP, I suggest you consider this advise... as it's practicable.

You should get atleast upto 10% of that amount if you put in TB for 9-12 months... which could sustain you for some months if you live withing your means while learning a trade or skill.

This should buy you ample time to prepare for the road ahead, and also give clarity on how to execute plans... if serious at this age. May God be with you.

Also, pls forget marriage till after 18 or 24 months... so you can build fast.

My dear, truly... only God knows.

Abi if you ask me, na who I go ask..?

Ritchiee:
Fake GDP that had Okonjo Iweala borrowing money to pay workers in 2014.
They have eaten Nigeria to the bone even before the arrival of Buhari.
With Nigeria making more than 2 million barrels per day and oil selling as much as 120 to 150 dollars,there was no development,strikes everywhere,unemployment etc were the order of the day after the exodus of Obasanjo.
Leadership is the problem of Nigeria.

..then what happened to the promise of flesh (change) since the arrival of Buhari and thereafter ?
Mind you, some WAEC students are currently writing their exams with torchlight as we speak, whereas we could atleast afford fuel for lanterns during our days.

Truly, only time will tell...