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The Presidency yesterday urged the north to forget the 2015 presidency and wait till 2019 saying that the 2015 general election was about the stability of the country and not the fulfilment of the ambition of one man.

Addressing journalists in Abuja, the Senior Special Assistant the President on Public Affairs, Dr Doyin Okupe, the election was not about Jonathan or Buhari but about the unity of the country.

According to him, rather than insist on producing the president of the country in 2015, the north should wait till 2019 when it would have an “unequivocal” and “indisputable” opportunity to rule Nigeria for eight years.

Citing historical parallel, Dr Okupe said the Yorubas were no longer causing trouble because their son had been allowed to rule Nigeria for eight years, after Moshood Abiola was denied the opportunity to do so in 1993.

[b]“The north, since independence, has been the political stabilising group in this country. The north is far more advanced than any section of this country in terms of politics and political leadership. When MKO died and civilian politics was brought back for us to vote, the north sat down and met and decided that because of the injustice done to the Yoruba people, the Yoruba must present the next president at that time. And they called this nation to accept and buy into a national consensus to patronise Yoruba people. And that had a salutary effect on the political stability of this country. That is the role the north has always played in the politics of Nigeria.

“The consideration and implication of the 2015 general elections for this country go beyond Goodluck Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari. It is beyond both of them. It is about stability of this country. And both the north and the south have always given concessionary consideration to each other. When we went for independence, the north was not ready, the south waited.

“In 1958, the colonial masters had agreed to give Nigeria independence, but the north said they were not ready. Nnamdi Azikwe, Chief Obafemi Awolowo and other southern leadership conceded. They agreed and said they would wait for their brothers. So, we did not start the concession for peace just now.

“We have always tried to balance the polity and not create problems in this country. Now, Goodluck Jonathan comes from an area that, in perpetuity, has always been the strongest ally of the north.

“Shehu Shagari said that, and that is why, irrespective of what is going on in the north, he knows the history and will never support the north to be against a son of the south because when things were tough, hard and there were no friends and when there were hostilities against the north, the south-south stood by the north. How conceivable would it be that the north had been ruling for so long and when there was a crisis, the north conceded to Yoruba people?

“And now, the goose that lays the golden eggs was not brought up by anybody, but by God; an act of providence. The man is doing well, and you are saying that just because they are in minority, you can chase them out.

“Now that we have allowed Yoruba to rule, Yoruba have kept quiet and they are no longer causing problem. You don’t expect any upheaval from Yoruba land anymore. Why can we not concede this remaining four years? Nobody killed Yar’Adua. For some of us, Yar’Adua was our person, but God knows best. But if this has happened, let us exercise a lot of patience, maturity and understanding. Why do we want to drag this country to a cliff because of the ambition of one man who is supported by some greedy people who don’t even represent their people?
“A country cannot be roasted or derailed purely on the ambition of one person. If Jonathan completes his next four years, the north has a chance; an unequivocal chance, an indisputable chance and an opportunity that cannot be denied to present a candidate they want who will rule the country for another eight years.

“Even if Buhari wins this election, which is impossible, cannot do a second term. So, when the second term comes, why would other people not contest against him? He is a northerner and if he cannot run for election again, then, the thing should go back to the south. So, would the north be satisfied with only four years? These are the issues. That is why I am saying this 2015 election is beyond Goodluck Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari. It is a matter of national stability”.

“The north has always had partnership in the south—in the south west, south-south and south-east—but somehow, the north miscalculated this time around. Because they assumed wrongly that Bola Tinubu was the leader of the Yoruba race, and that if they can strike a deal with him, they have got the south-west. While doing that, they left their former allies that included General Adeyinka Adebayo, Richard Akinjide, Olunloyo and others” he said.[/b]
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davinchi86:
I c hate in d eyes of many ppl they don't just like d President 4 no reason perhaps he is from d south south let me make it clear to u ppl dat if gej does not win they will b problem in d country d militant will spring up bokoharam will gather momentum becos d military will not b able to wage d war from both side they will b famine in d land anarchy will come up n d country will eventually split for peace to reign. d north n d south r d major economical hub of d country its no more abt d election its abt hw shld we b after d election remember dat after 30yrs when a particular region seek for independence they r free to break up I c break up I c anarchy n I pity d yorubas they hv nothing to fall on

dazdilijae:
my friend please visit the SS or call any1 you know there an ask if APC is in the race. Even in Edo the story is PDP for Presidency and any other for the rest
But lets not argue the elections are less than 3weeks away may God grant our life and good health to vote and hear the results

While your assertion may be true, it still does not imply GEJ would get 70% votes in Edo, Delta, Rivers, Akwa Ibom. A lot has changed since 2011 and GEJ has been seen from another perspective. Buhari does not need to lead in these states. It's almost impossible. Amen to your prayer

Zenimart:
And u think just because you support Buhari, every other yorubas will do likewise. If that's what you think, then you must be joking.

saintchyco:
i am shocked about the comments of APC people on this forum
firstly No one declared anyone a winner at this debts so we should be mindful of what we say
and secondly i love the way the debt ended everyone hugging and shaking each other for me that the waY FORWARD

OLADD:
Don't bother yourself with mind-soothing epistle. Just quote me after the elections. I am too politically awakened to be swayed with those fables. March 28 and April 11 beckons.

OLADD:
By March 28 and April 11, you will know how politically influential Yoruba Obas are. Be that as it may, Buhari wll never win southwest. Mark my words.

[b]Funny, why not take a survey around before making your claim Of all Obas, I stayed in Osun state for a number of years and I'll gladly admit that the Ooni of Ife is a PDP fan but that does not apply to the Alaafin of Oyo who has shown his support towards the APC. As interesting as it is, the son of the Alaafin is running under the platform of the APC. Tell me, why then do you think he'll go against the ambition of his son for a stranger who is totally alien to the culture of the Yoruba people

The only state GEJ will comfortable get his confidence is Ekiti and that's largely due to the fact that the tout in Fayose has stirred fear into the hearts of the people of Ekiti.
And as touching the Ooni, kindly know that the State of Osun is an APC state. There are facts to back this up. Nuhu Ribadu got the highest vote of the S/W in Osun while other S/W states were only average. Trust me, it is not enough to take to a forum and comfort yourself just because you are inclined. I've seen the odds in the S/W and I don't expect the PDP and GEJ to be surprised at the eventual result of the S/W because it's obvious. Okupe knows this, and so does FFK.[/b]

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The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe, on Friday, said as far as the forthcoming general elections were concerned, politicians from the Northern part of the country had miscalculated.

Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), a Northerner, is contesting against President Goodluck Jonathan (a Southerner) of the Peoples Democratic Party.

Okupe, who spoke to journalists in Abuja, said Northern politicians got it wrong because they erroneously believed that a national leader of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, is the leader of the Yoruba race and that he could deliver the South-West.

He said while doing that, the North left out some of the people that really matter in the zone whom he described as the North’s former allies.

He said, “The North has always had partnership in the South; in the South-West, South-South and South-East.

“But somehow, the North miscalculated this time around because they assumed wrongly that Bola Tinubu was the leader of the Yoruba race, and that if they can strike a deal with him, they have got the South-West.

“While doing that, they left their former allies that included Gen. Adeyinka Adebayo (retd.), Richard Akinjide, Omololu Olunloyo and others.”

Okupe said even if Buhari wins the presidential election, which he said was impossible, the North would still lose out.

He said if Buhari wins, he would not be able to do a second term, therefore, giving room for a southerner to again emerge as the President in 2019.

He wondered if the North would be satisfied with only four years when they could have their full eight years from 2019.

“Even if Buhari wins this election, which is impossible, he cannot do a second term. So, when the second term comes, why would other people not contest against him? He is a Northerner and if he cannot run for election again, then, the thing should go back to the South. So, would the North be satisfied with only four years?

“These are the issues. That is why I am saying this 2015 election is beyond Goodluck Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari. It is a matter of national stability,” he explained.

Okupe was of the view that if Jonathan completes his second term of four years in 2019, the North has a chance that cannot be denied to present a candidate who will rule the country for another eight years.

lekahm:
Sincerely i would love to read ur comments after watching the video. Even ebuka confirmed that apc won.

emeka2847:
JUST CHECKOUT the way @AO1379 tore dem apart .. See as @MrAyeDee dey do http:///Q4ngZD1FpM""

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DaBullIT:
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Finally

you can lie o. You be network? How you use get unlimited data

Everybody data dey finish even if you buy 20 gig Hahahahaha

I'm not one of Channels subscribers, albeit, I'll try that now. Lolz... It's not a lie bro. I do unlimited. Don't ask me how

Built2last:
Oga, i watched it online..search Channels Tv on youtube..the video is there

arewafederation:
I only watched the last part of the debate, and without being biased, I will give it to the APC reps. Mr. Aydee was given 5 minutes to sell his party and he spent all the time attacking the personality of GMB, without telling the audience what PDP has to offer. He said Buhari has no intelligence because he failed Mathematics at the same time, said Buhari has no certificate. When it was the turn of Ahmed from APC, Mr. Aydee kept interrupting like a thug after he was told how empty he was my the APC.

From my deductions, I think Aydee should stick to tweeter where he can rant like that lunatic bloodykiller because he has nothing upstairs.

Thanks for your observation. I believe I read the bolded part on the post of someone earlier. It is quite disappointing if this is true anyways. By the way, is the said Ay Dee not the same guy who was behind Linda Ikeji's blog closure sometimes ago? How did he get into the PDP camp

ManMountain:
Dude, the PDP guys here believes shouting without substance and empty rhetorics from a loud and foul-mouthed guy call Ayedee is more important than than a calm, cool and collected factual and concise responses from Akin. I will choose the later guy above the former anyday.
Akin Oyebode reminds me of Akin Osuntokun.

DaBullIT:
Your bound to get distorted views

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TI1919:
And so?
Your own suit who?

It suits no one. If you read the post carefully, you'd discover it only tells of a plot to hijack the seat should something go wrong. BTW, I love your meme though. GMB has been preaching that ever since and it's unfortunate that the PDP in the guise of Fayose, Tompolo, Dokubo, FFK and Okupe have been threatening war if their candidate does not emerge

elantraceey:
Yeah right ,another cooked up story .

sleekman:
Liar Mohammed @work

TI1919:
Propaganda

There are indications that the national leadership of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party might have perfected a fresh strategy aimed at stalling the March 28 presidential election.

Investigations by our correspondent in Abuja on Thursday and Friday showed that the ruling party was actually the brain behind those who registered Young Democratic Party and that it may use this new party to achieve its objective.

The new party had on Thursday asked the Independent National Electoral Commission to postpone the forthcoming general elections.

The party said this a day after the Federal High Court in Abuja ordered the commission to register YDP as a political party.

At a press briefing in Abuja, the party called on INEC to re-schedule the general elections if it could not accommodate it on its ballot paper.

It said that contrary to insinuations, the court did not order INEC to only register the party, but added that the commission was ordered to issue certificate and include YDP in the 2015 elections.

National Publicity Secretary of YDP, Mr. Ugo Nwofor, said there were only two options available to INEC, saying the commission could either reprint its ballot papers and include the party with a view to accommodate the party’s candidates or shift the elections.

Nwafor said, “If INEC does not have the appropriation for logistics for reprinting of its ballot papers then INEC ought to within the constitutional provision further re-schedule the general election so as to accommodate our party.

“In either of the two options, our party is ready, it has been a long journey for YDP; we wish INEC would explore the first option.”

Shortly after the press briefing, one of the brains behind the YDP was seen at the national headquarters of the PDP in Abuja on Thursday evening, where he said he had come to confer with some of its officers.

In a confidential discussion with our correspondent, he said he had come to brief the party on the success of their legal work which made the court to order that the new party be registered.

When our correspondent called him on the telephone on Friday whether they were planning a fresh legal option to compel INEC to comply with the court order, he answered in the affirmative.

According to him, “Recall that I was at the national headquarters of the ruling party in Abuja on Thursday where I met our partners. We are working together to move the nation forward and deepen our renascent democracy.

“We have already fixed the dates for our convention and we would pick our presidential and other candidates for the elections. We expect INEC to give us a chance as stated in the court order.”

However, it was learnt that one of the strategies of the ruling party in connection with the YDP is to head for the court and ask that the presidential election be set aside, by pleading that the party was excluded.

“This is what we would do if President Jonathan loses the elections,” a source at the national headquarters of the party added.

But if the president wins, it was gathered that the party would not show any interest in pursuing any case in the court.

Nwofor, however, said that the party was interested in contesting the election, adding that this was in compliance with Sections 85 and 87 of the electoral Act.

“Because of this, the party has fixed its governorship/House of Assembly and Presidential and National Assembly primaries for March 26 and 27 respectively,” he added.

It was gathered that the party cleverly picked the dates in order to make sure that the election slated for March 28 does not hold or to make it have a legal proof for exclusion.

The party was believed to have known that submission of candidates list for elections expired 60 days to the election.

An INEC official said that the “commission and Nigerians are aware of the provision of the law on this.”

Nwafor, however, said that his party had commenced the sales of nomination forms due to the court judgement. He said, “We have approved sales of nomination forms as follows; Presidential (N15m), governorship (N3m), Senate (N1m), House of Representatives (N500,000) and House of Assembly (200,000).”

He described the Wednesday’s judgement as victory for democracy, rule of law and triumph over impunity.

It was however gathered that the national leadership of the new party was waiting for the commission to reach out to it tomorrow on the judgement.

One of their elders, who spoke with our correspondent, said that “we expect the commission to reach out to us and ask us to send the names of our presidential and other candidates.

“In the alternative, the commission can also reach out to us, discuss with us and we may say that we are not fielding candidates for the Presidential and National Assembly elections, which come up first.

“The result of the discussion will determine what we would do for the governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections, which holds April 11.”

Efforts made to speak with the National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Mr. Olisa Metuh on the issue failed. He neither picked nor responded to a text message sent to him.

Mykevp2p:
Ok oo, continue waiting while i'm riding GEJ air-conditioned trains while waiting for Abuja - Kaduna standard gauge line to on board.

If it takes GE 4 years to fix only GPS system in the trains, I wonder how many years it will take them to build a whole new train. Continue living in your hypocrisy.

You're so shallow minded! If second handed trains are what you deserve from a government who is accountable to you, then I greatly fear for your warped reasoning. With all the wealth we sit on in Nigeria and how treasuries are being looted, you believe all you deserve is a second hand product

anonimi:
Stop spreading LIES and rumours.

Show us the APC SINators and representative's hearing on the COUNTED raw cash story otherwise.......

ghettodreamz:
If he wins the election, would you rather kill yourself then? Or what?
If a 72years old can't lead you, you can always go on a voluntary exile to any of the neighbouring African country.
The way some of you reason on this forum baffles me a lot. I'm beginning to think NL is majorly dominated by teenagers.