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The Jonathan Conspiracy Theory
Posted: April 5, 2011 - 15:24
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By Nkem Martins

Have you ever stopped to ask yourself why Goodluck Jonathan was made vice-president? Even in the midst of governors in the south south that have performed better and are more capable, such as Donald Duke of Cross River state. Some of you may say it is divine. I would attribute it to less dramatic circumstances, although no less intriguing.

Well, I believe Goodluck Jonathan is part of a grand scheme by General Olusegun Obasnjo to keep a hold on power after his failed third term bid. For Obasanjo, Goodluck Jonathan was the next best thing to getting a third term.
   
General Obasanjo has proved himself to be a master tactician, a grand schemer, a mastermind, and evil genius and in this scheme even he surpassed himself. When it became apparent that the General’s third term bid was bound to fail he immediately began to strategize on how to keep a hold on power. He then concocted a scheme in which he would present Alhaji Umaru Yar’adua, from the North as his successor, in accordance with the PDP zoning policy. And through some very strange circumstances the North accepted Yar’adua [personally, I think Obasanjo did it as a joke – don’t forget the General has a very good sense of humor …….ke! ke! ke! -and couldn’t believe his luck when the north accepted Yar’adua.] You see, Alhaji Yar’adua was a very sickly man with a serious live threatening ailment, and I don’t mean to sound callous or unfeeling, but after I saw Yar’adua on television and found out about his ailment from reports in the media I told those around me who cared to listen that this man wouldn’t last more than 2 years and a lot of them agreed with me, especially after it was widely reported that Alhaji Yar’adua, then a presidential aspirant had collapsed during a presidential campaign and was dead .Thus , prompting the famous telephone conversation between Obasnjo and Yar’adua-……”Umaru are you alive …, ”, on national television.
       
When Yar’adua was anointed to become the next president, a search for the vice-presidency was initiated. In accordance with the PDP policy of rotation the vice-presidency was zoned to the South-south. Naturally, the PDP governors in the South-south were to be the ones to produce the vice-president. Thus, the governors that were eligible to be picked as vice-president were –Peter Odili of Rivers state, Obong Victor Attah of Akwa ibom State, Lucky Igbinedion of Edo state, James Ibori of Delta state, Donald Duke of Cross River state and Goodluck Jonathan of Baileys state.
     
If the vice – presidential candidate was selected based on merit, that is, performance in their respective states then Donald Duke should have been the man based on his performance in Cross River state .In fact, of all the governors in the 1999-2006 class Donald Duke was one of the stand out governors {although, if truth be told, most of the governors of the 99-06 era were so mediocre that it wasn’t such a big deal to stand out amongst them}, in my opinion he even performed better than Yar’adua in Katsina, who spent a good deal of his 8 year tenure in the hospital bed. When it came down to choosing who would deputize for Yar’adua Peter Odili was discounted because he was perceived as being overly ambitious, difficult to control, and too cunning for his own good, he was also one of the most corrupt governors of that particular dispensation. Odili wouldn’t do. 

James Ibori was another greedy and corrupt, not much different from his peers, and there was a controversy surrounding him about his being an ex-convict. No, Ibori wouldn’t do.

   In the case of Lucky Igbinedion, on top of being corrupt and greedy he was totally incompetent and completely inept. In fact, of all the governors of the 99-06 class - and most of them were very bad –Lucky took the cake, and that’s saying something. No! Lucky Igbinedion would not do.
      Obong Victor Attah in my own opinion was not as greedy and corrupt as the three aforementioned governors but he was quite ambitious and would not be so easy to control. The General needed somebody more malleable. Victor Attah would not do.

     Donald Duke on the other hand, was a governor who had fresh ideas and probably the least corrupt of the above mentioned governors [lets face it, in my opinion, there was no governor in the 99- 06 class that was free of corruption in one form or the other], Donald Duke was as good as they came. Part of his achievement was transforming Cross River state into the number one tourist destination in Nigeria and bringing a free trade zone- Tinapa-to the state to boost the economy. In my own opinion-shared by many, this was the best candidate for the vice- presidency. But alas, it wasn’t meant to be. You see, Duke’s achievements singled him out as someone who would not be easily controlled or manipulated. Plus the man was quite a looker and an eloquent orator, all the things Y’aradua was not. This man would make the president look bad. No, Donald Duke wouldn’t do.

     Goodluck Ebele Jonathan was the only governor then-till present-that was not elected as governor, as a deputy- governor he was handed the governorship of Bayelsa state on a platter of gold after Alamieyeseigha was impeached on corruption charges. Goodluck Jonathan was not a very ambitious man-as the then PDP chairman Ogbulafor said once upon a time- he was an unassuming man who got to his position through sheer luck as his name implies. He was a man who not only could be manipulated but also was willing to be so used. In short, Jonathan was tailor fit for the General’s diabolical scheme.
                        And so the stage was set with all the players on set, the sickly Yar’adua as PDP presidential candidate and the – shall we say – unambitious and unassuming Goodluck as his running mate and of course, the puppet master General Olusegun Obasanjo. The rest, as they say, is history. The Yar’adua/Jonathan combination won the presidential elections, albeit in what was regarded as one of the worst elections ever conducted, not just in the history of Nigeria but also in the history of democracy. General Obasanjo remained at the background patiently bidding his time waiting for nature to take its course.  As anticipated President Yar’adua died in office paving way for Jonathan to become president and also for Jonathan to be the presidential candidate for the PDP in the 2011 elections.                                                                                                                                                               

Nigerians have watched Jonathan’s meteoric rise to the pinnacle of political power from humble beginnings with fascination - a true grass to grace story- and have romanticized his story, believing Goodluck Jonathan’s rise to power was divine especially coupled with the fact that his first name is Goodluck. I am telling Nigerians that I am of the opinion that Goodluck Jonathan’s rise to power is not divine but an unholy scheme concocted by General Olusegun Obasanjo to perpetuate himself in power.

What Nigerians need now from her leaders is not good luck but somebody who is determined, dedicated, fiercely patriotic, and courageous. A person who can think outside the box. We need a leader who is his own man and only accountable to the Nigerian people.  In short, we need a revolutionist and all these things Goodluck, in my opinion is not.

http://www.saharareporters.com/article/jonathan-conspiracy-theory

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ISOLO--------i will vote goodluck jonathan------not pdp

Are U trying to make us laugh.GEJ=PDP

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While this could be true its very worrisome and even before now I did think to myself that the CPC do not have any symbol.emblem that will enable a lot of illiterate voters vote them or something that  makes them to stand out on ballot papers.Very worrisome indeed.The Concept wasnt well thought out in designing the party flag.logo unlike the case with ACN and PDP

CPC Presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari officially bowed out of the Nigerian 2011 Presidential race this morning. This follows the move by SDMP candidate, Professor Pat Utomi who recently stepped down from the race citing the lack of a consensus candidate by Nigeria’s major opposition parties.

General Buhari who made the announcement officially on NTA this morning cited the need to present a united opposition front to constructively tackle the People Democratic Party (PDP) in the upcoming elections. “I have decided to put national interest above personal ambition and will be stepping down officially as the CPC’s Presidential candidate,” Buhari said in his televised address. He said his decision is following an agreement made by the major opposition parties, CPC, ACN and ANPP to field a consensus candidate should the electoral mathematics favor a PDP win come April.

Buhari backed ACN’s Presidential candidate, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu citing theribadu 300x300 Buhari withdraws from Presidential race; backs Mallam Nuhu Ribadu ACN’s transformational work in Lagos State and Mallam Ribadu’s youth as his motivation. “It is time for a generational shift in Nigerian politics. It is time to give young people a chance to prove themselves,” General Buhari is reported to have said.

bak 150x150 Buhari withdraws from Presidential race; backs Mallam Nuhu RibaduCPC’s Vice Presidential candidate, Pastor Tunde Bakare in a recent call with the press is reported to have expressed extreme displeasure at the news. “This is not the divine mandate God revealed to me when I decided to join General Buhari’s campaign to change Nigeria early this year.” “Mallam Ribadu does not have what it takes to save Nigeria and I am disappointed in the move by General Buhari to back his candidacy,” Pastor Bakare is reported to have said.

Buhari’s backing is expected to bring in much needed voter support to the Ribadu campaign from Nigeria’s Northern states, areas where General Buhari currently has significant stronghold.

President Goodluck Jonathan released a preliminary three sentence press statement via the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Ima Niboru.

“I dey laugh o,” the statement is reported to have said. “No matter what the opposition devises, we have faith that Nigerians will still vote for Umblera. Nigerians do not want bad luck. ”

Have you fooled someone today? Happy April Fool’s day!

http://www.cp-africa.com/2011/04/01/buhari-withdraws-presidential-race-backs-mallam-nuhu-ribadu/

amen to this 1daful prayer

amen to this timely prayer

Hello guys what do U think about this?

Three presidential candidates have pulled out of a televised debate scheduled for March 29 2011 according to a press statement signed by spokespersons of the campaign organizations of Shekarau for Nigeria, Buhari Campaign Organization and Ribadu Presidential Campaign Team.


See press statement below:

Our Position On President Jonathan’s Refusal To Participate In The Presidential Debate Organised By Nn24

We the spokespersons of the Presidential Candidate of the All Nigerian Peoples Party (ANPP); the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) and the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) wish to clear the air on the matter of the presidential debate organised by NN24 so that our teeming supporters and Nigerians in general will understand and appreciate our position.
We had held series of clear-the-air meetings under the auspices of the organisers at which logical and other arrangements for the debate were exhaustively discussed.

The representative of the Goodluck Jonathan Campaign Organisation, Dr. Doyin Okupe, was in attendance and actively participated in all deliberations.

It was at Dr. Okupe’s instance that the two dates earlier proffered by the organisers; March 8th and 15th as contained in the memorandum of understanding signed by the three candidates were rejected because according to him, those dates were not convenient for his candidate. Dr. Okupe, on behalf of President Goodluck Jonathan, suggested the March 18th date in which the debate was successfully held.

All of us accepted this date not because it was convenient for our Principals, but as our sacrifice to afford Nigerian voters an opportunity to assess and judge the candidates’ programmes as well as personality under the spotlight.

For emphasis, we had to adjust our respective campaign time tables at great logistics costs to us as our sacrifices for the growth of the culture of debate as an essential ingredient of the open society.

We indeed bent backwards for the office of the President even when we are fully aware that the occupant is no more than a co-contestant in the context at it were.

But the there is a limit to which we can subject ourselves to this sheer impunity of the ruling party which they have flunked on our faces as a people in the last 12 years. The PDP has a record of shunning every Presidential debate since 1999.

We are highly suspicious of the celebrated romance with the BON debate by the president Jonathan’s camp which shunned the NN24 debate without an apology. We can only hazard that since most of the agencies organizing the BON debate are government parastatals, the organizers may not be in a position to resist the request for advance questions being given to the debates in which the NN24 agreed with us because they were independent. This does not mean that the men and women running these agencies lack integrity but the awe some power of the presidency may be too much for them.

Our principals being men of dignity with high regard for the people of Nigeria will not be part of such orchestrated charade of a D'Banj's “kokolete” debate.

Like millions of other Nigerians, we consider this behaviour of the president as egotistical, condescending and unbecoming of a man seeking a mandate to govern Nigeria. Leadership entails humility and respect for others.

A situation where the Goodluck Jonathan Campaign Organisation deliberately set out to humiliate other Presidential Candidates by reneging on an agreement it proposed is unacceptable to us and the millions of our supporters.

Consequently, we state without ambiguity that our principals will not honour any debate session with president Goodluck Jonathan in the 2011 elections as he has arrogantly shunned the credible debate for which we made ourselves available.

Future presidents of Nigeria will have to be more careful in dealing with the feelings of others.

http://www.saharareporters.com/news-page/breaking-news-ribadu-buhari-and-shekarau-pull-out-jonathan%E2%80%99s-tv-debate

Yes lets go out to vote thats the only way wde can get the kind of leaders we want

But I guess it wasn't criminal for him to compel the Governors then to donate to his campaign for reelection talk about double standards.

The Ribadu's team Youth Ngage/Town hall meetings have been a great success.I witnessed the one in kaduna and Read about the one in Lagos and now this from Kano shows that the man knows where the potentials of this country lies and he is ready to identify with them in view of getting solutions.the Ribadu team is about the youngest with lots of experience too speaking for them and their zeal to carry the youths with them has sold them to me.

Unofficially I can confirm that GEJ has lost this election

While I respect Rufai's choice to support BB team I how ever wish to state that I am convinced that the Ribadu team has the best potentials to move the country forward.One cannot wish away the support the BB Team is getting but then my prayer is for the best team to win this election and definitely the best team is not GEJ's.

OK Now let him win first,let the coup also happen then a true revolution like the workld hs never seen before will also happen. coup my black ?Who is scared?

If U r in that place pls be there to lend ur support.A new Nigeria is possible.

! Beaf I belive this thred can be a relief for us on Nairaland who have been tensed up for the past weeks due to the political maneuvers in the country pls cheer up give urself a smile

I also belived in him but his stance on anti corruption,his unguided utterances and lack of will to move the country forward got me disillusioned about him.Right now am for change.

ok can we get a name for her maybe a search on my end here will bring up her pix

The CPC doesnt pay anyone to attend its rally it does not rely on sit fillers for any of its programmes its just riding on Popular Support.

I dont trust the PDP gang.Since 99 never has the BON on its own organised a debate.It was other parties that were involved in the organisation BON just came in to televise the show.so Y now that they want to organise?I believe they will get advance questions ahead of the debate.Even though I agree that the earlier vice presidential debate was 4 elites but BON could ve cued in if it was really for the masses.

Like restricting their first lady anyway we will soon push them out of the Rock

Yes good one Soldee, Aish can we get an image here?

LMAO I like this post wish I could like the post like on FB Mod.pls can we ve a like button on Nairaland?.

And where is that Igbo Leader that was like No Igbo vote for Fash shame on him.When even those that do not reside in lagos know he is the best performing Governor yet they want him to beg them for their votes.Fash ride on Eko Oni Baje

All through this campaign I ve been with Ribadu and I still campaign for him though as each day breaks I see that the BB Team have a better chance of winning.I wish them the best.I hope the better party wins as long as it pushes out of ASO ROCK

Good job guys pls keep it coming

May his soul rest in peace and may his killers never find peace until they repent