₦airaland Forum

This too shall pass... But in everything you do, don't forget to love yourself first

LeeSmart:
Then why should your president make a promise he wouldn't keep? Baba said we shouldn't vote for him for second term if he doesn't give up steady electricity. Now you're here speaking for the president saying the problem cannot be fixed in his first tenure.

Daniel bwala was right for saying once you join APC ur brain evaporate.

You didn't ask him why the President didn't take up the power portfolio like the did for petroleum if it's only him that can fix it

This was President Tinubu's words in 2012👇

June 12, 2013 by The Nation

PDP, Jonathan have failed Nigerians, says Tinubu

ACN leader lashes govt on economy, security
President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration is confused about how to tackle Nigeria’s challenges, especially poverty and insecurity, a leader of the newly-formed All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has said.

He said the Federal Government promised peace and security, but under its “unwatchful eye” insecurity has grown and Boko Haram “has turned large tracts of northern Nigeria into no man’s land”.


But, a bright future, he said, is on the horizon as the APC, which he called “the government in-waiting”, would rescue Nigeria from its confused state.


“As leaders of the new party and government in-waiting, we intend to pursue dynamic, time-tested and bold policies that will liberate our people by making sure our wealth works for us,” Tinubu said.

Nigerians, said Tinubu, have become increasingly divided as a people because the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) government continues to take faulty steps in addressing poverty and injustice.

“They have ignored the cause and gone after the symptoms,” the former Lagos State Governor told a packed audience inside the Grand Committee Ballroom, Westminster Hall, House of Parliament, London on Monday. He identified failed policies on power, employment, economy and security as evidence of bad leadership.


Tinubu, the keynote speaker at the British African Diaspora Conference, spoke on “Leadership, national development and the people”.

He urged the Federal Government to apply a consistent policy of targeted law enforcement operations along with an active programme of economic development, negotiations and potential amnesty for penitent Boko Haram members.

He said rather than take this step, the nation has been treated to series of government inaction and indiscriminate use of force, which culminated in the declaration of a state of emergency in three states.


“The Jonathan government set up a special Committee on Boko Haram and Security matters, but sadly before they could perform, he declared State of Emergency in three Northern states: Yobe, Borno and Adamawa.

“This is symptomatic of a confused leadership. If there is security in this jumbled policy, neither I nor the majority of Nigerians can find it!”

To the fomer Lagos governor, if Nigeria is to mature as a democracy, its electoral system must be improved. He decried the fact that those who control the system manipulate elections with such impunity that they now see misconduct without sanction as a normal way of life.


Said he: “Look at the recent controversy surrounding election of the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) chairman… A group comprising all the nations’ governors could not even conduct a simple 35-person election without a disputed outcome.

“With this recent experience, I fear the length those in power would go and the means they would employ to manipulate results when the battleground is the entire nation and the stakes are the general elections in 2015.

“The NGF debacle symbolises a disdain for democracy and the popular will. If we are to save Nigeria, we must rescue the electoral process from its abusers,” Tinubu said.

In his view, a great philosophical gulf separates the government from the progressives. “This current Nigerian government is a retrogressive one. Much of what they claim as growth is but the harsh redistribution of wealth from the bottom to the top. The bottom gets squeezed while the top expands. They are serving us the salad of corruption.

“They consume our today and squander the nation’s tomorrow. For 14 years, the PDP-led government cannot turn anything around. A new leadership is required to put a stop to this.”

Tinubu criticised Nigeria’s economic policies, saying the economy is being reconstructed “as an oasis for a small few and a stark desert for the many” while the government pretends to endorse the same budget-cutting austerity policies as much of Europe.

“We are not Europe; we are a Third World economy. That these policies have failed in European nations with higher standards of living than Nigeria gives our leaders no concern.”

Tinubu said the people live in dire straits, yet the government would rather waste the money than spend it on public benefit because they do not believe the people deserve it.

He said the progressives would bring pragmatic solution to the country’s woes because in their approach to the political economy, they do not rely on textbook answers as they do not “live in textbooks.

He said: “We live in the real world and thus seek answers from real world experiences. Here is a real world fact: No large nation has ever attained sustained growth without government running budget deficits to build the required infrastructure and without other government policies promoting development of the key industries that would become the spine of national development.

“Here is another such fact: No populous nation ever attains prosperity solely by extracting its raw material to exchange them for the finished goods of other large nations. We must industrialise and diversify our economy

“It is for this reason – to save the nation from the stranglehold of permanent poverty and poor governance – that the members of the progressive opposition political parties have decided to put aside personal ambition (including my own ambition) to form a new party, the All Progressives Congress (APC). We do this because Nigeria has entered a critical state of economic depression.”

According to Tinubu, because of the unfair nature of the electoral processes and the gross imbalance of its political economy, the people have been props in a drama for which they should have been the main characters. “We must change this,” he said.

He said the progressives must move Nigeria away from a place where the whims and narrow wishes of self-centered reactionary elite dictate the fate of over 150 million people.

“On our side, we will take our chances with a free and fair election, for we shall offer the people an innovative programme consisting of a national industrial policy that includes radical infrastructural development and employment targets,” he said.

The former Lagos governor spoke of “the Glorious Nigerian Revolution”, which he said has nothing to do with force of arms.

His words: “The Revolution of which I speak has two major parts. First, is the peaceful conversion of our quasi-democracy into a full-fledged one. Second, is the implementation of policies turning the political economy away from its retrogressive, elitist bearings.

“We seek policies pointing in a progressive direction affording the average person a chance at a dignified life. This will be through the provision of gainful employment, quality education and essential social services for those who need the helping hand of government to survive.

“I see no shame in believing progressive government can improve the political economy and the lives of the people.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enXfv9hbUfc


See Iran in war


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKoqzN3XmPA

Happy 70 4th Mr President

Vision101:
2027 is different proposition.
The circumstances have changed.

Rivers is settled. PBAT has got Wike and Fubara. APC is stronger now.

Lagos is settled. Endsars effect doesn't operate. Obi has been unmasked. The element of surprise will not hold.

Kano unlike 2022 will be shared.

The truth is that PBAT doesn't need rigging to comfortably win 2027 election. He will be far stronger in 2027 than 2022. The strongest opposition which is ADC is weak. Forget a few popular names. In Nigeria apart from the flag bearer's personality you need strong party to win election. The opposition is aware. They just want to put up average show and start crying rigging.

Let's watch and see... Many Nigerians no longer vote for party because they know all of them can change parties at any time.

Last election, I monitored results from universities, schools, army barracks, naval places etc that were used as PU. Places were votes will count with minimum interference from touts and where supposedly educated people were. The results there told me everything I needed to know about the election.

Kukutente23:
They even have light

Oh Nigeria! Tinubu's Nigeria!!

Read this

Iran's deputy energy minister said Monday that the country's power grid is stable and outages in Tehran and Alborz have been resolved, the Tasnim news agency reported.

The remarks follow power outages reported Sunday in several parts of Iran, including areas of Tehran and the northern city of Alborz, after US-Israeli attacks targeted electricity infrastructure.

The entire region has been on alert since the US and Israel launched an air offensive on Iran on Feb. 28, killing over 1,340 people so far, including then-Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

Tehran has retaliated with drone and missile strikes targeting Israel, Jordan, Iraq, and Gulf countries hosting US military assets.

Iran restores power to most parts of Tehran and Karaj after suspected attacks on infrastructure

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLGojjLbXKU

Iran Power Restored After US-Israel Attack, National Grid Stable: Deputy Minister | NewsX

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKoqzN3XmPA

And someone wants to tell me that our own politicians here are human? Let me restrain myself from cursing but it shows you how much they care about us in Nigeria.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enXfv9hbUfc

Feminization of men...

jaxxy:
Peter Obi doesn't necessary have more electoral value than Kwankwaso, Peter Obi's electoral values come from timing being its time for the south and perhaps the South east aswell. Alot of Peter Obi's popularity even came from working/running with atiku in 2019. Besides that Peter Obi keeps a low political profile, influence and structure. Kwankwaso has more of these but it is time for the south and for that reason Obi has been chosen as the best suited from the south.

If Obidents overflog this narrative they are projecting they will be missing the actual reality of the situation.

This is not the first time of Kwankwanso trying to be President. Don't forget. Everything or most things in life are with time, I agree but Tinubu himself bidded his time too, he wanted to be VP. Obasanjo came out at the right time out of Prison. Goodluck Jonathan never imagined there would be a time he would win an election but sentiments helped him in 2011 after his boss died.

Second career will start when he retires. He should take advantage of his stay in Europe to start learning languages.

Football can make you an
1. Analyst
2. A commentator
3. A coach
4. A scout
5. A columnist or pundit. This is quite different from no 1

You can also play part in
6. Club Executive Roles (sporting director, admin)
7. Sports Science/Physiotherapy
8. Personal Training/Fitness Expert
9. Running football academies
10. Football administration at national or sporting level
11. Learn languages to expand global influence and deals
12. Understand contracts, image rights, and negotiations. They may go to school to learn more about the business. School is not scam, na backroom money de
13. Own or invest in a football club

I know say na branding go come to mind easily but you must plan it well so you can turn it into more money after you retire but companies will only work with a brand that is guided...


Cesc Fàbregas invested in Como 1907, learned multiple languages, used his connections from FC Barcelona and Arsenal FC, and transitioned directly into coaching.
He didn’t wait, he started coaching at Como soon after joining. Today he is touted as one of the possible future coaches of Spain. When he de play, he de read book de invest for himself to get licence and understand business. Henry and Messi are doing things like this too. They are not just playing for clubs, they own them too. Messi has 35% ownership stake in Inter Miami. You must play football with sense. School no be scam but try to de take advice from elders.


https://www.tiktok.com/video/7414187363749891360

Bluntemperor:
Can Spain Win this War of Non-alignment in the Overall NATO standings against USA?
This Is Not A Time To Stand aloof,for you will ALL needs USA against the Future Adversary of Russia,Chinese or North Korea!
One can even justify the Trump America that says Every NATO Members should Increase their Defense Budgets,for Future Army 🪖 Build up!

Trump cannot be trusted and that Russia you are mentioning, the Europeans are beginning to ask themsleves if it was necessary to spite themselves when they need Russian gas for their needs. America is not affected by these wars as much as Europeans are and their citizens are asking questions.

The Iran war has tightened oil and LNG supply, pushing up prices and exposing Europe’s dependence on global markets just as it seeks to phase out Russian energy imports. Russia, though uninvolved militarily, stands to benefit from higher prices, revived demand and widening divisions inside Europe, potentially regaining leverage that sanctions and diversification had weakened.
Europe’s main challenge is avoiding emergency measures that ease immediate shortages but reopen the door to Russian energy, turning a temporary shock into a lasting geopolitical setback.

Obaofaba:
In the past, who dare say or do anything against the US?

Trump has proven that they are ordinary country like Lesotho.

You can't keep fighting all your allies and expect them to come join you to fight as a friend for a common enemy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSc4g1SvJCk

Vision101:
This one can't kick out PBAT. Kwankwaso is only popular in Kano. That's all. Not strong enough for a national election.

Swing states in elections

Kano
Lagos
Rivers

This is why Wike is a good boy and there is nothing you will say that will make the President abandon him based on how he helped to get him the announced results even though that's not what the people of Rivers voted for.

You have forgotten how the KKK states were formed in 2015. The 1.9m votes APC got in 2015 alone was smack down.

Aside Obi and Kwankwanso, no other politician has been able to prove themselves ALONE outside the establishment.

Repost👇

Obi has the brightest chance going by the last election result followed by Kwankwanso. I choose these two because they left PDP and did not have the structure of the regular party, which Atiku benefitted from using the PDP platform. You also have to look at the time they had to test themselves between the election primaries and election.

If you want to know what that means, Ribadu ran the Presidential election in 2011 under AC and failed with that party structure. Obi and Kwankwanso have been able to test their popularity as candidates outside the regular establishments and done well. Both had no Governors in their party before contesting and pulled a good number in the last election. Buhari used his CPC to bargain with AC to get the Presidential slot in APC. Buhari could say whether he used ANPP or CPC, he could gather votes. I'm not so sure Atiku can do that. He was a presidential candidate of the Action Congress in the 2007 presidential election coming in third to Umaru Yar'Adua of the PDP and Muhammadu Buhari of the ANPP. Atiku came a distant third in that election with less than 10% of the votes.


Obi and Saraki/Kwankwanso

A Saraki will be a difficult campaign for APC that has defaulted to using tribes against themselves. Saraki ticks two boxes of Yoruba/North Central who have been looking for relevance since Gowon.

Here is the stats of the declared winners since 1999. Mr Bola Ahmed tinubu was not a popular president elect

Here is the brief, factual list of Nigeria’s presidential election winners since 1999, including each winner’s name and the percentage of valid votes they received.

1999 – Olusegun Obasanjo: about 62.78% of valid votes.

2003 – Olusegun Obasanjo: about 61.94% of valid votes.

2007 – Umaru Musa Yar’Adua: about 69.60% of valid votes.

2011 – Goodluck Jonathan: about 58.87% of valid votes.

2015 – Muhammadu Buhari: about 53.96% of valid votes.

2019 – Muhammadu Buhari: about 55.60% of valid votes.

2023 – Bola Ahmed tinubu: about 36.6–37% of valid votes.


A United opposition will defeat tinubu before the election begins. With a wiiiiiiiiiiiiiide margin. There is no need to argue about that.

Fact: Tinubu remains the most unpopular president to have won the Presidential elections. He is the easiest to kick out. Back then, PDP told AC, CPC and opposition parties when they were reigning that to kick us out, you need to unite as opposition. That's what they learned in 2015.

There is no conviction here Mr Atiku. It's just men with selfish interests. You destroyed your own party since 2003 and you are talking about conviction? You and Obasanjo both left the PDP. Your principal tore his card, you made people leave PDP because you didn't get the ticket. There is no conviction here. The only conviction is to take power from Tinubu.

If you were so sure of the conviction, 2023 would have been easy for you all. Add your votes together and tell me how APC would have succeeded. In order of desperation, you have been the most desperate, followed by Kwankwanso and Obi.

SixSeven:
Another repost from old

Aside Obi and Kwankwanso, no other politician has been able to prove themselves ALONE outside the establishment.

Repost👇

Obi has the brightest chance going by the last election result followed by Kwankwanso. I choose these two because they left PDP and did not have the structure of the regular party, which Atiku benefitted from using the PDP platform. You also have to look at the time they had to test themselves between the election primaries and election.

If you want to know what that means, Ribadu ran the Presidential election in 2011 under AC and failed with that party structure. Obi and Kwankwanso have been able to test their popularity as candidates outside the regular establishments and done well. Both had no Governors in their party before contesting and pulled a good number in the last election. Buhari used his CPC to bargain with AC to get the Presidential slot in APC. Buhari could say whether he used ANPP or CPC, he could gather votes. I'm not so sure Atiku can do that. He was a presidential candidate of the Action Congress in the 2007 presidential election coming in third to Umaru Yar'Adua of the PDP and Muhammadu Buhari of the ANPP. Atiku came a distant third in that election with less than 10% of the votes.


Obi and Saraki/Kwankwanso

A Saraki will be a difficult campaign for APC that has defaulted to using tribes against themselves. Saraki ticks two boxes of Yoruba/North Central who have been looking for relevance since Gowon.

Here is the stats of the declared winners since 1999. Mr Bola Ahmed tinubu was not a popular president elect

Here is the brief, factual list of Nigeria’s presidential election winners since 1999, including each winner’s name and the percentage of valid votes they received.

1999 – Olusegun Obasanjo: about 62.78% of valid votes.

2003 – Olusegun Obasanjo: about 61.94% of valid votes.

2007 – Umaru Musa Yar’Adua: about 69.60% of valid votes.

2011 – Goodluck Jonathan: about 58.87% of valid votes.

2015 – Muhammadu Buhari: about 53.96% of valid votes.

2019 – Muhammadu Buhari: about 55.60% of valid votes.

2023 – Bola Ahmed tinubu: about 36.6–37% of valid votes.


A United opposition will defeat tinubu before the election begins. With a wiiiiiiiiiiiiiide margin. There is no need to argue about that.

I don't think this one has learned from Dawisu and how they sacked him. Better don't die in their war.

You know the one that made me smh was this Brazil trip Jonathan made and they lambasted him but people died, yet the man went to see the palaces of United Kingdom. Tell me a hypocrite without explaining to me.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtjpjOPjuUk

Stanchriss:
You wrote rubbish

Okay thank you for your conclusion.

GUNITGuy:
The bone of contention would be a divided votes along their opposition strongholds which I know that would be swayed in Tinubu's favour ....
Tinubu would have settled this before September...it would be clear who's winning ...
As of now we don't know the Candidate of the major opposition party......today they scream Atiku tomorrow Kwankwaso next tomorrow Obi or nothing ...I don't even want to mention the rest ...
They're still jokers for Tinubu's checkmate game of Power Politics

They seem to realise that a divided opposition does not help but I also want you to remember that Tinubu is not as popular as he thinks he is and I used stats to prove that on my posts. Except what you are referring to is rigging, not meeting the constitutional requirement to be declared president is a headache for him. Why do you think they are getting all the Governors in the hope of securing the number of states required and why do the likes of Okpeboloho threaten others that it's Tinubu or nothing? If they were that confident and assured, they won't be bothered by a disjointed opposition. Again, don't forget the number of months it took the opposition to put up that show in the election. We've not seen that since Buhari's time at CPC or ANPP.

GUNITGuy:
Lol keep joking .......Kwankwaso can't be more than Kano.........
Just let them playing ....
By the Time Tinubu is done with them ....
They would only go court .....
Bunch of crooks masquerading as messiahs.....
Their system is over ...

You could be correct but give that his Kano figure to Atiku in 2023 and that won't be a joke anymore. Give it to Obi too, that would have made anyone of them have 13 states.

Last one from old. It was January, not last year👇

Obi has the brightest chance going by the last election result followed by Kwankwanso. I choose these two because they left PDP and did not have the structure of the regular party, which Atiku benefitted from using the PDP platform. You also have to look at the time they had to test themselves between the election primaries and election.

If you want to know what that means, Ribadu ran the Presidential election in 2011 under AC and failed with that party structure. Obi and Kwankwanso have been able to test their popularity as candidates outside the regular establishments and done well. Both had no Governors in their party before contesting and pulled a good number in the last election.


Obi and Saraki/Kwankwanso

A Saraki will be a difficult campaign for APC that has defaulted to using tribes against themselves. Saraki ticks two boxes of Yoruba/North Central who have been looking for relevance since Gowon.

Another repost from old

Aside Obi and Kwankwanso, no other politician has been able to prove themselves ALONE outside the establishment.

Repost👇

Obi has the brightest chance going by the last election result followed by Kwankwanso. I choose these two because they left PDP and did not have the structure of the regular party, which Atiku benefitted from using the PDP platform. You also have to look at the time they had to test themselves between the election primaries and election.

If you want to know what that means, Ribadu ran the Presidential election in 2011 under AC and failed with that party structure. Obi and Kwankwanso have been able to test their popularity as candidates outside the regular establishments and done well. Both had no Governors in their party before contesting and pulled a good number in the last election. Buhari used his CPC to bargain with AC to get the Presidential slot in APC. Buhari could say whether he used ANPP or CPC, he could gather votes. I'm not so sure Atiku can do that. He was a presidential candidate of the Action Congress in the 2007 presidential election coming in third to Umaru Yar'Adua of the PDP and Muhammadu Buhari of the ANPP. Atiku came a distant third in that election with less than 10% of the votes.


Obi and Saraki/Kwankwanso

A Saraki will be a difficult campaign for APC that has defaulted to using tribes against themselves. Saraki ticks two boxes of Yoruba/North Central who have been looking for relevance since Gowon.

Here is the stats of the declared winners since 1999. Mr Bola Ahmed tinubu was not a popular president elect

Here is the brief, factual list of Nigeria’s presidential election winners since 1999, including each winner’s name and the percentage of valid votes they received.

1999 – Olusegun Obasanjo: about 62.78% of valid votes.

2003 – Olusegun Obasanjo: about 61.94% of valid votes.

2007 – Umaru Musa Yar’Adua: about 69.60% of valid votes.

2011 – Goodluck Jonathan: about 58.87% of valid votes.

2015 – Muhammadu Buhari: about 53.96% of valid votes.

2019 – Muhammadu Buhari: about 55.60% of valid votes.

2023 – Bola Ahmed tinubu: about 36.6–37% of valid votes.


A United opposition will defeat tinubu before the election begins. With a wiiiiiiiiiiiiiide margin. There is no need to argue about that.

I posted this last year 👇
Kwankwanso seems to have an overestimated sense of his worth. I wrote this some days ago.

Repost 2👇

Rayzoom:
I think it's better the way it happened, at least everyone now know who has more electoral value between the two. If he had accepted to work with Obi and they eventually won, he won't be humble, he would have been on Obi's nerves like Atiku to OBJ believing that they won because of his influence, at least for now even himself knows the value of Peter Obi

You have a good point. I remember back then what he said about being a VP to Obi

2023 Presidency: Why I Cannot Be Running Mate To Peter Obi – Kwankwaso

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bu_cLgo-FbY

Kwankwanso did prove to be a bit arrogant and that interview confirmed it for me. He overestimated his popularity and now all of them can negotiate based on data

Fact: Tinubu remains the most unpopular president to have won the Presidential elections. He is the easiest to kick out. Back then, PDP told AC, CPC and opposition parties when they were reigning that to kick us out, you need to unite as opposition. That's what they learned in 2015.

I have a question to ask you. What if he assaulted her and she died, what decision will you take?

That's your answer.

Hold on, how come no one is talking about Datti again? I believe he is the LP flag bearer.

APC has not learned that structure of relying on bribery, intimidation and being in power can't work where you're not popular. Even in Obasanjo's days of do or die, some people were ready to die.

goslowgoslow:
I am not Obi supporter but that was totally wrong, very wrong. That boy is supposed to be compensated.

Let me clarify that I posted that headline because when I saw this story, that was what came to my mind. The boy was later released

https://www.tiktok.com/video/7495016784769060151

Artiiclebeast:
What election was held on June 12, 1992?

The annulled election purportedly won by MKO Abiola was held on June 12, 1993.

Even people who weren't born then are coming here to post falsehood in a bid to change the narratives.

Are you sure you were born then or know what happened then?

The 1992 Nigerian Senate election in Lagos State was held on July 4, 1992, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Lagos State.

Mynd44, a few questions to ask

1. Does that paper exist in the archives? Yes or No.

2. Has The Guardian denied the publication of that newspaper for that day? Yes or No.

3. Has The Guardian issued a corrigendum for the article? Yes or No.

As a mod, I want to assume that you have the privilege of knowing editorial process just as The Guardian has one. Are you concluding it's fake or The Guardian was not professional? Your comment is saying that Guardian whose motto is conscience, nurtured by truth is lying. Seun, has NL taken its own editorial decision?

Mitsurugi:
Shame on you. Complete the story

If you don't understand something, it will cost you no kobo of your ego to ask.

How Teenager Who Celebrated Peter Obi Got Remanded in Prison

kimjessey2019:
No London they kill am? Trump abeg level Iran asap and show no mercy to them all.

When Omokri protested in front of Nigerian House while Buhari was in a UK hospital, was it in Nigeria Try to understand how some things work in the world.

I hope you know there are Iranians in the United States. There are approximately 750,000 Iranian Americans living in the United STATES

Loyalty2z:
I'm seeing June 14 2024
How come

This is the link

https://www.inecnigeria.org/political-parties/peoples-democratic-party-pdp/