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Can't wait for the day we reduce emphasis on this zoning nonsense and place the emphasis more on competency. Having said that though, what important work have past leaders of the senate and house done sef?

I am not a fan of zoning because the way PDP practised it was disastrous and led to sub par people leading our affairs. As long as this arrangement results in competent hands leading sensitive positions then I am fine with it, and APC has a good talent pool to select from even though it would be nice to see more non partisan technocrats in key positions. Compared to what has gone before, this is a step in the right direction for Nigeria, the energy of this party feels like something that could be positively harvested for the betterment of Nigeria and Nigerians. I hope other parties like Labour can also grow as well, PDP and all it stands for needs to be relegated to the sidelines of the forward march of Nigeria.

Shortyy:
and Jonathan is a devil how? thing bout you Nigerians is that nothing/no one can please you all. every leader is a devil or a wizard to you all. my question is; who is a saint? i bet if you manage to become a leader one day, you will do worse than GEJ. bloody hypocrites

Yes yes. That sweeping statement of yours has definitely erased all questions on the immense corruption recorded under this government, the pardoning or convicted corrupt leaders, the mismanagement of all money gained from oil selling at record prices globally, the poor handling of boko haram, rising insecurity, etc etc. You know what the problem with people like you is? You don't know what good leadership is, and you have been so abused by poor leadership, you would take anything you can get and never aspire for better. Not all are like that. I believe we can do much better in regards to the leadership question. Buhari is definitely not the panacea to Nigeria's problems; but after the Jonathan disaster he is a step in the right direction.

Mogidi:
I bet after Obasanjo's tenure the SW looked like Dubai?

Comparing one devil with another does not make either of them a saint. Jonathan was voted in to be different.

NOBLEDANDY:
Gej you did well for Nigerians, no wonder why the SS and the SE was strongly supporting your bid for second tenure.

You too much buh otuoke love u more.

Let us not be disengenuous please. There is a reason Jonathan was on defence and apologetics mode when he went around campaigning in the southern states, he knew how much he had failed the people and kept on promising to change that. I don't want to derail the thread, just wanted to challenge that sentiment. The Niger Delta is NOT much better of today because of Jonathan, if anything he has made it worse and sown uneccesary division, he and his wife. The Second Niger Bridge has been started, finally, that is good, but it doesn't mean Jonathan wasn't a failure because he was. I hope you are sophisticated enough to entertain a world of nuance and complexity.

Five years later and the bridge is being started. Good. At least it can be completed in a more competent administration.

These so called "leaders" speak for themselves and their family, that is all. Jonathan was a terrible president and consequently lost the elections, some people just need to move on. Move on with your lives

Rad1cal:
We shall judge buhari on the manifesto he used in deceiving the populace and won't permit any modifications. He has 4 years to do so much and we are very pregnant with expectations

Permit or don't permit that is your business. In four years time (and even before then) we will ask the question wether Nigeria is a much better country than it was under the useless PDP, and I have a strong feeling the answer would be a resounding Yes. If it isn't then we can consider trying something else. It really is that simple, no need for the hot air over nothing.

Nigerians will forget her in a few weeks, what meaningful contribution did she make? Who still talks of the almighty Turai that was said to be running Nigeria at one point? And yet Patience was not sensible enough to learn from that experience about to flitting nature of power, instead of using her time in Aso Rock to contribute positively she became a little tyrant. Nigeria will move on regardless. Who is Patience?

Rad1cal:
You are very stupid for saying this. The manifesto used in deceiving the masses must be followed to the letter, we won't take any modifications lightly.

Deceiving the masses? And how did PDP fare after 16 years of their manifesto, or was corruption and wanton looting part of their manifesto? All I am saying is as long as the spirit of the manifesto is kept I am flexible to a degree considering we don't know what we are going to discover on May 29th as to the real state of affairs on ground PDP has left the country in. I will be intolerant of misteps to do with tackling corruption head on, but I won't be so intolerant of general steps in the right direction. If we say we want to invest in change then we might as well give it a real chance. This man has not even taken over the reins of power yet. Let him get in first. We were willing to give the underperformer from Otueke 5 years (16 years for his failed party), why don't we give someone else a proper chance before condeming him? Let him try first before we attempt to label him a failure.

I accept that the details might change and I suspect a lot of Nigerians would be similar as well. You know why? Because Buhari comes accross as a man of integrity, and that is something you can't buy. As long as corruption is going to be tackled and money is going to be used judiciously to promote growth in the private sector and to address other issues. I am open to the details changing to meet the reality on the ground, that is called being open and sincere, and I like that. I prefer that to past politicians who promised the moon and could not deliver street light. This man has a lot of expectations on his shoulders, and as long as he can deliver the main ones I think we are moving in the right direction. Goodbye to PDP, they had their shot and blew it (if APC fails we can try Labour next, the beauty of democracy).

Ozigbondu:
When i said this bring back our girls group is nothing but a propaganda and charade designed to make GEJ look bad l was insulted and mow their leader has openly collected her 30 silver coins.

This chibok girls is a scam and the biggest fraud perputated in the 21st century.

Next thing you wil hear is boko haram has accpected amnesty and their leader appointed new chief of army staff after they promised to return the 300 girls who where writing physics but could not speak english

It seems everything was designed to make Jonathan look bad. No light, high unemployment, boko haram, HUGE corruption scandals, pardoning of corrupt exconvicts, impunity, cosying up to known terrorists like Asari and the rest of them. Yes, it seems everything in the world conspired to make Jonathan look bad and he had absolutely no hand in it. The poor innocent dove. May we never know his likes again and gladly bear the consequences of that.

If your hands are clean then you have nothing to fear in tribunals. But the tribunals MUST happen, there is absolutely no way the lives lost in Rivers and Akwa Ibom can be allowed to go in vain. This senseless taking of life MUST STOP.

jazzydee:
[size=15pt]You mean APC is going to steal the mandate of the people of Akwa Ibom and Rivers?[/size]

No Nigeria will not "move on" until this type of impunity is curbed. If you can't win in an election without wholesale rigging, thuggery and violence then you have no place in the mordern Nigeria we are trying to craft. INEC MUST tackle these issues NOW if not they WILL happen again. The deaths in Rivers and Akwa Ibom, the wholesale rigging and thuggery and voter intimidation MUST be looked into, this is not about PDP or APC as some childishly myopic minds like the poster quoted above would like us to believe. All we say is hold mature elections and whoever wins wins. Don't kill people and snatch boxes and make up numbers and scare people away from polls with violence then say "we were going to win any way", test your mandate in a free and open space and stop being the cowards you are after seeing how Jonathan was thrown out.

And no "jazzydee" or whatever you like to call yourself, increasing your font size does not automatically make your post right or sensible.

PDP is the minority party, why are we even discussing this? They have been thrown out of government. They have not been given the mandate to be head of a chicken coop talk less the house of rep or senate. Move on.

That list is incomplete without Patience Jonathan, Tompolo, Asari and co.

Nigerians think Nigeria is a rich country because they are ignorant. We are only rich in potential but in reality quite poor, some meagre cash with no assets (infrastructure) and a lot of liabilities. And having that in mind only makes the profligacy and corruption of past governments even more unforgivable. May 29th can't come fast enough.

This is why I don't think Nigerians should hold their breath for anything like "reformation" in PDP; they still don't get why they lost the election. And like PDP like Jonathan, blame everyone else except yourself. What a useless party. The Labour Party should step up to the plate as the next national party, I think they have potential.

Billyonaire:
People will always betray. Do not place your hope on the oligarchs, if you want it done right, Do It Yourself.

Sorry GEJ, you didnt learn The 14th of the 48 Laws of Power: 'Pose As a Friend, Work As a Spy'.

Your hero is being shown for the fraud he is and that is all you have to say, and you are not ashamed? Sorry to have to say this but you people truly disgust me. No wonder even MEND supported Buhari, they knew how corrupt and useless Jonathan was. So many unfulfilled and uncompleted projects in the Niger Delta and you are here lamenting about how he did not apply the right strategies to return to power to continue looting the nation dry. Thank you God he lost, the news was a relief. And people like you who support him are enemies of progress and development.

stevecantrell:
The ONLY thing worse than GEJ are the people still supporting him ! - FACT !

AGREED! Unfortunately I don't know if there is any cure for stupidity. Expect some i.d.iot to come and start trying to justify this somehow with "my brother my brother" or "our oyel money". 2trillion naira and bayelsa is still a dump and there are so many unfulfilled and uncompleted projects in the Niger Delta.

Where did PDP get 2 trillion from? And later some tribal dumb i.d.iots would start whining about their "brother" being kicked out. Don't worry he is free now, he can be governor of Bayelsa or Anambra if you like him so much.

Zoning was PDP's thing. Put the best hands for the job in the right position, no more mediocrity all in the name of zoning. We need performers, plain and simple.

TheGoodJoe:

That was a cult style coup organised by Patience, Wike and Evans Bipi. There is no way the governor can stand for such.

Those Honourables were defending democracy after the Police under Mbu's command let in thugs into the House of Assembly.

My issue is not that INEC declared Wike winner, I think i am about done feeling sorry for a people who make these sort of decisions founded on myopic and tribalistic stupidity, afterall Hitler won elections in Germany. My issue is the violence and the people that lost their lives, and to that I say people have to be brought to book.

APC should take the matter to court, they have a case. It wouldn't be the first time elections have been overturned or redone in Nigeria. The elections should be redone in a peaceful setting without such mass rigging, voter intimidation, and violence. And if Wike can win in such a setting then I say good luck to Rivers state. My feeling is after the euphoria of mass stupidity dies down people would come to the glaring realisation of "oh sh! t. we just elected Wike to run our affairs for us". It would probably be too late by then.

APC should seek redress at the tribunals. PDP should learn to get the people's mandate in a free and fair election and stop making such a mockery of the D in PDP. Regardless, the rest of the country moves on, with the aim of addressing development and tackling corruption. Can't wait till May 29th when PDP would be resigned to the dustbins of national affairs.

Your list get k leg. Which kain Johanesburg? Do you know how dangerous that city is?

If he runs he will win. People from that region like their thieves and thugs.

Even MEND endorsed Buhari and congratulated him, they knew how bad Jonathan was. Go back to the creeks if you want, you will soon know the strength of our collective will. Nigeria must develop and be pulled into the 21st century at all cost.

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Look at who people are proud of saying they voted for, look at the group. Wike, Peter Odilli and Patience. The worst and most infamous local government chairman Rivers state has ever seen, with the worst State governor Rivers state has ever seen, with the worst first lady Nigeria has ever seen. Good luck to you guys.

Truckpusher:
Cry us a river

ozoigbondu:
My friend enter lagoon

I am quite comfortably removed from the consequences of the outcome of this election, so I would advice you to save your tears for the hole you people are trying to dig yourselves into with your stupidity.

AsherStorm:
I pity rivers people... hating on APC just because it fielded an Hausa man as its presidential candidate... wike and mama piss go so deal with rivers people ehn...
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My thoughts exactly, but don't worry, if this is indeed true then they would be the ones to live in the aftermath of that decision. Tonye Princewill or Dakuku yes, but Wike? They will learn the folly when that state returns to the days of Odilli and wild wild west, meanwhile other states are striving for development. I hope this is not true but at the end of the day a people deserve their leaders.

TheGoodJoe:

When will you guys stop supporting corruption in Nigeria. GEJ led a corrupt administration and [b]I am glad he is out.[/b]

Hapiness was not the overwhelming feeling I had with the presidential results, it was immense relief at the prospect of hope in Nigeria once again. If Rivers people would be dumb enough to elect a man who was the chairman of the bloodiest and most poorly run local government under his stewardship (Obio-Akpor), a man who has no history of good leadership in any capacity and all because of childish sentiment and amnesia then that is their business. The rest of Nigeria would move forward and leave them behind. You make your bed and lie in it.

kropelgrada:
In my own opinion of the two evils in Rivers State(Amechi and Wike),Nyesom Wike is the lesser evil.
It's not a big surprise that Wike is winning because the people of Rivers State knows that Amechi and his cohorts cannot be trusted with the affairs of Rivers State for the next 4 years.

Results are not out yet and we should have learnt better from two weeks ago, but let us speculate for a moment. If Rivers people do infact express their free will without duress and threat of violence and vote for Wike then they would deserve Wike. That is all that can be said, a people deserve the leaders they get. Voting for Wike is voting for a return to the days of the wild wild west in Rivers and the days of Odilli, of unprecedented corruption and impunity without development, of the continued prominence of Patience and her gang of touts. Do people forget so quickly that Obio Akpor under Wike when he was chairman was the bloodiest and most poorly run local government in the state? If people of Rivers state abandon common sense because of childish sentiments and amnesia then that is their cup of tea, when the elections have come and gone they would be the ones to live with the aftermath. The only sensible choice for sensible people is between Tonye Princewill and Dakuku Peterside.

And since when did OPC become a government parastatal that it should demand money from the government? Shameless. Gani Adams is too dumb to realise he is brazenly saying that Jonathan has bought their votes and they are nothing but election whores.