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Sokoto State: Accredited Delegates 119. Delegate total vote 118.

GEJ - 32

Atiku - 84

Sarah - 0

oYaTo:
Atiku seems to own Sokoto  

Was about to say the same thing. The core north is where things get interesting.

I really thought Rivers would have a bit more Atiku votes. The person I feel sorry for is Sarah (she might want to start going home). Sokoto state is up next. That would be interesting.

Rivers State: Accredited Delegates 132. Delegate total vote 130

GEJ - 128

Atiku - 2

Sarah - 0

voided votes - 0

blacksta:
voting pattern looks suspicious.   i hear GEJ and Atiku bribed 7k and 5k dollars respectively

Suspicious in what sense? Could you please stop with the "I hear" rumours,

debosky:
I am too. . . in the days of Odili, you'd have 130 delegates but 200 votes.

Also impressed that they (most) seemed to manage to find the right box. There would be a lot of Bauchi votes turning up in interesting boxes

Rivers 132 delegates, 130 delegates voted. I am impressed

As I thought. Bauchi was close, I think that is a preamble for the core north.

Bauchi State:Accredited Delegates 118. Delegate total vote 99

GEJ - 46

Atiku - 44

Sarah - 0


voided votes - 5

Bauchi is close

Bayelsa State: Accredited Delegates . Delegates total vote 67

GEJ - 67

Atiku - 0

Sarah - 0


voided votes: 2

blacksta:
I wont be carried away with this voting pattern.   Please bear in mind that these delegates where manipulated by their Governors and the Masses will vote differently . which is the one that the really matters

You jump to conclusions too easily. Why do you assume that people had to be coerced to choose Jonathan over Atiku? Besides don't get too excited, no northern state has been counted yet (although I have a feeling the middlebelt will vote Jonathan - just about).

I cannot wait for Bauchi state (which I assume is next), that would be the most interesting so far.

blacksta:
that channels link aint working

use the channel tv link someone posted a while ago. leave it to load

This only gets interesting when they start counting the northern votes

krendo:
Shame on our President

He neither has confidence in himself or confidence in his deputy's popularity.

He rather wants the country to vote for him because he had a photoshot with Obama.

such a shameful picture from a dumbwit. A head of state for that matter.

Perhaps it would be more adequate to direct your questions and displeasures to the "Friends of Nigeria & US for Goodluck Jonathan" group who sponsored the poster (as can be clearly seen at the bottom of the poster) wouldn't it? But I bet you aren't really concerned with the veracity of your allegations are you?

MeGaStReEt:
Shame on you poster

Did Mr. President print that banner?

Thankfully we aren't all blind

Mariory:
You know what's funny, the picture above the video at Sahara's is the same picture from the New York times depicting rigging at the 2007 elections.
Are we sure the video is even from 2011?

Some of you along with SR are making big fools of yourselves. Accept the defeat and move on.

Times Pic: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/16/world/africa/16nigeria.html?_r=2
Sahara Link: http://www.saharareporters.com/news-page/video-delta-re-run-stealing-ballots

You know what is even funnier than that? The New York times captions the picture as a scene from Ekiti state. So the picture is not for the 2011 elections, and it is not even in Delta State. Sahara Reporters 

It would have been interesting to see how Buhari would have responded to this piece.

sochan:
@Skyblue,

It all depends on your interpretation of campaigning. probably sharing money and bag of rice huh

Why not stop assuming what I "probably" think and ask me a question if you have any?

wesley80:
A deserved victory but one that didnt come easily. Despite obvious irregularities, the final result was a reflection of d will of the 'Majority' of Deltans.
A huge improvement from elections in the past and finally, peoples votes counted -at least mine did- and it was peaceful in most areas. There's still a lot to be perfected but all in all, Jega gets my thumbs up. Great Job.

We share similar sentiments. Not in anyway claiming there were no irregularities (would be surprised if there weren't), but if this election is a valid prelude for the April elections then I am optimistic. Federal elections afterall seem to be less violently and toughly fought than state level ones (my view). What is most important is that people who can, go out and vote. If you don't like a particular candidate go and vote for the one you prefer. I don't see how people who are able to vote in the country and don't do so (probably using the same worn out excuse that their votes won't count anyway) can claim any moral right or justification for criticising the government that emerges, it just makes no sense and is quite irritating.

redsun:
That was a rogue election.uduagban is a rogue,so is GEJ for backing him Innocent nigerians,REBEL and stop taking sh_it

Uduaghan is a rogue because he is PDP? What if Ogboru had won? Because he is opposition he is automatically innocent, incorruptible, and a victim and Uduaghan couldn't possibly have any support in the state, right? People need to start being a bit more consistent with their arguments. Considering all the noise you hear from Rivers State about the works Amaechi is doing, if there was to be an election tomorrow would it surprise you if Amaechi won? And yet Amaechi is PDP, so what does that tell you? Nigeria needs credible and strong opposition parties to keep politicians on their toes. Arguing that elections weren't free and fair based on the evidences of election rigging (not rumours) and general electoral malpractice is one thing, but assuming elections weren't free and fair simply because the person you would rather have won didn't is a tad childish. I would like the idea of voting for Ribadu during the presidential elections but I don't really know how serious he is I have not seen him campaigning as much as the others (I might be wrong). You can't keep blaming people for their choice when the list of viable alternatives aren't always appealing.

I would vote for his manifesto (which I doubt he wrote up to a paragraph of) but I won't vote for him. I can't see myself voting for a man whose defence against corruption allegations directed towards him was: 'I am not saying I didn't steal, but OBJ stole more'.

Good Good Good Good Good. This is very good news and I hope the venture is sucessful. I hope they seek other markets other than the US though.

Ikengawo:
How hard is it to find a leader with vision.
This guys total and complete visionlessness has led me to look elsewhere
for leadership this coming election. My support, so far, is for Ribadu, but he's not really presenting a plan or a vision so im waiting to support the first
guy with a tangible PLAN.
how hard is it for these guys to present a PLAN. Not just 'you'll get roads' 'you'll get jobs'

Atiku is sadly the only on thats came with a plan.

Here is a chance to redeem yourself. Please show us this Atiku plan, post it for all to see and tell us how it is different or more tangible than say the Buhari or Jonathan plan and why his qualifies as a plan and the others remain goals? No diversionary tactics, just give us the Atiku plan.

alj harem:
i ask again what mentality

was it not the southerners delegates that propose this zoning thing

was it not during OBJ era

so after obj, there is no longer zoning

if we want to do a free and fair election, the we will always win because of the population size

but zoning was introduced for you southerners so u can also rule

but us northerners know atiku is not for us

Please stop, it is getting a tad embarassing. Is zoning in the constitution? Is it anything beyond a PDP thing? So why try to make it anything beyond that? Perhaps what is even more embarassing is the fact that the very same party whose alleged ideals you so proudly and confidently espouse do not hold those very same ideals to the same level of importance as you do, if not please do explain to us why Northern candidates also came out during the PDP primaries after OBJ's first term? Wasn't the party meant to be respecting zoning? Why did Peter Odilli habour ambition and campaign after OBJ's second term when it was the time for the north? So why all this disgusting hypocrisy? If we are also to adhere to the zoning principle of the PDP then why would AREWA consider the whole north when there are six geopolitical zones and it would by logic be only the turn of Yar Adua's zone (which neither IBB or Atiku belong to)? It seems zoning only becomes an issue when it suits a certain section. If I remember correctly this zoning thing was even proved unconstitutional when the party tried to enforce it some years ago. So please, what on earth are you talking about? ? ? ? ? ? The mentality I refer to is the 'presidency na my papa property' mentality that seems rife in the north (if we are to be simply frank). After years of leadership coming from that section of the country and it remains the poorest part of the nation isn't there some feeling of embarassment? Isn't it time to simply consider the best candidate for the job? And people keep complaining about the North getting the negative publicity it does?

Finally, what previous governments have been promising forever now seems on course.

alj harem:
what kind of metality

before 1999 the south has been shout presidency " the north has rule for 38myrs,,,this and that" now in 1999 there was an [size=15pt]agreement within PDP[/size] and delegates that there should be zoning so that every part of the country can rule not just northerners and the yorubas

but the zoning was between north and south not north and SW or SE etc

now thw south has ruled for 9 yrs now,,when will the north rule

E cash:
As agitation for another northern consensus president aside Alhaji Atiku Abubakar continues to hot up in the country, National Association of Arewa Citizens Action for Change, ACAC, has disclosed its intention to choose  another consensus candidate for northern Nigeria irrespective of party affiliation.

Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the group, Muslim Maigari, who disclosed their plan at the end of a meeting between the national executives, state executives and local government coordinators of the association in Bauchi, yesterday, said: [size=15pt]”We have observed that the presidency is for the north[/size] and the Ciroma-led committee had completed their assignment.

“However, what they did was entirely a PDP affair and the North needs to present a candidate that will be acceptable to all irrespective of party affiliation; that candidate should be produced and supported by all because of his sterling qualities.

“Our group now intends to form a committee of 40 well respected people, two from each state in the north, to sit down and bring the candidate that will be acceptable to all.

“Though we have nothing against Atiku, [size=15pt]we want to go beyond PDP to choose the best candidate with good qualities that will be acceptable to all[/size].”

He advised former President Ibrahim Babangida, Governor Bukola Saraki and Retired General Aliyu Gusau to contest PDP Primary election as stand by in case if Atiku didn’t  make it, adding that, one of them will definitely be the runner up to become second, which will result to a northerner  having  the chance to led the country again.

Muslim who mentioned that they have been going round the northern states to meets with states executives, added that so far,they have visited Borno, Yobe , Adamawa, Taraba, Gombe , Niger , Bauchi and Abuja the Federal Capital over the matter.

Source:Vanguard 05/1/11.

Stick to the topic and spare me the sanctimonious anger, it is irritating. Show me where it says presidency must be zoned in the constituion? Or is some PDP "gentleman's agreement" now superior to the constitution? What is even more irritating is the pretence at carrying the whole country along with the whole presenting a candidate that is "acceptable to all" trite. So why were only northern states consulted? I repeat, so why the shock and surprise when people from that section of the country discover that many people from the rest of the country look at them the way they do when this mentality seems rife?

E cash:
As agitation for another northern consensus president aside Alhaji Atiku Abubakar continues to hot up in the country, National Association of Arewa Citizens Action for Change, ACAC, has disclosed its intention to choose  another consensus candidate for northern Nigeria irrespective of party affiliation.

Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the group, Muslim Maigari, who disclosed their plan at the end of a meeting between the national executives, state executives and local government coordinators of the association in Bauchi, yesterday, said: [size=15pt]”We have observed that the presidency is for the north[/size] and the Ciroma-led committee had completed their assignment.

“However, what they did was entirely a PDP affair and the North needs to present a candidate that will be acceptable to all irrespective of party affiliation; that candidate should be produced and supported by all because of his sterling qualities.

“Our group now intends to form a committee of 40 well respected people, two from each state in the north, to sit down and bring the candidate that will be acceptable to all.

“Though we have nothing against Atiku, we want to go beyond PDP to choose the best candidate with good qualities that will be acceptable to all.”

He advised former President Ibrahim Babangida, Governor Bukola Saraki and Retired General Aliyu Gusau to contest PDP Primary election as stand by in case if Atiku didn’t  make it, adding that, one of them will definitely be the runner up to become second, which will result to a northerner  having  the chance to led the country again.

Muslim who mentioned that they have been going round the northern states to meets with states executives, added that so far,they have visited Borno, Yobe , Adamawa, Taraba, Gombe , Niger , Bauchi and Abuja the Federal Capital over the matter.

Source:Vanguard 05/1/11.

alj harem1:
i said ciroma and co can never represent us

i know my people very well

go buhari

According to who and what constitution is the precidency for the north? And people from certain part of the country would keep wondering why they are viewed the way they are when this kind of mentality displayed above seems rife??

goggs:
why all there sources na anonymous? Who sold the dummy? Such comprehensive questions on the budget requires concise answers not one anonymous, name calling, blabing . The source, if true, ended up doing more damage to Big Joe

I don't really think so. I think the people who would get riled up by the article would most likely be those who tend to have a (dare I say) bias against Jonathan. I think people who approach the news a bit more rationally would be able to distinguish between an "anonymous" and an official press release. Anyone can be an anonymous source. This has nothing to do with defending anybody but more to do with common sense discourse.

lwise:
Atiku is worse than Jonathan,Nigerians should not give him attention at all.He has nothing to show for his eight years as VP.Its easier to criticise and point accusing finger when you're not in the system.

The point in bold is a good one but quite unfortunately self professed 'intelligent' people would choose to ignore that and would prefer to look at Atiku as some victimised new comer underdog who has never held a federal position. Jonathan has made mistakes sure, but to say his presidency is worse than the three years of Yar Adua where it was difficult to see any motion does really make one wonder. The article by Atiku (wether he wrote it or not) raised some very important questions which this so called response fails to address, however, what is even more amusing is people so quickly ascribing the opinions of an anonymous staff to that of the president, as if it was an official government response. It is a tad amusing and also a tad worrying at the same time. It is like bashing Jonathan is in vogue these days. It is quite easy to label people Jonathan fanatics or apologists, but while we are quick to do that let us not also forget those who sit on the opposite side of the spectrum because in my opinion they are just as bad and equally irritating (perhaps even moreso - from personal experience). Now can we have more balanced posters please. . .

rebranded:
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has promised reasonable power supply in the first quarter of his administration, if elected president in 2011.

The president made the promise when he called on the Emir of Bauchi, Alhaji Rilwanu Adamu, in Bauchi, on Thursday.

Jonathan also promised that he would reinvigorate and revitalise ailing industries to create jobs for the teeming unemployed youth.

He added that his administration would evolve commercial agriculture, as part of efforts to revitalise the economy.

He said within few months as president, he restored supply of petrol, adding that it was an indication that he would do more if given the mandate in 2011.

Jonathan said the Federal Government would ensure proper placement and recognition of traditional rulers in the scheme of things in the country.

Read More: http://tribune.com.ng/index.php/news/15217-jonathan-promises-reasonable-power-supply-if-elected-

How? Is he going to conjure up the infrastructure from thin air? At least he said "reasonable" and not 24/7. But honestly Nigerians have heard it all before so people campaigning need to do more than giving us the the irritating "I will give you light, I will give you road, I will give you toilet, I will give you car" nonsense. Each candidate should give a clear road map on how such "promises" are going to be reached, time scales, sources of funding for such projects, etc. Just mere empty words won't cut it anymore.

Gbawe:
This is the kind of justice system that emerges and thrives under an ultra elitist , hideously callous and totally anti-people political Party such as the PDP. The PDP does not pretend to view ordinary Nigerians as better than animals in the street . This is why the representatives of the Party , not caring about average Nigerians, steal everything that can be looted for themselves ,their family and Party minions. On the odd occasion when one of their own is brought to justice for stealing then everything must be done to ensure he/she must get a soft landing because "we all steal and that could be us tomorrow". This is why the likes of Igbinedion is fined for stealling billions while this unfortunate "nobody" is sent to prison for 18 months because he stole recharge card worth N2,500.

I think your rant is misplaced in this case. The PDP did not sentence this man a judge did, so why turn a blind eye to the judiciary and blame the PDP?