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na_so:
A Buhari/tinubu  ticket will not fly. A muslim/muslim ticket will not fly. Forget the June12 story, a lot of us hardly knew that MKO was a muslim, but when you now have a buhari that has been tarred with the "zealot's" brush(right or wrong), then it would be political suicide to do a muslim/muslim ticket.

Secondly, either you believe it or not the VP is in a strategic position to succeed the president, then you can be sure that the general suspicion of the SE and SS that other tribes that the core north and the SW want to colonise the presidency for generations would resurface. The best bet would have been say a buhari/peter obi combo that has the blessing of the ACN.

@ Dapobear

Therein lies why it would be unfair to have a Yorubaman as Buhari's VP!
Again, you have to be very practical
Think broadly
It will do SW a lot of good if we can be patient for our turn. Support others now, so they can support us when we need them
This is the reality.

na_so:
Nah. Kwara voted for saraki. When he had problems with adamu attah, he pulled his supporters to queue behind cornlius adebayo. So it was not UPN per se.

Thanks for the insight
My thinking as well

DapoBear:
^-- That is not what the ACN appears to be envisioning in this arrangement:

Does that sound like a party that will just give Buhari lord and mastery over Nigeria? Does it sound like a party which will allow the VP position to be toothless?

If this partnership happens with Buhari, it will happen on ACN terms.
As I said earlier, that past VP candidates were toothless doesn't mean that this next one will be.

Says who?
You are grossly underestimating Buhari?

He is going to deliver the North, which is a bigger bargaining chip than the SW
And who says, he needs a Yorubaman as his vice to deliver the SW

You'd be surprised that most SWers actually like the guy to death
I have never met a Yorubaman above the age of 35 who does not like Buhari, he is that popular in the SW

And most Yorubas believe in the spirit of fairness, I for one will rather vote for someone from the SS/SE as Buhari's vice, than have another Yorubaman play second fiddle to Buhari
Don't forget that in Nigeria politics, as in most advanced democracies around the world, the VP slot is a very useless slot. The first lady is more powerful than the VP (after all, Hilary Clinton was more powerful than Al Gore, when Bill was the president)

Kayautojun:
Mourinho body language thru the match showed his team did not listen to him which takes me to the MAJOR problem Real Madrid always have on big stage, THEIR STARS, They go selfish on big stage and wants to shine.

May God purnish you with that talk
Mourinho is prolly the best man-manager in the world, second only to Ferguson

Every team he has managed, he has always been in control
He has a bible/set of rules his players have to abide by; he always tells his players that the most important thing to them is Football, then him, then God.
And to Mourinho, no one is bigger than the team
He controls the team, physically and psychologically
So the notion that the team did not listen to him is just not true

At his post match analysis, he said that after the third goal, he knew there was nothing he could do
After the first half, he was just waiting for the game to end as he could not do anything to stop the Barca players
He tried to minimise the damage by bringing in defence minded players like Diarra and Arbeola, all to no avail

Barca was just out or Real's league.
Despite being a meticulous coach, he had no answer for Barac

At Inter last year, he was lucky to have beaten Barca
Over the two legs, Barca was the better team
But he got the tactics right at San siro, so all he need to do at Nou camp was to "pack the bus" infront of the goal post. And even at that Barca found a way to score

This Barca team is simply the best.Prolly better than Johan Cryuff's team

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I think more universities is better than less
Not sure if it is the job of the federal govt to create more universities, that said, more is better than less

The only other option is to increase the carrying capacity of the present universities, even at that how do you solve the problem of proximity.
Every one should be given a shot to obtain a college degree, and they should not have to travel far, if they don't want to. So on the basis of proximity, I support the idea of creating more schools in places that do not currently have a university.

Also, at this stage in our development, as funny as it may sound, Quantity is better than Quality
We need to educate as much as possible, if we want to carry more people along.
Quality education can be achieved gradually, but at this time we need more people in the university and not less.

Also, more universities will surely reduce the stress on the existing ones; resulting in less examination malpractice, which will indirectly improve the quality of our graduates. Also with more universities, people will have more options to pick from, resulting in less admission malpractice, less entrance exam irregularities, and more importantly freeing the creative minds of the average Nigerian student; again, all these will indirectly impact the quality of our graduates positively.

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Kwara is a very difficult terrain
Over the years, I have learnt never to question Saraki

It is always difficult to predict how Kwara state is going to turn out
Olusola Saraki is a colossus, probably bigger than Kwara itself

He has done it before, more than once, and can do it again
I bow for that old man.
I still don't think ACN can take Kwara

As long as Saraki is still in PDP, it will be difficult for ACN to compete
and I doubt Tinubu's ability to orchestrate ACN's victory in Kwara

He is good, but not that good.
Kwara is just unpredictable

My prediction: Kwara is for PDP for keeps, ACN will not even come close.

As I watched Inter's run to the Champions League title last season, the whole soccer world was buzzing about Jose Mourinho. Sure, it was a great achievement to win three trophies with the Milan outfit, and no one can deny Mourinho's ability as a man manager and motivator, but with the amount of money at his disposal, he failed to produce any good football.

Samuel Eto'o, one of the best strikers of the generation, was employed as a leftback at times, with Diego Milito operating alone up front. At times, such as the second leg against Barcelona in the Nou Camp, the Nerrazzuri played without any strikers at all.

Yesterday, Mourinho was at it again. With his team trailing 2-0 at halftime, he took off playmaker Mesut Ozil and put on combative midfielder Lass Diarra.

Later, trailing 4-0, Mourinho made yet another defensive change by taking off attacking leftback Marcelo, and replacing him with the more defensively-sound Arbelo Arbeloa.

At times it is acceptable for a coach to use defensive tactics. In a competition such as the World Cup, less skilled teams such as Switzerland or Honduras will always go out to "park the bus" against skilled teams like Spain or Argentina.

In club football, financially-challenged clubs like Rangers will have to do the same.

But Mourinho has managed the richest clubs in the world, and still sets his team up with two-holding midfielders no matter what, and as was the case in the second half against Barcelona, sometimes three "stoppers."

Mourinho has been successful, but it is always easier to destroy than create, and when his teams face sides with the same financial level, Mourinho becomes a coward.

Beating the once great Ajax, now irrelevant in international competition due to teams like Madrid, Inter and Chelsea spending lavishly, is all well and good, but Mourinho must at some point produce a team that can play good football and win, especially given the amount of money he spends.

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Shut up there you idio.t
Kobo is my girl
She is in Ohio, not with you
I will do anything for Kobo,anything I mean
She is mine. I am only waiting for the right time to take her home to mama
She is mine forever
She doesnt do Ibos
She is into Yorubas, with long ding dong, just like moi

So back-off before I send Sango to you

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Going by your daft logic, it means that Real Madrid will still win the La Liga?
Interesting, Jose Mourinho­ must have told his team to lose on purpose.
He knew his team­ needed a big loss to fire them up to win La Liga and­ who better to beat them than Barcelona? Jose­ Mourinho=Tactical Genius! Watch him win­ everything, Again

Kobo Dearie,

Lets solve this once and for all:

Fstranger Vs ugly egift: Whom do you prefer?

reporter?:
Fashola brings a lot to the table. He is very popular amongst progressives, a lot of people like him for the job he is doing in Lagos.
Buhari is very popular in the North, without rigging, Buhari will flog any candidate in the North.

On issue of  AC, Nigerians still vote party line, AC will sweep SW, Edo, Kwara. Given these circumstances, Buhari can win it all!
If Buhari wins, expect to see progressives from all regions to play active role. I have confidence in Buhari than the rest of the lot. Ribadu would get my vote if he were to
run though.

Kwara is firmly in the grips of Saraki
Kwara votes for whomever Saraki wants them to vote for

I dont buy the crap that Kwara will vote AC, they never voted for AG, and did not vote for AD, why would they vote AC
Not sure if Ogun will vote AC overwhelmingly
OGD is not a novice
Also, OYO and Osun, not sure if they will go with AC all the way.

AD won Oyo and Osun because of Bola Ige, now he is gone, and there is no one like him around
Bisi Akande is not well liked in Osun
and the other old guy from Oyo, the former goevernor, is not that articulate

Anyway, Tinubu can only do so much!

DapoBear:
I disagree. If the PDP alienates GEJ and the Ijaws, then the presidency is ripe for the taking with a Buhari/Fashola ticket. [b]Why will GEJ help them rig elections if they won't let him be president, for example?[/b]Atiku failed because nobody likes or trusts him. If you are a northerner, you'll vote anybody halfway decent over him. Buhari >>>> Atiku in the North.

lol
Very funny

Rigging of election is not a one man job
You need to have the machinery in place to rig
I doubt GEJ even knows how to rig, that is where OBJ comes in

GEJ is just a pawn in all of this, he really does not matter
Trust me GEJ won't win his ward
The guy is just there because someone has to be there.

Alienating GEJ does not mean you alienate the ijaws
Alienate GEJ, just look for another Ijaw man, and there are many Ijaws willing to take his post. It is their one time in 40 years opportunity. All you need is a warm blood from Ijaw.
Moreover Ijaws arent really significant in the scheme of things

OBJ alienated Atiku, that did not change his standing with the powers that be.

igbobuigbo:
You, Hitler himself, calls me a tribalist? Wonders shall never end.

Yes, you are a tribalist
Arent we all?

BTW, It is "wonders shall never cease," not "wonders shall never end."
What can you do without me? And be extension, what can the Igbo race do without the Yoruba race
Think about it.

Anyway, on a more serious note, why did Ojuyobo allow Igbokwe to be ACN head in Lagos?

Kobojunkie:
correction -- a lot of Baggage.

Fashola has made it clear that he has no intentions of running.

Even if he were to be interested in running
I still do not understand how Fashola would help/enhance Buhari''s candidacy

Either ways ACN is badluck
You cannot become the president using ACN as a platform; the whole "we sucked Awo's dick" isnt going to fly anywhere beyond the SW.

Atiku tried it, he failed woefully.

egift:
Rile who? Omo, See this Eko "Strenger" oh. Follow-follow. Abi na woman rapper?

Nna mehn
Say whatever you want
It doesnt matter who danceth with the girl, what matters is who taketh the girl home
Anything for Kobo, abuse me all you want.
All I want is to take Kobo home to my parents!

igbobuigbo:
STFU. Do you know why he allowed Joe Igbokwe? You think Tinubu does anything for free?

Tell my why, Oracle.

DapoBear:
@fstranger: What crimes did Tinubu commit that were worse than bribing a US Congressman?

[b]Did Tinubu commit murder somewhere and escape scot free?[/b]Anyway, I understand your point about Tinubu's temperment/influence not being what it should be. But if it is just about crimes commited, I doubt he is worse than Atiku.

BTW, have you seen pictures of Atiku's mansion in Potomac? Like I said, I doubt Tinubu is any dirtier than Atiku.

He infact did commit murder in Lagos state, so many innocent victims killed that he got away with.
The guy is ruthless.

He is a drug baron. Made his money from drugs
He is very well known in the Chicago area.  .  .  Google Tinubu drug and read the FBI report on him.

Have you seen pictures of Tinubu's mansions in Nigeria.
Tinubu is a pig. Like I said, he wouldnt survive the scrutiny on his private life

Did you not remember how Gani Fawehinmi almost derailed his tenure as governor of Lagos-State?
Even his partner incrime, Afikuyomi, will advise you not to run with him
No sane politician will run with Tinubu. None! Nada!.

Everything about him is fake
If Tinubu tells you something, best not believe it. Nothing about his true.

He does not even know who his mother is?
Always lying, and he is a woman beater as well

So many baggage.
Again forget about Tinubu

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To us Lagosians, it is Ibos
So I support Kobo
Anything to rile them works for me

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Atiku's case is not proven yet
Also, Atiku has PDM to help him clinch the Ticket

Tinubu does not have that kind of reach.
Tinubu is a well known crook; both in Nigeria and overseas

To answer your question: They are both crooks. However, Tinubu is a bigger crook than Atiku
Also, Atiku builds bridges, Tinubu burns bridges
Already, he is now at loggerheads with Ondo state governor over some stupid agreement they had before the governor assumed his post

They guy is just too much baggage
Forget about him.

igbobuigbo:
No, wait and shamelessly root for a thief and certificate forger/drug pusher for a president . Not fair enough yet. As the Asiwaju of Odua, he is fit to be the president of the Becomerich brand of Nigeria.

Now that is enough
At least, he is not a tribalist like you!
He allowed Joe Igbokwe to remain as Lagos ACN's party head!

Now go get me some spare parts in Alaba from Emeka.

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It is not SW's turn to occupy Asorock
Lets be fair and practical
Tinubu does not have a home base, other than Isale-Eko
Tinubu cannot sell anywhere else, beyond, say, Lagos
The people in Ogun witll not vote for him. I'd rather vote for IBB.
You need to be in Lagos to understand what I am talking about
He is one of the most incompetent crook ever
Secondly, If you are not in PDP, you are not going to with the presidential election in Nigeria, Simple!
ACN does not have the reach yet and CPC can only try because they have Buhari on their ticket.
After the election, CPC is going to disintegrate
PDP is the only national party with the reach and national base to capture Asorock

Buhari alone enjoys more goodwill across SW, than Tinubu.  .  . fact!
There is nothing to argue here, Buhari/Tinubu ticket is not going to work.   .   . period.

Buhari and Tinubu will never get along
Tinubu does not get along with anyone, he is a narcissitic socio-path
Look him up and you will understand what I am talking about
He is not even from Lagos-State, so I doubt if he'd even be able to deliver Lagos
So many authentic Lagosians that he has betrayed in the past will work to derail his ambition

There are other options for SW, but the most important thing is that the country is not ready to have  another Yorubaman occupy Asorock come 2011. There are other ethnic groups in the south, the south is not just about SW alone.
We have to be careful here
Again no one will support Tinubu for 2011
Even his fellow ACNers will not
How is he going to deliver SW when SWers arent ready to vote for me

Is it not the same Ojuyobo Omo Alhaja that we are talking about.
Bro, forget about Tinubu, his candidacy will never sell, not to me and definitely not to Hausas and Ibos.

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With your papa

DapoBear:
Ribadu is useless as a frontliner for your ticket. Would be a decent #2, though.

I like the Buhari/Tinubu ticket a lot. Also, Tinubu is only 58 years old. 8 years from now, he would be 66. Hrm, I would have been content with just kicking the PDP out of the Southwest this cycle. But it appears that a lot more than that is possible. . .

Who is going to vote for Tinubu, those area boys that Fashola is trying to get rid off?
Tinubu, except for when he ran for Senate, has never won any elction in Nigeria
He lost the 2003 election to Funsho Williams

Again, how is he going to deliver SW
Who is going to vote for him?

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You must be dreaming
Too many baggage with Tinubu
They are just testing the waters
Buhari/Tinubu aint flying even in the SW
Trust me, Tinubu is way smarter than that
At this stage, He is more of a king maker than a King
He is not running with Buhari
He knows not to run for national office; this 2011,not 1978
He barely completed his tenure in Lagos, he wont survive the scutiny into his private life; too many cobwebs in his cupboard
Too many bridges burnt already,
Tinubu/Buhari is not going to work!

What do you all think?

It was said that Monday night's game at Camp Nou - hyped like few other domestic league ties in the history of the game - would settle two raging debates: who are the best team in the world, and who is the best player in the world? If this solitary match could be said to be decisive in that regard, then the judgement was emphatic. It left no room whatsoever for argument.

Barcelona, conducted magisterially by Xavi and Andres Iniesta - the Lennon and McCartney of midfield double acts - and led on the frontline by the clinical talents of Lionel Messi and David Villa, ran riot against Real, inflicting a career-worst defeat on Jose Mourinho - the man recruited by Real this summer to break down Barca's domestic hegemony after he ended their European supremacy at Inter Milan.

And, while there was no goal from Messi, his first failure to score in 11 games for his club, the Barca star still produced a masterclass in incisive possession football, supplying two wonderful assists for both of Villa's second-half goals. As his erstwhile competitor for the title of the world's most best player, Cristiano Ronaldo, postured pointlessly, indulged in stepovers and became embroiled in a spat with Pep Guardiola, Messi, in his usual understated style, did what he does best: tear teams apart.

In fact, on this evidence, Ronaldo is not the best player on the globe. Nor is he the second or third. In Messi, Iniesta and Xavi, Barcelona possess three players who will be among the all-time greats when the history books are written. Watching them combine in such intuitive and mesmeric style is a treat.

But prior to kick-off, comparisons between the two sides were legitimate. Just one point separated leaders Real from Barca in the table prior to kick-off, and only three separated them at the end of last season when Real secured 96 points, only to be surpassed by Barca with 99. However, these are two clubs divided by geography, politics and culture. Hatred festers in this corner of Iberia for the Madridistas, and the feeling is mutual.

A divide is also evident in the way the two teams have been constructed. Notable exceptions such as David Villa aside, Barca have turned inwards to the academy graduates supplied by La Masia, while Real have instead relied on the chequebook of Florentino Perez. The fact that the final coup de grace was a cross from Bojan, converted by Jeffren - two more acolytes of a finely-honed youth system and philosophy - will only have further underlined that at this juncture in the story of one of football's great rivalries, Barca are on the right side of history. The school defeated the bank.

Real played their part, but not in the way they had intended. Mourinho had said in the build-up to Monday's much-anticipated encounter that "we have to give the world a super game", and his team selection certainly contributed to a spectacle. Picking Karim Benzema ahead of Lass Diarra in place of the injured Gonzalo Higuain was a positive move - discarding suggestions that, as he had done at Inter, Mourinho's intent, in his own vernacular, would be to park the bus - but it left Sami Khedira and Xabi Alonso exposed and utterly dominated by Sergio Busquets, Xavi and Iniesta.

This was a rout of embarrassing proportions, giving Barcelona extra reason to celebrate their 111th anniversary. Remarkably, it is arguably not even the side's most emphatic victory over Real during Guardiola's time at the club - that honour falls to a 6-2 hammering at the Bernabeu en route to the Treble in 2009.



Cristiano Ronaldo is a picture of misery at the Camp Nou
But the appointment of Mourinho was supposed to safeguard against a repetition. Secured at some cost from Inter over the summer, having succeeded Guardiola in winning the Treble, Mourinho was the tormentor of Barca, the man who asphyxiated them in the Champions League semi-final last season.

But in the face of a Barcelona side that plays some of the finest football ever seen, and that possesses technicians of the ability of Messi, Iniesta and Xavi, even he is rendered impotent it seems.

Of course, Mourinho has never been known as the Special One in Catalunya - instead his nickname is El Traductor (The Translator) - a derogatory title designed to denigrate his role at the club when acting as an assistant to Bobby Robson and Louis van Gaal. On Monday night, as Real were submerged by a Blaugrana flood, Mourinho, Ronaldo and his team looked very ordinary indeed.

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Good idea
Better to stael with God's approval than without
Better to save the money with God in heaven than save it with white people in Maryland, USA on filthy planet earth
Better to use the stolen money to buy private jets capable of flying close to God than to use Nigeria,s money to pay fat filthy American professors
Abi I lie?

kobo, are you trying to mock me?

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