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Parachoko:
If PDP won't give their ticket to a South South Politician, then the APC will continue ruling.

Atiku alone does not have the solution to Nigeria problem.

That's just the reality. It is a bitter pill our brother from the East would not want to swallow and that would completely alienate them from other Southerners. There recent lackadaisical attitude towards clamouring for state to handle VAT has put the other zone on alert just like their poor commitment towards Southern governor forum, yet they want other Southerners to fight for their cause

Parachoko:
Let them forget about massive votes from the South South then.

The only way PDP can stand a chance against APC is to give it's ticket to SS

Frigga13:
Ignorance is truly bliss

PDP will give SS it's ticket, there's nothing you can do

It is getting interesting. Let see how SE would react if PDP concede it's ticket to South South

Ohanese will soon join people that would buy form, see as everyone started forming familiarity, the next wishes will come from MNK from DSS detention wishing Tinubu success in his endeavours

Why

The major contenders in APC is up to the task

Ijoba85:
Igbos don't know how to play poliyics. They are better of in business . That is the ugly truth

Their business sense is largely on trading. They are very good at commerce and not building business

Odin13:
Walahi...

You finished .

Let them snore politically in peace, someday they will wake..

This one hit you hard, the only time you didn't mention Tinubu and Yoruba in your post.

Reflection mode activated. Asgard pele

That fake professor working for his money just let him be.

Each time Atiku spray him few dollar, na so he go begin dey sing like parrot

tollyboy5:
Lagos as been on path of progress b4 1999. If you don't know lagos keep quiet

You were still in your village then so how did you know, oh, you were told in the village square how beautiful Lagos is by Chukwudi who just returned home

Wazak:
Lagos state Pre-1999 was better organized, detribalized and more equitable than it is now. Like every other facet of the nation, lagos has rapidly deteriorated and become decadent

Talk true where were you in 1999 if not in your Local Primary School , Mbiala village . Haaaaaaa

This is a great leap for Nigeria.

When a king maker back king maker, you know the result. Only for those who have inner ears

It's surprising that some ignorant still stick to that believe. Fear ethnic fanatics

Grgton:
... it's actually a fundamental problem. . SA, USA, UK, Australia, Ghana has a better system than Nigeria where there is 100% Monopoly in development and resource distribution thereby making Lagos, Abuja more developed neglecting port Harcourt, Kano, Enugu, onitsha

Repeated lies

PrinceOfLagos:
Most people winning the accolades in Lagos aren't Yoruba

Go to computer village in Ikeja, most tech gurus there aren't Yoruba but Igbos

If other regions withdraw from Lagos, the state will be like Oyo and Ogun

Some of you people from Oyo, Ekiti and Ondo states will come to Lagos and be creating problems for the real indigines of Lagos

That was Lagos before independence. We only had 7 Igbo men living in Lagos at that time

00FFT00:
You made valid points with regards to the unfortunate situation in our country. But why do we need to replace one misfortune with another. This is the time to hunker down and get it right for once.

Please be objective, Tinubu is not a disaster, he is better than every other contestant out there, until I see a better candidate he remain the best.
Unless you wish to be bias

00FFT00:
The person I meant will not only emerge in due time but through a democratic and transparent process. This is what we now desire and deserve in the emerging Nigeria we must now strive for, and not some corrupt hegemonist in the mold of Ahmed Tinubu.

If wishes were horses..... A technocrat can only become president in Nigeria if he has strong backing of political elites. But not in Nigeria where politicians always use and dump technocrats at will

poiZon:
Recklessness or not, he was tne of the change mantra agent, he crossed from pdp and form a merger with acn and cpc, why didnt u guys reject him then?

Before 2020,every budget cycle started May every year before they now move it to january.

Budget was passed beforr the expiration of the previous budget.

Show me between 2015 n 2019 when budget was passed after democracy day...

Am waiting

Was it Saraki that moved it to January?

poiZon:
Ever since they started passing appropriation bill earlier than expected, what has changed?
Through out saraki era, budget passage always meet dateline...

Buhari is the only president in Nigeria history that hasn't sign more than 80percent of bills passed by the legislature into law. So many bills passed into law is gathering dust on his desk.
Bro like i said u r being sentimental period.
Saraki leadership was d best in the history of Nigeria. He balanced legislation n did proper checkmating of the executive.

Cross-check your record and come back.

I didn't just know Saraki, we both worked in the same Institution and I have handful records of his recklessness which is not meant for this platform

I think the principle of expediency captures it all. It's what we called political expediency as far as APC is concerned, it is not about what is convenient to say, but what is right and what is just.

It is convenient for Igbo to demand for presidency from APC to be zoned to SE, but is it the right thing base on the principle of Justice and fairness as far as APC as party is concerned.?
CPC and ACN group are major staholder who formed APC, CPC faction about to complete it's it's tenure and the law of natural Justice demand that ACN group would produce the next one.

Igbo as a region and group within APC comes far below the first two.

Now the reality on ground suggests that the IGbo would vote PDP ahead of APC, past records have shown that and there's no assurance that even voting turnout would be appreciable judging from the recent governorship election in Anambra State.

The reality Igbo find themselves now doesn't place them in APC giving them the ticket just like PDP too will likely not.

Now way forward is for Igbo to start demanding the presidency from PDP they have better chance of getting it's ticket.


Secondly, Igbo should focus on how to get additional 1 state at least to make them competitive in political exercise. The best region they could influence to attain that is SW. Why not bargain for this now from APC candidate and vote them if eventually PDP didn't give Igbo. With that they would have increased their chances of competing in future primary in any party

Igbo still have opportunity of reviving APGA to form a formidable party in future election and had it been such arrangement is present in this build up to 2023, Igbo would have greater chance of clinching the ticket by forming alliance with the PDP.

Those are the possible steps Igbo can take to secure the presidency in the near future

DMerciful:
You don't need what's inside a book to know the honest thing to do. If you say rotation is not constitutional both in APC constitution and Nigeria constitution then it means the NW has every right to contest as well so there shouldn't be any mention of presidency zoned to the South but open for all.

And if we tow this path, see how long it would take before the division gets to breaking point

DMerciful:
In a country as ethnically divided as Nigeria,
rotational presidency helps with unity. Swinging presidency btw NW and SW does not help unity and you must agree with me on this. Its the turn of the three other regions yet to produce the presidency and as such I'll support a presidency of SE, NE or NC extraction. Thats the most equitable thing to do.

Yes I quite agree that rotating the presidency could sustain the unity of the country but we have to understand the followings

1. Rotational presidency is not in the constitution of Nigeria
2. Existing rotation arrangement we have is only in PDP
3. APC doesn't have rotational arrangement in it's constitution
4. The existing rotation in PDP is regional based and not zonal based. It is between the north and the South and not among each 6 geopolitical zone

The existing arrangement in PDP was betrayed by the South in 2015 when Jonathan contested and was being backed by leaders from the South. That sole act put paid to any zoning arrangement in PDP

Seriously I will vote MNK than to vote Saraki, he's the worst politician to have happened to this country

DMerciful:
The reason for removing Ambode is not what you just mentioned. Before Tinubu declined support for Ambode, he was praised in Lagos and Nigeria as a perfirming governor.

My point is Tinubu uses thugs to control Lagos politics same way Bubu is using cabals to control national politics.

I believe Tinubu is competent enough however its against equity for SW to be talking of presidency now, its the turn of SE, NE or NC!

Am sorry to say you do not understand Lagos politics though you might be living there. I breathe Lagos politics. Let leave it at that

DMerciful:
But Tinubu bullied Ambode out of Lagos gov race, he has be using MC Oluomo and his gangs to install Lagos govs, reps, senators and hoa members

I like it when opposition critise based on issue rather than name calling.

Ambode was a disaster as a governor as he concerntrated infrastructure in his Senatorial division and in particular Epe where he's from neglecting Lagos West which comprise of 10LG with the largest number of voting population strength as well as the area with the highest numbers of the indigene.

Such vital error cant be ignored in a state like Lagos the has laid down developmental plan.

Agbero is a necessary evil in the type of Nigeria we find ourselves where the North nurture BH and bandits, SS militants and SE IPOB, the different is that Agbero in SW are being legally used to collect revenue at the park

poiZon:
U r just being sentimental and baseless.
Even after what saraki faced, he never did anything to stop the progresd of buhari's govt.
His leadership screened all buhari's appointees including ameachi that had serious corruption allegations against him, he approved almost all his loan request..

So tell me one distinct thing saraki did that made buhari's first term a failure to some one who is a failure personified?

Saraki tenure was filled with many failures such as late budget passage and clear failure of the Senate to limit its cost. The Senate also failed to initiate badly needed policy framework and legislations to help an ineffective executive arm confront insecurity, unemployment, healthcare and education crises.

It was during his tenure that different types of PIB was smuggled into National Assembly, knowing fully well that the passage of the Bill would have solved some of the problems we are faced with today from the sector.

You don't explanation, it's your right to free association

poiZon:
What plans did he had in his first term?

Now he has both chamber working under him, what stop him from unveiling the plans now?

The deed has been done already, what remain is to halt the downward trend and see if the situation can be salvaged. But that cant be achieve by the opposition, the fragile state of the nation with security and economic situation threatening can not afford a change of government with a change in policy, I think we would have to make the government sit up rather than playing all these ethnic politics that give the players leverage to continue with impunity

Dsalvo:
Dont mind these guys. Some of them are just sentimental beyond belief. In 16 years PDP did not give any other Party a sniff as far as control of the Senate was concerned.

Every politician worth their onions know that control of the upper legislative house, Buhari surrendered casually, is critical to a Party getting her ways per national direction and policy implementation.

Under Buhari APC gained a hostile and anti-Party APC Senate President and PDP deputy senate President. A situation never witnessed in the current democratic history of Nigeria.

Saraki and Ekweremadu, predictably, then went ahead to totally rubbish Buhari's first term with their sabotage and deliberate treachery.

Chess Player indeed.

I was in the midst of the whole drama, what is happening today is as a result of lapses created by the president at inception, the inability of the president to exert his authority has really dealt with party, I hope APC survive 2023

tctrills:
When u say collect wotowoto, you think you have done some great thing right? I am sure you feel amazing.

The knock has humbled you. For more further engagement, always seek the advice of your Yoruba PhD girlfriend, your writing is too elementary and there's nothing worthy to learn from it.

Do have a great day

tctrills:
You are not too wise. I don't have an idea who to vote for because unlike you, I am not moved by tribal sentiments. I take time to look at the candidates.
Anyone from the SW is free to come out and the Igbos should not be hated for not supporting them. There are over 250 tribes and 200 million nigerians. The Igbos should be free to support anoher person. Why the hate.

At least you've learned not to include people's parents in discussion, no matter how hurt you are you can express yourself without crossing the boundary, that's a good lesson you've learned today.

tctrills:
Also, I told you about myself and my girlfriend not to boast but was hoping I could teach you or heal you of your hate. I date a brilliant Yoruba girl. I do business across Yoruba land. I am a complete Nigerian. I have experienced Nigeria and you could learn a thing or two from me. You must not continue to project the teachings of your parents. Learn from your vibrant Nigerians like me who are trying to change narratives.
I am in a better position to guide you than what you were given since childhood.

You'll not fail to disappoint with your incoherent and gabbage ego boosting display that is off the topic of discussion. Who asked for your bio-data?

A better Nigerian who doesn't have idea who to vote, but specialised in running other people's candates down. See your life on social media, full of fables and incoherent comments

Tinubu is contesting and if he doesn't another SW person up to the task will come out. We do not play "pull me down" game. We are in democracy where people are free to make their choice, you are only hurting yourself by hating Tinubu who doesn't know you exist.

When next you come online youll learn to maintain your lane and be decorum, if you still come with same vile be ready to collect wotowoto.