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GMB leading wt 1558042 votes so far

kebbi
APC 567883
PDP 100972
GMB cruising to victory

no cancellation in rivers
result uphold

APC still leading

Lagos
APC 792460
PDP 632327

my v.c currently talking
Niger
APC 657678
PDP 149222

Final Result for Kwara presidential:
Buhari:211,513(69%) Jonathan:90,
826(30%).APC won all d 3 senatorial
districts

ondo state election

Irele LG
APC - 9, 969
PDP - 11, 639
Ondo West
APC - 18, 923
PDP - 20, 243
Akure North
APC - 13, 092
PDP - 7, 817
Owo
APC - 27, 290
PDP - 13, 757
Akoko South-East
APC - 7, 245
PDP - 6, 769
Akoko North West
APC - 17, 997
PPD - 12, 048
Ose LG
APC - 11, 300
PDP - 13, 466
Ifedore LG
APC - 13, 459
PDP - 8, 031
Irele LG
APC - 9, 969
PDP - 11, 639
Ondo West
APC - 18, 923
PDP - 20, 243
Akure North
APC - 13, 092
PDP - 7, 817
Owo
APC - 27, 290
PDP - 13, 757
Akoko South-East
APC - 7, 245
PDP - 6, 769
Idanre
APC -12, 654
PDP - 12, 290
Akoko South
APC - 25, 336
PDP - 15, 490
Odigbo
APC - 18, 655
PDP - 19, 315
Ile Oluji/Oke Igbo
APC - 12, 338
PDP - 13, 652
Ese Odo
APC - 4, 002
PDP - 24, 943
Akoko South-West
APC - 25, 336
PDP - 15, 490

more to come

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Some facts seem to be sacred in this election
season. Both the All Progressives Congress and the
Peoples Democratic Party concede that the APC
presidential candidate, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu
Buhari (retd.) will garner most of the votes in the
North-West where the Katsina-born candidate hails
from.
Similarly, it is believed that most of the voters in the
South-East will vote for President Goodluck
Jonathan.
However, one question in the minds of politicians is
how will the people of Nigeria’s most populous
state, Lagos, vote?
Lagos, which has the highest number of voters in
the country, is a Yoruba-speaking state but the
state, being a former capital of Nigeria, is highly
heterogeneous in demography. Unlike in other
states where people are bound by a homogenous
language, Lagos is home to all. It is widely believed
that every Nigerian has at least one relative living in
the state.
The Yoruba are the majority but due to the state’s
status as the commercial nerve centre of the
country, it has attracted a high Igbo and Hausa
population. It is for this reason that the
governorship candidate of the APC, Mr. Akinwunmi
Ambode; and his PDP counterpart, Mr. Jimi Agbaje,
have been engaged in a contest of ethnic
endorsements.
The PDP made the first move in 2013 by attacking
the state governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, for
deporting some destitute persons of Igbo extraction
to Anambra State.
Fashola explained that the deportation had nothing
to do with ethnicity as even Yoruba-speaking
destitute persons had also been taken back to Osun
State while some others from northern parts of the
country had been taken the back to their states.
Specifically, the governor said due to the
commercial nature of the state, Lagos had
witnessed an influx of people from several states
and many of them, who were destitute, had become
a burden to the state government. The governor
said some of the destitute, who were deported, had
also informed the state government that they
wanted to return to their home states.
However, because the said deportation came a few
weeks before the Anambra governorship election,
the issue was played up by both the PDP and the All
Progressive Grand Alliance.
In the end, the APC governorship candidate in
Anambra State, Senator Chris Ngige, lost to the
APGA candidate, Mr. Willie Obiano, who emerged as
governor.
Inspired by the Anambra tactics, the PDP hopes to
adopt the same style in Lagos which has a high
Igbo population. To this end, the PDP has handed
two House of Representatives tickets and four
House of Assembly tickets to the Igbo.
A PDP chieftain, Senator Adeseye Ogunlewe, who
confirmed this to our correspondent on the
telephone, said the PDP gave the tickets to Igbo in
order to gain their support ahead of the elections.
The former Minister of Works said the APC had
neglected non-indigenes in the state and the PDP
had promised them a lot of goodies.
Lagos State has 20 local governments recognised
by the Federal Government. The Igbo are clustered
in Ojo, Ajeromi-Ifelodun and Amuwo Odofin local
government areas.
The south-easterners are in large numbers in the
Ladipo auto spare parts market in Mushin, the
Alaba International market in Ojo LGA and Computer
Village in Ikeja LGA and some markets on Lagos
Island, especially Idumota. Also, there are large
Igbo communities in the Aguda area of Surulere and
the Ajegunle area of Ajeromi/Ifelodun LGA.
Investigations by our correspondent revealed that
Agbaje has focused a lot of energy and time on the
Igbo communities in Lagos.
Last week, Agbaje visited the Ladipo auto spare
parts market where he promised better life for the
Igbo traders. The PDP candidate who was greeted
with the chants of Nzogbu Eyinba Enyi! (Igbo war
cliant), told the Igbo that the APC government was
anti-Igbo.
Fashola had in 2013 closed down the market for
over a week over its poor sanitary conditions but
Agbaje said the markets were closed because the
state government was against non-indigenes. He
said the state government was wrong to have put a
Yoruba man as the leader of the Igbo-dominated
market.
The PDP candidate, who was later endorsed by four
Igbo groups, was conferred with the title of Ezi
Nwanne Ndigbo 1 which means “dearly beloved
brother from another land” by an Igbo group in the
state. Conferring the title on Agbaje in his palace in
the Surulere area of Lagos, Eze Cyril Anomneze
also dressed the PDP candidate with the insignia of
office, including a titular staff, beads and robe.
Explaining the reason for giving Agbaje the title, the
group said, “The bestowment of Ezi Nwanne Ndigbo
is in recognition of his readiness to partner the Igbo
nation on assumption of office.
“Ndigbo will be part of the incoming administration
of Mr. Jimi Agbaje in Lagos State. Ndigbo will work
assiduously to accomplish a landslide victory for
both President Goodluck Jonathan and Mr. Agbaje.”
Admitting that it was mainly the Igbo that would vote
for Agbaje, Anomneze urged all Igbo indigenes
across the state not to travel home for the Easter
holiday which will hold between April 3 and April 6
so that they can vote for Agbaje on April 11.
However, the APC which has noticed this trend has
already begun putting strategies in place to
neutralise the support being received by Agbaje and
Jonathan by the Igbos in Lagos.
The APC Publicity Secretary in Lagos State, Mr. Joe
Igbokwe, an Igbo indigene, said he was aware of the
antics of the PDP but maintained that the Igbo
groups were mainly PDP groups using propaganda
to deceive the Igbo electorate.
Igbokwe, who is the General Manager of Lagos
State Infrastructure Maintenance and Regulatory
Agency, said the Igbo should not provoke the
Yoruba by being used to foist an unwanted party on
Lagosians.
Igbokwe said it was unfortunate the PDP were
playing divide-and-rule politics in a desperate
attempt to woo the Igbo.
He said, “I am Igbo and I am the General Manager
of LASIMRA. I am the publicity secretary of our
party while Ben Akabueze is the Commissioner for
Budget and Planning. We have Igbo indigenes in the
judiciary. In schools, they are principals and vice
principals, we have Igbo indigenes in the civil
service but they (PDP) are not seeing it.
“Our people are substantial investors in Lagos.
What my people have in Lagos, they don’t have a
quarter of it in the whole of Igbo land. With all the
things we have achieved here, we should be
praising Lagos and the South-West for providing a
conducive atmosphere for us to thrive.
“We control some of the markets in Lagos and we
should be grateful for such hospitality. I have told
my people that the people of Lagos have said they
don’t want the PDP in their state and we must
ensure that we do not go against their wishes. The
Oba of Lagos has said the PDP is not good for
Lagos and the people whose land we inhabit have
said they don’t want the PDP and they (Igbo) have
to listen. Let us not provoke the Yoruba. The Igbo
have been having problems in the North, let us not
cause crisis here. My people should not be used to
go against the wishes of the Yoruba people.”
Similarly, a pan-Igbo group based in Lagos,
Association for the Defence of Igbo Interests, urged
all Igbo indigenes across the state not to vote for
the PDP.
The Igbo group, led by its Coordinator, Prof. Chris
Nwokobia; and its Secretary, Dr. Harris Chuma, said
it would be wrong of the Igbo to be used as a tool by
the PDP to take over Lagos as the Oba of Lagos,
Rilwan Akiolu, has said voting in PDP in Lagos is
against the wishes of the Yoruba and the gods.
Nwokobia, while addressing hundreds of Igbo
indigenes and journalists, said the APC had not
marginalised the Igbo in anyway.
He said, “It is better for the Ndigbo in Lagos to work
with those they know than to plan a deal with total
strangers. The Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwanu Akiolu,
has told all Lagosians that they do not want PDP
anywhere on their soil.
“Igbo in Lagos should listen to him as a mark of
respect. The PDP has devastated Yoruba land since
1999 from Ogun to Oyo, from Ondo to Ekiti and to
Osun. The PDP has devastated Nigeria in the past
16 years and made the country a laughing stock in
the comity of nations. The Yoruba see the PDP as a
virus. That is why they formed an alliance with the
North to stop the PDP.
“If the Igbo make the mistake of investing in a dying
horse by voting the PDP at a time other Nigerians
are rejecting it for its 16 wasteful years in power, it
will neither affect the electoral choice of Lagosians
nor make any positive difference for Igbo. It will
rather worsen their woes in Nigeria especially in
Lagos where they co-exist and compete favourably
with other Nigerians. Igbo be warned!”
Nwokobia said the state government had done more
for Igbo than some state governors in the South-
East.
He said one of the most sensitive positions in
Fashola’s cabinet was being held by an Igbo while
there are over 500 Igbo indigenes in the state civil
service.
He added, “More than 500 Igbo are working in
Lagos State ministries and LGAs in various
capacities, including the powerful office of
Commissioner for Budget and Planning being held
by Ben Akabueze. Time and space will not permit
me to mention their names here. In Abia State, Igbo
indigenes were sacked from Anambra, Enugu, Imo
and Ebonyi states from the civil service.
“The APC government in Lagos also funded the
treatment of a popular Igbo actress, Ngozi Nwosu
and other Igbo personalities such as OJB Jezreel,
Prince Ifeanyi Dike, etc. abroad. Lagos APC
government not only rehabilitated the family of the
late Human Rights Activist, Chima Ubani, it also
gave the family a house and offered his children
scholarship to all levels of education when the
Federal Government and his home PDP State
government turned their backs on his family after he
died fighting for the masses.
“APC government in Lagos has fought for countless
number of Igbo Lagosians to get justice.”
The APC also seems to have received a boost by
the unanimous and open support of the Hausa
community. Already, the Arewa community has
unanimously given its support to Buhari and
Ambode.
The President of Arewa Community in Lagos, Kabiru
Abdullahi, promised to move round the state to
convince members to vote for Ambode.
The Hausas dominate Mile 12 Market in Kosofe
LGA; markets in Agege LGA and Idi Araba in
Mushin. They also have a large population in Eti Osa
LGA and Ijora in Apapa LGA.
The Arewa youth leader, Alhaji Shehu Usman, told
our correspondent on the telephone that the Arewa
community had fully endorsed the APC.
He said, “We have endorsed the APC not because of
Buhari but because of the cordial relationship we
have had with the state government all through the
years. We form the Amalgamated Foodstuff Ram
and Cattle Dealers Association which comprises
Mile 12 Market, Alaba Rago, Abutua Market, Oke-
Odo Market, Ido Market, White Sand Market in Oto,
Sabo-Ikorodu Cattle Market and Badagry Hausa
Market.
“We will deliver to the APC even though it is mostly
Igbo that have been given juicy positions among the
non-indigenes in the state.”
As the heat of the electioneering intensifies, it is
important to remember that Nigeria has not been
able to successfully conduct a hitch-free population
census before and the true population of the non-
Yoruba speaking residents in Lagos is not known.
However, political observers maintain that the
strength of the Yoruba, would largely determine the
swing of the political pendulum. After all, the
majority will have their way while the minority will
have their say.

www.punchng.com/politics/ambode-agbaje-battle-for-non-indigenes-votes/

There were indications on Monday that the
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral
Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, would on
Wednesday (tomorrow) review the outcome of the
card reader test with Resident Electoral
Commissioners.
The PUNCH learnt that the meeting would also
review the commission’s readiness for the March
28 and April 11 general elections.
An INEC commissioner, who confided in one of our
correspondents, said, “The commission has been
impressed by the testing of card readers. We are so
happy that Nigerians are appreciating our efforts.
“Nothing can stop us from using the card readers,
which we believe will eliminate fraud during the
elections.”
Jega’s Chief Press Secretary, Kayode Idowu, had
earlier on Monday told The PUNCH that INEC had
started “compiling reports” from its field officers,
including the RECs, on the mock test of the card
readers in 12 states.
The states are Rivers, Ebonyi , Ekiti, Taraba , Kebbi,
Nasarawa, Niger, Lagos, Delta, Bauchi, Anambra
and Kano.
Idowu added that a statement would be issued by
the commission once the results were compiled.
He said, “The commission is compiling reports from
the field officers, including the RECs. The
commission will look at the reports and make its
findings known.
“While we are waiting for this, we must also say
that the reports we have received from the media
and Nigerians showed that the exercise was a
success.”
The two main political parties in the country – the
Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressives
Congress – have different opinions on the outcome
of the card reader test.
While the PDP expressed concern over what it
called a series of complaints by Nigerians regarding
the exercise, the APC said it was satisfied.
On complaints by some people that the battery of
some of the card readers did not work optimally
during the test on Saturday, Idowu said that was not
true.
“At the end of the exercise in most places, the
batteries still had 60 per cent power unused in
them,” he added.
Idowu also reaffirmed that INEC, would deploy
152,031 card readers for the elections that would
take place in 119,973 polling booths across the
country.
According to him, some polling booths with more
than 4,000 registered voters had been broken into
units within the same centre.
He said, “We have 119,973 polling booths across
the country. However, there are some polling
booths which have more than 4,000 voters. These
ones have been broken into units within the same
booth. The only difference is that all the voters
won’t be in the same queue.
“We won’t have more than 700 voters in a voting
unit or polling booth, but all the voters in a particular
polling unit or booth will still vote in the same place,
but will not be on the same line.”
He further explained that the number of polling
booths and units in each state would determine the
number of card readers to be deployed in them.
But a group, PDP Integrity Vanguard, on Monday
warned that the card readers must be jettisoned
because they could give an undue advantage to the
APC.
The PDP IV, at a news conference addressed by
Anietie Okon and Sergeant Awuse, said, “The card
readers are unarguably a recipe for monumental
national disaster and must be discarded at this point
because of the obvious intention to use them to rig
elections in favour of APC and the consequent
attendant threat to peace and security of the people
of this country.
“In what is a classical case of putting the cart
before the horse, the National Assembly was
deliberately hoodwinked into approving the use of
the card readers days before the test-run that has
thrown up inherent weaknesses of the machine.”
It also raised the alarm that INEC was “creating
additional 30,000 voting points” despite National
Assembly’s opposition.
Stressing that the introduction of “new voting points”
and “incident form” was unacceptable, the group
called on the National Assembly to, “ as a matter of
urgent national importance, investigate the
introduction by INEC of the so-called voting points.”
The group said, “INEC’s action is obviously intended
to surreptitiously circumvent National Assembly’s
express position on the matter.
“We believe it is the clandestine way Prof. Attahiru
Jega(INEC chairman) hopes to achieve his original
intention of using them to generate the tie-breaking
bank of votes and must not be allowed.”
Meanwhile, the Oyo State REC , Rufus Akeju, has
stated that 5,620 card readers would be used in the
state for the elections.
Akeju, in an interview with one of our
correspondents in Ibadan, said, “We have received
6,000 card reading machines already from Abuja.
We expect that more machines could be sent if
there is a need for them.
“We actually need 5,620 machines but the extra
machines are there in case any of them
malfunctions during the election process. We do not
want any delay during the accreditation process;
that is why we have requested more of the
machines.”
The REC, who was in Ekiti State on Saturday for the
mock test of the card readers, said contrary to
criticisms, the device would not delay the
accreditation of voters.
“The machine has 14 hour-lifespan. We did not use
up to 20 per cent of the battery of any of them
during the test-run.”

www.punchng.com/news/jega-recs-to-review-card-reader-test-tomorrow/

How will they complete d second Niger bridge wt diz budget? what abt all d uncompleted projects on ground and yet he keeps on sharing dollars.....God punish anyone who doesn't want a positive change in diz country
As for me,my friends and family,#WeHaveDecided

The Minister of Works, Mike Onolememen, said the
ministry’s N100bn proposed budget for 2015 was
slashed by the Ministry of Finance to N11bn,
representing an 89 per cent slash.
Onolememen, who was in the Senate to defend his
ministry’s estimates for the fiscal year, added that
no sum was approved for the Federal Roads
Maintenance Agency’s capital projects and the
Office of the Surveyor -General of the Federation.
He said the Finance ministry predicated its action on
the economic realities on the ground.
The minister expressed concern that only 33 out of
the 210 ongoing road projects had been provided for
in view of the “lean allocation” to the ministry.
He also said the provision was not sufficient to
encourage contractors to sustain appreciable
progress on their work sites.
Onolememen added, “No provisions have been
made for other departments of the ministry such as
Road and Bridge Design Department, Mechanical
and Electrical Department and the Service
Department.”
The minister also disclosed that since 2011, the
ministry had always been owed outstanding
budgeted funds.
He said, “Only N45, 682, 844, 395.00bn was
released for the works ministry out of 2014 capital
appropriation of N98, 814, 368, 704bn . This leaves
a balance of N53, 131, 524, 309.00 not released as
of December 2014.
“It is important to emphasise that the performance
of the ministry would have been considerably
enhanced if the outstanding budgeted funds of
N53.131bn had been released to the ministry.
“More importantly, if the cumulative outstanding
budgeted funds of N203, 392, 075, 947.25 for the
period spanning 2011 to 2014 had been released,
the total indebtedness would have been brought
down from N230bn to N27bn”
He however said that due to the lean capital budget,
a model of Public Private Partnership was being
explored to ensure that more capital projects were
carried out this year.
Most members of the Senate Committee on Works
described the budget of the ministry as laughable .
The Chairman of the committee, Ayogu Eze, said the
budget was very terrible for a sector that needs at
least N500bn annually for road construction and
maintenance.
“To now be given just N11bn, means the ministry
would need a magician to perform wonders.
“The picture being painted by this budget profile is
very grim. We are in a period of crisis which we
must all manage very critically.”

www.punchng.com/news/fg-slashes-works-ministrys-budget-from-n100bn-to-n11bn/

Of a truth,Mama Peace has done more damage to d
electoral fortune of Jonathan. We have Neva had a
first lady who is power drunk,self conceited lyk her
b4. Jonah z just unfortunate 2 have bad advisers
coupled wt a crude first lady....I will surely miss her
wen finally she relocate bck to otuoke on may
29,2015....chai!!...dia z God will forever remain in
our memory
GOD BLESS AISHA BUHARI
GOD BLESS GMB/PYO
GOD BLESS NIGERIA

Of a truth,Mama Peace has done more damage to d
electoral fortune of Jonathan. We have Neva had a
first lady who is power drunk,self conceited lyk her
b4. Jonah z just unfortunate 2 have bad advisers
coupled wt a crude first lady....I will surely miss her
wen finally she relocate bck to otuoke on may
29,2015....chai!!...dia z God will forever remain in
our memory
GOD BLESS AISHA BUHARI
GOD BLESS GMB/PYO
GOD BLESS NIGERIA

Of a truth,Mama Peace has done more damage to d electoral fortune of Jonathan. We have Neva had a first lady who is power drunk,self conceited lyk her b4. Jonah z just unfortunate 2 have bad advisers coupled wt a crude first lady....I will surely miss her wen finally she relocate bck to otuoke on may 29,2015....chai!!...dia z God will forever remain in our memory



GOD BLESS AISHA BUHARI
GOD BLESS GMB/PYO
GOD BLESS NIGERIA

PENDULUM BY DELE MOMODU, Email:
dele.momodu@thisdaylive.com
Your Excellency please let me start by emphasising
the fact that this is my very first letter to you since
destiny elevated you and your husband to the
highest positions in Nigeria. It may be the last
before your tenure expires on May 29, 2015, and
another begins with you or someone else in the
saddle. Despite all the controversies engulfing you
and your husband, I had resisted the temptation of
writing you in the past for several, if not many,
reasons. Kindly permit me to expatiate a bit.
I’m a great admirer of strong, confident and
energetic women who cannot be bullied by the
galaxy of male chauvinists that litter the political
landscape of Africa. As someone who was brought
up by my amazing mum, Omo Arotiwebiojo, an
unlettered woman and petty trader, I knew what it
took to survive in a particularly difficult terrain.
Indeed, whilst some have impugned you for your
so-called lack of command of the English language,
I have remained partial to you because, like most of
us, English is not your first language, and your
contributions have enriched our home-grown
lexicon! I can therefore imagine what you and our
dear beloved President must have gone through
together, in thunder, lightning, rain and sunshine.
The hurly-burly of life must have thrown you hither
and thither when there was no one else around to
share in your secret pain and anguish. But it must
have pleased God in His infinite mercy to raise you
and your husband up, like Jesus did to a dead
Lazarus, as original examples of uncommon
transformation.
I must say, Ma, that I have a soft spot for you for
other reasons. I was told on good authority that you
were a more formidable politician and mobiliser of
people and resources than your husband. A few of
your friends often regale how you have been a solid
pillar and a rock of Gibraltar behind the love of your
life, Dr Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan. It is said
that you’re willing to sacrifice your all for his sake
and he has also reciprocated by according you
humongous respect and granting you such vast
powers that make onlookers see you as a de facto
President in your own right. To God be the glory.
I vividly recollect your relationship with the former
First Lady, Hajia Turai Yar’Adua. You gave her
tremendous respect and your taciturnity was
legendary. Not much was heard from you at that
time and not many, except probably Bayelsans,
ever suspected that you had so much buried inside
your heart and that you were only waiting for the
opportune time to vomit them. Even in the days of
tribulations when the cabal held sway and grabbed
our nation by the jugular, you and your husband
handled the volatile situation with maturity and
remarkable equanimity. Some of us were ready to
fight your battle, and risked our lives, because we
saw you as the underdogs who must be rescued
from the fangs of the political hyenas. We were
further emboldened by the facts of your husband’s
man-in-the-street story, a fairy-tale of sorts about
a man from the Otuoke manger who had no shoes.
We were not just titillated but fascinated by such
flashes of inspiration.
Against all odds, your husband became the
substantive President and Commander-in-Chief of
the Armed Forces of Nigeria after the demise of
President Yar’Adua. Nigerians were happy about the
smooth transition of power and they even boasted
that for the first time we had not just another
graduate but a PhD holder as President. Sooner
than later, as time sped by, it was time for your
husband to run his own race. Nigerians from all
walks of life queued behind him and he won without
much ado. The goodwill he garnered was
awesomely massive and the people were very
expectant about the “fresh air” promised by him. Of
course, to whom much is given, much is expected.
It is nearly four years since that momentous
occasion and it is time for a re-examination and re-
election. But what should have been a simple walk-
over for your sweetheart seems to have developed
k-leg. While your husband and those close to him
would want us to believe he is Nigeria’s best
President ever, many Nigerians feel he has under-
performed and would want to try someone else. I
have seen you and your husband waka up and
down this nation campaigning like no man’s
business. Many have likened the exercise to a
student engaging in last minute agberu
(memorising) after failing to do so all along. This is
the crux of my epistle to you today.
I have read and heard so much about you as a very
powerful First Lady. I know that when you are at
that level, not many people can tell you the gospel
truth. No one wants to offend those in power. But I
have decided to tell you the bitter reality once and
for all. I’m not writing out of any malice, since none
can exist between us. But for the sake of posterity,
which I know beckons as always; the fact must be
told to you. The summary of what I’m about to say
is that you and your husband have frittered away
most of your goodwill. Had you retained your
humility in power, may be you could have avoided
this commotion and conundrum of trying to achieve
in two months what you couldn’t in about five
years. You would probably have avoided the tragedy
of trying to manipulate the electoral process, buying
more time and doing a catch-up on lost grounds.
If the actuality must be told Ma, the whole trouble
started the day you publicly ridiculed the Governor
of your home state. It was reported that you yanked
a microphone out of his hands and lambasted him
like a recalcitrant school boy. In order not to cause
mayhem right there, the Governor was said to have
left you to your tantrums and went home quietly like
a penitent student. That day, you sowed the seed of
discord that would later germinate and snowball into
a consuming fire. Though the Governor and your
husband like true gentlemen chose to carry on their
damaged relationship as if all was well, but the
worst was on the way.
The battle for the soul and control of your state
would later spread to Abuja where your husband
began to see the Governor as an enemy who must
be cut down to size. In the process of trying to
achieve that dream, more Governors joined the fray
and in a jiffy, the centre could no longer hold. I do
not want to go into some obvious details as I’m sure
you know about the intrigues of power more than
me. But I must give one more example of how you
laid the foundation for today’s grand alliance against
your husband.
Let me put it this way. Never in the history of
Nigeria have I read of a First Lady responding to
criticisms in the frontal manner you attacked
Professor Wole Soyinka over an issue that you
could easily have ignored. That singular act of
unrestrained combativeness was one of your worst
public relations gaffes. Wole Soyinka is one of those
global icons that you can’t take on and win. If for
nothing, here was a man who at about 76 years of
age trekked under the scorching sun of Abuja to
defend the rights of your husband when many of the
acolytes around you today were nowhere to be
found. You were not supposed to repay such
selfless gestures with verbal blows. That was when
you finally lost me and I’m sure many others.
Let me remind you that virtually all Nigerian leaders
have been disparaged at one time or the other. It is
one of the heavy prices to pay in compensation for
the privileges of leadership. Just imagine how much
some of us attacked President Ibrahim Babangida,
Chief Ernest Shonekan, General Sani Abacha and
others over the June 12 crisis. None of their wives
ever hit back at the critics no matter the degree of
provocation. In fact, they acted perfectly normal and
even tried to build bridges of friendship instead of
bombing the castle. I remember with fond
memories, Dr (Mrs) Maryam Ndidi Babangida, who
remained graceful to the very end. Mrs Maryam
Abacha endured the most blistering attacks against
her husband in life and death. She has since
reconciled with many of her husband’s vociferous
enemies. Hajia Turai Yar’Adua was subjected to
virulent criticism by many, and I confess I was one
of her bosoms in the dying throes of the cabal, but
she wisely kept her own counsel and declined to
join issues with anyone. When it dawn on her that
the battle was lost and won, she packed her
baggage out of Aso Rock without as much as a
whimper.
If Justice Fati Abubakar was a selfish woman and a
poor adviser to her husband, General Abdulsalami
Abubakar, she would have insisted that they should
not quit power within the one year he promised to
hand over to a democratically-elected President.
That government had more than enough resources
to buy the ubiquitous array of mercenaries but
General Abubakar chose to go in peace and not in
pieces. It was such a rarity in Africa and till this day
the General is still enjoying a standing ovation for
his vision.
I must also mention specifically Mrs Stella
Obasanjo, whose husband has always had a
running battle with the media and yet she
maintained steady media frenzy in her own
kingdom. She was everyone’s friend and continues
to be fondly remembered even in death. I recollect
one occasion when we travelled to Beverley Hills,
USA, with her, and her simplicity just wowed
everyone. She made sure we jumped in the cars
and buses and headed out to a night club owned by
Don Cornelius. She was so down to earth. On her
last trip to Ghana before her unfortunate death, I
had gone to pay her a visit at M-Plaza hotel where
she and President Obasanjo stayed. Despite my
frosty relationship with her husband, we sat in one
corner chatting away as the President attended to
his own visitors. She never got involved in our
endless battles with Baba. I have cited these
examples to show that you and your husband are
not alone in the barrage of criticisms and attacks.
You must rise up way above such pedestal. But
sadly, you have not been able to allow any
comment pass you by, no matter how mundane.
I decided to write this open letter after the spate of
vocal terror you deployed in the last few days
against your husband’s opponents. In case some
praise-singers told you lies that what you did was
right, I wish to assure you that you’ve done almost
irreparable damage to your husband’s presidential
campaign. I will now proceed to paraphrase about
three of those satanic verses that escaped from
your tongue this week alone, but not in any
particular order.
The first shocker was when you said before a
crowd that those shouting the mantra of Change are
not serious and that as a matter of fact they should
be stoned anywhere they shout Change! I thought it
was a joke until the video went viral. The next one
was when you spoke dispassionately about how
your husband should be praised and thanked for
improving the welfare of the menacing Almajiri kids
in Northern Nigeria but you then went astray by
insensitively and inconsiderately saying that the
Northerners are fond of bearing children with
reckless abandon and throwing them on the streets
to fend for themselves. You went further to say
such things don’t happen in the part of Nigeria you
come from. I think that wasn’t very nice or tactful.
The last straw for me was when you declared
matter-of-factly that your husband’s main
challenger, Major General Muhammadu Buhari
should not be voted in because he is “brain dead”,
according to you. That was extremely malevolent
and sinister, to say the least. It is not an elegant
language to be used by any lady not to mention the
First Lady and certainly not about a former Head of
State of the same country that you are governing
and from whose citizens you are seeking a second
term in office. However, I believe that this may
have been an innocent quip. Whilst some may be
willing to forgive such naivety, it is essential for you
to quickly assure Nigerians that you meant no harm
and that despite the ill-feeling and bitterness that
politics and electioneering may engender you wish
no evil to any man least of all your husband’s
leading rival and contender. There is nothing wrong
in admitting your mistake of commission or
omission. It is actually a sign of strength.
In conclusion, I think you need to offer urgent
apologies for those unguarded, unbecoming
statements and try to be more circumspect in the
future. One of your best appellations that I love most
sincerely is that of Mama Peace. Please, don’t
change it to Mama War …!
May God continue to bless you and yours.

www.thisdaylive.com/articles/our-dear-first-lady/203454/?utm_medium=twitter#.VPpZ6Vx9fg8.twitter

Igbo traditional rulers in Lagos, under the aegis of
Eze Ndigbo in Lagos, have endorsed the
presidential candidate of the All Progressives
Congress (APC), General Muhammadu Buhari.
At a briefing in Lagos yesterday, Eze Uchechukwu
Nwachukwu said Ndigbo in Lagos will vote for
Buhari and the Lagos State APC governorship
candidate, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, on March 28
and April 11.
Nwachukwu said Ndigbo has enjoyed robust and
cordial relationship with the APC administration
since 1999.
“After a strategic meeting of Ndigbo in Lagos, we
have resolved to vote for the APC. Our interest in
the state has been protected and we equally want
to show appreciation by voting for the APC
candidates.
“I call on all our brothers and sisters to use their
vote wisely, by this pronouncement we have
endorsed General Muhammadu Buhari and
Akinwunmi Ambode.
“I equally urge Igbo to go about the business
without fomenting trouble. Our new task is to look
forward to the new dates given by the Independent
National Electoral Commission (INEC) and
participate.”

thenationonlineng.net/new/ndigbo-endorses-buhari-ambode/

lexyclasy:
then u must live in cave.....hahahhah

u are xo gullible and immature sha....can't u just reply without insult....

Bugatie:
If you like, live in the moon.
GEJ is loved and is winning the general elections come Feb 14!

dey deceive urself...

I live in Kwara and I can categorically tell u dat Jona has no chance here.

Jonathan woos Kwankwaso, Wammako, Gemade,
Goje, others
The Presidency is in dilemma over how to handle
former President Olusegun Obasanjo following calls
for his expulsion from the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) for alleged anti-party activities.
The PDP is also ruing the defection of five of its
governors and other stalwarts to the All
Progressives Congress (APC).
Some top shots of the ruling party and presidency
officials have already launched secret moves to
reopen talks with the governors.
They want them back as part of the last minute
strategy to swing the tide of public opinion in favour
of President Goodluck Jonathan.
The initiators of the peace talks, according to
sources familiar with the development, are trying to
prevail on the affected governors not to make things
difficult for the President such that he could win
between 25 and 40 per cent votes in their states.
But the Presidency and the PDP are confused about
what to do with ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo
following recommendation by some party bigwigs,
including Ijaw leader Chief Edwin Clark that the ex-
President should be expelled.
Some ex-PDP chiefs being wooed are Governors
Rabiu Kwankwaso (Kano); Aliyu Wammako (Sokoto)
; Abdulfatai Ahmed (Kwara); ex-Governors Segun
Oni, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, Danjuma Goje, Bayo Alao-
Akala, Rasheed Ladoja, ex-PDP National chairmen
like Audu Ogbeh, Barnabas Gemade, Kawu Baraje,
ex-ministers Labaran Maku, Samuel Ortom and
others.
It was gathered that though Governor Sule Lamido
has not defected, the presidency and PDP are
worried that he is yet to show enough commitment
to Jonathan’s re-election bid.
Investigations revealed that only Governor Rotimi
Amaechi is being sidelined in the discreet lobbying
because of what a source described as a “South-
South” challenge.
It was learnt that the peace initiative followed
moves to prevent any possible run-off poll with the
presidential candidate of the APC, Gen. Muhammadu
Buhari.
Some of these defectors are being begged to
collapse their structures with PDP to ease victory
for Jonathan on February 14.
A highly-placed PDP source said: “There is no point
pretending, we are feeling the impact of those who
have defected from our party to the APC.
“If they had remained in the party, it would have
been a walk-over for Jonathan at the polls during
the presidential race.
“We have discovered that our major obstacles are
those who have left PDP because they are masters
of the game in their own right.
“This is why some forces in the presidency and the
PDP are making last minutes moves to engage
them to have a rethink and work for Jonathan
wherever they are.
“We know that after the elections, we will embark
on massive reconciliation to bring back everybody
under the same umbrella.”
Another privileged source said: “Emissaries are
being sent to some of these defectors in the overall
interest of the party.
“This is the kind of rapprochement that the late
Chief K.O. Mbadiwe would describe as ‘Accord
Concordiale’. The PDP does not want to lose the
poll.
“The party has the war chest to win the elections
but it needs votes to seal its victory at the first
ballot.
“Besides the defectors, the party is worried about
the siddon look attitude of leaders like Governor
Sule Lamido and others.
Contacted, the National Publicity Secretary of APC,
Chief Olisa Metuh, said: “Officially, I am not aware
but I must restate that our doors are open to
returning and new members.
“We know that most of these people who defected
from PDP to APC are not happy where they are.
They are free to come back.
“They have left a land flowing with milk and honey
for the desert. They have left a party where they
were major stakeholders to a party where only one
or two people take decisions.”
As at press time, there was confusion in the
presidency and PDP on what to do with ex-
President Olusegun Obasanjo whom some party
elders had accused of alleged anti-party activities.
While some elders like Chief Edwin Clark wanted
Obasanjo expelled, majority favoured that the ex-
President should be ignored.
A member of the NWC said: “The President has
engaged Obasanjo like a father; it is left to him to
chart his part.
“But do not forget that he said he cannot dump a
party that made him the President of Nigeria.
“We are still hopeful that he will temper Justice with
mercy. We will reconcile him too with the party.”
Another NWC member simply quipped: “I don’t
discuss personality, I face issues. I cannot talk on
ex-President Obasanjo.”

thenationonlineng.net/new/confusion-presidency-pdp-obasanjo/

OLADD:
Sycophancy and deceit WILL lead you to eternal damnation.

Answer my question or stop quoting me....ODE...

OLADD:
If GEJ indeed stopped the subsidy probe it shall be well with you but if not, your life will end in ruins. Can you say amen? Amen.

u are just too dull wt little or no sense...who nw stopped subsidy probe....Buhari or APC??...swerve go one Syd jare....OPONU

OLADD:
May your life and that of your family be run like APC who dance on the graves of people killed by insurgents to score political points. May your entire life be run on propaganda and deceits. Amen.

May ur lyf and dat of ur generations be truncated d way GEJ stopped d subsidy probe.....Amen

hansad:
Buhari and Boko Haram are like: a big politician campaigning on the political front while his insurgent militants fight on the war front forcing the electorate to vote in the big politician as president of the country which the militants are fighting. In 2001, Buhari charged Muslims to ensure that Islamic Sharia'a criminal codes are adopted by all over Nigeria. Shortly after Buhari's charge, Boko Haram surfaced in Nigeria.

Lol....shw me confirmed proofs dat Buhari z sponsoring dem and stop making unscrupulous allegations