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bdon123: Says another Yoruba ronu typing from his enclave in Iragbiji? Have you ever been to any state in the North, let alone Kaduna? Your kind are the ones leading the APC into oblivion. |
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bewisemasses: “Unless betrayed, our loyalty and fidelity to friends are permanent and pensionable. Unless reconciled, our opposition and enmity to traitors are also permanent and pensionable” - Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai 1 Like |
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Little wonder individuals like Bwala and Reno Omokri have been pacified and co-opted into the government as spokespersons for a fee. If David Hundeyin is available for a fee, he will be bought as well. Does someone have a fragile ego behind all the outward bragadacio? Shouldn't a clear conscience fear no accusation? Why are they scared and aggressively chasing validation?
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Edoreborn: To some Yorubas, it's smartness. To Northerners, it's a betrayal of trust. 22 Likes 2 Shares |
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Comment sections on social media are rife with Southwesterners now insulting Elrufai and trying to rewrite history. Yorubas are never beating the allegations. Tinubu has only succeeded in showing the North that he cannot be trusted and his words are not bankable. Never write Elrufai off. His comeback will be epic! APC's 2027 campaign in the North will lack momentum and will be lacklustre. The Northerners Tinubu has surrounded himself with will barely deliver. P.S: The headline is sensational and incomplete. Even the blind knew Elrufai ed Tinubu in 2023 but he WILL oppose him in 2027 and justifiably so. He has the and blessings of young Northerners to do so. Some of us only voted Tinubu in 2023 because of Elrufai. 13 Likes 4 Shares |
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zero8zero: Lol. The below images are not my handwriting sha. They are those of an overzealous batist. The same lamentations will worsen leading up to 2027. You'll be here screaming "Tinubu is not Jonathan" until it all becomes clear. Notice the timelines and the movement from arrogance to frustration and then to resignation and defeat. 7 Likes |
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zero8zero: Lol. You mean after the governors have had their way by changing the sharing formula and suspending increase in VAT? I thought the slogan is "Tinubu is not Jonathan"? Why then did he fold? By the way, where is the tax bill and why hasn't it been ed? Where is Taiwo? Democracy is by consensus, not arrogance. P.S: Personally, I the tax bill. 9 Likes |
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Is seems we have not seen the end of Obasa's removal. This sponsored story is simply someone invoking plausible deniability with the hope of continuing to enjoy Obasa's . It might not work this time. Next to be schemed out of the race will be Gbajabiamilla. The signs are already there for the discerning. The coast is getting cleared for someone to have a smooth sail. 15 Likes |
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Odin13: It's so hilarious whenever I see comments saying Tinubu will win Southern Kaduna. Ask them how and they say because he approved a university for them. I look at the names of those saying this and its usually people from the Southwest. Is Southern Kaduna aware that they are voting Tinubu in 2027 or are they merely relying on propaganda? They also delude themselves by saying that Tinubu will win the votes of Northern Christians. To do that, he will have to drop Shettima and consider running with a Christian VP but even that may not guarantee anything. Even the APC governors in the North will struggle to get re-elected as things stand right now. 27 Likes 2 Shares |
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Isn't it obvious that they got marching orders to do so? The rapid interviews by Matawale, Tuggar, Uba Sani, Bwala, et al following Elrufai's comments were not coincidental. But are their messages really resonating with the North? I don't think so. The Presidency should have a feel of what to expect in 2027 using the tax bill as an example. Did any of these northern politicians come out to speak in of it? Even Barau Jibrin had to backtrack when he saw the backlash that followed his attempt at doing so. Elrufai would have been at the forefront speaking in of it and helping to allay fears. Tinubu will struggle to find respectable vocal politicians of Northern extraction that can sell his presidency in 2027, and for good reason. Not with the shameful treatment of his most vocal Northern er in 2023, Elrufai. It will turn out to become his single most strategic mistake. 38 Likes 3 Shares |
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It simply mirrors what obtains at the top. Grand scale nepotism and personal interest. What was the value of Oando before 2023 and what is it now? What about the award process and amount for the Lagos-Calabar Road? And to whom was it awarded? he built Lagos. It will be time for the son to paint it in 2027. |
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casualobserver: Whewww! Someone is triggered. You don't care and yet here you are hyperventilating on my mentions after telling me goodnight severally. This is the politics section. If you really do not care, then why are you here? Are you also one of those Southwesterners who is from Lagos? All Southwesterners are from Lagos these days, which is ironically where all our Nigerian ports are situated. Oh, and by the way, Baba Sope lost Lagos to Obi and lost Osun (even Iragbiji) to Atiku. I guess they know him better than the rest of Nigerians. "Vote for who you know. Do not vote for who you do not know" - Prof. Yemi Osinbajo. In hindsight, I wish we had listened. Goodnight and I mean it. |
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casualobserver: The most educated son of the Southwest has spoken. A proper omoluabi indeed. Keep your hats on! Below is how the regions voted in 2023 by the way. My final advise to you will be to go reconcile with the Southeast and Southsouth. Oh wait, you can't right? You still need the uneducated North, don't you? I wonder why. Lol.
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casualobserver: Lol. Are you back to quoting me? I thought you've had enough. I can see the level of your "education" on display. No one threatens anyone in a democracy. It's simply a game of numbers and concessions. Then add a little bit of honesty and sincerity, and whoever losses election fairly will go home. I won't play in the mud with you. Now run along! |
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casualobserver: As expected. I knew you would chicken out. You do not have the range to teach me grammar. I could swear that I am more educated than you. Don't ever be found in the kitchen again. It's clear that you do not have it in you to stand the heat. I could have called you a coward but that would be a disservice to proper cowards. |
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casualobserver: Forget all that talk about "who sabotaged his nomination". You are not talking to kids or people with single-digit IQs. It's the same way you lots claim that Tinubu was not aware of Obasa's removal. Same you who started this discussion by saying "Elrufai did not Tinubu. He ed Amaechi. He did it for himself", etc. You must really think Northerners are naïve. Tinubu begged Elrufai live on stage in Kaduna to work with him. Even after winning, he continued to send emissaries to persuade Elrufai to work in his government only to carry out a clandestine coup against him. Look, Northerners believe in the concept of "Amana (Trust)". It was the only reason why they ed Tinubu in 2023. An average Northerner expects you to keep your word because word is bond, whether written or unwritten. Can you explain why the likes of Shehu Sani and political adversaries of Elrufai are now stakeholders and spokespersons for the Tinubu government? You will realise the political insignificance of this new found allies of Tinubu in 2027. Mattawale, Keyamo and even Bosun had petitions against their nomination. Why then did the President intervene to clear them. Tinubu started politics in 1992 and Elrufai was Minister of the FCT 22 years ago. Its simply a function of age. What other career do you know Elrufai for asides politics? |
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casualobserver: Elrufai is a career politician and whether he did it for himself or for whoever is besides the point. When Tinubu ed Buhari in 2015, wasn't he doing it for himself, hence his Emilokan speech? Nevertheless, Northerners recognised the role he played and rallied round him. If Elrufai worked hard for his party candidate with a view to contesting the presidency in 2031, is that a bad thing? Was it justified for Tinubu to try to take him out of the power equation to grant other Northerners (his stooges) an advantage over him? Buhari allowed all aspirants to vie for the seat in 2023 (a move that still makes Tinubu ers call him a betrayer for not anointing Tinubu). Osibanjo is now a persona non grata just for vieing for the seat with his "master". Where then is the internal democracy? It is a mistake to assume that Tinubu can unanimously annoint a leader for the North in 2031, even if he were to win in 2027. The North chooses its own leaders. There is no threat anywhere in a democracy, we are just setting the record straight beforehand so no-one can attempt to rewrite history. This is history in the making. Tinubu messed up with his treacherous treatment of Elrufai and posterity will be the judge. Saying Tinubu was sidelined in Buhari's government is another attempt to rewrite history. Same person named as National Leader of the APC with several ministerial and heads of agency nominees including the Vice President and Speaker? Any other concessions and he might as well have been Co-President with Buhari. How was he sidelined? |
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Gotocourt: That number only shows you how hard the likes of Elrufai worked to deliver Tinubu. Never forget that Atiku is a Northerner and it was a three-horse race. As small as you think that number was, it's still higher than Tinubu's total in Ekiti and even his total in Osun (which he lost to Atiku by the way). It is still higher than his total in Ogun and his total in Oyo. And Kaduna is just one Northern state. Tinubu cannot pull that number again in 2027 with the disgraceful treatment of the man who worked so hard to sell his candidacy to Northerners. To understand what a merger with Obi would like, add Atiku's 2023 numbers to some of Tinubu's and also most of Obi's. Tinubu failed to consolidate on his victory. So much for being a "master strategist". Even without a merger with Obi, Atiku is set to do much more better in 2027 because a lot of Northerners who voted Tinubu because of Elrufai will now handover their votes to their son, Atiku. Don't forget Atiku won all northestern states except Borno that he lost with a slight margin. Tinubu got the highest of his votes from the Northwest where Elrufai is from. Don't think Northeasterners will now vote Tinubu in 2027. They won't. |
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casualobserver: Life cycle of a typical Yoruba Batist. Betrayal, dishonesty and ficklemindedness is simply politics to them. It was Elrufai that made me and mine vote Tinubu against a Northern Atiku in 2023. I never trusted him and I have been proven right. Mind you, Atiku has not lost a single vote of his margin in 2023, he is set to add to his numbers from remorseful Nigerians (especially Northerners) who voted against him in 2023 thinking they were being fair and just. Clearly, you Southwesterners think it was done out of stupidity with how the treacherous treatment of Elrufai has unravelled before our very eyes. Just to remind you that the North gave Tinubu 6 million out of his total 8 million votes. The impact Elrufai had in that cannot be overemphasised. My advise for Tinubu will be to find a sizable chunk of that number elsewhere in 2027 as he's never getting close to that number again.
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Jostoman: You hit the nail in the head. Gradually, you will start seeing news about fulani herdsmen coming back into the tabloids and mainstream media. Where were these fulani herdsmen before now? Someone is scared of Atiku. Nigerians can't be fooled again. We now know their modus operandi. 1 Like |
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SalamRushdie: Forget these people and their planted stories. Why does Tinubu always like to use plausible deniability when orchestrating clandestine moves against his erstwhile loyalist. Him feigning not to be aware of Obasa's removal is just a way to continue to enjoy Obasa's after carrying out a coup against him. I hope Obasa is smart enough not to be fooled by this. He just got schemed out of the governorship race. Who stands to benefit off this? Every smart political analyst knows that Tinubu's prolonged stay in Lagos during the yuletide and his visit to the Oba of lagos were all in the bid to perfect Obasa's removal. So why the pretense? 1 Like 1 Share |
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madridguy: No, he shouldn't. The APC did not give him any room to wriggle. His back is up against the wall. When you corner a rat, it shall fight back. You denied him the ministerial position in an embarrassing manner. He went quietly to lick his wounds but you continue to fight him and his appointees using his own state governor that he brought into power. All his political adversaries like Shehu Sani and Co, some of whom he incurred on Tinubu's behalf are now stakeholders and spokespersons for the party. You even begin to savage his reputation by fictitiously accusing him of corruption even with no evidence. Which influential APC member spoke up in his favour? None. Elrufai deserved more respect from a party that he co-founded. If you do not appreciate him, he will take his business elsewhere, but Elrufai will never go out quietly. True northerners want him to fight back and redeem his self esteem. Elrufai is a very dependable ally but a very formidable foe. He has nothing to lose. The choice is yours. 2 Likes |
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Gotocourt: The difference is that Elrufai never interfered in Uba Sani's government and Uba Sani started to fight with him right from day one by working against his confirmation. Our only disappointment is that Tinubu took the side of Uba Sani despite everything Elrufai did for him. Uba Sani is lightweight, politically. Tinubu will soon find out that Elrufai is a dependable ally but a very formidable foe. Bear in mind that the opposition APC is currently facing are between people whom all voted for Tinubu in 2023. Atiku and Obi have not even ed the conversation yet. |
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simpleseyi: The lie that Elrufai betrayed Atiku must be put to rest. First of all, Atiku never brought Elrufai to limelight. Elrufai was already an accomplished proffessional and co-founder of one of the foremost quantity surveying firms (Google "Elrufai & Partners" and checkout their portfolios) in Nigeria even before 1999. Obasanjo brought him to head the BPE after he drafted a privatisation pathway for the country as part of the Transition Committee of the Abdulsalam military to democracy regime. BPE then just happened to be under the Vice President as Head of the economic Council and he never betrayed Atiku. Elrufai has always been wealthy and a cerebral collusus. Please read his interview granted to Princeton University as far back as 2009. https://successfulsocieties.princeton.edu/interviews/nasir-el-rufai Below is Bola Ahmed Tinubu's Princeton interview granted in same 2009. This means that although Tinubu might be older in age and politics, Elrufai has always been up there, locally and internationally as far as policies and governance in Nigeria go. You may not like it but Elrufai is not a pushover and he is not Tinubu's boy. https://successfulsocieties.princeton.edu/interviews/bola-tinubu 1 Like |
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Uba Sani cannot win a free and fair election in the Kaduna of today. During the local government Council elections some few months ago, he got booed by voters at his own polling unit, making him to quickly scamper away and his security details shot and killed a young boy while trying to get away. All results were declared in favour of the APC even with elections not holding anywhere in the State. Don't forget that Elrufai was the first governor to introduce Electronic voting at local government level in Nigeria. When Uba Sani came in, he repealed the law reverting to manual voting. The whole Kaduna, including the much touted "Southern Kaduna" were ready to vote against his party, the APC. Here is the video of Uba Sani at his polling unit. These are the same people the President is relying upon to deliver the North for him, while doing away with formidable collusus like Elrufai. https://x.com/Osman__Naseer/status/1847927417517518987 |
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Svoboda: This is the fact. Anyone telling you otherwise is not being sincere. Elrufai has now become their enemy. I check online and the majority of people insulting Elrufai are Southwesterners. You will not find a single northern APC er insulting Elrufai. That should tell you something. The grievance is very deep but hidden for now. |
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Acekidc4: APC was formed with 3 blocs, ACN, C and New PDP? Ask yourself, where are the C and New PDP blocs today. All schemed out and tactically being chased out of the party. Can the Yorubas do it alone? You are now depending on Kwankwaso to decamp to APC so you can betray him and then ask him to be loyal? Laughable. Anyway, time shall tell. 7 Likes 2 Shares |
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Putindbutt: Loyalty or you mean subservience? Northerners cannot bend the knee for Tinubu the way you Southwesterners behave. Tinubu sidelined from Buhari's government? Are you trying to rewrite history? Same national leader of the APC with several of his nominees as ministers and heads of agencies, not forgetting as Vice President and Speaker? He also wanted the Senate Presidency for the ACN until he was schemed out by Saraki (New PDP bloc). APC was formed with 3 blocs, ACN, C and New PDP? Ask yourself, where are the C and New PDP blocs today. All schemed out and tactically being chased out of the party. You are now depending on Kwankwaso, so you can betray him again? Laughable. Anyway, time shall tell. |
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Svoboda: Please leave them alone. The arrogance is nauseating. They can never understand the political pulse of the North unless they are physically present. This is because you will never find many northerners making noise on social media. You have to be onground to understand. A lot of the northern APC Governors are not resting easy. Some might need to decamp heading into 2027 to retain their seats or they will only win by the whiskers, if at all they do. |
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Putindbutt: Why are you triggered? I campaigned and voted for Tinubu in 2023. You sit in your enclave in Osun and analyse Northern politics through your limited perspective. All that talk of "you're dealing with Tinubu not GEJ" is always very hilarious. Are you insinuating he will rig the election or he won't vacate the seat if he losses? Every single campaign point I used in convincing my kith and kins to vote Tinubu in 2023 has been demystified. I am not the only previous Tinubu er who holds this view. There are millions like me. It is a strategic mistake to think that Tinubu is actively winning Christian votes or Southern Kaduna votes. Is he going to ditch the Muslim-Muslim ticket? If not, are all Christians satisfied with his performance thus far? Southern Kaduna voted Obi in 2027. Previously, they have historically voted PDP. Bold of you to assume that Tinubu now has them in the bag solely based on propaganda. The only Obidient that Tinubu has won over are Southwesterners who were too cowardly to vote him in 2023 due to fear of bullying. The North delivered Tinubu. Like I said, we will all learn this politics together. 1 Like |
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Gotocourt: Lol. You will learn Northern politics in 2027. Two can play the game. North is a forgone conclusion. Focus on neutralising the difference in the Southeast and Southsouth, and don't go celebrating that even the southwest is in the pocket yet. Tinubu will not get half the numbers he got in 2023 in the Northwest. Also, he lost all the Northeastern States to Atiku (except Borno which he won with a tiny margin). He didn't treat his most outspoken Northwestern ally with respect. It was a strategic mistake. He failed to consolidate on his victory in the Northwest. |
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Paid article. Making frontpage with only 4 comments. Obasa has been schemed out, paving the way for Seyi. Will other candidates like Gbaja and Hamzat fold their hands and watch? Lagos APC might just implode in 2027. 10 Likes |
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