eGuerrilla:

You are very wrong here Comrade. Primarily because change is a natural constant, Obasanjo would have had to concede ground eventually. In fact, the failure of his TTA, despite the war chest devoted to that enterprise, was something of a watershed moment. As our democratic institutions have been evolving since 1999, we need locate a discussion like this on a continuum.

Sincere 9gerian:
Are you talking of the same OBJ that ruled from 1999 till 2007? OBJ that removed disloyal governors with 5 legislators? OBJ that decimated AD in the southwest with Iwu's INEC? OBJ that told Amaechi to step down as candidate of PDP in 2007 because his candidature has "k-leg"? Who could stand in the way of OBJ when he held sway? If you'r having amnesia, I am not.

kukutin: All of this politics is meaningless when you realize that man's basic needs are love, food, shelter and a phat woman by his side.

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FreeGlobe:
well, they gave cogent reasons. Why would Bamanga Turkur accept court judgment quickly for Rivers PDP and refuse same for Anambra PDP. Ali was a better Chairman than Turkur despite being a retired soldier.

eGuerrilla:

You are very wrong here Comrade. Primarily because change is a natural constant, Obasanjo would have had to concede ground eventually. In fact, the failure of his TTA, despite the war chest devoted to that enterprise, was something of a watershed moment. As our democratic institutions have been evolving since 1999, we need locate a discussion like this on a continuum.

atlwireles:

Obj had a record for 8 years in office. Why are you trying to write it off. Nigerians were living witnesses to the way he treated his friends and political enemies.

Sincere 9gerian:
Are you talking of the same OBJ that ruled from 1999 till 2007? OBJ that removed disloyal governors with 5 legislators? OBJ that decimated AD in the southwest with Iwu's INEC? OBJ that told Amaechi to step down as candidate of PDP in 2007 because his candidature has "k-leg"? Who could stand in the way of OBJ when he held sway? If you'r having amnesia, I am not.

FreeGlobe:
which of the PDP's are you talking about here clown.

confusion247:
Yes he(OBJ) has a record, kindly give us five of those records.

taharqa: Don't honestly get what you are trying to say here, esp as it relates to d post you quoted. Cud you throw more light, plz??

Do you know that if OBJ was still in Power none of these political parties wud hv ever bn allowed to win any significant elections in this our Nigeria, nor wud any party be registered??

eGuerrilla:

I was actually responding to your statement, copied in below, which erroneously ascribes superlative powers to Obasanjo in an effort to rationalise current events.



What I was trying to get across is that the recent implosion within the ruling party is part of an incremental change that has been unfolding for some time now. Our politicians (on both sides of the divide) can only slow down the evolving process, they cannot stop it.

insideview: So the G5 + Ameachi have broken away. Very funny. It changes nothing. The powers inhenrent in the Nigerian Presidency that some worked assidously to increase during their time in office will not decline just because they are not comfortable with the status quo.

Someone earlier pointed out that the G5 govern states Mr President was not going to win were he to chose to run for a second term. Ameachi CANNOT (read my lips) deliver Rivers state to anybody and the G5 know this. But he has money and they're hoping (correctly) that he will bankroll thier folly. 2015 is about 2 years away. enough time for GEJ to put his house in order.

If anyone believes an incumbent President (am incumbent anything for that matter) in Nigeria will loose an election; when his head is in the right place, that person is on a very Loooong thing.

Perchance some have not noticed, socio-political permutations the world over have changed. #America can longer unilaterrally declare "Police action" in Syria. That should be food enough for thought.

FreeGlobe:
which of the PDP's are you talking about here clown.

confusion247: Why are they still using the name PDP? They should be ashamed that they are fighting for their pockets and not for the masses. They should form a new party or join APC .............but they should know that no vacancy in aso rock till 2019.

Nonybb: Association of Past Criminals, APC should not take this as a weak point cos PDP still got south east and the igbos, and the igbos still got their back. We are here!