Sant1m:
You spoke as if Tinubu is inconsequential in SW politics, don't forget how Tinubu gave the SW to Gej in 2011 after a last minute deal. like it or not he is the Iroko of SW politics, maybe he got one or two things wrong on the national level such as his hard stance in demanding for positions for SW to the detriment of other regions, i,e Tinubu had no plan to conceal anything to SS, SE, nPDP. I still consider him a man who gets you the votes, Atiku, Tambuwal, Kwankwaso and Saraki now ve a shaky 2019, future in SW. I think the ultimate beneficiary if he is interested will be El Rufai.

Pavore9:


l am igbo, born and raised in Lagos and do travel with the Nigerian Passport, so the "its high time to advice ibo cow to stop chasen yoruba tiger" has no meaning in my world view.

omonnakoda:
Tinubu coming together with Buhari won't have mattered if GEJ performed. He did not perform and was a very divisive figure. If he was well advised and treated the SW properly he could have marginalized Tinubu. Tinubu is not that respected in the SW contrary to what APC supporters might think. GEJ disrespected the SW that is why he lost there. By the time he started sharing his dollars it was too late. He was inexperienced and allowed himself to be misused by Eboes thus losing the final opportunity for southern solidarity against the north

soe:
SP is not more powerful than VP. you better don't deceive yourself. VP is the head of economic team and that should tell you more about where loyalty lies when it comes to who issues contracts and who decides what project is more important than the other. The only reason David Mark was more noticed and influential than Sambo was because GEJ saw him as a bridge builder in PDP....as long as BUHARI doesn't recognise Saraki as anything in APC, Saraki will be as useless as Adolphus Wabara. Wait n see.

And in case you don't know...Tinubu might not be the kingmaker in APC as a whole...but in 2019 when they need a south west machinery...they will no whassup

jomoh:


Your knowledge of Politics is very little.

The fact is that in politics Loyalty is very key. For a president -most especially Nigerian president- to succeed, he needs a senate president that can be loyal, trusted and a reliable party ally. Because the nigerian politics is a "winner takes all" kind of politics. Even the president realised this too late which is the reason why he is now angry with Bukola after declaring his readiness to work with him. All this was due to the inexperience of PMB and APC at the federal level.

Does a Bukola saraki have any of those traits? Someone who betrayed his own father and sister.

The undeniable truth is that Bukola can betray anyone for his personal ambition and it is very dangerous for a president to rely on such person.

porka:


[size=13pt]They won't need South West much in 2019.

They only used South West this time to dislodge their allies.

It's a divide and rule thing.

They have reduced South West to nothing again politically. They've used and dumped Tinubu.

Your PVC numbers are too infinitesimal. They made sure that one is sorted out when you were looking the other way. Since you didn't complain in 2015, it'll be too late to complain in 2019 [/size]

Lushcream:
Senate President is more powerful than Vice President and Chief Justice of Nigeria ......

There is nothing like Juicy committees ...... Buhari need capable hands and Bukola is the capable hand ...... Bukola is Godfatherless because he is a Godfather himself ..... Bukola only build alliances with the Atikus camp as well as the PDP camp it is not as if He will be taking instruction from them or anybody.

Tinubu lost out magnificently..... No be today the Saraki's don dey floor Tinubu .....

Tinubu sent Lai Mohammed to become Governor of Kwara state ........ Bukola finished him ... Lai ran back to Lagos.

Tinubu sent Belgore to become Governor of Kwara state ....... Bukola Finished him .... Belgore ran to PDP and Bukola finished Belgore right from primary election of PDP.

Tinubu deplored Lawan/Akume for Senate President ........ Bukola finished him...........


Tinubu vs Bukola ain't today ....... Tinubu should chill and learn.

change49ja:


You're right. Just my opinion.

change49ja:
I can't but laugh everytime I hear people say Saraki with the help of Kwankwaso, Tambuwal & Atiku outsmarted Tinubu to become the Senate President. I actually believed these quartets 'shot themselves on the head' with their miscalculations. They formed an alliance in order to bring Tinubu down not knowing that they were actually destroying their long term political career. No wonder Kwankwaso is singing a new song. No wonder Saraki is going round the clock to beg ex-presidents/head of states to intervene. No wonder Atiku is screaming his undiluted loyalty to Buhari. I believe Tambuwal feel so ashamed of himself right now. It's not a secret that these men aspire to become the President of Nigeria in 2019. I strongly believe Tambuwal and Kwankwaso both have a very good chance come 2019 but I really doubt if that'll ever happen again with the event at the National Assembly and most especially their disrespect to the party and the president.

For these quartets, their long term political ambitions to emerge as the presidential flagbearer of APC is as good as dead on arrival.

change49ja:
I can't but laugh everytime I hear people say Saraki with the help of Kwankwaso, Tambuwal & Atiku outsmarted Tinubu to become the Senate President. I actually believed these quartets 'shot themselves on the head' with their miscalculations. They formed an alliance in order to bring Tinubu down not knowing that they were actually destroying their long term political career. No wonder Kwankwaso is singing a new song. No wonder Saraki is going round the clock to beg ex-presidents/head of states to intervene. No wonder Atiku is screaming his undiluted loyalty to Buhari. I believe Tambuwal feel so ashamed of himself right now. It's not a secret that these men aspire to become the President of Nigeria in 2019. I strongly believe Tambuwal and Kwankwaso both have a very good chance come 2019 but I really doubt if that'll ever happen again with the event at the National Assembly and most especially their disrespect to the party and the president.

For these quartets, their long term political ambitions to emerge as the presidential flagbearer of APC is as good as dead on arrival.

disumusa:
" its high time to advice ibo cow to stop chasen yoruba tiger"

maverickdude:
owk.....smthing is not clear,will u stop them frm getting d ticket come 2019? c'mon,these pple ar politicians nd dey knw ao to manipulate themselves

disumusa:
you an ibo man who is always happy on another mans property or achivement is saraki an ibo or pdp remember all other official apointment in senate,house will be apc so dogara and bukola will become toothles dog.

neomar:

Did i hear you say because he is from a minority ethnic group? Is he from the Hausa or Yoruba or Igbo when he made it in 2011? Clueless, ok but ethnic group, not at all

disumusa:
but tinubu can remove president gej and instal president buhari. My brother as at now tinubu is the most brilliant politician in africa i.e no body is perfect and impecable

donphilopus:


Accepted!

But that wouldn't make Atiku or Saraki to ever become the President of Nigeria. The duo are perpetually unelectable (as President of this Nation)!

@OP, pls remove Kwankwaso. Thanks!

disumusa:
you are wasting you time b/c any laws made muste be endose by buhari

Lushcream:
Senate President is more powerful than Vice President and Chief Justice of Nigeria ......

There is nothing like Juicy committees ...... Buhari need capable hands and Bukola is the capable hand ...... Bukola is Godfatherless because he is a Godfather himself ..... Bukola only build alliances with the Atikus camp as well as the PDP camp it is not as if He will be taking instruction from them or anybody.

Tinubu lost out magnificently..... No be today the Saraki's don dey floor Tinubu .....

Tinubu sent Lai Mohammed to become Governor of Kwara state ........ Bukola finished him ... Lai ran back to Lagos.

Tinubu sent Belgore to become Governor of Kwara state ....... Bukola Finished him .... Belgore ran to PDP and Bukola finished Belgore right from primary election of PDP.

Tinubu deplored Lawan/Akume for Senate President ........ Bukola finished him...........


Tinubu vs Bukola ain't today ....... Tinubu should chill and learn.

Obipat:
if election is conducted btw Tinubu and Sariki inside APC who will win? LAi mohamed vs sariki is in kwara state, can sariki talk in Lgos where Tinubu is?

Nig4Greatness:
.....Mr your comment is very funny and sheer display of ignorance.
Let me lecture you a bit on the science of politics.
1.comparing Tinubu and Saraki head to head is like comparing life and death.they are not mates and it's a complete mismatch.you yourself that typed those rubbish above know this cos Tinubu was never a product of anybody but he personally built his political status unlike Saraki that was just a mere beneficiary of his father political legacy.where was Saraki when Tinubu was busy building his political empire?,Saraki was still in SGB embezzling their money.
2.Tinubu is not nursing any political ambition anymore except that he just wanted to build a strong party he laboured to bring to the national prominence and leave an enduring legacy unlike Saraki that's still nursing more political ambition.so you would expect their approach to be different.
3.Tinubu has been in an opposition all his life starting from military days and has weathered all the storms that came with it unlike Saraki that has never being in opposition and has always been having his romance with the ruling party.if you still have any memory left,you could have easily remember what he went through in the senate when he decamped to this same party just last year.
4.your claim that he is a godfather on his own,mention people he has been able to mentor in politics unlike Tinubu that has built leaders everwhere.
5.since you are so sure of his political sagacity,why didn't he form his own party when he left pdp instead of coming to join apc that's already gaining grounds?,at least Buhari despite his lean financial muscles,still managed to formed Cpc.
6.Is Tinubu only the decision making organ of apc?,what is the work of their nwc?.if everything falls on him,that means he is only being genius and professional.
Mention one politician alive today that you can put side a side with Tinubu?.none.he was only a governor but he has been able to extend his tentacles because he has a vision.this man play a politics of compromise....give and take,that is why he's a leader.
Finally boy,let simple reason prevails whenever judgement comes and not based on personal hatred.Also,I would encourage you to read more books on politics so you can be vastly informed.may God help you as you do so.

sunshine1974:
Op, how old are u? This is d dumbest post ever yet it made front page. Mtchewwww

Sincere4u:


Nigeria's politicians are very unstable, so much so that i consider your assumptions to be political miscalculations. Before 2019 you could see these men hugging themselves like they are gay.

Lushcream:

[s]Your knowledge of Politics is Zero ..... PMB doesn't need to rely on Saraki Vice versa . each of them knows their duty and they would perform it exceptionally to the people of the federal republic of Nigeria.

Politics is based on Ideology, that is , people of similar interest and mindset converge under a political platform to struggle for the control of government.

After the struggle and they won power, the most stup.idest event is for one man, an Oligarch and Authoritarian to believe he is the one with most Political acumen to dictate who become who and who get what, when and how.

Tinubu has been shown his level of political popularity .... and His popularity begin and ends in Southwest exception of Ondo and Ekiti ..... Tinubu is not popular in South East and South South , Core North and Middle Belt ...... Tinubu has alot of hurdle to cross if he wants to be popular beyond Southwest and he can never be allowed to play the pranks of Lagos on the whole of Nigeria.

Saraki didn't betrayed anybody, He has responsibilities to performed as the Senate president of Nigeria and he would never allowed one ojuyobo to stop him from discharging his duties to the people of the federal republic of Nigeria.


The Senate president doesn't need the executive President to perform the duties of his office they both serve as check and balances on one another only commisoner osunbade need direction of Buhari to function .


Bukola is the slayer of Tinubu. [/s]