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Tinubu: Hurdles Before A Kingmaker Eying The Throne by ThisisBuhari: 8:48am On Jan 17, 2022
The race for the 2023 presidency took a new dimension last Monday when the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, set the ball rolling with the announcement of his intention to contest for the country’s plum seat.

Since his disclosure to President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa Abuja, the former Lagos State governor has become the most talked-about politician in the country. Issues around him – negative and positive – have been dominating the social media even as news stories and articles about his person flood Nigerian national dailies.

The declaration by Ebonyi State Governor Dave Umahi, 24 hours after, through the same channel and at the same place, could not dwarf the discussion around Tinubu, the Lion of Bourdillon.

Asiwaju is regarded as the kingmaker in the APC by virtue of the role he played in the emergence of Buhari in 2015 and his influence in the South West geopolitical zone, especially Lagos State, where he has been producing the occupants of the Lagos State House since 2007, when his second term lapsed.


While most of those who served as governors between 1999 and 2007 have lost their relevance in the political terrain, Tinubu has maintained his and even spread his tentacles to other parts of the country. His inroads into other parts of the country, pundits say, is to actualise his lifelong ambition for the presidency.

However, to actualise it, analysts say he must overcome some hurdles.

Getting Buhari to key into his bid

During his recent interview on Channels TV, President Buhari, without mincing words, said he does not care about who succeeds him. Specifically, the president said, “2023 is not my problem; I don’t care who succeeds me, let the person come, whoever the person.”


The statement punctured reports that there was a power-sharing understanding between him and Tinubu before the formation of the APC.


Observers of the political scene, however, say for Tinubu’s ambition to sail through, he needs to get the president to key into the project. But reports from the villa showed that the president’s body language was not favourable to the candidature of the former Lagos State governor.

“Frankly, the thinking here is that he has been compensated for his efforts in 2014/2015 with the position of the vice president and others,” a source around the president once said during a discussion on Tinubu’s ambition.

Another villa source said at all cost, Tinubu needs to recruit the president’s nephew, Malam Mamman Daura, for his project.


“Don’t mind what he (Mamman) said on zoning in 2020, Asiwaju needs to reach out to him. The president listens to him more than any other person,” he said.

Decimating the 3Bs plus M

In the last 19 months, the affairs of the APC have been under the control of three governors plus a minister. Since June 2020 when the Adams Oshiomhole-led National Working Committee (NWC) was dissolved, the party has been under the grip of Mai Mala Buni (Yobe), who chairs the caretaker committee; Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi), chairman of the Progressives Governors’ Forum (PGF) and Mohammad Badaru of Jigawa State. The Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, is said to be part of the clique of the three governors.

According to analysts, the decimation of this clique now known as 3Bs plus M, is the second hurdle, the former Lagos governor needs to scale through to actualise his ambition. It is common knowledge in the party that the clique has gone far in their bid to edge Tinubu out from the race.

Party sources said the delay in the conduct of the national convention was part of the plot by the three governors.

To reduce their influence, those familiar with the politicking in the party, said, “It is either he gets the convention conducted or he gets the Buni-committee dissolved as soon as possible.”

Zoning/micro zoning

Since the country returned to civil rule in 1999, power had been rotating between the northern and the southern parts of the country, though not on any constitutional basis.

However, insiders say the delay in the conduct of the APC convention is part of the plan to open the presidential contest to all.

Although the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola, had last year said there was an agreement to rotate the presidency between North and South at the formation of the party, there have been controversies over the issue in the party.

At the moment, sources say there are clandestine moves to leave the presidential ticket open to all, including aspirants from the North.

The representative of youths in the 13-member national caretaker committee of the APC, Barrister Ismail Ahmed, in a recent interview, said the attention of the party was on balancing not zoning.

“You know this zoning issue has never been a thing like that. You shouldn’t forget that APC is not very big on zoning. It is very big on balancing, not necessarily zoning.

“Because in our 2014 primaries, if you remember, December 2014 when we had primaries that President Buhari emerged, there were five people that contested for the presidency.

“Only two of them were from the same zone, all the others were from different political zones – Atiku Abubakar (North East); late Dr. Samuel Nda Isaiah (North Central); Rochas Okorocha (South East) and former Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso of Kano State and President Buhari (North West).

“It was a hotly contested election,” he said.

Pundits say Tinubu needs to get the ticket zoned to the South and micro zoned to the South West for him to have an upper hand.

APC was formed in 2013 following the merger of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), a faction of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and new PDP (nPDP).

Running mate/Muslim-Muslim ticket

Who will be Tinubu’s running mate, should he pick the APC ticket? These are key questions nagging the minds of those promoting his candidature in the North and those who are against it.

The main reason that stopped Tinubu from becoming the running mate of President Buhari in 2015 was his faith. Spirited efforts for him to be considered were thwarted at the last minute when many chieftains of the party kicked against a Muslim-Muslim ticket. Hence, he was given the opportunity to pick a Christian. This led to the emergence of Professor Yemi Osinbajo as Buhari’s running mate.

A similar scenario is playing out. Top shots in the party, especially governors, who want to be his running mate, are Muslims.

“This is one of the reasons two blocs in the party are against his candidature. So, who will he pick? If he picks a Muslim, it would affect the fortunes of the party at the poll. Likewise, if he picks a Christian, it will not fly,” a member of the party said.

Health challenge

Opponents of the candidature of the APC national leader are also using the issue of health to de-market him. They are warning against a repeat of the Buhari experience. In his first tenure, President Buhari frequented London for medication, where he spent months on one of such trips.

Between August and October last year, Tinubu was in London for medical attention. Both Buhari and Tinubu were in London for medication issues last year. While Buhari was there for some days, Tinubu spent months.

Buhari even visited the former Lagos governor. It was after the president’s visit that Duchess Mews, Portland Place, Central London home of Tinubu became a mecca of sorts as his political godsons, admirers and supporters thronged there to visit him.

Though allies of Tinubu said he went for knee surgery, those against his aspiration are putting forth some other prognoses. Meantime, political watchers are stressing the need for the former governor to clear the air on his health condition.

But a board member of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC), Senator Magnus Abe, dismissed insinuations by some people that Tinubu was too old and too sick to become the next president, saying age is not necessarily a factor in leadership.

https://dailytrust.com/tinubu-hurdles-before-a-kingmaker-eying-the-throne

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Re: Tinubu: Hurdles Before A Kingmaker Eying The Throne by LagosEmir: 8:51am On Jan 17, 2022
Tinubu is just wasting his time and money

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Re: Tinubu: Hurdles Before A Kingmaker Eying The Throne by Odin13: 8:53am On Jan 17, 2022
grin
Tinubu being called a “ kingmaker” by the Yoruba media is an overstatement by the southwest Yoruba mediA

Is cost Oshiomole his position and ended his political career
Relegate Tinubu.. was stressed so much in the political setting that even yaya Bello have to defend Tinubu by saying that there are so many national leaders in Apc and Buhari who’s the president is the leader of the party

Even Buhari himself have to come to Lagos while Tinubu went into hiding to make a direct comment to Tinubu to that effect..

Yoruba people don’t know this.. their media mouth no gree them understand

Ever since the Oshiomole saga.. is been a free fall for Tinubu in the party .. all this media noise and bla’s coming fromhis loyalist are only empty noise

Hausa Fulani are in government, in power , and in charge
Yoruba can only make noise and still be quiet because they know is noise and they fear the noise might wake their master Buhari

Why all those threatening protest and making noise obout will always keep quiet the next minute grin

Yoruba are being caged by Mohammed Buhari himself

Buhari set up the Apc planing committee..
Buhari directs all information given to Buni to deliver to Apc as a party

Buhari chose date for convention..
Buhari is delaying the convention .. Buhari is completely incharge ... of Apc and Nigeria

But why are yoruba people attacking the 3b’s and M..

Knowing all this truth

Tinubu must contest and Yoruba must sustain their loud noise in the media

So e go loud .

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Re: Tinubu: Hurdles Before A Kingmaker Eying The Throne by Abfinest007(m): 9:01am On Jan 17, 2022
I don't have anything against tinubu but u see that remi tinubu .it better to vote for osinbajo than to vote for remi tinubu n tinubu

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Re: Tinubu: Hurdles Before A Kingmaker Eying The Throne by Authoreety: 9:56am On Jan 17, 2022
The vulture griller is already rooting for tinubu... That guys foolishness is second to non.

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Re: Tinubu: Hurdles Before A Kingmaker Eying The Throne by DropsMic(m): 9:56am On Jan 17, 2022
Yawn
Re: Tinubu: Hurdles Before A Kingmaker Eying The Throne by Massiveglory: 9:56am On Jan 17, 2022
People just wanna deceive, chop his money and probably make tinubu politically redundant and inconsequential. Tinubu will be ridiculed. Infact he will likely end up leaving apc when they are through with him. Tinubu cannot be president.
It will be easier for lai Mohammed or mc olumo to be president than for Tinubu.

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Re: Tinubu: Hurdles Before A Kingmaker Eying The Throne by merits(m): 9:57am On Jan 17, 2022

Jagaloot grin
Jagabad
Jagafraud.

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Re: Tinubu: Hurdles Before A Kingmaker Eying The Throne by WiszyFraud: 9:57am On Jan 17, 2022
This family.. grin

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Re: Tinubu: Hurdles Before A Kingmaker Eying The Throne by Klington: 9:58am On Jan 17, 2022
he's an opportunist who wants power at cost.

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Re: Tinubu: Hurdles Before A Kingmaker Eying The Throne by Eriokanmi: 9:58am On Jan 17, 2022
Buhari will shock this man and his blind supporters. In his word, Tinubu, what are you doing with all the cars in your yard, are you selling them? Buhari will never hand over to a reckless thug. Know this and know peace. It often baffles me when people see road but still prefer to enter the Bush. Smh

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Re: Tinubu: Hurdles Before A Kingmaker Eying The Throne by Bar1941(m): 9:58am On Jan 17, 2022
If you guys like you can list 1million hurdles, all I know is that come May next year baba will be sworn in as Nigerian president by the special grace of God.

Any Ipig that don't like it can hug the nearest available transformer.

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Re: Tinubu: Hurdles Before A Kingmaker Eying The Throne by McOluOmo: 9:59am On Jan 17, 2022
At the mention of jagaban,









Guys wey no get girlfriend get peace of mind

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Re: Tinubu: Hurdles Before A Kingmaker Eying The Throne by Fr33born(m): 9:59am On Jan 17, 2022
Grabs my sit.

Watches as the threads turns to Igbo bashing thread because Tinubu was mentioned.
Re: Tinubu: Hurdles Before A Kingmaker Eying The Throne by JohnieWalker12(m): 9:59am On Jan 17, 2022
Instead of Tinubu to be president make this country kuku divide

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Re: Tinubu: Hurdles Before A Kingmaker Eying The Throne by Faiththatworks(m): 9:59am On Jan 17, 2022
Gen Buhari time in Nigeria politics is over. His descent into nothingness will be Swift and fast,if in doubt,check mannabbq posts,when was the last time they(I believe mannabbq is actually a group of people using that name to post) posted any of the Daddy oyoyo post praising Buhari.
For those who believe badiru,bagudu,buni and malami have any kind of political power they will be shocked like an exposed naked electric cable.
Gen Buhari is the one giving these neophytes any kind of relevance in the polity,now that Gen Buhari is able to fade into nothingness,I expect all the parasitic leeches in Aso rock to follow him into Oblivion.
Politics is a power play,I expect party factions to emerge very soon in kebbi,yobe and Jigawa state.
The old political power war houses will soon resurface and dismantle these new parasitic leeches,as for Malami he's a leech without any political relevance,his descent into nothingness will be the worst of those riding on Gen Buhari name.
Let the power games begin.

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Re: Tinubu: Hurdles Before A Kingmaker Eying The Throne by Baawaa(m): 10:00am On Jan 17, 2022
Tinubu will cross the bridge when he get there

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Re: Tinubu: Hurdles Before A Kingmaker Eying The Throne by ovieigho(m): 10:00am On Jan 17, 2022
Hmm

Nairaland moderators please check your front page and see how many of the headline carry “Tinubu”

Una own sef too much
Stop giving life to a lifeless entity
Na una dey mislead people

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Re: Tinubu: Hurdles Before A Kingmaker Eying The Throne by money121(m): 10:00am On Jan 17, 2022
Ok
Re: Tinubu: Hurdles Before A Kingmaker Eying The Throne by TSaveo: 10:00am On Jan 17, 2022
Authoreety:
The vulture griller is already rooting for tinubu... That guys foolishness is second to non.
Is that one a human being
Re: Tinubu: Hurdles Before A Kingmaker Eying The Throne by BoOoto: 10:01am On Jan 17, 2022
FOR THOSE PLANNING TO VOTE BOLA AHMED TINUBU, NORMALLY E NO SUPPOSE BETTER FOR UNA ✍

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Re: Tinubu: Hurdles Before A Kingmaker Eying The Throne by Nnemuka(f): 10:01am On Jan 17, 2022
lol
Pro Osinbajo news...
Drug lord cum king maker..
tueh

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Re: Tinubu: Hurdles Before A Kingmaker Eying The Throne by bestman09(m): 10:01am On Jan 17, 2022
angry
Nothing that GREEDINESS can not cause!

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Re: Tinubu: Hurdles Before A Kingmaker Eying The Throne by freshkpomo(m): 10:02am On Jan 17, 2022

When thieves regroup and you have youths cheering them because of ethnicity or religion. Tinubu, Uzor Kalu, Yahaya, Osinbajo will still have a recycled cabinet not different from the present one

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