Jonathan’s Siege On South-West Fuel His Downfall In The Region

In this interview with ENIOLA AKINKUOTU, a former National Vice-Chairman of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change, Alhaji Razaq Muse, speaks on the Saturday elections and other issues

Since your party merged with other parties to form the All Progressives Congress, how have things been?
I was involved in the merger and I had to make some sacrifices. The Peoples Democratic Party thought it would not work but because there is a need for change and God was in charge, to their disappointment, everything went smoothly. Even when they thought the APC presidential primary would degenerate into crisis, they were proved wrong again and Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) won.

President Goodluck Jonathan has been visiting Lagos in recent times. Don’t you think all the endorsements he has been getting can give him the upper hand?
You see, ironically, I think the PDP and the presidency are worsening their own chances and increasing the people’s resolve for change. No matter the amount of lobbying and money being given, people have made up their minds that they want a change. The PDP-led Federal Government has failed. Look at power for instance; they keep shifting the targets. They will tell you that by December, we shall have 10,000 megawatts of electricity and then by December, they will shift the target again. Now, they are saying in another two years, we will have constant power supply. Look at the oil sector; is it not an absurdity that up till now, we cannot boast of refining crude oil let alone exporting it? It is a shame. We need a good leader that will lead by example, a leader that can face corruption. Once that is done, there will be more jobs and a lower level of insecurity.
Another thing you should know about the South-West is that we vote based on performance. The likes of Femi Fani-Kayode and Governor Ayodele Fayose are just distractions. I feel most of them are scared. Fayose, even as a governor, still has a case with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission but because he is a governor, he has immunity. Such a person can never want Buhari to become President because Buhari is the kind of person that can push for the removal of immunity and of course, you know what that means.
Fani-Kayode was still in court just about two weeks ago. So, Jonathan’s visits to the South-West are of no consequence. Who are the people that will vote for Jonathan? Is it the barber that has to buy fuel into his generator to work that will vote continuation for another four years of hopelessness?

In Lagos State, which has the highest number of registered voters, the PDP seems united for the first time. Don’t you think the APC can lose its grip on the state?
The PDP is only united when it is time to share money. It is not only in Lagos. Most of the PDP people in Lagos know that they cannot deliver for Jonathan but are only trying to deceive him. Our governorship candidate, Akinwunmi Ambode, is a tested member of the party and he is an all-rounder. He graduated at the age of 21 and then became a chartered accountant at the age of 24. He has a Master’s degree and served Lagos in various capacities for 27 years. Some say he had a problem with Governor Babatunde Fashola but this is not true because he has a letter of commendation from Fashola. He helped Lagos to survive when former President Olusegun Obasanjo seized Lagos funds. If not for him and his experience in accounting and his ability to devise ways to increase the state’s income and make Lagos virtually self-sufficient, Lagos would have been crippled. Under him Lagos will excel and he will be able to consolidate the achievements of Fashola

PDP says Buhari will Islamise Nigeria.
This is not possible because even during his time as the military Head of State, the Supreme Military Council was made up of Christians and Muslims. Now we are in a democratic system and have both federal and state legislative bodies. And you know, for you to Islamise Nigeria, they must get two thirds of the National Assembly and state houses of assembly to agree to it so how can he Islamise Nigeria? It is all cock and bull story.
Buhari, I can tell you without mincing words, vowed in 2011 that he would not contest again. I was there beside him when he shed tears. He did that because he felt that despite his desire to bring about change in this country, people could not see it. At that time, he was trying to have an alliance with the then Action Congress of Nigeria but that alliance collapsed three days before the elections. But today, it was the people that called him saying, “General, you are still alive and healthy, come on board.” It is only him that does not have any skeleton in his cupboard. He is ready to lead by example and can deliver votes.[size=14pt] I was the National Vice Chairman of the CPC and he was able to deliver over 12 million votes despite the late registration of the party. So, someone like that, who is still relevant in the North, will deliver more votes. So, I don’t see how he will lose, especially with the collaboration of the South-West. I don’t see how Jonathan can win without rigging the elections.[/size]


But there is still this controversy over the use of card .
By the Federal Government’s procurement of card readers, the nation has spent so much money to block one of the areas of rigging elections which is the accreditation stage where ghost voters come and then ballot boxes are stuffed. So, for the PDP to oppose it means there is an ulterior motive. I think the Independent National Electoral Commission is on track and it will produce the desired result.

Rad1cal:
Imagine the useless source from the useless OP.








smh

Gbawe:
http://www.osundefender.org/?p=230325

mrmetoo1:
Ain't nothing but the truth right here. No PDP supporter has really come up with an analysis on how PDP will win based on PVC collection since they keep saying the online samples don't matter

ishiamu:
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Any news that breeds ouit from osundefender is false that's not a newspaper or even tabloid

Aregbesola sits at his home and tell them what to write

Gbawe:


Cretin. Is this source good enough for you:

http://www.punchng.com/politics/why-buhari-shed-tears-for-nigeria-muse/

You are nothing but a small-minded 1mbecile who has not changed in the many years he has been a narialander and remain perpetually obsessed with discussing people here and never ideas. Oponu.

Gbawe:


I don't know why so many Nigerians enjoy focusing on people and never the idea under discussion. You do understand that this was an interview where Alhaji Razaq Muse gave his opinion about the election. How can the article then be false? Did it claim Muse said anything he did not? Anyway, below is several other sources of the exact same article Osundefenders quoted. I think by now most Nairalanders know those who are prone to attacking the messenger simply do not want to acknowledge the message and prefer trying to discredit it. Hope you find the sources below satisfactory and will now provide an issue-based response on the utterances of Muse.

http://www.punchng.com/politics/why-buhari-shed-tears-for-nigeria-muse/

http://www.nigeriatell.com/news/why-buhari-openly-shed-tears-for-nigeria-muse#.VRJvB_msWJg

http://9janotebook..co.uk/2015/03/why-buhari-shed-tears-for-nigeria-muse.html

Rad1cal:







Paid swine,never in your life think sane minds will permit you to promote Osundefendlies here.






You had a punch source yet decided to peddle the useless source initially simply because you have a stake in that fraudulent agency.






Now you are free to continually earning your pay as you write lengthy jargons to the delight of your drug carting masters.




Respect your old age and stop acting the fool .

Rad1cal:







Paid swine,never in your life think sane minds will permit you to promote Osundefendlies here.






You had a punch source yet decided to peddle the useless source initially simply because you have a stake in that fraudulent agency.






Now you are free to continually earning your pay as you write lengthy jargons to the delight of your drug carting masters.




Respect your old age and stop acting the fool .

ishiamu:


All this ain't credible source so phock it

hiredkiller:
Yadayadayaya gbawe the old bastard comot for road transformation train go kill you oooo


What's raining now is Gej


Gej till 2019

Controlled:


U r just a mor0n....scamper off...

Gbawe:



All these TANdroids. So predictable. Anyway, Alhaji Muse has given his views about the chances of GEJ in the SW which most objective analysts will agree is correct and factually sensible. Although I can understand how the interview may be upsetting to you to the extent you then obdurately focus on discrediting the source instead of inspecting the content revealed. 'Goodluck' to you

Gbawe:


When will you grow up and begin to reject the imbecility you are fond of displaying daily here? After all this rant you are still joining vacuously attacking the messenger and discussing people yet you fail to comment on the substantive issue is the utterance and thinking of Alhaji Muse. Even God cannot help you because your mumuism is beyond redemption.

Gbawe:


He will always remain a M0r0n. These desperate TANdroids are all so predictable. Very dull and unintelligent like the corrupt, misruling and 'sit-tight' messiah they worship.

Gbawe:


Olodo, go back to school. It is obvious GEJ has not 'transformed' your educational ability.

Ngwakwe:
The topic should read thus: "President Jonathan's campaigns and negotiations across Southwest made his opposition and vocal minority angry, unstable and confused about what outcome the election will be against their earlier permutations.

Jonathan carefully picked his targets/audiences while ignoring the usual noisemakers.

ishiamu:


Focus n pray ur candidate ain't disqualified 1st

Gbawe:
You guys are really desperate. Buhari will contest the election and defeat GEJ in the end whatever desperate antics PDP deploy to stop him.

ishiamu:


Focus n pray ur candidate ain't disqualified 1st

Buhari’s eligibility suit suffers setback, adjourned to April 22

MARCH 25, 2015 : ADE ADESOMOJU, ABUJA 23 COMMENTS





A Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned all the suits challenging the eligibility of presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari,till April 22 and 23, 2015.

Justice Adeniyi Ademola fixed the date after he dismissed applications by two intended parties to join the suit as defendants.

‎The judge said the adjournment would affect all the pending suits against Buhari in his court.

Gbawe:


Oga do you not know how to summarise? Another poor example highlight the failure of the GEJ "education transformation". As for Jonathan carefully "picking his target" I think you know, deep down, you are only comforting yourself. Desperately going around Yoruba land bribing and begging assumed opinion leaders who have no influence in how citizens will vote is what you term "carefully picked targets/audience"? We dey laff.

taharqa:
Lolz

Anything from the fooooolish OP about political behavior in the SW should be taken with a pint of salt.

If you were here during Ekiti and Ondo elections, you would understand what am talking about

taharqa:
Abeg where is Gbawe, Dayokanu and co? They hv bn usuali missing in action since yterday's night. I miss them a lot today o, lol.....hahahaha..

Guys, let us see the big picture. Mimiko has done well and he will probably get a second term to continue his efforts despite Akeredolu being a genuinely progressive candidate and the sort anyone would ordinarily want involved in SW politics at the highest level. Overall, events bode well for the political future of the SW. We need to look beyond the spat of politicians, itself an inevitable by-product of the "dirty game", and focus on why we all involved ourselves in political discussions in the first place i.e the desire to see the development of our States, regions and Nation. If Ondo is witnessing progress under Mimiko, then let that continue.

It is testimony to the positive changes becoming entrenched in the SW that we now see a performing Governor (Mimiko) challenged by a formidable opposition candidate in Akeredolu. The exchange of insults is partisan politics at work and ultimately not relevant enough, IMO, to obstruct from the positives going on here. Of utmost relevance to me is how this is not a battle between light and day , or Jesus and Satan, as was the case in the past. When you have great candidates facing each other, development and progress is the likely reward for the State - whoever wins. This is a situation we should all pray becomes the norm in Nigeria because Partisan politics is essentially a means to an end.