chedet:


How about North West that voted exclusively for Buhari in 2011, were they reminded everyday that they must be in opposition or they are 5%?

If as you claim that South West votes personality, I'm guessing you didn't know those who contested 2011 election and how the SW voted. What changed? or did Jonathan had superior personality than Buhari in 2011 that SW voted overwhelmly for the PDP?

Democracy is a game of choice and nobody should be punished for freely having a choice. You cannot say that a geopolitical zone is opposition, saying that, as Joe Igbokwe is alluding to, is to give credence to the perception by SE that they will be excluded in this government.

You may rejoice today because it is SE, we don't know the future. We may move into a president who will be responsible to only his political zone.

fulanimafia:


Please don't say what you do not know.

Read that article properly and take note of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd republic politics that were referred to. You will see that the Hausa and Igbos have been in alliance several times, they have never been in opposition.

chedet:


How about North West that voted exclusively for Buhari in 2011, were they reminded everyday that they must be in opposition or they are 5%?

fulanimafia:


Regionally you might be correct, but nationally the success of the ACN dudes can primarily be credited to their alliance with other regions. What are Igbokwe's people doing in that regard? That is the underlying message he is trying to transmit by asking them to go back to the trenches and re-strategize.

Even on the regional level which was the foundation the ACN dudes built on, what are they doing? You really think PDP which is being revived by Atiku and Saraki is a SE party?

fulanimafia:


That is not true.

The North gave Jonathan over 8 million votes in 2011, just 3 million less than Buhari.

Mynd44:

But part of strategizing and forming alliance is by their own people being in the APC and not just a handful of people like Rochas, Ngige and Onu. More of them needs to be actively involved in the APC.

The whole Atiku, Saraki thing is just laughable.

cktheluckyman:


Did the NW/NE not vote in block in 2003,2011 and even in 2015? Did the SW not vote in block in 1999,2003 ? Quit all these hypocrisy!!!!

fulanimafia:

That is not true.
The North gave Jonathan over 8 million votes in 2011, just 3 million less than Buhari. Over 1/3 of the NW voted Jonathan.

Mynd44:

@enboldened, the problem is that when you have almost all the political leaders from one region in the opposition, there will be a disconnect. We can all try to deny it and say it wont happen but it will be there.

Example is when the ACN called the governors from the SW to an economic summit but Ondo did not attend because Mimiko was in LP.

Mynd44:

But did the SW vote in block for President Jonathan in 2011?

chukwudi44:


GEJ did not win osun in 2011

fulanimafia:


That is not true.

The North gave Jonathan over 8 million votes in 2011, just 3 million less than Buhari. Over 1/3 of the NW voted Jonathan.

Mynd44:

President Buhari did not also win Osun in 2012.

Did President Jonathan win every other state, or are you about to take that off?

chedet:


Out of 5 governors in SE, only 3 are from PDP... nobody is even talking about SS here. But I do agree that the SE need to build bridges across other political zones. I would like a national government and national opposition party.

chukwudi44:


What is the meaning of the term BLOCK votes again?

a large number of votes that are made in the same way by one person who represents a large group of people

chukwudi44:


GEJ won mainly in the NC states and the christian dominated parts of Kadunna and adamawa!!! The core north never voted for GEJ in 2011.Can you remind me why corpers were killed in 2011?

I don't even remember you criticizing your people for killing innocent corp members rather you chose to villify a people because they freely chose to exercise their franchise

chukwudi44:


GEJ won mainly in the NC states and the christian dominated parts of Kadunna and adamawa!!! The core north never voted for GEJ in 2011.Can you remind me why corpers were killed in 2011?

I don't even remember you criticizing your people for killing innocent corp members rather you chose to villify a people because they freely chose to exercise their franchise

fulanimafia:


We are talking regions and and you are talking about how neighborhoods voted. How do you know which areas voted Jonathan? Did the election results specify religion?

1/3 (over 3 million votes) of the NW which includes Sokoto, Zamfara, Kebbi, Katsina, Jigawa states etc. voted Jonathan so you have no point.

http://www.nigerianmuse.com/20110419040622zg/sections/general-articles/details-of-2011-presidential-election-results-in-nigeria/

Mynd44:

So Resident Jonathan got +8 million votes from "the NC states and the christian dominated parts of Kadunna and adamawa"?

Is this a joke?

President Buhari got less than 500,000 votes in the whole SOUTH!!!!!!

chukwudi44:


What is the percentage of muslims/northerners in the SS/SE as compared to christians/southerners in the NE/NW? Yopu really think those votes came from Northern muslims?

chukwudi44:


What is the percentage of muslims/northerners in the SS/SE as compared to christians/southerners in the NE/NW? Yopu really think those votes came from Northern muslims?

badnature:
Hmmm imagine a fulani man telling igbos what he wants them to do! by the way do igbo people resemble your yoloba slave that act on your instructions? igbo people are not interested in the affairs of the zoo can't you get it ask my sister dollyk she would tell you.now can you leave igbo people and go to ruga and suck camels breast?

badnature:
Hmmm imagine a fulani man telling igbos what he wants them to do! by the way do igbo people resemble your yoloba slave that act on your instructions? igbo people are not interested in the affairs of the zoo can't you get it ask my sister dollyk she would tell you.now can you leave igbo people and go to ruga and suck camels breast?

gists:
For the first time since Nigeria returned to democratic governance 16 years ago, the east and western parts of the country are about to switch side with respect to being in the ruling vs opposition party.
For example, Lagos is set to align for the first time with Aso rock since 1999! But While the south west had mastered the act of surviving being on the other side of the ruling party, South east is just about to have a taste of what it means to be an opposition.

The Igbos are very smart and hard working people - forget the brainless saTANoids on nairaland. We have seen some very prominent sons and daughters from that region under Obasanjo's administration. Sadly, GEJ's administration didn't promote any ace Igbo genius. However, I am confident they can weather the storm. But I hope we will not see another TAN singing senseless praises of Buhari if he errs or another Youth Earnestly Ask for Buhari (as we saw during Abacha's era).

Those making a mockery of Igbo may soon eat their words as we are about to truly see how resilient new breeds of people from that part of the country.

Mynd44:

That is the reason I laugh when people say the SW "sold out" when it comes to President Jonathan. Because this guy won in 2011 convincingly.

People have said he lost because people were lied to and and the media was used to propagate stuff but seriously? You do not lose that type of numbers by people lying, it is a vote of no confidence.

People have eyes to see stuff around them and felt President Jonathan failed. QED