nice

After he consulted the Turski of Ilorin..that is his spin Doctor, they know how to rig APC out of power..

God pls choose for nigeria

Buhari and Atiku not the only option for Nigerian

APC media house

What is the governor name Provide the link with video or audio to back your claim Mr premium time or premium clock. If truly a governor said this and still hide his identity then he is not a governor it's all fake.

Provide visible evidence for all to see then let people debate it out.

I stopped reading the article when I saw 'the governor who asked not to be named...'. A typical fake news cooked up by senior zombies.

May lose or will?

A nameless APC chieftain making permutations about the PDP

Mtchwee who cares. APCheats hide your face . Nigerian's are better enlightened than 2019. I feel APC should focus more on telling Nigerian's what the have done rather than interfering in PDP matter's

Obi is a good person no doubt but politics is a game of number. South east/south will vote atiku either because of obi or not he should have picked some1 from southwest just to gain more vote. Ss/se wont vote buhari either way

Pure lies.

Atiku made the right choice by choosing Obi as his running mates. Osinbajo wasn't known if not for the rccg connection. A lot of rccg members, including I, are today disappointed in the government.

Let's give it to Atiku/Obi

Southwest, North Central, South South, South East, are all for PDP. Both would share NE and NW. This government has failed in every way. statistics don't lie.

Read the publication, noted the flimsy excuses given.

Opinion - Nigeria is a country for the rich. The common man has no say.

Shuku0kukobambi:


Premium times is lying. The Atiku campaign is running like a well oiled machine

I agree with you 100 percent.
Atiku is doing very fine, he should continue like that.

PT is Lagos Ibadan expressway media

kahal29:
A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) state governor has warned that his party might lose the 2019 presidential election if it fails to address the concerns of party leaders over a plethora of issues he said were drawing back its campaign for the election.

According to the governor, who asked not to be named so he is not victimised by the party, said there is deep frustration in the PDP camp just over six weeks to the election “and time is running out.”

He said in an interview with PREMIUM TIMES, “All is not going well with our campaign and the commitment of many top party leaders to the campaign is suspect.”

The governor, who is considered very influential in the party, said he had been contacted by many leaders of the party from across the country who were worried about the preparation of the PDP for the presidential election.

“It seems as if we (including Atiku) have conceded the election to Buhari even though the Nigerian people are behind us. The momentum has fallen, the possibility of victory is getting slimmer every day,” the governor lamented.

He said party leaders were aggrieved by alleged lack of consultation by the presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, before making key appointments of his running mate and head of the campaign organisation.

Among the worried leaders he named are state governors Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe, Nyesom Wike of Rivers and Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto; as well as former governors Ahmed Makarfi, Sule Lamido, and Rabiu Kwankwaso.

Four of the serving and former governors ran for the PDP presidential ticket against Mr Abubakar.

But the governor said the concerns they expressed had nothing to do with their loss of the party’s ticket.

“He (Atiku) did not consult anybody before appointing Obi (former Anambra State governor, Peter).

“They (party leaders) are saying we should have sat down to do a proper calculation on where the running mate should come from, whether from the South-west or the South-east.

“The thinking among many leaders is that the running mate should have come from the South-west because you have from there people like Tinubu (former Lagos State governor, Bola, of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) who is politically-savvy and (Vice President Yemi) Osinbajo who has integrity and credibility.

“Why will the people of the South-west abandon Tinubu and Osinbajo to vote PDP and Atiku?”

“People believe that we should have instead given the South-west the vice presidency and make a commitment to hand over power to the South-east after an Atiku presidency.”

The governor also said the South-east leaders of the party have remained lukewarm to the PDP campaign because of Mr Abubakar’s choice of Mr Obi as his running mate.

“(Deputy Senate President, Ike) Ekweremadu and many South-east leaders including the governors; their commitment is not total. Obi is considered an APGA person who only defected to the PDP during the (former President Goodluck) Jonathan era because he had nowhere else to go. In any case, what is his electoral worth in the South-East.”

Mr Obi served two terms as governor of Anambra State on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance but left APGA for the PDP in 2014 after falling out with his successor, Willie Obiano, whose reelection he later failed to stop.

The worried governor also faulted the structure and composition of the PDP presidential campaign organisation.

“There is also Saraki (Senate President, Bukola) who like Atiku is a recent returnee to the party. He was appointed the head of the campaign.

“Real leaders who have been committed to the PDP, people who did not leave the party during rain or shine, they have been sidelined by the newcomers. Why were leaders like Lamido and Makarfi not given central roles in the campaign?”

Structure of campaign

“The campaign has a faulty structure. Saraki has a lot of baggage. As a sitting Senate President, he cannot oppose the president vigorously as a leader of another arm of the same government. He also still has a lot to do running that arm of government.

“To worsen the matter, in a zone (South-west) where you have leaders like Bode George, you appointed (former Ekiti State governor, Ayodele) Fayose as campaign coordinator.

“What can Fayose do against people like Tinubu and Osinbajo? Who can Fayose talk to in the zone? Who will he coordinate? The campaign in the South-west is structured to fail.”

The governor said there are concerns over the situation of the PDP in other zones too.

“The situation in Kano, where a lot of votes will come from, is going from bad to worse. Although Kwankwaso is the coordinator (for the North-west), he does not appear to be too keen due to lack of consultation. His supporters have started returning to the APC, including the former deputy governor. Nothing is happening in that state now.”

Hafiz Abubakar was deputy to Governor Abdullahi Ganduje until he resigned from the government and APC to join PDP. He has now returned to the APC after failing in his bid for the governorship ticket of the opposition party.

Atiku and the love for Dubai

The worried governor also warned of negative implications of the frequent visits by Mr Abubakar to Dubai, the glittering city in the United Arabs Emirate and dragnet for shoppers, tourists and investors from across the world.

“Atiku’s love for Dubai is giving the impression that his only interest in Nigeria is the election. Why the frequent trips to Dubai, a place seen as where people go to hide loots? The frequent trips to Dubai is a big minus.

“After dropping the Obi bombshell (the announcement of his running mate), he left for Dubai for six weeks, not making use of the huge momentum gained in Port Harcourt (the PDP National Convention where Mr Abubakar won his nomination).

“A group of leaders was to meet him before Christmas only for them to learn that he had travelled to Dubai for holiday. Why go to Dubai to hold meetings about an election that will happen in Nigeria?”
Incoherent Messaging

The governor further observed that the PDP flag-bearer has neglected to properly strategise to formulate his message to the Nigerian voters for the election.

“There is no investment in a developing a strategy. The messaging is incoherent. What are the central messages we are pushing to Nigerians?

“We are just making comments like ‘I will sell the NNPC’ (the government cash-cow Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, which Mr Abubakar has promised to privatise) and throwing around unsubstantiated allegations. A matter of such great concern should have been handled better.”

Too many campaign spokespersons

He said the PDP presidential campaign has too many spokespersons and lacks coordination.

“Some people are speaking on behalf of Atiku personally, others are speaking from the campaign office, some are speaking from PDP headquarters while there are those speaking from the Atiku Media Office. And what they are saying are sometimes contradictory to each others.”

The governor, however, said the situation could still be salvaged if all the concerns he raised are addressed quickly.

“If we do so, the possibility of turning things around is still there,” he said, but again quickly stressed, “time is fast running out.”


https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/303511-exclusive-why-atiku-may-lose-2019-election-pdp-governor.html

Atiku Abubakar will win 2019 Presidential election if the election is devoid of rigging.

Buhari knows he is unpopular and the only option left for him is to tinker with the votes especially in opposition area.

I have said something like this before. If PDP loses, its because APC has more smarts than them. APC is willing to play dirty and they play the dirty game better than PDP. They copied the Change mantra from Obama's campaign, they even copied the NExt level slogan and its logo from South Africa. Atiku and co are still playing 2002 politics. They don't have an aggressive campaign. Nigerians, most of whom are poverty stricken only understand aggressive tactics. Something of which Sowore had before but along the line lost. As for me, anything but Buhari. But PDP needs to up their game or concede already.

am4truth:
Pure lies.

Atiku made the right choice by choosing Obi as his running mates. Osinbajo wasn't known if not for the rccg connection. A lot of rccg members, including I, are today disappointed in the government.

Let's give it to Atiku/Obi

Southwest, North Central, South South, South East, are all for PDP. Both would share NE and NW. This government has failed in every way. statistics don't lie.

SW is for PDP?

I agree with you. Tell Atiku to rest, that SW is already on lockdown for him.

Anybody that correctly guesses the governor in question will get N10k from me. Oya....

Kanixt:
Cooked up story! That unnamed governor is the mole in pdp

Exactly

kahal29:
A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) state governor has warned that his party might lose the 2019 presidential election if it fails to address the concerns of party leaders over a plethora of issues he said were drawing back its campaign for the election.

According to the governor, who asked not to be named so he is not victimised by the party, said there is deep frustration in the PDP camp just over six weeks to the election “and time is running out.”

He said in an interview with PREMIUM TIMES, “All is not going well with our campaign and the commitment of many top party leaders to the campaign is suspect.”

The governor, who is considered very influential in the party, said he had been contacted by many leaders of the party from across the country who were worried about the preparation of the PDP for the presidential election.

“It seems as if we (including Atiku) have conceded the election to Buhari even though the Nigerian people are behind us. The momentum has fallen, the possibility of victory is getting slimmer every day,” the governor lamented.

He said party leaders were aggrieved by alleged lack of consultation by the presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, before making key appointments of his running mate and head of the campaign organisation.

Among the worried leaders he named are state governors Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe, Nyesom Wike of Rivers and Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto; as well as former governors Ahmed Makarfi, Sule Lamido, and Rabiu Kwankwaso.

Four of the serving and former governors ran for the PDP presidential ticket against Mr Abubakar.

But the governor said the concerns they expressed had nothing to do with their loss of the party’s ticket.

“He (Atiku) did not consult anybody before appointing Obi (former Anambra State governor, Peter).

“They (party leaders) are saying we should have sat down to do a proper calculation on where the running mate should come from, whether from the South-west or the South-east.

“The thinking among many leaders is that the running mate should have come from the South-west because you have from there people like Tinubu (former Lagos State governor, Bola, of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) who is politically-savvy and (Vice President Yemi) Osinbajo who has integrity and credibility.

“Why will the people of the South-west abandon Tinubu and Osinbajo to vote PDP and Atiku?”

“People believe that we should have instead given the South-west the vice presidency and make a commitment to hand over power to the South-east after an Atiku presidency.”

The governor also said the South-east leaders of the party have remained lukewarm to the PDP campaign because of Mr Abubakar’s choice of Mr Obi as his running mate.

“(Deputy Senate President, Ike) Ekweremadu and many South-east leaders including the governors; their commitment is not total. Obi is considered an APGA person who only defected to the PDP during the (former President Goodluck) Jonathan era because he had nowhere else to go. In any case, what is his electoral worth in the South-East.”

Mr Obi served two terms as governor of Anambra State on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance but left APGA for the PDP in 2014 after falling out with his successor, Willie Obiano, whose reelection he later failed to stop.

The worried governor also faulted the structure and composition of the PDP presidential campaign organisation.

“There is also Saraki (Senate President, Bukola) who like Atiku is a recent returnee to the party. He was appointed the head of the campaign.

“Real leaders who have been committed to the PDP, people who did not leave the party during rain or shine, they have been sidelined by the newcomers. Why were leaders like Lamido and Makarfi not given central roles in the campaign?”

Structure of campaign

“The campaign has a faulty structure. Saraki has a lot of baggage. As a sitting Senate President, he cannot oppose the president vigorously as a leader of another arm of the same government. He also still has a lot to do running that arm of government.

“To worsen the matter, in a zone (South-west) where you have leaders like Bode George, you appointed (former Ekiti State governor, Ayodele) Fayose as campaign coordinator.

“What can Fayose do against people like Tinubu and Osinbajo? Who can Fayose talk to in the zone? Who will he coordinate? The campaign in the South-west is structured to fail.”

The governor said there are concerns over the situation of the PDP in other zones too.

“The situation in Kano, where a lot of votes will come from, is going from bad to worse. Although Kwankwaso is the coordinator (for the North-west), he does not appear to be too keen due to lack of consultation. His supporters have started returning to the APC, including the former deputy governor. Nothing is happening in that state now.”

Hafiz Abubakar was deputy to Governor Abdullahi Ganduje until he resigned from the government and APC to join PDP. He has now returned to the APC after failing in his bid for the governorship ticket of the opposition party.

Atiku and the love for Dubai

The worried governor also warned of negative implications of the frequent visits by Mr Abubakar to Dubai, the glittering city in the United Arabs Emirate and dragnet for shoppers, tourists and investors from across the world.

“Atiku’s love for Dubai is giving the impression that his only interest in Nigeria is the election. Why the frequent trips to Dubai, a place seen as where people go to hide loots? The frequent trips to Dubai is a big minus.

“After dropping the Obi bombshell (the announcement of his running mate), he left for Dubai for six weeks, not making use of the huge momentum gained in Port Harcourt (the PDP National Convention where Mr Abubakar won his nomination).

“A group of leaders was to meet him before Christmas only for them to learn that he had travelled to Dubai for holiday. Why go to Dubai to hold meetings about an election that will happen in Nigeria?”
Incoherent Messaging

The governor further observed that the PDP flag-bearer has neglected to properly strategise to formulate his message to the Nigerian voters for the election.

“There is no investment in a developing a strategy. The messaging is incoherent. What are the central messages we are pushing to Nigerians?

“We are just making comments like ‘I will sell the NNPC’ (the government cash-cow Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, which Mr Abubakar has promised to privatise) and throwing around unsubstantiated allegations. A matter of such great concern should have been handled better.”

Too many campaign spokespersons

He said the PDP presidential campaign has too many spokespersons and lacks coordination.

“Some people are speaking on behalf of Atiku personally, others are speaking from the campaign office, some are speaking from PDP headquarters while there are those speaking from the Atiku Media Office. And what they are saying are sometimes contradictory to each others.”

The governor, however, said the situation could still be salvaged if all the concerns he raised are addressed quickly.

“If we do so, the possibility of turning things around is still there,” he said, but again quickly stressed, “time is fast running out.”


https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/303511-exclusive-why-atiku-may-lose-2019-election-pdp-governor.html

Chai our dubai strategy is bursted. Who will epp Atiku

Useless list written by another Nigerian lacking commonsense!
Elections are not decided by votes but by INEC influence, stakeholders, corrupt judiciary and other illegal means - The incumbent usually controls these tools so they win!

Yet people still write rubbish like voters have a say in it!

Brilliant Observation!.. Before the APC and their supporters start celebrating this 'bad' news, they should not forget they also have a good number of crisis too in their hands. the include: the fallout of the primaries in Imo,Ogun,Zamfara, Ganduje's dollar scandal that may cause disagreement among electorates on election day in Kano, the Kaduna 'One way' ticket, the current rise in insecurity nationwide epecially in NE,MB,Zamfara etc,which has resulted in needless deaths,the biting economy and the obvious not inspiring leadership style of Buhari and the APC etc. Its going to be a close and a tough election.. The winning margin may not be that much. Popularity may not win Buhari votes again. Atiku may get votes in the SW not because some politicians convinced their followers or supporters, but because some people will desire a regime change. (My one kobo opinion)

We already know it. Its like u telling me Liverpool will beat Arsenal

imagine, Fayose being South West coordinator.


Atiku guffed by bringing Fayose into his team.

Even though i agree with most of the observations in the article, Atiku only need:

- 30% vote from Northwest

- 55% vote from Northeast

- 58% vote from North-central

- 35% vote from southern saboteurs Southwest

He will sure get block votes from other regions like this:

- 95% from Southeast

- 80% from Southsouth

Opari!!


If you like exhume Awolowo's corpse and make him Atiku VP, Yoruba Muslims have made up their mind to vote their Jihadist master Buhari, not because of his excellent performance, but because to them, he will advance the Holy cause of Allah by helping them to turn Yoruba region and other regions a Muslim state, unlike Atiku whom they see as a non born again Muslim

Shuku0kukobambi:


Premium times is lying. The Atiku campaign is running like a well oiled machine

...acording to an IPOB who may not even posses a PVC.

There's no way PDP won't lose. Just wasting their time.

franchasng:
Even though i agree with most of the observations in the article, Atiku only need:

- 30% vote from Northwest

- 55% vote from Northeast

- 58% vote from North-central

- 35% vote from Southwest

He will sure get block votes from other regions like this:

- 95% from Southeast

- 80% from Southsouth

Opari!!


If you like exhume Awolowo's corpse and make him Atiku VP, Yoruba Muslims have made up their mind to vote their Jihadist master Buhari, not because of his excellent performance, but because to them, he will advance the Holy cause of Allah by helping them to turn Yoruba region and other regions a Muslim state, unlike Atiku whom they see as a non born again Muslim

Keep dreaming. Nigeria will vehemently reject Atiku.

By choosing Obi as running mate, Atiku has buried South East presidency for d next 20years.

After Baba in 2023, Osibanjo will rule for d next 8years .

Rebels never win.

Shuku0kukobambi:


Premium times is lying. The Atiku campaign is running like a well oiled machine

Snake oil?