Obiagelli:

I think the turn out yesterday was test enough. Let other aspirants on the Apc pull their own crowd and ultimately the primaries should decide.

waternogetenemy:
Can we have a situation in Britain that Tony Blair will return to contest for Presidency?

Only in Nigeria do we have grannies running for president

donroxy:
I stick strongly to my principle and I hope APC would do same .... Buhari's age is not my issue though majority of these old men think Nigerian President is a go for their age but it requires so much that even a youngman will be weak easily talkless a man above 70 that should be in his home playing with his GrandChildren while only discussing ''important strategies''!!

We blacks are just power drunk and find it difficult to let go thinking that w'out us it won't happen .... Millions of things could be achieved in the background than the mainstream !!!

If APC field my choice , they would have my vote !!

Nobleval:
buhari tried to "kill" himself. Thank God we were not deceived.

Obiagelli:

You have got to understand there will be primaries, their younger/new aspirants, let the best man win the ticket. I won't begrudge a man for wanting to achieve a dream because of his age, its simply unfair. Please vote the Apc brother.

Obiagelli:

Dies? Anyway when he leaves, we can have your much desired younger president with lesser burden of cabals

egift:


You psyche is more damaged than most. How long have you been sucking the JonaSambo Feeding Bottle?

Nobleval:
you don't understand politics.

OAM4J:


Iyalode, the point here is facing reality.

El-Rufai is not contesting as President, rather he has chosen to become the Governor of Kaduna State. Ribadu is out of the equation, the reality on the ground is that the election is going to be between PDP and APC, most likely Jonathan and Buhari. So will you pick Jonathan over Buhari if you must choose? Do you think Buhari is more clueless than Jonathan?

OAM4J:
I agree with some of your views even though am not sure Kwankaso or Wamakko can pull the numbers Buhari can pull especially in the North. My Uncle lives in Kaduna and he told me there is no politician with half of Buhari's influence especially in the core Norths. They just trust the man rightly or wrongly. The common saying in the North is that "All that Buhari needs to give me is his word and I can take it to the bank".

But the point is, in the event that Buhari gets the APC ticket ahead of Kwankaso or Wamakko, should we not support him knowing that failure not to do so means continuation of 'stealing is not corruption'?

donroxy:
You raise salient issues and I love 'em but despite Buhari's crowd in the north , have they been able to help the General to ascend the mantle ? ........ Did GEJ still not cart away Northern votes in 2011 (Let breathe off rigging) ... Truest vote couldn't be rigged example is Aregbe vs ''corn eater'' !!!

I don't discuss Politics outside internet but recently I went west for Sallah and Majority of Xtians folks I listened to have this Opinion regarding General that is somewhat Negative (Islamist/Jihadist, too principled, caused violence for GEJ as proclaimed in 2011) etc !!

Buhari is influential no doubt infact my abo:ki, also far from home, selling dry fish would give me jara if I tease him sai Buhari but :

Wouldn't it be better if the General anoint one of our young chaps and rally the whole Northern Crowd around such fellow like Kwankasiyya/Wammakko !! .... 2015 is a brighter Opportunity for APC due to the inabilities recorded by GEJ !!

donroxy:
You raise salient issues and I love 'em but despite Buhari's crowd in the north , have they been able to help the General to ascend the mantle ? ........ Did GEJ still not cart away Northern votes in 2011 (Let breathe off rigging) ... Truest vote couldn't be rigged example is Aregbe vs ''corn eater'' !!!

I don't discuss Politics outside internet but recently I went west for Sallah and Majority of Xtians folks I listened to have this Opinion regarding General that is somewhat Negative (Islamist/Jihadist, too principled, caused violence for GEJ as proclaimed in 2011) etc !! .... (Infact two of my mentors nearly fought one another ... Imagine both of 'em FCAs in their 60s ..one xtain(woman) the other muslim(man) ....... The man was reading to the mama ''who is afraid of Buhari'' and fight/argument broke out

Buhari is influential no doubt infact my abo:ki, also far from home, selling dry fish would give me jara if I tease him sai Buhari but :

Wouldn't it be better if the General anoint one of our young chaps and rally the whole Northern Crowd around such fellow like Kwankasiyya/Wammakko !! .... 2015 is a brighter Opportunity for APC due to the inabilities recorded by GEJ !!

OAM4J:


May be its better maybe not for now, we can never say for sure until those candidates are tested with the electorates.

Buhari won the core North votes against GEJ in 2011. Many in the South bought the 'no shoe' story and felt Jonathan can easily identify with them until they found out he spends a billion Naira for feeding. I want to believe many are wiser now.

BTW, APC I think is better organised and have a wider spread compare to CPC under wish Buhari contested in 2011.

soroptimist:


Come off this your sermonising about idealism and Buhari anointing a younger person that will not resonate with the masses who are the ones who vote

May i even ask you to suggest who this younger person should be...Tinubu tried pandering to the yearnings of the so-called youths in 2011 by propping up a useless Ribadu that some youths got fooled by in 2011 has traced his steps back to the same party he villified to no end

As it stands Fashola,Rochas Okorocha,Oshiomhole,Amaechi,Akinwunmi Adeshina,El Rufai,Donald Duke,Oby Ezekwesili and even Charles Soludo as smart as they all seem and are good materials can not command the kind of votes Buhari will get even if elections were tomorrow

Quit looking for someone who can speak the best English only.......Ibrahim Shekarau who you adjudged as being the best during the debates came 4th while a very clueless individual but with the billions then won

In politics,there are so many factors which are normally considered.......street credibility,popularity and one-time name recognition as it happened in Ekiti in the case of Ayo Fayose( as much as i loath his style) are what can bring in the votes

luvmijeje:
Since Buhari declaration, I've been waiting for PDP to bring out corruption case against him, I've been been holding my breathe for someone else to tell us how compromise he was, I've waiting patiently for anyone to tell us how incompetent he was when entrusted with power.

The consensus so far is that he's is a man of integrity.He's competent. He's been tested and trusted. He knows what it takes to preside over a country. That's enough for me.

APC should do their part, we'll do the rest.

Obiagelli:
For me i don't trust anyone other than buhari (in politics) and i am sure many share this opinion. I even have some issues with fashola these days

debosky:
Electing Buhari would be retrogressive, even with all of GEJ's failings I would not support an ageing man whose only claim to credibility is 'integrity' from way back in the early-mid 80's when probably half the Nigerians alive right now were not even born.

I don't really doubt his integrity, but clearly we need far more than just integrity at this moment. Buhari's utterances on violence in the North are not exactly palatable (albeit blown out of proportion by the PDP). Nonetheless he is not a suitable candidate - he is from a different era and should be mentoring younger candidates.

I think we can do much, much, better.

luvmijeje:
Since Buhari declaration, I've been waiting for PDP to bring out corruption case against him, I've been been holding my breathe for someone else to tell us how compromise he was, I've waiting patiently for anyone to tell us how incompetent he was when entrusted with power.

ratiken:
Don't get it twisted, buhari can never be president of a united nigeria. Never.
Even if he wins d election which in itself is impossible.

all4naija:
Why on earth would reasonable human beings vote for Buhari? That question needs an answer! You are all barbarians to even try to nominate him at all!