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Wining the Presidency: The Path to Victory!
So, Nigerians voted their conscience without monetary inducement in this election and did so overwhelmingly for Tinubu in the regions that matter most.
By Temitope Ajayi
They took a flight of fancy hoping to win the presidency of Nigeria with Igbo votes in Lagos. Such grand delusion. You can’t win a presidential election in Nigeria just because you think harvesting the anger of few hate-propelled young people, including sexual deviants and luminaries of the cybercrime community, who congregated at Lekki Toll gate, in a choreographed exhibition of derangement is all it takes.
You’re well advised to perish the thought of anyone being rigged out. This is the most peaceful, transparent, credible, free and fair election in Nigeria, all thanks to BVAS and Buhari’s demonetisation policy. You can’t allege vote buying because you all said Buhari was dealing with Tinubu and wanted his party candidate to lose. Your candidates, Atiku and Obi, praised Buhari and CBN lavishly over a poorly implemented policy that has traumatised Nigerians. It will be foolhardy of you now to come around to allege rigging and manipulation.
So, Nigerians voted their conscience without monetary inducement in this election and did so overwhelmingly for Tinubu in the regions that matter most.
Your candidate can’t be getting zero in all polling units in North West and North East and expect him to win a presidential election in Nigeria just because he had some good showing at polling units in Amuwo Odofin, Festac, Statelite Town, parts of Oshodi and few places along Lekki-Ajah axis of Lagos. That performance is too spotty to win a national election. Your candidate is polling poorly in the Bible belt part of the North Central where the slanted and skewed opinion polls projected him to win. Tinubu is posting good numbers in Benue and Plateau far more than pollsters had projected.
They told you Obi will win Rivers and entire South South, right? On the basis of that you started jumping around like chimpanzees on LSD. That set you up for failure and disappointment. Winning South East and entire South South 100% will still not make Obi President. Remember APC didn’t poll 200,000 votes in the whole of South East in 2015 election. APC posted less than 15% of the total votes cast from the South South in 2015 and Buhari still won the presidential election with over 3million votes. In 2019, the electoral fortune of APC only improved marginally in South East and South South. Even at that, PDP won the two regions handsomely. At the end Buhari still won re-election.
Now, take note that APC is primed to win Rivers State in this election. It is posting good result from Delta, Edo, Cross Rivers, Ebonyi, Imo, Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom, Abia, Edo far far better than it did in 2015 and 2019. With the electoral map largely redrawn, where will Peter Obi’s winning votes come from? OK, the only seismic shift or electoral upset to crown Obi as Number 16 is winning in parts of Surulere, Ladipo, Alaba market and Trade Fair in Lagos.
I think there should be limit to wishful thinking and getting high on the fumes of our own self-importance.
You can now begin to get accustomed to a Bola Ahmed Tinubu presidency. It’s the way to go. Otherwise, you will live a grief-laden life for the next four years, if not eight.
Ajayi, writes from Lagos.
As the controversy over the neglect of northern road projects in the Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration heightens, Minister of Works, Senator Nweze David Umahi has emphasised that the northern zones account for 52 per cent of the projects.
He made the statement during an inspection of a segment of the 258-kilometre, three-lane carriageway (Section 2, Phase 2A: CH 120+000-CH 378+000) in Gulumbe, Kebbi State, which represents a significant portion of the 1,068-kilometre Super Highway.
Addressing a negative narrative circulating on social media, which he referred to as ‘darkening counsel without knowledge’ the minister reaffirmed that the four legacy road projects initiated by the president encompass all six geopolitical zones of the country.
“This is a true reflection of Mr. President’s stance that every region of this country matters, and no region should be left behind or shortchanged” he said
According to him, the idea for the coastal highway project, which runs from Lagos to Calabar, originated with the president during his tenure as Governor of Lagos State, nearly 25 years ago, describing it as a dream come true for him.
In his address, the Governor of Kebbi State, Comrade Nasir Idris expressed his gratitude to the president for his support and the numerous projects being executed in the state. He emphasised that the inspection underscores the administration’s commitment to improving infrastructure and transportation as vital enablers of growth, as outlined in the eight-point Renewed Hope Agenda.
The Minister of State, Bello Muhammad Goronyo stated that the project ‘is a promise kept by the president and that the road must be completed’
“The president is passionate about the welfare of every Nigerian, regardless of their origin” he said
The Minister of Budget and National Planning, and former Governor of Kebbi State, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, remarked:
“As we all know, the world is no longer building infrastructure solely through government funding but exploring innovative financing models. The president, having invested in relationships, both in Nigeria and abroad, finds it easier to engage individuals and partners willing to contribute to funding these massive endeavours.”
In a statement, the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Works, Engineer Olufunsho Adebiyi, welcomed dignitaries to the project site and promised:
“By the time you are here again, you will see it at a different level.”
Also present during the inspection tour was a former Governor of Kebbi State, Usman Dakingari; Speaker of the Kebbi State House of Assembly, Mohammed Usman Ankwai; Senior Special Assistant (SSA-P) on Community Engagement for the North West Zone, Abdullahi Tanko Yakasai; Secretary to the State Government (SSG) of Kebbi State, Alhaji Yakubu Bala Tafida; Commissioner for Works and Transport, Engineer Abdullahi Umar Farouk; Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO) of Hitech Africa Construction Limited, Mr. Dany Abboud, and many others.ENDS
President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to meet with the entire Lagos State House of Assembly at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
The Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, arrived at 2:50 pm, joining his colleagues who had arrived earlier in two coaster buses.
This meeting is aimed at resolving the recent leadership crisis in the State House of Assembly, which led to Obasa’s impeachment and subsequent reinstatement after intervention from political leaders and the Governing Advisory Council (GAC).
Despite his reinstatement, tensions remain among lawmakers.
Recently, Obasa filed a corruption case against former speaker, Mojisola Meranda.
Obasa is also still in court, challenging the allegations that led to his initial removal as speaker, which include fraud, high-handedness, abuse of office, and gross misconduct.
The respondents in the suit are members of the state assembly and Mojisola Meranda.
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mojisola Meranda has resigned.
Meranda, who announced her resignation at the ongoing plenary of the House on Monday, said she had to make a personal sacrifice to protect the legislative institution.
The Deputy Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mojeed Fatai, also resigned.
Details later…
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