http://punchng.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art200612105431837


interesting twist to the elections. it is a good development.

does anybody know about this accord party? im in search of information

EKO FM just announced he is running under Labour Party

what difference does it make? He was never going to win any elections was he?

kitaun:

what difference does it make? He was never going to win any elections was he?

election is in march, we r still in december, scenarios and alignments change.

not in this case at all!!!

please expand, because i am confused


if you want to know, the same source who broke to me the yaradua and uba combination also told me that the a very big chunk of AC is deflecting to the Labour party with Pedro- including the 13/14 aggrieved aspirants and their supporters.

also, he is rumored to be OBJs candidate as well, that is why tinubu was vehemently opposed to annointing pedro.


u still think allignments will not happen? u r highly mistaken

keep deceiving yourself, even if they all defect AC will still win in Lagos

AC will win with who? fashola?

may i remind you that history has a way of repeating itself. u must be a young student in politics.

if you dont know, go and read about 1992: sarumi, jakande, agbalajobi and otedola. then come and tell me how AC will win lagos young man.

If you read those stories about Agbalajobi,Sarumi,Edu, sorry for you

I was a living witness to all that happened, never you think of talking down on strangers

I remember you from this thread
https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria?topic=29704.msg688155#msg688155

there i told you Fashola would emerge,but you were just saying crap and i left you to wallow in your delusion, i would love if you try to articulate your points rather than start ranting though

Especially now that the coast is clear for Fashola to get there

kitaun:

If you read those stories about Agbalajobi,Sarumi,Edu, sorry for you

young man, if you may know, i have been writing editorials since 1987. i [b]WROTE [/b]stories on these men.

kitaun:


I remember you from this thread
https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria?topic=29704.msg688155#msg688155

there i told you Fashola would emerge,but you were just saying crap and i left you to wallow in your delusion, i would love if you try to articulate your points rather than start ranting though

1.nothing i put up in that thread was crap. i was promoting the bobo, fullstop
2.even I myself was fooled about the inhouse politics, up until a few weeks ago. we were all made to believe it was hale and hearty within the party, but everybody knows (and like i mentioned in that thread) fash is merely an errand boy.
3. wait and see how the actual election will go. power pass power.

kitaun:

Especially now that the coast is clear for Fashola to get there

coast is clear to go where? be patient. you will see how things will unfold in the coming months. OBANIKORO self will floor the guy.

Mr Promoter,

what have you suceeded in telling us?

that you have been writing articles on which of them since 1987?

blow your trumphet more mister,u sure need it

Koro would floor who?

old man, look beyond your nose abeg

simple, tell me how much you have been paid to promote Pedro, lol

Pedro would go nowhere!People would just collect his dough, actually it's theirs though

.

kitaun:

Mr Promoter,

what have you suceeded in telling us?

that you have been writing articles on which of them since 1987?

blow your trumphet more mister,u sure need it

Koro would floor who?

old man, look beyond your nose abeg

simple, tell me how much you have been paid to promote Pedro, lol

pedro never pay me
what is wrong in supporting a good candidate? do i see you criticising the others for supporting duke, ibb, yerima or pat utomi, claiming they have been bought? aside from party politicking and god-fatherism, judge the candidates- fashola, pedro and hilda williams on what they can offer lagos, and tell me who you think is the best to rise to the job.

u still havent told me one thing that is wrong with this man's candidacy. if you can explain to me how he is a bad candidate, i will be the first to drop him from my consideration and i will jump on hilda williams' ship.

lewa:

Pedro would go nowhere!People would just collect his dough, actually it's theirs though

the peeple of lagos will decide if he will make it to alausa. afterall, nobody (including me) gave hilda williams a chance, now she is pdp's flag bearer.

there is a lot of politics that will be played between dec 17 and april 17. the political landscape will change.

PDP and AC leaderships foisted the 2 gladiators on the scene and to prevent bloodshed in Lagos, it might be the best set of decisions in relation to the stupidly large no of candidates interested in the race and the politicking. What has Pedro done outside the OPS that u are quick to say he is the next best thing after fresh air? What pedigree has Labour Party nationwide when even Oshiomole the leading light defected to AC?

kitaun:

PDP and AC leaderships foisted the 2 gladiators on the scene and to prevent bloodshed in Lagos, it might be the best set of decisions in relation to the stupidly large no of candidates interested in the race and the politicking. What has Pedro done outside the OPS that u are quick to say he is the next best thing after fresh air? What pedigree has Labour Party nationwide when even Oshiomole the leading light defected to AC?

tons and tons of people r asking the same questions right now, but some things are certain
1. as it is, ac has run mockery of democratic principles. it has been clear to all
2. pdp as we know it will not serve the people any good. hilda williams is the candidate, it is highly improbable that she will be the one to rull the state, she is merely going to be a puppet
3. go around the streets, ask everyone. people are looking for an alternative platform. AC and PDP have failed us miserably. the labour party will grow into prominence in the coming weeks. it will be a genuinely alternative party. they have to start small small, but the reality is the interests of labour workers will be prioirity. in this day and

4.NOW as far as d femi pedro bobo is concerned, i must admit i admire the man. u know what is funny? people have very very very short memory. a collegaue of mine in punch wrote an editorial in late 2004. this is when the problems started btw tinubu and pedro. in that editorial, he commented on the fact that since may 2003, tinubu had been seen at the muritala muhammed airport travelling abroad on "official" duty over 22 times. that is more than once a month. mr pedro travelled out of the country only once. essentially, pedro has been the acting governor while tinubu has been syphooning eko funds and lavishing in holiday spots in london and america. people forget this sometimes. Pedro WAS governing the state: he presided over the exco meetings, we all saw that. evryone is alausa holds d man in high regard. his ability to get things done is not in doubt. people also fiail to realize this man is loyal. in fact, he led lagos in the local govt fund protest. i remember thisday's frontpage picture of him and some of his loyalists visibly opposed to OBJ's tactics. in a political environment where loyalty is hard to comeby, this bobo embodied it.

i am still yet to hear why in your humble opinion you disagree that this man means good for lagosians.

You still have not told me how u hope those obscure parties would be able to challenge the juggernauts in PDP and AC? Especially with all these disgruntled political jobbers in the guise of guber candidates defecting without proper alignment of principles and orientation? At best u wld have a coalition of strange bedfellows up to no good!

Anybody who has studied the lagos politics frm 99 wld knw dat dere is noway pedro can win lagos state under labour party because he is nt tinubus chosen (not even in a.c.) even pdp will have it rough also,

though this may sound strange for ppl to swallow but that is the law of power, u install ur allies. The same scheme played itself out in every state controlled by pdp. Did you notice that no state governor chose there deputy to replace them? Tinubu therefore is just flowing with the trend.

buchio7:

Anybody who has studied the lagos politics frm 99 would knw that dere is noway pedro can win lagos state under labour party because he is nt tinubus chosen (not even in a.c.) even pdp will have it rough also,

though this may sound strange for people to swallow but that is the law of power, u install your allies. The same scheme played itself out in every state controlled by pdp. Did you notice that no state governor chose there deputy to replace them? Tinubu therefore is just flowing with the trend.

yeah but something is still up. if you notice, tinubu has not publicly condemned pedro. likewise, pedro did not condemn tinubu in his declaration. there is more to the story than what meets the eye

as far is lagos politics since 1999, never before has the leadin party been so divided. again, do not forget, it is not tinubu that is running, it is man people in lagos care very little about-fashola. in terms of popularity, pedro is more popular than any of the other candidates. thats why his deflection was headline news in ALL the national papers.

kitaun:

You still have not told me how u hope those obscure parties would be able to challenge the juggernauts in PDP and AC? Especially with all these disgruntled political jobbers in the guise of guber candidates defecting without proper alignment of principles and orientation? At best u would have a coalition of strange bedfellows up to no good!

bottom line, the onus of responsibility lies with the people. the people have to get up, and make a difference. if they seat back and fold their arms, they will continue to complain post 2007 about bad governance.

mimiko declared under LP in ondo. he too, is being touted as having an outside chance, but dont underestimate him. the party will grow as an alternative platform in the coming weeks. mark my words.

instead of u trying to assasinate pedro's character, u have yet to tell me why u will choose to vote for Fashola and not him. people do not have a reason not to vote for him.

The answer is not far fetched; Pedro was a nobody in Lagos politics just like Fashola but the biggie(difference) is that the 'Awolowo' of our time (either of Lagos or South-West) annointed the latter as he is more trusted, reliable and can stand before a demagogue in private thinking and public duty, so why the noise? Tinubu brought half of the AC candidates from obscurity to become members of his cabinet and now they all feel they are individually the best things to happen to Lagos State, nonsense! Anybody not satisfied can defect to other weakling parties, who cares? Labour what. . . .?

kitaun:

The answer is not far fetched; Pedro was a nobody in Lagos politics just like Fashola but the biggie(difference) is that the 'Awolowo' of our time (either of Lagos or South-West) annointed the latter as he is more trusted, reliable and can stand before a demagogue in private thinking and public duty, so why the noise? Tinubu brought half of the AC candidates from obscurity to become members of his cabinet and now they all feel they are individually the best things to happen to Lagos State, nonsense! Anybody not satisfied can defect to other weakling parties, who cares? Labour what. . . .?

let me summarize wat u r saying here, BEcause it sounds very foolish.
1.YOU WILL NOT VOTE FOR FEMI PEDRO BECAUSE HE WAS A NOBODY BEFORE 2003
2.YOU WILL NOT VOTE FOR FEMI PEDRO BECAUSE OWOLOWO (not awolowo) DOES NOT SUPPORT HIM


nairalanders, kitaun is showing us all why nigeria will never progess. Thank God Lagos is not counting on your vote. because when u judge a person's candidacy on his policial relvance 4 years ago, and not on his track record, then you are saying to us all we should fold our arms and let a dictator continue to ruin our state.


YOU yourself just pointed out the reason why we should vote for him. YOU JUST SAID HE IS more trusted, reliable and can stand before a demagogue in private thinking and public duty". which of the other candidates fill this billing?

ur justification amuses me. the fact that HE brought them from obscurity should not mean jack. go and do your homework. half of the cabinet were doing just fine in their private practices before tinubu came calling.

streetcyph:

as far is lagos politics since 1999, never before has the leadin party been so divided. again, do not forget, it is not tinubu that is running, it is man people in lagos care very little about-fashola. in terms of popularity, pedro is more popular than any of the other candidates. thats why his deflection was headline news in ALL the national papers.

But that is the trend in most states that the gubernatorial primaries has been conducted. No chief executive will install/support a candidate who he feels will not give him cover. Tinubu doesnt believe that pedro will protect his interest so he has gone for fashola. Its simply the law of survival

streetcyph:


let me summarize what you're saying here, BEcause it sounds very foolish.
1.YOU WILL NOT VOTE FOR FEMI PEDRO BECAUSE HE WAS A NOBODY BEFORE 2003
2.YOU WILL NOT VOTE FOR FEMI PEDRO BECAUSE OWOLOWO (not awolowo) DOES NOT SUPPORT HIM


Nairaland users, kitaun is showing us all why nigeria will never progess. Thank God Lagos is not counting on your vote. because when u judge a person's candidacy on his policial relvance 4 years ago, and not on his track record, then you are saying to us all we should fold our arms and let a dictator continue to ruin our state.


YOU yourself just pointed out the reason why we should vote for him. YOU JUST SAID HE IS more trusted, reliable and can stand before a demagogue in private thinking and public duty". which of the other candidates fill this billing?

your justification amuses me. the fact that HE brought them from obscurity should not mean jack. go and do your homework. half of the cabinet were doing just fine in their private practices before tinubu came calling.

buchio7:

But that is the trend in most states that the gubernatorial primaries has been conducted. No chief executive will install/support a candidate who he feels will not give him cover. Tinubu doesnt believe that pedro will protect his interest so he has gone for fashola. Its simply the law of survival

true, although people dont get why he felt afikuyomi or pedro wont protect his interst. theyve done so for the past 4 years

Well my broda both of us will just keep guessing but may be far frmj d mark.

Kitaun, never knew you be politrician o.

Ha ha. Na wa for you o.

streetcyph, you said the people will decide? hmm. Make we see then o. Is it the people that were not registered that will vote?

Koro has also being given the candidacy by PDP what do you have to say to that?

Pedro made a mistake, he should have defected to a more popular party, we only hear of Labour Party during election period, even one of the symbols of Labour Party Adams Oshiomole is contesting under AC so what else. May be there will be a miracle.

@Streetcyph

Whatever it is, the truth remains constant

I see no reason why small grammar should be worrying you like this ,

re-read what i said about Pedro and Fashola being greenhorns and juxtapose it with your own seeming foolishness \

THE ISSUE IS; WE ARE NOT YET IN A DEMOCRACY

So we rightfully still have some amount of Godfatherism being practised and i have not tried to exonerate Tinubu either, have I?

I wont blame him either because virtually all politicians have got skeletons in their cupboards, haven't they?

I will not vote for Pedro and even if he were to have emerged from PDP, if i said i don't like him does not mean he would not win does it?

but truth be said, AC holds sway in Lagos whether they form coalitions against them or not, simple

Is any thing bad in Tinubu annointing his candidate? the so-called former cabinet members turned intending Governors did well in their private practice, Yes! but then are there not a million and 1 people that have done same and not been chanced to have been so lifted either by favoritism (due or undue) or by providence?

who told you that your vote really counts in NAIJA of today?

@bolaoni

no mind me jare, i just dey pretend say i sabi small, although as u know e don tay wey we don dey run things, lol

hmm take am easy o. therz nobody 2 gun down here

Lol @Bolaoni, and we are not talking of some man-child or divers here too u know? How'z ur wkend turning out to be man?