By Dayo Benson LAGOS—VICE President Namadi Sambo, said, Sunday, that Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governors and majority of Northerners were united in their support for President Goodluck Jonathan 2011 presidential ambition. The Vice President spoke against the background of reported division within the rank of governors, some of whom are said to be romancing other presidential aspirants. He said that those in the North who were opposed to President Jonathan contesting the 2011 presidential elections were those who are pursuing their personal interest. Sambo who spoke with journalists in Abuja, said all PDP governors, in the South-South, South-East and their Northern counterparts were being carried along in the Jonathan- Sambo ticket. He said: “The Northern Governors, and in fact all the Governors of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, are being carried along and we have good relationship, we are moving this country together. And the position of all the sections or the zones of this country have been made very clear. “The governors of the South-South have made their statement, the governors from the Northern states have made their statement; members of the Nigerian Governors Forum have also made their statement. These statements are all in line with our position. So we are all together.” Speaking on when President Jonathan would formally declare his ambition, the Vice President said: “Very soon, there is no specific date yet but it will be very soon. You know the Ramadan period is a holy month and you know it is not the best period to go into all those kinds of activities. Already there is a statement from the presidency.” Commenting on the position of the North that power must remain in the region come 2011, he said: “Am I not part of the power? I think I am from the North and as the Vice-President, I have confidence that whatever a President from the North will do, I am in the best position to do it for the North. And today we are fifty years old, the party has made it clear that the issue of its candidature will be in line with the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and zoning is still an existing factor, it is part of the PDP constitution. “We have gone up, we are just going to celebrate our 50th anniversary. And at the age of 50, we expect any state to have grown. This country (Nigeria) has come a long way and, therefore, the issues that have to do with our development, of effecting programmes of government that will rejuvenate the country and create a better standard of living for Nigerians are what we are looking for.” The Vice President who was the former governor of Kaduna State debunked insinuation that he was losing grip of events in the state, noting: “I have not heard of that really and in practice I have not seen anything like that. In fact, just before you came in I received a group of political friends from Kaduna and they said the government is doing everything in line with the programmes we have put in place together in Kaduna and all these politicians are from Kaduna . We are even getting stronger and strengthening all issues with politics in Kaduna State.” |
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Any time a Northerner makes a comment,it is always laced with useless sentiments.Our present predicament is caused by the Northerner who were crafty enough to get to top positions.Just look of the state of affairs in the North and compare it to what obtains in the South and you will see why many people believe that the North should just forget the presidency,at least for now.Rabiu,stark naked poverty is staring your people in the face and you are talking of credentials.What credential do you need because since President Johnathan came in,a lot of improvements have been taking place in our country.Perhaps you dont know the importance of the Petroleum bill he signed a few weeks ago or the steady supply of fuel and better electricity supply etc etc.In your head,it should be Buhari,Mr.Sharia supporter or even Shagari who has a lot of experience in being a cripple president who never did ONE thing right throughout his tenure.Anyway,we all can see that Sambo and Goodluck are a perfect team and it is difficult to see who else has the requisite leadership these two have exhibited.Ibb is an out and out criminal just like Atiku.Buhari supported Sharia law and he is a man who still habors that Arewa mentality.I wish you luck while hoping that your education ,as you claim,will set you free.
Robert iam not surprised at all to your comments rememer that the so called south you claim was built with the sweat of our people, agreed that my people are poverty written on their faces, but one thing remains clear that the best leaders this country can boostully call true leaders are all from the North all with an impecable track record e.g Yakubu Gowon, Murtala Mohammed and Mohammadu Buhari dispute that if you have the facts? Also remember that a true democrat is one whose work is felt by every body. instead of acknowledging my complaints you were completely carried away by sentiments remember we may be backward and not fully enlighted but our backwardness will definately count on election date we will see by God s grace who will win the election as it is a matter of time mr Education.
robert redd said:Any time a Northerner makes a comment,it is always laced with useless sentiments.Our present predicament is caused by the Northerner who were crafty enough to get to top positions.Just look of the state of affairs in the North and compare it to what obtains in the South and you will see why many people believe that the North should just forget the presidency,at least for now.Rabiu,stark naked poverty is staring your people in the face and you are talking of credentials.What credential do you need because since President Johnathan came in,a lot of improvements have been taking place in our country.Perhaps you dont know the importance of the Petroleum bill he signed a few weeks ago or the steady supply of fuel and better electricity supply etc etc.In your head,it should be Buhari,Mr.Sharia supporter or even Shagari who has a lot of experience in being a cripple president who never did ONE thing right throughout his tenure.Anyway,we all can see that Sambo and Goodluck are a perfect team and it is difficult to see who else has the requisite leadership these two have exhibited.Ibb is an out and out criminal just like Atiku.Buhari supported Sharia law and he is a man who still habors that Arewa mentality.I wish you luck while hoping that your education ,as you claim,will set you free.
Robert iam not surprised at all to your comments rememer that the so called south you claim was built with the sweat of our people, agreed that my people are poverty written on their faces, but one thing remains clear that the best leaders this country can boostully call true leaders are all from the North all with an impecable track record e.g Yakubu Gowon, Murtala Mohammed and Mohammadu Buhari dispute that if you have the facts? Also remember that a true democrat is one whose work is felt by every body. instead of acknowledging my complaints you were completely carried away by sentiments remember we may be backward and not fully enlighted but our backwardness will definately count on election date we will see by God s grace who will win the election as it is a matter of time mr Education.
robert redd said:Any time a Northerner makes a comment,it is always laced with useless sentiments.Our present predicament is caused by the Northerner who were crafty enough to get to top positions.Just look of the state of affairs in the North and compare it to what obtains in the South and you will see why many people believe that the North should just forget the presidency,at least for now.Rabiu,stark naked poverty is staring your people in the face and you are talking of credentials.What credential do you need because since President Johnathan came in,a lot of improvements have been taking place in our country.Perhaps you dont know the importance of the Petroleum bill he signed a few weeks ago or the steady supply of fuel and better electricity supply etc etc.In your head,it should be Buhari,Mr.Sharia supporter or even Shagari who has a lot of experience in being a cripple president who never did ONE thing right throughout his tenure.Anyway,we all can see that Sambo and Goodluck are a perfect team and it is difficult to see who else has the requisite leadership these two have exhibited.Ibb is an out and out criminal just like Atiku.Buhari supported Sharia law and he is a man who still habors that Arewa mentality.I wish you luck while hoping that your education ,as you claim,will set you free.
And Mr.Rabiu,how was the South built with your peoples sweat?Please explain.How can you build the South and abandon your own area.It doesn't make any sense to me my dear friend.You might think I have a grudge or something against you or any other Nigerian but I sincerely do not.I want Nigerians to learn to call a spade a a spade regardless of whose ox is gored.Hiding behind religion,ethnicity and all that stuff is what brought us to this bitter stage.Northerners or not,we must all tell our leaders when they go wrong after all they are human being like me and you.The present crop of Northern presidential aspirants (except my dear Mr.Shekarau) are nothing but a group of monkeys who are only fighting for themselves and their families.Every single one of them and including your good self benefited from free scholarship based form oil money from the South South so what are you saying.If a man like you who prefers to act like an ostrich ever gets into a position of power,i feel sorry for the people.You find it difficult to see or accept the truth.Goodluck
Rabiu Jibrin said:Robert iam not surprised at all to your comments rememer that the so called south you claim was built with the sweat of our people, agreed that my people are poverty written on their faces, but one thing remains clear that the best leaders this country can boostully call true leaders are all from the North all with an impecable track record e.g Yakubu Gowon, Murtala Mohammed and Mohammadu Buhari dispute that if you have the facts? Also remember that a true democrat is one whose work is felt by every body. instead of acknowledging my complaints you were completely carried away by sentiments remember we may be backward and not fully enlighted but our backwardness will definately count on election date we will see by God s grace who will win the election as it is a matter of time mr Education.
robert redd said:Any time a Northerner makes a comment,it is always laced with useless sentiments.Our present predicament is caused by the Northerner who were crafty enough to get to top positions.Just look of the state of affairs in the North and compare it to what obtains in the South and you will see why many people believe that the North should just forget the presidency,at least for now.Rabiu,stark naked poverty is staring your people in the face and you are talking of credentials.What credential do you need because since President Johnathan came in,a lot of improvements have been taking place in our country.Perhaps you dont know the importance of the Petroleum bill he signed a few weeks ago or the steady supply of fuel and better electricity supply etc etc.In your head,it should be Buhari,Mr.Sharia supporter or even Shagari who has a lot of experience in being a cripple president who never did ONE thing right throughout his tenure.Anyway,we all can see that Sambo and Goodluck are a perfect team and it is difficult to see who else has the requisite leadership these two have exhibited.Ibb is an out and out criminal just like Atiku.Buhari supported Sharia law and he is a man who still habors that Arewa mentality.I wish you luck while hoping that your education ,as you claim,will set you free.
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