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I will die in PDP – Bode George says. Denies saying he will go on exile

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George, tells Punch that he has no intention of decamping from the 
ruling party adding that he will remain a member of PDP till he dies. He
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 130%;">“I
 have been travelling long before now and now I need a long rest. I am 
70 and I need to tidy up my memoirs and if you want to do that, you need
 a lot of time away from all of the hassles. But it does not mean I will
 no longer be a Nigerian. I have no personal grudge against Buhari or 
all the other people.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 130%;">We
 are in two different parties with different ideologies and if he is the
 President, I have no objection and I wish him the best of luck. The 
break will give me time. Rather than running up and down to Abuja, I 
will be there (abroad) writing my memoirs and doing other things for 
myself. Of course I will come back, my mother is still alive. I am not 
scampering out of Nigeria,” he said. </span></div>

I will die in PDP – Bode George says. Denies saying he will go on exile

During a telephone interview on Wednesday, PDP leader in Lagos, Chief Bode George, tells Punch that he has no intention of...

Army allegedly finds Buhari's missing certificate

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 days after Buhari emerged president elect in the March 28 election, 
Nigerian Army is said to have found Gen. Muhammadu Buhari’s missing 
certificates. Former Honourable Commissioner for Lagos State Ministry 
for Tourism & Inter-Governmental Relations, Sen. Afikuyomi, 
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Army allegedly finds Buhari's missing certificate

Few days after Buhari emerged president elect in the March 28 election, Nigerian Army is said to have found Gen. Muhammadu ...

Jonathan’s Defeat: We’ve Learnt Our Lesson – PDP Chairman

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Bruised and humiliated by the outcome of the presidential and National 
Assembly elections across the country, the national chairman of the 
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Adamu Mu’azu, has declared that the 
electoral loss has taught the party a great lesson.<br />
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This comes as the leadership of PDP also met with some of its governors,
 governorship candidates and some state party chairmen with the aim of 
restrategising to stem further humiliation.<br />
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The meeting, which started at 11:30am and ended at 2:15pm, was held 
behind closed doors; even aides of the party chieftains were asked to 
leave the meeting immediately after the national anthem was sung to 
signal the commencement of the meeting.<br />
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The meeting was chaired by the national chairman, Dr Adamu Mu’azu, with most of their governorship candidates in attendance.<br />
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The meeting, a party source revealed, was aimed at restrategising to 
stop a possible bandwagon effect of the presidential and National 
Assembly election losses in the April 11 governorship election.<br />
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“We are mindful of the bandwagon effect after the presidential election.
 We are planning how to adopt a new strategy and intensify our push to 
ensure our governorship candidates are not floored at the election,” a 
party source, who pleaded anonymity, said.<br />
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The atmosphere at the party’s national headquarters was, however, was 
downcast as the usual bubbly activity that accompanies the visit of its 
chieftains to the party’s national secretariat was noticeably watered 
down.<br />
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The party is, however, considering the option of approaching the 
election tribunal to complain about the manner of its loss. It claims 
there were irregularities that worked against its presidential 
candidates.<br />
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PDP national chairman, Adamu, Mu’azu, in a statement, said: “Presently, 
our nation is at the threshold of history and its defining moment for 
the future. As you are aware, in the early hours of Wednesday, April 1, 
2015, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) returned the 
candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Gen. Muhammadu Buhari,
 as winner of the 2015 presidential election.<br />
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“However, we have received reports of serious irregularities that 
characterized the conduct of the election and we shall channel our 
protests to the appropriate quarters in line with our profound respect 
for the rule of law and democratic ethos.<br />
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“What is paramount to us is the survival of our democracy, the unity, 
peace and progress of our dear nation and the happiness of all our 
people. Nigeria is bigger than any political party, individual or group 
and her overall interest must be our priority at all times.”</div>
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Jonathan’s Defeat: We’ve Learnt Our Lesson – PDP Chairman

Bruised and humiliated by the outcome of the presidential and National Assembly elections across the country, the national cha...

Amaechi finally speaks on Jonathan's defeat by Buhari

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Rivers State governor and director-general of the APC Presidential 
Campaign Organisation, Rotimi Amaechi, has described the victory of the 
presidential candidate of the party, General Muhamadu Buhari, as the 
handiwork of God to bring change in the leadership of the country.<br />
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The governor thanked Nigerians and APC faithful for their collective 
efforts in voting Buhari and gave the assurance that the president-elect
 will run a transparent and accountable government that will move the 
nation to greater heights.<br />
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Amaechi spoke upon his arrival in Port Harcourt where he was welcomed by APC chieftains:<br />
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“I attribute the victory of APC to the handiwork of God, and it is to 
effect change in the leadership of this country. I want to thank 
Nigerians and APC faithful for the various roles they played to lead the
 party to victory. Be assured that Buhari’s administration will run an 
accountable and transparent government and will take this nation to the 
next level.”</blockquote>
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Amaechi, who is also the chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), 
enjoined Nigerians and all APC faithfuls to join him in congratulating 
the winner of the 2015 Presidential election, Buhari, and his running 
mate, Professor Osibanjo, on their victory at the polls.<br />
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Also speaking, the Senator representing Rivers South-East Senatorial 
District, Senator Magnus Abe, thanked the Almighty God for making it 
possible for Nigerians to know the truth in the face of wickedness, 
political high-handedness, and impunity by the military and the police 
against APC supporters in the state.<br />
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Abe said, “We don’t have anything to say than to tell Governor Amaechi 
thank you for making it possible for us to identify with the APC, which 
won the presidential election. The victory for Buhari has made us proud;
 Rivers people will now be free from wickedness, political high 
handedness, and impunity.”</div>
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Amaechi finally speaks on Jonathan's defeat by Buhari

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Baba Now That You Are There: Here Is My Shopping List

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Dear General,<br />
Since we are lagging decades behind and must start planing like 
yesterday, here is my shopping list for you to consider as you plan your
 government.<br />
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I want regionalism;<br />
I want state police;<br />
I want capital punishment for stealing and/or with/without, of not of corruption;</div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="more"></a>I want a nation founding conference;<br />
I want strong pro-African posture;<br />
I want organic farming and prohibition of dangerous and experimental GMO agriculture (Adesiyan's dangerous legacy);<br />
I want Primary and preventive health over expensive western machines and systems;<br />
I want water;<br />
I want the promotion of ecologically friendly research via centers and contests and support among all youth;<br />
I want the aggressive support of farming;<br />
I want the combating of deforestation and desertification;<br />
I want decentralization of government;<br />
I want restoration of the Parliamentary system;<br />
I want shorter terms for elected officials;<br />
I want electronic voting if we will still have voting;<br />
I want direct democracy (refer to Gadaffi's Green Book) with market 
women, professors as Jega used, and all other social groups being part 
of a local and central government via information technology 
conferencing;<br />
I want an end to colonialist style democracy and return to African 
methods of selecting Philosophical kings as leaders and not 'dirty' 
politicians;<br />
I want an absolute cut on campaign spending with jail as repudiation;<br />
I want all campaigns to be completely equally sponsored by the government and only sponsored a fixed amount by the government;<br />
I want equal media slots for all contestants;<br />
No more impunity for politicians unless there is impunity for common thieves and armed robbers;<br />
I want collective and public participatory governance and regular thrash-all conferences, easy thanks to modern IT tools;<br />
Regular constituency re-evaluation of representatives with possibility of abrupt mid-term tenure truncation;<br />
I want Nigeria to be involved in not only national matters but to play a
 lead role in regional and global issues. To be involved say, in sending
 troops and aid to combat ISIS, or rescue hurricane victims, etc;<br />
I want investment in eco-friendly natural energy, like the natural 
pyramids were built to provide by our African brothers in ancient Egypt;<br />
Vernacular spoken in school must no longer be an offence as this is our natural tongue;<br />
I wan investment in research into all ancient African natural medicine 
remedies. I do not limited like MRI and CT scan stuff that cost millions
 and will only be used by a handful, I prefer naturopathic holistic 
medicine that can quickly help all. We can be world pioneers;<br />
Manufacturing does not have to be priority; especially if we do so by 
crippling the masses and patronizing the cabal as with the current car 
import ban crap, we must look at what pays us most as a nation, our 
natural endowment. It may be tourism, it may be so many things. Not all 
nations must manufacture, we must see what is economically and 
competitively advantageous for us;<br />
I want advantage and consideration for small businesses over the cabal;</div>
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I want to continue... should I?<br />
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God bless you<br />
God bless Nigeria<br />
<br />
<b>Dr. Peregrino Brimah</b></div>
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http://ENDS.ng [Every Nigerian Do Something] </div>
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Email: drbrimah@ends.ng Twitter: @EveryNigerian</div>
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Baba Now That You Are There: Here Is My Shopping List

Dear General, Since we are lagging decades behind and must start planing like yesterday, here is my shopping list for you t...

PDP candidate Wike to Pay Mrs Jonathan N1b Monthly – APC

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<b><i>•Rivers APC Cuts Short Presidential Victory Celebration To Strategise </i></b><br />
The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress APC, has 
uncovered Chief Nyesome Wike’s, plans to pay a whopping N1 billion 
monthly salary from the budget of Rivers State to the First Lady, Dame 
Patience Jonathan, if he wins the April 11th polls in addition to ten 
other PDP chieftains listed to be paid upfront from Rivers State 
Government Budget. <br />
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“This planned and unacceptable rape of Rivers State coffers, which was 
revealed to us by a patriotic Rivers State citizen, has made us even 
more resolved to prevent the emergence of a PDP Government in our dear 
State. As a result, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State 
has cut short its presidential victory celebration to step up its rescue
 mission to salvage the State from the misfortune that will befall her 
should PDP win the April 11th gubernatorial election,”<br />
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Rivers APC Chairman, Dr. Davies Ibiamu Ikanya, said in a statement on Thursday in Port Harcourt.<br />
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He said that while the party remains grateful to God and the Nigerian 
electorate for the party’s victory in last weekend’s presidential and 
National Assembly elections, it cannot continue to celebrate and forget 
the great danger facing Rivers people should the evil that PDP entails 
for Rivers and her people come to pass. <br />
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“We have therefore decided to move full blast with our Rivers Rescue 
Mission campaign designed to ensure the election of APC governorship 
candidate, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, and 31 APC candidates for the State 
House of Assembly. If this task is not accomplished, Rivers is doomed 
since the main agenda of PDP is to promote violence in the State and 
ensure that our oil wells remain ceded to Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom and Abia 
states,” Ikanya said.<br />
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He added: “Apart from this evil agenda against the future of the State, 
if we vote for Chief Wike and PDP our State will be doomed as his 
candidature does not augur well for us. Chief Wike once stated that why 
he is fighting Gov. Chibuike Amaechi is that Gov. Amaechi made Rivers 
State to be in the opposition against the government at the centre. Now 
that we have an APC Government at the centre, Chief Wike should ensure 
that we have an APC Government in Rivers State to avoid having a 
government that will be in opposition to the APC Government at the 
centre.” <br />
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Rivers APC implored all Rivers citizens to protect the future of Rivers 
State by voting in Dr Peterside, who is God’s gift to take the State to 
the next level.<br />
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The party once again congratulated its presidential candidate, General 
Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.), for his well-deserved victory over incumbent 
President Goodluck Jonathan of PDP, reassuring him that Rivers APC will 
always support him to enable him succeed in his rescue mission for 
Nigeria.</div>
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PDP candidate Wike to Pay Mrs Jonathan N1b Monthly – APC

•Rivers APC Cuts Short Presidential Victory Celebration To Strategise The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congre...

Bode George is Not Running Again; Now Wants to Fight APC

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PDP leader in Lagos State, Chief Bode George, says the loss his party 
suffered in the presidential election has strengthened his resolve to 
ensure victory for his party in Lagos.<br />
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He has therefore said that he would strategise and lead a massive 
campaign against the APC, which has been in power in Lagos for the past 
16 years.<br />
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Bode George, who is no longer going on exile yet, said, “I am here and I
 will be at the centre of operation. The people of Lagos also want a 
change and we are going to be here to lead the battle. The battle is on 
and the people of Lagos want a change and we will ensure that we get it 
right.<br />
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“Lagos people know that this administration has mismanaged their 
resources. We are not leaving anything undone. We will reach out to the 
people during the campaigns.”<br />
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George, in an interview PUNCH, said he would never defect to another 
party. “I will remain a member of the PDP till I leave this world,” he 
stressed.<br />
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The PDP leader said he would travel outside the country for a while to 
finish writing his autobiography, saying he had been unable to finish 
the book because of his busy schedule.<br />
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He said, “I have been travelling long before now and now I need a long 
rest. I am 70 and I need to tidy up my memoirs and if you want to do 
that, you need a lot of time away from all of the hassles. But it does 
not mean I will no longer be a Nigerian. I have no personal grudge 
against Buhari or all the other people... I am not scampering out of 
Nigeria.”</div>
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Bode George is Not Running Again; Now Wants to Fight APC

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See Jonathan's Woman, Men who have lost Influence & Power

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In this piece, Punch's Olalekan Adetayo and Eniola Akinkuotu write on 
the influential personalities that will be largely affected by President
 Goodluck Jonathan’s exit from the seat of power in Aso Rock.<br />
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That President Goodluck Jonathan lost the March 28 presidential election
 is no longer news. Although he has been in the saddle for six years, he
 has not been leading the country alone. By virtue of being close to the
 President, there are men, women who have been wielding huge influence 
on his Presidency.<br />
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It is therefore no gainsaying that he did not lose this election alone. 
These people calling the shots from their comfort zones are also losers.
 Below are details of Jonathan’s strong men and women:<br />
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<b>Patience Jonathan (Mama Peace)</b><br />
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="more"></a>Mrs. Patience Jonathan is the wife of the President. 
Like wives of Presidents before her, she runs the Office of the First 
Lady with glamour despite the fact that the office is not recognised in 
the nation’s constitution. So powerful is the woman who prefers to be 
called Mama Peace that she was also elected the President of the African
 First Ladies Mission, a body of wives of Presidents across the 
continent. She also founded a non-governmental organisation, Women for 
Change, which has the mandate of empowering women nationwide.<br />
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The influence she wields cannot be measured. Her hands seem to be on 
everything. She is believed to be the unseen hand behind the travail of a
 former Bayelsa State Governor, Timipre Sylva, which denied him a second
 term ticket. The former governor was made uncomfortable in the Peoples 
Democratic Party until he left to join the All Progressives congress.<br />
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They replaced Sylva with Governor Seriake Dickson. The current governor 
tried hard to please the President’s wife to the extent that she was 
made a Permanent Secretary in the state. The honeymoon, however, did not
 last. Dickson also ran into troubled water with the woman who is said 
to have pencilled down the Special Assistant to the President on 
Domestic Matters, Dr. Wariponmowei Dudafa, as the next governor. She has
 since resigned her appointment from the state job.<br />
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It is also a known fact the problem between the President and Governor 
Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State which forced the governor out of the PDP 
started with a disagreement he had with Mrs. Jonathan over the 
demolition of some houses in Okrika, the ancestral home of the 
President’s wife.<br />
<br />
To get something in this government, you must be in the good books of 
Mrs. Jonathan. That is why government officials and their spouses bow 
and tremble before her.<br />
<br />
<b>Senator Pius Anyim</b><br />
Anyim is the Secretary to the Government of the Federation. By virtue of
 his position, he is a big man (not about his stature) in the cabinet. 
He coordinates the activities of ministers.<br />
<br />
Because of his closeness to the President, the former President of the 
Senate wields huge influence. He was accused of providing cover for the 
former Minister of Aviation, Mrs. Stella Oduah, when she was facing fire
 over the two bulletproof BMW cars bought for her. To avoid journalists,
 Oduah was on many occasions driven out of the Presidential Villa after 
weekly Federal Executive Council meetings in Anyim’s official car.<br />
<br />
He is also alleged to have a hand in the crisis rocking the state 
chapter of the PDP in his home state, Ebonyi. The state governor, Martin
 Elechi, had claimed that Anyim was the brain behind the impeachment 
process initiated against him by some members of the state House of 
Assembly.<br />
<br />
His camp was accused of foisting the state Deputy Governor, Dave Umahi, 
on the people as the PDP governorship candidate in the April 11 
governorship election at a time when Elechi was rooting for a former 
Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu. The situation has forced 
many PDP stakeholders in the state to be working for the Labour Party.<br />
<br />
<b>Diezani Alison-Madueke</b><br />
Alison-Madueke is the Minister of Petroleum Resources. To say that she 
is one of the most influential ministers in Jonathan’s cabinet is an 
understatement. She is very powerful. She is one of the few ministers 
who are driven straight into the forecourt of the President’s office 
through the Service Chiefs’ Gate. Others always walk a distance of about
 300metres from where their official cars are parked to the President’s 
office.<br />
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The minister was recently elected the first female President of the 
Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries. Three weeks after, she 
was also appointed the first female President of the Gas Exporting 
Countries Forum.<br />
<br />
So powerful is she that she dragged the House of Representatives to 
court to stop the House from probing her for allegedly spending N10bn on
 the charter and maintenance of a jet for unofficial purposes. The 
Presidency remained quiet over the issue.<br />
<br />
Alison-Madueke is no doubt a super minister in Jonathan’s cabinet.<br />
<br />
<b>Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala</b><br />
Okonjo-Iweala is the Minister of Finance. Jonathan elevated her slightly
 below the Vice-President when he named her the Coordinating Minister 
for the Economy.<br />
<br />
During a typical FEC meeting, ministers mill around the woman because of
 the kind of influence she wields in the cabinet. They consult her 
before presenting any memo to the council since they would need money to
 finance them.<br />
<br />
Many Nigerians call Okonjo-Iweala the nation’s de facto Prime Minister.<br />
<br />
<b>Governor Godswill Akpabio</b><br />
Akpabio is the Akwa Ibom State Governor. He is also the Chairman of the 
PDP Governors’ Forum. Without any fear of contradiction, he can be said 
to be the closest governor to the President.<br />
<br />
The governor supports Jonathan to a fault. The PDP Governors’ Forum that
 he chairs was formed to solely drum support for Jonathan in the face of
 continued friction between the Presidency and the Rotimi Amaechi-led 
Nigeria Governors’ Forum.<br />
<br />
He is also one of the governors who formed the parallel NGF being led by
 Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau State. In supporting Jonathan 
vehemently, however, Akpabio had unknowingly been enlisting more enemies
 for the President.<br />
<br />
<b>Chief Edwin Clark</b><br />
Clark is not a government official but he wields the influence that is 
more than what a government official can do. He sees and carries himself
 like the President’s father.<br />
<br />
The residence of the First Republic Minister of Information is like 
Mecca. Those in search of government jobs or contracts visit him 
regularly while government officials who want to remain in the 
President’s good book also lay siege to Clark’s house.<br />
<br />
He is one of those who held the belief that Jonathan must be re-elected or we should all forget about what is called Nigeria.<br />
<br />
<b>Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu</b><br />
Mu’azu is the National Chairman of the PDP. Popularly called “the game 
changer,” Muazu took over the office when the PDP governors moved 
against the then chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur.<br />
<br />
By virtue of that position, the former governor of Bauchi State is very 
influential in and outside the government. He has inputs in many of 
government’s decisions.<br />
<br />
With his party losing control of the Federal Government as well as its 
waning popularity in Bauchi, Mu’azu may be idle politically for the next
 four years.<br />
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<b>Tompolo</b><br />
For former Niger Delta militant, Government Ekpemupolo, otherwise known 
as Tompolo, power will not remain the same after May 29 when Buhari 
takes over government.<br />
<br />
In 2009, he was declared the most wanted man in Nigeria by the Joint 
Task Force for allegedly killing 11 soldiers but his story has since 
changed following the amnesty he received from President Umaru Yar’Adua 
and his closeness to Jonathan.<br />
<br />
So powerful is the ex-militant that not only did he ensure that his 
younger brother was made a local government chairman in Delta State, he 
reportedly nominated the current Director-General of the Nigerian 
Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Ziadeke Akpobolokemi.<br />
<br />
NIMASA awarded a N15bn contract to Global West Vessel Specialist 
Limited, a firm widely believed to be owned by Tompolo, to supply 20 
vessels for the use of the nation’s military authorities to secure the 
waterways.<br />
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So powerful he is that he even stopped the President from going to Delta
 State to inaugurate the Export Processing Zone following a 
misunderstanding with Itsekiri leaders. He reportedly influenced 
Jonathan to sack a Minister of Transport, Yusuf Suleiman, following a 
disagreement.<br />
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With Jonathan’s imminent exit from Aso Rock, Tompolo’s influence will definitely decline.<br />
<br />
<b>Senator David Mark</b><br />
Although he has made history by becoming the first senator to win a 
fifth term, Mark’s influence will wane in the 8th National Assembly.<br />
<br />
Mark, who is also the nation’s longest serving Senate president, cannot 
retain his seat since the All Progressives Congress now controls the 
Upper Chamber of the National Assembly. At best, Mark can be made the 
minority leader.<br />
<br />
Mark made life easy for Jonathan throughout the President’s tenure and 
defended the President even to a fault. He came under fire recently when
 he reportedly manipulated the screening process that ensured Senator 
Musiliu Obanikoro − who was accused of rigging the Ekiti State 
governorship election − was confirmed a minister.<br />
<br />
Besides getting Obanikoro confirmed, Mark has never blocked any of Jonathan’s ministerial nominations.<br />
<br />
Last year, he convinced his colleagues not to pass a vote of no 
confidence in Jonathan over the President’s failure to curb insecurity. 
In November last year, he foiled a move by some senators to impeach 
Jonathan.<br />
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In return, Jonathan gave him several benefits including the nomination of some ministers in his cabinet.<br />
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Jonathan’s defeat and the waning power of the PDP in the senate has certainly relegated Mark to the background.<br />
<br />
<b>Chief Tony Anenih</b><br />
Anenih is the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the PDP. He took over
 from former President Olusegun Obasanjo who resigned from office 
because of some anomalies he noticed in the running of the party.<br />
<br />
The former Minister of Works who hails from the South-South, the same 
geopolitical zone with the President, has never hidden his support for 
Jonathan.<br />
<br />
Long ago, it was Anenih who first said it publicly that the President 
should be given an offer of first refusal as far as the party’s 
presidential candidacy is concerned.<br />
<br />
He wields no small influence in the Presidency.<br />
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- All in all, these men and women would lose their so called influence from May 29, 2015. Change!</div>
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Atiku Abubakar congratulates Gen. Buhari on his victory

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The former Vice President wrote a congratulatory message to Buhari which he shared on Facebook. See it below...<br />
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 <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="more"></a>My 
hearty congratulations to His Excellency, General Muhammadu Buhari, for 
being elected the next president of our beloved county, Nigeria. You 
have led our party, the All Progressives Congress to an unprecedented 
victory within two years of it’s official formation, and in so doing, 
written the most i<span>mportant chapter of our democracy.</span><br />
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The great Nnamdi Azikiwe once wrote that “history will continue to 
vindicate the just”. Your victory in the polls, with votes from across 
the length and breadth of our country, bears witness to the acceptance 
of not just our party, the APC, but also your ideology of justice, fair 
play and zero tolerance for corruption as the bedrock for national 
rebirth.<br />
<br />
 At this historic moment, it is most important to say a 
hearty thank you to every Nigerian who voted for the APC. Your votes 
have not just elected the first opposition party into federal power, but
 has also set a precedent which will have positive implications for 
democracy across Africa.<br />
<br />
 Dear GMB, the journey has just begun. 
Millions of Nigerians have put their trust in you, because they were not
 satisfied with the status quo. You represent the hope of a new 
generation of Nigerians, and you cannot afford to fail them. Our party 
has made a promise of change to our young people, to secure and rebuild 
our country, create jobs and opportunity, and improve citizens’  
welfare. We will stand behind you to ensure we keep those promises, just
 like we did during these elections.<br />
<br />
 Our country needs a new 
direction. We have voted for you, and our party won the election, but 
when you assume our highest office, you must become the president of not
 just the APC, but all of Nigeria, including the people who did not vote
 for you. We look up to you to heal the fractures of our country, and 
truly unite this country like never before.<br />
<br />
 To President 
Jonathan, I want to specially thank you for conducting a historic 
election. Your party may have lost the elections, but you have won the 
admiration of the world by not interfering with the wishes of Nigerians.
 History will be kind to you.<br />
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 It is my sincere hope that we will all come together as one country, to build the Nigeria of our dreams.<br />
 God bless Nigeria.
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Atiku Abubakar congratulates Gen. Buhari on his victory

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<strong>                 It is no longer news that Rtd. Gen. Mohammad 
Buhari of the All Progressives Congress won the presidential elections.</strong><br />

However, APC chieftain and former Lagos governor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed 
Tinubu who is obviously over the moon because of the outcome of the 
election was spotted bowing down to congratulate the president elect.<br />

Meanwhile, late Fela Anikulapo Kuti’s son, Seun Kuti has thanked 
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Nigerian youths for bringing this 
change we are all about to experience. Seun Kuti says President Jonathan
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Orubebe’s Action Can Lead To War In Nigeria – Keyamo

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Eminent lawyer has condemned the drama staged by a former Minister of 
Niger Delta, Godsday Orubebe at the collation centre of the presidential
 election in Abuja to disrupt the proceeding.<br />
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Reacting to this ugly action, Lagos based lawyer, Festus Keyamo 
condemned the show of shame saying Orubebe’s action is capable of 
plunging Nigeria into a civil war if not checked.<br />
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"Orubebe’s action is very disgraceful. Secondly, it threatens the unity 
of this country. It was this same attitude that led to the civil war in 
Cote di’voire when Gbagbo’s agent entered the collation centre and tore 
the results that were to be announced."<br />
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Keyamo who likened Orubebe's action to what happened in Cote d’ivoire 
when agents of a former president Laurent Gbagbo tore the election 
result, said he deserved to the disciplined.<br />
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“That was what led Cote divoire to civil war that killed more than 
30,000 people in that country. Orubebe should understand that his action
 is capable of threatening the unity and peace of this country. It is an
 action that we totally condemn,” Keyamo added.</div>
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Orubebe’s Action Can Lead To War In Nigeria – Keyamo

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PDP Vows To Challenge Buhari’s ‎Victory In Court

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The  Peoples Democratic Party has said it will challenge the outcome of 
the March 28 presidential poll at the tribunal. INEC, through its 
Chairman and Chief Returning Officer, Prof. Attahiru Jega, on Wednesday,
 declared Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress as the 
winner of the election.<br />
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The PDP through its agent at the National Collation Centre in Abuja on 
Wednesday, when the final result was declared, had refused to sign the 
result sheet despite its candidate, President Goodluck Jonathan, having 
earlier conceded defeat.<br />
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‎The agent of the PDP, Bello Fadile, who was in attendance when parties 
were being called upon to sign the result sheet, told journalists 
shortly after the result was declared that the party was not satisfied 
with the outcome of the election and had decided to challenge it in 
court.<br />
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“Whether I sign it (the result sheet) or I don’t sign it,  does not make
 any difference. It doesn’t invalidate the result‎. When we go to court,
 then we can challenge the result,” Fadile said.<br />
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When asked to confirm if the PDP will challenge the result at the 
presidential election petitions tribunal, Fadile added, “Sure! The party
 petitioned. Don’t forget. So the party will follow through the 
petition. There are rules for this. The law is there.<br />
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“The result was declared on the 1st of April, I think. We will follow 
the due process. Like the president (Jonathan) said, ‘If you have any 
grievances, follow due process and the due process in this instance is 
to go to the tribunal.”</div>
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Meet Buhari's Wife: The Beautiful Woman Going To Aso Rock

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Few would have believed that the taciturn, austere General Buhari had a 
soft, smiling and sweet woman at home. She was finally unveiled to 
Nigerians as the campaign unfolded, and to some extent, also took got 
her own campaign bruises.<br />
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While her husband suffered the pains and knocks from the hard hitting 
PDP campaign, Mrs. Buhari’s pains were not just that her man was under 
attack, but she at one time during the campaign came under physical 
attack of hoodlums in Ilorin, Kwara State.<br />
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What manner of style Mrs. Buhari would bring to her time in Aso Rock?</div>
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That would undoubtedly be dictated by her husband. Given that the 
general finally unbuckled to expose his wife to the rudiments of the 
campaign, it would not be a surprise if he allows her to perform the 
perfunctory duties of the wife of the president.<br />
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However, suggestions to the flamboyance that has lately been the culture of recent presidential spouses would not be expected.</div>
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Mrs. Buhari is, however, no stranger to high society, having been born 
into the family of Nigeria’s first minister of defence, Alhaji Muhammadu
 Buhari, after whom the road to Nigeria’s second State House in Lagos is
 named.<br />
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The 44 year old was born on 17th February 1971 and married Buhari on 2nd
 December 1989 following the general’s divorce from his first wife, 
Safinatu who herself passed on in the 1990s.<br />
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A graduate of Public Administration from the Ahmadu Bello University, 
Zaria, Mrs. Buhari subsequently trained in beauty therapy and is an 
alumnus of the Carlton Institute of London and the Academy Esthetique 
Beauty, Institute of France, Dubai.<br />
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A professional make-up artist, besides being an entrepreneur, she had in
 the past also helped to advocate women empowerment through capacity 
building.<br />
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An indication that Mrs. Buhari would be a hard political fighter came 
after her husband was attacked by Boko Haram when she called for the 
resignation of President Goodluck Jonathan from office.<br />
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<b>By Vanguard's Political Editor, Emmanuel Aziken</b></div>
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Nothing last forever, do goo and be good to people when you have the opportunity to do so.<br />
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As the result trickled in and it became evident that Goodluck Jonathan 
had lost to Muhammadu Buhari, his wife, Dame Patience Jonathan, 
commenced the process of moving out of the presidential villa.<br />
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A Presidency source said Mama Peace summoned her domestic staff and 
ordered them to pack her personal belongings in readiness for the change
 of guard.<br />
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The source said, “By 6pm, the truck had made two trips.”<br />
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It is, however, unknown where the First Lady’s property were transported
 to. Mrs Jonathan was very visible at the presidential rallies and made 
vile comments about the president-elect and his party.</div>
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She and her husband still has almost two months to stay in Aso Rock before handing over.</div>
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Or dear, is this man really serious? I just can't laugh!<br />
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Lagos opposition politician and former Deputy National Chairman of the 
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Bode George says he may be going on
 exile following the victory of the Presidential candidate of the All 
Progressives Congress, APC, General Muhammudu Buhari.<br />
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Bode George had said in an interview that he would go on exile if the APC wins at the federal level.<br />
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Confirming that he is surely going on exile following Buhari's victory, Bode George said:<br />
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"What will I be doing here? I can decide to go and live anywhere. Look 
at everyone surrounding him. So, I am not joking about it, what will I 
be doing here?<br />
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"At 70, what will I be doing here? All we have been doing to restructure
 the country has been lost. We have been trying to ensure balance in the
 polity but all that has gone. What else will I be doing here?” he told 
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Buhari Has Won? I Am Surely Going On Exile – Bode George

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Popular Enugu-based Catholic priest, Reverend Father Ejike Mbaka had 
predicted victory for the candidate of the APC in the presidential 
election, General Muhammadu Buhari.<br />
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In his New Year message he said Goodluck Jonathan would be defeated by Buhari.<br />
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In the words of Father Mbaka:<br />
“President Jonathan has failed to stem the tide of insecurity and 
corruption in the country. In the year 2014, we had a lot of bloodshed 
in this country. People were dying like rats without anybody asking 
about them. This country suffered a lot of blood experience. Many of us 
witnessed that people were in tears. Just like the ancient world, the 
year 2014, the 4 in it had the queen in it, which had to do with death. 
Our leader’s failed us with reckless abandon and nobody asked them 
question.<br />
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“We need change. Whatever it will be, let it be. This is my golden message to my beloved country.<br />
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"Ogini n’eme? (what actually is happening?). The multitude of our 
youths, the quality young men, quality young women, brilliants youths 
but nobody has plans for any of you. Our so-called leaders should come 
and apologize. In 2015, it shall not continue like that (everybody 
shouted AMEN).<br />
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“<span style="color: #cc0000;">By the grace of God, by the power of the Holy Spirit, we are announcing, spiritually, Change</span>!
 2015 should not be a year of any hooligan manoeuvring to hijack power. 
This is our New Year message. Listen, when you go home, tell anybody you
 see that from the oracle of the Holy Spirit, we are announcing change 
(AMEN). Can somebody help me to shout Change (shouts of Change by the 
congregation rented the air) in Jesus holy name... I seal this year with
 the blood of Jesus.”<br />
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After this message, a lot of Nigerians reacted because the Priest has earlier prayed for Jonathan's wife.<br />
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At the end of it all, that Chnage has come. But will it deliver for Nigerians? Our hopes are high!</div>
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Father Mbaka's Prophecy Of CHANGE Has Been Fulfilled

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There is fire on the mountain, President Olusegun Obasanjo is the man 
who made Goodluck Jonathan what he is in Nigeria today, with the help of
 God. Most of those working for Jonathan today were no where and has no 
mouth in Nigerian politics when Obasanjo was "making" Jonathan the 
President.<br />
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Anyway, fast forward to 2015, <b><a href="http://ogbongegist.com/">Ogbongegist.Com</a> </b>gathered
 that Obasanjo could no longer take a situation where Jonathan is giving
 militants billions of Naira contracts yet the pipelines are not secured
 and he has also went further to give same militants contracts to import
 warships into the country.<br />
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Consequently, there is serious panic in the President. Jonathan and 
other leaders of the PDP are unsettled due the exit of Obasanjo, its 
first president and ex-chairman of its Board of Trustees (BoT).<br />
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While dumping PDP, Obasanjo said “I belong to a party which says Nigeria must not be destroyed.”<br />
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The former leader, who also dismissed the idea of interim government, 
declared his departure from the ruling party at his Hilltop Mansion, 
Abeokuta, while hosting members of the PDP from his Ward 11 in Abeokuta 
north local government.<br />
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A little drama followed his disengagement from PDP as he gave his 
membership card to the leader of the delegation, Sunmonu Oladunjoye, who
 tore it into shreds.<br />
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Obasanjo in his statement maintained that Nigeria belongs to all, 
stressing that he would continue to protect the interest of the nation.<br />
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“This Nigeria belongs to all of us and it must not be destroyed. This is
 my PDP membership card. Where I am standing is that Nigeria belongs to 
everybody, including babies.<br />
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“We must not allow anybody to destroy it, wherever they come from, 
whatever they have. If they destroy it, it becomes our burden, our 
children’s (burden) and (that of) the incoming generation. I belong to 
the group that believes that Nigeria must not be destroyed.”<br />
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Obasanjo has had a running battle with PDP, a development that led to a series of failed initiatives.<br />
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In December last year, five PDP governors including Godswill Akpabio 
(Akwa Ibom), Liyel Imoke (Cross Rivers), Isa Yuguda (Bauchi), Babangida 
Aliyu (Niger) and Sule Lamido (Jigawa), went to appeal to him to rescind
 his stand against the party. The meeting was deadlocked.<br />
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He also failed to show up at President Jonathan’s campaign in Abeokuta, 
Ogun State, and when the president paid him a courtesy visit after the 
rally, Obasanjo did not hide his feeling that he was not in support of 
Jonathan’s ambition after he made him support him in 2011 with a promise
 to handover.<br />
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<b>Jonathan, party leaders hold emergency meeting</b><br />
Immediately after the news of Obasanjo’s exit from the PDP got to the 
presidency, the leadership of the party went into a crucial meeting at 
the presidential villa in Abuja.<br />
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Those at the meeting included President Jonathan; Vice President Namadi 
Sambo; PDP chairman Adamu Muazu; BoT chairman Tony Anenih; Senate 
President David Mark; Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu; PDP deputy
 chairman, Uche Secondus; national security adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki 
and political adviser to the president, Ahmed Rufai Alkali.<br />
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It seems Bode George is not in the mood to be friends with Bola Tinubu, 
politics or no politics. The old man said he is very sure Tinubu will 
call for his arrest once APC takes over the Presidency:<br />
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<b>Why did the military surround former Governor Bola Tinubu’s house?</b><br />
If Bola Tinubu finds his way into national government, I will go on 
exile. He hasn’t the temerity and the calmness of mind. They don’t even 
know what to do in power. Because the vice-president is his boy, he will
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He said soldiers came to him but he must have been dreaming. When he 
said soldiers had surrounded his house, I drove down there because my 
house is not too far from there. I know the hierarchy of the military 
and its behaviour. That they surrounded his house is lie number one 
because on either side of his house are two buildings. There is also one
 at the back. So, I wondered where the soldiers were hiding. Why would 
you lie for public consumption? So when I got down there, I knew that 
his spin doctors were working. These days people go on the social media 
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Why would he (President Godluck Jonathan) from Abuja, be running after 
Bola? Let them be very careful about the statements they are making. 
More so, if Obasanjo is now linking Jonathan with what happened in Cote 
d’Ivoire and coup; not in this 21st Century. That is past and gone 
forever. No nation goes through this kind of tribulation twice and 
survive. We have had our own experience of Civil War and I pray that God
 does not direct our minds in that direction and our people have to 
watch their mouths.<br />
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<b>The general perception in Lagos is that the governorship race is between yourself and Tinubu.</b><br />
Absolutely not! In the PDP, no individual owns the party. I happen to 
have been the first national vice chairman, South-West PDP, and then 
became deputy national chairman South and then deputy national chairman 
for the whole country and having done that, they have honoured me that 
as long as I remain in the party, I remain a member of the Board of 
Trustees and I am the only one representing the South-West in the 
national caucus forever. That is a great honour in our party but I don’t
 decide who becomes a candidate. Primaries were conducted and in this 
particular case, the voice of the people became louder than anybody’s. I
 am not like Bola Tinubu, I don’t have the papers of the party in my 
pocket. I don’t even have a veto power. But the other side doesn’t 
practice democracy. We have friends that are members there. Jimi Agbaje 
has no godfather but will not behave like an authoritarian governor.<br />
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<b>But Senator Musiliu Obanikoro said you were the one that imposed Agbaje.</b><br />
That is absolute garbage, he knew he was lying. You know he came from 
their party and that is why he was saying it was me. He has now 
retracted the statement. We are now one indivisible party and we are 
ready for election. All the vagaries and all that happened during the 
primary was a test of the ability and the strength of our party and we 
listened to the voice of the people. The voice of the people is the 
voice of God.</div>
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If Buhari wins Jonathan, I'll escape from Nigeria —Bode George

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Alhaji Abdullahi B. Muhammad, the SSA on Security to Governor Ibrahim 
Dankwambo of Gombe State, has taken the path of President Olusegun 
Obasanjo. The top PDP member in Gombe State said he is tired of the way 
PDP is running Nigeria with only few people benefiting from the 
country's money.<br />
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