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OF PREDICTION AND A THIRD FORCE
Culled from "In Search of a Real Political Party" posted on this Blog on September 08, 2013.
"On a last note, Nigeria will not disintegrate. A third credible force will emerge to battle PDP, given the fact that APC is seemingly lethargic at the moment. In similar vein, it won't be from within PDM or the New PDP - they are already polluted. It won't be the Military, either. Battling PDP in the 2015 may fall on either Independent Democrats or an unknown third force."
"Truth is, Tinubu and Buhari ticket, without a vigorous, widespread and all embracing campaign, cannot defeat Jonathan. Tinubu is not Awo, and Buhari is no Aminu Kano. Besides, they are not articulate and they are not believable outside their immediate enclaves. In addition, IBB, Obasanjo and the Big Boys controlling lucrative oil blocs, would prefer to commit mass suicide than to see Buhari at Aso Rock with El'Rufai as his Chief of Staff. Yes, there is big huddle awaiting Tinubu and Buhari to cross. And that is another reason that younger and modern day educated administrators should step up."
"And on a more disturbing note, El Rufai, one of the most outstanding, competent, and agressive administrators in the Nigerian political scene, is having difficulties making his presidential pitch before the relevant audience. At the same time, he is seemingly more comfortable operating under the shadow of General Buhari."
"Also, Governor Fashola on his part, is busy feeling comfortable in his Lagos almighty chair - not showing or declaring his presidential intention, probably for the fear that doing so is tantamount to undermining the interest and goal of his mentor. And that leaves Tinubu and Buhari as the dominant and potential figures in 2015 [under APC platform]."
"Therefore, Independent Democrats, in their search for a flag bearer, must go beyond the present bunch of discredited leaders who wrecked and corrupted a supposedly great nation. They will have to do a real search for real intellectual/technocrat as Presidential candidate for 2015 to prevent the emergence of the third force."
"If they don't, Nigeria will come to a standstill after a brutal and ... upheaval. At the end of the day, language, tribe, culture, and religion will cease to be of any influence in defining Nigerian oneness as a nation-state. The oppressed will speak in one voice, whether from Kano, Umuahia, Sokoto, Abeokuta, Ewohimi, Asaba, Keffi, Eket, Warri, or Lagos. A true hero will emerge out of the debris to restore sanity, grace, and real leadership to Nigerians at home and abroad."
"President Jonathan can avert a ... revolution from evolving: it is about true leadership. And that again, depends on whether or not he is willing to send thieving ex-Governors to jail, prevail on bogus Oil Marketers to forfeit their loot and belongings to the Federal Government, take religion out of the political system, stop the large scale squandering of riches in high places, and restore stability in our educational sector."
"The fact that the present opposition forces are indolent, politically and strategically speaking, is no ground for celebration by the PDP. Such vacuum places the redemption of our great nation in the hands of the unknown - basically, it is not an automatic ticket to Aso Rock for the PDP. PDP, nPDP, APC, or PDM as presently composed, cannot lead that new beginning - restructuring and openness. They are responsible for the decadence of the past and the uncertainties of the present."
"It is now left for Independent Democrats to step into the scene, with a vigorous populist/progressive agenda, anchored on the principle of one nation one destiny (egalitarianism) under the leadership of an all round intellectual warrior - one who truly espouses true federalism, equal rights and justice, separation of religion from politics, sustainable development of our human and natural resources and war against fraud in high places. That is the party I am ready and willing to align with."
Culled from "In Search of a Real Political Party" posted on this Blog on September 08, 2013.
"On a last note, Nigeria will not disintegrate. A third credible force will emerge to battle PDP, given the fact that APC is seemingly lethargic at the moment. In similar vein, it won't be from within PDM or the New PDP - they are already polluted. It won't be the Military, either. Battling PDP in the 2015 may fall on either Independent Democrats or an unknown third force."
"Truth is, Tinubu and Buhari ticket, without a vigorous, widespread and all embracing campaign, cannot defeat Jonathan. Tinubu is not Awo, and Buhari is no Aminu Kano. Besides, they are not articulate and they are not believable outside their immediate enclaves. In addition, IBB, Obasanjo and the Big Boys controlling lucrative oil blocs, would prefer to commit mass suicide than to see Buhari at Aso Rock with El'Rufai as his Chief of Staff. Yes, there is big huddle awaiting Tinubu and Buhari to cross. And that is another reason that younger and modern day educated administrators should step up."
"And on a more disturbing note, El Rufai, one of the most outstanding, competent, and agressive administrators in the Nigerian political scene, is having difficulties making his presidential pitch before the relevant audience. At the same time, he is seemingly more comfortable operating under the shadow of General Buhari."
"Also, Governor Fashola on his part, is busy feeling comfortable in his Lagos almighty chair - not showing or declaring his presidential intention, probably for the fear that doing so is tantamount to undermining the interest and goal of his mentor. And that leaves Tinubu and Buhari as the dominant and potential figures in 2015 [under APC platform]."
"Therefore, Independent Democrats, in their search for a flag bearer, must go beyond the present bunch of discredited leaders who wrecked and corrupted a supposedly great nation. They will have to do a real search for real intellectual/technocrat as Presidential candidate for 2015 to prevent the emergence of the third force."
"If they don't, Nigeria will come to a standstill after a brutal and ... upheaval. At the end of the day, language, tribe, culture, and religion will cease to be of any influence in defining Nigerian oneness as a nation-state. The oppressed will speak in one voice, whether from Kano, Umuahia, Sokoto, Abeokuta, Ewohimi, Asaba, Keffi, Eket, Warri, or Lagos. A true hero will emerge out of the debris to restore sanity, grace, and real leadership to Nigerians at home and abroad."
"President Jonathan can avert a ... revolution from evolving: it is about true leadership. And that again, depends on whether or not he is willing to send thieving ex-Governors to jail, prevail on bogus Oil Marketers to forfeit their loot and belongings to the Federal Government, take religion out of the political system, stop the large scale squandering of riches in high places, and restore stability in our educational sector."
"The fact that the present opposition forces are indolent, politically and strategically speaking, is no ground for celebration by the PDP. Such vacuum places the redemption of our great nation in the hands of the unknown - basically, it is not an automatic ticket to Aso Rock for the PDP. PDP, nPDP, APC, or PDM as presently composed, cannot lead that new beginning - restructuring and openness. They are responsible for the decadence of the past and the uncertainties of the present."
"It is now left for Independent Democrats to step into the scene, with a vigorous populist/progressive agenda, anchored on the principle of one nation one destiny (egalitarianism) under the leadership of an all round intellectual warrior - one who truly espouses true federalism, equal rights and justice, separation of religion from politics, sustainable development of our human and natural resources and war against fraud in high places. That is the party I am ready and willing to align with."
"If Independent Democrats fail to live up to expectation, assuming also that President Jonathan did not transform himself, then comeback here in six months for what I will do next. The emergence of a third or unknown force is real."
"Thank you and God Bless."
Alex Aidaghese: "In Search of a Real Political Party", posted September 08, 2013.
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