Abubakar Umar/Donald Duke/Nuru Ribadu/Olu Agunloye/Peter Obi on my mind. But I will give it to the Speaker of the House of Representative.
Kwankwaso is an ethnic chauvinist. Saraki is too deep in... Besides, he is not Northern enough. The Sokoto guy is an opportunist, not deep. The Speaker of the House of Representative (Yakubu Dogara) is smart, intelligent and Presidential in every respect, whether he is ready to ruffle heads in a Presidential race remains the main issue.
El'Rufai? No doubt the best prepared, but too much baggage and too many adversaries - I am not so sure he will get the nomination.
Therefore, Dogara remains the man to beat, that's if he is interested. We were classmates at the Nigerian Law School in Lagos. He has a Masters degree in Law (LL.M). He is a great communicator, a good man, with a tendency to be dictatorial sometimes (resolute), very scholarly and provocatively forthright. Above all, no corruption charges on record yet. I was at his office once. And on two occasions, I watched him presiding on the floor of the house of representatives, and I like what I saw.
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