The All Progressive Grand Alliance says it cannot throw its weight behind President Goodluck Jonathan as it is very likely that the candidate of the All progressives Congress, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), will emerge the winner of the presidential election next month.
The Chairman of the Lagos State chapter of APGA, Mr. Campbell Umeh-Nzekwe, who is also a special adviser to the national chairman of the party, said this during an interview with our correspondent, on Sunday.
Umeh-Nzekwe said Jonathan’s problem was compounded by the fact that the motion to adopt him as the consensus candidate of the Igbo for the 2015 presidential election failed at the Ime-Obi (inner caucus) meeting of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, on Saturday, in Enugu.
He added that the sermon of renowned Enugu-based Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, that Jonathan had failed and should step down seemed to have sent shockwaves across the South-East.
He said the party was sure that Jonathan would not win votes in the North.
He said, “The game has changed. As it is, Jonathan has no chance of winning. Buhari seems to have taken over. The PDP has collapsed in the North if you care to know. All those who are running to Aso Rock and making promises to the President are just deceiving him.”
When asked if APGA would be supporting Buhari next month, Umeh-Nzekwe said he could not say for sure.
He said, “Jonathan is a sitting President with incumbency factor in his favour but Buhari has the masses and a cult following in the North. In 2011, Buhari won 12 million votes in the North with his rag-tag party, the Congress for Progressive Change, without a single governor or senator to campaign for him.
“Today, his party, the APC, has 14 governors, 43 senators and 176 Reps as well as 625 House of Assembly members. Also, the APC has dominant control of the North-West with a total number of 18.4 million voters and North-East with 10.2 million while South-West has 13.4 million voters
“ The PDP has dominant control of the North-Central and Abuja with 10.4 million voters while the South-South has 8.5 million and South-East has 7.2 million votes.
“However, no zone has achieved 50 per cent of votes cast but northern voters are more committed and trustworthy than those in the South.
“Also, look at Jonathan’s campaign team. He has Col. Ahmadu Ali (retd.) as his Director General and Peter Obi as the deputy while Buhari has Governor Rotimi Amaechi and Senator Olorunnimbe Mamora as director general and deputy respectively. It is time for Ndi Igbo to review their strategy.” Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Correct!! Analysis
ReplyDeleteAPGA is a confused party. Decieving the generality of Nigerians. You should have continued in your blind support of GEJ! Support that is premised on no change or benefit: except to the few in Govt.
ReplyDeleteGood they are waking up now.
Obinna O
APC at it again. Propaganda of APC. Igbos are independent people and such does not follow any so called Religious nor tribal leaderships. Individually every Igbo man can count his/her losses in their dealing with Buhari in the past, his call for Jihad which led to killing so many Igbos across the North 2011, and APC Fashola treatment of Igbos in Lagos. Anyone calling for Igbos to vote Buhari who had often said he does care for their votes because according to him, he can do without them, stress that only Abuja voters are more than all Igbo states joined together. Every Igbo will see those calling for voting Buhari as ones who have collected bribe and will never follow their advice. Such people are those who have sold Igbos like Rochas and Ngige for pound of flesh.
ReplyDeleteIf APGA man in Lagos says his party will support Buhari may be coming from the fact he is being intimidated by Fashola as this has been Fashola pattern of none tolerance of opposition. Also there is likelihood of money exchanging hands. I think APC is doing well in this "passing on something to get something". Buhari has always been a Hater of Igbos and has not changed either, this is the reason why he has not visited Igboland any time to seek their support. He does not give a damn, so Igbos too should not give a damn to one who does not regard them, by not voting him. His first military rule was like a holocaust nightmare to Nigerians, more especially Igbos.
...and u forget that igbos and Nigeria as as a whole have actually suffered more untold hardship under Jonathan than any other past administration. Drop ethnic sentiments and vote for excellence and positive change... Vote Buhari and rescue Nigeria
DeleteSo from your analysis .... What will Igbos do when Buhari becomes president? Go into collective exile or apply to join Cameroon as 3rd class citizens?.
ReplyDeleteAntagonists of Buhari often end up fabricating lies and falsehood into lengthy but emoty and cheap propaganda that holds no water. For once, Nigerians can now see beyond the facade of ethnicity and religious divides. Positive change is inevitable. That change is about to dawn, notwithstanding the vicious propaganda machinery of the enemies of progress.
ReplyDeleteThere is any need for a change, it is not Buhari. APGA lagos is on a suicide mission and will finally finish with Buhari, I am sure the leadership in lagos must have collected bride. Igbos in Lagos will not vote APGA nor APC. The insult and maltreatment by Fashola of APC is much.
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