Simon Kolawole: Opposition and the Nigerian project

by Simon Kolawole Many Nigerians are disdainful of the PDP – but the question is: what is the opposition all about? What are they offering us, beyond tough-talking press statements? I’m a young, politically conscious Nigerian and, should I say, someone whose vote is up for grabs in 2015. First of all, I do... Read More

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January 19, 2013

Tanko Yakasai: Let’s ALL support the opposition’s marriage of convenience (Y! Politico)

by Tanko Yakasai The importance of this merger cannot be over emphasized simply because PDP’s roots are deep in rigging, election manipulation, voter intimidation and many more… The only thing certain about the 2015 elections is that campaign started the day President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan was sworn into office, May 29th, 2011. Since the return... Read More

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January 19, 2013

Ask yourself honestly, what exactly are we fighting for? (#NewLeadership Series by Chude Jideonwo)

Maybe the nation’s thought leaders should instead ask themselves: why haven’t we yet told a coherent tale; one that has a mass appeal and that can drive a national movement? I began to worry last year when I sat down after the elections and asked myself – when young people say they want “change”, do... Read More

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January 19, 2013

Orji Kalu may have been re-registered by fake officials – Abia PDP

by Akan Ido Emma Nwaka, the Abia State chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party yesterday denied the stories going the rounds that the former governor of the state, Orji Uzor Kalu, has been re-admitted into the party. Nwaka, who spoke with reporters in Umuahia, the state capital, said it is also not true that Kalu... Read More

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January 19, 2013

Dele Momodu: A bitter pill for the Nigerian opposition

by Dele Momodu It has become pertinent for members of the Nigerian opposition to put their act together for once and hopefully get us out of the unmitigated disaster heaped on us by a narcoleptic leadership. Fellow Nigerians, there is no doubt that the race for the 2015 general elections has started in earnest in... Read More

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January 18, 2013

“The PDP is bigger than you” – Tukur warns governors who boycotted peace meeting

by Rachel Ogbu A very upset Peoples Democratic Party, chairman, Bamanga Tukur warned governors under the party umbrella yesterday January 18, that they were not bigger than the party after none of them turned up for the meeting. Recently governors elected on the platform of the PDP largely boycotted a peace meeting scheduled to resolve... Read More

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January 18, 2013

Lai Labode: Nigeria: Is violent revolution the way to go? (Y! Politico)

by Lai Labode “Democracy only rules according to the choices we make or accept as a people.” – Lai Labode Too many Nigerian youths out of frustration with the Nigerian government or leadership in general have called for violent revolution. While the motive may be very great , most people have never given the implications... Read More

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January 18, 2013

Opinion: Vacancy in Jonathan’s State House

by ‘Tunji Ajibade A president’s prestige is not separable from setting what he wants, and getting it. When he loses, too often, the images his citizens get are not so positive. That’s why the claims President Jonathan’s men make that his is not a weak Presidency fail to impress anyone. Presidents do not lose battles.... Read More

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January 17, 2013

U-turn? PDP makes effort to save ousted party secretary, Oyinlola

by Akan Ido The political intrigue playing out within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) continues, the party has called on an Abuja Federal High Court to stay the execution of a judgment, which sacked its National Secretary, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, from office. This is coming almost two days after the national chairman of the party,... Read More

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January 17, 2013

2015 election: I will run again if I’m asked to – Buhari

by Isi Esene Former president Muhammadu Buhari yesterday revealed that only the outcome of the opposition merger-talks can determine if he will run for the post of president in 2015. He disclosed this in Abuja while inaugurating the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) 18-member committee billed to discuss with the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN)... Read More

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January 16, 2013

Ife Adebayo: Squandered 13 years of the PDP, Nigerians want a change now! (Y! Politico)

by Ife Adebayo As we approach 2015, I encourage all Nigerians young and old, big and small to come and work with the Action Congress of Nigeria towards creating the opposition of the future… As we all know, the path we trod to get to where we are today was a rough path. After years... Read More

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January 16, 2013

Opinion: If Bamanga Tukur sinks, so will President Jonathan

by Garba Shehu To achieve their dream, one of two things must happen: either that the sitting President, Dr. Jonathan does the right thing by staying out of the race… or they take away the ruling party from him, in which case he does not have a platform on which to contest. A thinker, Bhaghwad... Read More

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January 15, 2013

Olusegun Dada: Unveiling the scam called Goodluck Jonathan (Y! Politico)

by Dada Olusegun He was unpopular, a man born supposedly without shoes who went through hardship and had luck on his side. This appealed to the hearts of the poor. He was a perfect example of how “God” answers prayers. During the electoral campaign of 2011, I had various opportunities to discuss with so many... Read More

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January 15, 2013

Okey Ndibe: It’s quarter past time for Nigeria

by Okey Ndibe As currently structured, Nigeria is rigged in favor of the most determined rigger. Last week, Tunji Fagbenle, one of Nigeria’s finest columnists, alerted his readers to the fact that President Goodluck Jonathan and the operators of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had commenced campaigns for the 2015 presidential polls. Mr. Jonathan’s aides... Read More

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January 15, 2013

One down: PDP crisis deepens as Tukur replaces Oyinlola with Onwe

by Isi Esene The internal wranglings within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) intensified yesterday as the party chairman, Bamanga Tukur directed former Osun State governor, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, to step down from his position as party secretary. This action was understood to be with the tacit support of the presidency seeing Oyinlola as part of the... Read More

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January 14, 2013

Ohimai Amaize: 2015: Don’t get it twisted (Y! Politico)

by Ohimai Godwin Amaize Those who have sentiments for opposition parties should also feel free to join but desist from allowing themselves misled into believing that once the PDP is out, Nigeria will become a paradise overnight. In 2015, Nigerians will elect new leaders. There has been so much noise about kicking out the PDP... Read More

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January 14, 2013

Bode George’s appointment: “Almost everyone in the party are ex-convicts” – Dino Melaye, others chide PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party has come under criticisms for appointing an ex-convict, Chief Bode George, into a panel to reorganise its Board of Trustees. A Lagos High Court convicted George in 2009 for fraud after he served as Chairman of the Board of the Nigerian Ports Authority. He spent two years in prison. Legal practitioners... Read More

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January 14, 2013

PDP crisis: Jonathan considers dumping Tukur

by Isi Esene There are indications that president Goodluck Jonathan may have decided to accede to the demands of Peoples Democratic Party governors by withdrawing support from the apparently out-of-favour party chairman, Bamanga Tukur. Sources say Jonathan’s strategists have made it clear to him that it would not be in his political interest to openly... Read More

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January 13, 2013

Atom Lim: Opposition merger talks: What’s in it for the ANPP’s Shekarau? (Y! Politico)

by Atom Lim Shekarau is not someone to come to the table expecting nothing. So what could be in it for this teacher who has managed to maintain stability in the party that Buhari abandoned? Recently, Ibrahim Shekarau has been speaking confidently on the proposed merger of political parties north and south of the Niger.... Read More

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January 13, 2013

Ahmadu Ali sues Facebook people… in last week’s news with a pinch of salt

by Stanley Azuakola “How come they don’t see that we are the luckiest people on earth, so lucky in fact that our president is called Goodluck. The only other nation that comes close is Thailand, whose president is called Yingluck…” Is Gov. Dickson into 419? Just before he went on leave, the Bayelsa governor, Seriake... Read More

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January 13, 2013

Opinion: The Jonathan/Obasanjo feud and its implications for 2015

by Theophilus Ilevbare President Jonathan is fighting the battle of his political soul as he now seem to have reneged on the promise he made to Nigerians that he won’t seek a second term in office The latest round of bickering and mudslinging between former President Olusegun Obasanjo and incumbent Goodluck Jonathan took a new... Read More

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January 12, 2013

Tanko Yakasai: The politics of disunity will lead us nowhere (Y! Politico)

by Tanko Yakasai When governments become an organized conspiracy to perpetuate ignorance and poverty among its people that have natural fault lines such as Nigeria, then the common outcome will be a catastrophic disunity and polarization that we are witnessing today. There are so many ills bedeviling Nigeria, right from day one to this very... Read More

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January 12, 2013

PDP tussle: Buruji Kashamu floors Obasanjo as court sacks Olagunsoye Oyinlola

by Isi Esene A Federal High Court in Abuja yesterday sacked the secretary to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olagunsoye Oyinlola. The former Osun state governor was dragged before the Federal High Court by a faction of the party’s Ogun state chapter, led by a businessman, Buruji Kashamu. The chairman and secretary of the Ogun... Read More

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January 11, 2013

Another rejoinder to the rejoinder: There is PDP in all of us…

by Kelechi Oparaku There is no gain-saying the fact that whatever defects we see in the functioning of our government today is, directly or indirectly, the reflection of the internal workings of the ruling party. It is therefore trite to say that a better PDP will ultimately mean a better Nigeria and vice versa. I... Read More

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January 11, 2013

Lai Labode: Participate, stop complaining (Y! Politico)

by Lai Labode “The future of every nation is written many years earlier in the hearts of its youth.” – Lai Labode I became the Chairman of the PDP Youth Circuit after a difficult but successful merger with the League of Young Democrats led by Chief Raymond Dokpesi jnr, a true patriot who later became... Read More

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January 11, 2013

PDP power tussle: Governors defy Jonathan, insist Tukur must go [DETAILS]

Akan Ido There are indications that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors are calling for the removal of the party chairman, Bamanga Tukur against the wishes of the presidency. Sources say all efforts by president Goodluck Jonathan to dissuade them from insisting on his removal fell on deaf ears. The governors had yesterday met with... Read More

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January 9, 2013

Opinion: No, no, no – we are not all PDP

by Raymond Eyo At the moment, there’s so much rot in the PDP that, other than a revolution, it will only take having the right will from its top brass, to effect positive changes. No number of youth joining the PDP will change things for good. “We are not all PDP. I... Read More

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January 9, 2013

Ife Adebayo: Opposition politics is Nigeria’s only hope (Y! Politico)

by Ife Adebayo The party has proven that it has what it takes to deliver the dividends of democracy. The party also has the widest reach of any opposition political party. The term “democracy” is derived from two Greek words – demos (or people) and kratos (rule). This is why democracy is often defined as... Read More

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January 6, 2013

It’s ON! YNaija.com presents Y! Politico – See our first seven columnists from the PDP, CPC, ACN & LP

YNaija.com, the Internet Newspaper for Young Nigerians, has launched a new opinion series called Y! Politico – which will present and document the voices and perspectives of young people in and around politics. Y! Politico joins other popular opinion columns on YNaija.com including the Y! FrontPage, Y! Arena, Y! Superbloggers, and 30 Days, 30... Read More

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January 6, 2013

Simon Kolawole: This troubled Nigerian project

by Simon Kolawole …the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the party in power since 1999, does not seem to have an articulated vision. Even if there is a vision, the consistency and strategies required in implementation have been awfully missing. During a one-week business trip to Dubai with a friend last November, we spent most of... Read More

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Simon Kolawole: Opposition and the Nigerian project

Tanko Yakasai: Let’s ALL support the opposition’s marriage of convenience (Y! Politico)

Ask yourself honestly, what exactly are we fighting for? (#NewLeadership Series by Chude Jideonwo)

Orji Kalu may have been re-registered by fake officials – Abia PDP

Dele Momodu: A bitter pill for the Nigerian opposition

“The PDP is bigger than you” – Tukur warns governors who boycotted peace meeting

Lai Labode: Nigeria: Is violent revolution the way to go? (Y! Politico)

Opinion: Vacancy in Jonathan’s State House

U-turn? PDP makes effort to save ousted party secretary, Oyinlola

2015 election: I will run again if I’m asked to – Buhari

Ife Adebayo: Squandered 13 years of the PDP, Nigerians want a change now! (Y! Politico)

Opinion: If Bamanga Tukur sinks, so will President Jonathan

Olusegun Dada: Unveiling the scam called Goodluck Jonathan (Y! Politico)

Okey Ndibe: It’s quarter past time for Nigeria

One down: PDP crisis deepens as Tukur replaces Oyinlola with Onwe

Ohimai Amaize: 2015: Don’t get it twisted (Y! Politico)

Bode George’s appointment: “Almost everyone in the party are ex-convicts” – Dino Melaye, others chide PDP

PDP crisis: Jonathan considers dumping Tukur

Atom Lim: Opposition merger talks: What’s in it for the ANPP’s Shekarau? (Y! Politico)

Ahmadu Ali sues Facebook people… in last week’s news with a pinch of salt

Opinion: The Jonathan/Obasanjo feud and its implications for 2015

Tanko Yakasai: The politics of disunity will lead us nowhere (Y! Politico)

PDP tussle: Buruji Kashamu floors Obasanjo as court sacks Olagunsoye Oyinlola

Another rejoinder to the rejoinder: There is PDP in all of us…

Lai Labode: Participate, stop complaining (Y! Politico)

PDP power tussle: Governors defy Jonathan, insist Tukur must go [DETAILS]

Opinion: No, no, no – we are not all PDP

Ife Adebayo: Opposition politics is Nigeria’s only hope (Y! Politico)

It’s ON! YNaija.com presents Y! Politico – See our first seven columnists from the PDP, CPC, ACN & LP

Simon Kolawole: This troubled Nigerian project

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