Tag: Mideno Bayagbon
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For Nyesom Wike, the hands of friendly friends held the knife – By Mideno Bayagbon
More than six months ago, I decided to poke nose into the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, affairs. I started scouting around to have a feel of what the thinking was concerning which zone of the country the party was likely to gift its presidential candidacy. Among those I interacted with, which happens to be some…
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What if it is an Osinbajo vs Obi or Amaechi/Tinubu vs Atiku race? – By Mideno Bayagbon
It is the week of primaries across the two major political parties, nationwide. Already, candidates are beginning to emerge for all the roles that need filling up in May 2023. States Houses of Assembly, House of Representatives, and Senate candidates, except in places where exigencies led to the postponement of the primaries, are now known. …
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My N100m presidential nomination form – I don get alert – By Mideno Bayagbon
I am happy to report that I have joined the gang of Nigerian big-boiz politicians, (at least in my dreams), who get nebulous pretender groups, unknown associations and persons to go to the secretariat of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, purportedly to buy expression of interest and nomination forms for them. The pretence is,…
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Obasanjo’s k-leg visits APC as Fulanis plot 2023 dark horse – By Mideno Bayagbon
For those who thought it was a settled matter in the All Progressives Congress (APC), that its presidential flag bearer would come from the South, in the forthcoming 2023 presidential election, a rude awakening greeted them last week. Two new, but related twists, surfaced sending shock waves into the camps of aspirants. The two events…
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Yemi Osinbajo mans up and Tinubu’s camp is furious and afraid – By Mideno Bayagbon
What an interesting and exciting week this young week is turning out to be. It opened with a lot of exciting promises on the political turf. And the star so far has been the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, grabbing all the headlines in both the traditional media and on the social media platforms. for the…
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What if it turns out to be Rotimi Amaechi vs Nyesom Wike for president ? – By Mideno Bayagbon
It is becoming clearer, daily, now that the All Progressives Congress, APC, might just end up having an Igbo man, from South South, as its Presidential Candidate. That will be giving the Igbos, who have for sometime now clamoured for one of their own to be allowed to become the President of Nigeria, their desire.…
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PDPnisation of the APC and other stories too serious to laugh about – By Mideno Bayagbon
In the cacophony of events that littered the whole of last week, a few of them cannot but merit a second look. As an interested ringside commentator, let me draw your attention to some of the salacious events whose huge implications will unravel with time. The All Progressives Congress, APC, finally, fulfilled all righteousness, holding…
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2023: Of Buhari, Governors and Aso Rock as major Corruption enablers – By Mideno Bayagbon
In all of this, it is clear that Governors are the major enablers of corruption in Nigeria. In APC, there is the added fact that Aso Rock handlers are the chiefest enablers of corruption in the land today. That accounts for who they are backing to replace President Buhari. They want the sweet lollipop of…
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Of Armageddon, Dele Momodu, low quality rumour and Redeemed Church – By Mideno Bayagbon
In a column by Dele Momodu, last week, titled: Establishment of political arm by RCCG ‘an invitation to Armageddon’. he took a low quality rumour, garnished it with pompous and unbelievable self righteous anger in an ill-digested admonition of the Redeemed Christian
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I Have Been Ordered To Join 2023 Presidential Race – By Mideno Bayagbon
Here is the news: I have been ordered to join the 2023 Presidential race. This is authentic. It is, as it were, from the horse’s mouth. And I have no choice. Consider it a fait accompli. I have been ordered and it is compulsory that I obey; no questions asked. The order has come from…