The Supreme Court, Atiku, and unprincipled politics

From the look of things, the calculating politician in Atiku has overwhelmed the portrait of an unlikely patriot who rose with other Nigerians – even if out of self-interest – to resist the ...Read the full article.

[isola]

I read this speculation with a great deal of incredulity on Nigerian newspapers. I hope for Atiku's sake and for the development of a vibrant political party system in our country that this is not true. This is because if it turns out to be true, it only deepens the level of cynicism of the average Nigerian in our country's political process. During the tenure of former president,Olusegun Adeniyi as a ThisDay columnist, once characterised Atiku as 'corrupt' and went ahead to state that he is 'not bold enough' to so describe former president. Many including this writer hailed Atiku for standing up to the autocratic and arbitrary rule of Obasanjo , using the instrumentality of our judicial system, for his own purpose no doubt, but which at least tallies with the popular sentiment. It is trite to describe our party system as primitive, devoid of the pursuit of popular good. This development if proven true, would portray Atiku, as a charlatan, a craven political animal with no shred of decency or regard for the verdict of history.

[Dapxin]

There’s nothing more to add.

my comments ? Go back to quote....

[Agidimolaja]

Considering all the charges against him, I'm of the opinion that Atiku is a crook and Nigeria needs no crook like him as the President.
Since 1960 we have had too many crooks as leader and we are just too tired of another one like Atiku.My prayer is that may he never win in court.
It is a pity that people continue to give Atiku credit for the opposition he mounted against the shameful Obj's third term agenda.
It was so unfortunate though that Obj allowed himself to be tricked into such abominable position by enemies posing as friends who were secretly bent on pulling him down after they supported,sponsored and installed him as President.
Nevertheless,Atiku's opposition to the third term agenda did not come because of his love for Nigeria. Atiku's opposition came because he percieved Obj's third term agenda as a blockade to his personal ambition of becoming the next President.
The love of Nigeria is not in Atiku. To become the next President was his top priority and the reason for all his irritating crowings at the rooftop against third term agenda.
He fought greatly against third term issue because he and Obj have parted ways. Trust me,if Atiku was not so over ambitious to become the President and he and Obj remained in good terms,he would never put up any fight against the third term matters.
Who wanted Atiku as President? An ex custom officer? The most corrupt institution in Nigeria! By all indications,Atiku is a bandit hence all those charges are still hanging around his neck both at home an abroad.
But why in this world is Atiku trying to present himself as a saint when he was part of PDP? Did he not stage-managed all the riggings that took place in 2003 and did he not remain as VP due to that massive riggings?
When he realized that things were not going on well in PDP especially in the Presidency,why did he not resign? Why did he not resign as VP when he was forming another Party other than the one that brought him to light as VP? Where in Democratic world did you hear such?Yet our perverse Supreme Court danced to his abominable tunes and then helped to shame this nation the more.
In Nigeria,our background means nothing,hence we have a liar like Atiku as VP.
According to Titi Atiku in her recent interview she confessed that her parents were against her marrying a "gambari",chiefly because it is characteristic of them to marry several wives.
Atiku however promised Titi and her parents never to marry more than one wife. The parents were never convinced and continued to go against their getting married which prompted Atiku and Titi to go and get married secretly without the knowledge and blessings of Titi's parents.
Down the road or as it eventually turned out,Atiku did not just marry another wife,he married three other wives for a total of four wives.
Oh, liar,liar;your pant is on fire!

[hellofadude]

If this turns out to be true, then Atiku will lose all credibility with me and will turn out to be no better than OBJ.

I watch with interest...

[denker]

...Atiku will lose all credibility with me...

...nna, ma friend, hellofadude i dey fear you no bi small...so a congenital thief/rogue like atiku get credibility with you....oldboy you be real mugu...even a comic figure better pass you...chineke god, nothing wey man no go read for dis our village..lol!

[datuouwadaberechi]

they are mostly dubious characters, our own home-bred politians.
it certainly comes as NO surprise to me that he is hopping to PDP. it was expected right after the elections!!!
that is our country as it is, LIVE

[valteena]

Originally Posted by hellofadude

If this turns out to be true, then Atiku will lose all credibility with me and will turn out to be no better than OBJ.

I watch with interest...

It just amazes me why you would arrogate any credibility to Atiku in the first place. It just shows how gullible you must be in the first place.

The man is a big rougue propelled by his vaulting ambition for power to protect his ill acquired wealth like all other Nigerian leaders.

Between him and OBJ you could say it is a case of the "kettle calling the pot black" depending on your take of who should be the kettle and the pot. I would say they are both kettle calling each other the black that they actually are.

So brace yourself to be disappoint and look elsewhere for who to place integrity on. I would say definitely not on any present day Nigerian leader or politician

[VOR]

Originally Posted by hellofadude

If this turns out to be true, then Atiku will lose all credibility with me and will turn out to be no better than OBJ.

I watch with interest...

Hellofadude

Sorry o....the party is over! The deal is signed, sealed and about to be delivered. This is what you get from these guys

[edoji]

I am not surprised.

I gave up on Nigeria since last year.

A leopard can never change its spots... an offspring of vipers must have tails...

Please tell me what's new?

psssssssssssssssssssssssssttt

[hellofadude]

and yet neither any one of you can deny the fact that without his opposition to 3rd term, we'd all be having a different conversation... and 2) I am yet to hear of his involvement in any one of the multiple probes by the house..

In todays world, rumour, instinct, gut-feeling or whatever mean absolutely nothing to a non-partisan observer without hard concrete evidence.

So until you guys have that... or until i see otherwise, leave me to profer credibility on whom i see fit. Plus without Atiku, there would be no credible opposition (under the circumstances) in nigeria today, as we can all see what has become of ANPP filled with people who carve out an existence at the very bottom of the barrel....

At least, with AC the nigerian pple have an alternative, not much, but it is an alternative and that is what democracy is all about. Atiku must be given credit for that... regardless

[baba kura]

PDP? ah, Problems dey plenty.
Atiku? A Thief (as) I know U.