Friday, 24 May 2013
Cold War Brews Between President Jonathan, VP Sambo
A cold war brewing between President Goodluck Jonathan and Vice President Namadi Sambo came out in the open last weekend as the two political figures attended two different events with their political allies. Mr. Jonathan was in Yenagoa, the capital of Bayelsa State, to bury his brother, Meni, while Vice President Sambo was in Kaduna to give his two daughters, Aisha and Huwaila, out in marriage.
A top official of the Peoples Democratic Party told SaharaReporters that many members of the party were baffled that the president fixed the burial of his brother on the same day that his vice president had set for his two daughters’ marriage.
SaharaReporters learnt that Mr. Sambo’s daughters’ wedding had been scheduled months ago. “The president knew about the wedding and received his invitation long before his brother died on November 20,” said our source, adding that First Lady Patience Jonathan had been tapped to be “Mother of the Day” at the nuptials.
Several sources disclosed that the relationship between the President and the Vice President started to deteriorate when Sambo received reliable indications that Mr. Jonathan was determined to run for another term in office. The prospect of the president’s going for a second term has alarmed Northern political figures, among them the vice president, who had been calculating ways of retaking Nigeria’s highest political office.
“We know that some northern elders have been putting pressure on Vice President Sambo to position himself to challenge the president,” said a source close to Mr. Jonathan.
Other sources in Aso Rock told us that President Jonathan was well aware that Mr. Sambo is exploring options for running for the presidency in 2015. “He has been trying to raise his profile and rally political heavyweights and operatives to his corner,” said a Jonathan associate. The source accused the VP of “trying to flex his political muscles, but he should know that, even if Mr. President decides not to run, he [the president] will still have a say in who succeeds him.”
One of Mr. Jonathan’s men said that they came close to declaring war “after Vice President Sambo selected a powerful delegation and went with them to pay a condolence visit to Gen. Muhammadu Buhari on the loss of his daughter.”
A political observer described the scenes in Yenagoa and Kaduna last weekend as resembling “a realignment of political forces around President Jonathan and Vice President Sambo.” Those who mourned with Mr. Jonathan in Yenagoa included Senate President David Mark, who also has presidential ambitions, as well as numerous Nollywood players. On the other hand, such personalities as Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, Muhammadu Buhari and several Northern political figures, traditional rulers and business executives attended the vice president’s more festive event.
A source close to the vice president disclosed that Mr. Jonathan was in a precarious position. “He is waging an ongoing political war against [former President Olusegun] Obasanjo,” said the source.
A confidant of President Jonathan’s admitted that members of the president’s camp were angry at Mr. Obasanjo for trying to remotely control the ruling party long after his exit from power. The People Democratic Party recently stated that there was no plan to reconcile the president and Mr. Obasanjo.
On his part, Mr. Obasanjo has said in private and public forums that President Jonathan is bound to leave in 2015. The former president’s statement is at odds with Aso Rocks’ strategy of leaving Mr. Jonathan’s opponents guessing as to his next plans.
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The Prediction
This prediction that Nigeria could dismember come 2015 should be avoided.
Real caution must be taken to avoid over heating of the polity.
Our former leaders must act as grand fathers, while present leaders will play fatherly role and see every section of the country as their constituency.
Over ambition should be relegated to the back ground, while over bearing influence should be dropped completely.
This country is for us all, and we shall not destroy it, if we do, where will we call our own again.
Incidents around the world should be enough lesson all of us.
MAY GOD CONTINUE TO KEEP AND BLESS NIGERIA
I hope u r not being
I hope u r not being viased,how do u think?wedding that had been planned several mnths ago and the burial that can be done months to come if the family so wished
I 100% agree.But this can
I 100% agree.But this can only be possible if and only if we have a group of Nigerians who are honestly patriotic and think of the nation 1st beyond selfish interests.Those who will not allow their ranks to be divided along religious,ethnic or regional backgrounds.Any revolution that was successful was essentially based on patriotic feelings
2015
so we the people of nigeria have no say in who becomes our president in 2015?
the truth is death supeceeds
the truth is death supeceeds wedding. Ask those who lost loved ones. It will not cost VP Sambo a thing to shift his wedding atleast for a week for
1. Him to show respect for the death.
2. Him to show support and togetherness with his boss
3. Him to show example for Nigerians now that we are facing security challenges
what will VP Sambo gain by this? Truely no need
Guys, what do we do now? This is urgent.
In Syria, Egypt, Lybia and many other countries, the citizens come together to fight the thieves and destroyers. Here in Nigeria, we have a very serious case in our hands. There is a cabal with hydra headed ways of manifesting themselves and yet they are one. They loot the nations treasury,form various corrupt political parties, sponsor various terrorist gangs, enslave the masses, divide the nation into religious and tribal groups and they are senselessly selfish, wicked and destructive. They have no pity for any of us. They play politics with our lives and care not if we live or die.
Guys, who will bell the cat? We need to act now. These old men should go now. Let the masses form a real party that will fight even with our blood to deal with the present precarious situation.
I agree with you completely.
I agree with you completely. I dont know what we as a people are turning to, a compassionless lot? If the circumstances were opposite i would also expect GEJ to honour Sambo's dead.
Sahara should also be careful of the things they report. This report is incitful and unbecoming of good journalism. They may not be good leaders but there is still a need to speak the truth at all times.
Hypocrite
That is a good one. Thank you my brother.
In case of eventuality what comes first?
Just one question for all that care to answer. "If it was Sambo's brother that died and was to be buried within the same time, would he had gone ahead with the wedding celebration?"
The picture above is not
The picture above is not complete. Where is Abu Qaqa? Where is Ciroma, Where is Mullah Saad? Where is Mullah Omar of Afghanistan?
Foolish country with foolish
Foolish country with foolish citizens.
No one is talking of who will liberate us from these corrupt monsters who have mortgaged our lifes and our children's lifes.
You keep on hearing in this forum, North, South, Hausa, Ibo, Yoruba, Ijaw etc.
Where are we heading to with this kind of thinking. It's painful that the educated ones are tribalistic and divided, I wonder how the illiterates (majority) reason and who will enlighten them.
It's time we stop all these divide and rule syndrome.
To hell with thieves like OBJ, IBB, atiku, Jonathan, Sambo, and all the corrupt past and present rulers.
And more hell for their supporters!!!!
You guys cant keep drowning this country in perpetuity. It's time to flush you all out of this planet.
Undeserable kind and people without History
The comment which you are accusing the HAUSA/FULANI of calling them donkeys is not a new thing to us but we the hausa/fulani knows that you feed on such an animal as meals particularly your brothers in Enugu and because the igbos have no HISTORY in all manners such comments are expected from them. Secondly you have no leaders and admistration right from inception that is why you see thing from this perspective. Anyway, yes we are parasites yes we aggree with that too but remember when the igbos were the GORILLA you call the HAUSA/FULANI, ask your grand father the only place cotton seed can be sowed in nigeria as a whole.
Sambo/Jonathan cold war
I wonder what Jonathan is doing in Aso villa to warrant his tacitly wanting to come back in 2015. Again, i wonder what Sambo is doing to warrant his ambition to take over. Why do they always like to put vision-less dumb as president in Nigeria. It's high time people with vision are allowed to lead us.
Illiterates
So u people don't know that when someone dies in your family, u are not allowed to celebrate in another mans occasion, well in my tradition good luck is not allowed to attend any other celebration in mourning till he buries his brother. Do they have to be in the same place at the same time. And point of correction GEJ never said he will not run for second term, it was Anenih that said so, and I remember I emphasised that then, but the governors were too selfish to note it. Now u want to hold him on words he did not make? U guys are jokers!
BEHIND U
Knowing dat Mr president had had his faults, his tenure had been remarkable.
my people it was in his tenure we really knew wat is going on in our country. In his turn, salaries where really increased, although he may had had his faults, he works had been remarkable.
my daddy we d south south is solidly behind u. keep on d good wrk. am still praying for u! anybody dat wants to kill u in 12:00pm will die 11:45.
DADDY PLEASE CONTD PRAYING.
It is only hypocrites, blind
It is only hypocrites, blind tribalist, religious fanatics(CAN haram & Boko haram)who take sides when the PDP people have conflicts. They are bound to have conflicts because they are a bunch of corrupt and dishonest people. During Obasanjo's time a lot of mysterious and suspicious deaths happened like Bola Ige, Chuba Okadigbo, Harry Marshal etc. In Jonathan's time urban violence by terrorists and security agents have taken a new dimension hither to not known.He is an inept and corrupt person who has no clue to governance. It is only an untrustworthy government that allows the mother of its finance minister to be kidnapped for what ever reason.
Well said bro. Ppl like you
Well said bro. Ppl like you are very few in this country
Idiot, village boy...what of
Idiot, village boy...what of that your uncle who is security at MALAM's gate?
Idiot, village boy...what of
Idiot, village boy...what of that your uncle who is security at MALAM's gate?
hmmmm
looking at these faces, i lost hope in Nigeria. i see nothing good coming out from those dump faces. sorry my fellow Nigerians.
How did we end up with two
How did we end up with two dummies in Asorock ? , is Sambo any better than Jonathan ? . Anyone left with leadership qualities in that country , even the all mighty Military is now in moral decay , Religious Judas are even worse ! . Sorry Nigeria .
This does not sound
This does not sound good!
@ Sambo
Sambo and Jona are birds of same feathers! Inapptitude, spineless and opportunists!
The Plot Thickens
This group may bring Jonathan down. The plot is smelling quite strongly.
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Thank you my brother
See the problem with we nigerians is tribalisim and religon bigotry. We nigerians must be very careful cus some of these politicians will use this aginst us to acheive their aims. We nigerians are not worthy of being called nigerians if we dont take all the tribes in nigeria as one. You are completly right my brother. So we just have to try nd vote for the most competent candidate. Truly nigerian
Childish report with
Childish report with malicious intent. Sahara needs to do something about their reporting. For d records: if d media house is being used to start some some problem in this great country, be it known to them that they've failed already. Stupid ass holes.
Jonah is alhaji Sambos boss-he takes orders from him
The same old watery analysis of political events in Aso Rock! If Sambo had any regard for the president he would have postponed the wedding of his two daughters no matter what! Even though the arrangement was made months b4 now. But because the mischief makers in ACN and CPC, who wrote this article thought they could use it to create confusion between the president and Sambo, they had to go to town with it. The only thing that is binding us together as a nation, are the oil wells in d SS-no more no less. All these talks about GEJ being incompetent weak and a drunk, are the usual divide and rule politics of the Fulani North. Joe Biden did not struggle with Obama-he assisted him to win his re-election bid-Not in 9ja where part of d Fulani North in PDP, have been doing all to unseat GEJ via tambuwal- Can the SS live side by side with ppl who feel they are superior to them for another 50 yrs?
nigeria jaga jaga, everything
nigeria jaga jaga, everything scatter scatter, poor man de suffer Suffer, gbosa gbosa, bumb blast in the air.
history always repeat it self
i dont know when a monkey enters people a person who have empty head and darty body with much ignorance is talking about a north. go to your grandfather ask about what is nigeria as a whole not sentiment but historically you are bound to animal who use leaves to cover his private part and climb tress for survival

