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With No Buhari To Insult Again, Okupe Turns To Nigerians

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<b>Though, the presidential election has be won and lost. But, its memory, especially of those moments towards the election day, cannot be forgotten so quickly.</b><br />
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We all remember who said what to or about who.<br />
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The Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to the President, Dr Doyin Okupe, is one of those president's men Nigerians will not forget what they said about the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) and its presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari.<br />
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But as they battle to accept the fact that the rejected stone has now become the corner pillar, Okupe has this to say:<br />
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With No Buhari To Insult Again, Okupe Turns To Nigerians

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[PHOTO]: Diezani Madueke In Early Morning Visit To Abdulsalami

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<b>#FromMyRadar  #TheFearOfBuhari  #DiezaniAllisonMadueke #WomenOfYesterday</b><br />
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A close friend who is a #Buharist told me before the elections that corrupt tendencies would automatically reduce without anyone's prompting should Muhammadu Buhari emerge victorious.<br />
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That insightful statement seems to be coming to fruition even before #GMB's inauguration as the all-powerful Petroleum Minister, Diezani Allison-Madueke was reportedly sighted making an early morning visit to General Abdulsalami Abubakar's house today.<br />
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Though, her mission is unknown but it can't be unconnected with having the General's (Abdulsalami's) ears for a soft landing plea with the President-elect.</div>
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<b>The parliamentary elections into Nigeria's bi-camera legislature have been concluded with members elected into both the upper (the Senate) and lower (House of Representatives) chambers. </b><br />
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There are 109 members in the red chamber, the Senate. Here is a list of winners in the senatorial elections as declared by the INEC.<br />
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Below is the list:<br />
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<b>ABIA</b><br />
•Mao Ohuabunwa (Abia North)<br />
•Theodore Orji (Abia Central)<br />
•Enyinnaya Abaribe (Abia South)<br />
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<b>ADAMAWA</b><br />
•Binta Masi Garba (Adamawa North)<br />
•Ahmadu Abubakar (Adamawa South)<br />
•Abdul Aziz Murtala Nyako (Adamawa Central)<br />
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<b>AKWA-IBOM</b><br />
•Bassey Albert Akpan (A/Ibom North)<br />
•Godswill Akpabio (A/Ibom West)<br />
•Nelson Effiong (A/Ibom South)<br />
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<b>ANAMBRA</b><br />
•Uche Ekwunife (Anambra Central)<br />
•Andy Uba (Anambra South)<br />
•Stella Oduah (Anambra North)<br />
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<b>BAUCHI</b><br />
•Isah Hamma Misau (Bauchi Central)<br />
•Ali Wakili (Bauchi South)<br />
•Suleiman Nazif (Bauchi North)<br />
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<b>BAYELSA</b><br />
•Ben Murray-Bruce (Bayelsa East)<br />
•Emanuel Paulker (Bayelsa Central)<br />
•Ogola Foster (Bayelsa West)<br />
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<b>BENUE</b><br />
•David Mark (Benue South)<br />
•Barnabas Gemade (Benue East)<br />
•Akume George (Benue West)<br />
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<b>BORNO</b><br />
•Abubakar Kyari (Borno North)<br />
•Ahmad Zannah (Borno Central)<br />
•Ali Ndume (Borno South)<br />
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<b>CROSS RIVER</b><br />
•Rose Oko ( Cross River North)<br />
•Gershom Bassey(C/River South)<br />
•John Enoh (Cross River Central)<br />
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<b>DELTA</b><br />
•Alfred Joseph (Delta Central)<br />
•Peter Nwaboshi (Delta North)<br />
•James Manager (Delta South)<br />
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<b>EBONYI</b><br />
•Ogba Joseph (Ebonyi Central)<br />
•Samuel Egwu (Ebonyi North)<br />
•Sunday Oji (Ebonyi South)<br />
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<b>EDO</b><br />
•Clifford Ordia (Edo Central)<br />
•Mathew Urhoghide (Edo South)<br />
•Francis Alimikhena (Edo North)<br />
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<b>EKITI</b><br />
•Duro Faseyi (Ekiti North)<br />
•Fatimat Raji-rasaki (Ekiti Central)<br />
•Biodun Olujimi (Ekiti South)<br />
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<b>ENUGU</b><br />
•Gilbert Nnaji (Enugu East)<br />
•Ike Ekweremadu (Enugu West)<br />
•Utazi Chukwuka (Enugu North)<br />
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<b>FCT</b><br />
•Philips Aduda (FCT)<br />
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<b>GOMBE</b><br />
•Joshua Lidani (Gombe South)<br />
•Bayero Nafada (Gombe North)<br />
•Goje Danjuma (Gombe Central)<br />
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<b>IMO</b><br />
•Samuel Anyanwu (Imo East)<br />
•Uzodinma Goodhope (Imo West)<br />
•Achonu Nneji (Imo North)<br />
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<b>JIGAWA</b><br />
•Abubakar Gumel (Jigawa N/West)<br />
•Sabo Mohammed (Jigawa S/West)<br />
•Muhammad Shitu (Jigawa N/East)<br />
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<b>KADUNA</b><br />
•Danjuma La’ah (Kaduna South)<br />
•Suleiman Hunkuyi (Kaduna North)<br />
•Shehu Sani (Kaduna Central)<br />
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<b>KANO</b><br />
•Barau Jibrin (Kano North)<br />
•Rabiu Kwankwaso (Kano Central)<br />
•Kabiru Gaya (Kano South)<br />
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<b>KATSINA</b><br />
•Mustapha Bukar (Katsina North)<br />
•Abu Ibrahim (Katsina South)<br />
•Umaru Kurfi (Katsina Central)<br />
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<b>KEBBI</b><br />
•Yahaya Abdullahi (Kebbi North)<br />
•Adamu Aliero (Kebbi Central)<br />
•Bala Ibn Na’allah (Kebbi South)<br />
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<b>KOGI</b><br />
•Dino Melaye (Kogi West)<br />
•Abdulsalami Ohiare (Kogi Central)<br />
•Abdulrahman Abubakar (Kogi East)<br />
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<b>KWARA</b><br />
•Shaába Lafiagi (Kwara North)<br />
•Bukola Saraki (Kwara Central)<br />
•Rafiu Ibrahim (Kwara South)<br />
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<b>LAGOS</b><br />
•Oluremi Tinubu (Lagos Central)<br />
•Olugbenga Ashafa (Lagos East)<br />
•Adeola Olamilekan (Lagos West)<br />
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<b>NASARAWA</b><br />
•Philip Aruwa Gyunka (Nasarawa North)<br />
•Abdullahi Adamu (Nasarawa West)<br />
•Salihu Hussain Egye (Nasarawa South)<br />
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<b>NIGER</b><br />
•Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi ( Niger North)<br />
•Mustapha Sani (Niger South)<br />
•David Umaru (Niger East)<br />
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<b>OGUN</b><br />
•Buruji Kashamu (Ogun East)<br />
•Olanrewaju Tejuoso (Ogun Central)<br />
•Gbolahan Dada (Ogun West)<br />
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<b>ONDO</b><br />
•Ajayi Boroffice (Ondo North)<br />
•Tayo Alasoadura (Ondo Central)<br />
•Yele Omogunwa (Ondo South)<br />
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<b>OSUN</b><br />
•Olusola Adeyeye (Osun Central)<br />
•Babajide Omoworare (Osun East)<br />
•Isiaka Adeleke (Osun West)<br />
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<b>OYO</b><br />
•Monsurat Sunmonu (Oyo Central)<br />
•Buhari Abdulfatai (Oyo North)<br />
•Adesoji Akanbi (Oyo South)<br />
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<b>PLATEAU</b><br />
•Jeremiah Useni (Plateau South)<br />
•Joshua Dariye (Plateau Central)<br />
•Jonah Jang (Plateau North)<br />
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<b>RIVERS</b><br />
•George Sekibo (Rivers East)<br />
•Olaka Nwogu (Rivers S/East)<br />
•Osinakachukwu Ideozu (Rivers West)<br />
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<b>SOKOTO</b><br />
•Ibrahim Gobir (Sokoto East)<br />
•Aliyu Wamakko (Sokoto North)<br />
•Ibrahim Abdullahi (Sokoto South)<br />
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<b>TARABA</b><br />
•Abubakar Sani Danladi (Taraba North)<br />
•Bashir Marafa (Taraba Central)<br />
•Emmanuel Bwacha (Taraba South)<br />
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<b>YOBE</b><br />
•Mohammed Hasan (Yobe South)<br />
•Bukar Baba Ibrahim (Yobe East)<br />
•Ahmad Lawan (Yobe North)<br />
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<b>ZAMFARA</b><br />
•Kabir Garba Marafa (Zamfara Central)<br />
•Tijjani Yahaya Kaura (Zamfara North)<br />
•Ahmed Rufai Sani (Zamfar West)</div>
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<b>The self-acclaimed Africa's largest television network, the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), in a newscast reported that the Egyptian president has congratulated Nigerian president-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari.</b><br />
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Though, the name of Abdel Fattah el-Sisi was mentioned as the Egyptian president, however, the photo of deposed President Mohamed Morsi was shown instead of el-Sisi's.<br />
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<b>NTA</b> discovered their error and later apologized via their twitter handle:<br />
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NTA apologises for the placement of Mohamed Morsi image in place of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in the 9:00pm News.<br />
— NTA News (@NTANewsNow) <a href="https://twitter.com/NTANewsNow/status/584111973077491712">April 3, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<b>Nigerians with a grounding in British history have found their analogy for General Muhammadu Buhari’s epic struggle to regain power in the legend of Robert the Bruce.</b><br />
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Before inflicting a humiliating defeat on the British at the battle of Bannockburn in 1314, the Scottish king drew courage from a spider, grappling to spin its web across the roof of a cave. The spider only succeeded after three attempts, inspiring the maxim: “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, try, again.”<br />
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Gen Buhari, who is among a clutch of former generals who rose to prominence in the turbulent aftermath of independence in 1960, first came to power in a coup in 1983. Professing himself a born-again democrat, he made three previous attempts to win it back at the ballot box, each time gaining only about half the votes he needed.<br />
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His resounding victory this week, in the face of bounteous skulduggery, is an object lesson in perseverance and arguably one of the most significant political events on the continent since the 1994 election in South Africa brought an end to white minority rule. For the first time in Nigeria’s history an incumbent president has been unseated by the electorate, along with the party that has governed (and often misgoverned) Nigeria since military rule ended in 1999.<br />
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For the first time also, a sitting Nigerian president accepted with humility that he was obliged to go.<br />
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Elated by the positive implications for the country’s fledgling democracy, Olusegun Obasanjo, a former president, told the Financial Times this week that if he were to live another life, he would choose to be a Nigerian a second time. The country, he said, had surmounted many crises since independence. “Some people in Africa believe an incumbent government cannot be removed by the will of the people,” he added. “We have done it.” Mr Obasanjo, with whom the incoming president has not always seen eye to eye, said he believed Gen Buhari was “intelligent enough” to move Africa’s most-populous state forward. “He is a man who lives a modest life and I believe he will manage the affairs of Nigeria by and large the way he manages his own affairs.”<br />
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Although this week’s events are unique, there is also a sense of déjà vu about the general’s march to power, 30 years after he first took it in a coup. In 1983, as now, Africa’s leading oil producer was in the throes of an oil shock. A collapse in state revenues revealed how bloated government had become. Austerity beckoned, and Gen Buhari imposed it with a “war on indiscipline” in the 20 months before he was overthrown by rival officers.<br />
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That period, when hundreds were locked up on the mildest suspicion of fraud, earned him an image of uncompromising ruthlessness that still unsettles many. But it also earned him admirers, who believe he was overthrown by corrupt elements of his own regime just as his policies began to yield results. “If I had had another two years in office then Nigeria might be a different place today,” he says. His ousting led to a prolonged period of detention after which he divorced his first wife Safinatu, with whom he has five children.<br />
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His second wife, Aisha, with whom he also has five children, is now the first lady in waiting. The statuesque beauty of one of his daughters proved to be an electoral asset; when a photograph of her went viral, one social media commentator observed that “anyone who can produce her can produce the change we need.”<br />
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In 2011, when Gen Buhari last tried and failed to win power at the polls, change did not seem so attractive. Each of his previous campaigns came at a time when oil prices - on which Nigeria still depends for about 70 per cent of state revenues - were either recovering or close to their peak. His ascetic reputation was a bit of a damp squib when the country was enjoying an oil boom.<br />
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Curbing the excesses of the political class - the centrepiece of the lean, 72-year-old’s campaign - has a more urgent ring now the oil price has fallen. So has his pledge to tackle the spread of Boko Haram terrorists in the north.<br />
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Gen Buhari is something of a throwback, one of a group of generals and coup plotters from yesteryear who have remained influential ever since. Their concern, when they joined the army as young men in the 1960s, was to find a way for the predominately Muslim north to catch up with the much more developed and mostly Christian south. That quandary persists today.<br />
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Born in the northern state of Katsina, in the dusty brush of the Sahel, Gen Buhari now sits atop a complex coalition that helped win him support in the south, where in the last election he garnered almost none. He has softened and developed a twinkling sense of humour, as transpired in a recent interview when your correspondent ran out of paper. “Not ideal for a journalist,” he quipped.<br />
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Despite the broad alliance he has built, pulling Nigerians together at a time of intensifying regional, religious and ethnic friction will be a daunting task. Some southern Christians, conscious of how pockets of their region have modernised and taken off in recent years, remain uneasy that the presidency is shifting back north.<br />
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“This is a major northern revival which will take a while for the others to wake up and recognise,” says a contemporary of Gen Buhari’s who served in several governments. “When they do they are going to feel very uncomfortable. Much will depend on how he exercises power and how sensitive he is to national unity.”<br />
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