Northern Elders are not prepared to back down on the North’s demand for the presidency in 2015,spokesman for the group, Professor Ango Abdullahi has said.
“There is no going back on the presidency returning to the North in 2015, and that has remained our position,” he told The Nation on the outcome of the last weekend meeting of the Northern Elders Forum.
Professor Abdullahi accused the President of playing politics with the proposed national conference.
“As far as we are concerned, all this talk about national conference is political and geared towards 2015. It is also becoming clear that the only card on the table of Mr. President is ethnicity or religion. We are waiting to see how this will work in his favour,” he said.
But he explained that the North is not in any way against the conference.
His words: “The Northern Elders’ Forum met last weekend and we generally agreed with the direction of the North on the National Conference. And we said why not? The point we tried to make is what kind of conference?
“This is because we have had all sorts of conferences in the past from 1914 to date. All the reports of these conferences are there in the Government House. The Northern Elders’ Forum wondered what kind of conversation, dialogue, or conference that would be different from the ones we have had before.
“We agreed that the only thing that will make the proposed conference significantly different is when it is sovereign. What needs to be done is to suspend the current 1999 Constitution by the National Assembly to pave the way for a peoples’ conference. The National Assembly should vacate itself to enable the sovereign conference to take place.
“I am particularly surprised that those who have always wanted a sovereign conference are now backing out and for whatever reason, I cannot say. While the Northern Elders’ Forum may be at home with the proposed conference, as we have always maintained that we are ready for any kind of conference, I still maintain that we either have a sovereign conference or nothing else. Without that, we had better manage the system as it is. Otherwise, the proposed conference will be a mere talk shop and a jamboree.”

Kanwulia: It is not by demand dear FELLOW NIGERIANS!
Show us what you have to offer!
Develop and civilize the NORTH first!
Nigeria should not be your priority!
USE YOUR DANGOTE LOOT TO DEVELOP THE NORTH FIRST!!!!


*hoping and praying I did not just wander aimlessly into one of those "aloy-emeka/sincere-nigerian" of a NAUSEATING NL bigot's thread. SO HELP ME ME DEAR H-AGNOSTIC GAAAD. . . . crossing me sexxxxxy squinty eyes and hoping for the best*

ikwere militant: one thing is certain,d north re shitmg their pants dat explans their recent shift in policies.but it wil remain certain dat the wings of the north must be cliped

abu12: Sai one nigeria

Sai buhari/fashola 2015

malele:

Iberibe

mekaboy: so that they can use nigerias money to build mosques and force sharia law into our constitution. we r not going back to bondage.

mike404: NMA IHU ABUO KEDU EBE IKWU AKWU

fkaz:
“I am particularly surprised that those who have always wanted a sovereign conference are now backing out and for whatever reason, I cannot say. While the Northern Elders’ Forum may be at home with the proposed conference, as we have always maintained that we are ready for any kind of conference, I still maintain that we either have a sovereign conference or nothing else. Without that, we had better manage the system as it is. Otherwise, the proposed conference will be a mere talk shop and a jamboree.”
http://thenationonlineng.net/new/2015power-shift-north-negotiable-northern-leaders/

Bliss4Lyfe: Really? lmao! North will not smell the Presidency for at least 35-40years. it will go SS 2015, SE2019, Central2027, SW2035. Thereafter, once the north have ditched Boko Haram and Born to rule mentality power shall return to the north.

Alternatively, Boko Republic is an option for them dat is if they are able to defeat the almighty Nigerian Army with China weapons and International support.

omenka:
“It is also becoming clear that the only card
on the table of Mr. President is ethnicity or
religion. We are waiting to see how this will work
in his favour,” he said.

Right on the money!!!!!
It is all he knows!! From releasing pictures of him kneeling before pastors A, B, or C, and being prayed for (preyed on??), to him telling Igbos they are the backbone of his administration.

In due time, we shall see if common sense would triumph over sentimentality.

Sunny_bobo:

The bolded above is a jab at our Yoruba brothers. That was short of calling them cowards.

odogwu-x:


Is a christian president in bondage that he can't pray again. Abeg ppl should not try and suppress GEJ's freedom of worship. If he wants to kneel down before any pastor and ppl spin whatever they want out if it that is their problem. Did anybody quarrel with abacha, yar adua or ibb for observing their hajj in mecca? Xtians never took offense to them observing their islamic rites so wtf?