If he does a good job, that he has a right to stand for the next election, and no one can say a word.

If he does a good job, that he has a right to stand for the next election, and no one can say a word.



The Hausa / Fulani has put fear on every Southerner, we cannot be 2nd class citizens in our own country. He won the election with Yaradua and should benefit from the bounty. As u say he should do a good job first then we would access him. History has shown Phd's are thinking men that are doer's rather sayer's. Dr. Nkurumah's expressway linking Accra to the port of Tema happens to be the only expressway in Ghana.

He cannot rule for another 4 years or better put he should not be allowed to rule for another 4 years.

To address the many injustices and complaints of marginalization be certain tribes or regions the issue of power rotation came into being and that seems to be the only workable solution at least for now.

It was this same power rotation that brought OBJ into office for 2 terms and it makes perfect sense to allow any region a possible 2 term presidency.

Unless of course, as a yoruba man you believe that now that the SW has done 8 years now is the time to abandon that arrangement. This seems like unadulterated selfishness to me and well meaning Nigerians should be able to see through this position that on the surface might seem like a progressive position but in reality is filled with insincerity.

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When the right man is running your Bank account, making sure your money is safe, u can get it anytime u want it, u did not come up with a rotational system. I bet the last time u went to pick up some money in your bank u did not ask for the tribe of the person handing the money over to you, all u know is the banking industry despite all the failures around us is working efficiently, the money u credited into your account yesterday is still visible today.

In that kind of scenario nobody gives a hoot who is the head of that bank because the system works. What if u enter the same bank and demand for your money and the teller tells u, which money, I am afraid u don’t have any money with us would u be a happy man.?

This country has being run for too long by semi and stack illiterates, we have folded our arms in allowing people who cannot manage their own personal life’s adequately to determine the faith of 150 million Nigerians. These people are failures in whatever discipline they must have chosen, mutineers in most cases, people who should cover their faces in shame, tell me what reason does IBB have in overthrowing his Boss in 1985, no other reason than greed.

Dullards have being ruling the roost for too long, Dullards In Power that is why there has being a systematic failures in all facet of the economy. This inglorious path and rut can be and must be stopped.

A renewed and better beginning should be ushered in now, we are fortunate to have a Doctor in place whether accidentally or by an act of God, it is the first time we would have an over-qualified person leading the nation, we all know u don’t need a PhD to run a Country but while reject that person and go yet again for another round of semi-illiterates.

The OBJ issue- he was Head of State by accident in 1976 when his boss was killed that was an act of God. And the Second time he was made President by a compromise between North and South to compensate the SW for the Abiola Saga. Unfortunately with benefit of hindsight it was a poor choice and a wrong decision. We don’t have to continue in this cycle of wrong decision because we want to satisfy one ethnic group or the other. If the system works most Nigerians especially the youths might not even be interested in who runs the country.

How many people in this forum can mention the Prime Minister of Japan or the Chancellor of Germany yet those countries give their citizens optimum value, jobs, money in their pockets, in fact in these 2 countries the moment u start working, u work till the day u drop dead or retire. Workers cannot be fired easily in Germany and Japan.

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This country has being run for too long by semi and stack illiterates, we have folded our arms in allowing people who cannot manage their own personal life’s adequately to determine the faith of 150 million Nigerians. These people are failures in whatever discipline they must have chosen, mutineers in most cases, people who should cover their faces in shame, tell me what reason does IBB have in overthrowing his Boss in 1985, no other reason than greed.
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The same reason Gowon refused Brigadier General Ogundipe from becoming the head of state when Ironsi was killed, a position Ojukwu opposed even though Ogundipe was a Yoruba man while making it clear that it was wrong and would lead to indiscipline in the army.

KnowAll:

The OBJ issue- he was Head of State by accident in 1976 when his boss was killed that was an act of God. And the Second time he was made President by a compromise between North and South to compensate the SW for the Abiola Saga. Unfortunately with benefit of hindsight it was a poor choice and a wrong decision. We don’t have to continue in this cycle of wrong decision because we want to satisfy one ethnic group or the other. If the system works most Nigerians especially the youths might not even be interested in who runs the country.
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The content in bold refers, I guess you need to allow other regions to have that benefit of hindsight before you can continue with the preaching.

I pointed out very clearly that your motive is not pure before the SW has done 8 years so you now see it as not necessary even when you agreed power was shifted to the SW and I guess you never objected to it.

The content in bold refers, I guess you need to allow other regions to have that benefit of hindsight before you can continue with the preaching.

I pointed out very clearly that your motive is not pure before the SW has done 8 years so you now see it as not necessary even when you agreed power was shifted to the SW and I guess you never objected to it.



I have no objection in other areas having their turns, u can see I emphasis the importance of literacy, background and grounded knowledge and approach to doing things. Rather than the North wheeling out another semi illiterate, semi retired geriatric, if they cannot find anyone capable north of the Rivers Niger and Benue; they should allow the thinking man presently in power to continue with the reforms he has started.

If Jonathan knows the mandate is his next year, he would push for so many reforms that will push the nation forward in a giant stride which will enable him fight and win the elections next year.

As it is now there might be a tendency for him to view things from a lackadaisical approach, this might be positive in a way, since he will not be benefiting from the power equation next year, his passive but thorough and well thought misdemeanour might invariably establish a level playing field where all contenders stand equal chances. Obi’s win in Anambra is a pointer and is enough to make many PDP Governors shake in their boots.

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On the OBJ Issue

I was not a party to OBJ’s emergence neither was 35 to 45 million Yorubas, OBJ got coroneted by his own illiterate colleagues, the SW never had an input, the whole exercise was done by Mutineers who have robbed the nation blind.

What are we in the SW suppose do when OBJ was entrusted on us, to go rioting in the streets and get shot like dogs, these fellows holding on to power are not thinking people they are not learned, they are conscripts who rose through the ranks from their misdeeds.

Leadership should not b based on paper qualification alone.

In the Interest of Equity, I support the rotational system, it does not neccessary mean it will throw up illiterate or failures, there are capable hands in every regions, until the polity take electioneering and make our votes counts then we should blame rotational presidency but our electoral failure,