while big idiots such as jt useni, iyorchia ayu, solomon lar, yakubu gowon, ty danjuma and the likes continue to allow themselves to be manipulated into supporting parochial personal and sectional agenda of the few in the North over and over again

and some southerners eg uduaghan/ibori partner with the North to promote the parochial agenda of the few”.

there have risen men of valor like Former Senate President Ameh Ebute who fear no prejudice have spoken out sharp and fine. naturally i would think that those idiote mentioned above should have wisened up, they still remain in their deep slumber

find the speech below

http://www.businessdayonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12023:2011-northern-minorities-say-no-monolithic-north-&catid=85:national&Itemid=340

…say Nigerians should determine if Jonathan can contest
Politicians of Northern minorities’ extraction on Monday reacted to some Northern leaders who insisted on zoning of the presidency to the North, declaring that there is no monolithic North. They said only Nigerians should determine if President Goodluck Jonathan can contest next year’s election.

Former Senate President Ameh Ebute, who addressed the press on behalf of the politicians from the minority states under the aegis of National Movement for Equality and Change, said that the minority ethnic nationalities of the North contributed more to keeping the country together.

Northern leaders that included former President Ibrahim Babangida and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar had, last week, after their meeting insisted that the presidency should be zoned back to the North and raised three committees to ensure the emergence of a Northern candidate.

The Northern minorities, however, reminded the Northern leaders that “the numerical strength and perpetual retaining of power in the North is not possible without a united North.

“The larger population of the North says no to primitive sectional domination and all divisive tendencies. Just as the Northern minority ethnic nationalities were in the past ignorantly manipulated into supporting parochial personal and sectional agenda of the few in the North, the South South also allied and partnered with the North ignorantly to promote the parochial agenda of the few”.

They maintained that President Jonathan did not seize power from the North but rather emerged through Divine Providence, saying “he is proving himself a listening president who is also committed to ensuring a free and fair election or the achievement of true democracy in Nigeria.

“Nigerians should be allowed to decide through the ballot box whether or not he should continue after 2011 to further democratise the country and provide good leadership and development”.

^^^^why are you just dropping people names without actually confirming their stand on the issue of Zoning?. .

Gen TY Danjuma has publicly stated that he will support GEJ as long as there are signs that he will conduct credible and fair elections which is rather a reasonable condition for support.

And I have not seen where Solomon Lar or Gen Gowon supports the Zoning rubbish. Maybe you have something on that that I don't know, you can enlighten me,

@koolboi,

You are igmorant. And please show some respect to some of our elders like Gowon.

its their ignorance that have dragged us back

what respect do they deserve when their act has impoverished million of people

respect to gowon my foot, the illitrate like him signed bakasi to cameroun while trying to force a union which is not by force