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desgiezd (m)
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I think the Igbos need some form of self examination that will expunge selfishness in their midst. It is unfortunate that anytime an opportunity beckons, every igbo man would want to be president and none would deem it fit to step down for another. This has been a great impediment to serious igbo candidates because votes that would have accrued to their consesnsus candidate are shared amongst all of them. I am not igbo but I will never support a system that would exclude any tribe from the presidency since Nigeria belongs to all of us.
Now that the Yorubas have had their turn (1999 - 2007) and the Hausas are currently having theirs, I think the Igbo people should naturally take their turn after UMYA. They should come together now and start putting structures in place that would help them to achieve this dream in the near future. Imagine Ken Nnamani, Peter Obi, Uche Chukwumerije (pardon his misgivings per June 12 under IBB's regime), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Oby Ezekwesili, Charles Soludo, Dora Akunyili as Nigeria's president.
Now na the time to start, una hear?
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