Dear Nairalanders,

Three years from now it would be election time again. We all saw what happened in the USA where history was made and for the first time, a blackman became president. The present government we have in Nigeria could have become our own Obama,  depending on how u look at it ( for the first time we have a real civilian as president and vice who never had military backgrounds and are graduates). But so far, we have discovered it would take more than these to have a real govt that can make an impact in Nigeria.

Such a govt has to come into terms with the problems we have in Nigeria and be ready to tackle it. The person must be his own man, have a clear road map on how he wants to tackle and solve our problems as a country. he doesnt have to be a saint but must be one who clearly thinks of what he can do for his country and not what his country can do for his pockets! Our own Obama can give us the Nigeria of our dreams where electricity would no longer be a luxury and round pegs would not be placed into square roles. He should be able to restructure our economy where proudly made in Nigerian goods can be manufactured and displayed.

Who among the present lots of highly placed Nigerians can be our own Obama and give us a future and not a failed state each and everyone of us would be proud of.  Maybe a Donald Duke, an Oshimole, a Dora, a Ribadu or even a Soludo can lead us to the promised land.  Do you have any name in mind? Do you think we can have our own Obama come 2011,  I think we can and great accomplishments such as this starts with a little step, and don't forget Little drops of water make a mighty Ocean. We just need to take a cue from the Ghanaian elections that brought John Kuffour into power and the most recent one!

The search is on nairalanders: In search of our own Obama. Do you have any names in mind?  how can we get this to happen here!

i can be the Nigerian Obama!

poster,
how do u see obama in this context?
the only tangible thing we know about obama at the moment is that he is a black president.
about his promises and people's belief in him, that is as good as the past presidents elect until we begin to feel his realities.
we shld not be seeking for own obama yet because we are yet to know if he is going to be the a horrow president.
being a black president is not a guarantee.