DocHMD:


We've also had enough from the yorubas, they contributed in the destruction of the country they led for 11 years. That's more than 20% of our national life.

hucienda:
FP loading.

Points 1 and 2 are obvious to fair minded folks. For before Nigeria can have a President from the political South-South again there has to be a Yoruba President and before that one, there has to be an Igbo President. No shortcut can deviate the country from that path.

It's a no brainer though 'cos North will always vote themselves and it's obvious how the SE-SS-SW will given the realities that were exposed in 2015.

The question however will be whether that person will stay 4 years ... or get greedy.

Being a multi-ethnic region, it will be highly unfair for one region and ethnic group to seek to occupy the slot of the South in the Presidency in 2019 irrespective of whether it is the office of the President or the Vice President. It will amount to injustice to the ethnic nationalities in the South save the Yoruba for Yemi Osinbajo to succeed Buhari in 2019..

TonyeBarcanista:

Bro, this is one blackmail that can never move me.

Yorubas only recently occupied the Presidency for 8 unbroken years and VP for 2 years (and counting) of the 18 years of this dispensation. The North were begged to allow Jonathan in 2011 (which naturally should be their turn in the interest of equity and justice), while the Southeast is yet to produce a VP not to talk of the Presidency.

If you are fair you should be championing a northern Presidency and Igbo Presidency if you are for the interest of the South.

This is justice, Nigeria belongs to all of us.

emorse:
I'm sorry but this is plain dumb. How OP conveniently omitted Babangida, Abacha and Abdulsalam from the list of northern rulers beats me.

TonyeBarcanista:
By TonyeBarcanista



When he was first elevated to the status of Acting President on 19 January 2017, Professor Yemi Osinbajo embarked on a tour on Niger Delta region. His entourage include Minister of State for Petroleum, Ibe Ikachukwu; Minister of State for Agriculture, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, as well as the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs. A move seen as a welcomed development by the good people of Niger Delta who saw it as a new chapter to finding lasting solution to the seemingly unending Niger Delta question. Not one of the rhetorical promises made to the people of Niger Delta by Acting President Osinbajo was ever fulfilled or rather, is yet to be fulfilled.

Some of us, however, suspected that the Osinbajo was neither interested in proffering solution to the Niger Delta question but to start a clandestine move to build his political capital ahead of 2019 Presidential election having read his body language.

As Vice President and sensing that President Buhari is/may be medically unfit to stand for re-election in 2019, Professor Yemi Osinbajo shifted his attention to build network in the north all for 2019.

On Thursday April 13, he went to Adamawa state to acquire the title of "Jagaban of Adamawa Emirate". Only yesterday, he went to Cross river state to collect another traditional title in Efik kingdom, Ada Idaha Ke Efik Eburutu. For what reason if not political?

While I recognize that the Nigeria Constitution gives Yemi Osinbajo the right to contest for any office, including the Presidency, I must also state that his clandestine moves to succeed Muhammadu Buhari in 2019 is counterproductive to the interest of Nigerians and threat to the unity of our country, this is aside his sheer incompetency in public service since he assumed office as Vice President, Chairman of National Planning Commission and Chairman of National Economic Council.

This article is not to talk about his preference for employing only people of his Yoruba ethnic group as Personal Aides, all these are stories for some other time. This article is strictly about the injustice that his Presidency will mean to the rest of the country if we allow it to materialise.

1. HIS PRESIDENCY IS UNJUST TO THE SOUTH
In the history of Nigeria, the Southwest and Yoruba nation have led the country for a combined period of 11 years and 11 months; Chief Olusegun Obasanjo held sway for 11 years and 8 months (8 years as President and 3 years and 8 months as Military ruler) while Ernest Shonekan held sway for 3 months.

Meanwhile, the South-south only led Nigeria for only 5 years and 25 days through Goodluck Jonathan, while the Southeast has NEVER led the country in Executive capacity save the 7 months under the military reign of General Aguiyi Ironsi.

Under this present democratic dispensation, SW and Yoruba nation has led the country for 8 years and has been occupying the Vice President office since 2015.

The Southsouth led the country for only 5 years and 25 days and occupied the office of for 3 years through Dr. Goodluck Jonathan.

The Southeast has neither produced the President nor the Vice President.

Being a multi-ethnic region, it will be highly unfair for one region and ethnic group to seek to occupy the slot of the South in the Presidency in 2019 irrespective of whether it is the office of the President or the Vice President. It will amount to injustice to the ethnic nationalities in the South save the Yoruba for Yemi Osinbajo to succeed Buhari in 2019..

2. HIS PRESIDENCY IS UNJUST TO THE NORTH:
Since the return of this democratic dispensation in 1999, while the South enjoyed power for a total of 13 years (SW 8, SS 5), while the north only did for 5 years and counting through late Umaru Musa Yar’adua (3 years) and Muhammadu Buhari (2 years and counting). If the status quo remains till 2019, the north will haul a meager combined period of 7 years; a far cry when compared with the 13 years that the South held sway.

It is both morally and politically just that the North be allowed to produce the President of Nigeria come 2019 for another 4 years period. We must realize that injustice is injustice anywhere. Allowing Osinbajo, a Yorubaman/Southerner to succeed Buhari in 2019 will only cause disaffection among those in the northern part of the country. There will be feelings of marginalization will crept in. This is a situation the country cannot afford to entertain at this period.

MY SUPPORT FOR NORTH/SOUTHEAST TICKET IN 2019
Nigeria belongs to everybody, it does not belong to a section of the country. While it is fair for power to remain in the north, it is also fair for the Southeast to be part of the equation after years of absence. The only way to allow justice prevail is for a North/Southeast Presidency in 2019.

This arrangement, I strongly believe will calm the nerves of the people of the Southeast, give the Igbo people a sense of ownership in the Nigeria project and a sense of belonging in the affairs of Nigeria.

The Yoruba nation has always stood for justice, I am optimistic that they will stand for what is right come 2019. I have no doubt in my mind that they will not oppose the aspiration of a credible aspirant from the northern extraction and an Igbo man to assume the office of the President and Vice President respectively in 2019.





May God Bless Us All And Bless Nigeria

SuperS1Panther:


Igbo presidency in which country?

Please presidency is not won by blackmail, name calling threat of secession and threat of war, violence and genocide., It is won by bridge building and alliances.

You work for presidency, it is not dropped on your laps.

DocHMD:


I thought "others hate ibos and love yorubas' according to your usual narratives?

EzeUche:


Was that realty how Obasanjo came to power?

Or was it to placate the Yoruba after the Abiola saga?

asuustrike2009:

Is anything wrong in having igbo as president and Hausa/Fulani as vice since you stand on equity and fairness? Na swell dem swell for igbo not to taste power,

TonyeBarcanista:
The years of northern military rule was one of the reasons why the whole country agreed for Southern presidency in 1999. Should we perpetually keep them out? Beside, if any zone from the South is to aspire for President it should be the Southeast

DocHMD:


We've also had enough from the yorubas, they contributed in the destruction of the country they led for 11 years. That's more than 20% of our national life.

TonyeBarcanista:

Bro, this is one blackmail that can never move me.

Yorubas only recently occupied the Presidency for 8 unbroken years and VP for 2 years (and counting) of the 18 years of this dispensation. The North were begged to allow Jonathan in 2011 (which naturally should be their turn in the interest of equity and justice), while the Southeast is yet to produce a VP not to talk of the Presidency.

If you are fair you should be championing a northern Presidency and Igbo Presidency if you are for the interest of the South.

This is justice, Nigeria belongs to all of us.

SuperS1Panther:


Yorubas tenure built your refineries

Yorubas tenure gave you telecoms

Yorubas tenure reformed your Pension

Yorubas tenure made your Financial Institution stronger.

Yorubas tenure ensured your debt were forgiven.

Yorubas tenure ensured our savinsg moved fronm USD3bn to 36bn

yorubas tenure built Afam VI, started IPPs, refurbished Kainji Dam,

Yorubas tenure gave you the National Stadium in Abuja

Yorubas tenure handed over to a democratically elected President during military and civilian eras.

Yoruba tenure started the revamping of your rail system.

Yorubas tenure created unprecedented number of employment.

Yorubas tenure earned Nigeria respect within the comity of nations.

Sensual:
This is just senseless.

Are you trying to say that Yemi does not have leadership qualities
He has every right to contest in 2019. Yes it would seem shady if he was contesting against Buhari(if the idiot decides to contest again), but who fvcking cares?
We've had enough from the north. Why can't someone else from the west, east or any other region apart from North lead this country
This is one of the reasons igbos want Biafra.

I personally prefer Osinbajo to Buhari or any Northern alhaji.
Let us see what Osinbajo is capable of. The man has shown promising leadership traits.

The leadership mantle needs to be stripped from the North!

SuperS1Panther:
A credible Northerner that will do only 4years!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Biafraudster cannot be our VP. The Northerner MUST pick Osinbajo.

In 2023, it will be a Yoruba Presidential Aspirant vs Anywhere that choose to contest from the SOuth.

DEXTROVERT:
Who
is
the
vice president
or
president
material
they
produced....

rochas- the non performer except his belle
amaechi- the corrupt Almighty
obiano -the vegetarians
Wike : the blood spiller
ekweremadu- the fraudster
nmadi kanu- the Jewish, with dual passport
chime - the woman beater
uzor kalu- the Maradona
ifeanyi uba- the money dubler, used NNPC fuel without conscience

they kept creating enemies and making the whole country see them as a treat instead of mending bridges

SuperS1Panther:


Yorubas tenure built your refineries

Yorubas tenure gave you telecoms

Yorubas tenure reformed your Pension

Yorubas tenure made your Financial Institution stronger.

Yorubas tenure ensured your debt were forgiven.

Yorubas tenure ensured our savinsg moved fronm USD3bn to 36bn

yorubas tenure built Afam VI, started IPPs, refurbished Kainji Dam,

Yorubas tenure gave you the National Stadium in Abuja

Yorubas tenure handed over to a democratically elected President during military and civilian eras.

Yoruba tenure started the revamping of your rail system.

Yorubas tenure created unprecedented number of employment.

Yorubas tenure earned Nigeria respect within the comity of nations.

MayorofLagos:

You looney.... We practice "democratic" system of ruling in Nigeria, not SLOTocratic.

asuustrike2009:

Is anything wrong in having igbo as president and Hausa/Fulani as vice since you stand on equity and fairness? Na swell dem swell for igbo not to taste power,

SuperS1Panther:


Igbo presidency in which country?

Please presidency is not won by blackmail, name calling threat of secession and threat of war, violence and genocide., It is won by bridge building and alliances.

You work for presidency, it is not dropped on your laps.

TonyeBarcanista:
The Southeast has neither produced the President nor the Vice President.

hucienda:
Going through this thread I've noticed the posts representing SW interest don't want to wait their turn.

Why is that?