Sky Spirit:

So, they ve started playin God again!?

frosbel:

My thinking on this is simple. Whatever arrangements have been made between various factions within the PDP is their own business. We DO NOT CARE and it is not constitutionally binding.

All other parties are free to put forward a presidential candidate irrespective of religion and place of origin. That way we can be sure to get the best person for the Job based on merit and not tribe.
This garbage of tribal politics should be binned into the trash can of history.

We need people who have an urgent desire do make a difference in the everyday lives of the Nigerian people.

Dis Guy:

Is there any reaction from the opposition party?

Ah no wonder the AC put forward Atiku- a muslim northerner who only joined the party a month to the election  

mekusxxx:

I believe strongly in rotational presidency on which basis the Yoruba ruled for 8 years. It is fair that the NW have it till 2015. This systemn must not be trucated for Jonathan. Jonathan should rule till 2011 if Yaradua ca non longer come back to office; however he has to step down in 2011 for the North to complete their term. In 2015 it must be either a South East or a South South presidency. PDP has tried to stabilize the polity, barring their inability to constitutionalize the rotational presidency. So we must put this system into our constitution NOW to make it solid and more binding.

Any other party can do what they like but I am certain that no southerner, rigging or no rigging, can win the 2011 elections.

Becomrich1:

femmy, i dont think you know mekusxxx has brain problem. we are praying for him, 

mekusxxx:

I believe strongly in rotational presidency on which basis the Yoruba ruled for 8 years. It is fair that the NW have it till 2015. This systemn must not be trucated for Jonathan. Jonathan should rule till 2011 if Yaradua ca non longer come back to office; however he has to step down in 2011 for the North to complete their term. In 2015 it must be either a South East or a South South presidency. PDP has tried to stabilize the polity, barring their inability to constitutionalize the rotational presidency. So we must put this system into our constitution NOW to make it solid and more binding.

Any other party can do what they like but I am certain that no southerner, rigging or no rigging, can win the 2011 elections.

Sky Blue:

If we are to have a sytem of governance which is run on basis of ethnicity as opposed to actual democracy and based on competence of the candidates, why don't we do it properly? We are all Nigerians right? We are all meant to be equal under the law, right? There are apparently about 250 different ethnic groups in Nigeria. So if we are to do this thing properly, why don't we say every single ethnic group gets two terms? Meaning if someone from your village or ethnic group has already smelt the position then forget about it for at least a millenium. Anything less than this simply exposes the stupidity and hypocrisy of the system and another agenda. I also propose we take children of inter ethnic births into consideration. They should also have their turn at the rotational cylce too. Two terms for children of Okrika and Tiv intermarriages, Yoruba and Urhobo, Igbo and Itsekiri, Kalabari and Hausa, etc. Let us do this properly, if not not at all.

Becomrich1:

sky blue, if someone has inter ethnics marriages, an have children so what. and you think because of that we would not break up nigeria, you must be dreaming . not up to 1% of nigeria are from inter ethnics marriages.

If an igbos come to lagos or grow up in lagos. he use all the lagos girl finish. he goes back to his villages 99.5% of the  time to look for wife.

look if someone love you, and nigeria  break up. if he love you, he would not divorce because you are from another country. many nigeria are married to people from different countries.  chief alex akinyele, tai solarin etc. so what nonsense are you talking about.  there are even more nigeria abroad married to people from other culture than even in nigeria.

Sky Blue:

If we are to have a sytem of governance which is run on basis of ethnicity as opposed to actual democracy and based on competence of the candidates, why don't we do it properly? We are all Nigerians right? We are all meant to be equal under the law, right? There are apparently about 250 different ethnic groups in Nigeria. So if we are to do this thing properly, why don't we say every single ethnic group gets two terms? Meaning if someone from your village or ethnic group has already smelt the position then forget about it for at least a millenium. Anything less than this simply exposes the stupidity and hypocrisy of the system and another agenda. I also propose we take children of inter ethnic births into consideration. They should also have their turn at the rotational cylce too. Two terms for children of Okrika and Tiv intermarriages, Yoruba and Urhobo, Igbo and Itsekiri, Kalabari and Hausa, etc. Let us do this properly, if not sing another tune.

Sky Blue:

. . .
I have painted the door with blood so abeg spirit of Nigeria1/Becomerich pass me by.

Fhemmmy:


Well said, and if that is the case, why wasting money to have a national election too . . . .  the little ethnic group could just have small election and "install" over everyone else.

frosbel:



Exactly my point.

The whole idea of rotational regional presidency not only mocks the requirements for competency in a candidate but also pretends as if there were no other ethnic groups in Nigeria but Hausa, Yoruba and Igbo.

What we have in Nigeria is ' a Government not of the people, not by the people and not for the people '. As simple as that.

vangogh:


True, why not just conduct an Urhobo election when rotation comes to Urhobo people; saves money and a lot of headache.
Rotational president is fraud.  Whatever happens to "may the best man win the job."
Only in Nigeria you'll have such a silly arrangement.

frosbel:

@topic
Merit and mutual respect are the bedrock of all progressive nations. Nigeria lacks either.

@Beaf, Cannot agree with you more.

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