is not going to be an easy task 4 gudluck to convince the north to allow him have a shot at presidence come 2011.the reason are stated below.1.obasanjo a southerner betrays the north 4 bringing sick yardua into presidence with the game plan to die 4 southerner to take over,which finaly came to past.2.the step jonathan took in picking a vp frm kaduna bringing in a christain gov. was also a blow to the north. in kaduna today sambo is not wel recognise any longer.finaly the dora issue.

How is dora an issue?

hasy:

is not going to be an easy task 4 gudluck to convince the north to allow him have a shot at presidence come 2011.the reason are stated below.1.obasanjo a southerner betrays the north 4 bringing sick yardua into presidence with the game plan to die 4 southerner to take over,which finaly came to past.2.the step jonathan took in picking a vp frm kaduna bringing in a christain gov. was also a blow to the north. in kaduna today sambo is not wel recognise any longer.finaly the dora issue.

@Hasy
Who is the North?? If you mean the core North, then I might agree that they wouldn't support him. But their support is not necessary for Jonathan's victory.
But as we have seen from the Northern Governor's meeting, the North is split almost evenly between the Core North and the middle Belt.The Core North is less than 30% of Nigeria.
If Jonathan gets the support of the middle belt, then he doesn't need the support of the core north as that would be more than enough for him to hit a home run on election day.

gbam!

Its Divinely written GJ will rule 4 two term.

Theres no such thing as core north and middle belt, its just north!!! believe it or not, the north is one bloc. Whatever the core north says, the middle belt will follow, its always been like that, the core north agreed to MKO and the "middle belt" followed, the core north agreed to Obasanjo and the 'middle belt followed" Whether you like it or not, the core north as far as nigerian politics is concerned is a major factor. you cannot be a president in nigeria without the core north's support, as much as you'd want to erode the power they have, just face reality. The core north, your sokotos and kanos run Nigerian national politics. Its always been that way, Don't forget we're talking about the same people that waged a war of conquest from sokoto all the way to oyo, swallowing kwara in the process and "emiratizing" it.
Why many southerners choose to look down and degrade northerners baffles me.

Am from igbo,we need president from any part of nigeria,that does action more than words and promise.

Emzybrown:

Am from igbo,we need president from any part of nigeria,that does action more than words and promise.

Simple, well said.

gadogado:

Theres no such thing as core north and middle belt, its just north!!! believe it or not, the north is one bloc. Whatever the core north says, the middle belt will follow, its always been like that, the core north agreed to MKO and the "middle belt" followed, the core north agreed to Obasanjo and the 'middle belt followed" Whether you like it or not, the core north as far as nigerian politics is concerned is a major factor. you cannot be a president in nigeria without the core north's support, as much as you'd want to erode the power they have, just face reality. The core north, your sokotos and kanos run Nigerian national politics. Its always been that way, Don't forget we're talking about the same people that waged a war of conquest from sokoto all the way to oyo, swallowing kwara in the process and "emiratizing" it.
Why many southerners choose to look down and degrade northerners baffles me.

You are steeped in the past. This is the same reason the core north is loosing out fast. The middle belt has woken up. It is evident on all angles. The Northern Governors Forum and the Northern Leaders have been split evenly between middle belt and Core North.

The good news about the decline of Northern hegemonic power is that it will bring progress to all of Nigeria, the core north inclusive.