isthatso:


I think he is right ......in terms of area

amuwo1980:

Obasanjo and yaribas played a sound strategy and grabbed power from the northerners in 1999 abi, a hollow sense of grandeur

Godons1:
Igbo will never rule this Country

emperor863:


There we go again. There is nothing like SE/SS. Rather, there are SW, SE and SS as three distinct zones. Be that it may, please be informed that the SW does not need any vote from the SE to win the 2023 presidential elections - just like Buhari did in 2015.

Moral of the story; stop attaching to the south south by force. They have moved on and left you behind (sebi you see the way Bayelsa state voted during the last governorship elections?). The voting pattern of Rivers state in 2023 will almost kill some people.

Sanchez01:

You aren't communicating. However, let me clear you on why an Igbo president is a pipe dream, at least for now.

1. The PDP is interested in returning to power and will most likely hand over its ticket to a Northerner because they desperately need to win. An Igbo president under the PDP is unrealistic as there is no Igbo politician with a national appeal. Heck, not even one that can win an election outside his state, even in the South East.

2. The APC will most likely retain the seat and understands that the best way to do it is to NOT hand its presidential ticket to someone of the Igbo extraction. Why? Because the North will aggressively reject the idea and the APC will lose the North. Plus, the North is still interested, leaving the battle to the North and South West.

3. Voting Strength: The South East is the least influential region, politically, as far as Nigeria is concerned, which is why the PDP had taken the region for a ride for over 16 years. Both parties know they only need a fraction of the South East vote and then look forward to appealing to the SW for the decider. Knowing the South East is weak vote-wise, it would be foolhardy to entrust the ticket to a region with low voting power.

4. National Appeal: While Tinubu has mastered the art of packaging and winning, one thing 'his' politicians all have in common is a sound profile and a decent amount of popularity outside their region. None of your politicians have that.

5. The North: I hate to say this, but the North will never vote an Igbo candidate, no thanks to history. The level of distrust is so huge that any party that announces an Igbo presidential candidate, as far as the North is concerned has set itself up for failure. While the South East warms up to the North, the North look toward the South West for periodic relationships, which is why they are unbothered so long they are in agreement with the Yorubas.

6. Absence of power politicians: You all hate the feeling of a Tinubu in the South East but it is somewhat necessary. The absence of one is why there is no unification in the South East. Rochas is to Imo as Gburugburu is to Enugu. Worse is the fact that these guys don't even wield any power even at home. The North will always rely on the West because of the presence of its unifiers, namely Obasanjo and more importantly BAT. They need his power, his influence and his alliance to succeed in the West and he has transcended to the North with the influence.

7. Burnt Bridges: Not sure I should say anything about this... You already know.

So, my good friend, there is no surprise whatsoever in 2023. The election will be decided the day either party hands the ticket to the South East.

PS: APGA would have had a shot at producing an Igbo president but it is primarily an Anambra party, not even respected outside Anambra.

Godons1:
Igbo will never rule this Country

Sanchez01:
It is audible to the deaf and visible to the blind that the group is sponsored by one of the nominees. But politics isn't played this way and power won't be dropped on anyone's laps come 2023.



This is the exact same mindset of Ohaneze (youth and adult branch), politicians of the South East and a sizeable amount of the South East people but it is delusional to believe that an automatic pass be granted a particular area because they haven't tried before.

The funniest part of it all is that all of the nominees are featherweight and won't even win elections in their state hands down if they run under the APC. Moghalu looks good to me but he is not sellable even in his own state and region.

The South East is playing the 2023 politics the wrong way. No strategy, no power candidate and none of them is influential to pull a miracle outside of the South East. And then there is the issue of trust the North has towards...

SLAP44:

Stop spewing lies everywhere, Kogi is larger than Oyo.

SLAP44:


You are right, Sokoto state is larger than the entire south west. Good points.

SLAP44:


Do you know that Niger state is bigger than the entire South West?

Godons1:
Igbo will never rule this Country

kcnwaigbo:

Lol so how does Bayelsa voting David Lyon translate to voting for Tinubu in the presidential election? You people will make me laugh.If we are to even talk of party diversity the SE is the only southern region with the highest party diversity (APC,PDP and APGA)

35824L:
They still think we are joking.

blaqoracle:
NAIRA SMPLY means Never Allow Igbo Rule Again.

Polchiz:

You should have added "over your dead body" so that your case will be like those of the cabals.

SLAP44:
A political association, Igbo for President Solidarity Group, has suggested 11 politicians from the South-Eastern states that are “qualified to be presented as presidential candidates in 2023 general elections”.

The president of the association, Dr. Olukayode Oshiariyo

You can imagine!

Sanchez01:



The president of the association, Dr. Olukayode Oshiariyo, announced the names after the meeting of the congress in Abuja on Friday,
https://punchng.com/2023-presidency-igbo-group-suggests-11-persons-from-south-east/

Sanchez01:


https://punchng.com/2023-presidency-igbo-group-suggests-11-persons-from-south-east/
Therefore, in 2023, passionate consideration should be accorded the South-East as the only zone in the Southern region that has yet to produce a president,’’ Oshiariyo added

SLAP44:


The president of the association, Dr. Olukayode Oshiariyo

You can imagine!