₦airaland Forum

Igbos of South East who MUST not be president

1. Orji Uzoh Kalu (former Abia governor; then PDP, now APC)
2. Rochas Okorocha (former Imo governor; APC)
3. Okezie Ikpeazu (current Abia governor; PDP)
4. Pius Anyim Pius (former Senate President and Secretary to the Government of GEJ)
5. Theodore Orji (former Abia governor; PDP)

THE REALITY OF POLITICS IS THAT HAD OKOROCHA ADHERED TO THE WISHES OF APC, HE WOULD BE THE TOP MAN ON THAT LIST FOR PRESIDENT.


SIMILARLY ORJI UZOH KALU CAN BE PRESIDENT IF HE TAKES IT UPON HIMSELF TO STOP NNAMDI KANU.


U CANNOT SAY MUST NOT BE PRESIDENT WITH CERTAINTY.


IT IS NOT ONLY IGBO VOTE.

Area4Area:
Onyeama that doesn't know his left from his right?
I'd rather give it to Ken Nnamani than Onyeama if Sullivan isn't suitable to you.

U WILL GO WITHOUT A PRESIDENT FOR A VERY LONG TIME IN NIGERIA.

U STILL DONT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT POLITICS.

Area4Area:
You just can't push any of them out, they all qualify and I mean qualify perfectly.
So so confused

Kingsley Muoghalu,Sullivan Chime


I WOULD STRIKE THEM OUT.


SULLIVAN FOR MOVING TO APC AND STILL BEING ON THE SIDELINE WITH NO OFFICE OF RELEVANCE, HE MIGHT AS WELL HAVE SATYED IN PDP.


I WILL REPLACE THEM WITH ONYEAMA.


THIS IS POLITICS NOT CHARITY.

ImperialYoruba:
Umahi - This guy cannot even manage Ipob in his state, how is he going to manage Nigeria? Strike!
Obi - Anambra is the most strategic state in SE, yet Obi failed woefully to brand it. Under him millions of Anambrarians left town. Strike!
Iweala - Nigeria is not world bank. Our bureaucracies do not have a streamlined flow and she will be frustrated to quit midway. Strike!
Obiano - This Governor did more for Anambra than Peter Obi. My problem with him is for 8yrs he has clowned with IGR. Strike!
Chime - I really don't know why this MIA Governor was included. As Governor he dissapeared for years & then said he owed nobody explanation for his whereabout. It is a sin to list him amongst these well to do people. OP dont repeat this error ever again.

THE REASON IS NOT VALID, A TWO TIME FINANCE MINISTER CAN PILOT THE ECONOMY OF THIS COUNTRY AND GROW IT.

PLUS SHE IS A WOMAN, SHE CAN ATTRACT EVEN MORE FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT.

SLAP44:
You are desperate to drag this thread off topic. Reread the topic and post appropriately.

HOW DID IT GO OFF TOPIC?

Area4Area:
Peter Obi, Kingsley Muoghalu, Chukwuemeka Soludo, Okonjo Iweala, Sullivan Chime, Ben Akabueze.

Still thinking of who to pick in the pack

IF U WANT SW VOTE, BEN AKABUEZE.


IF U WANT MOST QUALIFIED, CHUKWUEMEKA SOLUDO OR OKONJO IWEALA

SLAP44:
Create a SW thread. It doesn't cost you any money.

SO U BELIEVE THAT A THREAD LIKE THIS IS BEING VIEW BY ONLY PEOPLE FROM SE?

DONT BE FOOLED.

THIS IS A DISCUSSION AND MY POST IS RELEVANT.

AS FOR THOSE YORUBA FOLLOWING THIS THREAD, IF EVER U HOPE TO PRODUCE A PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA AGAIN, U BETTER FOREGT ABOUT TINUBU BECOS NO SANE PERSON FROM OTHER PARTS OF NIGERIA WILL EVER VOTE FOR THAT BIGGOT AND TRIBAL JINGOIST.


THIS GUY WILL GET MY VOTE ANYDAY AND ANYTIME BECOS HE IS A SEASONED FIT INTERNATIONALIST. AKINWUMI ADESINA


WE ARE TAKING NIGERIA FORWARD OR WE DISINTEGRATE.

astrodome:
By your logic, what followership does Onyeama have in the East?

AT LEAST, HE IS STILL SEASONED FIT AND UNEXPLORED VIRGIN.


TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, IS TO SAY WE DONT KNOW.

astrodome:
Invalid argument. How many times did Buhari run for president before he succeeded?

LISTEN, I KNOW Y U DONT WANT TO ADD ONYEAMA.

U BELIEVE THAT HE IS NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE WAY NIGERIA TRIBALISE EVERYTHING.

AS A NATION WE CANNOT CONTINUE LIKE THAT.

THIS IS Y YORUBA WANT TO ENTHRONE THE NEW AWOLOWO THAT IS TINUBU, BECOS OF HIS TRIBAL AWARENESS.

I KNOW ALL THIS BUT NIGERIA NEED A BREAK , UNITY AND PROGRESS.

NIGERIA NEED TO MOVE AWAY FROM TINUBU AND BUHARI AND OKOROCHA.


WE NEED TO START ELECTING SEASONED FIT INTERNATIONALIST LIKE AKINWUMI ADESINA ETC.


WE NEED TO START SEEING THE DIVIDEND OF DEMOCRACY AND LEAVE THE MILITARY/BIGGOT ALONE.

POLITICS IS NOT CHARITY.

IF U ARE NOT WISE ENOUGH, TO APPROACH IT TECHNICALLY AND ALIGN YOURSELF WITH THE PEOPLE'S WILL, THEN U HAVE NO BUSINESS IN POLITICS.

U WILL SAY BUHARI HAD SEVERAL CHANCES BEFORE HE BECAME PRESIDENT.

U CANNOT COMPARE BUHARI AND MUOGHALU.


BUHARI IS A FORMER MILITARY HEAD OF STATE.


BUHARI HAS MASSIVE FOLLOWERSHIP IN THE NORTH AND HAD ALWAYS WON THE NORTH.


CAN MUOGHALU WIN THE EAST? NO!

astrodome:
Nwannem, were nwayo biko . This is just an ordinary post from me. It is not election time and there is no sign yet that an Igbo will be president in 2023. But we are hopeful. I have provided 10 names and I am not campaigning for any single one of them. Unlike me, you are fixated on one person: Onyeama. May I ask from what state in Igboland you are?

NO, I FEEL LIKE I HAVE TO SCHOOL U GUYS ON POLITICS ALOT.

U ARE TOO STIFF AND UNCOMPROMISING.

NIGERIA IS NOT SO.

U HAVE TO BE FLEXIBLE.

THEY CALL IT FLUID AND DYNAMIC.

U GUYS DONT KNOW WEN TO PLAY AND WEN TO BE SERIOUS.

UR TOO RIGID.

IF UR NOT, WAT STOP U ADDING ONYEAMA?

Governor Umahi of Ebonyi State (has executive and technical experience. He is an Engineer)
2. Governor (former) Peter Obi (has executive, business and VP electoral experience)
3. Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala (arguably the most accomplished (currently) economist from Africa, and the initiator of the forgiveness of Nigeria's debt by the World Bank during the Obasanjo's regime; has managerial, administrative, and foreign relations experience; multiple time minister in Nigeria)
[s]4. Dr. Kingsley Muoghalu (former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank, university professor, economist and having Presidential electoral experience; young and digitally wired unlike analogue Buhari)[/s]
5. Prof. Chukwuemeka Soludo (the most impactful Central Bank Governor ever, university professor, and serious economic guru)
6. Dr. Chris Ngige (former Gov. of Anambra; has executive experience, has administrative experience, was/is a medical officer, and actually a very serious minded person; he is in the ruling party)
7. Mr. Willie Obiano, governor of Anambra State (has executive and management experience)
8. Mr. Sullivan Chime, former Governor of Enugu State (has executive experience; left Enugu state much better than he met it; he is in the ruling party now)
9. Mr Ben Akabueze (former Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning under Tinubu and Fasola; he is in the ruling party)
10. Mrs. Obi Ezekwesili (Yes, Oby hahahaha - Nigeria needs a revolutionist who can go against the established system, just like Trump)

THE TOP TEN ARE ALL SEASONED FIT.

ONLY PROBLEM IS MUOGHALU ALREADY RAN FOR PRESIDENT.

HE DOES NOT DESERVE TO BE ON THAT LIST AFTER FAILING.


TRY SOMEBODY ELSE LIKE ONYEAMA THAT IS STILL FRESH.

1. Orji Uzoh Kalu (former Abia governor; then PDP, now APC)
2. Rochas Okorocha (former Imo governor; APC)
3. Okezie Ikpeazu (current Abia governor; PDP)
4. Pius Anyim Pius (former Senate President and Secretary to the Government of GEJ)
5. Theodore Orji (former Abia governor; PDP)

I FIRMLY AGREE WITH THIS LIST.

HAVE U NOTICED THAT THE KILLINGS IN IMO STATE HAVE ALSO STOPPED.


OKOROCHA HAS QUESTIONABLE CHARACTER.

astrodome:
Muoghalu is still a very viable candidate; I did not expect him to defeat a Buhari. Ben was found worthy to be appointed by one or two Yoruba governors, even when they did not have to appoint an Igbo. That goes to show he is qualified, detribalized acceptable, and and knows Lagos politics some. There is a difference between that and Onyeam'a appointment by Buhari. Buhari is obligated by law to appoint at least one minister from each state. Onyeama was the lucky one from Enugu. Again, I repeat, in my opinion he has not done much.

MUOGHALU IS VIABLE IN YOUR BEDROOM.


THAT IS WHERE HE WILL BE PRESIDENT.

I THINK OUR IGBO BROTHERS ARE BRILLIANT BUT STUBBORNESS IS WAT IS FAILING U IN POLITICS.

POLITICS IS RHETORIC AND SHOWMANSHIP, NOT STUBBORN.


SENSE!

4. Dr. Kingsley Muoghalu (former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank, university professor, economist and having Presidential electoral experience; young and digitally wired unlike analogue Buhari)

HE DOES NOT KNOW POLITICS.

HE IS ALL OVER THE PLACE.


IF HE DID, HE WOULD HAVE MADE HIS WAY INTO GOVERNANCE, LIKE ONYEAMA.


U CANNOT PRIORITIES HIM OVER AND ABOVE A PERSON IN GOVERNANCE.

astrodome:
My title says 10. You can create another list

OYA, REMOVE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING AND REPLACE WITH ONYEAMA.

MOGHALU ALREADY HAD HIS TIME AND FAILED.

4. Dr. Kingsley Muoghalu (former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank, university professor, economist and having Presidential electoral experience; young and digitally wired unlike analogue Buhari)

9. Mr Ben Akabueze (former Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning under Tinubu and Fasola; he is in the ruling party)

astrodome:
That is why I have 10 people from different parties, different sexes and different SE states. Even Oby that most don't like but who I personally see as qualified is on my last. My take on Onyeama is from what I see from the perspective of a Nigerian living in America. He has not achieved what is dearest to our hearts, which is the ability to vote in Nigerian elections. Please note that I am from Abia State, Umuahia precisely. Yet, my next post after the original one excluded 3 Abians because I know those three are crooks.

ONYEAMA SHOULD BE ON THE LIST AS SOMEBODY QUALIFIED FOR THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT.

U HAVE NO JUSTIFICATION FOR NOT ADDING HIM.

ADDING HIM DOES NOT TAKE OR REMOVE ANYTHING FROM YOUR LIST.

AFTER BUHARI AND OSINBANJO, NIGERIA NEEDS SOMEONE CLEAN CUT WITH AN INTERNATIONAL DISPOSITION TO PROJECT OUR IMAGE.


WE CANNOT CONTINUE TO PRODUCE PRESIDENT THAT DRESS WEIRD AND LOOK LIKE THE TALIBAN.

ScotMisile:
Anambra list... What is Obiano doing there, what is Ngige doing there. . Okadigbo said it. If your Education can not enable you to see beyond your tribe then your eduEducat I useless.

THE FUNNY THING IS DAT, I AM NOT EVEN LOOKING AT STATE.


I AM FROM ANAMBRA AND IN MY SELECTION, ANAMBRA DID NOT FEATURE.


IGBO IS IGBO TO ME.


I HAVE MADE DAT CLEAR SEVERALLY HERE ON NAIRALAND.


I ALSO GIVE CONSIDERATION TO WOMEN ALOT.

IT IS A PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA WE ARE LOOKING FOR NOT IGBO PRESIDENT.

THIS IS WHERE WE MAKE THE MISTAKE.

A PRESIDENT FROM OUR EXTRACTION HAS TO SERVE NIGERIA AND NOT IGBO NATION.

BASED ON THIS UNDERSTANDING, I CHOOSE MY TWO TOP CANDIDATES, AS NOTED ABOVE.

astrodome:
Anybody managing Buhari's foreign policy is a bad manager. Onyeama may be better under a different circumstance. But then he should not be working for a Buhari. Can you list one thing that he has achieved?

LET ME TELL U WAT IS DELAYING IGBO PRESIDENCY?


THE FACT THAT SOME OF US ARE NOT FLEXIBLE ENOUGH.


IN ALL THOSE NAMES U PRESENTED, NOTICE I HAVE NOT KNOCKED ANY OF THEM.

IN A SEARCH, U GATHER THEM ALL.

IN UR CASE, U ARE STILL SEARCHING BUT AT THE SAMETIME LEAVING OUT SEASONED FIT CONTENDERS.

IS DAT WISE?

WE IGBOS HAVE TO BE FLEXIBLE AND ADAPTABLE AND ACCOMMODATING.

NDIIGBO DONT WANT TO GIVE NIGERIA A BIGGOT AS PRESIDENT, WE WANT SOMEONE THAT WILL BE NEUTRAL.

IN MY OPINION, NGOZI OKONJO IWEALA AND GEOFFREY ONYEAMA ARE MY TOP TWO.


THEY ARE BOTH INTERNATIONALIST AND NIGERIANS CAN TRUST THEM TO WORK IN ACCORDANCE WITH INTERNATIONALLY ACCEPTED BEST PRACTICES, WHICH IS WAT WE HAVE NEVER HAD IN THIS COUNTRY.

astrodome:
Onyeama has a lot of personally achievements, no doubt. But unfortunately, he is not worthy to be on my first 10. He has no electoral experience. Moreover, I cannot readily see any great things he has achieved since becoming a minister in 2015. As a Nigerian in diaspora, I would love to be able to vote in an election in Nigeria, just like an American or a Brazilian who lives outside of their countries can vote. Onyeama could not deliver on that simple task that we gave him. Nigeria's foreign image is still bad, if not worse, under Buhari. What has Onyeama done to address that as a foreign minister? Look at the old sickly man, Sylvanus Nsofor, who is the Nigerian ambassador to the US? The Nigerian embassy here is now a total dead wood. Who approved of him, certainly another old sickly man, Buhari. However, Onyeama could not advise against such a silly appointment. In my HUMBLE opinion, he is a mediocre minister. May be he can make a third 11 list.

And, why do you mention Amechi here? He is SS not SE.

NA U SABI.


IN ALL THOSE LIST U HAVE CHOSEN, ONYEAMA IS THE MOST DETRIBALISED.

HE IS ALSO THE MOST EXPOSED.

ONYEAMA IS MANAGING BUHARI FOREIGN POLICY, IF HE WAS TO BE PRESIDENT, THE FOREIGN POLICY WOULD BE VERY DIFFERENT.

IN MY OPINION, HE BELONGS IN THAT LIST.

WHO EVER BUHARI HANDS OVER TO, WILL BE ONE OF HIS OWN.

ONYEAMA IS AFFILIATED WITH BUHARI, IT IS WISE TO ADD HIM.

[quote author=LZAA post=82079184][/quote]Nwanne, wen dey do good, we give commendation.

IN MY HONEST OPINION, PUTTING NIGERIA FIRST.


I WOULD SAY THE BEST CANDIDATE IS NGOZI OKONJO IWEALA.


NIGERIA NEVER HAD A FEMALE PRESIDENT BEFORE.


ALSO, SHE IS INTERNATIONALLY RENOWED AND RESPECTED.


ALL THE TRIBES AND ETHNIC/RELIGIOUS GROUP HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR.


NO EXCUSES OR THREATS THAT IGBO WILL DO THIS OR DAT WITH A WOMAN LIKE HER.


THEN AGAIN, NIGERIA IS A BACKWARD COUNTRY WHERE THE MEN WANT TO DO AS THEY PLEASE AND WILL NEVER ALLOW THE WOMEN INTO ASO ROCK.

astrodome:
In no particular order; just randomly listed:

1. Governor Umahi of Ebonyi State (has executive and technical experience. He is an Engineer)
2. Governor (former) Peter Obi (has executive, business and VP electoral experience)
3. Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala (arguably the most accomplished (currently) economist from Africa, and the initiator of the forgiveness of Nigeria's debt by the World Bank during the Obasanjo's regime; has managerial, administrative, and foreign relations experience; multiple time minister in Nigeria)
4. Dr. Kingsley Muoghalu (former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank, university professor, economist and having Presidential electoral experience; young and digitally wired unlike analogue Buhari)
5. Prof. Chukwuemeka Soludo (the most impactful Central Bank Governor ever, university professor, and serious economic guru)
6. Dr. Chris Ngige (former Gov. of Anambra; has executive experience, has administrative experience, was/is a medical officer, and actually a very serious minded person; he is in the ruling party)
7. Mr. Willie Obiano, governor of Anambra State (has executive and management experience)
8. Mr. Sullivan Chime, former Governor of Enugu State (has executive experience; left Enugu state much better than he met it; he is in the ruling party now)
9. Mr Ben Akabueze (former Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning under Tinubu and Fasola; he is in the ruling party)
10. Mrs. Obi Ezekwesili (Yes, Oby hahahaha - Nigeria needs a revolutionist who can go against the established system, just like Trump)

Honorable mention:

Mr Uchechukwu Ogah [(current Minister for State for Mines and Steel; very successful industrialist; he is in the ruling party). However, too early to call until we see how he performs during this period]

This list is limited to South East Igbos who are either currently in Nigeria or those who have had significant Nigerian experience in the last few years. Igbos outside Nigeria are excluded.

PLEASE ADD HIM TO YOUR LIST ON FIRST PAGE.


HE DESERVE IT.


IT IS NOT EASY FOR AN IGBO MAN TO GET REAPPOINTED BY BUHARI.


IF HE CAN WORK WITH BUHARI, HE CAN MANAGE THIS COUNTRY.


NOTE UNLIKE ROTIMI AMAECHI, HE DID NOT BRIBE HIS WAY INTO BUHARI GOVERNMENT BY USING STATE FUNDS TO FUND PARTY.


Geoffrey Jideofor Kwusike Onyeama (born February 2, 1956)

Umahi is qualified to be SE next President.


He has taste that can match Obiano of Anambra. Odiegwu!

IF DEM GET SENSE, DEY WILL LEAVE.


BUHARI WANT TO DEAL WITH SOUTH AFRICA.


LET DEM NOT SAY HE DID NOT WARN DEM Ooooo

I HAVE NO FAITH IN THE BLACK MAN



BLACK PEOPLE DONT HAVE SENSE.