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Let's keep them rolling. Even thought it not stated in the rule I would rather the members of Election Tribunal not nominate. We don't want conflict of interest.


Keep the nominations coming.

Nomination guideline.
Preamble.

As we (Igbos) online continue to forge unity and speak with one voice, this nomination guideline is a tool which seek to help prevent charlatans, pretenders and divisive characters in our midst from gaining prominence and ensure we continue in our positive stride. This guideline seeks to set a high standard for qualification into the Ezeship of our Nairaland community and indeed as a reference point to Igbo online community cyberwide.

This guideline is an improvement over the three simple rules of last year, and hopefully, when we meet again next year, more improvement will be noticed, as Nairaland Eze gathers momentum and acclaim.
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Nominations Guidelines
Section A
Qualifications
A forumer shall be eligible to nominate 2
forumers only or be nominated if:[br/]
1. Such forumer is an identified Igbo poster[br/]
2. Such forumer has been a registered poster
at least three months prior to the election (a
waiver of nominations by 10 eligible forumers
shall however suffice)[br/]
3. Such forumer has not directly or indirectly
through his actions (posts) denigrate or
caused the denigration of any or other Igbo
group/sub group, state, cultural institutions or heroes.[br/]
4. Forumers whose candidacy cause disaffection, disunity, or massive outcry by the generality of Igbos may be advise to step aside or be disqualified.[br/]

5. Nominees must at the very least accept
their nomination, which shall also count as a
self nomination.[br/]

6. Two nominees that amass the highest nominations shall be polled alongside the incumbent in an online poll hosted in the forum, subject to the outcome of any or all petition against their candidacy.
Section B
Exceptions [br/]
1.Politics section Mods, and Seun are allowed to nominate provided such nominees do not contradict the provisions of Section A.[br/]
2. Well known friends and allies of Igbo in Nairaland may also be allowed to nominate subject to Section A, but may not receive nominations.[br/]
3. Where there is doubt on the Igboness of the forumer, the electoral officer and election tribunal shall work together to clarify such doubt.[br/]

Umunna n'umunne I formally unveil the Nomination Guideline, the rule of the game. Shall we begin?
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Nomination shall run for the next 3 days or so. Aspirant are free to solicit for nominations, and campaign. The nomination process is formally on. Let's go there!

Nomination guideline.
Preamble.

As we (Igbos) online continue to forge unity and speak with one voice, this nomination guideline is a tool which seek to help prevent charlatans, pretenders and divisive characters in our midst from gaining prominence and ensure we continue in our positive stride. This guideline seeks to set a high standard for qualification into the Ezeship of our Nairaland community and indeed as a reference point to Igbo online community cyberwide.

This guideline is an improvement over the three simple rules of last year, and hopefully, when we meet again next year, more improvement will be noticed, as Nairaland Eze gathers momentum and acclaim.
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Nominations Guidelines
Section A
Qualifications
A forumer shall be eligible to nominate 2
forumers only or be nominated if:[br/]
1. Such forumer is an identified Igbo poster[br/]
2. Such forumer has been a registered poster
at least three months prior to the election (a
waiver of nominations by 10 eligible forumers
shall however suffice)[br/]
3. Such forumer has not directly or indirectly
through his actions (posts) denigrate or
caused the denigration of any or other Igbo
group/sub group, state, cultural institutions or heroes.[br/]
4. Forumers whose candidacy cause disaffection, disunity, or massive outcry by the generality of Igbos may be advise to step aside or be disqualified.[br/]

5. Nominees must at the very least accept
their nomination, which shall also count as a
self nomination.[br/]

6. Two nominees that amass the highest nominations shall be polled alongside the incumbent in an online poll hosted in the forum, subject to the outcome of any or all petition against their candidacy.
Section B
Exceptions [br/]
1.Politics section Mods, and Seun are allowed to nominate provided such nominees do not contradict the provisions of Section A.[br/]
2. Well known friends and allies of Igbo in Nairaland may also be allowed to nominate subject to Section A, but may not receive nominations.[br/]
3. Where there is doubt on the Igboness of the forumer, the electoral officer and election tribunal shall work together to clarify such doubt.[br/]

Umunna n'umunne I formally unveil the Nomination Guideline, the rule of the game. Shall we begin?
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Nomination shall run for the next 3 days or so. Aspirant are free to solicit for nominations, and campaign. The nomination process is formally on. Let's go there!

Thank you Afam for re-affirming your position as member of the Election Tribunal. Thank you even more for answering the call to determine how to proceed on the re-election qualification of Eze OnlyTruth.

My sixth sense tells me that 9ja_I_hail the, third member of the Tribunal will agree with you and Ujchief that Eze OnlyTruth should not be subjected to nomination process. In any case we have a majority decision of 2 out of 3 at the moment, which suffices. Eze Onlytruth will therefore be polled without further need for nominations, as decided by the Election Tribunal.

I shall in due course unveil the nomination guidelines.

Again thank you Afam.

Musiwa,
Tinubu does not have popular name, in fact I am sure you can see from the satellite picture that he stole his name from someone.

Musiwa,
You are the most famous Nigerian, the only Nigerian who has seen the satellite pictures. The man who will rescue Western Niger from Nigeria. Indeed you are more famous than Tinubu. But I think Mimiko is more famous than you, no?

Lol

Thank you all for your comment and show of support.

Thank you Ujchief for accepting the role and also for stating your position on the issue raise concerning the Eze re-election modality.

We await Afam and 9ja_I_hail to state their position on the issue as to enable us reach a decision. We are still open for any inspired FBI -Full Blooded Igboman (to borrow Boicc acronym) to compliment Eze OnlyTruth speech on 'Why Igbo need online leadership'. The Eze's speech powerfully articulate the need for Igbos to drop victim mentality while at the same time 'shinning their eyes.' There are various learning points for every FBI to pick from.

Again thank you Ujchief,
Afam, 9ja_I_hail, the people await you.

EZE NDI IGBO ONLINE ELECTION 2012


THE ELECTION TRIBUNAL
SECTION A
1. The Election Tribunal shall be composed of three members
2. The Election Tribunal shall abide and uphold the election rules as set
3. Where necessary the Election Tribunal shall clarify the interpretation of the rule
4. The Electoral Tribunal shall deliberate on petition(s) brought by aggrieved members of the catchment community, where catchment refers to those eligible to vote or be voted for during the election.
5. The Election Tribunal shall facilitate the election, and prevent hindrance.

SECTION B
1. The Election Tribunal may not change the rules governing the election
2. Members of the Electoral Committee shall not qualify for election, their nomination shall be nullified
3. A simple majority rule of the Tribunal members shall suffice

SECTION C
1. The Electoral Tribunal shall comprise the following

a. afam4eva
b. 9ja_I__hail
c. Ujchief

The functions and members Electoral Tribunal is formally unveiled. Umu Igbo, join us in congratulating them.

Their first task is deciding whether Eze OnlyTruth who qualifies for re-election should skip nomination or not. Election Tribunal, over to you.

Wow, that's some food for thought interspersed in the the tenure report powerfully delivered by Eze OnlyTruth.

Umu Igbo, the ball is in our court. I believed his report indeed encroached and decisively dealt with the second stage of this process:
- Eze Ndi Igbo Online Leadership: The need for leadership - By any Inspired Igboman.

To this end, any Igboman/woman still inspired to give another rousing commentary on need of Igbo Online Leadership is welcome to do so. In the absence of such, Eze OnlyTruth submission above, amply qualifies.

It is necessary to at this point clarify the point raised by Eze OnlyTruth on tenure and term of the Eze. Indeed the term is for a year and the tenure ends Dec 31st, 2012. Nevertheless, the rule currently allows for limitless re-election of the serving Eze. In other words, Eze OnlyTruth qualifies and can stand for re-election, alongside any other individuals, baring those playing any role in the election itself. I will however leave the Electoral Tribunal to decide if by qualifying for re-election, the Eze can be exempted from passing through nomination process. Personally, I would prefer the Eze to pass through the Nomination Process, for re-affirmation of the people confidence.

However, to fast track this clarification, I shall pend the nomination guideline, unveil the members of the Electoral Tribunal, and urge them to clarify this for us the move forward.

lol, competition between a mass murderer and a common thief. like we care!

Jarus: Observer Jarus reporting on thread.

hehehehehe, you are welcome. Provided you are not here to 'ban' PointB.
Just joking.

We are waiting for Eze OnlyTruth to declare the process open with his tenure report.

pazienza: Don't just be a spectator, participate. Also,go and bring your western igbo brothers here,go and bring,chyz,olisaokere,oweniwe,chucky,omonua,monkeyleg,ogbuefi,igboboy, and the rest of them,tell to meet us,the eastern igbos here. We belong together.

Endorsed!

CHESSBOARD: Ndu_chuks can you pls Leave this Forum NOWWW..... This is not the congregation of Almajiris

My brother leave our half-brother, he is welcome to tempt us with his sweet tongue. At least he is not threatening brimstone and fire.

deor03: I am not Igbo, But if i was in Ojukwu's shoes in 1967. I will do almost thesame, maybe with a slightly different approach.

Do you know the number of Igbo that were massacred from July 1966 till the declaration of the WAR?

Nigerians need to read wide and understand the mood in the country in 1966. That year , was a year with BLOOD written over it.

Ojukwu as the most senior officer then ( mind you senior to Gowon) , he had to protect his own.

As bad as things were Ojukwu could not come to Lagos for Federal Executive meetings( That was why Aburi in Ghana became meeting points )

Ofcourse, Zik was abroad and not under any threat.

Good talk! Every sensible leader will act to protect his people and defend them. That's exactly what Ojukwu did.

afam4eva: How exactly is seceding selfishness?

I wonder o.

By the way, which founding fathers? The same ones that Zik practically pulled by the nose into the union? Hehehehe

This is a very good development. Every megabyte of electricty is welcome. I hope phase 2 of the project also come of as planned. Seems like that is the real deal. Well done Geometrics, well done Prof Barth Nnaji!

ndu_chucks: Ok o, as you wish. I'm sure Eze Onlytruth will not welcome my support as paranoia will make him believe that its a kiss of death. Just remember that uzo di mma agakwa ya ugboro abuo.

Thank you for your opinion and suggestions. They are well noted.

Our process will proceed full steam ahead. It is a moving train.

afam4eva: How come people don't vote to decide whether or no they want the President of their country returned.

Ndu_chucks, there is your answer,
By the way, OnlyTruth would also frown at any manipulation geared at returning him unopposed. If Onlytruth is to returned unopposed, then I expect him to be the only person nominated by the process. That will be a very clear indication of the people's choice. In any case no one is afraid of Onlytruth returning to his post, there is absolutely no basis for that. Besides, the rule is that the Eze leads for one year and can renew his mandate as often as he could by re-election. I only need to worry if qualifying from re-election implies not going through the formal nomination process.

Thank you sir!

At Ndu_chucks, thanks for your suggestion. I am sure you know that even as Obama wishes to be return as President in 2013, he will still face re-election, and campaign trail. That is what we are doing here. (Un)fortunately, as the umpire, I am not allowed to endorse any candidate, past, present, or future. The process will endorse the chosen!

Thank you all. Let's keep the thread rolling. Meanwhile, 9ja_-I_hail, your service as a member of the Electoral Tribunal will be much welcome. I hope you will oblige. Ujchief, kindly also indicate if you will like to serve as a member of the Tribunal so that the three required will be complete viz - Afam, 9ja_I__hail and Ujchief.

It is important to make the process, free, fair, credible and transparent. Who best serve as Electoral Tribunal than those proud son of the soil, who were first on the scene?

Thank you in advance for accepting.

Great. Thanks. Will get back to you as soon as I need you.

Thank you Afam.

Eze Onlytruth's election seems just like yesterday, alas time flies. Now another election is upon us. I have a feeling this one will pan out quite well just as we had last time.

We'll begin in earnest as soon as we hear the report of the Eze.

Meanwhile would you like to be a member of the Election Tribunal? To look into possible petitions for and against candidates when the time arises. I don't envisage much problem when nominations starts but it's good to be prepared.

EZE NDI IGBO ONLINE ELECTION 2012


THE ELECTION TRIBUNAL
SECTION A
1. The Election Tribunal shall be composed of three members
2. The Election Tribunal shall abide and uphold the election rules as set
3. Where necessary the Election Tribunal shall clarify the interpretation of the rule
4. The Electoral Tribunal shall deliberate on petition(s) brought by aggrieved members of the catchment community, where catchment refers to those eligible to vote or be voted for during the election.
5. The Election Tribunal shall facilitate the election, and prevent hindrance.

SECTION B
1. The Election Tribunal may not change the rules governing the election
2. Members of the Electoral Committee shall not qualify for election, their nomination shall be nullified
3. A simple majority rule of the Tribunal members shall suffice

SECTION C
1. The Electoral Tribunal shall comprise the following

a. afam4eva
b. 9ja_I__hail
c. Ujchief

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Nominations Guidelines
Section A
Qualifications
A forumer shall be eligible to nominate 2
forumers only or be nominated if:

1. Such forumer is an identified Igbo poster

2. Such forumer has been a registered poster at least three months prior to the election (a waiver of nominations by 10 eligible forumers shall however suffice)

3. Such forumer has not directly or indirectly through his actions (posts) denigrate or caused the denigration of any or other Igbo group/sub group, state, cultural institutions or heroes.

4. Nominees must at the very least accept their nomination, which shall also count as a self nomination.

5. Two nominees to amass the highest nomination shall be polled alongside the incumbent in an online poll hosted in the forum, subject to the outcome of any or all petition against their candidacy.

Section B
Exceptions
1. Politics section Mods, and Seun are should be allowed to nominate provided such nominees do not contradict the provisions of Section A.

2. Well known friends and allies of Igbo may also be allowed to nominate subject to Section A, but may not receive nominations.

3. Forumers whose candidacy cause dissaffection, disunity, or massive outcry by the generality of Igbos may be advise to step aside or be disqualified.


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Nomination Update:

Name Nominations
Odumchi - 12 (Accepts his nominations)
Eziachi - 10
Dede1 - 9 (Declined Nominations)
One_Naira - 5
Andre Uweh - 4
ezeagu - 2
Obiagu1 - 2
EzeUche - 2
Ejine - 2
Agaba123 - 1
Elueme - 1 ?
Nchara - 1
Sam Ikenna - 1
Bashr - 1
Chyz - 1
Malawian 1
Liberate 1

Okija juju - 5 (Disqualified for denigrating Igbos from other SE States among others)


Female Nominees for Eze Nwayi/Lolo Position
Ifyalways 2
Ogugua 2
Berem - 1 (Declined Nominations)
Odunnu 1


Nominations Extended till (GMT 23.59 25TH OCT 2012)

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Further announcement,

The election is billed to start as soon we have another candidate accepting his nomination or at the expiration of the extended nomination deadline, whichever comes first.
If at the expiration of the deadline, and no other candidate step forward, the election will be held between the incumbent and challenger - may the best man win.

Volunteers to organise the cultural section handover are still sought. We are moving full steam ahead.

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OFFICIAL VOTING GUIDELINES

Since the Poll feature of Nairaland is currently inactive, the Eze Ndi Igbo Election will be conducted in the following way:

1. Election shall be done manually. Voters will indicate the candidate they are voting as Eze and Eze Nwayi from the list of qualified candidates.
2. Candidates can vote for themselves or other candidates
3. Only Igbos (and clearly identified allies) are permitted to vote. Votes outside this category shall be NULL and VOID

4. Multiple votes, and votes cast with known multiple IDs shall be counted as ZERO (0)

5. The Electoral Team shall tally the votes and may release regular updates.

6. The Poll shall be open until Friday.

7. The Electoral Tribunal will resolve all issue concerning the polling

8. The official result of the Election shall be released after all outstanding issues have been resolved in best effort.


VOTING SHALL COMMENCE 22.00 HRS GMT

Umunna n'Umunne
Friends and allies of Ndi Igbo

I greet you all.

Last year, we embarked upon a very unusual but critical journey by choosing one of us to 'lead' online (especially on Nairaland). In that historic election, Eze OnlyTruth was emphatically elected for a single year tenure.

Those who missed the epochal event or simply like to revisit it, should refer to the two threads below:
https://www.nairaland.com/816238/eze-ndi-igbo-nairaland
https://www.nairaland.com/819196/eze-ndi-igbo-nairaland-election

As we approach the end of another year, it has fallen upon us to choose another of us, or re-elect Eze OnlyTruth to continue the onerous task of unification of Igbo across different ideologies and worldview for the good of the land. It is also incumbent upon me to once again take the lead in this exercise. For the duration of this exercise, I shall assume the title and mantle of Electoral Officer.

The qualities expected of the Eze we need has not changed remarkable from last year. I will consequently lift those qualities from the one we identified last time.

Qualities and responsibilities expected Eze Ndi Igbo Nairaland
The Eze Ndi Igbo Nairaland is expected to be one who:

1 understands and listens to Ndi Igbo
2 enlightens Ndi Igbo
3 guides, but does not dictate to, Ndi Igbo
4 enables and empowers Ndi Igbo
5 motivate Ndi Igbo
6 inspires Ndi Igbo
7 credits Ndi Igbo
8 helps Ndi Igbo
9 leads Ndi Igbo by example.
10 serves Ndi Igbo

The above qualities served us well last time, and it should serve us again. The electoral process is not expected to last more than three week. To make the process easy to follow, we shall use the guideline below:

EZE NDI IGBO ONLINE ELECTION 2012 GUIDELINE:

1. Report of previous year premiership - By Eze OnlyTruth

2. Eze Ndi Igbo Online Leader ship: The need for leadership - Any inspired Igboman

3. Unvieling the Nomination Guideline - PointB

4. Announcing the Electoral Tribunal - PointB

5. Nominations Collators- PointB

6. Manifesto and Elections- PointB

7. Announcement of winner - PointB

8. Hand-Over Ceremony (on Culture Section, by someone regular in the section) - Open


The above will serve as a guide for this process. Time limit will not be imposed at this stage. One event shall lead to the next. Any one interested in helping out as Nomination Collator or be a part of the Election Tribunal (a three man team) should indicate interest.


WARNING:

It is needless to say that haters, bad belly people and fifth columnists will do whatever they can to derail this thread, I urge every Igboman and ally to exercise maximum restraint on this thread to enable the process go peacefully. We must be not pander to their whims, at least not on this thread!

APPEAL:
I urge the Mods to use their discretion in aiding this process, especially in publicity and keeping predators and troublemakers at bay. We hope that ultimately these elections will be beneficial to all concerned.

Umunna, Umu Igbo
This process kick starts as soon as we have devoured the report of our Premier Eze - Eze OnlyTruth.

Shall we begin?

Open season declared for the Garri Generals and activists to bare their fangs. Carry on. Lol

Igbos are enigmatic. People hate what they don't understand. But fortunately such hatred will not stop us from thriving, even on their lands!

CyberG: And how will SE have a chance if they alienate and burn all the bridges to the same people who are supposed to help elect a president of the SE? How will any Nigerians elect a people who are only hell bent on division, secession, break-ups, etc? Who will trust Nigeria with ibos who are tribalists and destroyed Nigeria's regionalism when they fell out with their superiors, the Hausas and Yorubas? This is why no one trusts iboz again. But iboz are not even trying to unite and gain the trust of other Nigerians and there you have it.

Lol,

Yorubas are number one tribalists. Your forebear (Awo) killed over 2 million people to illustrate that. As for Presidency, Igbo stands better chance of getting it than Yorubas. But off course, because you are mentally incapable of deciphering that, that is why you wallow in ignorance. Nigerians accept Igbos for our forthrightness and sincerity. But if a Yoruba greet you good afternoon, you have to look-up to confirm the sun is shinning. When 2015 come, we will put all these postulation into test. Until them, keep wallowing in your ignorance and hatred. Very pathetic!