It's only a short sighted person that will think Nigeria will remain the same after 2023.

The fact is that the North is looking for fairness and balance.

logicalman:


When a wicked soul talks you will know.U are unconcerned because it is not in your region.Well, when nedeco where causing chaos and confusion Nigerians did not allow them to boil rather they quail the agitation by give the president to the south western.Nigerians did not allow the boko haram to take over north east. conscientious people know the need of Igbo president.

When you are busy instigating violence and encouraging UGM, did people not warn!/ caution you here ?

When will u people ever have sense ? The same people you are insulting daily are the ones u asking to back you for Presidency??

Present your candidate, and run campaign, let people make their choice, Expecting the Presidency to be handed over to you like a plate of Akpu is a big joke....

Lastly, Stop waiting for other people's blessing to leave Nigeria, you can leave right away... Nobody cares....

PDP

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NaijirianKing:
This is why Southerners best allies are actually Northerners.

Imagine a region in the south wanting others to support them to get what those other regions themselves are yet to get.

That's like asking the starving man to work for the person who is already chopping to be able to get second portions in the name of "unity".

If this country ever splits into North and South I dey fear for this your south.

Power should stay in the hands of a Northerner as only a decent, upright Northerner can produce justice and equity.

NC/NE Presidency with SE/SS VP is in everyone's best interests.

Forget southern unity, it is hollow.

I have said it several times that you Igbos will all vote for Atiku. This your southern unity is a farce, your strategy has been - either it is given to the SE or you vote for the north. That has always been the intent of the Igbos. You have spent the last 7 years insulting Yoruba and now you want southern unity. Under which party can you get presidential ticket. Please forget about APC, it is going to the SW.

PDP will likely zone their presidential ticket to the North and I can tell you that the PDP candidate will pick Wike as his running mate. PDP will not make the mistake they made the last time with Peter Obi. Atiku got more votes in the SW than the SE where Obi was from. The SE has the lowest number of voters with the lowest voter turnout. And with IPOB, the voters are even more unreliable, so why would PDP pick the SE.

You people can continue dreaming there but if you would think strategically, you would realise that the SE votes are not that important. Buhari won twice without your votes, so why should anyone give you presidential ticket?

[quote author=ERockson post=109102598]Insecurity can not spread to other Southern state as a result of Ipob aggitation. Killing yourselves in the SE give no headache to anyone. We are not feeling your troubles in anyway. You guys are already selling Atiku for 2023[/quot

If you think that the travail of a region in the south is an opportunity for another region in the same south to click to power, I wish you good luck.

My region cannot be used to achieve wicked selfish presidential ambition.

If they think that the travail of a region is stepping stone for their success,then good luck.

I only have one thing to say

https://www.nairaland.com/745731/yoruba-marginalization-elders-met-jonathan

NaijirianKing:
The southern unity is based on a farce that other parts of the south are not falling for. the SE is yet to produce a president or even a VP, and yet the SW is pushing southern unity to bring about a SW candidate and yet you are criticizing the North for pushing for a NC presidential candidate?

It is actually the NC that deserves the presidency the most. This region has not had the honor to represent the nation during democracy but has supported every other region.

This is why the NC President with a SE VP makes the most sense from an inclusion point of view.

SW is NOT PUSHING FOR SOUTHERN UNITY


That exists only in your imagination

In 1960 Zik and Ibos stood with Balewa

THEN JAILED AWOLOWO
in 1965 Zik and Ibos stood with Balewa
Then declared STATE OF EMERGENCY in Western Nigeria
In 1979 Zik stood with Shagari so his party could get the Speaker House of Reps
In 1983 Zik stood with Shagari so his party could get the Speaker House of Reps
In 1983 Ojukwu stood with Shagari
In 1993 Ibos voted Against Abiola

So where do you get this idea that your votes are relevant
You do not matter
You do not speak for the SS
You are politically irrelevant

Refresh your memory with this thread
https://www.nairaland.com/745731/yoruba-marginalization-elders-met-jonathan

Yoruba have never sought any southern unity

NaijirianKing:
This is why the SE/SS should support the North for fairness and equity.

The Northern oligarchs are looking to give the NC/NE the Presidency and SE the VP. These regions have never held these positions.

The "south" or SW agenda is looking to make the SW Presidency at the expense of the greater south.

Northerners understand justice and fairness, this is why a Northern president is what is needed in 2023.

There is nothing like SS

Edo and Delta are very different from Rivers Bayelsa.
Rivers Bayelsa are very different from Akwa Cross


Those old enough to remember Bendel state will know this

the truth which we fell to embrace will surely find us

take my portion and take your portion na greedines

logicalman:
Nigerians especially people from southern Nigeria should be concerned of the agitation in the south east which is causing security challenges and with time it will spread to other part of the country if care is not taken.
The feeling that they have been marginalised and treated unequally are part of the reasons given by the youths for the on going agitation. Their percentage may be less than 5 % of the Igbos but they are convinced and determined in pursuing their course .
More than 90% of the Igbos believe in one Nigeria and willing to defend the nation but not at the altar of marginalization and killing,
The South need to assure south east that they have their interest at heart and indeed their brothers by standing by them now there is a loud call for a president from the south east. let us standby any credible candidate for a lasting peace of the nation and equity,

Southern unity means all regions should bring their credible candidates to contest primaries in the various parties and we support the most possible to win

logicalman:


When my father with other Igbos were having meetings for actualization of Yoruba president in 1998/ 1999 ,fought together with NEDECO so the Yorubas will not be cheated out Don't be too Desperate to put the south in your pocket because it won't work.Obasanjo a Yoruba man govern for 8yrs today you have denied and have label him an Igbo. Osibanjo has been vice president for 6yrs and by grace of God he will compete his 8 years.
If Southerners unity is not for rotation of power among the 3 political regions of the south so that each component will have the sense of belonging and equity count south south and south east out.

If you ambition is Osinbajo VP position go and keep competing for that. I think SW is prepared for next level which is presidency and they're not willing to trade the chance off to any region because whomsoever is contesting or not leaving the slot to them alone.

clarocuzioo:


Orji Uzor Kalu donated #500M to Obasanjo' s election and Igbos massively voted for Obasanjo when Yorubas did not vote for him.

Obasanjo was given the ticket out of pity to compensate the yorubas for the death of MKO Abiola.

Yorubas did not even vote Obasnjo nor built any so called political bridge but Obasanjo was made president.

It's obvious you envy the Yoruba so much you don't mind to turn your region to war torn zone to have what they got.

Goodluck ebele in your endeavour

logicalman:
.Igbos elite are busy explaining to Nigerians why Igbos should be supported to produce president come 2023 while their brothers from the south west are boasting that they have a candidate who is smarter,richer, powerful and well connected than any other person from the south.
pride goes before falling.

Smartness and people skills are virtues

NaijirianKing:
The fact is that the North is looking for fairness and balance. The NC has been left out in the cold, and rather than doubling down, the North has decided to make the NC the flagbearer, this is fair.

The southern unity is based on a farce that other parts of the south are not falling for. the SE is yet to produce a president or even a VP, and yet the SW is pushing southern unity to bring about a SW candidate and yet you are criticizing the North for pushing for a NC presidential candidate?

Where does the deception end and truth begin? People are wiser now, the North is offering the NC the Presidency and the SE the VP, who has a better deal for either zones? The SW wants the presidency at the expense of the south and that will lead to failure.

Politics is not about sentiments but offering people what is in their interest. It is not in the interest of the SE/SS for the SW to once again have the presidency after voting against the SS and trying to move in front of the SE to have the presidency twice before that region has it once. If the SW was truly for unity of the south they would line up behind the SE and push a southern candidate.

The North may be behind in certain areas, but the North understands politics and how the game is played. NC Presidency and SE VP is the winning ticket. The SW is politically on an island, not embraced by the greater south and positioning themselves against the North. You see where that will leave you.

Enough talk.

Nigeria did not start in 1999, SE has had the presidency, head of state and VP, Speaker and Senate president from 1960-83 when the SW had nothing but just one head of state in that period.

We are all Nigerians

We are all Nigerians

We are all Nigerians

He said nedeco not nadeco he knows his father that fought.

Alphagan:


What led to the agitation championed by NADECO was Abiola's election and the event afterwards.

Igbos didn't stand with NADECO as they didn't believe in Abiola's project as shown in their votes.

Igbos didn't vote for Abiola.

Igbos didn't stand with NADECO

Igbos do not believe in equity, they only cry when the arrangement doesn't favour them.

Igbos supported the draconic Abacha, infact, they staged a one million man match in solidarity with his administration.

Igbos romanced the vision less Babangida's administration because he patronised them.

The fantastically corrupt dispensation of Shagari was massively embraced by Ndigbo.

No Yoruba man should be blackmailed into being sympathetic to Igbo's call for presidential solidarity.

Don't care for them because they don't care about you.

We are all Nigerians

NaijirianKing:
This is good, someone is finally telling the truth.

If you think back, you will realize that is was the southern half of this country that started issuing threats to the North. The south started demanded that certain offices must be zoned to them, which violated the principals of democracy.

The North was unmoved then, and we are seeing the farce fall apart in real time. Thank you for your honest. Power is coming to the NC or the NE, every other region has already had the presidency.

Zoning is between the zones and not the regions of the North and south, that is not how the agreement works.

Yes they issued threats of baboon soaked in blood you are correct

supporting the south east to produce the president will go along way in calming the tense situation in the nation.And the good quality in Igbos which made them outstanding is highly needed now for the rebirth of prosperous nation Nigeria.

There are only two possibilities in 2023. A president from SE or a president of the North. Nothing more.

LLiKYekoba:
There are only two possibilities in 2023. A president from SE or a president of the North. Nothing more.

I tell you if is no go was go.The south need to know how to manage their diversity.