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SOUTH EAST: IS IT NOT TOO LATE?

We have read the recent transmissions by Senator Bukola Saraki directed at our Igbo tribe. We have deliberately kept mum on this as we had earlier resolved to speak less on Igbos as regards the 2023 elections, Presidency having said quite a bit. 

However seeing as some of my brethren have swallowed the cheap bait, I will chip this in just to keep the reality before us, at least for posterity sake. Truth is bitter but it's still the best medicine. 

My people say; 'He who does not remember where the rain started beating him, will not remember where it stopped'. 

REWIND TO 2014. 
A new National Party was being conceived. Political Parties, political players and Regions were being wooed to the new alliance. 

'We' Igbos (read South East) vehemently refused to touch it even with a long pole. We packaged, sold to ourselves and bought the baseless propaganda that it was an Islamic alliance that would birth an "Islamic" and "Hausa" Party. Simply because those our brethren heavily invested in the PDP at the time were afraid of losing their vested selfish interests.
Till today I'm still trying to fathom the basis for that wicked and twisted deceit especially as many of those Igbo elites who sold that dummy have since ported to the same APC.

We failed to even identify with that new Alliance. Hence the Party, APC was birthed without any remarkable input from us or presence. The few amongst us who aligned were called all kinds of names and abused to high heavens by us even when they were proven right afterall.

Thus the few Igbos who were part of it were at best fringe players as they didn't have the required clout to make serious demands and do the necessary political wheeling and dealing required in Politics to strike the hard bargains since politics is all about interests and numbers. They were even suspect, so much so that it was only their personal political sagacity that gave them whatever they got.

That Party went on to win the Presidential Election which in truth, most of us never believed it could or would, because of our half baked permutations and poor understanding of Nigerian politics. But it did. 

Curiously we turned up at the fore front of telling this same Party how it should share it's 'spoils of war'. We became hypocritical moral champions with an over bloated sense of entitlement. Who does that, in all political reality and practicality? But we did, even while vehemently and vociferously still refusing to shift our position, style and rhethoric.

We dug in. Supported every bad thing and person against the Party, the elected President and the Administration while denying any and every good done to and for our Region.

Fast forward to where we are today. Almost four years after the 2015 misadventure, we have stayed put at 2015, refusing to move forward, refusing to shift grounds, refusing to play pragmatic politics, telling ourselves the same lies we cooked and bought in 2015 and some more. 

Now barely 5 months to another election, we have started again saying "APC cannot give Presidency to Igbos in 2023". "Buhari cannot hand over to an Igbo man because Buhari hates Igbos". "APC is deceiving you", bla bla bla.

Of course. We will believe Saraki, who has only but a fanthom dream of becoming President and whose only known record is selfishness but we can't believe Buhari who's already President and who has a record of voluntarily picking two great Igbo sons as running mates in the past? Chukwu aju.

It is interesting and vital to note here that the PDP which many of us still proudly support and adore was in power for 16 solid years and in those years there were 4 Presidential Inaugurations and on none of those was an Igbo man found worthy by the PDP of even Vice Presidency and we are still bold to say it is the APC that has not even finished one and a half tenure that doesn't want to give power to Igbos. Odi nma. 

NOW; Seriously, let's be sincere. As things stand today politically, why would the APC even hand power to us Igbos in 2023? 
On what grounds? 
On what records?
On what politics?
Is power given to anyone? 
Is it an appeasement or a gift? 

The APC is a political party. The main focus of a political Party is to hold power and keep it to enable it deliver on its agenda. So if the APC reads that the SE does not want the Presidency or does not have the capacity to help them win and keep power, they will stick with the regions that can and work with individuals who are interested. 

Make no mistake, I have always said, I do not blame us Igbos for the decision majority of us took in 2015. It's our right. But continuing to pretend that it was other regions, Buhari or the APC that made us do what we did then or remain where we are today is purely self deceit and I refuse to play that ostrich game. 

As far back as 2014, I and many others made that argument that Igbo Presidency was very feasible in 2023, ONLY under under the APC, ONLY IF we did a couple of things right politically. I personally continued to speak loudly on that even after the 2015 elections until when I realized that we were not ready to play the politics that was required and now I dare say it may be too late. Or is it not? Time will tell.

For now, we can continue to tell ourselves that we cannot hold the Presidency of Nigeria. I heard and read many of our brethren go from PDP to Biafra/seccesion (read IPOB) to Referendum to "Igbos do not need Presidency but Restructuring" etc forgetting that all that didn't lie squarely with us alone. We think other regions are not reading our body language?

I really don't care what Saraki writes or says because they've all come to realize that it's very easy to play us like a flute. So like Saraki, like Fani Kayode, like Fayose, like Atiku, even Jonah Jang of all people, they keep playing us.


We've learnt not to bother ourselves anymore to avoid unnecessary mentions from nonentities.
As some of us have said, it's good governance we want, even if only one village will be producing the Presidents. So be it.

Ka Chineke mezie okwu. 



Hehehehe .
Your guy Emekuskus must surely be a comedian,
IPOB terrorist organization in-house comedian!
We are sure he must be the one telling his fellow cannibals in the forest (on that their evil video they recorded) while eating Human flesh with egusi/Oha vs Fufu and human flesh that " na human being shoulders dey sweet pass!!!
Pukes!
Dem ipob animals dem.
Unfortunate swines.

God bless all sane, honest and hardworking Emekas out there.
Like our darling Emeka Okocha, our darling bobo.
Bobo like no other.
Amadioha punish all sponsors and supporters of terrorists in our darling nation.



Hmmmmm, this is deep!


Words of a wise man.
It is always good and refreshing to see we still have reasonable and sensible members like you on this forum.
God bless your parents for giving us a King like you.


We Rise.

maiiilooo:
Ok
Apart from bad leadership, one major problem of this country is Diversity..
Omo e cheat us ..but only God knows why it's like that

LeoDeKing:
Emeka was arguing with me yesterday that this is the time for igbo presidency. Infact, he was quoting the constitution to substantiate his claim.

I told him to stop quoting congo constitution in Nigeria politics.

Few moments later, Emeka started quoting what lamidi kwanu told him during one of their ummuna meetings in Alaigbo.

preacherz:
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That’s cos we don’t give a f$$k about ur support.
U have had President and VP Back to Back,
If u should tell urself d truth, did it make U better than d Igbo man??

Formed in February 2013, the party is the result of a merger of Nigeria's three biggest opposition parties – the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), a faction of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and the new PDP - a faction of then ruling People's Democratic Party

Mooh247:




If APC gives Ngige their Presidential ticket and PDP gives Peter Peter Obi their ticket.... Nigerians would vote Sowore of AAC as their President, or Kwankwaso of NCP

Imagine people whose campaign slogans are;

*Vote for Ibo or we scatter the country
*Biafra or Death
*In saner climes Nigerian would vote for only Peter Peter Obi but Nigeria is a Zoo
*Fulani cows, Yoruba Muslim Miscreants, must vote for us
*Only Ibo man can fix this shiithole
*We are Jibril elsudan's annoited, consensus candidate



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slowice:
Despite how intelligent he sounds he's still wrong.
Yes, hes probably saying that igbos should work hard to get the ticket and not sit down expecting manna..... That is correct but there is also igbo presidency on the bases of rotation, fairness and equity.

Also yorubas must stop masturbating on everything igbo, haba. The obsession is too much.
We know they have their own agenda, but they should also igbos to pursue theirs too.

Everyone plays the emotional game in Nigeria, even Tinubu is doing it currently

jrusky:
God bless you Ahamba. Pls help me tell me my people it has never happened in Nigeria history for a region to sit in their comfort zone and presidency is just drop at their door step. It was not done for obj, it was not done for Yardua, it was not done for Gej and was not done for Buhari all these men fought for it one way or the other and with the divisive political landscape Buhari has created since 2015 to date has recklessly destroyed Nigeria unity so presidency will never be a palliative in Nigeria till the world end.
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My region failed to understand politics is not millitary, in politics you must go out there consults, build relationship bridges, focus, build [/b]diversity, respect, drop tribalism, drop sectionalsm, drop arrogancy, drop chest beating, open yourself to all, tidy up your domain for people to trust you etc all these none did my people do or achieved only to be attacking both Northern and Southern presidential candidate yet do not come forward with their own materials even their fellow kinsmen who showed interest were thrown under truck and they focus on Amaechi, very very weird and strange people.

Unfortunately as it stand today take it or burst it in APC its either Tinubu or Osibanjo and in PDP it is either Atiku or Wike so my people can wail forever and carry on with their "oh its our turn, oh drop your presidential ambition" bullshit etc......

TheRealestGuy:
It's really baffling to see the vehement opposition to an Igbo president.

Yes there have been mistakes in the past but this madness of conniving to make sure an Igbo man never becomes president, even when Igbos form a major ethnic group in the country, can never end well.

Nigeria keeps going round in circles, repeating same mistakes and expecting different results.

Apparently Nigerians have a kink for suffering! As long as the Igbo man is held down!

ArewaNorth:
2023: There’s no such office as Igbo presidency – Ahamba to Southeast aspirants




https://dailypost.ng/2022/04/20/2023-theres-no-such-office-as-igbo-presidency-ahamba-to-southeast-aspirants/

livebyday:
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Livebyday to his useless homosexual father and his spermbank wh0re mother;

Your comment is disrespectful and stupid. Shows you have very low intelligence. What am I supposed to do with this? Join you to insult them? You really are naive indeed

Simplythebest:
Your hatred for Igbos have taking over ur sense of reasoning. What does Obi and Igbos did to u pls tell Narialand people so that it can be settled once and for all cus ur hatred for Igbos is over much and it have made u to always have sleepless night when ever u remember Igbos or with the mentioning of Peter Obi.

The same people mentioned Osun state governor of how he looted billions and use it to buy properties for ur grandfather but ur hatred for Igbos and Peter Obi raising file won't allow u to see that one.

I just pray u should be lebrated from ur chain cus u need help and counseling.

BrownRoofRep:
But the same was done to Yoruba in 1999, in a party super-headed by an Igbo man?

LeoDeKing:
Trouble dey sleep, yanga go wake am.

Mike Ahamba just presented his case file to be dissected.

He will soon be shred to pieces and be fed to vultures.

Mooh247:
Stop crying all over my mention, I am not voting Ibo or Peter Obi that is not a crime but my personal choice..

It's too early for all this tears and emotional blackmail

Channel your energy to campaign you Pandora their Obi

Thanks and good bye

livebyday:
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More unreasonable comments.. please were are all the intelligent people on this forum?. I am not interested in your personal opinions of them I want sound argument based on facts not based on what you discuss in your road side beer palour.

MadamNneka:
Mynd44 lalasticlala

Rule 2

Mooh247:
Only a stupid imbecilicc dunce would call someone poor because of their political choice

Life is about choices and I made mine .. I am not voting Ibo or Peter Obi, stop crying like I hurt your damn feelings

And PS if you have ever being to half the countries I have lived perhaps you won't wake and start calling people who can conviniently take you out of poverty poor

Is it by force to vote Pandora?!

Go and get a life and stop forcing your failed Politicians on others

FoolaniHellman:
You proved yourself to be a fool by coming to his Mention first!

Simplythebest:
I also told u that even if u are comfortable and Ok can't u consider the life of ur brothers, ur region, ur relations and sisters u won't see those once cus u like seeing ur people suffer.

By traveling to so many countries and seeing how things is being done would have even make u to have more sense and be more exposed.

I never abuse u or called u a stupid person but u just to use the word on me thats shows a lot of who u are and all the traveling u claimed u have traveled am very disappointed.

What would have happened assuming u have not traveled to all this place and countries by now u would have been at Ojota controlling on park.

Lets make this country a better place for all of us.
Vote who ever u want to vote beside u have only one vote likewise me also.

God bless u my brother.

BrownRoofRep:
But the same was done to Yoruba in 1999, in a party super-headed by an Igbo man?

BrownRoofRep:
But the same was done to Yoruba in 1999, in a party super-headed by an Igbo man?