₦airaland Forum

Have you noticed that since this republic, northerners act like the owners of the country? For instance, whenever a southerner becomes president, they revolt as if you've done them the worst thing and the southern president spends most of his tenure working for them at the expense of the south. Yet, they'll never be satisfied.

What I've noticed is that southerners even see the country as belonging to the north. Did you notice how Jonathan and even Obasanjo worked hard to appease them? These are men that employed the best hands to work for the country but to them the country is still mostly the north. Obasanjo practically did nothing for his native Ogun while Jonathan practically dis nothing for his native Bayelsa because both men wanted to be seen as nationalist that see Nigeria as one.

Enters Buhari. The man just didn't give a hoot about the South. In fact, I think it was an European with a donor agency that first said that Buhari told his organization to focus their projects in the north. Same Buhari appointment ONLY not just northerners but mostly Fulani into all the sensitive and lucrative offices in the country. Odd enough, when people complained in the south, Yoruba who are also southerners supported the policy of southern exclusion in appointments.

I often wondered if Tinubu would be the first southerner that could have the balls to exclude the north. As the shades of twilight close Buhari's tenure, it has become obvious that the man wanted presidency to advance northern interest, something that no southern leader has been able to do because they're Nigerianists and not bigot? But has being pan-Nigerian done the south any good?

I've been doing some research and also seen that southern leaders who are bigots never get needed suppirt to become presidents due to the traditional division and suspicion in the south. For instance, Awolowo is a classic case of an ethnic bigot who would have worked for the interest of the Yoruba had he had the opportunity of becoming a president or prime minister. As I said earlier, I have the inkling that Tinubu is another classic case of a bigot that has what it takes to shut out the north and favour his Yoruba people. But the bad news is that these men are not proSouth but ethnic bigots that would hurt and exclude other southerners as much as they exclude the north.

This brings me to Obi. A close look at the man shows that he is another southern panNigerianist that would strive to carry everyone and every section of the country along. However, like Obasanjo and Jonathan, his greatest opposition would still be from the north who seem to consider power to the south anathema.

Who can quantify how much southern Nigeria lost in 8 years of sectional Buhari government. Who can quantify the level of political, economic and social exclusion? This is why I think that the most important step for the incoming president if Peter Obi wins is fundamental restructuring that makes it difficult for one section of the country to be favoured over another. For instance, the reason why no southern port of Warri, Calabar and PHC works is a treacherous unspoken agreement to exclude the south. Unfortunately, the south is a region that is easily divided for the north to benefit maximally.

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peter Obi sacked Igbos who are not from Anambra from civil service

isan:
peter Obi sacked Igbos who are not from Anambra from civil service

Thiefnubuu embarked on campaign of calumny and hatred against a Southern president only to make a disaster from the North king for his idiotic selfish reasons.

Urchins and their greediness is the cause

stay on the topic, the op said Tinubu and Awolowo are tribalistic while Peter obi is not and i make a example of stories I've heard about peter obi , so tell me how Awolowo and Tinubu are tribalistic

PureMe01:
Thiefnubuu embarked on campaign of calumny and hatred against a Southern president only to make a disaster from the North king for his idiotic selfish reasons.

Instead of complaining, vote Peter Obi and talk things South.


Also promise never ever to vote a muslim. That's the way. Less idle talk