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Politicians are quite often divisive figures. There are people that passionately hate Donald Trump. They can't stand him and they hate anything that's connected to him. There are also people that love Donald Trump very much and think that he is a hero.

Sometimes this division can affect people's feelings towards the state. There were people that hated Goodluck Jonathan so much that they wished that the whole country failed just because of him, there were people that hated Muhammadu Buhari so much that they wished that the whole country failed just because of him and there are people that hate Bola Tinubu so much that they wish that the whole country fails just because of him.

Some countries have figured out a way to overcome this problem. They have a head of state that, while he has some constitutional powers, he is above partisan politics.

This head of state does not get involved in partisan politics, controversial issues or day to day policies. Therefore, it is hoped that all people can love and support the head of state because he or she does not make policy that negatively affects people, does not take sides and is a symbol of the country. It is hoped that the head of state can be a unifier.

This system has been adopted in the United Kingdom and the Federal Republic of Germany. In the UK the head of state is a monarch (king or queen) and in Germany the head state is a president.

These countries also have a head of government, who makes all the difficult and divisive political decisions. The head of government in the UK is the prime minister and the head of government in Germany is the chancellor.

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PRESIDENT OF GERMANY

The Bundespräsident der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany) is the head of state of Germany.

He represents the Federal Republic of Germany in matters of international law, concludes treaties with foreign states on its behalf and accredits diplomats. Furthermore, all federal laws must be signed by the president before they can come into effect; presidents may veto a law if they believe it to violate the constitution.

The German President tries to stay away from partisan politics and political decisions except when absolutely necessary. Therefore, his role is mainly ceremonial.

The President of Germany is elected by the Bundestag (Federal Council, that is, the parliament) and the 16 states of Germany.

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CHANCELLOR OF GERMANY

The head of the German Government is the Federal Chancellor. The Chancellor is elected by the Bundestag (without any debate) on the proposal of the Federal President. The Chancellor is the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces during war, while the Defence Minister is the Commander in Chief during peace time.

The chancellor is the chief executive of the Federal Cabinet and heads the executive branch.


Photo 1) German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

Photo 2) German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

German Chancellor, Olaf Sholz, visited Nigeria in October 2023 (he was in Abuja and Lagos) and some people said that President Bola Tinubu had disgraced Nigeria by holding a reception for an ordinary university chancellor.

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier visited Nigeria in December 2024 and some people said that he was a mere traditional ruler, that nobody in Germany knew who he was and that the German Chancellor would never rub shoulders with someone like President Tinubu.

Some said that there was no position like German President (they said that there was only a Chancellor) and others said that Germany was not a Federal Republic and that the Nigerian Presidency goofed when it referred to Germany as a "federal republic".

Thank you for this post. Very educative

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History

Several German Presidents and Chancellors have visited Nigeria.

Chancellor Helmut Schmidt visited Nigeria in 1978. He was received by General Obasanjo.

I remember the state reception (at State House, Marina) for President Richard von Weizsacker during the Babangida era (late 1980s or early 1990s).

President Johannes Rau visited Nigeria in 2004. He was received by President Obasanjo.

President Horst Köhler visited Nigeria in 2008 (he was in Abuja and Lagos). He was received by President Yar'Adua.

Chancellor Angela Merkel visited Nigeria in 2011. She was received by President Jonathan.

President Joachim Gauck visited Nigeria in 2016. He was received by President Buhari.

Chancellor Angela Merkel visited Nigeria in 2018. She was received by President Buhari.

And Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited Nigeria in 2023 (he also visited both Abuja and Lagos) and was received by President Tinubu.

President Frank-Walter Steinmeier came to Nigeria with a business delegation that is seeking investment opportunities in the country.

Throwback video:

Chancellor Helmut Schmidt visits General Obasanjo in Lagos in 1978.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqfjPrn7bws?si=Cn6YsO4TyzEl-9Rt

Free education for Illiterate People Of Biafra

The bitter people will continue to stew in confusion.

When German Chancellor visited PBAT, they said he was a school principal…it’s the President that matters.

German President visits, they say he’s ceremonial, it’s now the school principal Chancellor that matters.

More confusion in the camp of the enemy 🔥🔥

And who are the illiterates who were confused about both roles?

Hate has made some set of people so dumb that they don't know and are not ready to learn.

They're always confident in tomfooleries

Lol

Hmmm. The people commenting are from a specific region of the country and they are displaying low IQ

naptu2:
German Chancellor, Olaf Sholz, visited Nigeria in October 2023 (he was in Abuja and Lagos) and some people said that President Bola Tinubu had disgraced Nigeria by holding a reception for an ordinary university chancellor.

they are obviously unaware that Chancellor is the equivalent of Prime Minister in other climes

Obidafts would always wail and cry...
German chancellor came..visited BAT...they wailed..
Now the President also came....they are still wailing...
Very bitter and hateful souls.

naptu2:
German Chancellor, Olaf Sholz, visited Nigeria in October 2023 (he was in Abuja and Lagos) and some people said that President Bola Tinubu had disgraced Nigeria by holding a reception for an ordinary university chancellor.

SOME of you small children thinks chancellor is the same as your useless ward A counselor in your street that's why you expect jagaban to send one of your village elders to go and bring the German chancellor since you don't respect people whom God has lifted

Irresponsible people everywhere. I piss on your head

Chiooor

ok

ignoramus dey worry some pple..
what they call agidi in ibo na im then dey call ekoro for yoruba

make una go more school go upgrade jare

we no dey for dark ages again nau

Just like in every

Hitler had no time for such nonsense

He wasted no time at all in making himself the President and the Chancellor once he got into power

He was the Führer

SpiritMoney:
And who are the illiterates who were confused about both roles?

You'll be surprised

Hussein035:
SOME of you small children thinks chancellor is the same as your useless ward A counselor in your street that's why you expect jagaban to send one of your village elders to go and bring the German chancellor since you don't respect people whom God has lifted

Irresponsible people everywhere. I piss on your head

Chiooor

Please I don't want to laugh

Wow!!
This is educative, I feel like a German already
More details please

Meanwhile note

it is only a Nigerian girl you will see preparing for marriage and she only has #5k or less in her account

With a mind blowing milage

Ishilove:
Please I don't want to laugh

Better to laugh than weep, because those comments there are depressing and the ignorance fit make person wail. How can they no know the position of a chancellor? Didn't the media space go crazy when they had that Angela Merkel years ago? Na wa!

Nigeria tried this.

We had Tafawa Balewa as Prime Minister of Nigeria from 1 October 1960 – 15 January 1966, while Nnamdi Benjamin Azikiwe was President. We ended up with Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi as Military head of state, and a civil war, and further military rule that lasted till 1979.

While I prefer the parliamentary system of democracy to presidential, I doubt we'd accept a president that is selected like Germany choses its.

The president is elected for a term of five years by secret ballot, without debate, by a specially convened Federal Convention which mirrors the aggregated majority position in the Bundestag (the federal parliament) and in the parliaments of the 16 German states.

https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › P...
President of Germany - Wikipedia

Omoluabi16:
Better to laugh than weep, because those comments there are depressing and the ignorance fit make person wail. How can they no know the position of a chancellor? Didn't the media space go crazy when they had that Angela Merkel years ago? Na wa!

There was a screenshot that I was unable to upload. Someone replied to the Ugochukwu guy:

Simple google search of Olaf would have saved you this embarrassment

And he replied:

Why should I Google about him? Of what importance is he? Maybe to you.

Many people are ignorant ooo. Some thought German chancellor is a university VC. I spit.
Nah those people go want make I argue with them. I spit again.

Dislike has caused some individuals to become so closed-minded that they are unwilling to learn. They often display unwarranted confidence in their misconceptions.

👏🏼

cos I said d President is not an important role and it ceremonial in Germany compared to the Chancellor.

Even today, one dude plagiarised my comments, words to words to call someone out. My Warri langua must be very interesting...

I am a star here o. People are always using my words and taking my suggestions to heart.


Blessings, that's all i see, Blessings!!!.