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Personally, I don't think Peter Obi's single term proposal makes any sense.

Of all people, why should he be the one to compromise his ambition and limit his tenure to just 4 years if he wins?

I think this move puts him in a box and potentially, a dilemma in the future if he performs very well and is compelled by the populace to continue for another tenure, which will then be a breach of his proposed agreement.

I believe he should contest based on his competence as a candidate looking to serve for a complete 8 years. If he doesn't perform well in his first tenure, then he should be voted out.

I don't want to hear that sly narrative that the south must complete their 8 years, because there is no 8 years reserved for the south. There is no 8 years reserved for any region, and there is no 8 years reserved for Tinubu.

In fact, by calculation, it is the North that is owed a single tenure.

Here's what history says:

Obj (South) - 8 years
Yaradua (North) - ~ 4 years
Jonathan (South) - ~ 4 years
Buhari (North) - 8 years
Tinubu (South) - 4 years (potentially)

Total - South: 16 years, North: 12 years


If anyone should be proposing a single tenure, then it should be that:

Tinubu will do only 4 years and in 2027 allow a Northerner to do only 4 years, then the equation balances.

Right now, if there's any candidate proposing a single tenure, then it should be a Northern candidate. Maybe Atiku or Kwankwaso.

Nigeria doesn't owe Tinubu 8 years of Presidency. With Tinubu's first tenure of 4 years, in 2027 the South would have ruled for 16 years.

If the presidency is to be shared turn by turn, then Tinubu has to step down in 2027 in the spirit of equity and allow the North a single tenure of 4 years to complete their 16 years also.

But then, as Nigeria is right now, the country is in dire need of purposeful leadership. Our concern right now shouldn't be whose turn it is, but which candidate is more competent to offer a purposeful leadership that'll pull Nigeria out of its current mess.

In my opinion, that candidate is Peter Obi and he shouldn't be put in a box!

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Wow, this is awesome. But my question is why? I think he has integrity.

donsufia:
Wow, this is awesome. But my question is why? I think he has integrity.

Because if the presidency is turn by turn, then 2027 is not the turn of the South but the turn of the North.

But if we want the country to move forward, then the next president should be voted in based on his capacity to lead and not based on the region he comes from.

... to you because you can not be trusted.

Everybody is not you. If the majority of Nigeria politicians lie a lot that doesn't mean that there are not few with integrity and Peter Obi is one ...

Slimani:
Personally, I don't think Peter Obi's single term proposal makes any sense.

Of all people, why should he be the one to compromise his ambition and limit his tenure to just 4 years if he wins?

I think this move puts him in a box and potentially, a dilemma in the future if he performs very well and is compelled by the populace to continue for another tenure, which will then be a breach of his proposed agreement.

I believe he should contest based on his competence as a candidate looking to serve for a complete 8 years. If he doesn't perform well in his first tenure, then he should be voted out.

I don't want to hear that sly narrative that the south must complete their 8 years, because there is no 8 years reserved for the south. There is no 8 years reserved for any region, and there is no 8 years reserved for Tinubu.

In fact, by calculation, it is the North that is owed a single tenure.

Here's what history says:

Obj (South) - 8 years
Yaradua (North) - ~ 4 years
Jonathan (South) - ~ 4 years
Buhari (North) - 8 years
Tinubu (South) - 4 years (potentially)

Total - South: 16 years, North: 12 years


If anyone should be proposing a single tenure, then it should be that:

Tinubu will do only 4 years and in 2027 allow a Northerner to do only 4 years, then the equation balances.

Right now, if there's any candidate proposing a single tenure, then it should be a Northern candidate. Maybe Atiku or Kwankwaso.

Nigeria doesn't owe Tinubu 8 years of Presidency. With Tinubu's first tenure of 4 years, in 2027 the South would have ruled for 16 years.

If the presidency is to be shared turn by turn, then Tinubu has to step down in 2027 in the spirit of equity and allow the North a single tenure of 4 years to complete their 16 years also.

But then, as Nigeria is right now, the country is in dire need of purposeful leadership. Our concern right now shouldn't be whose turn it is, but which candidate is more competent to offer a purposeful leadership that'll pull Nigeria out of its current mess.

In my opinion, that candidate is Peter Obi and he shouldn't be put in a box!

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Slimani:
Personally, I don't think Peter Obi's single term proposal makes any sense.

Of all people, why should he be the one to compromise his ambition and limit his tenure to just 4 years if he wins?

I think this move puts him in a box and potentially, a dilemma in the future if he performs very well and is compelled by the populace to continue for another tenure, which will then be a breach of his proposed agreement.

I believe he should contest based on his competence as a candidate looking to serve for a complete 8 years. If he doesn't perform well in his first tenure, then he should be voted out.

I don't want to hear that sly narrative that the south must complete their 8 years, because there is no 8 years reserved for the south. There is no 8 years reserved for any region, and there is no 8 years reserved for Tinubu.

In fact, by calculation, it is the North that is owed a single tenure.

Here's what history says:

Obj (South) - 8 years
Yaradua (North) - ~ 4 years
Jonathan (South) - ~ 4 years
Buhari (North) - 8 years
Tinubu (South) - 4 years (potentially)

Total - South: 16 years, North: 12 years


If anyone should be proposing a single tenure, then it should be that:

Tinubu will do only 4 years and in 2027 allow a Northerner to do only 4 years, then the equation balances.

Right now, if there's any candidate proposing a single tenure, then it should be a Northern candidate. Maybe Atiku or Kwankwaso.

Nigeria doesn't owe Tinubu 8 years of Presidency. With Tinubu's first tenure of 4 years, in 2027 the South would have ruled for 16 years.

If the presidency is to be shared turn by turn, then Tinubu has to step down in 2027 in the spirit of equity and allow the North a single tenure of 4 years to complete their 16 years also.

But then, as Nigeria is right now, the country is in dire need of purposeful leadership. Our concern right now shouldn't be whose turn it is, but which candidate is more competent to offer a purposeful leadership that'll pull Nigeria out of its current mess.

In my opinion, that candidate is Peter Obi and he shouldn't be put in a box!

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Nigeria did not start in 1999

Since October 1 1960 which is 39 year to 1999
Only 2 people from the South ruled Nigeria
Obasanjo for 42 months and Ironsi for 6 months
That is 4 years

35 years of northern rule yes 31 were military but still northern and 4 years Shagari

We cannot say it doesn't count because it is military. It was the military that created the states an local government areas to favour the north, the military that wrote the constitution, the military that removed resource control
The military that decided to move capital to the north. The military that put Shariah in the constitution

So please let us not introduce deceptive calculations
Do not give false history

The truth is that in 65 years the north has ruled for 45 years and the south for 20 years

So if the south continue in 2031 for 16 years it is fine

1960-1966 democratic govt North
1979-1983 democratic govt North.

Nigeria did not start in 1999

Slimani:
Personally, I don't think Peter Obi's single term proposal makes any sense.

Of all people, why should he be the one to compromise his ambition and limit his tenure to just 4 years if he wins?

I think this move puts him in a box and potentially, a dilemma in the future if he performs very well and is compelled by the populace to continue for another tenure, which will then be a breach of his proposed agreement.

I believe he should contest based on his competence as a candidate looking to serve for a complete 8 years. If he doesn't perform well in his first tenure, then he should be voted out.

I don't want to hear that sly narrative that the south must complete their 8 years, because there is no 8 years reserved for the south. There is no 8 years reserved for any region, and there is no 8 years reserved for Tinubu.

In fact, by calculation, it is the North that is owed a single tenure.

Here's what history says:

Obj (South) - 8 years
Yaradua (North) - ~ 4 years
Jonathan (South) - ~ 4 years
Buhari (North) - 8 years
Tinubu (South) - 4 years (potentially)

Total - South: 16 years, North: 12 years


If anyone should be proposing a single tenure, then it should be that:

Tinubu will do only 4 years and in 2027 allow a Northerner to do only 4 years, then the equation balances.

Right now, if there's any candidate proposing a single tenure, then it should be a Northern candidate. Maybe Atiku or Kwankwaso.

Nigeria doesn't owe Tinubu 8 years of Presidency. With Tinubu's first tenure of 4 years, in 2027 the South would have ruled for 16 years.

If the presidency is to be shared turn by turn, then Tinubu has to step down in 2027 in the spirit of equity and allow the North a single tenure of 4 years to complete their 16 years also.

But then, as Nigeria is right now, the country is in dire need of purposeful leadership. Our concern right now shouldn't be whose turn it is, but which candidate is more competent to offer a purposeful leadership that'll pull Nigeria out of its current mess.

In my opinion, that candidate is Peter Obi and he shouldn't be put in a box!

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aribisala0:
Nigeria did not start in 1999

Since October 1 1960 which is 39 year to 1999
Only 2 people from the South ruled Nigeria
Obasanjo for 42 months and Ironsi for 6 months
That is 4 years

35 years of northern rule yes 31 were military but still northern and 4 years Shagari

We cannot say it doesn't count because it is military. It was the military that created the states an local government areas to favour the north, the military that wrote the constitution, the military that removed resource control
The military that decided to move capital to the north. The military that put Shariah in the constitution

So please let us not introduce deceptive calculations
Do not give false history

The truth is that in 65 years the north has ruled for 45 years and the south for 20 years

So if the south continue in 2031 for 16 years it is fine

Which still supports my argument that Peter Obi's single proposal doesn't make sense. He should contest like every other contestant without any self-imposed limits.

Slimani:
Which still supports my argument that Peter Obi's single proposal doesn't make sense. He should contest like every other contestant without any self-imposed limits.

I agree but he is weak and deceptive

aribisala0:
I agree but he is weak and deceptive

Looking back at his time as a governor, every one who thought Peter Obi was weak never survived him. No tout, no criminal, no political oppressor. None.

Slimani:
Looking back at his time as a governor, every one who thought Peter Obi was weak never survived him. No tout, no criminal, no political oppressor. None.

president is different from governor.

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