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| Rotational Presidency Is Senseless – Sowore by Maxymilliano(op): 1:06pm On Aug 05, 2025 |
A former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, has faulted the rotational presidency debate in the country.https://punchng.com/rotational-presidency-senseless-sowore/ 19 Likes 1 Share
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| Re: Rotational Presidency Is Senseless – Sowore by Quest7777: 1:20pm On Aug 05, 2025*. Modified: 6:25pm On Aug 05, 2025 |
Sowore said the country should be interested in a president who will run Nigeria better, irrespective of his region.This is theoretically correct. But in reality, we all know that in Nigeria, Ethnicity is far stronger than Nationality. So majority are OK with whoever that is president, provided he is from their tribe. Since politics is a game of numbers, some regions will hardly smell Presidency except it is rotated. So Rotational Presidency makes sense in Nigeria context. 36 Likes |
| Re: Rotational Presidency Is Senseless – Sowore by PlasmaTV: 1:36pm On Aug 05, 2025 |
I agree with this. Of all the rotation, Yaradua was a great leader while boo harry was awful. Obsanjo was awesome while Tinubu is a conundrum that doesn't understand himself. Character, leadership skills, empathy and common sense should come first before tribe or religion. 13 Likes
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| Re: Rotational Presidency Is Senseless – Sowore by helinues: 1:47pm On Aug 05, 2025 |
The rotation is between the political parties not Nigerians. Stop getting things twisted 41 Likes |
| Re: Rotational Presidency Is Senseless – Sowore by Maxymilliano(op): 1:50pm On Aug 05, 2025 |
He added, “Zoning the presidency to the worst character in the country is not going to make you get anywhere.Sowore only stop short at mentioning the terrible President name 3 Likes |
| Re: Rotational Presidency Is Senseless – Sowore by WizardOfNG: 1:57pm On Aug 05, 2025*. Modified: 5:14pm On Aug 05, 2025 |
No disrespect but Sowore is a political dullard and this is the reason most Nigerians lost respect for him massively. I don't do political correctness and make bold to say rotation between North and South must be sacrosanct because of the reality of Nigeria, and how her region and people prefer to live, which means a Northern leader is unlikely to ever lead in ways that can satisfy Southerners and vice versa. Sowore is not even smart enough to note the core North believes in a welfarist system of Governance, like throwback communism, where everything and everyone is sustained by Federal government funding. Whereas most region of the South are socio-captalist in leaning. With how fundamentalist a lot of Northerners are, no Northern leader will ever gain power to then be overtly socio-captalist. He/she will never be allowed to lead in that way by Northerners. Similarly, and by inclination, no Southern leader can force begging-bowl communism on most Southerners who believe in competitively bettering themselves, with education and "japa" plus business ownership etal, to thrive and gain the best things life has to offer. We have essentially two very different and ideological dissimilar nation joined together like Israel and Iran for example where Ayatollah cannot lead Israel and Netinyahu cannot make decisions for Iranians. Meaning it is best for power to rotate between North and South in Nigeria so both region get what they want till evolution does the rest to get all regions to independently attain the lives they wish to live. Sowore is just a glorified student Union leader and unintelligent populist who believes politically correct rhetoric makes him a more desirable leadership candidate. Nothing more. He should go and have a conversation with the Hausa man below to see if he can convince him that Northerners will allow a "meritoriously competent" Northern leader to transform Nigeria as Southerners will want considering the animosity he encountered trying to get Northern leaders to see the need to educate and train Northern kids , with STEM, to develop the North. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEczxfZ1s7Q?si=2z__5G_UYllBb57d 10 Likes 2 Shares |
| Re: Rotational Presidency Is Senseless – Sowore by ElSudani: 2:14pm On Aug 05, 2025 |
The solution is a weakened center and more power to the states. If you want to run down your own state then the people will know where to take their grievances. 12 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Rotational Presidency Is Senseless – Sowore by Shawarmagirl: 2:21pm On Aug 05, 2025 |
Well spoken. 2 Likes |
| Re: Rotational Presidency Is Senseless – Sowore by WizardOfNG: 2:26pm On Aug 05, 2025 |
ElSudani:Absolutely. 💯% correct. That is the ultimate solution to all our woes. Not a search for one "meritoriously deployed" messiah, as we keep fooling ourselves Adeshina and NOI etal will be, when the solution is to allow people who are diverse, and wish to live differently, have autonomy over their own affairs. They will fall and stumble but ultimately, as those with homogeneity of socio-economic ideas tend to do, will get it right as developed nations of the world have done. Rotation between North and South is the only thing that will keep us going in the right direction till we get to the 'dream land' situation you highlight related to independence for States and regions. If we remove it then we are in trouble. 3 Likes |
| Re: Rotational Presidency Is Senseless – Sowore by creolehunt: 3:28pm On Aug 05, 2025 |
Someone finally called it. Rotational presidency my foot. What does North and South even mean. How about East and West? Nigeria has 6 Geopolitical zones. If you claim the presidency is Rotational, then stick to rotation by Geopolitical zone not some concocted North and South dichotomy. 3 Likes |
| Re: Rotational Presidency Is Senseless – Sowore by Godjone(m): 3:29pm On Aug 05, 2025 |
Sowore you are wrong. That is what Nigeria have been using to share political positions. We even have federal character principle in our constitution 1 Like |
| Re: Rotational Presidency Is Senseless – Sowore by MarkNsukkaBread: 3:30pm On Aug 05, 2025 |
E be like say Atiku don bribe this guy. I noticed that since the beginning of this year he has been busy trying to discredit the rotational arangement 2 Likes |
| Re: Rotational Presidency Is Senseless – Sowore by JASONjnr(m): 3:30pm On Aug 05, 2025 |
Ita not senseless Sowore......you're sounding this way because you will never benefit from it. |
| Re: Rotational Presidency Is Senseless – Sowore by Raregem9000(m): 3:30pm On Aug 05, 2025 |
I support you on this. Our goal should be voting for someone that will take us to our promise land. |
| Re: Rotational Presidency Is Senseless – Sowore by Warmaterial(m): 3:32pm On Aug 05, 2025 |
Swore the only human rights activist in Nigeria. How I wish you become our president, heads will roll for sure.the only fearless man in 9ja. I so much like Sowore, always bold, fearless and straightforward... |
| Re: Rotational Presidency Is Senseless – Sowore by Fiscus105(m): 3:33pm On Aug 05, 2025*. Modified: 6:17pm On Aug 05, 2025 |
In Switzerland the major ethnic groups are rotating the head of government among themselves, from beginning of her creation till date.( No wonder, there is relatively peace in the country) The type of people in a society, determine how they would be governing themselves, if they want peace and real developments. 1 Like |
| Re: Rotational Presidency Is Senseless – Sowore by Brahamimo(m): 3:33pm On Aug 05, 2025 |
Truth. But Nigeria isn't ready yet. We lack national consciousness |
| Re: Rotational Presidency Is Senseless – Sowore by SmartPolician: 3:34pm On Aug 05, 2025 |
Rotational presidency isn't senseless. It brings about political stability. justice, fairness and equity. Every region has qualified people. 1 Like |
| Re: Rotational Presidency Is Senseless – Sowore by Brahamimo(m): 3:35pm On Aug 05, 2025 |
Warmaterial:He lacks what it takes to be the president. He's yet to attain the maturity needed to be a president |
| Re: Rotational Presidency Is Senseless – Sowore by AntiWailer: 3:37pm On Aug 05, 2025 |
Rotational Presidency will help curb marginalisation and ensure stability. it is not senseless. Until only North start putting forward Presidents for years before you know that it is not possible that the only competent candidate will be from a particular region Let each region put their best man forward. 1 Like 1 Share |
| Re: Rotational Presidency Is Senseless – Sowore by Warmaterial(m): 3:37pm On Aug 05, 2025 |
Brahamimo:he's more qualified than all the aspirants. And his type is what Nigeria need if the truly want things to change. |
| Re: Rotational Presidency Is Senseless – Sowore by duro4chang(m): 3:38pm On Aug 05, 2025 |
The same rotational presidency that some people are clamouring for calling it restructuring. 36 Likes 2 Shares |
| Re: Rotational Presidency Is Senseless – Sowore by PigTormentor: 3:38pm On Aug 05, 2025 |
I don't support such notion either. It's lazyness and not very smart. Let the people vote for the best candidate regardless of where they are from. 36 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Rotational Presidency Is Senseless – Sowore by Warrior99: 3:38pm On Aug 05, 2025 |
ElSudani:Supported! LET EACH REGION HAVE ITS PRIME MINISTER (with Governors) and GOVERN THEMSELVES THE WAY THEY LIKE, this way no region will feel "marginalised" as everyone will have a taste of power. 1 Like |
| Re: Rotational Presidency Is Senseless – Sowore by PigTormentor: 3:39pm On Aug 05, 2025 |
Warmaterial:No he's not. He goes about making promises that he cannot keep. it's easy to critic and pmake promises, but much harder to rule. Sowere will be radical in his approach but radicalism is not rhe solution to our problrms. There are no easy quick answers to all problems. He will only be the preisdnet , he cannot control the juducuary and the legislative arms of govt. He cannot thell them how to spend their money, he will quiclky find out that governance on the pages of newspaper is totaly diffrrent from real governance. Let him go and run for house of reps fisrt, let's see how effective he can be . 1 Like |
| Re: Rotational Presidency Is Senseless – Sowore by Elzazzi: 3:40pm On Aug 05, 2025 |
PlasmaTV:Tinubu is good man and you’re just a hater. He is the messiah for the masses. Even Reno attested to it previously.  1 Like
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| Re: Rotational Presidency Is Senseless – Sowore by Basic123: 3:44pm On Aug 05, 2025 |
Sowore get sense so  ?In a multi ethnic country like Nigeria where hausa/fulanis speak as if presidency is their birthright because of their population ?Rotation presidency will solve alot of problem Also,2 VODthe VP should come from the p 2 Likes |
| Re: Rotational Presidency Is Senseless – Sowore by Basic123: 3:47pm On Aug 05, 2025 |
PlasmaTV:While Peter OBI would be a DISASTER...A NATURAL ONE |
| Re: Rotational Presidency Is Senseless – Sowore by Forkthiefnubu: 3:48pm On Aug 05, 2025 |
From day one I know this guy is one empty empty vessel a pure and out hustler using lies to manipulate gullible Nigerians 1 Like |
| Re: Rotational Presidency Is Senseless – Sowore by Bananapill: 3:48pm On Aug 05, 2025 |
Maxymilliano:Yes, it doesn't give the best and competent candidates a chance. |
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