[size=15pt]North must produce president in 2015 – ACF, others[/size]

Six Northern organisations, including the Arewa Consultative Forum and the Northern Elders’ Forum, on Tuesday insisted that the North must produce the nation’s President in 2015.

The ACF, the NEF, Arewa Reawakening Forum, Arewa Research and Development Project, Northern Union and the Code Group , said at a news conference in Kaduna, that an existing agreement that the Presidency should return to the region must be strictly followed.

NEF spokesman and former Adviser on Food Security to ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, Prof. Ango Abdullahi, who spoke for the groups, warned that if parties to the pact failed to adhere to it, the North would use its numerical strength to ensure that power returned to it in 2015.

“The North is determined and is insistent that the leadership of this country will rotate to it in 2015 and I am making that very very clear to you (journalists), Abdullahi said.

“The North on the basis of one man, one vote can keep power indefinitely in the present Nigerian state. If it is on the basis of one man, one vote, demography shows that the North can keep power as long as it wants because it will always win elections,” he added.

Abdullahi, who stated that the ACF was in the forefront of the quest by the region to have a Northerner as President, added that even the Middle Belt Forum and other groups in the region were clear in their calls for a Northern President in 2015.

“All of us have this very tough and common agenda. Not that the North is power hungry . No; it (power rotation) in 2015 will be argued on the rational agreement that is on the ground today,” he explained.

The former presidential aide pointed out that it was morally wrong for President Goodluck Jonathan to contemplate contesting in 2015 since he was aware that such a pact existed.

Abdullahi mentioned former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Jonathan as some of those who signed the pact. Jonathan, according to him, signed as number 37 when he was the deputy governor of Bayelsa State.

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wow! FTC
this is a sign of new things in my life. Grab my larcasera and guguru. I spread my mat and watch in 10D

Hmm

Bunch of lazy men who are fond of eating non-executed contract money.

The advent of Jonathan has shut up all of such avenues where they are awarded contracts,collect full payment and not execute the contracts.

Wake up guys! No more free money to spend! You have to reinvent yourselves.

Before you react to this, please answer this question objectively:

[size=20pt]If you were in same position as the North with the agreement reached with the clueless one, would you have acted differently?[/size]


Even the South rejects Jonathan as well!


The North rejects him for going back on his agreement of one term only. If found in same situation as them, I will take similar decision.

We the Yorubas reject him on the basis of performance and for calling our leaders rascals smong many other blunders.

The Itsekiris and Urhobos reject him for allowing Tompolo to trample on them and for marginalization.

Other well meaning Nigerians, irrespective of tribe and religion reject him for corruption and sbsence of security in the land.

The International Community rejects him for being so clueless and incompetent which has made us become a laughing stock in the committee of nations.

The voice of the people is the voice of God.

GMB 2015.

PassingShot:
Even the South rejects Jonathan as well!


The North rejects him for going back on his promise of one term only. If found in same situation as them, I will take similar decision.

We the Yorubas reject him on the basis of performance and for calling our leaders rascals smong many other blunders.

The Itsekiris and Urhobos reject him for allowing Tompolo to trample on them and for marginalization.

Other well meaning Nigerians, irrespective of tribe and religion reject him for corruption and sbsence of security in the land.

The International Community rejects him for being so clueless and incompetent which has made us become a laughing stock in the committee of nations.

The voice of the people is the voice of God.

GMB 2015.

Going back on his promise Did buhari not say he won't contest anymore

A clear case of kettle calling pot black....

Has GEJ performed to expectation i would say NO but lets not be hypocrites when pointing out facts...Plus alot of your above claims are "fallacious"

I don't remember you becoming the spoken person for the above tribes/regions you listed, by stating they rejected GEJ...

The north has the numbers to do so. If what i hear about Buhari is any thing to go by then i think i support power shift to the north.

PassingShot:
Even the South rejects Jonathan as well!


The North rejects him for going back on his promise of one term only. If found in same situation as them, I will take similar decision.

We the Yorubas reject him on the basis of performance and for calling our leaders rascals smong many other blunders.

The Itsekiris and Urhobos reject him for allowing Tompolo to trample on them and for marginalization.

Other well meaning Nigerians, irrespective of tribe and religion reject him for corruption and sbsence of security in the land.

The International Community rejects him for being so clueless and incompetent which has made us become a laughing stock in the committee of nations.

The voice of the people is the voice of God.

GMB 2015.

Only a big fool will vote for a well known tyrant

fitzmayowa:


Going back on his promise Did buhari not say he won't contest anymore

A clear case of kettle calling pot black....

Has GEJ performed to expectation i would say NO but lets not be hypocrites when pointing out facts...Plus alot of your above claims are "fallacious"

I don't remember you becoming the spoken person for the above tribes/regions you listed, by stating they rejected GEJ...

There is a clear difference between Buhari's statement and an agreement entered into by Jonathan to do one term.

The difference is that Buhari's was a statement never based on any condition. Jonathan's was premised on a condition. Something like "if you do this for me, I will do this for you in return".

So he entered into a proper agreement that if the North supports him to be president, he will do one term and the presidency will return to them. And he is morally obliged to fulfill it. Just like me telling you that if you come with me, I will buy you a dinner. If you indeed come with me, I'll be morally responsible for your dinner.

Can this same meaning be made from Buhari's statement? No.

Hope I'm clear.

And on that of speaking for other regions and tribes you must understand that the statement is just what it is. It doesn't mean all Yorubas will vote for Buhari just as not all Christians and south-southerners will vote for Jonathan.

vanunu:




Only a big fool will vote for a well known tyrant

Then the millions of Nigerians who will surely do next year are, according to your books.

THE CHANGE WE DESIRE IS HERE.

GMB 2015.

PassingShot:
Even the South rejects Jonathan as well!


The North rejects him for going back on his promise of one term only. If found in same situation as them, I will take similar decision.

We the Yorubas reject him on the basis of performance and for calling our leaders rascals smong many other blunders.

The Itsekiris and Urhobos reject him for allowing Tompolo to trample on them and for marginalization.

Other well meaning Nigerians, irrespective of tribe and religion reject him for corruption and sbsence of security in the land.

The International Community rejects him for being so clueless and incompetent which has made us become a laughing stock in the committee of nations.

The voice of the people is the voice of God.

GMB 2015.

Show me where gej called yoruba leaders rascals please. Thank you

Good one! At least Tompolo has gotten some cannons. By January the drones will arrive. It's heated already. Let's see what would be left off this country. .

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Ikengawo:

Show me where gej called yoruba leaders rascals please. Thank you

I don't have to start Google searching for you. He said it and the Yorubas don't forget that type of insult!

These are the problem of the country, we need to rise up against their feudalistic tendencies, they are not born to rule rather we need to stand up and shout it GEJ Till 2019

No, the North does not need to produce the President.

And for that matter, neither does the South.

The above call by the Arewa forum is symptomatic of what is wrong with this country.

In Nigeria, everyone believes that if your brother is in power, everything goes easy for you. Indeed decades of underdevelopment in the North are blamed now on the fact that the North does not have access to power now. No one blames the governors , the Local Govt chairmen, the State Assemblies and the National Assembly for developing a policy of sustained investment in technical education, scientific education and industrial development that would have led to a prosperous and developed North and middle Belt.(And no...going back to groundnuts and cotton won't save the North....no more guaranteed markets for such products).

Instead of asking for Power and power....the Arewa must instead prepare for a future without them holding power at the center. Yes...it means them getting a lemon....but they can get lots of lemonade from that lemon.Invest in your people....so that we can talk of a Super Power industrial North in the decades to come.

And the same goes for the South too. Let us all no longer concentrate on gaining power at the center....but on empowering our peoples. That should be the job of the Nigerian Leadership....developing all parts of Nigeria into an industrially powered syncytium....rather than fight wars over how oil money is shared....and sadly....PDP and APC have no idea on how to do that. Better they get the ideas fast.

If they try anything fuNny, This will be the end of the country.

..or blood will flow.

Tell us something we haven't heard before.

North-Must-rule-Mentality

Why are APC people already unleashing terror on those who dare support PDP? What happens when APC loses in February?

Even here on Nairaland, they quote, insult and threaten to kill me

GEJ till 2019

See he old face sef.old animal dat dont want gud tins 4 dis nation.

This is the problems with some Nigerians, the no region of Nigeria has a birthright to power, we need to leave politics of ethnicity, we are all Nigerians. I am from the south, I may vote for buhari(not decided) , not because he is a northerner, but because of what he has to offer. Let's leave ethnicity behind, it's has never helped us.

I laff when I see political post!

m not a prophet but sometimes I have pathetic dreams like predicting the out come of this presidential race

GMB President of our Dear Nigeria

Jonathan -- Ruler & Chief Champlain of OTUEKE ruling council, Afobaje1 of the loser federation on the the house built with only umbrella

APC all the way

broom them out

Oshushu òwó ni teacher esinsin

abeg change that you rub a proverb to english

DesChyko:
..or blood will flow.

Tell us something we haven't heard before.

LOL!!

Una go wait tire

Must? Elders that think with their anus.
North has produced most the Nigerian presidents while most of the northerners are lagging behind.
The only agenda I saw up there is to occupy a position as long as they can. Selfish group with no good agenda.

Nigeria is bigger than you!!

Ikengawo:

Show me where gej called yoruba leaders rascals please. Thank you

So outdated

Buhari charges his supporters to kill any opposition

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePJSywwVWZM&app=desktop

here

MUST

hmmmm

confused old papas talking.....Who cares want they want.they don't own northern Nigeria talk less of the whole of Nigeria.

With ds una utterances,,una fit make us d supporters of APC dump d party oo..