Comman contest and win na, Don't mixed millitary rule with democracy. As a Nigerian you suppose know say everything na turn by turn. The south already have a straight uninterrupted 8 years in the person of Obasanjo. When it's finally the north time it was interrupted by the death of Yaradau leaving yet another southerner to continue Yaradua remaining term. On top of that instead of handing over to a northerner Jonathan still contest and won. He still want to greedily contest again that's why we have Buhari as president now. You do the maths and tell me how long the South have rule now? The major stakeholders and Parties knows it's the North time and wouldn't dare interrupt it. Buhari will complete four years remaining another four years to go before handing over to a Southerner. If PDP northern candidate wins that will greatly interrupt the flow and we will be stuck with northern candidates for more than 16 years. Your best bet is with APC .

NafeesaAA:
Since the return of democracy in 1999

OBJ - Southern Christan - 8yrs
GEJ - Southern Christain - 5yrs
Total 13yrs

Yaradua - Northern Muslim - 2yrs
Buhari - Northern Muslim - 3yrs
Total - 5yrs

and you still think we the Northernera act as if we own the presidency. My friend, you should sharrrrrrrrrrap and wait till 2023

I totally agree with you.

Let us vote a Christian northerner from Plateau or Taraba then... They are also north..

What do you think?

jbcul4ril:
That why I suggest we allow PMB to continue so as to know we are done with North. If Atiku makes it, he will want to stay for another 8years.
Let be politically wise.

Nope! Nobody should be guaranteed any political office. There shouldn't be anything like compulsory 8 years stay in office. Everyone should be able to get the Jonathan treatment. Their continued stay is a function of their performance

That's a very good Idea but can't be follow and that's why you people will always play second.d fiddle to the Northern peoples, If your intention is just about Regional Political Change it will be better but all what I see in you is ur hatred for Muslims which is not suppose to be. But let me tell you one thing why the 2019 is all about the North. As from 1999 the North has never complete a single tenure talk less of 8 years but that not the key reason.let me tell you what may not clear to you I don't know, Igbo people are the people pushing the president to continues till 2023 so as to achieve there target in2023 that's why Igbo people will vote for Buhari massively for there own political gain in2023.If Buhari fail in2019 it will be a very disaster to there Igbo presidential Agenda.let me remind you that in politics, " No permanent friend nor Enemy but permanent interest"

Idrismusty97:
Comman contest and win na, Don't mixed millitary rule with democracy. As a Nigerian you suppose know say everything na turn by turn. The south already have a straight uninterrupted 8 years in the person of Obasanjo. When it's finally the north time it was interrupted by the death of Yaradau leaving yet another southerner to continue Yaradua remaining term. On top of that instead of handing over to a northerner Jonathan still contest and won. He still want to greedily contest again that's why we have Buhari as president now. You do the maths and tell me how long the South have rule now? The major stakeholders and Parties knows it's the North time and wouldn't dare interrupt it. Buhari will complete four years remaining another four years to go before handing over to a Southerner. If PDP northern candidate wins that will greatly interrupt the flow and we will be stuck with northern candidates for more than 16 years. Your best bet is with APC .

God forbid that APC comes back.... How can we choose hardship and confusion over prosperity?

12bolakale:
That's a very good Idea but can't be follow and that's why you people will always play second.d fiddle to the Northern peoples, If your intention is just about Regional Political Change it will be better but all what I see in you is ur hatred for Muslims which is not suppose to be. But let me tell you one thing why the 2019 is all about the North. As from 1999 the North has never complete a single tenure talk less of 8 years but that not the key reason.let me tell you what may not clear to you I don't know, Igbo people are the people pushing the president to continues till 2023 so as to achieve there target in2023 that's why Igbo people will vote for Buhari massively for there own political gain in2023.If Buhari fail in2019 it will be a very disaster to there Igbo presidential Agenda.let me remind you that in politics, " No permanent friend nor Enemy but permanent interest"

You are a dangerous snake... IBOs are not thinking along your devilish lines of thought

gidgiddy:


Really? And in 50 years, you people that claim to wise, held all the positions, but you cant undo what you claim Igbos did?

That means Igbos are just too much

Abi o Igbos are just too much. Oil money all the way! Thanks for abolishing Federalism and Resource control.

Ade3000yrs:
come 2019, Its going to be a very big shocker for Nigerians. I cannot begin to claim to be a sooth sayer like the jet flying sugar coated tongued pastors! I am not a politician, but with the political terrain in Nigeria, its still going to be a long journey to the land of Egypt where, 40days journey has become a 40yrs journey. the Messiah is not coming 2019. and for PDP with all the cross carpeting here and there, just forget the political show and political arena and rescind into other businesses. A time will come in Nigeria when it will no longer be business as usual and when there era of paddy paddy government would be long forgotten. For me, I really would love the next President to be an Igbo man not because of one silly and lousy Nnamdi KANU, but because the Igbo's as a nation strongly deserve it. It would be befitting if the real Odimegwu Chukwuemeka Ojukwu Son emerge the Presidential Candidate of the APC's choice or Rochas Okorocha, or Orji Uzor Kalu as the APC presidential choice. but more preferably, it would be best to have a young chap around the ages of 35yrs and 45yrs with a conglomerate, global and panoramic views and philosophy.

The real spirit of stewardship and honesty in service to the people under the umbrella of PDP died with the true hero and legendary leader Olusegun Obasanjo exit from the party.

may be in the year 5900AD

sebali:
All about the media as regards to 2019 is Buhari vs Atiku. On the sidelines we have names like Lamido popping up. My question is, why is the south not making any move towards taking the presidency come 2019.

We produce the resources, are more educated but sit back and let the north dictate the nations politics since 1960. This has to stop, modern politics is all about the media, and we control the media (both the regular media and social media), so what are we afraid of. I dare to say we must not choose btw Atiku(desperation) and Buhari (failure), let the south feed a candidate and rally behind him.

This my theory..... If we feed a southern Christian from SS e. g Donald Duke he has a good chance of winning

1. Both SE and SW would vote for him since he is neither Igbo or Yoruba(as both tribes prefer to fight than support each other)
2. He is younger comparatively.... So those clamoring for a youthful candidate would vote him
3. The middle belt would vote him if we can use fulani menace against the core north
4. He has a good track record as governor of Cross rivers
5. The Christians in the NE could vote for him still because of fear of the fulanis and core northerners.
6. Buhari would always gt the NW bt another northern candidate means the vote in the NE would be shared that gives a consolidated sourthern candidate the advantage.
7. Finally we control the Media..... That's one of the ingredients needed to win an election.

I beg all southerners/middlebelterns alike, lets put our differences aside, Lets show the core North they don't own this country, lets stand up and effect a real change..... The Northern Islamic block has being ruling for years with nothing to show for it...... It mustn't be another Northern Muslim.
In 2015 I supported Buhari
Come 2019 am not voting a Northern Muslim.....
It Mustn't be between Buhari or Atiku..... Lets support our own.... Thats what the NW does every time.... They only vote for their own(Northern Muslim).

COME 2019 LET US SUPPORT OUR OWN. VOTE FOR A SOUTHERNER...
I WILL VOTE A SOUTHERNER.

it will take up to 5 decades before the south will match up to the north.
By then this generation of northern supremacists would have left active politics while the academic youths of Nigeria will embrace a progressive view of things on how to make the country great.
An example is nysc where youths of Nigeria do everything together.

aribisala0:
There is no credible Ibo person that can rule Nigeria>They just don't have that kind of aptitude.They are better making money and developing Lagos and other places like Cape Town,Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur
There is No Ibo governor of note since 1999
The closest political figure whom I admire is female(a minus in Nigeria sadly) and not really experienced enough i.e Obi Ezekwesili.

Most of the others are charlatans

Its either uve not bin in Nigeria or u are just bin foolish.
Since 99 the the best governors have come from the South east .
The likes of ngige ,Peter obi ,chime did very Well and all Five except for okorocha are doing very welll.

Op, must you allow NLders know you're stupid and parochial?
OBJ and GEJ wasted 14 out of the 18 yrs we've had democracy. So why won't North waste theirs till 2023?
Equity no dey exist for ur head again?

You guys don't get it. It's not about north or south and stop the whole ethnic BS. The man hasn't even come out to say he wants this. I will vote who I believe in whether Christian, muslim, ifa/pagan, as long as he has our best interests. And GEJ was from the south as well as OBJ and going by your logic that's 13 or 14 years btw them in the new democratic Republic. Abegi

plessis:
amaechi president?. ... Are you okay?

the next southern president will likely come from APC and it wont be someone who decamped after the 2015 victory....the powers that be wont allow. The southerners with the biggest profile are Osinbajo and Amaechi, (Rochas is a clown) Similarly forget Fashola

Afam4eva:

Will it be a crime if we all join hands and support an Igbo candidate or is this your own way of campaigning for Donald Duke? I have nothing against Donald Duke, but if we must vote anyone it must be due to merit and not because he is from the south-south which is neither Yoruba or Igbo. You must think everyone else came to drink garri.

I understand your point but looking at it from the Op's point of view that's the only way the south can ever get a chance of producing a president in 2019 ...If the yorubas or igbos present a candidate , the votes will end up being eventually divided , Just look around politics thread on NL and see , the Yorubas and Igbos are always fighting like foools ...the only hope is a SS candidate

urahara:



Guy , you should be thinking about integrity and efficiency , not state of origin.

But the fulanis leading us don't care about that , they only care about region and religion na

seuncyrus:


I understand your point but looking at it from the Op's point of view that's the only way the south can ever get a chance of producing a president in 2019 ...If the yorubas or igbos present a candidate , the votes will end up being eventually divided , Just look around politics thread on NL and see , the Yorubas and Igbos are always fighting like foools ...the only hope is a SS candidate

South cannot produce a president in 2019 if Buhari is running because the SW will not vote against Osinbajo. Even if Buhari is not running the next president will be a Northerner.

Why are the SE now looking for alliances with the SW, when their votes are no longer needed? Politics is about trust each time a SW leader he has handed over to a northerner, so the north know that SW honour agreements. Why did GEJ lose? because he reneged on an agreement not to run and the powers that be deserted him. The SE is now the unneeded lonely bride. The next southern president will be in 2023 and it will be either Osinbajo or Amaechi

sebali:
All about the media as regards to 2019 is Buhari vs Atiku. On the sidelines we have names like Lamido popping up. My question is, why is the south not making any move towards taking the presidency come 2019.

We produce the resources, are more educated but sit back and let the north dictate the nations politics since 1960. This has to stop, modern politics is all about the media, and we control the media (both the regular media and social media), so what are we afraid of. I dare to say we must not choose btw Atiku(desperation) and Buhari (failure), let the south feed a candidate and rally behind him.

This my theory..... If we feed a southern Christian from SS e. g Donald Duke he has a good chance of winning

1. Both SE and SW would vote for him since he is neither Igbo or Yoruba(as both tribes prefer to fight than support each other)
2. He is younger comparatively.... So those clamoring for a youthful candidate would vote him
3. The middle belt would vote him if we can use fulani menace against the core north
4. He has a good track record as governor of Cross rivers
5. The Christians in the NE could vote for him still because of fear of the fulanis and core northerners.
6. Buhari would always gt the NW bt another northern candidate means the vote in the NE would be shared that gives a consolidated sourthern candidate the advantage.
7. Finally we control the Media..... That's one of the ingredients needed to win an election.

I beg all southerners/middlebelterns alike, lets put our differences aside, Lets show the core North they don't own this country, lets stand up and effect a real change..... The Northern Islamic block has being ruling for years with nothing to show for it...... It mustn't be another Northern Muslim.
In 2015 I supported Buhari
Come 2019 am not voting a Northern Muslim.....
It Mustn't be between Buhari or Atiku..... Lets support our own.... Thats what the NW does every time.... They only vote for their own(Northern Muslim).

COME 2019 LET US SUPPORT OUR OWN. VOTE FOR A SOUTHERNER...
I WILL VOTE A SOUTHERNER.

My brother you don't control the military, they do,that's why its as if they control everything, take the military away from them,you have committed the worst abomination with them,that was GEJ's sin,that they can't forgive him

seuncyrus:


But the fulanis leading us don't care about that , they only care about region and religion na

Doesn't mean u should akt like them and besides don't paint it as if the Fulani's always rule us .

During the PDP era - a Fulani ruled once.( yaradua)

NafeesaAA:
Since the return of democracy in 1999

OBJ - Southern Christan - 8yrs
GEJ - Southern Christain - 5yrs
Total 13yrs

Yaradua - Northern Muslim - 2yrs
Buhari - Northern Muslim - 3yrs
Total - 5yrs

and you still think we the Northernera act as if we own the presidency. My friend, you should sharrrrrrrrrrap and wait till 2023

You are being clever by half, what of the military regimes that the north ruled for 35years?

naijaboy756:
I totally agree with you.

Let us vote a Christian northerner from Plateau or Taraba then... They are also north..

What do you think?

let us vote a yoruba muslim they are also from the south

proudlyYoruba:
What about Amaechi? Dude is Igbo (Ikwere) and he is good. As per the North Central i hope you stop deceiving yourself bro. A southerner can only win when there are two northerners and one southerner. This is the 4th republic and people are trying to bring in equilibrium cause of the agitations from the East, size and alliances are need to win the election. The East so far doesn't have the size nor the alliance, to make them rule come 2023 election will have to be zoned. That's just our country

I am from the north central, pls what do you mean by this comment? Many of us are tired of Buhari especially as he could not tackle the issue of the herdsmen.

sebali:
All about the media as regards to 2019 is Buhari vs Atiku. On the sidelines we have names like Lamido popping up. My question is, why is the south not making any move towards taking the presidency come 2019.

We produce the resources, are more educated but sit back and let the north dictate the nations politics since 1960. This has to stop, modern politics is all about the media, and we control the media (both the regular media and social media), so what are we afraid of. I dare to say we must not choose btw Atiku(desperation) and Buhari (failure), let the south feed a candidate and rally behind him.

This my theory..... If we feed a southern Christian from SS e. g Donald Duke he has a good chance of winning

1. Both SE and SW would vote for him since he is neither Igbo or Yoruba(as both tribes prefer to fight than support each other)
2. He is younger comparatively.... So those clamoring for a youthful candidate would vote him
3. The middle belt would vote him if we can use fulani menace against the core north
4. He has a good track record as governor of Cross rivers
5. The Christians in the NE could vote for him still because of fear of the fulanis and core northerners.
6. Buhari would always gt the NW bt another northern candidate means the vote in the NE would be shared that gives a consolidated sourthern candidate the advantage.
7. Finally we control the Media..... That's one of the ingredients needed to win an election.

I beg all southerners/middlebelterns alike, lets put our differences aside, Lets show the core North they don't own this country, lets stand up and effect a real change..... The Northern Islamic block has being ruling for years with nothing to show for it...... It mustn't be another Northern Muslim.
In 2015 I supported Buhari
Come 2019 am not voting a Northern Muslim.....
It Mustn't be between Buhari or Atiku..... Lets support our own.... Thats what the NW does every time.... They only vote for their own(Northern Muslim).

COME 2019 LET US SUPPORT OUR OWN. VOTE FOR A SOUTHERNER...
I WILL VOTE A SOUTHERNER.

are u drunk?

sebali:
All about the media as regards to 2019 is Buhari vs Atiku. On the sidelines we have names like Lamido popping up. My question is, why is the south not making any move towards taking the presidency come 2019.

We produce the resources, are more educated but sit back and let the north dictate the nations politics since 1960. This has to stop, modern politics is all about the media, and we control the media (both the regular media and social media), so what are we afraid of. I dare to say we must not choose btw Atiku(desperation) and Buhari (failure), let the south feed a candidate and rally behind him.

This my theory..... If we feed a southern Christian from SS e. g Donald Duke he has a good chance of winning

1. Both SE and SW would vote for him since he is neither Igbo or Yoruba(as both tribes prefer to fight than support each other)
2. He is younger comparatively.... So those clamoring for a youthful candidate would vote him
3. The middle belt would vote him if we can use fulani menace against the core north
4. He has a good track record as governor of Cross rivers
5. The Christians in the NE could vote for him still because of fear of the fulanis and core northerners.
6. Buhari would always gt the NW bt another northern candidate means the vote in the NE would be shared that gives a consolidated sourthern candidate the advantage.
7. Finally we control the Media..... That's one of the ingredients needed to win an election.

I beg all southerners/middlebelterns alike, lets put our differences aside, Lets show the core North they don't own this country, lets stand up and effect a real change..... The Northern Islamic block has being ruling for years with nothing to show for it...... It mustn't be another Northern Muslim.
In 2015 I supported Buhari
Come 2019 am not voting a Northern Muslim.....
It Mustn't be between Buhari or Atiku..... Lets support our own.... Thats what the NW does every time.... They only vote for their own(Northern Muslim).

COME 2019 LET US SUPPORT OUR OWN. VOTE FOR A SOUTHERNER...
I WILL VOTE A SOUTHERNER.

My brother, may Baba God shower u unquantified blessings before this year runs out.
U really spoke my mind

sebali:


I picked a SS cos ibos won't vote a yoruba man and yorubas won't vote an ibo man... They don't lik each other... So a SS candidate is wat can unite the entire south 4 now... A Christian middlebeltern is cool doh.... I agree with you the candidate has to be credible.... Bt a credible southerner

I really admire your wish. I am from north-central and trust me, most of us would rather vote a southerner than a hausa-fulani person.

The problem is that things like this have to be done on the table of unity. How many times have we met to agree on things like this? Besides, there are only 2 major parties in Nigeria. Apc is definitely fielding the incumbent. Unless PDP gives the ticket to a non- CoreNortherner, we have no hope. And due to the rotation/zonning system of the PDP, it is believed to be the turn of the north. This is why i call it a wish. It would be difficult.

jashar:
Nigeria is run based on sentiment an entitlement mentality.

Unfortunately, competence and capability usually takes the back burner when such critical decisions are taken.

What a shame.

Spot on, God bless u....To think that some persons see pmb or atiku as good for Nigeria is telling of how far off we are from getting it right.

Good question !!!


If we igbo people become president... That means that they will create another version of Boko Haram. ......

I SWEAR, NORTHERN PEOPLE ARE 100% WICKED.

Nowenuse:


I really admire your wish. I am from north-central and trust me, most of us would rather vote a southerner than a hausa-fulani person.

The problem is that things like this have to be done on the table of unity. How many times have we met to agree on things like this? Besides, there are only 2 major parties in Nigeria. Apc is definitely fielding the incumbent. Unless PDP gives the ticket to a non- CoreNortherner, we have no hope. And due to the rotation/zonning system of the PDP, it is believed to be the turn of the north. This is why i call it a wish. It would be difficult.

The truth of the matter is what difference has having a northern or southern president made to your life? The truth is the the current system is such that no credible candidate will make it be he from North or from the South. When I told people that Buhari cannot do anything on corruption because he rode to power on the backs of Tinubu, Saraki and Amaechi with Fashola by his side....that is a govt going to fight corruption? Similarly some are talking Duke, the same Duke of PDP, abeg!!


The messiah if he exists is neither in PDP or APC, The prpblem is not a north or south problem, the problem is people prefer to vote for crooks.

Yes, he must. Anybody else will simply make Buhari's re-election a certainty. At least with another Northerner (ideally from Katsina too, though I don't see any viable candidates), the Northern vote will be divided, and the Southern vote will decide against Buhari.

How I wish one young, progressive candidate will rise up and stand for election. When are the voters under 50 going to assert themselves and vote out people born when Nigeria was still a British colony?

I'm from Delta BTW

Seun and his mods are making a joke out of this forum. Serious threads like these should be devoid of any tribalistic comments and anyone who posts otherwise should be served a very lengthy ban. There's time for everything.

Alariiwo:
One thing I'm sure of is that no Igbo will rule this country now or in future..

The slim chance they had has been killed by Nnamdi cownu and his Ipob piglets.
It's easier for them to get biafra than to get presidency.

And who are you to make such decision? will you hang yourself if an Igbo man finally becomes the president?

Good piece ,I love this.

I concur.