he northern part of the country which lost the Presidency with the death of President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua in 2010 has begun fresh efforts to regain control of Aso Rock.

Northern leaders, including former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon; former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former Kano State Governor Ibrahim Shekarau met yesterday to fine-tune their strategies for getting back the Presidency.

The Arewa leaders spoke Wednesday at the opening of a two-day conference entitled: “The North and strategies for sustainable development”, organised by Arewa House Centre for Historical Documentation and Research of the Ahmadu Bello University.

They expressed deep worry about the dwindling political leadership fortune of the North.

In his address, Gowon reflected on the nation’s system of producing leadership and called for the introduction of an electoral college for the presidential election in 2015.

Gowon, who was represented by the Chairman of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Alhaji Aliko Mohammed, stressed that the North must come together to forge a common front for the region to enjoy political progress and development, which the nation at large would benefit from.

He said: “Unless we come together in the North, we would continue to have problems. I met with the Senate caucus in the North in Abuja last week and I asked them to reconsider the introduction of an electoral college in electing the president.”

Continue @ www.ayofolajin.com

Gowon,
I thought you are a die hard "one" Nigeria guy?

Now it is about the North?

LMAO! Poorest and funniest combination of all time, they probably wnt get up to 1000votes, imagine gowon that has no reputation with the igbos, Atiku that has bad reputation in Nigeria and shekaram that has no reputation at all coming together... This is the political joke of the century!

hahahahahahahahaahahaha
If GEJ sees d names of d politicians involved, he will shout ''OPE O''

Imagine Gowon of all people...........hahahahahaha they have already lost

*turns to my laptop and continues my drawing jaree*

In Nigerian politics, no region is a push over.May God help us to be part of 2015 and see how it goes.

hurricaneChris: hahahahahahahahaahahaha
If GEJ sees d names of d politicians involved, he will shout ''OPE O''

Imagine Gowon of all people...........hahahahahaha they have already lost

*turns to my laptop and continues my drawing jaree*

lmao. that name ''GOWON'' should cause land slide of votes xpecially from d Ibos .
hahahahahahaha..............stewpid h-idiots.

abeg guy gimme two dericaz of g-rri jaree

hilarious comments............guess there will be 99.999999999999999999999999999999999999999999% turn out and votes from SE & SS

What is Electoral College? Another roundabout way of allocating huge numbers to themselves based on fictitious census figures .
Bloody frauds!

saintneo: hilarious comments............guess there will be 99.999999999999999999999999999999999999999999% turn out and votes from SE & SS

i agree with the coloured part
rubbish!!

Electoral college is a bad way of choosing leader.

Electoral College shall be accepted as long as there are equal numbers of states in the North and as in the South. In addition, the so-called geo-political zones should have equal number of states in each zone. If the Senators should constitute the Electoral College, it is imperative that each zone has equal number of senators. Any impasse during electioneering process could be resolved through the acceptance of a candidate, at least, in 2/3 of the geopolitical zones.

Association of the corrupt fools!!!! Atiku still get mouth talk?