eaglechild:

lol.

Nigerians saw through hypocrisy indeed.


Please everyone knows GEJ lost because the north felt it was their turn to rule.

It is a democracy so no biggie.

However, don't go preaching that change bullcrap.
It is a big lie.

I don't know what you mean by the statement "The North felt it was their return to rule". The idea of a monolithic North is a myth. If, however, you're referring to the voting pattern of northern Nigeria, allow me to juggle your memory a bit. In 2011, when Jonathan won the elections. He won Adamawa and several states in North Central, including Benue, Kogi, Nasarawa, FCT, Kwara. In many of the North East and North West states that he didn't win, he managed to lose with thin 30%-40% margins, in particular, Kaduna, where it was 50%-50% more or less. The key things to note is that there were some northerners who screamed to high heavens in 2011 that it was their turn to lead. These same people screamed in 2015 too. Nothing changed in that regard. But what changed between 2011&2015? The small margins of NE and NW states widened, the key NC states were lost too, including Adamawa, one of the worst hit states by boko haram. Take note that Benue has traditionally demonstrated its discordance with that persistent monolithic northern myth. It voted against GEJ too.

That some northerners had always exuded a born to rule mentality didn't stop GEJ from winning in 2011, so why now?

You're right, it's a democracy...and everyone votes according to what's important to them, but to refuse factoring GEJs handling of boko haram as one of the reasons for his loss is disingenuous.