We have always pledged to Nigeria’s unity. But we have not gone beyond this ritual and work at it. How can we assert, “Nigeria’s unity is not negotiable”; yet we constantly chip away at the umbilical cord that holds us together?

It is obvious that the southeast has been politically quarantined. I think this is deliberate. Traditionally, the leadership of the three arms of government is dispensed on a “Wa-zo-bia” basis; that is, on the tripod – north, east and west – the country reclines.

Political balance is a sine qua non for national equilibrium. We cannot pontificate on unity and be insensitive to issues of political equity. The fons et origo of strife in society is inequity and imbalance. We talk of gender inequality today, which is unjust and unfair, political inequity is as much ghastly.

It is convenient to rationalise the political imbalance of this time because it indulges the sentiments of those it serves and those who feel it serves them. As it is, with Buhari and Osinbajo in the executive, and with the APC picking Ahmed Lawan for senate president and Femi Gbajabiamila for speaker, and with Justice Tanko as the acting head of the judiciary, the government as we know it is in the paw of two sections of the country. Where is the place of the southeast, south-south and north-central in all of these?

How do we build an inclusive country with this kind of imbalance? How do we foster oneness with this depressing level insensitivity to matters of national unity? This is an issue too critical to ignore.

Some persons have argued that the regional background of the heads of the government is unimportant because, most times, the living conditions of people who have sons and daughters in political offices are not improved. I agree. But this argument fails completely when tested in the lab of equity. An organisation that is completely filled with males where females can function effectively as well will naturally be termed gender-insensitive and discriminatory.

Read more: https://thebelltimesng.com/2019/04/21/with-buhari-osinbajo-lawan-gbaja-igbo-presidency-in-2023-is-now-a-moral-burden-on-nigeria/

Its speaks of Unity and spread of Lawmakers across all regions..

I doubt it would make front page.

T

Have you forgotten that Igbos don't need any position including the presidency?

Every Igbo man is a millionaire. Young and old. Even the hawkers in Lagos are all millionaires. Even the Igbo truck pushers and Okada riders are all millionaires.

Why should Igbos be interested in President, VP or Senate President, or Speaker of the House of Reps? For example, all the Igbo newspaper vendors in Surulere and puffpuff sellers in Lekki Agungi plus Okota axis are all multi millionaires.

Igbos own 85% of Lagos and are responsible for 90% of Lagos revenue. Igbos own 90% of Abuja and 87% of Port Harcourt as well as 70% of Kano plus 75% of Ibadan.

Igbos own over 85% of all the blue chip and medium scale companies in Nigeria. The south east is the most developed part of the entire Africa. All their villages already have a good network of roads, water and electricity.

What else do Igbos want? Haba!

#IgboAmaka

Since when has it become a crime to be in the opposition? Even akwa ibom voted out akpabio despite SP promise. We are for PDP in national politics and will get whatever we want in PDP. We produced DSP in Pdp under apc government

Basil stop running. Come back let us continue the game. Please we need your Nsukka corrections too. I enjoy tormenting you Lol


https://www.nairaland.com/5147232/why-anambra-people-1st-class

MXrep:
Since when has it become a crime to be in the opposition? Even akwa ibom voted out akpabio despite SP promise. We are for PDP in national politics and will get whatever we want in PDP

TMemos:
Have you forgotten that Igbos don't need any position or even the presidency?

Every Igbo man is a millionaire. Young and old. Even the hawkers in Lagos are all millionaires. Even the Igbo truck pushers and Okada riders are all millionaires.

Igbos own 85% of Lagos and are responsible for 90% of Lagos revenue. Igbos own 90% of Abuja and 87% of Port Harcourt as well as 70% of Kano plus 75% of Ibadan.

Igbos own over 85% of all the blue chip and medium scale companies in Nigeria. The south east is the most developed part of the entire Africa. All their villages already have a good network of roads, water and electricity.

What else do Igbos want? Haba!

We rejected buhari since 2003. All this noise don't move us. We made our decision long ago. Please enjoy your buhari alone

A failed business man that put all his eggs in one basket .that is what the resultant always be.

MXrep:

We rejected buhari since 2003. All this noise don't move us. We made our decision long ago. Please enjoy your buhari alone

We're saying the same thing. I agree with you.

They should enjoy him and Nigeria alone. We don't need any of them

adekolaelect:
A failed business man that put all his eggs in one basket .that is what the resultant always be.

The theory of putting eggs in two different baskets is the most idiotic political theory invented by weak willed afonjas

Go and hold positions in Biafran Republic. Positions in Nigeria are for Nigerians

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Go and hold positions in Biafran Republic. Positions in Nigeria are for Nigerians

We're not fighting for positions with you. Don't mind those giving the false impression that Igbos want any position.

You're the loser here. Because even without fighting for any position with you, we are richer than you. Even our gatemen are richer than your bank MDs.

IgboAmaka

Then why are ur people shouting and complaining of marginalisation under Buhari?

Why are ur people aaking for DSP slot?

Why are they asking for security chiefs to be given to them?

Delusional nyamuri flat.head, ur only good at chest beating.. u ask for something and if it doeant work out for u, u den claim u never wanted it


Two-faced hypocrites!

MXrep:

We rejected buhari since 2003. All this noise don't move us. We made our decision long ago. Please enjoy your buhari alone

alhassanyusuf29:
Then why are ur people shouting and complaining of marginalisation under Buhari?

Why are ur people aaking for DSP slot?

Why are they asking for security chiefs to be given to them?

Delusional nyamuri flat.head, ur only good at chest beating.. u ask for something and if it doeant work out for u, u den claim u never wanted it


Two-faced hypocrites!

Lol. Those are political jobbers looking for their pockets. If you conduct election million times with buhari on the ballot his votes from the east will keep diminishing till it geys to zero. Buhari is the one who begged for our support but suffered humiliating rejection since 2003 for failing to meet our very high standard. When he brags on how he doesn't need igbos he is just trying to save face because we rejected him first long ago and attempts to bully and blackmail us has been failing

Printerscanner:
Go and hold positions in Biafran Republic. Positions in Nigeria are for Nigerians

No amount of sticking your head in buhari anus will stop afonjas from going back to oppositions where you have been since independence.

The thing dey suprised me. You hardly hear any igbo in town talking about Igbo presidency.

I think it hurts Tinubu and his followers that he can't buy the loyalty of the TRUE igbo man or woman.

The west can go ahead and field their candidates in 2023 and as usual The East will vote for who they like.

you are clearly delusional, deceptive and far from reality in ur assertion regarding politics, ur living in another dimension deprived of realism.. your contradictions smacks off someone that is highly confused and unhinged, you said "If you conduct election million times with buhari on the ballot his votes from the east will keep diminishing till it geys to zero" but u forgot he got over 25% in 3 SE states, something he didnt get in 2015 even after daring you by referring to u as a 5% nonentity second class citizen, and from the allocation of political slots, u could tell Buhari didnt value and cherish truce with the igbos, hence the marginalization

you said "Buhari is the one who begged for our support but suffered humiliating rejection since 2003" but thats a routine, procedure and pattern for every politicain aspiring for a position to to campaign and seek for votes even if he/she knows wont get any votes from that particular region.. or are u trying to tell me if an igbo will seek for the presidency, he wont campaign in the north?

the truth is that, know politician needs the votes of the igbo as their numbers and population are insignificant ,unimportant, trivial,insubstantial and irrelevant to the arithmetic of Nigerian politics

he said he doesnt need the igbos and that is facts, thats why he won in 2015 and 2016, infact, no politician needs the igbo votes to win.. okorocha has said it times without number

MXrep:

Lol. Those are political jobbers looking for their pockets. If you conduct election million times with buhari on the ballot his votes from the east will keep diminishing till it geys to zero. Buhari is the one who begged for our support but suffered humiliating rejection since 2003 for failing to meet our very high standard. When he brags on how he doesn't need igbos he is just trying to save face because we rejected him first long ago and attempts to bully and blackmail us has been failing

NothingDoMe:
The thing dey suprised me. You hardly hear any igbo in town talking about Igbo presidency.

I think it hurts Tinubu and his followers that he can't buy the loyalty of the TRUE igbo man or woman.

The west can go ahead and field their candidates in 2023 and as usual The East will vote for who they like.

The East don’t vote for whom they like, they only vote against who they hate.

The East don’t really like Atiku, the East simply voted against Buhari that they hate.

The politics of the East is very predictable like the cry of a new born baby

The East is the only region that don’t have any known or enduring interest in voting.

The only objective of the East is to stop others.

They are already planning how to vote a Northerner in PDP in 2023, ( they don’t reckon with themselves for the ticket of PDP obviously) just because they think APC will zone it Presidential ticket to the West.

Very very myopic kind of people

loopman:


The East don’t vote for whom they like, they only vote against who they hate.

The East don’t really like Atiku, the East simply voted against Buhari that they hate.

The politics of the East is very predictable like the cry of a new born baby

Yeah but the politics of the west is also predictable. Even that of the North.

Mind you we don't hate Buhari. We hate what he represents.

NothingDoMe:
Yeah but the politics of the west is also predictable. Even that of the North.

Mind you we don't hate Buhari. We hate what he represents.

He is doing 8 years as your president despite your hate. Speaks much about your influence

loopman:
The East is the only region that don’t have any known or enduring interest in voting.

The only objective of the East is to stop others.

They are already planning how to vote a Northerner in PDP in 2023, ( they don’t reckon with themselves for the ticket of PDP obviously) just because they think APC will zone it Presidential ticket to the West.

Very very myopic kind of people

You that has been voting, this is your reward.

loopman:
The East is the only region that don’t have any known or enduring interest in voting.

The only objective of the East is to stop others.

They are already planning how to vote a Northerner in PDP in 2023, ( they don’t reckon with themselves for the ticket of PDP obviously) just because they think APC will zone it Presidential ticket to the West.

Very very myopic kind of people

The west could have simply gone ahead and contest quietly for 2023 but as usual Tinubu e-rats would come and start their usual politics of hatred because the east won't vote for them.

Today the East is a party oriented region, tomorrow the east votes out of hatred. Talking like a confused set.

My advice for you guys is simply to shut your mouths and face your front. Whatever the east decides to do shouldn't be your business. If they will vote a northerner then that's their business.

loopman:


He is doing 8 years as your president despite your hate. Speaks much about your influence

How much has Buhari being president for 8 years put in your pocket? Nor be the same 30k work una still dey work so?.

NothingDoMe:
How much has Buhari being president for 8 years put in your pocket? Nor be the same 30k work una still dey work so?.

The same way Ekweremadu pays you 15k per month and owing you several months

NothingDoMe:
[s]The west could have simply gone ahead and contest quietly for 2023 but as usual Tinubu e-rats would come and start their usual politics of hatred because the east won't vote for them.

Today the East is a party oriented region, tomorrow the east votes out of hatred. Talking like a confused set.

My advice for you guys is simply to shut your mouths and face your front. Whatever the east decides to do shouldn't be your business. If they will vote a northerner then that's their business.[/s]

You should never in your life quote me to spew this kind of utter rubbish again.
Read your post again and if you can’t see the stupidity in it, you are the most silly person on NL

SLAP44:


You that has been voting, this is your reward.

Stop being silly while quoting me

loopman:


You should never in your life quote me to spew this kind of utter rubbish again.
Read your post again and if you can’t see the stupidity in it, you are the most silly person on NL

LMAO! Which one offended you? The Tinubu e-rats or the confused set?

I never called you either except you consciously applied the said words to yourself hence your anger. Lmao.

Only advice I gave to you is to shut your mouth and mind your business. You would do well to abide.

MXrep:

The theory of putting eggs in two different baskets is the most idiotic political theory invented by weak willed afonjas

that is why you always failed politically .OK continue you have never rant of marginalization more is still coming .

SLAP44:


You that has been voting, this is your reward.

but you are still fighting to be under those roof by claiming a state as no mans land bcs that is where you people get shelter when you run away from that your erosion land .A bastard will use left hand to direct his father's house .