[dropcap]I[/dropcap]f we call it a Democratic electioneering Process, we should also not engage in zoning the presidency. If we must, in 2098, it would be the turn of my family to give Nigeria, a president.
If we must insist on zoning, why waste time and money in organizing National delegate conventions and nationwide election for the office of the president?
This would be ideal if we insist on zoning. When it is Orlu zone ( Rochas is from there) the people of Orlu would have the task of finding us a president for Nigeria.
In that way, we won’t have the Supreme Court give us president, nor have a “ThiefAtiku” always being nominated for the entire country.
Above said. Assuming for the sake of National electioneering process, each zone presents a candidate or more, chances two or more from same zone is likely. In the end, all the candidates from same area would meet and agree to present just one instead of many thereby increasing their chances of their village losing it.
Is this always true? Check the record and be my guest.
Is it same for Igbos?
See this: PDP (Just concluded delegate convention to nominate a candidate)
Same brothers—
- Anyim Pius Anyim
- Peter Obi (he Petered out later)
- Sam Ohuabunwa
- *Nyesom Wike (he won’t call self Igbo)*
All were there to share all Igbo votes should Igbo delegates at the convention decide to support their own man.
In a comment I hide under a lead by another writer, I had said: if it is here we stay, we would quickly be knowing how Igbo delegates voted in the nomination process. This piece has the info, so, read on.
In my side of Igbo, we say: Mmadu ime ishi ka nhe akororo ya, wu ajo nhe. (It is a very saddening omen, when a man looks exactly like a monster his enemy calls him)
I have a friend who, at each incidence of Igbo against Igbo, calls me and says: I told you so.
Example: the rift between the current Imo governor and Rochas (both share same rivers and markets ) as though Rochas is the only former governor suspected to have duped his state shows how too low, some brainless Igbos would go. Am not saying if Rochas stole, he is right.
I mean, there is a body set by the feds for the job Uzodinma thinks he is the best qualified to do. In some series by this column, we called Uzodinma – Saint Pope Hope. We hope he keeps living as one. We know, he is a Nigeria’s politician.
My Fulanoid friend- Jerome Niang Yakubu, a Yankee, an insider into Aso Rock, did the research on who voted for who in the just-completed PDP national delegate convention and shared it with Politika.
I have attached his findings here:
“92 Igbo PDP delegates at the just completed PDP convention, only 15 voted for their own Igbo brothers, 77 voted for FULANI – Atiku Abubakar” (Jerome Niang Yakubu)
Jerome always says there is no Biafra because of Igbos and not because of Buhari or any non-Igbo.
He says too, there won’t be Biafra for same reason.
He also argues: Forget about Awolowo and Benjamin Adekunle, our first Biafra failed because of Igbos.
I have always reluctantly disagreed with him on the prospect of a renewed Biafra because I believe, one day, there shall be a different breed of Igbo. With them, whenever, there shall be a Biafra. Now, there it is, a state of the mind. (Dannism)
I have very sadly presented to you what Jerome found out about who voted for who in the PDP presidential nomination process.
I don’t know how to trust his source but won’t be surprised, Jerome’s finds are right.
From the stat above, if Igbos can be president of Nigeria, it won’t be by Igbo votes for Igbo.
That is why I believe Rochas is about the only Igbo presidential candidate (when and if they let him declare) that can be president of Nigeria without a vote from Igbo.
It is possible too, others, if their native village would be the only voters on his / her side, “ThiefAtiku” in 2031, would continue to beg to be president.
Now you know.
Dan Akusobi writes from Lagos
The opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the author.
