IGBO PRESIDENCY

Igbo Presidency is a sticky talking point. What I find most interesting and annoying is the talk that the Igbos have no candidate.

Personally, I do not believe in turn by turn as an ideal method of picking leaders. However, my knowledge of Economic History tells me that, there are stages of growth and perhaps, this is a stepping stone to the desired level, where leaders are freely chosen according to what they have to offer.

A weakness of Turn by Turn is the fiasco, that the PMB Presidency has turned out to be. My worry before the coming of PMB, was if he could rein in his followers? Sadly, he has failed, thus far.

That the Igbos have no candidate is not true. It is sad that, some people do not appear to be sold on the idea.

My worry is the idea of Igbo Presidency and the agitation of IPOB for Biafra. How will an Igbo President handle the issue?

Going by the cries of marginalization in the South East, in spite of the fact that there are elected leaders there, it goes without saying that the Igbo President, will more likely dance to the tune of the rest of Nigeria, more likely the tune of the Northerners, than the Igbos whose slot, he is using.

A leeway for the Igbo President could be the Niger Delta Secession Model that was seemingly assuaged by the GEJ Presidency. Going by that Model, once an Igbo man becomes President, then the agitation for Biafra, will peter off.

It becomes more worrisome, where Nnamdi Kanu and Co fail to be placated and push on with their agitation. At that time, the President will have the unenviable task of turning the Federal Might on his people. Like it happened during the Civil War, there would be cries of Saboteur across the families of the Biafran States.

For my money, should that happen, the President should preside over a free and fair Referendum, whose result should be respected and sanctioned by all and sundry.

Whichever way the result goes, my vote is for a Southern Nigeria first, followed by Biafra and then United Nigeria. This sounds strange. Southern Nigeria because of South Korea and North Korea, Biafra because of the agitation and cultural affinity of the intended country. Finally, United Nigeria, not now, but after as it would have been borne of a rough and tough road of hard choices and agreements whose breach would be unimaginable.

Many may not understand but the events of the Civil War and the Military Interregnum gave rise to these issues. The Niger Delta agitation for Secession and the GEJ Presidency went some way in assuaging the pains of the Civil War and the misrule of the Military. 

How do you explain the fact, that 36 divided by 6 is 5 for the South East and 7 for the North West?