“TINUBU HAS NOT LOST THE NORTH” – Only GBAJUE POLITICIANS say Opposite
2. NO REGION HAS THE MONOPOLY OF NUMBERS
Let us banish it – banish it to the very roots – this erroneous impression that any region holds the monopoly of deciding who sits in Aso Rock. The South needs the North as much as the North needs the South.
And the data is as stubborn as a goat on a rope. As solid as granite beneath your feet.
Shall I Begin?
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2015
Muhammadu Buhari contested the Presidency across three consecutive cycles. Twelve painful years. Consistent, unwavering bloc support from the 13 core Northern states – and still, no victory. Not until he aligned with the South in 2015 did the gates of Aso Rock open before him.
No Sir! No region is Alpha…
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In 2003
OBJ seeking a re-election and just like now there were rhetorics about the North being angry. And amid the conflict between himself and his Vice and the emergence of the golden son of the North Buhari in the contest, OBJ lost ground in the core North.
The Ebora Owu lost 11 states from a possible 13 in the core North, only narrowly winning Kaduna in the Northwest and Adamawa in the Northeast. Yet Olusegun Obasanjo was returned President, claiming approximately 62% of total votes cast.
Without the Core North.
No Sir! No Region is Omega.
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In 2023
In the most recent election of 2023, Asiwaju lost 10 states in the 13 core Northern states, winning only in Borno, Jigawa and Zamfara. Yet, Asiwaju won thay election and he remains President today.
No! Sir! No region is the Beginning and the End.
Have you ever – even once – heard the phrase “The South is angry” deployed as a political weapon? Not even when Asiwaju was totally sidelined and blacklisted by the Villa boys in the days leading to the 2019 elections.
We must retire offensive narratives that entrench the dangerous illusion that any region was born to determine outcomes for the rest and abolish the mentality that a people is born to rule. And equally chastise the weak politicians that continue to promote this divisive agenda.
The South needs the North, as seen when they chose MKO ahead of their son in 93. The North needs the South as seen with Buhari. That is not poetry. That is the verdict of every election this country has conducted.
A person is a person through other persons. No man – and no region – is sufficient unto itself.
3. THE NORTH MAY ACTUALLY BE ANGRY – BUT AT WHO?
Shall I Conclude?