RE: USA Africa Dialogue Series - THE NIGERIAN ONION: China-Based Nigerian Scholar Proposes Language-Based Rotational Presidency

This is a challenge that may never be realised. Rotational Presidency is gradually on its way of the Politics of Nigeria. What we need to do is to allow strong opposition. 2011 Election may become a memorable history for Nigeria. At least rigging is reduced if not fully eliminated. Parties ought to be capable of choosing who should be the President. This decision should not on Rotation. Any formular that may tilt towards Rotational Presidency should not be accomodated.
Thank you,
Oladimeji Aborisade.
 

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Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 11:37:01 -0400
Subject: USA Africa Dialogue Series - THE NIGERIAN ONION: China-Based Nigerian Scholar Proposes Language-Based Rotational Presidency
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THE NIGERIAN ONION:  April 11, 2011:  A Nigerian politico-cultural scholar living in Zhuanghuo, China, has proposed an innovative method of solving the rotational presidency problem in Nigeria.  Giving a news conference today and surrounded by virtually all the press media in the world, Prof. Odegbo Maizefule, of the African Institue, University of Zhuanghuo,  advocated a 26-letter, language-based rotation rather than a  6-geopolitical-zones based one. He urged that all the 374 languages in Nigeria be grouped by the letters A-Z, and competition for the presidency be among those people with languages starting with the  alphabet whose turn it is.  Noting that President Jonathan's language is Ogbia - and prophesying that Jonathan has won the 2011 elections already -  he posited that all languages with P, then Q, etc. should get ready for subsequent elections, depending on whether Jonathan does four years (till 2015) or eight years.  However he advocated a 5-year single presidential term to speed matters up.    He then noted wryly that since the major languages (Hausa, Fulani and Igbo) have letters before O, only the Yoruba (with Y, in 55 years time) among the major ethnic groups had a hope of becoming president soon, with the Fulani in 90 years, the Hausa in 100 years and the Igbo in 105 years.  To prevent any rigging, he proposed that no language groups be allowed to change their names for the next 100 years.  His proposal is already getting rave reviews from many Nigerians, including Prof. Maizefule's people of prideful association, which he refused to reveal upon being pressed by an Association Press reporter.

O:2011/2016         T:2036-2041          Y:2061-2066         D         I           N

P:2016/2021         U:2041-2046          Z:2066-2071         E         J

Q:2021/2026         V:2046-2051          A:2071-2076         F         K

R:2026-2031         W:2051-2056         B:2076-2081        G         L

S;2031-2036         X:2056-2061          C:2081-2086        H          M

You figure the rest....

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