2023: "The South East should produce the next President" - Dr. Okwesilieze Nwodo
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- Опубликовано: 14 авг 2020
- His name - and that of his family - have become synonymous with the evolution and journey of politics in Nigeria since independence and even before. Dr Okwesilieze Nwodo, former governor of Enugu state, former chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party and part of the Nwodo clan, considered to be one `of THE great political dynasties in Nigeria. And now, with the approach of the next presidential tussle in 2023, the family are setting their sights on bringing the presidency to the southeast, where they come from. And my guest today is at the forefront of leading that charge...Dr Okwesilieze Nwodo.
Dr #OkwesiliezeNwodo was interviewed by #CharlesAniagolu. Produced by #NissiGabriel.
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I love this interview. It's rich. Both the interviewer and the interviewee were resourceful.
Thank you Arise TV
As I watch this interview I am also reading the comments being made by individuals saying this whole Igbo presidency is nonsense and what the Igbo people want is disintegration of the failed state called Nigeria. I hope at the end of this interview Dr. Nwodo will take time to review the comments. Listening to Dr. Nwodo his idea of both political parties agreeing to pick an Igbo candidate to be voted for will be impossible. Dr. Nwodo lived in the United States and he knows that there is no affirmative action applied in politics otherwise the presidency would long have been a black person before President Obama. Looking at what transpired in the Nigerian elections in 2019 the PDP the party Dr. Nwodo belong to had 13 candidates in the primary with only one candidate from the South. No one stop the Igbos from producing a candidate even if that candidate did not stand a chance of winning. The election went on with an Igbo person who was openly rejected by his fellow men initially as the Vice President. The current administration of APC since they came to power has never worn any presidential election in the South East. This past outcome may pose a problem if the approach Dr. Nwodo has in mind is to be followed.Political parties produce candidates that can win. In fact an Igbo candidate in the person of Kingsley Moghalu ran for presidency regardless of what platform he ran on, all the South east should have voted for him if the desire to have an Igbo president was such a critical thing among the Igbos.
Yes, morally the Presidency should come from the South East in the next election, but how that is going to happen with two major parties competitng against each other is yet to be seen. The threat that, if an Igbo person is not picked as the president in 2023, the South East will join with Biafran agitators seems to be a threat with the rest part of the country which might not settle well with voters.. The rest of the country regardles of the political party morally supports the presidency to go to the the South East but not when at the same time you find a segment of the SouthEast bent on breaking away from Nigeria as the preferred option.. The northerners who also support the idea of the Presidency going to the South definetly will not support the disintegration of that region from Nigeria at the same time.The two desires cannot be going on at the same time.
Question we should ask ourselves does PDP constitution works?, if is walking , why zoning should be extract from the constitution , while is written .
Better regionalized, and competitive environment that allowed everyone to thrive
Thanks. Those who want presidency can keep it but give us freedom and independent to build our areas and to secure ourselves
Another great interview Charles. Thank you. Dr Nwodo just confirmed what we all know that restructuring is the key thing the country need not who’s the president. Yet people like Nwodo would like to take us into rabid hole of ethnicity. For a medical doctor who claimed to have traveled extensively talking crap about ethnic justice is telling and indicative of why we’re lagging behind other races. At a time to be talking about development, Nwodo is going around championing ethnic hegemony. A very bad representative of the people. The man should stop talking already. Anyone who claim to be loving his people should be talking about restructuring. Obasanjo was President but did nothing for his so called “people”. Jonathan was President but cannot provide water for his so called “people”. Buhari who is there is not doing much for his “people”. As we speak his state Katsina is being ransacked by bandits and unable to do anything about it. Very likely a president of another “people” would have stopped the carnage. If our enterprising Igbo brothers and sisters turns south east to Dubai today, Africans home and abroad will come to pay homage. Presidency will not bring prosperity but private capital and enterprising people with freedom will do great things. Let’s talk about restructuring and stop chasing shadows. I say let the north agree to restructuring and let them keep their presidency.
You have no point here , secondly you talk too much
Oyel de ya head bros. Don't mind naysayers
Dear Bol, I think the best for everyone in this country is to divide, we are not capable of living or holding a country together our intrest is just too different.
63years together we are still not able to get closer together,our togetherness will never work why are we wasting our time
Restructuring is too late, by the way the
Northerners will never accept restructuring because they want to remain incharge and we SOUTHERNERS to continue milking them. Fulanis aim is to take the land of all indigenous in the country.I wish we SOUTHERNERS can unite and free ourselves from the evils fulanis that are sending us backwards
Dr, Enugu state is under siege of zoo soldiers, what is your plan? Do you want them to go or to stay?
In the last decade and half ,” show me any South East Governor who has done anything extraordinarily “?
Sullivan Chime
It is those who shout through the media that Igbo man can not become president of Nigeria that are against Biafra exist from the zoo.
We don't need south east president, we want Biafra
Welcome back Charles Aniagolu. Missed you all these months. Arise Interview has been all froth and fluff without your presence.
You delusional, look at Abia state how dirty, what is stopping them? Will you fight the Biafra cabal too?
why are igbos measured with a different metric than other parts of the country. The host said there is no evidence that shows igbo leaders has done considerably better than the other bad politicians from other regions. so since the host asserted that all the politicians from all other regions of nigeria are doing nothing, if the igbos a chance as well to do nothing. and i am from the north
Time to throw rotten eggs 😂 to the politicians at campaign ground.
Please we all due respect, we have got nothing to do with this your elusive and utopian IGBO presidency, all we want is freedom and that freedom is BIAFRA. nigeria is for the fulanis and they should continue enjoying their fulanigeria. As for us we are done with the project one nigeria because it never existed.
You delusional, look at Abia state how dirty, what is stopping them? Will you fight the Biafra cabal too?
Dr Okwesilieze Nwodo had much to say but Charles Aniagolu keep interrupting and truncating his thought process. Too bad, very very bad indeed!
Nigerian Media will NEVER allow u to speak on the line of truth. because they're streamlined to the interest of the Cabals. if not , the media will be gone. !
With all due respect sir, if igbos fail to play good politics I meant GOOD POLITICS come 2023 they may not get the presidency, there is no need for any threatening.
Please tell me those who are playing good politics in Nigeria? And what are the current situations on ground with the so called good politics?
@@michaelonyeka4075 You don't understand what politics is all about, trust me, the igbos needs to reach out more politically, they need to earn the trust of other groups, the agitators need to be more moderate and modest, at the moment. It looks like the igbos are after personal interest and on a revenge mission by the agitators, and many igbo leaders are not in support of agitators so there is division everywhere.
@@taiwoodunlade9820 In Nigeria, what we've got aren't good politics. They all are playing selfish politics regardless of the tribe. They're using ordinary Nigerians to achieve their target which is looting. Your Yoruba politicians do not care about you 100%, likewise other tribes.
Has Nigeria been improved or better since the Northerners and maybe the Yorubas has been in power?
Igbos can never be president of Nigeria , these Igbo elites are living in self denial for fear of the emergence of Biafra. They is nothing good that can come out of a conquered people kept in the stranglehold of their conquerors, to keep a conquered people in control the conquerors MUST sow the seed of disunity and distrust within them, just like the Belgians did in Rwanda by establishing the Hutu and Tutsi tribes from same people. Belgians created two Rwandan tribes from one people based on skin colour and facial structure. Igbos are a conquered people within Nigeria and the Igbo elites are the willing tools and servants to the Fulani conquerors, they are afraid that they will lose their relevance or probably be killed when Biafra emerges hence they are frantically begging their Fulani masters to give them the Igbo presidency in 2023 to assuage Biafrans from their agitation but within the Igbo elites they is serious divisions among them, take for instance the distrust and disunity between the Igbos in the South South and South East, whilst some are calling for an Igbo president regardless from whether he or she is from South South, Middle belt or South East another group of Igbo elites are saying it must exclusively be from South East zone. Igbo presidency 2023 is dead on arrival.
Shocked at the comments I read here especially from Easterners about the Ibo presidency. Its either people are hard at comprehending or they are just on purpose being anti.
Decentralisation as he said is the best. In the event where this is not being done now, the only option is an Ibo presidency so that whoever becomes president from SE knows that he must walk the talk by decentralising power or restructuring Nigeria.
If nwodo says he is not interested in Ibo presidency and speaks restructuring like u folks here want from now till eternity nothing will come out of it. We've been talking restructuring for 20+ years has it happened?
Push for the presidency, get it and restructure the country. Thought people from SE were wise
Keep your presidency ideology to yourself all we want is Biafra that is our Home our land our country all hail Biafra
Charles Aniagolu. You are from Enugu State and unable to pronounce Igbo name correctly "Nwodo"
You can go and teach him.
Yeah he is ancestrally from Enugu but is a Scottish citizen(born and brought up). Cut him some slack he pronounces it with British accent.
He still remains the best TV journalist in Nigeria. His command of English, pronunciation is unparalleled in Nigeria. And he is the only one who is not afraid to ask hard hitting questions unlike the cowards on Channels TV
From this important subject such a minor issue you raise. I feel sorry for you
Heartless politicians class in igbo.
What have you achieved in developing South East Nigeria?.
We need fresh bread in politics not all these saboteur politicians in igbo class.
Coming 2023 you Mr Nwaodo your are already been president of so called nigeria as its now okay?? Go and take aso rocks the power sets in so called nigeria arpont appoint urs ministers in abuja, AMEN, Amen 🙏✍️👍👁️👁️ THE EYES OF OURS GOD UPON YOU, ur peoples politicians in eastern regions,
Did nigeria political here english language? MR Nwaodo wee need answers? 🤣🤣🤣✌️
It is better you stick to regional government.
Nwodo stop talking about igbo presidency 2023, talk about resource control, restructuring and stuf like that.
All this old igbo politican will be wipe out when the time comes because they are not speaking for the igbo but their families
@Okey Bkk: Have you not had enough of wipe out, why is it so difficult for Biafra agitators to accommodate a different opionion?
@@anthonyajibolaomoruyi8054 this old man are desting killer. We won't to allow them to have peace in our land because they are fighting for their selfish interest not for the masses
As a surgeon what are his archivements in the health sector when he was Governor? Presidency is not turn by turn Nigeria ltd. They should go fix their home and stop giving Nigerians more pressure with their nonsense Biafran mirrage
@MrOkikpo @MrOkikpo @MrOkikpo Idiot, you are dead to be thinking that PDP zonal arrangment is enshrined in Nigeria's Constitution. If your brains serve you correctly you should understand the difference between Constitutional Zoning and of a political party. Nigeria is not a kindergarten that morund PDP should decide who rules the nation. Badluck Ebele Jonathan is an Igbo man by implication, you guys endorsed him for Presidency and he won very well😂😂
Southeast play bad and politics of bitterness, tell PDP to give southeast its presidential candidate . APC should not make that mistake of falling into the so called Igbo candidate. Southeast will forever vote for PDP they play politics without sense.
That is why Igbo presidency 2023 is dead on arrival. APC only has any presence in the South East in Imo State and little or none in the South South from Edo State, so Igbos will never vote APC platform.
Nonsense...has hausas paid for the death of MKO?
Nigerians say they want a country like the West yet we practise politics that is not like the West. So we should not be surprised Nigeria is a backward country. The West do not practise zoning but vote for people on their ideogy their policy.
@Gavin johnson: I think we sometimes over-exaggerate "ideology" as if ideology is really an undisputed solution.
In US the republicans vote a republican candidate and the democrats vote a democrat candidate irrespective of the quality or capability of the candidate simply because of ideology.
Overwhelming Americans are either republican or democrat by birth and not be the nature of things.
I think we should be more concern about IDEAS instead of IDEOLOGY!
@@anthonyajibolaomoruyi8054 Ideology is ideas. Dictionary definition for you: a system of ideas and ideals, especially one which forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy.
@@gavinjohnson3065: From the dictionary definition presented by you, I would expect you to see the fine distinction between ideas and ideology.
The big challenge with ideology is that it is most often too static, this is why majority of democrats and republicans are born democrats and republicans respectively.
@@anthonyajibolaomoruyi8054 I cannot believe you don't know ideology are idea's. Go look at your own dictionary and show me what ideology says. You are embarrassing yourself online. I am waiting please provide your definition of ideology
@@gavinjohnson3065: If you can't see the fine distinction between the two words then there is a fundamental understanding problem which you have to deal with first.
Dr, You appear to prefer presidency to freedom? Convince us why you take this stand because many of Biafrans do not agree with you.
Dr Nwodo you cannot create development on a wrong foundation, the structure of Nigeria is wrong, it does not matter who is in charge nothing will change. It is a shame you cannot explain what marginalization means, part of the reason why Igbo indigenes owns business outside Igboland is because they do not have enabling environment, infrastructure in Igboland. Please before you make more unguided statement go and consult the #realigbos on what they want. The have gone beyond your rhetorics and do trust you self appointed leaders any more. The only way an Igboman will be the president of Nigeria is if all 100 or more parties nominate Igbo Candidates and that is not going to happen.
Do this man remember that pdp brought Obi and Atiku the eastern didn’t support rather supporting Nnamdi Kanu for Biafra he miss that first step making other feel that there are some agendas
What are you saying, Atiku/Obi got huge votes in Southeast. Southeast must produce the next president in 2023 or it will be a travesty. The presidency is meant to go to south after Buhari, and only Southeast have not produced president in the south.
Who cares about obi / atiku presidency? What we want is FREEDOM.In fulanigeria there's no FREEDOM
What are you saying?
People will just come online and be commenting nonsense
He is looking for alert, this people called Nwodo ar all desame, stomach politicians.
There is nothing south south , Jonathan is a south eastern. So there is no need for presidency to the south east.
You're a good person
Stupid talk
@@timothybright2472 do you mind him
@@samuelokechukwu4713 my Broda, let us better our region first before we start talking about South South or South East. We have to develop our regions. We have to start building.
Hahaha
This guy ask rubbish questions as if he's not from Nigeria
How?
Journalism is meant to be adversarial. You ask your guest questions to justify his position. He is not there to agree with the guest but to hold his feet to the fire
He said some fact right but remember first coup and first president and first military head of state was Ibo and how Agurosi DESOLVE what you are crying 😢 for today restructuring back to federalization control of your resources and regional Government now you shouldn’t forget the war too and thanks 🙏 for making we the main southern states to know where we belong south south or Niger Delta is not part of old eastern region any more just your 5 states that why restructure didn’t work because some ibos know they have less on the table compare to Hausa or any other region let’s make it clear some ibo know restructure will not favor dem just like any other region but restructure will be the best option then when you talk about Biafra it is a landlock no sea shores or seaport and lastly it will be still not solve all issues so I rest my case for comments
Who told you IGBO land is landlocked? All those you afor mentioned as IGBO leaders all died for nothing believing in one fake and fraudulent nigeria. We IGBOS want our FREEDOM and FREEDOM cannot be found in this catastrophic and cancerous fulanigeria.
Mr man how and when did you know much or geographically locations of Igbo land to come here and talk about landlocked or no landlocked. You forget that most of Portharcourt and major parts of Rivers state is an Igbo land so I rest my case as an ignorant person like you simply lacked the simply knowledge of where is Igbo land
I am sorry this is the most stupid comments I've ever seen. This is unbelievable. Some Nigerians has gone insane.
Are you suggesting that the Igbo doesn’t really want restructuring? You could be right. But why will they be afraid of a restructured Nigeria? So they really believe a President will give them more than to turn south east to Dubai?
It's a lie sir, the agitators of biafra state have said their not interested in one Nigeria anymore, they keeps insulting everyone including the Nigerian state, I know we have igbos that are competent to lead us, but kanu and his gullible followers are not interested, so Dr go and stop them first, let igbos play good politics, people will vote for igbo presidency.
Your response clearly indicates lack of Nigerian national treatment of the igboland before and after civil war by Nigeria state. The Igbos are major tribes of the Nigerian state, they do not have be patronized. If Nigeria leaders are not hate ridden it should invite the igboland to lead the national affairs of Nigeria. But Nigeria is inherently an unjust state and culture. Where Meritocracy is ignored wealth producing regions are deprived the benefits of their God given blessings. The question ought to be why do we continue to tolerate the over lording of the north over the rest of the over 600 tribes. This is INJUSTICE period. May God bless Nigeria and her diverse tribes.
I will be appreciated if you comment or reason out of the box. Every tribes in Nigeria deserve presidency. Nobody owns Nigeria. The Northerners have been in power for over 36 years since the Nigerian independence, the South West has been there as well; and Nigeria is still not better or improving. So what's wrong an Igbo man being the President? I really do not understand the hate against the Igbos. Whenever the name Igbo is being mention, you see crazy trabalistic comments. Thats horrible.
Triple EE I agree with much of what you said. Let us put our joint efforts into restructuring and not presidency. Presidency will not bring wealth but restructuring will. Even Nwodo said restructuring is the better deal. Sadauna of Sokoto who was the leader of APC in the first republic sent his aide Tafawa-Balewa to Lagos as PM while he stay in the north. He did that because the real power was in the region. It is time we make the presidency a weak one so that everyone concentrate on their states.
@@ishobol7407 ,despite that the igbo still murdered tafawa balewa, sardauna and akintola...
@@musausmankabir3742 how many IGBOS have you murdered? Enjoy your one nigeria and leave us out of it.