A Case for an Igbo President

An entity can be forgiven for being unable to solve a problem for which it has no solution, but that can not be said about a nation languishing in a problem for which the solution exist within its boundaries.

A recent publication by a United State Institute on Foreign Policy Affairs described Nigeria as a failed state. Indicators cited by the publication include the failure of the Nigeria state to ensure security of life and properties within its boarders. But this situation is not unconnected to years of deindustralization of Nigeria by Nigerian leaders. A recent event cited by Prof Ndubuisi Ekekwe, 35 armed robbers attacked a bank and police station simultaneously, (wherein, he suggested a declaration of state of emergency), should open our eyes to the problem. Banditry in the North west where bandits ask for ransom, not conversion to Islam as usual should tell us what we are dealing with- It is not a problem for guns and bullets.

In their usual response, Nigeria government can not see the problem. This is normal when you elect the most retarded among you to lead. President Muhammadu Buhari has repeatedly asked for a fair criticism, and I will be fair here. So we will look at the numbers. We will be comparing rate of growth of the economy under each president. We are not going to look at the price of commodity under the president, just comparing where we are to where we were at the beginning of each president's tenure. So we are going to bring the data from Nairametrics on GDP growth under our presidents since 1999. We found that (using the number of years they spent in power) the combined growth under Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan works out to be (6.95*8 + 4.8*5)/(8+5) = 6.12%, while that of Muhammadu Buhari and Umaru Yaradua is (7.98*3 + 0.31*6)/(3+6) = 2.87%. This is a clear indication that Southerners outperformed their Northern counterparts as presidents of this nation.

Deindustralization of a nation shows in the GDP. Since in both cases (under Northern and Southern Presidents) we have positive growth some might argue no deindustralization happened at anytime since 1999. But against population growth, its clearer. Increase in population with exact same spending power per capita will lead to exactly same growth in GDP. So if the GDP increase by same amount as the population then, the spending power (wealth per capita) is constant. So lets now bring in the population growth into this discussion. In 2006, the last census in Nigeria, out population came out to be 140million, and in 2021 according to Encyclopedia Britanica we are 219million. Since 2006 is 15 years away, the 15th root of the ratio gives 1.03 meaning 3% growth in population per year. Now compare that with the GDP growth, you see that under Southern Presidents, we get a net 3.12% growth in personal wealth per year, but a -0.13% decline in personal growth per year under a Northern President.

Remember, the Southern Presidents we have examined so far are not from the industrious igbo region. The igbos have been known to be very entrepreneurial, and commercial inclined. What Nigeria needs right now is a leader with the right mindset to start our industrial revolution to take us out of this joblessness induced security situation. If the Southwest and Southsouth which are known to be less industrious than the Southeast have performed better than the north and delivered GDP growth that is higher than our population growth (i.e put more money in the pocket of an average Nigerian), is it time for us to try the best? Why will anyone in the best interest of Nigeria be against an Igbo President? The solution to our problem lies within our boarders-it is time for an Igbo to kwenu the Aso Rock.