You cannot ask the South to cheer a second Fulani reign, not when the sweat of unity has been rinsed in disdain. Buhari took eight dry Harmattan years, and now Turakin Adamawa would have them smile through tears. Even the deaf heard the rotation song in 2015’s air. It is North, then South, a rhythm of fragile Nigerian peace. But undue power-hunger breaks such rhythms with careless ease.
Sir, was it not wiser to walk the humble track? Or stand beside Peter and have the nation’s back? To say, “This isn’t about tribe or throne, but who can heal this house we no longer call home”? If Atiku could run as Obi’s second in command, He would have gained what time and money can’t control: The trust of youths, the moral ground, the people's nod, and a statesman’s honour. Not the gambler’s flawed facade. But no, ancient dynasties rarely yield or share, they crown themselves in dust, then call it heirloom flair.
Like emperors of dusk who cannot read the light, they forget that morning comes and truth bites. Now the winds whisper strange alliances at night: Atiku, Obi, El-Rufai; such a cocktail tight. One from PDP’s bruised pavilion, another from the Obidient rebellion, and the third, a firebrand, not quite civilian. But can three strange bedfellows chart one steady star? Can ego-driven pasts truly carry us far? Or is this another coalition of convenience built on shared spite, and not shared conscience?
Obi seeks reform; Atiku thirsts for return; what about El-Rufai? A mystery wrapped in ego’s burn. If they plot for 2027, what’s the proposal, what’s the truth? Or are they simply different suits from the same booth? The South may have forgiven, but they never forget that power without equity is a fatal bet. You cannot mock rotation, then later turn around and cry for “zoning,” when you built your empire with a northern tone. Nigeria is not a pawn in your third-time chess because she is very weary, wounded, and craving less.
We don't need drama, tribal tantrums, betrayal of trust, and leaders whose hands gather dust. To run again would be to disassemble whatever fragile strands hold us as one, The South will not clap for another Fulani son at this time. Anyway, all is not lost, at least not yet. If Atiku can choose principle over fight and says, “Let a youthful and vibrant person with wisdom lead,” then history may plant his legacy’s seed. For power must not be the goal, but the means to clean the national mirror of its tribal smears and leans.
The South is watching and the youths are awake. The time for selfish bidding is what we must break. God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria 🇳🇬.
William Z. Bozimo
Veteran Journalist | Columnist | National Memory Keeper.
