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Created: 2025-07-23 14:41:44 UTC
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The North of Nigeria Independent Tribes and Religions: Sovereignity of Freedom of Political Association*
Saturday XX July 2025
Concerned Youths of North of Nigeria for a New Nigeria on Peter Obi Mandate(CYNNPO)*
The persistent deployment of the term “Northern vote” in Nigeria’s political lexicon is not only reductive but also a deliberate distortion of the sociopolitical realities of Northern Nigeria. This notion presupposes a monolithic North, ignoring the deep ethnic, religious, and ideological plurality that truly defines the region. It is an illusion—sustained by decades of political manipulation—that the North speaks with one voice. In reality, the Northern electorate comprises a rich mosaic of minority tribes and religious communities whose collective voting strength far surpasses that of any single dominant group.
It is imperative to emphasize that not all Northerners are opposed to Mr. Peter Obi. In fact, when the religious and ethnic minorities across the North are united in purpose and voice, their demographic and electoral strength is not just significant—it is transformative. These often-overlooked constituencies possess a voting capacity that, if mobilized effectively, can be four to five times greater than that of the so-called majority. They have the potential to be the true electoral game-changers in any national contest.
Historically, Northern political elites have wielded the phrase “One North” as a rhetorical tool during elections, only to reinforce exclusionary practices that prevent minority tribes or religious groups from ascending to the presidency or vice presidency. This entrenched political culture has long sidelined competent voices from minority backgrounds in favor of a narrow ethno-religious agenda.
Therefore, the emerging narrative that “the North does not trust Peter Obi” must be interrogated. Who exactly in the North is making this claim? Which tribe? Which religious bloc? It is both irresponsible and unjust to attribute such sweeping generalizations to an entire region composed of diverse peoples, cultures, and aspirations.
The continued invocation of the so-called “Northern vote” as a singular political force is, in truth, a relic of a bygone era. It fails to account for the evolving consciousness of a region no longer willing to be spoken for by a few. In a free, fair, and institutionally impartial election—particularly one overseen without bias by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)—Mr. Peter Obi stands a strong and legitimate chance of emerging victorious, propelled in large part by the voices of those long marginalized yet electorally potent.
It is time to end the false narrative. Let the North be heard in its true plurality. Let the minorities—ethnic, religious, and ideological—take their rightful place in shaping Nigeria’s democratic future.
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