Political Power Shifts Political Power Shifts Emeagwali's discussion of the 1995 Draft Constitution for Nigeria. The interview took place at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Washington DC on December 5, 1998. There is no right way to do the wrong thing.
Rotational presidency is inherently wrong and no ingenuous implementation can make it right.
Furthermore, our geographic northern and southern Nigeria do not correspond to a political northern and southern Nigeria. Remember the 1952 carpet crossing which was used by Obafemi Awolowo to deny the premiership of the western region to Nnamdi Azikiwe. The Yorubas will not be enthusiastic about an Igbo presidency, and vice versa. Developing a sense of unity and oneness among Nigerians is a people problem that demands a people solution, such as a multi-cultural education in which Nigerians are taught to respect other ethnic groups. However, I believe in power shifting from the incompetent to the most competent.