Stop Ganging Up, Issuing Threats to Get 2023 Presidential Slot, Shekarau Tells Southern Governors

• Ibrahim Shekarau, ex-Kano governor, has reacted to the demand of southern governors regarding the power shift
• Shekarau said the next president should come from the southern region but warned that they should stop using force
• The APC chieftain noted that the ruling party should zone its presidential ticket to a credible and trustworthy candidate from the south in 2023

Kano, Kano - The former governor of Kano state, Ibrahim Shekarau, has warned the 17 southern governors to stop issuing threats to get the 2023 presidential slot.

The Punch reports that Shekarau, who represents Kano Central district at the Senate, made this disclosure on Monday, October 4.

Legit.ng gathered that the All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain said that if President Muhammadu Buhari’s successor comes from the southern region of the country, it would give “a sense of belonging” to every Nigerian.

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He also noted that the APC should zone its presidential ticket to a capable and credible candidate in the South in the next election which is about 18 months from now, a report by Channels TV also indicate.

Shekarau said:

“As far as the party I belong is concerned, the APC, my proposal is that now that President Buhari is from the northern part of the country and (after) he has done his eight years, let beam the searchlight to the southern part of Nigeria, not because we don’t have competent people in the north…that does not mean you are throwing away the issue of competence, credibility and so on."

The two-term governor and former Minister of Education, however, knocked the Southern Governors for “ganging up” to demand presidency in 2023.

“My point of disagreement with the gang up groups like the Southern Governors is coming to gang up to say it must be our time, this is wrong, it is purely (a) party issue and the political parties should go into the boardrooms and sort this issue out themselves.”

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Northern governors give position on 2023 presidential election

Meanwhile, Legit.ng had earlier reported that on Monday, September 27, the Northern Governors Forum met in Kaduna to deliberate on key issues affecting the northern region.

After the meeting, the chairman of the forum and Plateau state governor Simon Lalong issued a statement containing their resolutions.

This piece highlights key resolutions reached by the 19 governors from the northern region.

Afenifere reveals why presidency should be zoned to the south

In another development, the Pan-Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere, has expressed support for calls by the Southern Governors’ Forum that the presidency should be zoned to the south in 2023.

The national secretary-general of the association, Sola Ebiseni, made this known in a statement issued in Akure, on Wednesday, September 23.

The statement was titled ‘Power rotation in the Nigerian federation, the presidency must return to the south.

Source: Legit.ng