Former Vice President “Atiku Abubakar” yesterday declared his opposition to the idea that the North should wait until 2023 to produce another president.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
“Atiku” made his position known in a statement by his media aide, “Paul Ibe.”
“Ibe,” in a tweet on his X platform, said “Alhaji Atiku Abubakar” emphatically affirmed his conviction that there is no earthly reason why President “Bola Tinubu” or any other person from the South should be allowed to lead Nigeria in 2027.
According to “Atiku,” who lost the 2023 presidential race to President “Bola Tinubu,” the South has been in power for too long, and it would be unfair and unjust if the North is not allowed to return to power in 2027.
“Where, then, does true equity and fairness reside? By the year 2027, the South will have enjoyed 17 years of leadership—eight years under “Obasanjo,” five years under “Jonathan,” and four years under “Tinubu”—while the North will have experienced only 11 years, with “Yar’Adua” serving three and “Buhari” eight.
“This results in a disparity of six years between the North and South, casting a shadow over the balance of power
“In any case, the power to elect and vote out their government lies firmly with the Nigerian people, entrusted to them upon the government’s ability to prove itself worthy of the people’s ballot.
“But has the “Tinubu” government demonstrated that it deserves to be re-elected? “The answer, alas, is as clear as the heavens themselves,” he stated.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
