Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo state, says for the sake
of equity, the All Progressives Congress (APC) must zone its presidential
ticket to the south.
In a statement on Tuesday, Akeredolu said it is the turn of
the southern part of the country to produce the next president.
The governor said it will be “disingenuous” for anyone to
argue against rotation of power to the south.
“It is the turn of the southern part of the country to
produce the next president,” he said.
“The party leadership should have no difficulty in making
pronouncements on this very important issue, just as it has fixed various fees
for the purchase of forms. This must be done without delay.
“The principle of federal character is enshrined in the 1999
constitution, as amended. It will be disingenuous for anyone to argue against
rotation at this period. We must not keep our party men and women guessing on
the position of the leadership of the party.
“This is the time to weigh in and take control of the
process. No statement must suggest, even remotely, that the party harbours
certain sentiments which may predispose it to consider throwing the contest
open. This is certainly not the time for equivocation. Equity dictates that we
take a stand.”
Akeredolu said the current democratic dispensation is
anchored on an unwritten convention that is driven by a principle of equity.
“Political expediency dictates, more appealingly, that while
adhering to the spirit and letters of the laws guiding conduct of elections and
succession to political offices, we must do nothing which is capable of tilting
the delicate balance against the established arrangement which guarantees peace
and promotes trust,” he said.
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