Ayo Fayose, former governor of Ekiti state, has demanded
that a southerner must succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023.
Fayose is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and
Atiku Abubakar — a northerner — is the presidential candidate of the party.
The former Ekiti governor was one of the presidential hopefuls
who contested the primary of the opposition party.
In a tweet posted on Wednesday, Fayose said it is the turn
of the southern region to produce a president.
“The PDP Constitution
provides for a rotational Presidency. Section 3(c) provides that the Party
shall pursue its aims & objectives by adhering to the policy of the
rotation & zoning of Party & Public elective offices in pursuance of
the principle of equity, justice and fairness,” he wrote.
“The current President of Nigeria is a 2-term Northern
Presidency, thus implying that it MUST be a Southern Presidency in 2023 or
NOTHING.”
Writing in Yoruba language, Fayose also tweeted that “awa
south lo kan” — which means “it is the turn of the south”. The remark is a
reference to the catchphrase attributed to Bola Tinubu, the presidential
candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The current President of Nigeria is a 2-term Northern Presidency, thus implying that it MUST be a Southern Presidency in 2023 or NOTHING. Awa ‘South’ lo kan’. Nigerians should await details soon.
— Peter Ayodele Fayose (@GovAyoFayose) June 29, 2022
The former governor added that Nigerians should “await
details soon”.
At the PDP presidential primary, Fayose was unable to secure
the mandate of the 16 Ekiti delegates — and as such, he secured no vote.
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