Earlier this year, all governors in the southern part of the country met in Lagos State to agree on a major demand which is to produce the next president of the country. The governors did away with their differences politically or ideologically before they unanimously agreed to produce the next president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Even when the demand was made then, some top politicians from the northern part of the country were against it. Determined, southern governors stood on their words....CONTINUE READING
People usually say that beggars would ride if wishes were horses. It is so surprising to see how quickly southern governors are letting go of their demand after some months. This is obvious in the sense that the zoning system has been put aside by the two prominent political parties in Nigeria with the verdict that the presidential candidate of the party can come from any geopolitical zone of the country. Currently, the northern part of the country holds the mantle of leadership and the mantle should go to the south of the zoning system is being considered.
Apart from the zoning system, another factor that shows that the southern governors are forgetting their demand is that politicians who have been declaring ambitions for the upcoming presidential election are from the northern part of the country. No popular politician from the southern part of the country has announced his intentions to run for the office of the president till the present moment. Some days ago, Dr Bukola Saraki from the northern part of the country declared his ambitions to jostle for the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Lastly, another powerful indication to consider concerning southern governors’ demand is the fact that even when Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State when enlisting people that will be fighting for the presidential ticket of the opposition party. He listed prominent politicians from the northern part of the country as the party’s top contenders. Atiku Abubakar, Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State and Bala Mohammed were spoken about by Governor Seyi Makinde when he was talking about a possible candidate for the opposition party.
With the aforementioned points above, it can be seen that governors in the southern part of the country are not driven by the same energy and enthusiasm that were used before in pursuing these presidential ambitions. Southern governors have quickly forgotten their demand concerning the forthcoming presidential election that has been scheduled to hold in the year 2023.