•Challenges APC chieftains to provide evidence
•Says Buhari's successor can come from North West.

Two-term Zamfara State Governor and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Sani Ahmad has said there was no agreement, written or otherwise amongst foundation members of the ruling party for zoning of the presidential ticket or other elective offices in the country.

The former Zamfara State governor remarks are on the heels of comment by former Lagos State governor and incumbent Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola that ahead of the next general elections, political leaders should honour gentleman agreement, in their respective platforms.

Speaking with newsmen in Abuja, Senator Yarima who had since declared his interest in the 2023 Presidency said there was no agreement on zoning.

The former Minority Leader and chieftain of the defunct, All Nigerians People’s Party, ANPP, one of the parties that merged to form the APC said he was privy to all the meetings held to form the erstwhile main opposition party and zoning of Presidency was never an issue. Yerima challenged chieftains of the party with contrary evidence to bring it to the public domain.

He said: “You see, I don’t think there is anything like agreement. You can ask Mr President, he led the group, Asiwaju was there, I was part of it, there was no meeting I didn’t attend or any meeting that I attended that there is such agreement.

“Agreement can’t be verbal, it has to be written. In any case, any agreement that is contrary to the laws of this country is not an agreement. The Constitution is very clear, the Constitution of the political parties, the Electoral Act. We are in a democracy and democracy is governed by processes and procedures and bylaws.


So the Constitution of Nigeria doesn’t recognize anything called zoning and likewise, check APC Constitution. If there is that agreement why didn’t we put it in the Constitution? So nobody will just come and say that there is an agreement, take your Constitution and amend it, but that agreement if there is then nobody will come from another side and work against the Constitution.

“As a democrat, as a citizen of Nigeria, I can aspire based on the laws of Nigeria. The Nigerian Constitution has given rights and privilege to every citizen which believes he has something to offer to aspire for any office, irrespective of his state of origin, his tribe, ethnicity, religion; you have right, the Constitution has given us guarantee to participate in the political process.”

Asked if it would be proper to allow another chieftain of the party from President Buhari, not West geopolitical zone to succeed him, the former Zamfara State governor insisted that nothing in the Nigerian Constitution preclude or declared him ineligible to seek the exalted office after President Buhari.

“Can I give you an example of America, George Bush (Snr) was President, George Bush (Jnr) became President. They form the same family, not from the same state, not from the same zone. “This is a democracy, if Nigerians decide to vote for Yarima, so be it.”

On the pervasive farmers/ herders clashes across states in the country, Senator Yarima advised that government must be determined to implement existing laws in the statutes, without fear or favour.

He maintained that strict adherence to rules would inspire mutual confidence amongst the ethnic groups in the country.

“Justice and fairness. Once there is equity, justice and fairness you will not have any clash between any group, tribal or ethnic.

“Government has to be firm in implementing laws, rules and regulations. Once there is no implementation of the laws, rules and regulations, you have this clashes but if everybody knows that this is prohibited and this what you can do as a farmer or as herdsmen there will be no problem.

“Grazing areas in the north are clearly demarcated but some farmers encroached the grazing area and which used to cause a crisis because people are not observing the rules and regulations of the states.

“So, once laws are properly enacted and implemented there will be no crisis so every leader has to be just and fair to all just as we always swear by the Constitution. You see in this country, it is amazing for people like I said don’t read their Constitution, they don’t even know. I think there has to be part of the political system of Nigeria from the secondary school level for people to know their Constitution.”

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YERIMUMU

who dey take you serious .

I knew Tinubu was lying through his teeth, he should produce an agreement we signed with him or go and sit down.

The north will rule for another 8 years to correct Buharis mistakes and clear the name of the north before handing over to someone from Niger Republic.

It is shitty born-to-rule protagonists talking like this that should make restructuring or total disintegration of this contraption of a false marriage an imperative.They have so much bastardized this nation & still wants to drag others down into the final destruction.

South West produces next President

They’ve used the South West again.



Only a fool believed Buhari will hand over to a Yoruba man.

Every Nigerian shd get a gun....

That's my own....

This one wey no get sense pass Sharia and marrying child bride


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No be every meeting u attend,the very meeting where tinubu and amaechi bring billions.were u there?

So says an almajiri. It is either the Igbos produce the president or everyone goes their separate ways

joelbooks:
South West produces next President

You mean NURTW President

Kaduna1stson:
....The north will rule for another 8 years to correct Buharis mistakes and clear the name of the north before handing over to someone from Niger Republic.

This nation does not need another northerner to correct any mistake.Lets separate so that all man can develop @ it's own pace.Enough of the north dragging the whole of Nigeria into their backwardness.

Racoon:

This nation does not need another northerner to correct any mistake.Lets separate so that all man can develop @ it's own pace.Enough of the north dragging the whole of Nigeria into their backwardness.

Do you want us to hand over to another Jonathan who will embezzle money with Mama peace? No way.

“So, once laws are properly enacted and implemented there will be no crisis so every leader has to be just and fair to all just as we always swear by the Constitution. You see in this country, it is amazing for people like I said don’t read their Constitution, they don’t even know. I think there has to be part of the political system of Nigeria from the secondary school level for people to know their Constitution.”

So, he can lament about people not knowing the constitution.

The other time, when his cohorts removed History from the school syllabus. Why did he keep mute & NOT speak out then.

Keep lamenting!

bye bye Tinubu

Kaduna1stson:
I knew Tinubu was lying through his teeth, he should produce an agreement we signed with him or go and sit down.

The north will rule for another 8 years to correct Buharis mistakes and clear the name of the north before handing over to someone from Niger Republic.

Not only Niger Republic, Chad nko?

Hmmmmm

"e be tins ooo anyhow Tinubu go still emerge

It's one thing to give the monkey a cup of water to drink .... It's totally a different thing to get the cup back from the monkey.. Those "longer-throats" from the SW who in their desperation to get back to power few years after Obasanjo, went to the land of the dead, exhumed a dead dinosaur, injected it with fresh blood and called it a president, will now have to sleep standing upright because they have swallowed a pestle! May we never be victims of our own creations...

Baby factory people have started crying and lamenting again, Obasanjo spent 8years, Osibanjo 8 years as vice president, we aren't loosing, we are ok, you should fight PDP that have been using you for years and never want you to have a shot at the presidential election.

I understand you guys can do anything to ridicule the south west but be sensible enough to source for news from people that matters. Who is Yerima in the scheme of things in APC? He’s not even in control of his state chapter of the party not to talk of influencing things at the national level.

When the time comes, we shall present our candidate and win the party’s ticket. You noise makers can keep entertaining us till then.

Yerima should keep quiet, he has nothing to offer. What has he achieved for his people in all his years in power? He imposed sharia on the people of zamfara and he sees that as an achievement. This same foolish old man that saw nothing wrong in marrying a 13 year old girl?

Smh... These people no rate una at all.

See paedo

Kriss216:

You mean NURTW President

na Amotekun president

Yaribanza mumuism is what yaniri Jews are rushing to accomplish

seunmsg:
I understand you guys can do anything to ridicule the south west but be sensible enough to source for news from people that matters. Who is Yerima in the scheme of things in APC? He’s not even in control of his state chapter of the party not to talk of influencing things at the national level.

When the time comes, we shall present our candidate and win the party’s ticket. You noise makers can keep entertaining us till then.

He was a two term Governor as well as a senator.Sani Yerima is not a political pushover

seunmsg:
I understand you guys can do anything to ridicule the south west but be sensible enough to source for news from people that matters. Who is Yerima in the scheme of things in APC? He’s not even in control of his state chapter of the party not to talk of influencing things at the national level.

When the time comes, we shall present our candidate and win the party’s ticket. You noise makers can keep entertaining us till then.

Shut up please, Is Tribune not owned by south westerners? So who is trying to ridicule the south west? Imagine someone crying that he is being chased by his own shadow.

BigBabyJesus:
Yaribanza mumuism is what yaniri Jews are rushing to accomplish

Are Igbos tormenting you in your dreams or is this full blown madness? What have igbos got to do with a story of yarima disputing fashola's allegation? One day, You will still find a way to drag Igbos into a discussion about why you are unable to impregnate your wife. Nonsense!!

Hiss

Yoruba muslim cry me a river