* Says It's Not Compulsory Osinbajo Succeeds Buhari

Temidayo Akinsuyi, Lagos

Tony Momoh, former Minister of Information, has said that the North will shock those who think the presidency will be zoned to the South in 2023 by also indicating interest in the office.

He also said it is not mandatory for President Muhammadu Buhari to hand over power to his deputy, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, when the former’s tenure expires in 2023.

Speaking on calls in some quarters that Buhari should hand over to Osinbajo in order to ensure the continuity of the programmes of the current administration, Momoh, a national leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), said the president would only hand over to anyone who wins the 2023 presidential election, irrespective of the political party the candidate belongs.

According to him, Buhari would not impose anybody on Nigerians as his successor in 2023.

“That is their opinion because it is not compulsory he hands over to his deputy. As far as I am concerned, he will hand over to the person who will win the presidential election, irrespective of his political party.

“Buhari cannot impose anybody on Nigerians as his successor. Whoever he will handover to will be the person who wins the presidential election in accordance with due process in the constitution and the Electoral Act”, he said.

Also speaking on calls that the presidency should be zoned to the South in 2023, Momoh said the North would shock Nigerian politicians by also indicating interest in the office irrespective of platform.

He said: “We have the South-West, South-East, and South-South. We even have the North. That the presidency is in the North now does not imply that the North will not be interested in the presidency of 2023.

“That will be the shock that Nigerians will have in 2023. There are 90 political parties and anybody who thinks he has the support can get up in the North and mobilise support among the political parties and contest and possibly win, irrespective of his political party.

“So, we are in a democracy. Anybody who is qualified to contest can do so and, if he gets the support of Nigerians, he will win. Even when we zoned the presidency to a particular region, some people still got up and contested because they have the constitutional right to do so.”

Momoh also said the Federal Government would bring the full weight of the law to bear on any political party, individuals, or groups trying to disrupt President Muhammadu Buhari’s inauguration on May 29.

It would be recalled that the Federal Government had, last Wednesday, accused the main opposition, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and its presidential flag bearer in the February 23 election, Atiku Abubakar, of planning to sabotage President Buhari administration.

But the main opposition party immediately fired back, asking the government to face its “self-inflicted woes”.

Atiku, on his part, also accused the minister of lying to Nigerians.

Speaking on Sunday in an interview with Daily Independent, Momoh said while politicians were free to talk as freedom of expression was enshrined in the constitution, anybody who believes he could abuse the freedom would be decisively dealt with.

He said: “Politicians are always talking and all the words they use come from the dictionary. That is the area of exercise of free speech.

“The fact is, when it gets to free speech plus, which means more than free speech, then in a division of labour setting, those who have the responsibility to bring order to the system will step in and bring sanity to the system.

“In other words, anybody who wants to disturb the order and peace of the polity will have his or herself to blame. Be it political party or any set of people who want to disturb the peace in the country, including the swearing-in ceremony of the president, will have himself to blame.

“It is only the person that is ignored that will think he has what it takes to be disobedient by undermining the system.

“Nobody, however, powerful they think they are, can undermine an established order. It is impossible.

“Whether PDP or any other persons that willfully test the ability of government to instill order and discipline will have themselves to blame. They will realise that government does not just have teeth, it can also bite.”
https://www.independent.ng/north-will-shock-south-in-2023-over-presidency-tony-momoh/

everybody knows power is going back to the north. only the gullible ones dont

As for me and my household, we shall support and vote for a Northerner against any ‘brown teeth’ or star boy from the South West!!








I’m from the SOUTH.

To those people who are lazy to read, what Tony Momoh is saying is that the Northerners will completely demystify and shock Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Why not just say Northerners will shock Tinubu in 2023?

H

Northerners should remember to use shock absorber before 2023, if not they might speed out of track

Hmmm

Am sure he's referring to SW, they're the APC presidential hopeful.

Meanwhile, PDP is winning 2023. That's if Atiku fails to reclaim his Mandate this year.

God bless PDP

People are being killed everyday by herdsmen and all these pigs care about is 2023. Chineke kpo kwa unu oku.

PDP already zoned it to the north.
If Atiku can't reclaim his stolen mandate then 2023 Kwankwaso will contest and win.
Who is Tinubu against Kwankwaso?

Hmmm Naija I hail o

But they are right... North may come up with Another strong party and northern candidate.. Those guys love to be in power badly

Donald95:
People are being killed everyday by herdsmen and all these pigs care about is 2023. Chinekr kpo kwa unu oku

izzou:


Nobody dey consider South East sef

Chai

South Easterners dont consider themselves. In the competition with SW they have accepted defeat and surrendered to North.

Pre-structure our 36 States for full autonomy of Police, Resources and Election control and there will be no shock or any problem of Presidency or Unity of Nigeria ever.

Rukky2010:
But they are right... North may come up with Another strong party and northern candidate.. Those guys love to be in power badly

It is vague to just say North. North in which party? North is not on ballot, party is.

We are voting North and PDP to be specific.

Only fools who think APc presidency will be zoned to Tinubu or Osibanjo will be shocked...



As for the rest of us... Who doesn't live in fantasy land
Knows that PDP had already zoned their presidency to the north..

dukie25:
PDP already zoned it to the north.
If Atiku can't reclaim his stolen mandate then 2023 Kwankwaso will contest and win.
Who is Tinubu against Kwankwaso?

Exactly. SE is out of equation, we agree we cant win and the presidency is not for donation. So tell SW to compete directly with North now. Our loyalty remains with PDP.

izzou:


Nobody dey consider South East sef

Chai

Shut Up there my Yoruba Muslim friend

APc can zone their presidency to the South west

Believe me... No south East politician is interested in APc presidential ticket

BTW... PDP presidential candidate for 2023 will be a northerner... And whoever it is has already won in advance ...
APc is just riding on Buhari imaginary anti corruption tag... Without him... APc is finished in the north and in the country

AsiwajuNdigbo:


South Easterners dont consider themselves. In the competition with SW they have accepted defeat and surrendered to North.

Just as south west already surrendered to north as the chief servant

truefact:

Just as south west already surrendered to north as the chief servant

No, hell no! SW cannot surrender. Its their turn in 2023 and they must run it. Even if the dont have a candidate to put forward we will sponsor FFK to decamp to APC and run it for SW.

KidsNEXTdoor:


Shut Up there my Yoruba Muslim friend

APc can zone their presidency to the South west

Believe me... No south East politician is interested in APc presidential ticket

BTW... PDP presidential candidate for 2023 will be a northerner... And whoever it is has already won in advance ...
APc is just riding on Buhari imaginary anti corruption tag... Without him... APc is finished in the north and in the country

Watch out for ministerial post coming out. Buhari will shed SW. Dem never see anything yet

izzou:


Nobody dey consider South East sef

Chai

It's for now. Tinubu will never be president.

And you think Buhari is sincere about restructuring?

orisa37:
Pre-structure our 36 States for full autonomy of Police, Resources and Election control and there will be no shock or any problem of Presidency or Unity of Nigeria ever.

let's wait and see.

izzou:


Nobody dey consider South East sef

Chai

Did they show interest? We're more concerned about economic emancipation, you can we the Presidency and enjoy your turn.