A few months after the emergency of president Buhari as the winner of the 2019 presidential elections in Nigeria. News began to emerge that some forces in the north were scheming to retain power in the region beyond 2023. Although it is not yet clear if these allegations are true. Many social media activists and some notable politicians hinted on the plan by some northern leaders to retain power beyond 2023. One of the early warnings came from a northern chieftain of the APC in Adamawa State. Ahmed Lawal a one time Organising Secretary of the APC in Adamawa State.

Speaking after the 2019 governorship elections; Lawal said, some northern politicians were bent on frustrating the planned power rotation to the southern. Lawal, accused prominent members of the APC of anti party activities during the last general elections.

He said “As a party with vision for equity and fairness, the APC has already planned to shift power to the southern part of Nigeria. ” It is worthy of note that some political elements in the Northern Nigeria are opposed to the arrangement. “They worked against APC during the last governorship elections with the aim of allowing the opposition PDP to win more states. ” This was done to build the PDP to be formidable to wrestle power from APC in 2023 against the interest of the south.

Whistle Times investigations revealed that such insinuations have refused to die down. Recently when a prominent northern governor, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai advised Nigerians to drop the zoning arrangement for competency. Many Nigerians pointed at the 2023 presidency as Elrufai’s reasons for making such a statement. Although the governor did not specifically mention the 2023 presidency. However, the discuss about a northern scheme to retain power beyond Buhari’s current term continues to point in the direction of the Kaduna State governor.

Whistle Times investigations shows that even a mere post on Twitter by the governor on a different issue will elicit response from followers accusing him of scheming to be president in 2023. The governor made a case for zoning to be expunged in a prologue titled, ‘Defeating a Determined Incumbent – The Nigerian Experience.’ The governor said Nigeria could not afford to continue with zoning between north and south. He had described zoning as a barrier to political equality.

Similarly in May this year, a popular northern group, Arewa Consultative Youth Forum, said power will not shift to the south in 2023. The president of the group, Yerima Shettima told DAILY POST that power must remain in the North because Tinubu and his cabals have taken over the country.

He stated that the question of power moving back to the South does not even arise; he said Buhari’s tenure does not count as a northern turn because he is being controlled by the south.

In August, a prominent member of the APC and one of the party’s members of trustees, Yahaya Kwande said, the northern region might produce the next president after Buhari. Kwande’s remark draw the anger of the leader of Afenife, Chief Ayo Adebanjo who argued that some northern interest might be working against the unity of Nigeria.

Recently there have been rumours among politicians that the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo is being punished by the cabal. Although the Vice President has been seen going round the country performing his duties, many opposition groups allege that the Vice President has been stripped of some key duties in the last few days.

Some important groups in Southern Nigeria and their leaders have called on northern politicians to tread with caution on their quest to retain power beyond 2023. Chief Ayo Adebanjo of Afenife; Chief Edwin Clark, a leader from the Niger Delta; and a former governor of Anambra State, Chukwuemeka Ezeife. The elders wondered why the north will want to hold on to power after 8 years of Buhari’s presidency.

The recent move by President Buhari to name a seven member Economic Advisory Council headed by Prof Doyin Salami was seen as an effort to curtail the influence of the Vice President ahead of 2023 by many Nigerians. Traditionally, Vice Presidents in Nigeria are tasked with heading the Economic Management Team of the country. Osinbajo currently head the Economic Management Team, however, the recent team set up by the president has a mandate to report directly to the president. Speaking on the move by the president, Papa Clark, said he doesn’t want to talk about Osinbajo because the Vice President because he has been dancing to the tune of the cabals all along. All I want to say is that in 2023, the South-East will have it.

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Like this,

I hate to burst your bubbles

If you know Igbo's very well . you will know they don't give a rat's Ass about 2023 Elections.


P.S Yoruba Are interested tho!

Igbos are very much interested just like the Yorubas

IF U THINK A FULANI MAN WILL HAND OVER TO ANY OTHER TRIBE APART FROM HIS FELLOW FULANI MAN THEN U ARE DREAMING. THEY WILL RIGGED ALL PROCESSES AND MAKE EVERYTHING POSSIBLE INCLUDING KILLINGS TO MAKE SURE A FULANI MAN EMERGE.

Nigeria2040:
IF U THINK A FULANI MAN WILL HAND OVER TO ANY OTHER TRIBE APART FROM HIS FELLOW FULANI MAN THEN U ARE DREAMING. THEY WILL RIGGED ALL PROCESSES AND MAKE EVERYTHING POSSIBLE INCLUDING KILLINGS TO MAKE SURE A FULANI MAN EMERGE.

.. your submission is funny to me....so northerners are now outright killers?

There's no battle here, Northerners will continue in 2023.
I'm glad that now even an aboki street shoe shiner can become Nigeria' president thanks to our judiciary. Nigerians will get sense by force. Buhari's uncle Abba Kyari will make a very good president.

There is no battle. SE and SS will vote Northerner president with SE or SS VP. Shekina, Gaskiya!

Idonmakeam:
Igbos are very much interested just like the Yorubas

youre wrong. They want Biafra. They keep saying it everyday. But the deaf don't listen.

Go fight with your masters up North