By Yemi Itodo

Dr. Garus Gololo, a chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC), on Tuesday, said the Governor of Ondo State, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu failed to deliver the party at the presidential election and as such, lacked the moral justification to clamour for power shift to the South in 2023.

This was, even as, Dr. Gololo threw his weight behind the resolution of the Northern Governors’ Forum, which insists that power should remain in the north.

While speaking to DAILY POST in Abuja on Tuesday, Dr. Gololo said Akeredolu, as a legal icon should have known better, saying, there was no provision for zoning in the 1999 constitution of Nigeria.

“I learnt that Akeredolu is not just a lawyer but he is also a Senior Advocate of Nigeria. Where in the constitution of Nigeria or of any party did he see that zoning is enshrined? He knows so much of our law and I don’t expect him to mislead his colleagues in the south”, Gololo said.

He, however, stressed that, he believed there are eminently qualified men and women in the South, as much as they are in the North, who could take up the leadership of the country.

“But that could only be achieved through dialogue, diplomacy and negotiations. No one rides to the position of leadership with threats, intimidations and persuasions.

“I expected Akeredolu, as a leader from the South West, to guide his people aright on how to lobby for a position such as Presidency of this country and not to be using force. There are some utterances that should not be heard of such a leader.

“I’m not against a southern candidacy, in fact, I have said it before that I would support a credible candidate from the south, but they should go about it with diplomacy and lobbying”, he added.

Akeredolu, who is the Chairman of Southern Governors’ Forum, had last week granted interview to Channels Television, where he threatened that, any political party that fields a northern candidate for presidency in 2023 would risk losing the support of southerners.

But rising from its meeting in Kaduna on Monday, the northern counterparts rejected the position of the southern governors, insisting that power should remain in the north in 2023.

The northern governors, in a communique, said the call by the Southern Governors’ Forum was against the constitution of the country.

Gigolo

Mumu

Who is this idiot questioning my able SAN

Deliver the party means changing the people's wish or what?

Where was your voice, when the dogs and the baboon qoute was issued out by your Nepolistic Fascist... BUHARI..

Now is the turn of the South and there is nothing you can do about it, even if you like open the northern borders, swell up your useless population to outweigh the south's population, we will still not give a damn..

POWER RETURNS TO THE SOUTH PERIOD!!!!!

Matters arising

He is free to air his opinion in any crass manner he wants but he should sha pay workers their salaries.