A former Governor of Kano State, Ibrahim Shekarau, has told the 17 Southern Governors to stop “ganging up” and “issuing threats” in a bid to land the 2023 Presidential slot.

Shekarau stated this while featuring on Channels Television on Monday.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, however, suggested that President Muhammadu Buhari’s successor come from the Southern region of Nigeria, to give “a sense of belonging”.

The 17 Southern Governors have met twice this year and demanded power shift to the region while the 19 Northern Governors also met last week, opposing such move and noting that the candidate with the highest votes will emerge as President in the next general elections.

Shekarau said, “As far as the party I belong is concerned, the APC, my proposal is that now that President Buhari is from the northern part of the country and (after) he has done his eight years, let beam the searchlight to the southern part of Nigeria, not because we don’t have competent people in the north…that does not mean you are throwing away the issue of competence, credibility and so on.

“While I agree we should go for the best and therefore throw it open, regardless of which part of the country, but we must also be mindful of the aspect of the sense of belonging. We must be mindful of perception, to give some sense of belonging to every part of Nigeria.

“Where I disagree with the Southern Governors is coming together to gang up to say it must be our turn. I think this is purely a party affair.”

Continuing, he said, “We must not do this at the point of threat, that it must be me, it must be he, we need to come together. This is more of a political party issue.

“My point of disagreement with the gang up groups like the Southern Governors is coming to gang up to say it must be our time, this is wrong, it is purely (a) party issue and the political parties should go into the boardrooms and sort this issue out themselves.”

“Today, the Southern Governors gang up, tomorrow, another group would gang up and say it must be us,” he said.

“Governors are very prominent people in the scheme of things, they are leaders, so, they must be careful coming together to make some pronouncement that would amount to instigating the general public to take a stand and see it as a regional fight,” Shekarau added.

seunmsg:
There is no gang up against the north.

fiizznation:
You are always on this type of threads to read inconsequential comments of nonentities just to bloat your ego.

Well 2023 isn't far. When the turn of your candidate of choice(osibanjo) comes, pray he crosses the bridge

seunmsg:
There is no gang up against the north. Demanding that the presidency should go to the south in 2023 after 8 years of northern rule is not gang up but the right and legitimate thing to do in the interest of Nigeria.

Northern governors, politicians and opinion leaders also said the same thing in 2011 and 2015. In fact, the Northern governors forum told Jonathan clearly in 2011 that they would support him only if he undertakes to do only one term and handover power to the north in 2015.

Btw, southern governors wouldn’t have issued the demand if northern politicians have not started behaving funny by positioning themselves for power again in 2023. The resolution in only a reminder that the rotational agreement is still in force.

seunmsg:


What exactly is your point? Can you rephrase your argument so that it can be more comprehensible?

fiizznation:
Is just a phrase, you really don't need to comprehend anything.

fiizznation:
Democratic government returned to Nigeria in 1999. And my calculations and most northerners calculations tells us that you southerners have been ruling most of the time. Besides I dont think northerners are ready to vote for any southerner considering the fact that Nigeria is too divided along ethnic/region/religious lines.

And you guys can't force anybody to vote for a southerner. And am telling you my friend, any serious northerner can win the presidential election outside APC/PDP flags

fiizznation:
Is just a phrase, you really don't need to comprehend anything.

fiizznation:
Democratic government returned to Nigeria in 1999. And my calculations and most northerners calculations tells us that you southerners have been ruling most of the time. Besides I dont think northerners are ready to vote for any southerner considering the fact that Nigeria is too divided along ethnic/region/religious lines.

And you guys can't force anybody to vote for a southerner. And am telling you my friend, any serious northerner can win the presidential election outside APC/PDP flags

Jibabs2:
Osinbajo or nothing

Topmaike007:
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iHart:
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Serveyouright:

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Crucialgem:



We share the same view man, God bless you, I just hate the way people go about with always saying negative things when good news comes up about our country Nigeria. Most of you guys are the real problem we have in Nigeria

DropsMic:
Their guts though