Former Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki has said that the highly-debated issue of zoning should be kept aside for now.

The former Kwara Governor said a more important point of focus should be finding the best person to solve the numerous challenges facing the country at this point in time.

Saraki, in an interview on Channels TV’s Sunday Politics, where he also addressed many other issues, said he is capable of leading Nigeria.

The Southern Region has insisted that 2023 is their turn to produce the next President of the country after President Muhammadu Buhari has successfully served the country for eight years.

Saraki pointed out that the South West should not be among regions canvassing for zoning because, according to him, they cannot say they are disenfranchised, adding that the northeast, north-central and southeast are zones that have not had Presidency or Vice Presidency.

“When you talk about zoning, yes, you must consider zoning, but when we talk about zoning, it can’t just be an issue of north/south, because you cannot tell me that the southwest will say they are disenfranchised in the possibility of political office, neither can you say the south-south.

“But the reality is that the northeast, north-central and southeast have not had a Presidency or Vice Presidency,” the former National Assembly leader said.

Speaking further, Saraki explained the present situation of the country demands that other issues be put ahead of zoning, adding that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, had to push zoning aside when they were in dire need of the right person to bring solution to the crises within their fold.

“There are people who can provide solutions to the problems of the country if you give them the opportunity,” Saraki added.

November1857:
SS never complained, only greedy Afonja are the one complaining..

omenkaLives:
Why can't Saraki simply say that the East deserves the party's ticket in appreciation for their 20 plus years of slavish servitude?

What is so hard in this to say bayi? Why do these people keep skirting around the truth when they know it?

As for me and my house, on South West and APC we stand, preferably Osinbajo. Anyone else can say whatever they like, they've got the right to do so.

Onepeople:
this lying machine claimed to come from benue, you will never see him support anything that favours the benue people, Afonja be proud of your region for once.

omenkaLives:
Why can't Saraki simply say that the East deserves the party's ticket in appreciation for their 20 plus years of slavish servitude?

What is so hard in this to say bayi? Why do these people keep skirting around the truth when they know it?

As for me and my house, on South West and APC we stand, preferably Osinbajo. Anyone else can say whatever they like, they've got the right to do so.

muheeb01:
In all honesty and no bias....South east deserves it...say no to marginalization say no to religion fanaticism say no to tribalism and say no to secessionist