Former governor of Nasarawa State and Senator representing Nasarawa West, Abdullahi Adamu, has said it is wishful thinking and not practical for the Southern region to think the presidency in 2023 will be zoned to them.

He stated this on Monday, at an interactive session with newsmen in Abuja.

He argued that there was no provision for zoning in the 1999 Constitution and admonished any geopolitical zone anxious to clinch the ticket of the two major political parties to galvanize support for the exalted seat within the parties.

He said, “The Nigerian constitution that I have, there is nowhere it says we should zone any office. There is a federal character, that is in the constitution. The constitution is being reviewed. If you want to review and you want a provision, specific, that presidential office to be zoned in such a manner you tell us how you want it zoned.

“You can’t just wish away a situation that is fundamental to the life of a country.

“You can’t talk of merit and talk of zoning. The issue of rotation, let’s just go by merit. Let every party find a way of selling itself in a manner as to garner the kind of votes to deliver the presidential result. It is as simple as that.

“It is the government of the people, by the people and for the people. Why do you want to change it? It is wishful thinking only. We are not being practical.

”Is there zoning in the United States Constitution?. Are we more democratic than them? Any zoning in the UK with all the problems with Ireland? Did our colonial masters do it? The Constitution says you can only become the President through the ballot.

“The political party has the last card. As far as I know, the right to field a candidate rests squarely with the political party; we can only preach for fairness. That is how far we can go.”

http://saharareporters.com/2021/09/13/2023-presidency-going-southern-nigeria-wishful-thinking-not-practical-%E2%80%93-northern-senator

Afonjas go soon chop u raw

Adamu and other idiots like him who are blind to reality can say whatever makes them feel good, it won’t change the fact that power must return to the south in 2023.

Only God can decree something and it shall come to pass

These are the same bastards that want Lagos and rivers to consider them in the VAT issue.

Ruthless parasites.

I'm glad no southern APC politician is vying for APC chairmanship position.
Let's see if the north will take both chairmanship and presidential slot

As for pdp that still want to zone power back to north, they wil recieve the greatest shock of their lives.

The country is tensed and polarized. 2023 is no longer Apc vs pdp issue. It has become south vs core north while middlebelt lean towards south.
Southern politicans have close rank thats why lagos and Rivers re leading the showdown against FG.

Besides Adamu is a nonentity in Apc like yahaya bello, their popularity starts and End in their constituency

Only a slowpoke of the highest order can compare Nigeria with US and UK.

deboysben:
Afonjas go soon chop u raw

You are still shouting Afonja when the likes of Umahi and Orji Kalu are also eyeing it.
Selling their birthrights like Tinubu just to be favoured for APC Presidential ticket

It was practical for power to return to the north in 2015 when you wrestled power from GEJ, but now its just a wishful for south to produce next president. mumu Adamu

The idiot is talking of merit.

If we go by that, which abokii is fit for the presidency?
Their best is el rufai, and he is not good enough by a long stretch.
Just look at the poor state of affairs in kaduna.
So where is the merit in an abokii leadership?

Their idea of merit is nepotism and ethnic bigotry.
Where their large population of northern political appointees vote for one of their own in the party primaries and call it merit and democracy.

Should I say Dumbo.If things are on merit,the real North will hardly get anything..

Some people wishing for southern presidency will still turn their back if it do not favor person from their geo political zone.
I wouldn't mention the zone.

Deltafirstson:
Some people wishing for southern presidency will still turn their back if it do not favor person from their geo political zone.
I wouldn't mention the zone.

Grow up

seunmsg:
Adamu and other idiots like him who are blind to reality can say whatever makes them feel good, it won’t change the fact that power must return to the south in 2023.

Power must return to the south but Tinubu shouldn't bother contesting because we will be disgraced a great deal

Actually I now think power should stay in the North. The longer the North are in charge, the more United the South will become. If another Fulani takes over in 2023, Iam confident there will be no Nigeria by 2027

Yeye senator, go ask the founding fathers of your party if they did not agree to zoning on principle of fairness and equality. .....I don't know why some of this northern leaders keep denying zoning..you want to compare U.S. and Nigeria, can a Hausa man be chief in Enugu or even contest to be a senator representing oyo state? But in U.S. a person born in Newyork can fo to represent san diego if he has live n work there so what are they saying? Ifyou want us to forget zoning, then allow electronic voting so our vote can count! Simple

seunmsg:
Adamu and other idiots like him who are blind to reality can say whatever makes them feel good, it won’t change the fact that power must return to the south in 2023.

Say, how is the South gonna pull that off?

I warned you. But my mouth was smelling.

dragunov:


Say, how is the South gonna pull that off?

I warned you. But my mouth was smelling.

APC southern politicians have stayed away from chairmanship position, only northern Apc caucus re vying for it. It is impossible for APC to have both chairman and flagbearer to be from same zone, according to the party constitution
Southern PDP politicians re the only one vying for PDP chairmanship. It literally means pdp have zoned their ticket to north.

All these talks is as a result of constipation from oil money overfeeding. If the oil producing communities had initially gotten wise in their dealing with people who have a opposite reasoning and cultural background with them things wouldn't have gotten to this stage. So arrogant.

Adamu Idiot.

Lol

Ok

Well it was a wishful thinking not practical

OK

The North should complete their term used by GEJ before anyone talk of Zoning. North till 2027.

One Nigeria is a SCAM. We are not really a nation in the true sense of the word.
Every single action in this country is scrutinised and appraised from ethnic & religious perspective.
The divisive ethnic/religious forces are way stronger than the binding nationalistic/patriotic forces.
Nigeria needs to be divided into North & South, or at least regionalised. Our leaders & elite politicians know this but they are silent because they are selfishly benefiting from the false Union. But I'm 100% sure the status quo won't remain for too long.

Why are these people like this

Adamu wey mumu. Small VAT, Aboki don dey cry Foolish beggar doesn't know that Nigeria's unity is negotiable

If they born the entire North well, don't handover to the South come 2023. Any Northerner who wants to rule post 2023 should know that his rule will be limited to only the core North.

We will open our Southern borders by force and any Northerner found there will find himself to blame.