he Northern Elders Forum has opposed the clamour for zoning of the 2023 presidency to the South, saying power should remain in the North.


In a key note address on Saturday at the Meeting of Northern Leaders of Thought, NEF spokesperson, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, noted that every Nigerian and region had the constitutional right to run for the presidential race.


The group's comment coming days after the National leader of the ruling All Progressive Congress, Bola Tinubu, announced his intention to run for the 2023 presidency.

The group said, “For the North, we cannot say it louder. A Northerner should be voted President only if he is the best. Being Northerner is not enough. All Nigerians need good leaders, but for us in the North, we will demand to see evidence that a candidate does not just want power to fulfill a personal ambition.

"We want to see evidence that those who want to lead us in future understand the roots of and solutions to our insecurity and poverty and distances from each other.

"We want to know how irredentism will be handled; how and when major changes in our structures and systems will be made to address popular grievances over the way our country should operate; how our economy can be re-engineered to achieve sustainable development and work for the rich and the poor equally, and how our young will be groomed to become productive, honest and patriotic citizens.

"We will demand to see an inclusive and competent team that will campaign with the candidate and transit with him into governance.

“We want a thoroughly Nigerian President who will be as hard on the bandit as he will be on secessionists and insurgents. We want a president with vision and the energy to retrieve a country on the verge of collapse and place it securely on the path of stability, security and growth.

“We are, of course, some distance from next year’s elections, but it will be dangerous to ignore signs that the journey from this point until those elections could place the country in greater danger.

"We should warn politicians to avoid destroying a country they seek to lead. We must demand that the fight against organized, violent crimes is intensified. We need to improve elite cohesion even in the context of intensely-divisive electoral campaigns."

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They are free to contest, Just like anybody from any section of this country is free to contest.

It's only in Nigeria you will see a particular section of this country hoping for people they slaved for to support them despite knowing the right thing to do. They believe they are smart, that's why they are hoping to use "Sescession" which is the biggest nightmare of Northerners as a campaign tool to demarket the people they see as a threat.. Unfortunately it will end in tears because the people they are hoping on are ready to backstab them once again like they did to their two previous leaders..

Again, northeners are free to contest just like everyone.. After all they are Nigerians too..

They have no choice. It's either the presidency goes to the south or this contraption breaks up by force.

Matters arising

Xhuntra:
They have no choice. It's either the presidency goes to the south or this contraption breaks up by force.

They are free to contest,

They want to perpetuate themselves in power and use the advantage to further spread terror and polarise this country.

Once again is it not the time for us all to go our separate ways?

Best news for IPOB it will some political imp join bịafra agitation

They have no choice. But then they can break away if they like

Their Choice

pinkPUSSY:
They are free to contest, Just like anybody from any section of this country is free to contest.

It's only in Nigeria you will see a particular section of this country hoping for people they slaved for to support them despite knowing the right thing to do. They believe they are smart, that's why they are hoping to use "Sescession" which is the biggest nightmare of Northernersas a campaign tool to demarket the people they see as a threat.. Unfortunately it will end in tears because the people they are hoping on are ready to backstab them once again like they did to their two previous leaders..

Again, northeners are free to contest just like everyone.. After all they are Nigerians too..

Useless meaningless wailing

Only Coward fools would have 41 million indegeneous slaves worship and serve merticulously PDP for 22 years non stop without having the courage to demand their right, only to expect ACN a Yoruba party to stand up for them

Fooolsss!!!

Thank God Awolowo contested and lost, but later became defacto prime minister under Gowon, and enjoyed his life till age 78 as a leader

Thank God MKO fought for our democracy and his mandate unlike coward Ojuckwu and Nnamdi Kanu who always run... Atleast his sacrifice gave Obasanjo and Osinbajo opportunity



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