Temidayo Akinsuyi, Lagos

A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, has said the Southern part of Nigeria may rise up in arms if another northerner succeeds President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023.

According to him, as Nigerians gradually approach the 2023 general elections, deliberate actions that can lead to crisis should be avoided.
Speaking in an interview with Daily Independent, Babachir also said even though President cannot appoint his successor, he should be interested in who succeeds him so that his legacies in office can be preserved.

“I recently granted an interview where I said the 2023 presidency should go to the South. I say so because you need an environment that is peaceful. We don’t want a crisis created by avoidable, deliberate actions”.

“ I can imagine a Northerner becoming President again for the next 8 years. The South will definitely rise up in arms. The environment we live and the perception of everyone is important. Nigerians believe that if their man is there, they stand a chance of getting it” he said.
https://www.independent.ng/2023-the-south-will-rise-up-in-arms-if-another-northerner-succeeds-buhari/

They won't need to...they will rather just undo whatever Lord Lugard did in 1914 .

Well said, but don't play with such words if you're not an Elder state man

This one is using reverse psychology on the SW people. You guys gat no choice, it’s coming down south, please don’t make it look like the north handed it over to the south.
I just pity the Fulanis, they’ll become endangered species by the time power shifts away from them, they have finally destroyed the remaining goodwill the rest of Nigeria has for them.

so they want an igbo man to be president ...deep down I don't want it so we can push the Biafra idea better

The only arms that would rise are hands guiding food into the mouth of Southerners

I'll explain why, using Nairaland as an example. The average number of news items on the FrontPage is between 60 - 65. And during eventful periods, more. Think of how many more news, shockers, events etc. will happen in the next 700+ days before the election. With our increasing presence and vocalness online, Nigerians would hardly be able to focus on any issue as events will always overtake events.

The best bet is influence behavioural change in people and Government by celebrating good behaviour publicly and online. With the power of social media, more politicians would have to dance to the tunes played by the public in order to earn their mandate. This would take time, but is the right thing to do.

The southwest deserves to get President in 2023. They worked for it, they earned it. It will get mass support like MKO in 1993. It will be the end of the old guard. A new Nigeria will be born.

35824L:
The southwest deserves to get President in 2023. They worked for it, they earned it. It will get mass support like MKO in 1993. It will be the end of the old guard. A new Nigeria will be born.

Story for the godss

Which south will rise up

Make Dem rise make we see

The grasscutter has spoken. Asiko ti ya, Jagaban! Leggo Asiwaju...

The name nigeria will soon cease to exist.

Just make me a PA to a northern president in 2023 and I am going to plead with my southern people to have patient and wait till 2031. We are many in this school of thought not only me.

Is a lie. Solja go solja come Nigeria remain

nyamuri flat.head, the content had nothing to do with Ibo but u had to find a way to rope it around, so u could feel among and important in the scheme of things

Igbochief001:
so they want an igbo man to be president ...deep down I don't want it so we can push the Biafra idea better

the disunity in the south is what the north is hoping on, to return to Aso rock

Lol. Which South will rise up in arms? SE,SS or SW because there are different regions in the South

35824L:
The southwest deserves to get President in 2023. They worked for it, they earned it. It will get mass support like MKO in 1993. It will be the end of the old guard. A new Nigeria will be born.

middle belt will do better

Okay babachir we have heard you





Next news please

slivertongue:
the disunity in the south is what the north is hoping on, to return to Aso rock

which dis-unity you want an ethnic group to lord it over the rest like hausa-fulani have been dictating for North west , north east and north central..

That poltical model can't work in south.
In south every ethnic group with their own struggles and ambition.

Besides power will come to southern Nigeria.
It is left for the southern tribes to compete among eachother by forming alliance with North.

I think Buhari has made it clear to his inner circle that the presidency should go to the SW in 2023, every single one of them seems to be saying the same thing.

chrisxxx:
Just make me a PA to a northern president in 2023 and I am going to plead with my southern people to have patient and wait till 2031. We are many in this school of thought not only me.

That is how we roll in the South

I don't believe this

You mean Southerners will be docile and keep quiet if that happens?

ceibjp0:
I don't believe this

alhassanyusuf29:
nyamuri flat.head, the content had nothing to do with Ibo but u had to find a way to rope it around, so u could feel among and important in the scheme of things

which people in the south would most likely pick arms if not they don't become president as it proves their point ?

War between north and south west.

They know Nigeria is about to devide,elrufai and babachir can see d handwriting in the wall, that's why they insist on a southerner

35824L:
The southwest deserves to get President in 2023. They worked for it, they earned it. It will get mass support like MKO in 1993. It will be the end of the old guard. A new Nigeria will be born.

Anyone but Thiefnubuu.

alhassanyusuf29:
nyamuri flat.head, the content had nothing to do with Ibo but u had to find a way to rope it around, so u could feel among and important in the scheme of things

Oga skull miner, will you join the war?

Which people in the south will rise up in arms? I hope you are referring to south west people and co?