Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has backed the resolution of the Southern Governors’ Forum in demanding for the zoning of the presidential seat to the South in 2023.
The Governor revealed this during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Wednesday.
He noted that he is of the opinion that the presidency should go to the south in the 2023 to preserve the country’s unity.
“I have said it times without number that I, Professor Babagana Zulum, I am of the view that the presidency should go to the south in the year 2023 because the unity of our country is very important,”
“Secondly, inclusivity is very important. Thirdly, I am in the APC. Six or seven years ago, APC had zoned the presidency to northern Nigeria based on the agreement that in the year 2023, the presidency should go to the south.”
“And I have said it before, I am not interested in becoming the vice president of the country, neither the president of the nation but I want to say the right thing.” Zulum said.
On Monday, 17 governors under the umbrella of Southern Governors’ Forum, had met behind closed doors in Lagos, where they deliberated on issues affecting the region.
Shortly after the meeting, a communiqué read by the Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu revealed that the forum is committed to politics of fairness and equity.
Zulum admitted that the southern leaders have the right to call for power shift to the region but faulted those insisting that the zone must produce the next Nigerian leader.
“But again, this is politics. We are supposed to meet and discuss this issue among ourselves, among the political class,” he explained, as he called for caution so as not to overheat the polity in the lead-up to the 2023 polls.
“This statement that people are making that the president must go to the south, I want them to remove the word ‘must,” Zulum said.
