December 10th, 2024
Yesterday, Atiku Abubakar, the Former Vice President has fired back at the idea that North should wait till 20231 to produce another president.
Atiku made a reaction to the statement made by George Akume, the Secretary General of the Federation that the northerns had to wait till 2031.
In a series of tweets by Paul Ibe, the media aide to the Former Vice President, said Alhaji Atiku Abubakar emphatically affirmed his conviction that there is no earthly reason why President Bola Tinubu or any other person from the South should be allowed to lead Nigeria in 2027.
“Where, then, does true equity and fairness reside? By the year 2027, the South will have enjoyed 17 years of leadership—eight years under Obasanjo, five years under Jonathan, and four years under Tinubu—while the North will have experienced only 11 years, with Yar’Adua serving three and Buhari eight.
“This results in a disparity of six years between the North and South, casting a shadow over the balance of power.
“In any case, the power to elect and vote out their government lies firmly with the Nigerian people, entrusted to them upon the government’s ability to prove itself worthy of the people’s ballot.
“But has the Tinubu government demonstrated that it deserves to be re-elected? “The answer, alas, is as clear as the heavens themselves” he stated.