…Says By Next Cycle, South Would Have Done 17 Years, North 11 Years
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said that by 2027 anyone suggesting that the North shouldn’t run in 2027 presidential election, is supporting injustice.
According to him, the South would have enjoyed 17 years of leadership, while the North would have done only 11 years by the next election cycle.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections,
Atiku, who reacted to the comment made by the Secretary of Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, where he suggested that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections and other Northerners should not run for the office the presidency in 2027.
Atiku in his X, formerly called Tweeter, on Monday, stated that President Bola Tinubu’s government hasn’t demonstrated that it deserves to be re-elected.
He wrote, “Where, then, does true equity and fairness reside? By the year 2027, the South would have enjoyed 17 years of leadership — eight years under Obasanjo, five years under Jonathan, and four years under Tinubu while the North would 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 — God forbid.”
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