A former Senator and human rights activist, Shehu Sani has said it is an obligation for the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) to return Presidency to the Southern part of Nigeria in 2023.

The former federal lawmaker also disclosed that the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may not strictly consider zoning the Presidency, as it will be more concerned about taking power from the APC.

Sani made these statements in an exclusive interview with SaharaReporters on Sunday while responding to the lingering feud over the rotation of power between the North and South.

According to the rights activist, the controversial issues of Southern states banning open grazing, agitating to collect value-added tax (VAT) rather than the Nigerian government and separatist agitations in the South may be the major factors why Northern governors want to disrespect the Gentleman's Agreement of returning power to the South.

“Well, first of all, it is important for you to understand that politicians hardly respect Gentleman's Agreement. That’s one. And, what could have warranted the decision of the Northern governors are a number of issues which include the belligerent attitude of the governors from the South on the issue of open grazing, and the issue of VAT.

“These are issues that could have been resolved on the table, but since things have changed with the North not to concede power to the South (sic). Another one is separatist agitation. I believe these are the basic things that have changed the narratives and there is a likelihood if the situations were normal, they would have agreed with it. But, it has reached a stage where daggers are being drawn from both sides,” Sani said.

Speaking on the two main political parties, he said, “The situations are different with the two political parties. For the APC, it is honourable for the APC to shift power to the South, but the condition is not the same with the PDP for a number of reasons. Number one is that they are an opposition party, they do not have the leverage and the privilege to say this is where the candidate will come from.

“Two, there is no viable presidential candidate in the opposition party who is willing to pump all his resources in the quest for the presidency of Nigeria as an opposition party. Atiku Abubakar remains the only viable person from the opposition party for a number of reasons because he has been contesting for a long time and they don’t have the power of deciding where power should come from.

“So, how they will win the election is first what is paramount to them. But for APC, it is incumbent on them because the President would have spent 8 years by 2023, so it is morally responsible for them to honour it, but in PDP, it is dicey because they are not in power.”

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Imagine the kind of stupidity afflicting these people. They used the Petroleum Industries Bill to ensure that their states get 30% of as nonsense basin exploration fund while the communities in Niger Delta who are actually producing the oil only get 3%, and yet they are still lusting after the IGR generated by places like Lagos and Rivers State through VAT. They will attack restaurants and bars and destroy millions of bottles of wine, whiskey and gin, but their mouths are open for the VAT which is generated by these businesses.
I highly recommend a 2006 movie called IDIOCRACY for Nairalanders. It is an example of what happens when you allow the most unintelligent members of society to set the agenda for everyone else.

Under the dullard and his cronies, Nigeria is the living example of an idiocracy.

They can get angry for all I care, Power is coming to the south in 2023.
And it will either go to the south south or West. South East is out of the equation as they are busy with their BIAFLA war

Know this and know peace

Hmm Fu*CK the north.Either they give us the presidency or we divide this abomination.

Moferere:
They can get angry for all I care, Power is coming to the south in 2023.
And it will either go to the south south or West. South East is out of the equation as they are busy with their BIAFLA war

Know this and know peace

Oga say you want power to come to the SW nobody will kill you.Unfortunately for the people of the SW,You do not have the numbers to make that happen

Moferere:
They can get angry for all I care, Power is coming to the south in 2023.
And it will either go to the south south or West. South East is out of the equation as they are busy with their BIAFLA war

Know this and know peace

I think you are right here.

Emergingnation:
Yes, SE don't want your Nijiara, we want Biafra , the land of the rising sun..

Hausa/Fulani and Yoruba Muslims can continue their joint headslamming in Nigeria for all we care..

St*pid bigot. We will install Tinubu and see where ur religious bigotry will take u!

From what is on ground apc engine room is in the hand of Buhari, Gumi etc who have not shyed from cutting tinubu to size

They may outrightly go for a Northern presidency (don't talk about common sense cos buhari has showed he doesn't give a fu:ck)

If tinubu likes he forces himself, that would mean him choosing a northern Muslim which is recipe for disaster as far as Christian's are concerned after all buhari religious bigotry.

If he chooses a northern Christian it's going to be a weak sell in the north having a Yoruba Muslim with a Northern Christian whom they are trying to clean ethnically

Meanwhile pdp is going to field an Atiku still, the open contest is the hoax

A formidable Atiku from the marginalized north east would secure that Northern block with a formidable southerner

The votes tinubu is expecting from buhari he won't see shishi, buhari lackadaisical attitude and annoyance of handling power to tinubu would be tinubu undoing in the north

Boko Haram were killing Nigerians to take over and enforce sharia, yet Buhari became president.

But people agitating to be on their own is a worst sin