The Road to 2023: Retaining power for the North will be unjust….

As the race for the 2023 Presidential Election heats up across Nigeria, Northern-based groups organized under the umbrella of the Arewa Coalition for Rotational Presidency (ACRP) have come out strongly against aspirants from the north, claiming that it would be unfair for the north to retain power after eight years.

The group also promised to rise up and mobilize against any presidential candidates from the north who dared to run for office under the banner of any political party during the general election.

According to a joint statement signed by the Chairman and Secretary of the ACRP, Comrade Abdullahi Biu and Hamza Malumfashi, it will be fair and just for President Muhammadu Buhari’s seat to return to the South after he has served two eight-year terms in office.

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According to the group, the current political tensions sparked by Southern Governors’ and groups’ calls for a power shift to the south can only be quenched if all stakeholders from the north, governors, and political parties agree to zone the presidency to the south.

“In the interest of peace, equity, and justice, especially now that the north has been in power for eight years, the idea of the north even contesting for the highly exalted position of President should be immediately jettisoned,” the statement continues.

“If they are true Democrats, all those who chose nomination forms, especially from the People’s Democratic Party, should step down.”

“As a group of 19 northern democratic states, we strongly believe in equity and fairness as a panacea for peace and progress, and thus our resolve to support the rotation of power to our southern brothers.”

“In light of this, we advise all political parties, particularly the two major parties, the APC and the PDP, to field only southern candidates.”