Femi Fani-Kayode,
former Aviation Minister, on Monday said the Southern part of the country was
more interested in restructuring than 2023 presidency.
Fani-Kayode made the
remark in response to the Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai’s comment that
the Southern part of the country should be allowed to produce Nigeria’s next
president.
El-Rufai had
suggested that the Southern part of the country should be allowed to produce
President Muhammadu Buhari’s successor in 2023.
The governor, who is
a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, had said that the North had
no reason to hold onto power at the end of Buhari’s second tenure.
“But as a group, the
Northern APC will have to sit down and endorse someone, most likely someone
from the South, because after eight years of Buhari, I don’t think the
Presidency should remain in the north unless there is some extenuating
circumstances. But all things being equal, we will honour our agreement and we
keep our words,” El-Rufai had said.
However, the former
Minister insisted that the Southern part of the country was interested in their
freedom.
In a tweet, he
described Nigeria’s presidency as “accursed.”
“To those that seek
to appease us by saying that they may concede the Presidency to the south in
2023 I say this. The south is more interested in restructuring or outright
independence than the Presidency. Give us our freedom and keep your accursed
Presidency,” he tweeted.
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