Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, says although he
believes the South should produce the next President, the people of the
South-East must note that they cannot get the Presidential seat by threatening
others with secession.
El-Rufai further stated that politics has to do with
negotiations and convincing others why they should vote for you.
He, therefore, stated that the Igbo would need to adopt this
approach if they want their son to succeed the current President.
The governor said this during a webinar organised by the
Africa Leadership Group. The event which was tagged: ‘Developing a Viable
Nation 2’ was hosted by Pastor of Trinity House church Ituah Ighodalo.
Responding to a question on why the South-East is being
denied the Presidency, el-Rufai responded, “I don’t think anyone has stopped
the South-East from going for the Presidency. But you see, you cannot get the
Presidency of Nigeria by threats or by shouting victimhood. This is a political
process and you have to engage other parts of Nigeria to convince them to
support you.
“That is what everyone does. That is what Jonathan did in
2011; that is what Buhari did in 2015 and 2019. That is what every President
does. You don’t stay in your corner, abuse everyone in Nigeria and say give me
Presidency. It is not going to happen.”
He noted that no region in Nigeria can attain the Presidency
without the support of others.
The governor advised those who want to be President to get
on the road and convince people that you mean well for them.
He, however, explained that the All Progressives Congress is
weak in the South-East which may not favour the region.
El-Rufai added, “Presidency is not by allocation. It is the
result of a political process. You join a political party, your party
negotiates with other parts of the country and it happens. That is how it is
done. And you cannot get it by sitting down or threatening secession. It won’t
work.
“I think the South-East is going about it the wrong way
because if you look at the APC for instance, we do not have many footprints in
the South-East.”
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