Ali Ndume, senator representing Borno south district, says
the northern region will benefit more if a southerner becomes president in
2023.
With months to the 2023 elections, there have been calls for
the next president to come from the south.
The two major political parties in the country — Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC) — are currently
silent on the zoning of their presidential tickets, and this has fuelled
speculations that both parties may throw the contest open.
Speaking on Tuesday in an interview on Channels Television,
Ndume said the next president of the country should come from the south in the
spirit of justice and fairness.
The Borno senator added that the northern part of the
country benefitted more during the administration of former President Goodluck
Jonathan, who hails from the south.
“Personally, I feel we will be better off with the president
coming from the south. The current president comes from the north and if you
look at it analytically, the south benefitted more. If the president comes from
the south, we will benefit more just as we did previously during Jonathan’s
administration,” he said.
“It pays the north more if there is a southern president. It
pays the south when there is a northern president. When Buhari was appointed,
the south benefitted more. They have the vice-president and the vice-president
is so powerful, because the president at one time handed over the country to
him when he left – that was unprecedented.
“The vice-president and speaker of the house of
representatives are from the south-west. From the south, there are more than
five strategic ministers — the minister of finance was from the south-west
until the south-west pushed her out, because it was the media hype that pushed
her out because of the trivial matter of NYSC certificate.
“Then, we have the ministers of works, health and state for
health from the south. Another important ministry is the petroleum ministry —
the president is the minister, and the minister of state is from south-south.
“In terms of infrastructure, the south benefitted more
because the second Niger bridge will be completed very soon. East-west road
will be completed. The deep blue sea project is in the south. The Lagos-Ibadan
rail was started and commissioned. The Lagos-Ibadan expressway is also going on
smoothly. So many projects in the south. Without fear of any contradiction, we will
benefit more if the president comes from the south.”
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