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Northern youths have urged political leaders from the region to respect the existing understanding on the rotation of presidential power between the North and South.

The youths also warned politicians, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, against what they described as attempts to undermine the rotational presidency arrangement in pursuit of personal political ambitions.

In a statement signed by the National Chairman of the Northern Youth Frontier, Sama Musa, the group disclosed that consultations were already ongoing with political leaders and other key stakeholders across the northern region ahead of the 2031 election.

Musa stated: “There are meaningful consultations presently ongoing with prominent leaders and intellectuals across the North ahead of 2031, underscoring that the region constitutes a steadfast and foundational component of the nation with considerable political acumen.

“We maintained that the North is in no rush to prematurely interrupt power sharing and fully endorsed waiting until 2031 for the next northern presidential term. We have no problem whatsoever waiting until 2031. Power rotation in Nigeria is structured to rotate between the North and the South, not personal ambitions.”

The youths also criticised politicians from the region who have emerged as presidential candidates, accusing them of attempting to create divisions among patriotic Nigerians in order to advance their individual political interests.

They stressed that the presidency is rotated between regions rather than individuals, maintaining that the politicians in question do not represent the entire northern region.

The group further reaffirmed that 2031 remains the period it considers designated for Northern Nigeria to produce the next president, warning that the personal ambition of any individual would not be allowed to disrupt the country’s unity and political balance.

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