Ensure presidency is zoned to South – Group to Atiku’s coalition

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The political alliance headed by former Kaduna State Governor Mallam Nasir El-Rufai and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has been urged by the South-North Progressives Forum, or SNPF, to guarantee that the presidential ticket is allocated to the South.

Onyekwulisi Ikechwuku, the group’s convener, made the plea during a press conference on Saturday in Abuja with the theme, “The South Deserves Another Tenure of Four Years.”

Despite claiming to be nonpartisan, the group claimed to have members from every political party in the nation.

He claimed that from the parliamentary democracy of 1957 to the constitutional democracy of 1999, the country has historically seen an imbalance in power, with the North controlling for 24 years and the South for 18 years.

Ikechwuku pointed out that it was time to correct this disparity and guarantee that each area has an equal chance to govern our wonderful country.

He emphasized that elective positions were not included in the equity framework of the federal character principle, which aims for fair representation in federal appointments and the distribution of public resources.

The Convener added: “Hence, we propose an explicit constitutional framework for power oscillation between the South and North, allowing regional blocs to micro zone the presidency and ensure every Nigerian has a voice in our national development.

“Alternatively, there should be an executive bill for electoral reform that will engender power rotation in all our political parties in order to maintain the ease of power equality across the sub-regions

“We call on all patriots, stakeholders, and organizations, political parties, especially the purported coalition platform, to join us in ceding their presidential candidates to the South for the 2027 election, ensuring another tenure of four years.”

Ikechwuku declared that this was a national necessity rather than a partisan issue, enabling Nigerians to make merit-based decisions and guaranteeing the country’s ongoing development.

He added: “We commit to leading the same campaign for the North in 2031, demonstrating our passion for equality and stability in nation building.

“We’ve designed a robust mobilisation framework to actualise this mission, guaranteeing a minimum of 10 million eligible voters before 2027, with 80 per cent mobilised from our Northern brethren.

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