Page 36 Femi Fani-Kayode, a former Aviation Minister, has on Monday, said that the Southern part of the country is more interested in restructuring, than the 2023 Presidency.
Fani-Kayode made the remarks 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 has no reason to hold onto power at the end of Buhari’s second term in Office.
“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 do not 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 is only interested in their freedom.Hide original message
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.
