Tag: Southern Nigeria

  • 2023: Presidency Must Return To Southern Nigeria, Fayose Insists

    2023: Presidency Must Return To Southern Nigeria, Fayose Insists

    A former governor of Ekiti State Ayodele Fayose has insisted that the southern part of Nigeria must produce the country’s president in 2023.

    Fayose, a two-time governor under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said this in a series of tweets on his official handle on Wednesday, pinning his argument on the party’s constitution.

    “The PDP Constitution provides for a rotational Presidency. Section 3(c) provides that the Party shall pursue its aims & objectives by “adhering to the policy of the rotation & zoning of Party & Public elective offices in pursuance of the principle of equity, justice, and fairness’,” Fayose maintained.

    “The current President of Nigeria is a 2-term Northern Presidency, thus implying that it MUST be a Southern Presidency in 2023 or NOTHING. Awa ‘South’ lo kan’. Nigerians should await details soon.”

    The PDP Constitution provides for a rotational Presidency. Section 3(c) provides that the Party shall pursue its aims & objectives by “adhering to the policy of the rotation & zoning of Party & Public elective offices in pursuance of the principle of equity,justice and fairness.”

    — Peter Ayodele Fayose (@GovAyoFayose) June 29, 2022

    The current President of Nigeria is a 2-term Northern Presidency, thus implying that it MUST be a Southern Presidency in 2023 or NOTHING. Awa ‘South’ lo kan’. Nigerians should await details soon.

    — Peter Ayodele Fayose (@GovAyoFayose) June 29, 2022

    Fayose, who contested the PDP presidential primary, lost out to former Vice President Atiku Abukar in the exercise held earlier this month.

    He has been one of the strong advocates for a power shift to southern Nigeria despite the party Atiku from the northern region, as the party’s flagbearer.

    Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, who also lost in the exercise, had campaigned, among others, based on a power shift to the south.

    The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), however, is fielding a southerner – Bola Tinubu – as its presidential candidate to honour the power-sharing deal called zoning between the north and south.

  • 2023: Gov Ortom Advocates Power Shift to Southern Nigeria

    2023: Gov Ortom Advocates Power Shift to Southern Nigeria

    By Isaac Kertyo, Makurdi

    Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has advocated power shift to the Southern part of Nigeria for equity and fairness.

    Ortom gave this indication while fielding questions from Journalists at the Makurdi Airport , noting that the agitation for the separation of the country was as a result of injustices, lack of equity and fairness by successive administrations in Nigeria.

    The Governor insisted that only equity and fairness would strengthened the unity of Nigeria as well as give all citizens a sense of belonging and reduce tension across the country.

    Ortom who restated his resolve to speak against injustices, challenged the executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdurasheed Bawa to expose those involved in criminal activities with the view to bringing them to justice.

    He contended that the media attacks on him would not stop him from advocating for justice, equity and fairness for Nigerians.

  • Northern Food Dealers Agree To Lift Ban on Food Supply to Southern Nigeria

    Northern Food Dealers Agree To Lift Ban on Food Supply to Southern Nigeria

    The leadership of Cattle and Foodstuff dealers under the aegis of the Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff and Cattle Dealers of Nigeria (AUFCDN) have agreed to end the blockade of food supplies to the south.

    They reached the agreement at an ongoing meeting with some governors in Abuja on Wednesday, March 3.

    Abdullahi Tom, a youth leader of the cattle dealers in Lagos, told Daily Trust, that Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello, is among the leaders who appealed to them to end the industrial action.

    The union went on strike over claims of losing their members and properties during the #EndSARS protest and Shasa market chaos.