North should wait till 2031 to contest presidency – Akume

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Senator George Akume, has stated the North should wait till 2031 to supply Nigeria’s subsequent presidential candidate.

He insisted that the present energy rotation association provides the South eight years in workplace.

Akume stated the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, was going in opposition to the understanding he had supported in 1999 by in search of to contest the 2027 presidential election.

He spoke on Thursday in Abuja whereas receiving a delegation of the Miyetti Allah Fulaku Yesoyeso, led by its National President, Alhaji Abubakar Suleiman.

In an announcement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yomi Odunuga, the SGF recalled that the power-sharing settlement was reached at a gathering of governors-elect of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kaduna in 1999.

“Under the agreement, the South was to serve for eight years before power returned to the North for another eight years. I am surprised that Atiku, who was part of the meeting and supported the arrangement, is now seeking to become president after Buhari has already served eight years,” Akume stated.

“This is not the time for the North. The North will come in to contest in 2031,” Akume stated.

The SGF argued that the association had been largely adopted by successive administrations, from former President Olusegun Obasanjo to the present administration of President Bola Tinubu.

He recalled that Obasanjo served eight years, whereas the late President Umaru Yar’Adua succeeded him however died in workplace. His vice-president, Goodluck Jonathan, then took over and served for nearly six years earlier than Buhari grew to become president and accomplished two phrases.

Akume stated Tinubu succeeded Buhari and had served 4 years, with one other 4 years remaining underneath the association.

“Personal ambition should not be allowed to divide the country or undermine its unity. Those seeking the presidency from the North should wait until 2031,” Akume stated.