A former Governor Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, on Wednesday rejected the Northern presidency in the 2023 general election.
Fayose said in his official Twitter handle on Wednesday that he will not be supporting Atiku Abubakar, the presidential flag bearer of the PDP. He said Atiku is a northerner, from Adamawa State.
Fayose stated that the constitution of their party’s constitution recognises zoning and in 2023, Southern Nigeria is next.
“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’ (we are next). Nigerians should await details soon.” He tweeted.
“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
“To this end, if Ikimi is seeking relevance with Atiku, he should do same more decently. He should allow the sleeping dog to lie and save the PDP from unnecessary shootouts and fireworks at this time as we approach the general elections,” Fayose tweeted.
According to him, the Northern presidency was not considerable after the incumbent Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari.
He stressed that Buhari is “a two-term northern presidency”, adding that power must shift to the South in 2023.
The former Ekiti State Governor ran for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential primary election in May, and recorded zero vote
The 16 Ekiti delegates in the exercise failed to vote for him as they may have voted for Nyesom Wike, Governor of Rivers State, who was a co-aspirant.
The Network gathered that Fayose and Wike, reached a consensus in favour of the Rivers State Governor.
