Muhammadu Sanusi, former Emir of Kano, has rejected the proposal of rotational presidency the south is pushing in the build-up to the 2023 presidential election.
The north and the south, including their respective governors, have begun a mini-war over the zone that should produce President Muhammadu Buhari’s successor.
The north has berated the south for making a demand—that the presidency be zoned to the south. The northern governor last week said the demand is unconstitutional.
And Sanusi, who many believe to be liberal, has put in his own oar, too.
Speaking on an Arise Television programme, Sanusi said he has always been opposed to the idea of rotational presidency.
“We have got southern governors saying we want the presidency and some northern governors saying that they want it in the north. Have you noticed that nobody has given the name of what they want?” he said.
“This whole thing is to corner the presidency to one part of the country and the big masquerade will come out. And that is why at the end of the exercise, you end up as Nigeria… presented with two useless candidates.
“Those who want to be president should show their face either from the north or the south.
“Meanwhile, we have before us very serious issues. You have a simple issue of electronic transmission of results which is designed to make the electoral process fairer and you have people saying that they do not want it, shamelessly announcing to the country that they want to rig. Why are we not talking about these issues?
“The greatest weakness we have as a country is that we do not think. We are very smart when it comes to making money by doing our work but we do not apply critical intellect to and these guys just take the entire country for a ride.
“Give me a president from any part of the country who can deliver and we should vote for him. He is not taking the presidency to his hometown.”