The Minister of Art, Culture, and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, has stated that power should remain in the South in the next term to ensure equity and balance.
Naijaonpoint reports that President Bola Tinubu, from the South-West region, took over from former President Muhammadu Buhari, who is from the North-West.
While there have been debates about which region the President should come from in the 2027 election, especially with the newly formed coalition on the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Musawa said power should remain in southern Nigeria for the sake of fairness.
Speaking on Friday during an appearance on Channels Television, Musawa expressed hope that Nigeria would eventually reach a point where candidates are judged solely on their competence. However, she acknowledged that the country is not there yet.
She said, “So, it is understandable that after eight years of President Buhari, who is from the North, power needed to shift down to the South, right? So now, you know how it is, for the next two years, four years, it is going to be with the southern presidency, and hopefully, power should continue for the next four years after that to be with the southern presidency, only to create that sort of balance
“Hopefully, one day we’ll be able to get over that, and candidates will only be judged on their capacity and what they have to bring to the table. But since we are not there yet, for the benefit of this politics now, power should certainly, for the next four to six years, remain in the southern part of the country. Power should stay in the south for the next 6 years to create a balance.”