A former presidential candidate and human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, has described the zoning of the presidency to a particular region as senseless.
Speaking during an appearance on the Tuesday edition of Channels Television’s breakfast show, Sunrise Daily, he asserted that the country should be interested in a president who will run Nigeria better, irrespective of his region.
He argued that every presidential aspirant should be allowed to contest fair and square.
Sowore said, “If I have a good president in Nigeria who can run this country very well, I don’t care where he comes from.
“That is what the majority of the Nigerian people are aspiring for. That is the idea of this federation that all the federating units should be able to have an opportunity.
“When you zone it to the north, the majority of the northerners would want to take a shot at it. When you zone it back to the south, the south of Nigeria is not Yoruba or Igbo alone. It is just senseless.”
He maintained that certain parameters, such as qualifications and manifestos, should be considered rather than a person’s geopolitical zone.
“Zoning the presidency to the worst character in the country is not going to make you get anywhere.
“Give everybody a chance. That is why they said, ‘Come and contest for president, governor, local government chairman, and present your agenda, speak to us, and we will look at your character, exposure, and vote for you,” he added.
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