Amidst growing controversy over the zone that will produce the president in 2023, former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ghali Umar Na’Abba, has said the plum office should go to any competent Nigerian who will be fair and just.
Since the return to democratic rule in 1999, zoning has played a pivotal role in the sharing formula of political offices in the country, particularly the presidency.
As a result of the zoning formula introduced by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), former president, Olusegun Obasanjo from the South West was elected president from 1999 to 2007; Umaru Musa Yar’Adua from the North West succeeded him.
Following his demise on May 5, 2010, his deputy, Goodluck Jonathan from the South South took over. Jonathan contested the 2011 general election and was declared winner. However, he was defeated in 2015 by President Muhammadu Buhari from the North West, while seeking re-election.
With Buhari’s re-election, there have been growing concerns over which zone the presidency should go to in 2023. While myriad of voices from across the country have been supportive of the South East that is yet to produce a president, there have been reactions from other zones for the presidency to be retained in the North, while others are backing the South West.
But Na’Abba said: “My stand is that the Presidency should go to any Nigerian who is competent and will be fair and just; a person of vision and mission who will be transformative.”
Not done regarding his position on the 2023 presidency, Na’Abba said at the moment, the country is in dire need of a president who will bring to reality the abounding potentials of the country.
“A person who will midwife Nigeria from potential to actual is what we need. It doesn’t matter where he comes from so far he possesses these attributes,” Na’Abba maintained.
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