Nigeria cannot stand a Northern President in 2023, says Ohuabunwa

FORMER Chairman of Nigerian Economic Summit Group ( NESG) and presidential aspirant under the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP), Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa, has stated that Nigeria will not stand another northern president in 2023, warning there would be consequences.

He stated that presidential aspirants from the southern part of the country should also be given the opportunity to serve the country, after the eight years of President Muhammadu Buhari who is from the North.

Ohuabunwa, who spoke during a meeting with Lagos PDP delegates, urged the leaders of the PDP to zone the presidency to the South, saying zoning gives inclusiveness and protects the interest of everyone.

He said: “Today the president is from the North and he has spent almost eight years, Nigeria will not stand another northerner taking over in 2023. It will cause more problems than we can handle. I am not a prophet of doom, it’s just that it’s against the norm and standard, it’s against justice and equity. It is in the interest of this party ( PDP) to resist any pressure to change the constitution.

“I have pleaded with my party to consider the consequences but if they are willing to bear the consequences, no problems. Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. We must be sure we are going to deal with it, if we say no more zoning. Zoning gives inclusiveness, it protects all.

“I tell you something when the chips are down it is the delegates across the 36 states of the federation that will determine who emerges as the candidate. It is not the chairman in Abuja that will determine who emerges.

He urged the delegates to pray and by the leading of God, they will decide whom to vote for.

“It is a very significant year for us. I will say that my chances are high because I didn’t come with any baggage. I come with a fresh idea. I come with vision and I come with competence going by my career and antecedents.

Ohuabunwa added that it is time to drive the Nigeria from among the third world countries, and make it globally competitive.