A former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has replied to the position of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, that he and others should wait beyond 2027 before seeking the presidency.
According to Akume, President Bola Tinubu should be given the opportunity to complete his maximum two terms of eight years in 2031.
But replying to the SGF through his Media Adviser, Paul Ibe, on Monday, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2024 elections, gave reasons why he would not honour the advice.
Abubakar said in the statement by Ibe: “Where, then, does true equity and fairness reside?
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“By the year 2027, the South will have enjoyed 17 years of leadership — eight years under Obasanjo, five years under Jonathan, and four years under Tinubu — while the North will have experienced only 11 years, with Yar’Adua serving three and Buhari eight.
“This results in a disparity of six years between the North and South, casting a shadow over the balance of power.
“In any case, the power to elect and vote out their government lies firmly with the Nigerian people, entrusted to them upon the government’s ability to prove itself worthy of the people’s ballot.
“But has the Tinubu government demonstrated that it deserves to be re-elected?
“The answer, alas, is as clear as the heavens themselves — God forbid!”
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