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It said the statement (that presidency must go to the South) is contrary to the provisions of the 1999 Constitution, as amended, which states that the elected President shall: score the majority votes; score at least 25 percent of the total votes cast in two-thirds states of the Federation; and that in the case of run-up, simple majority win the election.

The Eagle Online recalls that governors from 17 states from the South under the aegis of the Southern Governors Forum met last Tuesday in Asaba, Delta State, after which they issued a 12-point communiqué banning open grazing, calling for the restructuring of the country and demanding that President Muhammadu Buhari addresses the nation on pressing security concerns, among others