Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has obviously abandoned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential candidate Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.
“The Letter Man” as he was described by a new book published about him by Premium Time Editor said that the next Nigerian president after incumbent Muhammadu Buhari must be a southerner.
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Obasanjo believed that because Buhari is from the north, he should be succeeded by a candidate from the south to maintain justice and equity.
As you may be aware, Atiku, who served as Obasanjo’s deputy from 1999 to 2007, is the leading northern candidate in the 2023 presidential election.
Over the weekend, Obasanjo hosted the leaders of the Mzough U Tiv (MUT) from Benue State in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.
According to his media aide, Kehinde Akinyemi, Obasanjo supports a rotational presidency, stating that power must return to the south in 2023.
He charged Middle Belt leaders to continue advocating for the country’s rotational presidency, urging Nigerians not to vote based on emotions that could destroy the country.
Earlier, Tiv leader Iorbee Ihagh had asked Obasanjo to support a power shift from north to south.
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The Mzough u Tiv and the Middle Belt Forum, according to Ihagh, have resolved to support the power shift for fairness, justice, and true federalism.
He expressed optimism that the Middle Belt would produce the next president in 2031. Such a level of rotation in his view will ensure the unity of the country.
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