There Is No President In The South That Has Died That You’ll Say “The North Will Have To Revenge -Aliyu

Sani Aliyu has commented on Nigeria’s long-running zoning debate, describing the emergence of former President Goodluck Jonathan as a result of extraordinary circumstances rather than deliberate political calculation.

Speaking during an interview on Trust TV on May 12, 2026, Aliyu addressed lingering arguments surrounding the transfer of power that followed the death of former President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua.

During the discussion, the analyst responded to claims that northern Nigeria was politically disadvantaged after Jonathan, who is from the South-South region, completed Yar’Adua’s tenure and later contested the 2011 presidential election.

According to Aliyu, “After he took the chance of the north in 2011. There is no president in the south that has died that you will say the north will have to revenge. That has happened. We should allow that to go. It was a circumstantial situation.”

He explained that Jonathan’s rise to power in 2010 occurred because of constitutional provisions following Yar’Adua’s death and should not be viewed through the lens of political revenge or regional entitlement.

Aliyu further noted that while political parties such as the Peoples Democratic Party adopted zoning arrangements to maintain regional balance and political inclusion, unforeseen events disrupted the expected rotation of power during that period.

The analyst stressed that Nigeria’s political future should focus more on national unity and governance rather than continuing debates over past political transitions. According to him, unresolved sentiments about zoning and power rotation often fuel unnecessary political tension across different regions of the country.

His remarks have generated reactions online, with many Nigerians sharing differing views on the zoning principle, constitutional succession, and the political consequences of Jonathan’s emergence after Yar’Adua’s death.

The discussion has also revived broader conversations about regional balance, power-sharing, and the future of Nigeria’s informal political rotation system ahead of future elections…….See More