According to the report from the Sun, the Former West Africa Coordinator of the defunct National Support for Jonathan/Sambo Presidency, Mr Nwachukwu Tobinson Alakwe asserted that it is not mandatory for power to shift to the North at this juncture, as the South should be allowed to complete its term in the interest of maintaining Nigeria’s turn-by-turn Presidency system.
He acknowledged that Northern political forces succeeded in joining forces to defeat former President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015 but cautioned that President Tinubu is a different political figure who should not be underestimated.
He urged the North to cooperate with the South to ensure Nigeria’s progress and stability, emphasizing that any attempt to hinder Tinubu’s potential eight-year tenure could endanger the nation’s democracy and potentially lead to a political crisis.
He said, “It is not compulsory that power must shift to North at this point in time because they succeeded in 2015 when they ganged up and defeated former President Goodluck Jonathan, but they should bear in mind that Tinubu is not Jonathan. I would expect the North to hold on for the South to complete their turn because Nigeria’s Presidency is turn-by-turn. And any attempt to stop Tinubu from completing eight years’ tenure may truncate Nigeria’s democracy. So, all hands must be on deck to move Nigeria forward. Any plot by the North to stop Tinubu from second term is a plot gainst South and may cause political crisis.”….Seē _ Morē