Sowore speaks against Presidential Zoning

Omoyele Sowore

Former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has condemned the idea of rotational presidency in Nigeria.

He recently revealed that the idea is counterproductive to national development, and Nigerians have been reacting.

While speaking during an interview on Channels TV, Sowore said that the country needs leaders who are chosen for their competence, not out of regional bias.

According to him, rotational presidency directly goes against merit and democratic values; therefore, it should not be encouraged in any way.

He stated that if Nigeria gets a good president to uplift the nation, nobody will care where he is from.

“If I have a good president in Nigeria, who can run this country very well, I don’t care where he comes from.

That is what the majority of the Nigerian people are aspiring for. That is the idea of this federation — that all the federating units should be able to have an opportunity,” he said.

Sowore further blasted the practice of zoning, stressing that it should never be a factor when it comes to selecting the right leaders for the country.

He concluded by saying that zoning the presidency to the worst character in Nigeria will only make the nation worse.

“When you zone it to the North, the majority of the Northerners would want to take a shot at it. When you zone it back to the South, the South of Nigeria is not Yoruba or Igbo alone. It is just senseless.

Zoning the presidency to the worst character in the country is not going to make you get anywhere.

Give everybody a chance. That is why they said, ‘Come and contest for president, governor, local government chairman, and present your agenda, speak to us, and we will look at your character, exposure, and vote for you,” he added.