Yar’adua’s Death Caused Zoning Confusion – Kwankwaso

Rabiu Kwankwaso

A chieftain of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has said that the death of former President Umar Yar’adua caused the confusion over power rotation between Nigeria’s North and South. He recently had his say during an interview on Arise TV, and Nigerians have been reacting.

Defending the NDC’s decision to zone the presidency to the South, Kwankwaso said that Northern leaders who moved to the NDC accepted the southern zoning without a fight.

He concluded by saying that Nigeria’s unity is more important than a long argument over regional turns.

His words, “We believe the best way to go now is to take it to the south so that we can eliminate the confusion, the confusion that emanated from the death of our brother, our friend, Umar Musa Yar’adua. That actually introduced the confusion into the system.

One can argue that from 1999 to date, the south has done more years than the north. But it depends on how it suits you.

What worked now is counting from Buhari. Anybody from the south on that side of argument would say that Buhari had eight years and the south is now doing its first term. In the next one year or so, it will be four years.

Almost all of us joining from the north, we accepted. There is no point in fighting.

What is key now is not presidency from the north or from the south. What is key is to have quality leadership, people who are enthusiastic, determined and committed to give the country the leadership it deserves.”

WOW.