Tag: Power shift
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Ayo Adebanjo’s musings on power shift – By Azu Ishiekwene
The statement by the leader of the Yoruba Cultural Group, Afenifere, Ayo Adebanjo, that the South East should get the next turn at the presidency has ruffled quite some feathers.
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2023: North Central leaders opposes Southern Govs push for power shift
North Central leaders have faulted resolution of southern Governors that power should shift to the south in 2023. The leaders, who spoke in Abuja under the aegis of North Central Peoples’ Forum (NCPF), declared they are completely opposed to zoning. They insisted rather than zoning the presidency, the country should go for “competence and integrity”…
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Northern elders, groups blast Southern governors; reject power shift to south, deadline for implementation of anti-open grazing laws, others
The Northern Elders Forum and other interest groups on Tuesday slammed the 17 southern governors for demanding power shift to the South in 2023. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that the southern governors met in Lagos on Monday and reinforced resolutions reached at their May 11 meeting in Asaba, the Delta State capital. They insisted that power…
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2023: Southern/Middle Belt leaders demand power shift from North, total restructuring
The leaders from the southern region and the middle belt are demanding that the 2023 presidential slot be zoned to the south in the overall interest of Nigeria as a united country. The leader of the group, Chief Edwin Clark stated this on Sunday during a press conference in Abuja, describing the ongoing constitutional amendment…