The Borno Governor laid emphasis on equality in Nigeria
Any part of the country could be trusted with power, He said
The governor also said south-easterners should negotiate for power rather than expect others to leave it for them
The Governor of Borno State, Prof Babagana Zulum, said on Friday that for the sake of fairness, power should return to the south in 2023. He criticized the doubt that any part of the country could not be reliable with power, perhaps for the fear of withdrawal.
He emphasized that there was a need for equality in the country, adding that marginalisation become the loudest concern from the citizenry.
He spoke in Lagos on Friday at the 17th Chief Gani Fawehinmi annual lecture, themed ‘The constitutional history of Nigeria’s dysfunction: Any pathway to indivisibility and common progress?’ An event planned by the Nigerian Bar Association, Ikeja Branch, to celebrate the life and times of the late Fawehinmi. The governor stated that one of the pathways to common progress was for fairness to reign in the country.
Zulum, escorted by some commissioners and special advisers, clarified that power should shift to other sections of the country.
The incumbent President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) is from the North-Western state of Katsina and is serving his second and final term in office.
The governor said, “I’m persuaded that other sections of the country should be given the opportunity to lead in 2023, why not? It is constitutional.”
