2023: Zoning of Presidential seat is not a constitutional matter, says ACF

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The Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, has said that zoning of Presidential seat is not a constitutional matter but mere gentleman agreement by political parties.

The forum said that political parties would determine who becomes their presidential candidate in 2023 according to their winning game plan.



The Secretary General of the forum, Anthony Sani, stated this in an interview with the Sun on Friday.

Sani said he sees no wisdom in the controversy as to where the president should come from in 2023, adding that such should be left to the political parties to decide.

“Nigerians must note that such politics of identity is not a constitutional matter but mere gentleman agreement by political parties. And that explains why out of the 76 presidential candidates in the last elections, only six were northerners.

“And since we are in a multiparty democracy, each political party is at liberty to develop its winning game plan.



“I do not see how anybody can prevent a political party from presenting its flag bearer from the South, if its judgement says that is the winning game plan.

“I therefore see no wisdom in the controversy as to where the president should come from in 2023. That should be left to the political parties to decide.

“If a political party’s winning game plan favours the South and majority of Nigerians support it, so be it. After all, it was such revolution that unseated President Jonathan in 2015.”