Presidency: Southern leaders divided over grilling Tinubu, Atiku, Peter Obi, others
ON the heels of the interactive session between Arewa Joint Committee, AJC, and presidential candidates, major southern regional groups and leaders are divided over toeing the same path, insisting the next President must come from the South. The groups, comprising Afenifere, Yoruba Council of Elders, YCE, Pan-Pan-Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, and Oduduwa United People Association, ODUPA, among others, cautioned against abandoning rotational presidency in 2023. They were not keen about doing what the AJC did in Kaduna, but were more concerned about the electoral process and where the next President should come from. However, PANDEF said plans are ongoing to have an interface with candidates from the South in line with the clamour for southern presidency. Some northern political leaders under the auspices of AJC had organised an interactive session for all presidential candidates. Held in Kaduna, last week, presidential hopefuls who participated include Kola Abiola of Peoples Redemption Par...