Ahead of the upcoming presidential primary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), the Governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN) has called on the party to work hard to retain power by rotating the presidency to the South.
Governor Akeredolu who is also the Chairman of the Southwest Governorsβ Forum, was on Wednesday evening announced as the Chairman of Security and Compliance for the partyβs special convention.
In a short message he posted on his personal Facebook page on Thursday, the Governor reiterated the position of his colleagues in the Southern Nigeria Governorsβ Forum, that power should be rotated to the South.
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‘APC must work to retain power. We must rotate power to retain power !!! Rotate to the South. Shikena,’ the governor submitted.
The Ondo State Governor has remained one of the most vocal of all those who desire to see that power is rotated to the south, according him, the APC must take this bold step in a bid to avoid self-inflicted crises ahead of the 2023 elections.
Earlier in May, Akeredolu in a remark, noted that itwould be dishonest for anyone to argue against rotation at this period.
The two-term governor on the platform of the APC stated that the party ensured the principle of rotational representation guided its decision at the convention where it picked its chairman and other party officials.
He therefore stressed that it is the time for the party leaders to make a categorical statement, devoid of equivocation, on the pattern of succession.
According to Governor Akeredolu, it is the turn of the South to produce the next President and the APC leadership should have no difficulty in making pronouncements on such an important issue.
He went on to emphasise the need for the ruling party to zone the presidency southward without delay, adding that the APC must also work to limit the tendencies for disagreement from other regions.
