Aminu Tambuwal, the governor of Sokoto State, believes it is not impossible for a southerner to become Nigeria’s next president in 2023.
The suggestion comes amid a debate over which area should produce the country’s next president, following Muhammadu Buhari.
Based on the contentious topic of zoning, some political players feel the presidency should go to the south in 2023, while others say the office should remain in the north since zoning is unconstitutional.
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When asked about the possibility of a southern candidate from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) becoming the next president of the country if the party zones its ticket to the south during a recent interview with Daily Trust, Tambuwal said it depends on political players’ decisions and certain fundamental indices.
However, the Governor of Sokoto State advised that any political party seeking to win the 2023 election must set aside feelings and strategize to provide a candidate who can win the votes of the people regardless of area.
He emphasized that the voting power of each area of the country is crucial in deciding election victors.
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Responding to the question about a southern PDP presidential candidate for 2023, Tambuwal said: “It depends on certain fundamentals and indices. If it is the decision of political players, just as it was done in 1999, that the major political parties would field candidates from a particular region as was done in the case of President Olusegun Obasanjo and Chief Olu Falae, then if Nigerians are having only two options from two regions, one of them would win. But if there is any political party that decides to go South and other ones North, the numbers will count. And we all know the voting strength of every bloc in this country. So it is up to political parties that are really interested in winning election not to be guided by certain primordial considerations or sentiments to strategize and throw up a candidate that can win election for that political party. It is a matter of strategy.”
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