Former presidential adviser to Goodluck Jonathan, Doyin Okupe has stated why the presidency will not return to the northern region in 2027.
In an interview with Arise News on Monday, Okupe recalled historical precedents and pointed out that during Olusegun Obasanjo’s presidency, there was an unwritten consensus to elect a southwestern leader.
According to Okupe, the decision was to address regional grievances following the presumed election victory and death of MKO Abiola.
“Those who control the affairs of this nation, in terms of politics before now, were more interested in national interest than sectional interest.
“Our failure to evolve a national elite system is one of the most fundamental problems why Nigeria is stagnating because we all pull in different directions.
“For 2027, we politicians, and I say that authoritatively without any fear of contradiction or equivocation… in 2027, power cannot return to the North yet. That’s not how we do it.
“We rotate between the North and the South. The North does eight years, at the end of which the South does eight years.
“I’m not saying that Bola Tinubu must be president in 2027, but it’s not going to be a northerner,” Okupe said. (The Sun)
