Northern Elders Forum Must Agree To Power Rotation: Omoluabi Team Alliance Socio-cultural Group Warns.

Northern Elders Forum Must Agree To Power Rotation: Omoluabi Team Alliance Socio-cultural Group Warns.

As the Presidential election is fast approaching in a couple of weeks, Nigerians across all divides are in high spirit to decide on who stirs the ship of the country beginning from May 29 2023 which will last for another four years from now. Nigeria is an entity, a federation of states, a home to a people with differing cultures, traditions, religious belief, languages and many more criteria that truly speaks of diversity in mankind. However, the beauty of same country lies in our unity, togetherness and living together as a great nation that is kown to be the most populous in Africa. We have been together for over a century dating from the almagation that was implemented by Lord Lugard as the northern and southern protectorates were merged in  a marriage of unity and peace. This is an accord and treaty that the founding fathers have long managed, respected and kept intact till date.

 Nigeia belongs to all and must be made to offer equity, fairness and justice to all her citizens across regional divide. The Northern Elders Forum or the so callerd Renewed Elders Forum parades prominent and well respected Nigerians from the northern part of the country and are so expected to preserve history, preserve our political tradition and pass the message of power rotation between the northern  and the southern block of Nigeria to their people without any attempt to manipulate such evergreen gentleman arrangement between brothers who are products of the 1914 almagamation.

 It is strange to hear that the elders forum from the north are still undecided as to who to endorse for the presidential election when election is less than 3 weeks from now. They have to be reminded that two major presidential candidates have emerged from the south block and are running on different political parties namely the APC and LP. On their end from the North a PDP and NNPP candidates are also into the race. Yes the candidates from the North have their legitimate right and freedom to run in the election as Nigerians but practically their participation in the 2023 Presidential election is a total breach of an existing political tradition and culture that absolutely preaches power rotation between the north and the south. One would have expected that the Northern Elders Forum under the leadership of Prof. Anglo Abdullahi  would come out and speak the truth to their sons Atiku Abubakar(PDP) and Rabiu Kwankwaso(NNPP) to retreat from their mission and drop such ambitions for the sake of a united Nigeria. 

The outgoing President Muhammad Buhari is from the north making the entire north benefit from the.existing culture  of power rotation from 2015 till date cumulating to eight(8) years by May 2023. Unarguably power must now shift to the south so that the people from  this block below the river Niger can also benefit from same privilege as Nigerians  We shall continue to appreciate the APC Northern Governors Forum for their reslove to abide by this tradition during their party primaries even in the face of intra party plots and  adversities. The truth must be told irrespective of whatever becomes the outcome. We are sure that Prof. Anglo Abduullahi and Hakeem Baba Ahmed and other members of the Northern Elders Forum will immediately be guided on the essence of directing the northern people to make their choices for Presidential election among the two presidential candidates from the south as this is sacrosanct for a more united Nigeria. Then when this is done, voters across Nigeria, both north and south can make their choices of who is best for the job 

Omoluabi Team Alliance Socio- cultural Group as a voice from the south appeals to the conscience of NEF to make their decision public and timely so as not to further keep their people in suspense as good shepherds.  They are advised to be exemplary and take decisions that agrees with our common political tradition which allows for power rotation in same manner the progressive governors did to allow fairness,  equity and justice have a place in the nations annals of political history. Power must shift to the south now as this is non- negotiable.

 E- Signed:

 Omoluabi Jayeola, A.O.

 National Convener

 Omoluabi Team Alliance Sociio- cultural Group.