2023: Lagos traditional rulers, SWAGA’23 want Buhari’s successor to come from south

The South-West Agenda for Asiwaju (SWAGA’23) has said the zoning arrangement of the presidential ticket in Nigeria should be in favour of the southern region to give every part of the country a sense of belonging.

National Chairman of the group, Senator Adedayo Adeyeye, made this known during a sensitisation visit to the traditional rulers of Ikeja and Lagos Division in Lagos on Monday.

The former minister of works said that if the presidential ticket comes to the south, it would foster unity among other regions in the country.

Adeyeye, a former National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) spokesman, said anybody can come out for presidency from the south as the zone is not constituted by the South-West alone.

“We believe that the principle of rotation between the north and the south should be sustained in order to give every part of the country a sense of belonging.

“We must forget our division in terms of ethnicity and come together. There are three geopolitical zones in the south and each of them is qualified to produce the president.

“However, we are saying that there is someone in the south whose personality is highly acceptable in all parts of the country. We are putting our best foot forward to maximise our advantage,” he said.

Adeyeye, who lead other members of the group including Senator Rilwan Akanbi, Senator Anthony Adeniyi, Hon. Oyetunde Ojo, Hon. Rotimi Makinde, Hon. Ayo Omidiran, Apostle Oloruntoba Oke, Hon. Isiaq Akinlade, Hon. Ifedayo Abegunde, Hon. Lanre Odubote, Hon. Sunday Adepoju, Hon. Monsuru Alao, Mrs Kafilat Ogbara, Hon. Akim Muniru, Hon Deji Jakande, Folashade Oba and others, said the group was happy that the northerners are also clamouring that power should move to the south.

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