New Senate President, Ahmed Lawan today in Yola during in an
interview with journalist said the ruling party should consider shifting power
to the South-West come 2023.
He advised President Buhari and his party, the APC, to take
a step further in honour of June 12 by handing over the 2023 presidential
ticket to the South-west.
"The president and indeed our party must beware of
divisive elements who are now proponents of retaining power in the north beyond
2023. I have said it before and I believe that 2023 presidential ticket of the
APC must go to the South-west. Since I made this comment last time, some
members of my party have been hatching a plot to suspend me from the party but
I am not moved and I will still hold my ground that power must go to the
west" Lawan said.
He added that, "June 12 Democracy Day is a milestone in
Nigeria's history and anyone who embraces democracy in Nigeria should be proud
of what Buhari has done and it takes so much courage to do. So many Nigerian
leaders have shied away from talking or acting about it because of the
controversy arising from the date and fear of being scandalized but this is
what Nigerians want, respect, rule of law and honour for those who fought and
bled for democracy and that is what Nigerians should remember as significant
for this date.
"It was not marked to spite or contradict anyone but to
celebrate the common value we share in the belief in democracy as the best form
of government that would serve this country and its people. And Buhari must be
praised for this day."
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