A former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has said the victory of the African Democratic Congress presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, in the 2027 election will mark the end of rotational presidency in Nigeria.
Sani stated this on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Friday, while reiterating his position that the South should be allowed to complete an eight-year presidential tenure before power returns to the North.
The former lawmaker said Atiku had the constitutional right to contest the presidency, but argued that political considerations should guide the 2027 contest.
“I never said Atiku should not run. Constitutionally, he has the right to run for any election. But what I said was that the southern part of Nigeria should be allowed to have its eight-year tenure in office, just like the way the North has from 2015 to 2023,” Sani said.
He said southern candidates, including the Nigeria Democratic Congress candidate,
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