Youths mull national parley to address rotational presidency

The Nigerian Youth Coalition (NYC), has disclosed plans to convene a National North and South parley aimed at addressing the issue of rotational presidency in the country.

NYC National President, Aare Oladotun Hassan, who made this known in a statement issued during the week in Abuja, stated that the parley has been slated for Monday, January 16, at the APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) House, Abuja by 11 am.

With a theme: Rotational Presidency: A Beacon of Hope and Unity, Hassan explained that the event was specifically chosen to correct the erroneous misconceptions that the Northern region of the country is hell-bent on retaining power in 2023, as regards the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential candidate option of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who won the ticket in a contested election.

He said: “However, having won the primary election, we saw a droves of APC Northern leaders decamping to the PDP to give Support to Atiku Abubakar’s Presidential bid, while the candidate himself has not hidden his hatred for power shift to the South by saying that the North should not vote for Yoruba or Ibo candidate. This is a huge taint against the North in the future Nigerian elections.”

Adding: “We know that President Mohammadu Buhari’s led administration will hand over on May 29, but to who?

“A Northern continuity or balance of rotational power to the Southwest? This is why Nigerian Youth Coalition (NYC), a coalition of the Northern and Southern groups alongside Omoluabi Coalition Group led by Tunji Balogun are interested to proffer solutions through constructive engagements and proper setting of records straight on how power (Seat of the President and Vice President) sharing formula, including the offices of the Senate President, Speaker, Chief Judge, Chief of Staff and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) must henceforth, be rotated among the six geo-political zones, irrespective of religion (Christian or Muslim Faith), ethnicity or political pendulums.

“We believe it is right to bare our hearts and speak the truth that Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu deserves the full support of Nigerians, having paid his dues and aggressively fought the military regime for the democracy we are seeing today.

“Based on this premise, we shall be working closely with the APC party Presidential Campaign Council leadership and the office of the National Youth Leader of the party to achieve a successful hosting.

“We have carefully selected all our distinguished invited guests and stakeholders from all works of life to be led by President Muhammadu Buhari as Distinguished Special Guest of Honour, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Senator Kashim Shettima both As Special Guests of Honour.