Some key political actors have openly stated their preference for a southern president come 2023. The Southern Governors Forum (SGF) had, while making its position known maintained that for the sake of fairness, equity and justice, power must move to the south at the expiration of Buhari’s tenure in 2023. But the decision of the southern governors is said to have resuscitated the presidential ambition of River State Governor, Nyesom Wike and that of the former governor of Cross River State, Donald Etim Duke. xNEF’s Director of Publicity and Advocacy, Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed said: “NEF sees the decision of the southern governors as an expression of sentiment that could be best discussed within a political process. It means that supremacy of the parties is virtually set aside by that consensus position of the 17 southern governors.

Source: The Guardian July 11, 2021 04:41 UTC