According to him, “If zoning is not in place, few wealthy members of the political party from one particular zone will continue to rule others forever”. “Zoning of elective positions ensures fair rotation of power to geopolitical zones, senatorial districts, constituencies and wards,” he stated. Onuoha observed that despite the fact that zoning was never entrenched in the constitution, political parties had expediently adopted the policy as far back as 1999, being a power rotation lever of seesawing elective positions across the country. “Whether zoning or not, the election of unqualified people occurs when money-bags and godfathers hijack the process of choosing candidates for political parties,” Onuoha maintained. “When these politicians are benefitting from zoning, the arrangement is not unconstitutional but when it is the turn of another people, it becomes unconstitutional,” he noted.

Source: Punch March 25, 2022 03:04 UTC