2027: Power should remain in the South – SNPF

By John Alechenu, Abuja

As the 2027 wide elections approach, the South-North Progressive Forum (SNPF) has launched a nationwide run advocating for fairness, equity, and rotation of statesmanlike powerfulness betwixt the North and South.

Speaking astatine a media briefing successful Abuja connected Sunday, the Chairman of the forum, Comrade Festus Onyekwulisi, argued that retaining the presidency successful the South successful 2027 would amended service nationalist cohesion.

“Our investigation of Nigeria’s governmental past reveals that the North has held the presidency for astir 24 years portion the South has lone had 18. Giving the South different 4 years successful 2027 volition close this imbalance and fortify Nigeria’s antiauthoritarian tone of inclusion,” helium said.

He noted that beyond elite agreements connected zoning, deliberate mobilization of citizens is indispensable to physique a nationwide consensus. According to him, the SNPF has established structures successful implicit 30,000 communities and appointed coordinators to rally voters, with a people of 10 cardinal votes for a confederate candidate.

Onyekwulisi stressed that the forum’s doctrine of “rightful defection” encourages voters to prioritize competence, equity, and credibility implicit enactment loyalty.

While campaigning for powerfulness to stay successful the South successful 2027, the SNPF pledged to enactment a bluish campaigner successful 2031, describing it arsenic portion of its committedness to nationalist integration.

The forum besides urged each governmental parties, peculiarly the African Democratic Congress (ADC), to follow just zoning arrangements that bespeak equity.

Additionally, the SNPF called for legislative reforms to assistance the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) afloat authorities status, successful enactment with the Supreme Court’s affirmation of Abuja’s adjacent status. The radical projected that the FCT should person a governor, 3 senatorial districts, practice successful the House of Representatives, and accrued national allocations.

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