The South West Agenda (SWAGA) group has alleged that there is an agreement in place that the southern region will produce Nigeria’s next president after the tenure of President Muhammadu Buhari.
The group’s vice chairman, Senator Adesoji Akanbi said on Wednesday that the agreement is between the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) and Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), noting that both agreed that the ACN block will produce a candidate from the south.
He noted that this was part of the agreements in 2014 when both parties merged to form the All Progressives Congress (APC).
He however disclosed that the agreement was not documented but the leaders of both groups are fully aware of it.
Naija News recalls Muhammadu Buhari, now President of Nigeria, was the CPC leader at the time, while Asiwaju Bola Tinubu was the ACN leader.
According to him Alabi in a chat with The Nation, “There was a gentleman agreement, though not written, between the then CPC and ACN on rotational presidency.
“The thinking was that it would help keep Nigeria as one indivisible entity. We believe that the ACN has sacrificed a lot for the formation of the APC. Therefore, Southern Nigeria should produce the next president.
“At SWAGA, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu is our third agenda. He is the candidate that can win election for Southwest. If we are opportuned as a zone to produce the candidate that has appeal to other zones, Tinubu is the one.”
Source – Naija News
Yoruba Leaders Decide On Breakup
The Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE) has distanced itself from the call for the secessionist call being championed by Sunday Adeyemo, a Yoruba youth leader popularly known as Sunday Igboho.
Igboho had recently said Yoruba is no longer part of Nigeria, calling on people of the ethnic group residing in the north to go back home.
However, Kunle Olajide, the secretary-general of the YCE said Igboho does not represent the Yoruba people in his call for secession, The Cable reported.
Source – Legit
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