Former National Security Adviser (NSA) and ex-Minister of Defence, Lieutenant General Aliyu Mohammed Gusau (rtd), has hosted some political figures from the North Central geopolitical zone who are seeking a consensus for power shift to the region in the 2027 general elections.
The agitators operating under the North Central Renaissance Movement and led by Professor K’sto Nghargbu, after being hosted by General Gusau on Friday, proceeded to meet with the Onah of Abaji, His Royal Highness Alhaji Musa Baba Yunusa on Saturday. They were also received by Senator John Danboyi.
Professor Nghargbu said in a statement on Saturday that the group would consult all critical stakeholders to ensure that the region achieves the position of President or Vice President in the next election.
Nghargbu, a Professor of Medical Geology said: “We are strengthening advocacy for the return of presidency to the zone come 2027 through high-level consultations with prominent figures in all the six geo-political zones.
“The zone (North Central) has suffered great political setback since the post-independence and return to democracy in 1999 through denial of President and Vice President slots.”
He added: “We appeal for the cooperation of all Nigerians to make the agitation a reality and put the zone in the equation of other zones who have enjoyed the constitutional right of producing President and Vice President in Nigeria.
“The zone has what it takes to lead rather than to be led all the times, and the future should begin with the 2027 federal political arrangement.”
@Daily Tust