Shehu Sani Advocates for Southern Candidates in 2027 Election

Former Kaduna Central Senator Shehu Sani stated that the South should be allowed to complete an eight-year presidential tenure before power returns to the North in 2031. He made these remarks on Channels Television’s Politics Today, emphasizing that the Nigerian Constitution does not mandate a rotational presidency.

Sani affirmed that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has the constitutional right to run in the 2027 presidential election but argued that political parties should field Southern candidates such as Peter Obi of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Seyi Makinde of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), and Rotimi Amaechi of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). He suggested that the South should compete for leadership for four years, after which the North could have its turn.

Sani acknowledged that while the principle of rotational presidency is not in the Constitution, considerations of fairness and equity should guide political decisions. He referenced former President Muhammadu Buhari's tenure from 2015 to 2023 to support his argument for a balanced political power distribution.