News Brief: Sowore Faults Rotational Presidency, Says Nigeria Needs Competent Leaders.
Former presidential candidate and activist Omoyele Sowore has criticised Nigeria’s long-standing tradition of rotational presidency, calling it “senseless” and unfit for a modern democracy.
Speaking Tuesday on Sunrise Daily on Channels Television, the #RevolutionNow convener said leadership should be based on competence, not region. “If I have a good president in Nigeria who can run this country very well, I don’t care where he comes from,” Sowore declared.
He argued that zoning limits opportunities for credible candidates and does not guarantee quality governance. “Zoning the presidency to the worst character in the country is not going to make you get anywhere,” he said.
Sowore advocated a merit-based approach, urging Nigerians to assess presidential hopefuls based on qualifications, manifestos, and character—rather than ethnicity or geopolitical background.
The debate over rotational presidency has resurfaced as the 2027 elections approach, with pressure mounting from both northern and southern political blocs. President Bola Tinubu, a Southerner, succeeded Northern President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023. Now, figures like Atiku Abubakar from the North are pushing to return power to their region.
#Sowore #RotationalPresidency #2027Elections #NigerianPolitics #OneNigeria #LeadershipNotZoning
Former presidential candidate and activist Omoyele Sowore has criticised Nigeria’s long-standing tradition of rotational presidency, calling it “senseless” and unfit for a modern democracy.
Speaking Tuesday on Sunrise Daily on Channels Television, the #RevolutionNow convener said leadership should be based on competence, not region. “If I have a good president in Nigeria who can run this country very well, I don’t care where he comes from,” Sowore declared.
He argued that zoning limits opportunities for credible candidates and does not guarantee quality governance. “Zoning the presidency to the worst character in the country is not going to make you get anywhere,” he said.
Sowore advocated a merit-based approach, urging Nigerians to assess presidential hopefuls based on qualifications, manifestos, and character—rather than ethnicity or geopolitical background.
The debate over rotational presidency has resurfaced as the 2027 elections approach, with pressure mounting from both northern and southern political blocs. President Bola Tinubu, a Southerner, succeeded Northern President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023. Now, figures like Atiku Abubakar from the North are pushing to return power to their region.
#Sowore #RotationalPresidency #2027Elections #NigerianPolitics #OneNigeria #LeadershipNotZoning
News Brief: Sowore Faults Rotational Presidency, Says Nigeria Needs Competent Leaders.
Former presidential candidate and activist Omoyele Sowore has criticised Nigeria’s long-standing tradition of rotational presidency, calling it “senseless” and unfit for a modern democracy.
Speaking Tuesday on Sunrise Daily on Channels Television, the #RevolutionNow convener said leadership should be based on competence, not region. “If I have a good president in Nigeria who can run this country very well, I don’t care where he comes from,” Sowore declared.
He argued that zoning limits opportunities for credible candidates and does not guarantee quality governance. “Zoning the presidency to the worst character in the country is not going to make you get anywhere,” he said.
Sowore advocated a merit-based approach, urging Nigerians to assess presidential hopefuls based on qualifications, manifestos, and character—rather than ethnicity or geopolitical background.
The debate over rotational presidency has resurfaced as the 2027 elections approach, with pressure mounting from both northern and southern political blocs. President Bola Tinubu, a Southerner, succeeded Northern President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023. Now, figures like Atiku Abubakar from the North are pushing to return power to their region.
#Sowore #RotationalPresidency #2027Elections #NigerianPolitics #OneNigeria #LeadershipNotZoning
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