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General News of Wednesday, 7 July 2021

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Zulum backs Southern Govs on power shift in 2023

Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum

Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has backed the resolution by the Southern Governors' Forum that the southern part of Nigeria should produce the next president in 2023.

This comes after a meeting with all 17 Governors of all southern states on Monday, July 5, 2021, in Lagos. Zulum said their decision is based on the principle of equity, and fairness, an assertion Zulum also corroborated.

“I have said it times without number that I, Professor Babagana Zulum, I am of the view that the presidency should go to the south in the year 2023 because the unity of our country is very important,” the governor said during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Wednesday.

“Secondly, inclusivity is very important. Thirdly, I am in the APC. Six or seven years ago, APC had zoned the presidency to northern Nigeria based on the agreement that in the year 2023, the presidency should go to the south.”

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