Babagana Zulum, Borno governor, has intimated the south-south and south-east on what to do if they are to stand any chance of gaining power in 2023.
Ekohotblog reports that Zulum, who spoke at the 17th Chief Gani Fawehinmi annual lecture in Lagos on Friday, said the two geopolitical zones must negotiate and reach out to people outside their fold and win them over.
Zulum said, though God is the ultimate giver of power, the place of negotiation cannot be discountenanced as gaining power becomes easier when you make friends “across the divide”.
“To our friends and brothers in the south-south and south-east particularly, only God gives power but you have to negotiate for power,” the professor said.
“Negotiation becomes easier when you make friends across the divide. If we negotiate for power, we don’t always get everything we want, but we will normally mention every clause that covers everything we need”
Zulum said the notion that some sections of the country were not willing to give the south-east and south south power would not help their cause as assumptions would make the realisation of their objectives a tall order.
“I said this because I have heard many people say ‘they don’t want to give us power’ but assumptions and projections will never actualise your aspirations. We must all remember that God gives power but human beings negotiate for it.
“Every interested party must be prepared to negotiate for it.”
Zulum said he was completely in support of allowing other sections of the country to lead in 2023, adding that such call is perfectly within the ambit of the constitution.
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The governor, however, expressed reservation at the age limit of the President, adding that pegging the age limit of the president at 40 did not fit into the realities of modern times.
“Let me state here that I have a problem with the age limit set at 40 [for presidency], because whatever is the logic behind it, it is difficult to consider it valid in contemporary times.”
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