Ahead of the 2027 general elections, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Gbenga Hashim-Olawepo, says it is a dubious narration to say it is the turn of the north or the south.
Hashim-Olawepo said this on Wednesday while responding to questions in an interview on ‘Politics Today’, a programme on Channels Television.
According to him, the next election should be about competence, not zoning.
“2027 election should be about who is more competent to grow the economy who can secure Nigeria, and who can unite Nigeria, not tribe, religion, ethnicity or region.
“And it’s a dubious narration to say that it’s the turn of South or North. In 1999, the only reason this conversation came up was because there was annulment of June 12, and it was felt by the political leaders that the PDP should seek a president from the South West that could help to heal that wound, and so President Obasanjo became the beneficiary of that national consensus,” he said.
