The Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, has condemned the position of newphen to President Muhammadu Buhari, Alhaji Mamman Daura, on how the successor to the president should emerge.
Alhaji Daura had said that competence should be placed above zoning arrangement in the 2023 Presidential election.
Regarded as the most powerful personality in President Buhari’s administration, Alhaji Daura had, in an interview with the BBC Hausa Service, said that the most qualified person from any part of the country should succeed his uncle.
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However, the Afenifere rejected this position saying that the country must continue with the common understanding of power rotation between the North and the South.
Spokesman of the group, Yinka Odumakin, said that the South was not unmindful of the fact that the North would want to have a shot again in the presidency after President Buhari.
According to him, the South envisages many candidates to indicate interest in the Presidency in 2023 but the country must stand firm and respect the zoning agreement.
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Odumakin added that he expected the South to forge a common front when the time comes to ensure that the presidency returned to the region in 2023.
A chieftain of Afenifere, Chief Supo Shonibare, stated that rotational presidency could not be discarded without restructuring.