In the light of the crises threatening to take the wind off the sails for the two leading political parties in the country, the governing All Progressives
The recurring sociopolitical and economic crises as well as insecurity challenges bedeviling the nation have been variously attributed to marginalization of certain regions in the scheme of things in the nation’s corporate existence.
The clamour and agitations have gotten to a boiling point with the rise in demand for self-determination through secession and or separatism.
For the agitators, if the country must remain united and enjoy relative peace and stability, then, the solution is restructuring through referendum. This has been the key demand of the agitators.
Another demand which is also on the front burner is clamour for constitutional review which is crucial to restructuring.
The polity is twitching sequel to 17 Southern governors’ demand at their meeting last Monday in Lagos, that the South should be allowed to take a shot at the presidency in 2023.
Tongues are wagging over the issue as many political bigwigs from the North see it as a way of shutting them out of the presidential race.
Pundits have argued that zoning can only be guaranteed by political parties which field candidates for various political offices.
While the leading opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has recognised and enshrined in its constitution that there shall be power rotation between the North and the South, the Constitution of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has no such provision.
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