2027: Attempts to impose VP on Tinubu from N/Central diversionary – APC chieftain
An All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Professor Haruna Yerima, has criticised the agitation of a North Central group seeking to rotate the Vice President’s position from the North East to the North-Central. In a statement yesterday, he stated that the agitation is “ill-timed, diversionary, insensitive, and in poor taste, emphasizing that such a move could […]
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An All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Professor Haruna Yerima, has criticised the agitation of a North Central group seeking to rotate the Vice President’s position from the North East to the North-Central.
In a statement yesterday, he stated that the agitation is “ill-timed, diversionary, insensitive, and in poor taste, emphasizing that such a move could disrupt the existing political power dynamics in the country.”
He pointed out that since the return to democratic rule in 1999, the current power balance has remained stable, with power shared between the North and the South.
“Between 1999 and 2003, President Olusegun Obasanjo maintained Atiku Abubakar for eight years. President Goodluck Jonathan had Namadi Sambo for six years, from 2010 to 2014,” he said.
The former House of Representatives member said, “When the APC won the elections in 2015, President Muhammadu Buhari worked with Professor Yemi Osinbajo for eight years. Why change now?”
Recently, the North-Central Renaissance Movement, led by its chairman, Prof. Nghargbu K’tso, threatened to withdraw support for President Bola Tinubu if he fails to present a vice-presidential candidate from their geopolitical zone.
The delegation held a closed-door meeting with former National Security Adviser, General Aliyu Gusau; former lawmaker, Senator John Danboyi; the Onah of Abaji, His Royal Highness Alhaji Musa Baba Yunusa; and others, who claim 65 years of marginalization.
Professor Yerima remarked, “Blackmailing Tinubu to change his deputy is not only undemocratic but also insensitive. The choice of Vice President rests solely with the president. Therefore, pressuring him to pick someone he neither likes nor knows is counterproductive, based on political experience.”