Ondo State governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has insisted that the next president of Nigeria must come from the South, adding that it will be okay if the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, wins the election.
Akeredolu stated this on Wednesday night when he appeared on Channels Television’s Politics Today.
Akeredolu specifically said he would be “all right” if either Asiwaju Bola Tinubu (All Progressives Congress) or Peter Obi (Labour Party) wins the 2023 presidential election.
Asked about supporting the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the APC, Akeredolu said there were bigger issues to focus on.
“Religion is not the issue now. We have other issues that should be at the front burner in this country – the issue of restructuring, rotational presidency, etc.
“Since 1999, there is an understanding that the presidency will be rotated between the North and South.
“So if today, we have people who want to deploy manipulation to think they can change it, then we should not accept.
“If you listened to my lecture, I said if (Peter) Obi is elected as president, for me that will be alright. If Bola Ahmed Tinubu is elected, that will be all right.
“For me, it must come to the South,” Akeredolu said.