Ayodele Fayose, the former governor of Ekiti State, has once more called for the transfer of power to the south before the 2023 presidential election.
Despite being from the north, Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential nominee, is from the south.
In an interview with Premium Times, Fayose claimed that his proposal for a transfer of power to the south had nothing to do with Bola Tinubu, the APC candidate, or Peter Obi, the candidate for the Labour Party.
This is about our conviction that power must come to the south, and it is a struggle we must actualize, not Bola Tinubu or Obi, the former governor remarked.
“when the June 12 election was cancelled, the presidency was zoned to the southwest to pacify the southwest region.
“When former President Goodluck Jonathan was over staying, it was believed that he was already using the northern slot. So, he was opposed and a northern candidate was installed through the APC.
“This time, it is the turn of the south because Buhari has spent eight years. Why will PDP be insisting that it must again be the turn of the north.”
As a result of his calls for a power transfer to the south in the upcoming election, Fayose stated that he would not mind if the party removed him.
He said, “What I am saying is, it is the turn of the South, and if they want to expel me, to hell with them. I am not taking money from anyone to belong to this party.
“If they want to rock this boat, we will help them to rock it.”
