The Chairman, Social Democratic Party, Delta Chapter, Mr Oke Idawene, has chided calls for zoning the 2023 presidency to a particular region of the country, describing it as undemocratic.
Idawene who spoke on Tuesday in Abuja during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, added that his party was opposed to zoning.
Idawene said the SDP was not for zoning but for competence, adding that it was time we stopped “regional tendencies“ in the country.
He said that Nigeria is one, saying that no matter the situation, the country would not disintegrate, adding that it would be great with the support of all and by God’s grace.
“Let us elect a leader who is a true Nigerian both in body, soul and spirit, so that at the end of the day, we can say Nigeria is going forward not backwards.
“Enough of us being a laughing stock, enough of retrogression, it’s time to move forward, SDP is anti-zoning, we believe in competence.
“For the Southern leaders, I’m from the South, if you want the presidency in 2023, I call on you to lobby, power is not given for free, it is taken, and it is a collective responsibility,” Idawene said.
