Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, has called for presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to be zoned to the south.
Sanwo-Olu said while aspirants from the North have also joined the race, for fairness and equity, the ticket should be ceded to the south.
The governor stated this on Tuesday in Abuja after submitting his completed governorship form.
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According to him: “That’s unfair for you to say we did not arrive at a consensus. You should have asked what was the objective? Did we achieve the objective of that meeting? The answer is yes. We needed to have ourselves in the room, lock up ourselves and have frank conversation which was exactly what we did.
“Are we going to have further conversation with the leadership? Yes, I believe so. So we are not fed up, we were sincere with ourselves and we hope that in future engagement all the aspirations we have in our region will come to pass.”
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Asked if Southern presidency still stands considering the fact that aspirants from the North have also picked forms, the governor said: “I think we believe so and I think. That’s what is fair, that is what is just. But it is really about Nigeria. There are aspirations everywhere and there are so many qualified people but for equity and fairness,, I think it is just morally fair that it goes to that part (south) and South-west is top-notch in that. We believe that our positions from those meetings are still very valid and everybody must consider.”
