Northern governors are hypocrites – PANDEF

Northern governors are hypocrites – PANDEF

The Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) described the position of northern governors to power shift to the South in 2023 as most ridiculous and hypocritical.

Reacting, National Publicity Secretary of PANDEF, Ken Robinson, recalled that the South in 2015 and 2019 supported President Buhari to be president, questioning why the northern governors did not object to rotation.

Robinson said: “The Northern governors’ opposition to power shift to the South is most ridiculous, cowardly and irresponsible. Their opinion on the issue of Southern Presidency is preposterous and parochial; they enjoyed massive support from the South for President Buhari to attain power.

Northern governors are hypocrites – PANDEF

“It exposes them as hypocrites and cowards. That is what they are and they should be told clearly. No sane person would say power should not rotate after eight years of a northern presidency.

“Buhari was supported by Southern Nigeria to become President.

“Anybody, no matter how highly or lowly placed, that says that there should be no power rotation in 2023 does not love Nigeria. Those people do not want Nigeria to progress and to be united; they do not want peace in Nigeria.

“Let it be known to the Northern governors and indeed the Northern community that there can be no peace without justice, and saying that there should be no power rotation is an act of injustice against southern Nigeria.

“On VAT, PANDEF wholly supports the position of Rivers, Lagos and the Southern governors that states should collect VAT.”