By Vivian Okejeme, Abuja
The Coalition for Nigeria (CN) has expressed total support for Mamman Daura to speak on the future of Nigeria as an elder statesman.
The President of the Coalition, Patriot Sabo Ode, says that the President Muhammadu Buhari’s nephew, Daura, eminently qualified to express his vision for a new Nigeria.
Daura had in a recent interview aired by BBC Hausa Service dismissed the issue of zoning and rotation of the nation’s presidency.
The veteran Journalist had argued that competence, not geography, should determine the next president of Nigeria in 2023, stressing that: “This turn-by-turn was done once, twice, and three times. It is better for this country to be one it should be for the most competent person and not for someone who comes from somewhere”.
And according to CN, the outrage that trailed Daura’s assertion is “unnecessary due to the noble and patriotic goal it is capable of achieving for the country”.
The group added that Daura’s preference for competence over parochial considerations should be applauded, especially as he did not in any way favour any region or zone.
The Coalition, however, advised the Ohanaeze Ndigbo and others that is high time the country moves away from parochial sentiments and submit to the dynamics of modern time.
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