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As political permutations for the 2027 general elections intensify, a political group, the South-North Progressive Forum (SNPF), has canvassed the zoning of the presidency to the Southern part of Nigeria.
Addressing reporters in Abuja on Sunday, chairman of the SNPF, Comrade Festus Onyekwulisi, called on existing political parties to respect the North-South power rotation.
“It is not enough for few political elites to agree to the zoning of 2027 presidency to the South. There must be a conscious mobilisation to ensure that millions of citizens across southern states as well as the nineteen northern states actively buy into this idea.
“We are quietly leading the building of a national consensus that would impact the voting process in 2027,” Onyekwulisi stated.
The SNPF is also calling on the National Assembly to enact laws formalising power rotation for elective positions.
The group urged all political parties, including the African Democratic Congress (ADC) which is yet to zone its presidential ticket, to embrace zoning in 2027, for the sake of national stability.
“As the 2027 elections draw nearer, the South-North Progressive Forum is positioning itself as a potent, issue-based movement determined to ensure that the next election is fought on the tenets of equity and justice, potentially reshaping the nation’s political landscape,” it said.
Citing Nigeria’s democratic history since 1957, Onyekwulisi said the North has held the presidency for a cumulative 24 years, compared to the South’s 18 years.
He argued that allowing the South another four-year term in 2027 is not a matter of political favour but a necessary step to reinforce the principles of fairness, federal character, and national cohesion.
“This is not about mere politics, it is about national integration, equity, justice, and fairness. It is about ensuring national cohesion so that we have peace in this nation; our vision is a Nigeria where no group dominates, but where every section has a genuine sense of belonging,” he said.
The group said it’s embarking on grassroots mobilisation strategy and that it has unveiled an ambitious plan to galvanise a minimum of 10 million votes to ensure the emergence of a Southern president in 2027.
According to him, more than 30,000 individuals have been mobilised as coordinators out of the country’s 58,300 identified communities, towns and villages for the project.
Onyekwulisi said the group is running simultaneous sensitisation programmes aimed at combating voter apathy and electoral malpractices, warning that politicians who planning to weaponise insecurity, hunger, or religious and ethnic sentiments will be disappointed in 2027.
“Those antics have expired, the 2027 election is not going to be politics as usual. Any politician who wants to coerce Nigerians will fail woefully and Nigerians will vote their conscience,” he asserted.
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