Nigeria’s Power Rotation Pact Faces Scrutiny

The presidency has called for the north to respect the current eight-year tenure of the south, emphasizing the need for reciprocity and national stability. It stressed that Nigeria’s national stability is at risk, urging the north to uphold the unwritten power rotation agreement.

The presidency described the power rotation arrangement as a reciprocal compact, not a sectional concession, which has helped stabilize the fourth republic. It highlighted the importance of allowing the south to complete its full term.

Chuba Okadigbo, representing the south, and Dr. Alhaji Abubakar Rimi, representing the north, were cited in the discussion. The presidency referenced Chief Sunday Awoniyi’s 1998 declaration, which urged the north to avoid fielding a candidate to heal the nation’s wounds.