A presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr Sam Ohuabunwa, says Nigeria is not yet ripe to jettison the zoning system.
Ohuabunwa, who is the Convener of the New Nigeria Group, stated this at a news conference in Abuja on Tuesday.
He explained that for now jettison zoning would not be a good idea given the country’s level of political development and ethnic diversity.
Ohuabunwa said that zoning was still needed to ensure inclusiveness, where the interest of the majority and minority would be protected.
He said that given the level of diversity, Nigeria would not have a wholesome nation if zoning, “which is like the federal character is jettisoned”.
Ohuabunwa noted that if there was no federal character, then the civil service would have been dominated by a section of Nigeria.
He said that it was important that zoning continues until every region of the country produce a president before a collective decision could be made to abandon the system.
