Zoning system, though not constitutional, is a strategy for winning elections –Ganduje

The Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje has declared that though, zoning system is not in the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, it is a strategy for winning elections.

Governor Ganduje who made the admission on Friday as a guest on Channels Television while reacting to a question of which zone should produce the 2023 presidency, also said that the southern region of the country should be allowed to produce the next president of Nigeria.

“The southern part of the country but there should be a consensus of the members.

“Zoning system, even though it is not in the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a strategy for winning elections.” Ganduje said.

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Speaking further during the TV interview, Ganduje said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will win the 2023 presidential election, adding that the ruling party has done well for Nigerians.

“I think in 2023, APC will win the election because more people are coming into the party. Though we lost some governors because of intraparty problems, at the same time some are coming into the party.

“Also there is a very strong movement now to reconcile the major actors and I think that is also making the party stronger,” he added.

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