A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Senator Chris Ukpabi, has chided Northern leaders for agitating for power shift, saying the clamour is laughable.
He said the “born-to-rule” slogan of the North was outdated, urging the northern agitators to moderate their agitation.
Ukpabi said: “It is a laughing matter. They are merely playing out a script, which had been handed over to them by one of their leaders. That is the script they are playing out.
“On October 12, 1960, that leader said this nation called Nigeria is their private property bequeathed to them by their great-grandfather, Usman Danfodio, and they will resist any change in power.”
The PDP elder from Abia State said the zone, which has ruled Nigeria for 38 years, has insisted on power shift, thereby conveying the impression that power is its sole birthright.
Ukpabi said democracy can only survive in the country, if power rotates among the six geo-political zones.
Urging the Northern leaders to reflect properly on their agitations, he said there is no president who would not like a second term.
Ukpabi said the purported agreement between the President and some governors lacked merit, adding that the gang-up against the President would fail.