Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, on Sunday said that he was not an advocate of zoning.
Fayemi’s comment comes on the heels of various calls to have a President of South-Eastern extraction.
Many from the region have over the years felt marginalized and believed that 2023 would be the year for a balance to be achieved in the Nigerian political sphere.
Reacting to this, Fayemi who was a guest on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics said he understood why those who felt marginalized were clamouring for a South-East Presidency come 2023.
The governor said he also understood that “in a country that is multicultural, multi-religious and multi-ethnic, one of the equilibrating mechanisms is to ensure that those in leadership represent the mosaic that the country is”.
He, however, stressed that he was of the view that excellent Nigerians come from all parts of Nigeria, adding that there was no place where qualified and purpose-driven leaders could not be found.
Fayemi who was in charge of the APC primaries in 2014, said there was no reason why candidates from all parts of Nigeria would not partake in the primaries in 2023.
