Tinubu Meets Buhari, Talks On Zoning Of 2023 Presidency

The national leader of the ruling party of All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu says it is too early to start discussing about zoning for the 2023 presidential election.

Speaking with state house correspondents after meeting President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, Tinubu said the time is not yet ripe for discussing succession plans.

Asiwaju also dismissed the reports of Buhari seeking another term, commending the president “dismissing the rumour” in his New Year message to Nigerians.

According to him, “We cannot use 365 days in a year and 360° to work on politics, it’s not possible. Anybody talking about zoning now is just completely restless and not focused on the agenda of nation building and development of our country,” he said.

“That time is not now. We have just finished one election and Mr President is busy sorting out the Budget, working for the people of this country. Of course, restlessness of politics is going to be there, but any lover of this country will not talk about the succession plan yet. That’s the truth. Concentrate on working for the country, help the President to help the country. There’s nothing more than that.

He added that the only unpatriotic people would be using future elections and politics to distract the president from facing governance.

There have been reports of Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos, eyeing the number one seat in the land but Tinubu has not made any declaration regarding it despite his camping posters since 2019 across the country.