Former Benue State Governor and current Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, has said that Northerners, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, aspiring to be President in 2027 should hold their horses till 2031.
Akume also appealed to Nigerians to allow the controversial Tax Bills to scale through required legislative processes stating that the Bills were well envisioned for Nigerians.
Akume spoke his mind on “Politics on Sunday,” a weekend programme on TVC.
He said, “President Tinubu, as a Southerner, should be allowed to have a second term, meaning that those eyeing the Presidency from the North in 2027 should look beyond that year by waiting till 2031.
“If it is the will of God for Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to be President of Nigeria, even at the age of 90 years, he can get it, but he and other Northerners, eyeing the office now, should look beyond 2027.”
Atiku was Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2023 elections.
He said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had not lost goodwill among Nigerians as a result of the controversial tax reform Bills and other strategic economic decisions taken within the last 17 months.
According to Akume, the Tax Reform Bills were well-envisioned laws designed to take the country out of the woods when fully considered and passed by the National Assembly.
He said: “President Tinubu through the reform Bills, wants to reposition the Nation’s economy as he earlier did with the removal of fuel subsidy and harmonization of the foreign exchange windows in the country.
“It is very easy to destroy but difficult to build, the various reforms being rolled out are meant to rebuild the destroyed Nigeria by previous administrations.
“Very soon, Nigerians will start seeing results from the reforms being carried out.”
