Nigeria Content Online

The Southern
Nigeria Defenders Forum, a pressure group, has advised politicians to
approach the next election with decorum and avoid comments that would
amount to drumming war songs in the country.

National Chairman
of the group, Andrew Yanga, said statements credited to politicians who
pledged to make the country ungovernable unless the presidential office
is zoned, is capable of fragmenting the nation. He said the south south
zone of the country should be the one to produce the next ruler for the
country on the basis of equity and justice.

He argued that in 50 years of the nation’s existence, the North had
ruled for 35 years, so there is no basis for the group led by Adamu
Ciroma to be clamouring for zoning. “We thought we now have one Nigeria
where political campaign should be based on developmental issues and
ideas. Unfortunately, Adamu Ciroma and people like him believe in
tribal politics, of Southern Nigeria versus Northern Nigeria,” he said.
“We challenge Ciroma and his group to a public debate on political
zoning in Nigeria. The debate will be moderated by the mass media; we
are waiting for them to take up this challenge.”