Only A Mad Person Will Say North Will Remain In Power For 100 Years – Sagay SAN

Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), Chairman of the Presidential Advisory
Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) on Tuesday said only a
mentally retarded person will proclaim that the North will remain
in power forever.

Speaking in a chat with Daily Independent, Sagay said for the
sake of peace the unwritten agreement of power rotation between the
North and South after eight years must be adhered to.

According to him, power must shift to the South in 2023 after
President Muhammadu Buhari must have completed his tenure in
2023.

He said anyone thinking of truncating that arrangement is
interested in the break-up of Nigeria.

“No rational mind will say things like that. Only an ethnic
jingoist or a person who is mentally retarded and who does not have
the interest of the country at heart will utter such a statement.
That statement can only come from somebody who wants us to break
apart”.

“No sane person will talk in such an irresponsible manner. The
mode of exercise of power and choice of presidency has been
established. Every eight years, it moves from the North to the
South and from the South to the North, depending on which region
was in power at the particular time”.

“If anyone thinks he can change that, then that person does not
consider the future of Nigeria. The country cannot survive any idea
of a group of people in the North or South saying they will remain
in power permanently without respecting the rotation rule” he
said.

The minister of Youth and Sports Development, Hon. Sunday Dare
restated that the administration of His Excellency, President
Muhammed Buhari encourages and supports any platform that enhances
the development of sports and youth, especially African Youth

1. According to him, the approved African Union Sports Council
   Region 2 Strategic plan 2017 – 2024 lays emphasis on training and
   retraining of Youth and Sports Administrators.
2. The Honourable minister who was ably represented by the
   Permanent Secretary, Mr Olusade Adesola, made this known while
   declaring open the Young Leaders in Sports Capacity building
   seminar in Abuja.
3. The overall objective of the seminar is to train trainers from
   the African Union Sports Council Region 2 member States on
   leadership and managerial skills, who in turn will transmit the
   acquired knowledge to young leaders in sports in their respective
   countries, the minister added.
4. Hon. Dare seized the opportunity to congratulate the nominees
   for being chosen to be pioneer beneficiaries of this all important
   and rewarding seminar.
5. In his opening remarks, the General Manager, AUSC Region 2,Mr.
   Caleb Gidado said that the African Union Sports Council in
   collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports
   Development, Nigeria is spearheading the seminar to groom young
   sports administrators who will take over the mantle of leadership
   in the sports sector in the nearest future.
6. Young Leaders in Sports Capacity building seminar with the
   theme,”Creating opportunity for youth empowerment through sports “,
   is aimed at repositioning the status of leadership in regional,
   continental and international sports movements for productivity,
   growth and development.
7. The seminar has youth representatives from 15 ECOWAS Countries,
   and will run for three days.

Ngozi Obiechina

Information Officer

For: Director, Press