{"id":87048,"date":"2021-09-27T19:07:21","date_gmt":"2021-09-27T18:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=87048"},"modified":"2021-09-27T19:07:21","modified_gmt":"2021-09-27T18:07:21","slug":"just-in-northern-governors-speak-on-souths-insistence-on-power-shift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/09\/27\/just-in-northern-governors-speak-on-souths-insistence-on-power-shift\/","title":{"rendered":"JUST IN: Northern governors speak on South&#8217;s insistence on power shift"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The northern governors&#8217; forum has declared that the position of their southern counterparts that the next president must come from the south, contradicts the provisions of the constitution.<\/p>\n<p>The position of the forum was made known on Monday after a meeting held in Kaduna.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that Southern governors have repeatedly maintained that power must shift to their region.<\/p>\n<p>In a communique signed by governor of Plateau state, Simon Lalong, the\u00a0governors said the position of their colleagues in the south is \u201ccondemnable\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The Forum observed that some Northern State Governors had earlier expressed views for a power-shift to three geopolitical zones in the South with a view to promoting unity and peace in the nation. 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