Abati, Oseni fault Atiku over anti-zoning comment, Dele Momodu disagrees

By Matilda Ikediobi
Arise TV anchors, Reuben Abati and Rufai Oseni, have faulted former Vice President Atiku Abubakar over his comment that competence, rather than power rotation, should determine who becomes Nigeria’s next President.
Abati and Oseni spoke on Arise TV’s Morning Show.
They argued that Atiku’s statement was self-serving and did not take account of the country’s social and political complexities.
Oseni said: “Alhaji Atiku Abubakar should stop being hypocritical. I beg in the name of God. The first time we ever tried a candidate that tried to bring competency to the ballot was in 1979 elections when Obafemi Awolowo and Philip Umeadi ran. They were two Southerners and ...