GistZone — Former Kaduna Central Senator Shehu Sani has said that if Atiku Abubakar wins the 2027 presidential election, it would mark the end of Nigeria’s informal rotational presidency arrangement.

Sani made the comment during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today while discussing the 2027 presidential race.

According to him, the South should be allowed to complete an eight-year presidential tenure before power returns to the North in 2031.

Sani stressed that Atiku has the constitutional right to contest the presidency. However, he argued that political considerations around fairness, equity and national unity should be taken into account.

If Atiku wins, it means that is the end of rotational presidency in Nigeria,” Sani said, warning that such a development could create strong reactions in parts of Southern Nigeria.

The former senator also urged political parties to field southern candidates for the 2027 presidential election.

Rotational presidency is an informal political arrangement between Nigeria’s northern and southern regions and is not a requirement of the Nigerian Constitution.