Africa Business Radio

The Coalition of Northern Groups has opposed the zoning arrangement by political parties, describing it as unconstitutional and a plot to intimidate the north from contesting for the presidency in 2023.CNG spokesperson, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman says the group aligns with the position of the Northern Governors’ Forum, asking the political parties to jettison the idea of zoning the post to the southern region of Nigeria. He says the north will not be obliged to any zoning arrangement for elective positions in the forthcoming general election.The CNG resolved that zoning of elective positions is unconstitutional, undemocratic and must be jettisoned.