Hannatu Musawa, the Minister of Art, Culture, and the Creative Economy has opined that political balance must remain in the southern part of Nigeria at least in the next four years in a bid to strike a balance in terms of politics and inclusivity.
The minister made this disclosure in an interview granted on Channels Television on Friday. She explained that zoning remains a part of Nigerian politics due to the inability of Nigerians to rise beyond ethnic divisions and colorations.
“I think zoning is important only because we have not been able to get over the doldrums of ethnicity and we’re not looking at ourselves as Nigerian,” she said.
Reflecting on the post-Buhari political structure, the minister noted that after eight years of a Northern presidency, it was only fair that power shifted to the South.
“So it is understandable that after eight years of President Buhari, who was from the North, power needed to shift down to the South.
“Hopefully one day we’ll be able to get over that and candidates will only be judged on their capacity and what they have to bring to the table. But since we are not there yet for the benefit of this politics now, power should certainly for the next four, six years remain in the Southern part of the country.”
Mrs Musawa noted that she wrote a poem titled ‘I Am a Nigerian’ with the intention to engender unity. She promised that the poem would soon be re-aired on national platforms.
