Senate Minority Leader and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Senator Abba Moro, has thrown his weight behind the continuation of the presidency in southern Nigeria come 2027. He insisted that maintaining the North-South power rotation, though unwritten, is vital for political stability and fairness in the country.

Appearing on a Channels Television programme, the Benue South lawmaker cautioned political parties against presenting northern candidates in the 2027 election cycle. According to him, such a move would likely backfire, as it did in 2023.

“In 2023, the PDP, in its bid to unseat the APC government, decided to put its best foot forward and picked Atiku Abubakar,” Moro explained. “That choice, however, ignored the unwritten North-South rotation convention—and it backfired. The majority of Nigerians opted for a southern candidate to fulfill the spirit of that rotation.”

He noted that by 2027, the southern presidency would have only completed four years, and “the reasonable thing to do is for the South to complete its turn and make it eight years. Then, by 2031, Nigerians can rightly expect the North to produce the next president.”

Though he refrained from endorsing any specific candidate, Moro underscored the constitutional framework that allows a president two terms of four years. He warned that any attempt to disrupt this balance could cause political instability.

Moro also took a swipe at Atiku Abubakar and his 2023 running mate, Ifeanyi Okowa, who have reportedly distanced themselves from the PDP. He dismissed their exit as “good riddance,” accusing them of contributing to the party’s internal crisis. Nevertheless, he expressed optimism about the PDP’s ability to rebuild and reclaim its strength as a formidable opposition force.