Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige said the South-East producing the next president would help in addressing the feelings of marginalisation in the region.
Ngige complained that the 1999 Constitution doesn’t support zoning, which would have boosted the chance of the region in 2023 presidential election.
According to the minister, who spoke during Channels Television’s Newsnight programme, what suits the current situation in 1995 Constitution by the late General Sani Abacha.
He said, “The people in the area have perceived that they are marginalised, that they are unappreciated, whether it was done by propaganda and brainwashing or not, that is now immaterial.
“So, I agree with that proposal, unfortunately, the Nigerian Constitution does not have that. This is where I quarrel with those who authored the 1999 Constitution.
“I still believe today, tomorrow, the Abacha Constitution of 1995 that espouses rotational presidency into the six zones in Nigeria, a single five-year tenure in order to heal all the wounds; the wounds of civil war, and the wound of June 12.
“Now, that constitution would have been the best constitution for Nigerians to use for the next 30 years by which the six zones would have tested the presidency.”