Former African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate Dumebi Kachikwu has raised concerns about what he describes as systemic barriers preventing southern Nigerians from ascending to the presidency, during a recent appearance on TVC TV.
In the televised interview, Kachikwu expressed his frustration with the current political dynamics in Nigeria, particularly regarding regional representation in the country’s highest office.
“And when I speak right, I speak about the injustice, I speak about fighting for justice in this country, fighting for justice for the south,” Kachikwu stated during the interview.
The Delta State-born politician acknowledged his previous stance against the use of divisive factors in politics but indicated a shift in his perspective based on current observations.
“I have always been one who’s against using religion, tribe, and ethnicity in politics, but I now realize that with what I see today, if someone doesn’t start shouting, doesn’t start speaking up, it’s very easy for a southern president to be demonized and hounded out of office for another northerner to come in,” he explained.
Kachikwu painted a picture of what he sees as a cyclical pattern that disadvantages southern politicians, describing it as a system that perpetuates northern dominance in the presidency.
“We continue in this same merry-go-round where it seems that I, as a son from Delta State, can never go past this glass ceiling for presidency; that a Peter Obi can never be president of Nigeria because he’s an Igbo man; that a Yoruba man can never comfortably be president because we are from the south,” he said, using specific examples to illustrate his point.
The former presidential candidate concluded his remarks by directly addressing his opposition to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, stating, “That’s the fight I have against Atiku.”
The interview highlights ongoing discussions about regional balance and representation in Nigerian politics, with Kachikwu’s comments adding to the broader national conversation about equitable power distribution across the country’s diverse regions.
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