‘Is America Zoning?’ Dino Melaye Dismisses Power-Sharing Deal As ‘Archaic’

A file photo of Senator Dino Melaye during his appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today on October 28, 2021.

 

Senator Dino Melaye on Friday faulted Nigeria’s unofficial power-sharing deal, insisting it does not exalt excellence and meritocracy. 

“After 60 years of independence, it will be myopic, porous, parochial, archaic, and analogue thinking to still be talking about zoning,” he said on Channels Television’s Politics Today amid debates over the zoning of the presidential seat.

“We must graduate from a mediocre society to a meritorious society where the best foot is being put forward.”

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