Abati, Oseni fault Atiku over anti-zoning comment, Dele Momodu disagrees

Arise TV anchors Reuben Abati and Rufai Oseni criticized former Vice President Atiku Abubakar for his comments suggesting that competence should determine Nigeria's next president over power rotation. Oseni pointed out that competent candidates like Obafemi Awolowo and Philip Umeadi were rejected in 1979 due to their regional backgrounds. Abati also stated that claiming the next president must come from the South would be intellectually defeatist.