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An expert in strategic management and human capital development, Professor Okey Ikechukwu, has carpeted the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, over his recent comments on the 2027 presidential election.
Ikechukwu, while expressing his view during an interview with Arise News, said the comment by Akume was totally unnecessary and distracting.
Naija News recalls Akume, who spoke on Sunday while featuring on a TVC programme, advised Atiku and other northern political bigwigs to shelve the ambition of contesting for the 2027 presidency and wait till 2031 when President Bola Tinubu would have completed his second term in office.
However, Prof. Ikechukwu urged the SGF to focus on political realities rather than regional entitlements.
He also addressed historical patterns of leadership in Nigeria and the practical challenges of altering the current political structure.
“The statement by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, was totally unnecessary,” Ikechukwu remarked.
“It created a distraction, it’s directing fights that are phantom fights, and to that extent, I’m not sure that he has even served his party well. But again, somebody is free to comment.”
On the historical perspective to the Nigerian presidency, Ikechukwu said based on Akume’s perspective, the North has been in power for longer than other regions.
If you want to speak of the leadership of Nigeria, the highest position is that of the president or head of state.
“If that’s a criterion he wants to use to measure which region has held the larger part of that position, be ready to admit that the north has been in power for a much longer period,” he said.
