Prominent human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has criticized the ongoing public discourse surrounding power rotation ahead of the 2027 general elections, labeling it a distraction from Nigeria’s critical challenges.
Speaking on Politics Today, a programme on Channels Television, Falana emphasized that the focus on zoning and political succession is diverting national attention away from more urgent problems such as insecurity, hunger, and failing infrastructure.
“I’m not going to join the campaign for power shift or power remaining in one part of the country for four years or eight years. No, that’s diversionary,” he said.
Falana stressed that the country’s leadership should prioritize addressing deep-rooted structural issues instead of indulging in what he called “elite power games” that have minimal impact on the everyday lives of Nigerians.
He called on political leaders to shift their energy towards formulating and implementing policies that directly uplift the living conditions of citizens, rather than being consumed by debates over which region should produce the next president.
“What Nigeria needs is not a fixation on rotational politics or term limits, but a united effort to fix the nation’s foundational problems,” Falana concluded.
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