A former member of the House of Representatives, Junaid Mohammed has said the north will insist on two tenures if President Muhammadu Buhari does not finish his term in office.

He said this in an interview with Punch.

Mohammed said if Osinbajo takes over from Buhari before his tenure elapses, power should return to the northern region “for a solid eight to ten years”.

“One thing I know is that, if Osinbajo becomes the president from whatever date to 2019, he cannot contest that position again,” he said.

“This was the understanding that was reached with Jonathan Goodluck (with the PDP) and he reneged on it and nearly threw the country into a civil war. This time around, those, whether from the north, south-south, south-west or south-east, who sign agreements with whomever, must make such public.

“They should also state the time when this agreement will come into force. We cannot now avoid the constitution. If there is the need to follow the constitution, we must follow the letter and spirit of the constitution – that is up till 2019.

“Beyond that, power should come back to where Buhari comes from and remain there for a solid eight to 10 years – unless in running for a second term the person loses re-election. There is nothing one can do about that.”

Azeez