The recently published article titled “Rotation Holds the Key to Nasarawa’s Unity” argues that political rotation among the three senatorial districts of Nasarawa State is essential for equity, peace, and stability. While the argument is emotionally appealing, it is, at its core, anti-democratic and counterproductive to the ideals of progress and good governance that the people of Nasarawa truly deserve.
In a democracy, the true foundation of political stability and equity is not rotation or zoning , it is the power of the people to choose their leaders freely based on competence, experience, and connection to the grassroots. Democracy thrives when merit, performance, and the will of the people drive leadership selection, not when leadership is confined to a rotational formula that reduces governance to a turn-by-turn arrangement.
Let us be clear: no senatorial district in Nasarawa State has been marginalized. The North, South, and West have all produced governors, each emerging not by the dictate of zoning but by the collective will of the electorate. From Senator Abdullahi Adamu (West) to the late Alhaji Aliyu Akwe Doma and Senator Umaru Tanko Al-Makura (South), and now Engr Abdullahi A. Sule (North), the people have always exercised their right to choose who they believe can best serve them. That is the essence of democracy.