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Why we are backing south for presidency – APC northern governors

Eleven governors of the All Progressives Congress from the north, on Saturday, resolved power should shift to the southern region after President Muhammadu Buhari’s eight years tenure ending in 2023.
The governors, in a statement, said they took the decision “in the interest of building a stronger, more united and more progressive country.”
“After careful deliberation, we wish to state our firm conviction that after eight years in office of President Muhammadu Buhari, the presidential candidate of the APC for the 2023 elections should be one of our teeming members from the southern states of Nigeria.
“It is a question of honour for the APC, an obligation that is not in anyway affected by the decisions taken by another political party. We affirm that upholding this principle is in the interest of building a stronger, more united and more progressive country.
“We therefore wish to strongly recommend to President Muhammadu Buhari that the search for a successor as the APC’s presidential candidate be limited to our compatriots from the southern states.
“We appeal to all aspirants from the northern states to withdraw in the national interest and allow only the aspirants from the south to proceed to the primaries. We are delighted by the decision of our esteemed colleague, His Excellency, Governor Abubakar Badaru to contribute to this patriotic quest by withdrawing his presidential aspiration.
“The APC has a duty to ensure that the 2023 elections offer a nation-building moment, reaffirming that a democratic pathway to power exists for all who value cooperation and build national platforms. This moment calls for the most sober and inclusive approach to selecting our party’s candidate, and we call on all APC leaders to fulfil their responsibility in this regard.”
The governors involved are Governor Aminu Bello Masari (Katsina State); Abubakar Sani Bello (Niger); Abdullahi A. Sule (Nasarawa); Prof. B.G. Umara Zulum (Borno); Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai (Kaduna); Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya (Gombe). Others are Bello M. Matawalle (Zamfara).
The others are Simon Bako Lalong (Plateau); Senator Aliyu Wamakko (Sokoto); Dr. A.U. Ganduje (Kano); Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi).

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