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Badaru withdraws as Northern APC governors make case for South

  • Ahmad Lawan, Yahaya Bello urged to quit race

Jigawa State Governor Muhammad Badaru Abubakar has withdrawn his presidential ambition as Northern governors appealed to all aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the North to withdraw from the race in national interest.

The Northern APC governors and political leaders also recommended to President Muhammadu Buhari that the search for the ruling party’s presidential candidate for the 2023 elections should be limited to the South.

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Statement by Northerm States APC Governors and Political Leaders

APC governors and political leaders from the northen states of Nigeria today met to review the political situation and to further support our Party in providing progressive leadership amidst our national challenges.

During our discussions, we welcomed President Muhammadu Buhari’s invitation to governors and other stakeholders to
contribute to the emergence of a strong presidential candidate for the APC.

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 northerm 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.

Signed, 4h June 2022:

Aminu Bello Masari, Governor of Katsina State

Abubakar Sani Bello, Governor of Niger State

Abdullahi A. Sule, Governor of Nasarawa State

Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, Governor of Borno State

Nasir Ahmad EI-Rufai, Governor of Kaduna State

Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya, Governor of Gombe State

Bello M. Matawalle, Governor of Zamfara State

Simon Bako Lalong, Governor of Plateau State

Senator Aliyu Wamakko, Former Governor of Sokoto State

Dr. Abdullahi U. Ganduje, Governor of Kano State

Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, Governor of Kebbi State

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