A chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Abubakar Girei, has called on the party to consider a partnership of Prof Yemi Osibanjo and Babagana Zulum as flag bearers for the 2023 presidential elections.
Girei believes only the above combination will ensure victory for the ruling party.
The former senator representing Adamawa Central from 1999-2003, stated that if APC will zone it’s presidential slot to the South, it would only be proper to consider the serving Vice President for him to consolidate on the successes of President Muhammadu Buhari. Girei also suggests for the Governor of Borno State as running mate to Prof Osibanjo.
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Girei who spoke with newsmen on Monday called on the leadership of the APC to avoid a costly mistake in the choice of it’s presidential candidates.
While remarking that those calling for a power shift to the South-East are not wrong, he argued that it is morally right to give the ticket to the South-West because of the support the zone gave to the Muhammadu Buhari in the last election.
‘Somebody who by right and constitutionally too has right to fly the flag of the APC come 2023 is the Vice President of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, and he is from South-West. Who else is better than him?,’ Girei asked.
‘So, whoever comes out to be the flag bearer of APC from the South-West, I think he should naturally pick someone from North-East as his running mate. We have so many of them in the North-East but you will agree with me we have one governor that has now distinguished himself as the best governor in the country, that is Prof Babagana Zulum of Borno State, the best performing governor in the country today.
‘If somebody like Prof Osinbajo can pair up with Babagana Zulum, I have no doubt in my mind that we will win the election hands down.
‘But as I said, it is not yet time for that. Even the South-West we are talking about is not because they are the most deserving zone in this country. The most deserving as far as I am concerned is the North-East followed by the South-East.
‘The North-East has never produced the president of this country. but because of this gentlemen’s agreement and understanding we said the South-West played a very prominent role in midwifing the APC and have given 100 per cent support to the emergence of President Muhammadu Buhari as President; therefore, morally we are duty-bound to have someone from the South-West as the next president,’ he said.
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