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2023: No Agreement To Zone Presidency To South In APC – Yahaya Bello
Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello says the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) did not at any point in time reach a consensus to have the south produce the next president.
There have been sustained and strident clamours for the APC to zone the 2023 presidential ticket to the Southern part of Nigeria.
Many APC stalwart, including prominent northerners, and governors have lent their voices to the agitation as they deem it the right thing to do.
Among those who have thrown their weight behind a southern presidency in 2023 are Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State and his Kaduna counterpart, Governor Nasir El-Rufai..
But speaking to reporters in Abuja over the weekend, Yahaya Bello said anyone, irrespective of their geopolitical zone, can aspire to the presidency in 2023, as there was no zoning arrangement in the APC.
He cited the absence of zoning in the last two presidential elections to substantiate his assertion, noting that the primaries were thrown open and everyone who wanted to be president tossed his hat into the ring.
He said: “There is nothing like zoning in our party. In 2015, there was no zoning; many aspirants, including former governor Rochas Okorocha contested.
“In 2019, there was no zoning; people in APC were not courageous enough to contest with President Muhammadu Buhari.”
Yahaya Bello
Asked if he is interested in the 2023 presidency, Bello said: “If it’s the will of God for me to become president in this country at the right time, I will be.”
The Kogi governor boasted that he would defeat any candidate he decides to contest against for the 2023 presidency with a record-breaking vote.
“I will record a vote that has never been recorded in Nigeria by the grace of God. But that’s not the issue right now; the issue is there must be Nigeria before we talk of 2023,” the governor added.
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