Addressing newsmen during the protest on Sunday in Kano, the Coordinator, Nura Bebeji said that the decision of the governors is a deliberate plan to sideline youths from participating in the presidential contest.
He explained that any attempt by the governors to deny Nigerians of their choice will certainly not augur well for the party in the upcoming 2023 election.
“We are concerned APC youths in the North. We are out to express our displeasure over what we heard in the media on the unfortunate decision by the eleven governors to cede leadership to the South.
“These are governors who cannot take back one-third of the region that is under the control of miscreants, terrorists, bandits and kidnappers that include states like Kano, Zamfara, Sokoto, Katsina, Kaduna and others.
“They now have the guts to put heads together to support a southern candidate for the APC all because of personal interest.
“For the slot of the Vice President, we the youths of the nation will only accept he who has proven records and will address main issues of concern like unemployment, security and youth marginalization for the party to retain leadership in 2023.
“If the party is interested in fulfilling the desires of a microscopic few over the desires of the majority, they should remember the loyalty they will expect at the polling units” he declared.
APC Northern Governors Back Southern Candidate
Eleven northern All Progressives Congress (APC) governors on Saturday met and declared their support for a southern presidential candidate for the ruling party. They recommended to President Muhammadu Buhari to limit the search to their southern counterparts.
In a statement they jointly signed, APC governors and political leaders from the northern states of Nigeria met to review the political situation and to express support for the party in providing progressive leadership amidst our national challenges.
According to the statement, “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.
