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BREAKING: Northern APC govs back southern presidential candidate as Badaru withdraws

Stanley Osariemen by Stanley Osariemen
June 4, 2022
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) governors from the north have asked President Muhammadu Buhari to look toward the southern presidential hopefuls when considering his successor.

The governors released a statement to this effect after a meeting on Saturday.

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They asked the northern presidential hopefuls to withdraw from the race in national interest.

This led Jigawa Governor Badaru to withdraw from the presidential race, according to a statement by the governors

The governors who signed the statement include Bello Masari, Katsina; Nasir El-Rufai, Kaduna; Atiku Bagudu, Kebbi; Simon Lalong, Plateau; Abdullahi Ganduje, Kano; Bello Matawalle, Zamfara; Inuwa Yahaya, Gombe; Babagana Zulum, Borno; Sani Bello, Niger; and Abdullahi Sule, Nasarawa.

The announcement comes as President Muhammadu Buhari meets 13 aspirants cleared to contest the party’s primaries on June 6-8 in Abuja.

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Tags: 2023 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONAPCNorthern governors

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