Some Northern Nigerian leaders are working to present a consensus presidential candidate ahead of the 2023 presidential election.
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar and the flagbearer of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso are the major candidates in the forthcoming election.
According to sources who spoke with Newsmen, several Northern leaders support Atiku’s presidential ambition.
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According to the source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, the former vice president has been chosen as a consensus candidate.
According to the source, “Our people have resolved to adopt a consensus candidate for 2023 and the person they have picked is former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, the candidate of the PDP.”
According to the source, who is a member of the Northern Elders Forum, major figures in the North are putting pressure on Kwankwaso to withdraw in favor of Atiku.
The source said, “I can tell you that our leaders in the North have commenced moves to pressurise Senator Kwankwaso to drop his presidential bid for Atiku Abubakar in the interest of our people.”
There are rumors that Kwankwaso has refused to resign in order to make way for Atiku.
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The former Kano State Governor intends to pursue his presidential ambitions.
A source in the NNPP said, “Madugu (Kwankwaso’s sobriquet) has been bombarded with calls and visitations from prominent leaders in the North to drop his bid for Waziri (Atiku’s traditional title) but he (former Kano governor) has remained adamant.”
The source noted that Kwankwaso’s refusal to step down might not be unconnected to the circumstances that led to his exit from the PDP.
The source added, “It would be difficult for Madugu to support the PDP because of the way some people close to Alhaji Atiku treated him when he was there, so such a possibility is very remote.
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“I think even if he drops his bid, the only person Madugu would back is Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.”
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