SOUTHERN governors on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have applauded the decision of ten northern governors to support a power transfer to the southern region in 2023.
The Southern APC governors expressed their delight in a statement issued by Chairman of the Southern Governors Forum, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, on Saturday.
They also praised Abubakar Badaru, the governor of Jigawa State, who resigned after the northern governors declared their support for the presidency in 2023.
The decision was made during a meeting of governors in Abuja on Saturday night, with Northern governors also requesting that aspirants from the region withdraw.
“We, therefore, wish to strongly recommend to President Muhammad Buhari that the search for his successor as the APC Presidential Candidate be limited to our compatriots from the Southern states.
“We appeal to all aspirants from the Northern state to withdraw in the national interest and allow only the aspirants from the south to proceed to the primaries. We are delighted by the decision of our esteemed colleague His Excellency Gov Abubakar Badaru to contribute to this patriotic quest by withdrawing his presidential aspiration,” a statement issued by the northern governors read.
