{"id":193384,"date":"2022-06-04T22:07:39","date_gmt":"2022-06-04T21:07:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=193384"},"modified":"2022-06-04T22:07:39","modified_gmt":"2022-06-04T21:07:39","slug":"breaking-northern-apc-govs-back-power-shift-to-south","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/06\/04\/breaking-northern-apc-govs-back-power-shift-to-south\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Northern APC govs back power shift to South"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>All Progressives Congress Governors from the Northern part of the country have backed the transfer of power to the South.<\/p>\n<p>The decision was taken at a meeting of the governors on Saturday night in Abuja. The Northern governors also asked aspirants from the northern region to withdraw.<\/p>\n<p>They asked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/06\/04\/buhari-to-meet-with-apc-presidential-hopefuls-tonight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buhari<\/a> to limit his search for a successor as the APC\u2019s presidential candidate to the South.<\/p>\n<p>They said power shift to the South will be in the interest of building a stronger, more united and more progressive country.<\/p>\n<p>Based on their advisory, Governor Abubakar Badaru of Jigawa State has withdrawn from presidential race.<\/p>\n<p>The Governors and leaders made their position known in a communique at the end of a meeting in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>The leaders, who sent an advisory to Buhari were Governors Nasir el-Rufai, Aminu Bello Masari, Simon Lalong, Abdullahi Ganduje, Muhammed Inuwa Yahaya, Bello Matawalle and Abubakar Sani Bello.<\/p>\n<p>Others were Abdullahi Sule, Babagana Umara Zulum, Atiku Bagudu and ex-Governor Aliyu Wamakko.<\/p>\n<p>The communique said: \u201cAPC governors and political leaders from the northern states of Nigeria today met to review the political situation and to further support our party in providing progressive leadership amidst our national challenges.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring our discussions, we welcomed President Muhammadu Buhari\u2019s invitation to governors and other stakeholders to contribute to the emergence of a strong presidential candidate for the APC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter 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. \u201cIt is a question of honour for the APC, an obligation that is not in anyway affected by the decisions taken by another political party.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe affirm that upholding this principle is in the interest of building a stronger, more united and more progressive country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They pleaded with Buhari to limit his search for a successor to the South.<\/p>\n<p>They added: \u201cWe therefore wish to strongly recommend to President Muhammadu Buhari that the search for a successor as the APC\u2019s presidential candidate be limited to our compatriots from the southern States.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe appeal to all aspirants from the northern states to withdraw in the national interest and allow only the aspirants from the south to proceed to the primaries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are delighted by the decision of our esteemed colleague, His Excellency, Governor Abubakar Badaru to contribute to this patriotic quest by withdrawing his presidential aspiration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe APC has a duty to ensure that the 2023 elections offer a nation-building moment, reaffirming that a democratic pathway to power exists for all who value cooperation and build national platforms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis moment calls for the most sober and inclusive approach to selecting our party\u2019s candidate, and we call on all APC leaders to fulfil their responsibility in this regard.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All Progressives Congress Governors from the Northern part of the country have backed the transfer of power to the South. 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