By our reporter| President Muhammadu Buhari will to a very large extent, determine who will emerge as presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bornu state governor, Babagana Zulum said on Sunday.
Zulum, who made the disclosure while hosting Rotimi Amaechi, one of APC’S presidential candidates, in Maiduguri, Borno capital, said the state delegates are waiting for Buhari’s counsel on who to choose as the party’s flag bearer.
According to him, the ruling party needs a candidate that would help it retain power in 2023.
“Borno state delegates will vote based on their conscience. But again, our leader, General Muhammadu Buhari, is very important in this political equation,” he said.
“We are still waiting for him to tell us what to do and we will follow. His advice is very important so we have to wait for his advice.
“Nigerians should pray for a good candidate to emerge, irrespective of tribe, region or ethnic background but a candidate that will ensure the APC forms the central government come 2023.”
Amaechi, earlier in his speech pledged to end the insurgency in the north-east and insecurity in general if elected.
“When I was governor of Rivers State, Buratai was a brigade commander while Abba Suleiman was the police commissioner,” he said.
“We ensured we engaged the teeming and idle youths by giving them jobs that kept them from the streets.”
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