By our reporter| Senator Ali Ndume, a ranking lawmaker, and Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, on Tuesday joined the growing number of nothern politicians drumming support for a southern president in 2023.
Ndume, who made his position known while rejecting the rumored presidential ambition of Senate President Ahmad Lawan as the consensus presidential candidate of the Senate caucus of the All Progressives Congress (APC), however, said that those behind the idea have not contacted him.
“They know my position,” he said in an interview with a national publication.
According to Ndume, it’s the turn of the South to rule the nation.
“I have nothing against Ahmad Lawan; he is my colleague but I have everything against injustice. I won’t support even my biological brother. Fielding a northerner is tantamount to injustice and tantamount to a third term. The so-called northern elders that are pushing it are doing so to perpetuate injustice.
“It’s the turn of the South and we have to support them to actualise this. I’m disappointed with those that are pushing this. I had since taken position even before my alignment with Amaechi,” he said.
APC had fixed its presidential primaries for May 30 and June 1.
So far, the candidates jostling for the party’s ticket include, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu (Lagos), Vice President Yomi Osinbajo (Ogun) Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers) Dave Umahi (Ebonyi ), Dr. Chris Ngige (Anambra), Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba (Imo), Senator Rochas Okorocha (Imo), Ihechukwu Dallas Chima (Abia), Usman Iwu (Imo), Ben Ayade (Cross River), Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers), Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim (Kwara), Mr. Tein Jack-Rich (Rivers), Yahaya Bello (Kogi) and Adamu Garba II (Adamawa).
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