The Arewa Consultative Forum,
ACF, has said the apex northern group will not endorse either President
Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress, APC or the Peoples
Democratic Party, PDP candidate, Atiku Abubakar, ahead of the 2019 presidential
election.
The Secretary-General of the ACF,
Anthony Sani, told Punch that there were other presidential candidates of
northern extraction from other political parties who might also need
endorsement.
The ACF scribe said the forum
cannot afford to overlook the other candidates at the expense of Buhari or
Atiku.
The ACF secretary said the
emergence of Buhari and Atiku from the northern region would pave the way for
“real issues of genuine concern to ordinary Nigerians.”
Sani added, “Though Atiku and
Buhari have emerged as presidential candidates of the two main political
parties, it is important to note that there are other presidential candidates
of northern extraction in some other political parties who cannot be ignored.
“Unlike the pan-Yoruba
socio-cultural group, Afenifere, which planned to endorse a yet unidentified
candidate, Sani insisted that it was not practicable for the forum to endorse
the candidate of a political party.
“What the ACF does is to
enlighten the electorate about the qualities to look for in candidates who can
provide purposeful and effective leadership.
“It will further enlighten the
public about the party manifestos that can deliver on what most northerners
share.
“In the case of the incumbent
President, the performance of the administration by way of fair and realistic
assessment of progress against plans by the government for the purpose of
informed judgment on election day is expected to form part of the enlightenment
of voters.”
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