The Arewa Youths Consultative Forum, AYCF, has reacted to
reports that Atiku Abubakar, former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential
candidate, will be running for the same office in 2023.
One of Atiku’s sons, Abubakar Adamu had explained that the
former Vice President would contest for presidency again in 2023 because “he
has been an astute, strategic, master politician for almost four decades.”
Adamu, who is the Commissioner for Works and Energy in
Adamawa State made the disclosure while presenting his Ministry’s one-year
score card.
Atiku was defeated during the 2015 presidential election by
President Muhammadu Buhari after several attempts.
Reacting to the declaration, ACYF President-General, Yerima
Shettima said the North had not taken position on backing any candidate, ahead
of the next presidential election.
Speaking with Dailypost, Shettima said consultations would
be made and the North would come up with a candidate.
He said: “There is going to be wide consultations, the North
has not taken a position and if you are to be his son, you will also say the
same thing that you want your father to be the president.
“There is nothing wrong in Atiku’s son saying his father
will contest or win election, anybody can say such.
“The North has not taken position on Atiku and any candidate
for now, there is no consultation to that effect.
“We will definitely consult with our kinsmen so that we can
agree and take a common position.”
On North retaining power in 2023, Shettima said: “The
assurance I have is that we run a just society and also we run a democratic
government where people will go out en-masse and do the needful by voting.”
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