Ahmadu Fintiri, governor of Adamawa, says Atiku Abubakar,
former vice-president, has the “intelligence” to win the 2023 presidential
election.
In recent times, there have been speculations that Abubakar,
who was the 2019 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),
is eyeing the party’s 2023 presidential ticket.
The speculations are coming amid the heightened calls that
the next PDP presidential ticket should be zoned to the southern region of the
country.
Asked if he will supporting the former vice president,
Fintiri, in an interview on Channels Television on Tuesday, said he would
support Atiku if he gets the presidential ticket.
“I’m a supporter of everybody and he (referring to Atiku) is
a leader. He is my father; he is a leader to everybody in PDP. He is our last
presidential candidate and if given the opportunity again, I will support him,”
he said.
“By every intention you can read all over, you know that he
has the experience and the intelligence to run and win the election and deliver
properly.
“If he is given the ticket by my party, I will not deny him.
I will ensure that I will deliver him and I will work across this country to
sell him and market him to every Nigerian who believes in him and also believes
in me.”
Asked if his support for Atiku validates the concept of
zoning, Fintiri said he wishes that the PDP would make the 2023 presidential
ticket open to everyone.
“We have just zoned the party’s offices. We would soon again
come back to take the decision on the presidency and Fintiri alone does not
constitute the body that would take the decision on the zoning for the
presidency for my party,” he said.
“I so wish that it would become open because the problem of
Nigeria is not about zoning. It is for us to look for a credible candidate,
anywhere that person comes from.
“Irrespective of religion or tribe, what Nigerians are after
today is to have a good leader; a good leader that would be able to deliver on
the economy, that would be able to deliver on our security, that would impact
on human development; a good leader that would be able to deploy the kind of
infrastructure that we need in this country, that can roll out the economy
properly so that the country can take its position in the comity of nations.”
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