Bukola Saraki, former senate president, says some of the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential hopefuls from the north are ready
for a consensus candidate.
The PDP will hold its national convention on May 28 to elect
a presidential candidate, while the governorship primaries will take place on
May 21.
Ahead of the convention, the contentious issue is the zoning
of the party’s presidential candidate amid the clamour for a southern
flagbearer.
On Sunday, Saraki and Aminu Tambuwal, governor of Sokoto,
paid a consultative visit to Bala Mohammed, governor of Bauchi state.
The three politicians are believed to be interested in
clinching the PDP’s presidential ticket.
Speaking during the visit, Saraki said any of them is
qualified to lead the country, adding that they have resolved to agree to a
consensus arrangement to elect the party’s presidential flagbearer.
Saraki said they will also meet with former Vice-President
Atiku Abubakar to brief him about their resolution.
“In doing so, we met
and discussed that for 2023 ahead of us, the unity and stability of the country
and the growth of the country is more important than individual ambitions,” NAN
quoted him as saying.
“We also met to strive for the need for us to work together.
We believe that the three of us are working together harmoniously, committed
and with a lot of energy, there will be great hope for this country going
ahead.
“We appreciate that the three of us have shown aspiration to
lead this country, but we also come to realise that we are all capable,
competent and fit to lead this country.
“At the end of the day, it is only one person that will lead
this country in 2023; and we also resolved that we are going to work closely to
ensure that we come out with a way that consensus arrangement would come among
the three of us on how to go forward into leading this country.”
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