North-Central PDP okays Saraki for 2023 presidency, seeks zones’ support

The North-Central region of Nigeria has endorsed former Senate President, Bukola Saraki as the Peoples Democratic Party 2023 presidential candidate.

The Punch reports that PDP leaders from across the six North Central states and the Federal Capital Territory were in Lafia, the Nasarawa state capital, to  endorse Bukola Saraki for 2023 presidency.

Speaking on Monday in Lafia, leader of the delegation, Iyorwuese Hagher, explained that it was time for the geo-political zone to produce the next president of Nigeria after supporting other regions to enjoy the highest position in the country over the years.

He said, “The nation right now is so divided and fragmented, we need a uniting force which the north central is known for, to emerge and reunite the country again.

“Bukola Saraki is that young breed with wealth of experience at every cadre of governance to restore Nigeria to where we belong. We do not need an old man as president who will be travelling every moment for treatment and spending the country’s resources abroad”.

He clamoured for the support of other zones in the country who had enjoyed the support of the north central to emerge as president, to do everything within their powers to ensure that they support Bukola Saraki in 2023, saying that, he has the capacity to take the nation to greater heights.

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“The North Central has played a key role in the political development of Nigeria. It is expected that the rest of Nigeria will respond to our agitation as it did to a similar one in the past by the South-South zone when the country then produced Dr. Goodluck Jonathan as president,” Iyorwuese added.

In his goodwill message, the North Central Chairman of the PDP, Theophilus Dakarshan, also pleaded for the support of all Nigerians to elect someone from the zone as President in 2023.

“The North Central zone had in the past given its unflinching support to other zones. We now appeal to them to reciprocate same to us,” he said.

Earlier, Chairman of PDP in the state, Francis Orogu, thanked the party’s North Central stakeholders for their efforts in ensuring that someone from the party emerge as President in 2023 and assured that he was going to work with other leaders of the party in order to produce the best candidate to occupy the position.

(The Punch)