The Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, and the President of the 8th Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, have emerged as the consensus candidates for the 2023 presidential election from the North.
This was contained in a committee report presented to Nigeria’s former President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida.
The report was presented by the Chairman of the Consensus Committee, Professor Ango Abdullahi, where he added that the four major presidential aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party have met and decided to limit the number of aspirants from Northern Nigeria.
Abdullahi added that the aspirants gave Babangida the mandate to lead the process for a consensus and have agreed to abide by the outcome of the decision under which a criteria was designed to carryout necessary consultations with elders and leaders across the three geopolitical zones of the North.
According to Abdullahi, Mohammed, from the North East, and Saraki, from the North Central, are to be presented as the Northern presidential aspirants at the moment.
The duo, according to the report, would in turn be required to make further concession, where one of them would later be presented in the forthcoming primaries of the PDP.
While thanking the former President and the aspirants, the committee chairman commended Babangida for entrusting them with the conduct of the exercise and expressed the hope that all parties involved will continue with mutual consultation aimed at the overall success of the party.
He called on the aspirants to work together for further consultations to foster understanding among them and the PDP community to ensure a rancour free primaries in which all eligible candidates would be free to exercise their rights.
Professor Abdullahi commended the sportsmanship exhibited throughout the exercise by all those involved and urged continuous cooperation and teamwork to ensure victory for the party.
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