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By Akanji Alowolodu, Bauchi
Though the dust raised by the endorsement of former President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki and Bauchi State Governor, Sen Bala Mohammed Abdulkadir as the two consensus PDP presidential aspirants for the North is yet to settle down, a group known as ‘United Arewa Youths For Justice and Development’ , has thrown its support on the decision.
The group thumped up the Northern Elders Forum led by Prof. Ango Abdullahi over the endorsement of the duo ahead of the 2023 PDP presidential primaries.
A statement from the group distributed to reporters in Bauchi on Sunday by Suleiman Abubakar, Director Public Affairs stated that, “United Arewa Youths For Justice and Development, as a representative of the young people, critical segment of the Northern society, wish to make it public that we are on the same page with our elders on this important national assignment that will help the north to give Nigerian one of our best for the must important office of the land to guide against the mistakes of 2015 and 2019”
The statement further contained that, “As we embark on the second phase of this critical assignment where the two aspirants chosen by the elders would work together with support of other major stakeholders and decide on which of them to emerge as sole consensus PDP northern presidential candidate, it is our candid believe that of the three criteria used by the elders further assessment would reveal that the North-East in term of zonal assessment should have been considered”.
It stated that, “this is because since Tafawa Balewa, not a single individual from the zone either as military or civilian have rule this country. A serious factor that for equity, Justice and fairness should not be ignored in any attempt as we continue on this historic efforts”.
“To this end, with Bala Muhammed as northern consensus candidate the rest of Nigerians will understand that as northerners we have done justice to ourselves because Bala is a detribalize leader tested and trusted as former minister of the federal capital territory and an achiever per excellence as incumbent governor of Bauchi”, it stated also.
According to the group, “The Commitment of readiness demonstrated by his Excellency, Bala Mohammed since his endorsement by our elders to lead discussion with all the aspirants in the PDP with a view to having a national consensus if possible is encouraging and this tells us that he’s the man for the job if we truly want to succeed”.
