2023: Has APC Truly Zoned Presidency to South? Governor Buni Gives Important Update
- The APC on Wednesday, August 18, denied zoning its presidential ticket to the southern part of the country
- Governor Mai Mala Buni, the caretaker chairman of the APC, described as false the report making rounds that the ruling party has zoned its key positions
- The debunked report had claimed that the APC had shared key elective positions between the north and the south
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Damaturu, Yobe state - Governor Mai Mala Buni, the caretaker chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has refuted the reports claiming the party has zoned the presidency to the southern part of the country ahead of the 2023 elections.
The Guardian reported that the Yobe state governor said on Wednesday, August 18, that there was no iota of truth in the speculation making the rounds in a section of the media.
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The report had alleged that the Buni-led caretaker committee had zoned the president to the south, Vice President to the north, Senate president (south) and deputy Senate president (north).
Others include House of Representatives speaker (north) and deputy speaker (south).
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Governor Buni, however, described the alleged zoning as " absolutely false".
He said:
“This is absolutely false! Where was it done and at what occasion? This is a mere fabrication of the writer’s imagination. It is completely misleading.”
2023: former governorship aspirant reveals qualities Buhari’s successor must possess
Meanwhile, Iroegbu Njoku, a former governorship aspirant in Imo state, has advised Nigerians to elect a president with entrepreneurial skills in the 2023 presidential election.
Njoku said that an economically inclined president is the only hope to turn around the dwindling economic fortunes of the country.
Legit.ng gathered that Njoku who gave the advice in Owerri on Wednesday, August 18, emphasised that no nation or country succeeds economically without investing in human capital development.
APC, FG have failed Nigerians - Party chieftain
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, an APC chieftain in Rivers, Chief Tony Okocha, has made some bleak predictions for the ruling party.
In Okocha's opinion, winning the next presidential election will be a very difficult task for the APC because Nigerians have lost confidence in the party.
The chieftain, who spoke with Leadership on Tuesday, August 17, noted that the party which came into power with the promise and mantra of changing the woeful status quo allegedly brought about by the 16-year rule of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) did not make any meaningful progress in terms of economy, infrastructure, healthcare delivery, and job creation.
Source: Legit.ng
