The All Progressives Congress is considering giving a joint ticket to former President Goodluck Jonathan and Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, for the 2023 presidential election.
Top sources within the party told SaharaReporters that Jonathan is being considered as a strong voice in the southern region, while El-Rufai is being packaged to represent northern interests and later become the president when the presidency is again zoned to the North.
“There are plans already to pair El-Rufai with Jonathan for 2023. We believe both forces are strong and have goodwill in their regions and are good for the party,” one of the sources confirmed to SaharaReporters.
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JOHN ALECHENU examines the ongoing All Progressives Congress membership registration/revalidation and concludes that if concerns raised by some of its founding fathers are not adequately addressed, the party may be heading for a major crisis
The announcement by the Governor Mai Mala Buni-led All Progressives Congress Caretaker/Extra-Ordinary National Convention Planning Committee, that it had received approval from the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) to embark on a membership registration /revalidation took many by surprise.
Opposition to the exercise started in the form of a protest by a group of party supporters under the aegis of Concerned APC Members. Spokesperson of the group, Abdullahi Dauda, while explaining their position said, “The mandate given to the Buni committee was simple, reconcile aggrieved party members and hold a national convention to elect new national officers for our party.”
EXCLUSIVE: APC Plans To Pair Jonathan With El-Rufai For 2023 Presidential Ticket
It was learnt that there had been pressure on Jonathan, to defect to the All Progressives Congress and run for president in 2023 on the ruling party s platform.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Feb 15, 2021
The All Progressives Congress is considering giving a joint ticket to former President Goodluck Jonathan and Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, for the 2023 presidential election.
Top sources within the party told SaharaReporters that Jonathan is being considered as a strong voice in the southern region, while El-Rufai is being packaged to represent northern interests and later become the president when the presidency is again zoned to the North.
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