2023 Presidency: Northerners Need Someone From The North, Not Igbo, Nor Yoruba – Atiku

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar has said that is the most qualified to lead the country, stating that northerners need someone from the region as Nigeria’s leader in 2023.

Atiku, a former vice president, said this at an interactive session of the Arewa Townhall Policy Dialogue in Kaduna.

“I have traversed the whole of this country,” Atiku said on Saturday.

“I know the whole of this country. I have built bridges across this country. I think what the average northerner needs is somebody who is from the north, who also understands the other parts of Nigeria, and who has been able to build bridges across the rest of the country.

“This is what the northerner needs. He (the northerner) doesn’t need a Yoruba candidate or an Igbo candidate. This is what the northerner needs. I stand before you as a pan-Nigerian of northern origin.”

The video of Atiku’s comment, which was posted hours later on social media, triggered a wave of backlash from Nigerians and political parties including the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).