Political stakeholders, including traditional rulers and youths, have endorsed the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, for the 2023 presidential election.
Lawan, who is running on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, was endorsed after a meeting by the leaders of the group on Wednesday
The leader of the group, Prince Isah Abraham, in a statement, said Lawan was the most competent candidate to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023.
“We have reached an agreement to seek consensus so that we can close ranks and build unity for the North-East, Southeast and South-south and Nigeria.
“We are happy that after due process and due consultation, involving traditional rulers, political stakeholders, doctors, students and youths, we have chosen and endorsed the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan as our consensus candidate.
“Nigeria needs a detribalised leader with national and international contacts, who would consolidate on the infrastructure gains of the current administration, but most importantly, better manage the country’s diversity, retool the economy and deal conclusively with insecurity.
“The next president of Nigeria apart from being a detribalised politician, should be an accomplished and a humble leader from the Northeast geo-political zone that has yet to rule Nigeria since 1999.
“Using the aforementioned as a yardstick, Sen. Ahmed Lawan is the most accomplished among others to consolidate the gains achieved by President Muhammadu Buhari. We have decided to throw our full support behind Lawan and that is the reason the delegates of the South East refused to see any other aspirant.
“Lawan is an administrator who can never be frivolous with the resources of the nation.“
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