Borno State governor, Babagana Zulum, has said President Muhammadu Buhari would decide the next All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate in the forthcoming 2023 General Election.
According to Zulum, Buhari would decide APCs presidential candidate because he is the leader of the ruling party.
The governor disclosed this in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital on Friday, when he played host to members of the Progressive Consolidation Group, (PCG), led by their chairman, Dr. Aliyu Rabiu Kurfias.
The group had visited Zulum to promote the presidential ambition of the Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo.
Zulum noted that individual aspirations must align with APCs survival. He said, Borno State will work with the partys hierarchy, members of the National Assembly and leaders at ward and State levels to ensure the actualisation of decisions to be made by President Muhammadu Buhari, who is the partys de-facto leader.
I am solidly behind initiatives aimed towards enhancing the unity of our party and progress of Nigeria. At this crucial time, no one, and nothing, will prevent the party from moving in unison”.
“We have to identify the right individuals to lead the nation; and the task requires governors, party hierarchy and the president working in concert, he emphasised.
