Says Tinubu accepted in North, S’West, can give Atiku nightmare
An All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain in Niger State, Jonathan Vatsa, yesterday said less-privileged northerners are tired of politicians from the region and would vote for a southern politician in the forthcoming 2023 general elections.
Vatsa, who stated this in Minna, Niger State capital, said the only way the ruling party can retain power after 2023 is to make former Lagos State governor, Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu its presidential candidate, adding that the APC will lose the presidency if a northerner contests against Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Atiku Abubakar.
He maintained that no northern politician has the pedigree of Atiku, pointing out that contrary to the fear that the northerners will vote along religious and regional lines, it will not be so in 2023, because “northerners are tired of such”.
Advancing reasons why the Asiwaju should be chosen to face Atiku, the former Publicity Secretary of the party said Tinubu, in all his political life, has continued to build bridges and make people, unlike an average northern politician, who according to him, only builds a dynasty for himself and his family.
He stated further that those clamouring for a northern candidate for the ruling All Progressive Congress because of the emergence of Atiku are not in tune with the reality in the North, as Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wikes performance in the PDP presidential primary election against Atiku is enough to tell the whole world that the northerners are tired of their leaders.
He stated that Tinubu will give Atiku a nightmare in the general election as he is very acceptable in the North and the South-West, and posited that he is the only person with the capacity to face Atiku in the general election.
