Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, says former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar is eminently qualified to run for president in 2023 — but for fatigue and age.
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that Governor Mohammed spoke extensively on Friday shortly after he received the progress report from a Presidential Contact Committee on his presidential aspiration at the Banquet Hall of the Government House, Bauchi.
Mohammed also said that he needs time to make wide consultations with key stakeholders in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as well other statesmen in the country, because there are other presidential aspirants from the North East sub region.
The governor, however, expressed a preference for Atiku (also from the Northeast).
“Atiku Abubakar is also a qualified candidate to lead Nigeria come 2023. The former vice president has given so much to Nigeria, as a result, fatigue and age have overtaken him. Nigeria has never been so divided as now, so care must be observed in the buildup to the 2023 general elections in the country.”
Mohammed commended the committee for working round the clock to produce the report, noting that he enjoys the support he is receiving from PDP leaders across the Northern region.
