The Peoples Democratic Party has yet to decide the criteria for choosing its candidate for the 2023 presidential poll.
While some key political actors hold the view that the South should produce retired Major General Buhari’s successor based on the principle of rotation between the North and the South, some others have openly argued that any part of the country, including the North, can produce the next President.
“It is the course of the consultations and the demands of Nigerians that will form the criteria for picking our presidential candidate.2023 is not right time for Igbo presidency –Shettima, Arewa Youth Consultative Forum leader He said, “I do not know whether the PDP will field a southerner who may likely contest against a southern APC presidential candidate.
For example, the party’s 2019 presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Friday said it was too early for him to declare his position on the matter. “He is also taking stock of the outgoing year and reflecting on what 2020 will present. He is also restructuring his businesses to ensure that they are competitive and continue to provide jobs. These are his preoccupations for now.
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