Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank, has warned coalition leaders to select a presidential candidate based on competence, not ethnic sentiments.
He argued that sidelining any region from participating fairly in the contest would bring the coalition movement to a standstill.
Speaking in a statement in Abuja on Monday, Frank insisted that Nigerians need a competent and compassionate president who would help restore the waning glory of the country, and not one elected based on ethnic sentiments
He urged the coalition’s leaders not to be distracted by selfish agitation that aims to derail their objective of galvanising opposition to win the 2027 presidential election.
He said, “Nigeria needs a president for all Nigerians, not a president for northern or southern Nigeria.
“For 2027, the president can come from anywhere, whether north or south. Let the Nigerian electorate vote their choice, whether from north, south, east, or west”.
He added, “I am opposed to the argument that a Northern aspirant should not contest. If it is a Northern aspirant that will give Nigerians the type of president we are looking for in Nigeria, let that aspirant run for the 2027 presidential election.
“If it is a Southern aspirant that will give Nigerians progressive governance, let that aspirant contest, emerge as a candidate, and win the presidential election. The South should be careful and urgently refrain from agitating for this so-called Southern presidency”.
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