Northern youths said, yesterday, that they were yet to decide on who to support as President.
As Nigerians prepare to elect a new president next year, Northern youths said, yesterday, that they were yet to decide on who to support between incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari and his major challenger, Atiku Abubabar.
The leader of the Northern Emancipation Network, Malam Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, who made the revelation in an interview with Vanguard in Abuja, described as hasty claims and counter-claims in certain quarters that the north had settled for a consensus candidate between Buhari and Atiku.
Suleiman said: “Every Nigerian, northerners especially, know that the factors that will determine 2019 are distinct from those that shaped the pattern of the 2015 elections. Unlike the previous contest, 2019 is going to be fought between two northerners of the same religious faith and of the same Fulani stock. “What may dominate the debate for 2019 would, therefore, be critical physical and human development issues for the North and to a large extent, the integrity of the candidates involved in the election.
“It is, therefore, hasty for any individual or group to claim that the North has agreed on a preferred candidate among the two. This is not to take away the right of individuals or associations to form opinions in accordance with their personal set of biases. “President Buhari should make a comprehensive and articulate presentation of his efforts for the North in the last three years and the plans he has for the region if given the second chance by the people.
