Arewa Youth Forum (AYF), has kicked against the position canvassed by Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) who opined that members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) from the 19 northern states and Abuja should not contest for Presidency in 2023, saying it is the turn of the South to produce President Buhari’s successor.
In a statement by its national President, Comrade Gambo Ibrahim Gujungu, the group said they are aback that people like Sagay is canvassing for zoning instead of looking for credible persons irrespective of where they come from.
According to the statement, “We are worried that a Nigerian of the caliber of Sagay will be canvassing for a sectional leader and asking some Nigerians not to contest for the Presidency because of where they are from.
“As a group committed to the welfare of Nigerians most especially the youths, we are not worried about where the next president of the country comes in as much as he is capable of turning around the fortunes of the country.
“We are working to make sure that only a capable Nigerian takes over the presidency after President Muhammadu Buhari. A Nigerian that will not be detribalized, that will work for the development of the country and carry along all regions of the country.
“It was because of this that we are worried that a Nigerian of the caliber of Sagay will be canvassing for a sectional leader and asking some Nigerians not to contest for the Presidency because of where they are from.”