Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, has mistakingly on Saturday shot himself in the foot when he stated that the Hausa and the Fulani in the north cannot vote any Yoruba or Igbo as president of Nigeria during the 2023 elections.
Atiku bombshelled his chances of getting many votes from the southern part of the country during an Interactive Session With Arewa Joint Committee conducted on Saturday in Kaduna State.
He misfired when in response to a question put to him by the spokesman of the Northern Elders Forum, NEF, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed.
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Northerners, Atiku claimed, should vote for him rather than a Yoruba or Igbo candidate since he is a Pan-Nigerian of northern origin.
When Baba-Ahmed asked Atiku why Northerners should vote for him, the PDP presidential candidate responded, “What the typical Northerner needs is someone who is from the north, understands that area of the country, and has been able to develop bridges throughout the country.”
“This is what the Northerner requires; it does not require a Yoruba or an Igbo candidate; instead, I come before you as a Pan-Nigerian of northern background.”
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