The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has reacted to the emergence of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State as the running mate of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar.
Naija News had reported that the former Vice President had announced Okowa as his running mate for the 2023 general elections.
Atiku revealed that he chose Okowa because he has the qualities to be the President and has an appreciation of the deep rot in which the country has been put into.
In a statement on Monday by its spokesperson, Abdulazeez Suleiman, the CNG said that the choice of Okowa as Atiku’s running mate is the wrong one, stating that the governor cannot win the 2023 presidential election for the PDP.
Suleiman stated that the Delta governor does not pass for a young Nigerian, noting that there must be youths’ inclusion for democracy to flourish in the country.
He claimed that the PDP and the All Progressives Congress (APC) systematically schemed younger…
