The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders’ Forum (SMBLF) on Saturday blasted the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for picking a northerner as its 2023 presidential candidate.
The PDP had come under criticism for throwing its presidential race open despite calls for a power shift to the Southern part of the country next year.
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar emerged as the party’s presidential candidate after defeating the River State governor, Nyesom Wike, and 11 other aspirants in the primary election held on May 28.
In a communique issued at the end of its meeting in Abuja, the SMBLF also knocked other political parties with presidential candidates from the northern part of the country.
The communique was signed by Chief Edwin Clark, (PANDEF), Chief Ayo Adebanjo (Afenifere), Dr. Pogu Bitrus (Middle Belt Forum), and Amb. Okey Emuchay (Ohanaeze Ndigbo).
Other parties with northern presidential candidates are the Action Alliance (AA), Action Democratic Party (ADP), Allied Peoples…
