The Northern Elders Forum has revealed who the region would support during the 2023 presidential election.
The Forum under the leadership of Prof. Ango Abdullahi, stated that the region will only support candidate who can find solutions to problems bedevilling zone in the 2023 elections.
This was made known after their meeting on national issues in Zaria by the Director, Advocacy and Engagements, of NEF, Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmad.
Speaking on the 2023 elections, the Forum stated that it has observed that political manoeuvres around the 2023 elections are targeting the North as a region available for exploitation.
“We want to make it clear that people of the North will be very careful in committing to persons seeking their support on the basis of their region or wealth.
“The North knows its interests, and will stand together to elect only persons who meet the standards and interests of the people of the North.
“No politician should assume that they are entitled to our support unless they show a clear understanding and a commitment to deal with our problems and meet our aspirationss,” the forum said.
Odunews.com had earlier reported that the forum criticised President Muhammadu Buhari for failing to deal with security issues in the country and tagging him a failure.
