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2023: Elders in the North speak out about “endorsing.” preferred Candidate
2023: Elders in the North speak out about “endorsing.” preferred Candidate
2023: Elders in the North speak out about “endorsing.” preferred Candidate
The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) spokesperson, Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, stated on Saturday that the organization will not be forced to support Peter Obi-Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed for president in the seven days leading up to the 2023 election.
According to Politics Nigeria, Mr. Obi, a former governor of Anambra State, is the Labour Party’s nominee for president. The NEF spokesman’s younger brother is the former senator Datti Baba-Ahmed.
Meanwhile, NewsReport gathered that many Nigerian commenters have expressed their disappointment with the two main political parties that have governed the nation for a combined 24 years; the candidates of the Labour Party are seen as leaders that can perform better than the two main political parties: the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Groups such as the Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) and Afenifere have endorsed Obi as their preferred candidate for the February 25 presidential election, but NEF has chosen to sit on the fence. Baba-Ahmed defended their decision.
“I tolerate demands that NEF or I endorse Obi-Datti or declare our stand now. I understand that people think we have some influence. But we do not owe anyone our loyalty on demand, nor shall we choose what others insist we do. “If exercising choices offends some people, too bad,” the elder statesman wrote on his known Twitter handle.
