The Northern Elders Forum has said it will subject presidential candidates of various political parties seeking the votes of the north to a rigorous process until they are convinced about who has the capacity to fix the country.
The Forum’s spokesperson, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed made this known while speaking on Politics Today. He said the north is still reeling from voting for Buhari in 2015 without him presenting a blueprint.
“Buhari got away with it in 2015…”he lamented, but this time “we will subject all candidates including Atiku, Tinubu, Obi through a rigorous process and they had better be willing because, believe me, we carry the responsibility on our shoulders to advise people in the north where to go. I am not saying this to impress anybody. We will exercise that responsibility seriously”, he added.
Nigerians are due to elect their next president in February 2023.
