Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has said that the South-East and North-East have the most legitimate claim to the presidency in 2023.

Mohammed, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant, said this on Friday in Awka during his consultation with the party faithful in Anambra.

He contended that the two geo-political zones had yet to produce the nation’s president in a democratic dispensation.

He said: “The Igbo nation is critical in the Nigerian project.

“Their entrepreneurial ingenuity and apprenticeship should be imbibed by other parts of the country as a model for addressing poverty and unemployment.’’

He, however, said he would support whosoever emerged as candidate from the primary in order to ensure that PDP wrestled power from the ruling-All Progressives Congress.

He said, “I am presenting myself for election and I seek your support.

“But if I do not win, I will support the eventual candidate because we have to rescue Nigeria.”

The presidential hopeful said he was duty bound to accept the outcome of the primary election as a true party man.

Puskas:
Tinubu is an expired shit

Mooh247:
Say no to zoning

PrinceOfLagos:
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tiswell:
seems not all north erners are ma.d

Puskas:
Tinubu is an expired shit

valentineuwakwe:
atleast for better inclusiveness, give it to the south east!

zenithal:
It is the turn of the south, don't mention north east.

tesppidd:
For 2023 it is SE.

For 2031 it is NE.

Odidigboigbo:
The glamour for North East to contest the election is because of the greediness of the SW. Had it been that the SW is not fighting to occupy the post by support a candidate from SE or SS; the NE won't have been claiming ownership. It's very irrational for any SW to even think of becoming a president now after the zone has occupied the position for 8 years and another 8 years for VP making It a total of 16 years out of 24 years of our democracy, when we have other zones (NE, NC and SE) that are yet to occupied any of these positions