VON DG describes action of Northern APC Governors as ‘patriotic display’ as they insist on supporting a southern candidate

A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Osita Okechukwu, has saluted the ten northern governors who supported the zoning of the APC presidential ticket to the South.

While describing their act as a patriotic display, the Director-General of Voice of Nigeria disclosed that it was more honorable than the ‘Cash and Carry’ victory of the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar.

Okechukwu, who issued the statement in a release on Sunday, congratulated the party’s northern governors and political leaders for strengthening Nigeria’s unity by endorsing a power shift to the South.

Meanwhile, Chairman of the Northern Governors Forum and Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong while briefing correspondents at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Monday, June 6, reiterated their weekend stance.

Chairman of the Northern Governors Forum and Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, stated this on Monday while briefing State House correspondents in Abuja.

The governors, 13 of them, made their position known following their meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Governor Lalong, in his briefing, clarified that the leaked memo that went viral last Saturday was the true position of the northern governors and they came to officially consult with the President.

According to the governor, President Buhari has not anointed any of the 23 aspirants expected to participate in the party’s primary as the flagbearer of the APC.

Rather, he explained that the President asked the governors to have a meeting with the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party to resolve the issue of a consensus candidate through democratic means.

Governor Lalong stated that the decision of the governors to return power to the South was to ensure equity, peace, and unity in the country.