2023: APC Not Zoning Presidency To South – Yahaya Bello

Posted by Nwa Diokpa Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria, News From The State Monday, March 8th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has denied claims that there is a zoning arrangement by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2023 presidential election.

Governor Bello disclosed this over the weekend while speaking with reporters saying that anyone from any zone was free to contest the presidency as the APC did not make any zoning arrangement.

He said: “There is nothing like zoning in our party. In 2015, there was no zoning; many aspirants, including former governor Rochas Okorocha contested.

“In 2019, there was no zoning; people in APC were not courageous enough to contest with President Muhammadu Buhari.”

Speaking on if he will run for the position, Bello said: “If it’s the will of God for me to become president in this country at the right time, I will be.”

He further disclosed that he would defeat any candidate he would be contesting against for the 2023 presidency with a record-breaking vote.

“I will record a vote that has never been recorded in Nigeria by the grace of God. But that’s not the issue right now; the issue is there must be Nigeria before we talk of 2023,” the governor added.