Former Governor of Borno State and Frontline Aspirant for the March 26, All Progressives Congress Chairmanship Aspirant, Ali Modu-Sheriff has withdrawn from the race.
Addressing newsmen in Abuja on Sunday, Ali Modu Sheriff says he has pulled out of the race as a mark of respect for the party’s zoning formula that conceded the Chairmanship position to the North-Central geo-political zone.
He urged other aspirants to do same in the interest of the party.
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There have been Discordant tunes from a section of the party over the Zoning formula as former Governor of Zamfara state, Abdullahi Yari has resolved to go- ahead and contest the Chairmanship position irrespective of the party’s position on zoning.
The APC is also facing the hurdle of concensus candidate as aspirants from the North Central including Tanko Al-Makura, Mohammed Etsu, George Akume, Sani Musa and Salihu Mustapha say they will go ahead with the contest despite reports that Senator Abdullahi Adamu is President Buhari’s preferred candidate.
Editor: Ebuwa Omo-Osagie