Former Governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari, has been described as the most suitable candidate for election as the National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC.
Members of the Northwest Support Group for A.A Yari, led by Ibrahim Musa Kaya, made the declaration in Kaduna ahead the party’s National Convention scheduled for February.
At a conference in Kaduna to drum support for Yari, Kaya told journalists that being a former governor, a member of the National Assembly and having led the Northern Governors’ Forum for a number of years, Yari has the experience and credentials to be the National Chairman of the ruling APC.
“We are supporting Yari because he is competent to lead the ruling party to win the 2023 general elections, judging by his experience as a party man.
“He is a genuine party man with a firm grasp of political party management and with a stint of the relationship between party leadership and the executive arm of government.
“Yari is a very vibrant and articulate personality, generous to many. We appeal to all to rally around him and support him to be the next chairman of the APC,” Yari said.
Also speaking at the conference, the group’s National Public Relations Officers,PRO, Alhaji AbdulKadir Tsoho, said Yari is the most experienced of the contestants and the only candidate from the North West and so they had to endorse him.
He said Yari was ready for whatever form of convention the ruling party adopted, as “he is the most popular candidate.”
“The register of the APC members says we have about 36 million members, and our online opinion poll conducted shows he has 13 million votes. That means he will win the election.
”Meanwhile, the support group has formed local branches in all wards across Kaduna and in other states in the region,” Tsoho announced.
