Former minister of aviation, Mr Femi Fani-Kayode has disclosed that nobody on the list of presidential hopefuls, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar can defeat All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 presidential elections.
Fani-Kayode explained that Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi, will defeat Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, in the race if the duo are to run in the election.
The former Minister made this known on Friday in an interview with Channels Television on Friday, noting that Bello will make an “excellent president,” adding that the Kogi governor will appeal to young Nigerians.
He stressed that its only the Governor of Bauchi, Bala Mohammed, and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, his Enugu counterpart from the PDP can provide a strong fight against the APC in the 2023 presidential election.
“I believe Governor Yahaya Bello. I believe that he will be an excellent president. I believe he will appeal to millions of young people in this country and that this is a change in the dynamics we are giving power to a younger person. That is just my view though.
“He will defeat Atiku hands down,” he said.
“There are two people that will provide a very strong fight against the APC within the ranks of the PDP, only two. The first is Bala Mohammed, who I have immense respect for.
“But I doubt they have the presence of mind to give him the ticket in fact they will make sure he does not get the ticket or he should come to APC and try his luck.
“And Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu state who is not even on your list and he is one of the brightest and the best of them all, the most effective. They are two people that would provide a good fight.
“There is nobody else on that list, particularly Atiku Abubakar, that can stand against anybody within the APC, particularly against Yahaya Bello, Fashola or Fayemi. That is just my view, and I have my reason for saying that,” he added.
