Leaders of the southern and middle belt regions of Nigeria have rejected the candidacy of Atiku Abubakar as the flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic
Party The leaders warned that there would will be heavy sequences for parties like the PDP that field northern candidates in the forthcoming election. According to the leaders, all Nigerians must ensure that they do not vote for Atiku or any other candidate who is not from the southern region at the 2023 presidential polls The former vice president Atiku Abubakar as the flagbearer for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 presidential election is under contention. The Cable reports that the Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) in protest faulted PDP’s choice of Atiku as the party presidential flagbearer. In a statement released by the Forum on Sunday, May 29, the SMBLF said its demand that all political parties should zone their presidential tickets to the south stands
