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Buhari never discussed power shift to South in 2023 – Presidency says

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Senior Special Assistant, Media and Publicity to the President, Malam Garba Shehu, has said, contrary to media reports, President Muhammadu Buhari never talked about handing over the Presidency to the south during a meeting with presidential aspirants of the All Progressives Congress, APC.

The presidential spokesperson in an interview, yesterday, with the BBC Hausa Service, said: “The meeting was among the series of meetings President Muhammadu Buhari commenced with the chieftains and party bigwigs in the APC to ensure the APC presidential primary election is conducted peacefully; and to make sure APC is placed on the right pedestal that will bring victory to the party during the presidential election in 2023.”

Asked if the issue of power shift was discussed at the meeting, Malam Garba Shehu said: “No, that was not discussed. What President Muhammadu Buhari said was that he had called them to advice them that they should go and discuss within themselves, in their capacity as presidential aspirants, they should deliberate among themselves and with the party on how they could bring forth a sole candidate for the presidency.”

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