2023: Northern votes will be cast by people who are more wiser, we bear scars by one who we voted twice – NEF Chairman, Ango Abdullahi

Chairman of the Northern Elders Forum, Ango Abdullahi has said that the Northern vote will make a major impact in the 2023 elections.

He said the North will not support a candidate who seeks to benefit from strategies that exploit the ethnic and religious diversity of the zone.

Speaking at a book launch on Thursday in Kaduna, Abdullahi stated that the North has been scarred from governance by someone they voted twice into power.

He said; “We will not support a candidate that fails to convince that he will radically improve the quality of governance and the integrity of leaders.

“Secondly, northerners will not be intimidated into making choices that do not improve the chances of real changes in their current circumstances. We will participate in all political and electoral activities as equals, and concerning other Nigerians who respect us.

“In the north, we consider attempts to create divisions and conflicts around religion as hostile acts. We have paid a high price in conflicts around religion in the north and we do not need to do more.

“We bear scars from governance by one we substantially voted into power twice.“Northern votes will make a major impact in the 2023 elections as well, but they will be cast by people who are now wiser and more discerning,” he added.