2019: Don’t rule out automatic ticket for Buhari — APC

The Sokoto State Chairman of the party, Alhaji Suleiman Danmadamin-Isa, told  Sunday  Vanguard that the South-West APC was at liberty to take any position, for now, adding that the North had no candidate now other than Buhari.

“For now, until President Buhari tells us he is not interested, the North has no other candidate. Since the position is zoned to the North, if whoever wants to  contest hears that Buhari will contest, he will step down.

“As far as zoning is concerned, this is still the turn of the North to produce a candidate,” he said.

The National Vice Chairman (North-West) of the party, Inuwa Abdulkadir, drew away from reacting to the declaration, saying the party had spoken. Asked about the specific reaction, he said: “You still want me to repeat our reaction, and I am not ready to do that.”