The All Progressives Congress (APC) cannot afford to field an unpopular candidate for the office ahead of the 2023 presidential election, Mallam Saliu Mustapha
The top aspirant for the national chairmanship of the ruling party who stated this during a press briefing in Abuja, said he will enthrone equity, fairness and justice within the party when he emerges national chairman.
The aspirant who said the national chairmanship position is not an exclusive preserve of former governors, said he would ensure the ruling party does not become a cabal to itself.
The APC chieftain said: “First and foremost, I want to see a party that promotes equity, fairness and justice. It is when you have a party of that sort that you are able to allow popular candidates emerge. When popular candidates emerge based on their merit, then you don’t suffer the fear of election rigging.
“It is when you bring an unpopular candidate on board, then you start thinking of how to go and rig the general election. And when you rig the general election with bad products, the end result is bad governance or bad representation.”