By Fortune Eromosele – Abuja

A group, Coalition of the Niger Delta Ex-Militant Generals, has written to the National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress, Abdullahi Adamu, declaring their intentions for their stand with Dr. Ibrahim Bello Dauda as President of Nigeria cum 2023.

The group made their intentions known in a statement in Abuja on Sunday, where they firmly appealed to the ruling APC to adopt Ibrahim Dauda.

The statement read: “The  leadership of the Niger Delta Ex Militants Generals  write to imprint its  foot print on the soil of our land regarding who will lead the nation come 2023, as our nation gears towards another very important exercise.

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“We write to stand in Solidarity with Our Fellow Brothers In National Youth Council Of Nigeria(NYCN), National Association Of University Students, (NAUS), National Association Of Polytechnic  Students, (NAPS), National Association of  Nigerians College  Of Education Students  (NANCES), All Farmers Progressive  Association (AFPA), Yoruba General Assembly ( YGA).

“The EL-DABI Grassroot Moblization Movement,  The El- dabi Support Groups, El-Dabi Women Support Network, Nothern alliance for Eldabi, Ebira Outreach foundation and other numerous youth and women  Support Groups for Eldabi  in all the 774 Local Government Area Of Nigeria, including  Eldabi professionals in politics for their public endorsement,  support And affirmative stand for Dr Ibrahim Bello Dauda, (Eldabi).  It goes further to show that with Eldabi  landslide victory is sure for his political party.

We in our coalition have  decided to join our amiable brothers in taking same position today .

“However, we are conscious of the fact that the APC have zoned the presidency to the southwest and vice presidency to the northeast where Eldabi hails from but we are endorsing Eldabi because he is the best that will give Nigeria fresh breathe, bridge the gab between the young and the old if Placed at the center and if his political party can make him the candidate.

“Dr. Ibrahim Bello Dauda, with a proven track record, an Amazing personality with integrity,  detribalized Nigerian of very high repute,  is   the man we are standing with.

We have taken a firm position to stand by him and his party, we will  mobilize millions of votes in our region  for him and  his party.

“Meanwhile,  it’s on record that Mr. President promised to hand over power to the youth after his  second tenure. And Dr. Ibrahim Bello Dauda is not to us a Christian or Muslim, a northerner or southerner, but a unifier and an exemplar of patriotic leadership. 

We therefore strongly appeal to the Party to adopt him .

“You have our full  assurance that the our Coalition will work tirelessly to ensure the party retains power at the center once our humble  request is granted as this will demonstrate beyond words the youth inclusion drive of the APC. We have attached herewith the resolutions of the Coalition.”

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