Embattled presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Rochas Okorocha, has said his more acceptance in the Northern region than any other part of the country and has what it takes to defeat the People Democratic Party, PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.
The former Imo State Governor stated this while speaking about his eligibility to emerge as the APC presidential candidate for the 2023 elections.
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We had reported that Okorocha arrived Transcorp Hilton Hotel, venue of the APC presidential screening on Tuesday night shortly after he was released by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over 17-count charges for allegedly diverting funds from the Imo State Government House and local government joint accounts to private companies between 2014 and 2016.
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Okorocha said, “The question now is: who is that man that can pull the same votes like Buhari to be able to defeat this person? That is what should preoccupy APC’s mind. And anything aside that goes with sentiments is a failure on our side. And that is what we should know, who is that Nigerian that can catch the number of votes from the North because the only thing the PDP is priding themselves now is to pull the votes from the North. That is the truth.
“And you might not have President Buhari to run the election again because most people that won the APC ticket in the North got it because of President Muhammadu Buhari. And as a president who has been for eight years, with his challenges, he might not be able to pull those votes anymore, neither is he running the elections anymore, so you have a challenge. So, you have to look for who is that man that the North can look at and give him votes?
“And I think I am that person because I am more acceptable in the North than anywhere. I am a darling of the North.”
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