The Forum of Christian and Muslim Political Leaders from 19 Northern states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Friday, adopted the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, as it’s consensus candidate for the 2023 general elections.
The forum has begun a massive mobilisation of Northerners against the All Progressives Congress (APC) same faith ticket and urged Northerners to vote for the PDP candidate for unity and progress of the country.
The decision was taken at the end of a meeting of the leaders and delegates from the North held at the Atiku Abubakr Hall of Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja.
Those at the meeting were religious leaders, women, and youth organizations.
A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, is one of the group’s promoters.
