A presidential hopeful of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nicholas Felix, has stepped down for the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, at the ongoing presidential primaries of the party in Abuja.
Felix, a Nigerian pastor based in the United States, announced that he was withdrawing from the contest to support the Vice President’s presidential ambition on Tuesday in Abuja.
He was addressing a crowd of APC faithful comprising party leaders, delegates, and other supporters at the Eagle Square, the venue of the presidential convention in the nation’s capital.
Felix said his decision was based on the need to have a well qualified and focused Christian from the southern part of the country to lead Nigeria in 2023.
Nicholas Felix, the youngest APC aspirant said he will never support a Muslim-Muslim ticket.
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In a veiled reference to the prospect of having Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu as flagbearer of the party, he warned against a Muslim-Muslim joint ticket ahead of the 2023 poll.
The aspirant, who is in his early 40s, expressed gratitude to the party’s northern governors over the decision to throw their weights behind the clamour for a power shift to the southern part of the country.