A leader of the Middle Belt Forum, Air Commodore Dan Suleiman (Rtd), has said that the Forum will stick to its earlier endorsement of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Trust (PT) for the 2019 election, Mr Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim. But Dan Suleiman, who addressed members of the Middle Belt Forum in Abuja, said that the majority of the members were not carried along before the announcement. “We in the Middle Belt shortlisted three candidates, Gbenga Olawopo- Hashim, Dr John Dara and Dr Obadiah Malafia. Olawepo-Hashim who also attended the meeting also expressed shock that some leaders of the Middle Belt Forums to attended the enlarged meeting where Atiku was adopted failed to defend the choice earlier made by the Middle Belt Forum. He said that despite moves to force him out of the race, he will continue to push for his election in a bid to liberate the Middle Belt.

Source: Nigerian Tribune February 06, 2019 21:00 UTC