Bafarawa was tipped to seek the presidency by some Northern elders, who met recently with women and youths under the auspices of Northern Coalition Forces in Kebbi State to deliberate on the issue of presenting a credible candidate as an alternative to President Buhari in 2019. It was gathered that the name of former governor of Kaduna State, Senator Ahmad Makarfi and Bafarawa were presented during the meeting but the elders later settled for the former governor of Sokoto, whom they considered as the best candidate and a bridge builder and acceptable personality across the country. According to a credible source, “It is true a meeting was held between some Northern leaders and youths in Birnin Kebbi where the issue of how PDP can present a credible and popular candidate and supports across board was discussed extensively. They later picked Attahiru Bafarawa, former governor of Sokoto state ahead of others because of his experience, penchant for good governance and integrity among our political class. The youth leader described Bafarawa as an amiable genuine politician whose track record of grooming youths to different categories of positions is unprecedented.He said Bafarawa remained committed towards the sustenance of unity, peace and stability in the country and he is also a man of peace.

Source: The Guardian May 17, 2018 19:41 UTC