One of the chairmanship aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Sani Shinkafi,: has backed out from the race.
Shinkafi, made the announcement at a Press Conference on Monday evening in Gusau, Zamfara Statel.
According to him his decision was taken to respect party supremacy as the post of National Chairman had been zoned to the North Central geopolitical zone.
”Zamfara is not among the states in the North Central, therefore, I cannot proceed with the contest, considering the fact that the party is supreme.
“I know what is called party supremacy, I know what is called party leadership and also know what we call respect for the stakeholders. And since the party has taken a decision, I have no objection to their decision”, he said, while emphasising that he withdrew from the race as a mark of respect for the President.
He, however, appealed to the stakeholders in the contest to ”align themselves with the party’s decision to stand strong and united ahead of the 2023 general elections.”
Shinkafi applauded all APC Governors, Ministers, the Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives for their support.
He thanked his coordinators across all the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, for their efforts in supporting his erstwhile candidature.
The APC National Convention is slated for Saturday, to elect new national executives to manage the party’s affairs.
