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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Presidency has disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari has a preferred candidate to succeed him in 2023.<\/p>\n

Buhari\u2019s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said Buhari has a preferred candidate but would not disclose it.<\/p>\n

Adesina disclosed this on Channels Television\u2019s Politics Today.<\/p>\n

According to Adesina: \u201cIn a previous interview, when the President was asked whether he had a favourite candidate, he answered yes; but he will not mention him because mischief may happen to that person.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat shows you that the President himself is interested in the process, and he has a preferred candidate, but whether he will impose his candidate is what you can not determine at the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n

Recently, Buhari had disclosed that he would not reveal his preferred candidate for the 2023 Presidency.<\/p>\n

The President had said his preferred candidate might be assassinated if he revealed the person.<\/p>\n

So far, Ministers of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi; Niger Delta, Godswill Akpabio; Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige; Science, Technology and Innovation, Ogbonnaya Onu, Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba have joined the presidential race on the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC).<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. The Presidency has disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari has a preferred candidate to succeed him in 2023. Buhari\u2019s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said Buhari has a preferred candidate but would not disclose it. Adesina disclosed this on Channels Television\u2019s Politics Today. 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