Fintiri explained that he could not remain in a party where no member had openly declared interest in contesting for the presidency.

Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, has said his decision to leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) was driven by political realities ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Speaking on Channels Television’s ‘Sunrise Daily’, Fintiri explained that he could not remain in a party where no member had openly declared interest in contesting for the presidency.

He said staying back under such uncertainty would amount to jeopardising his political future.

According to him, those nursing presidential ambitions within the PDP ought to have made their intentions known earlier.

The governor also maintained that a northerner should not contest the presidency in 2027.

He insisted that it is the turn of the South to produce the next president of the country.

DAILY POST had earlier reported that Fintiri recently defected to the APC, stating that the move was in the overall interest of the people of Adamawa State.

“I have been a central player in my former party, PDP. I have not seen any candidate in the party that has come out to tell me he wants to contest and I cannot remain and jeopardise my political future.

“A northerner has no business at the moment to vie for the office of the president. It is the turn of the South,” he said.

When asked about his relationship with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, the governor said there was no rift between them.

“I still have a cordial relationship with him. Nothing has gone bad. Everybody has taken their political ways. I am today in APC, they are in another party,” Fintiri added.

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