Saraki stated this at PDP Secretariat in Minna when he met with the state delegates to seek their support for his aspiration of becoming the PDP presidential flagbearer. They did not seek or ask that they should be involved in it, and neither were we forced into doing it. We decided on our own to go seek their involvement for a northern consensus candidate. “For the decision, we appreciate our elder statesmen for their role in the process and their patriotism and desire for the unity of the country. The former Senate President stated that when he becomes the President, there would be more women in his cabinet while youths will be made Ministers of State of various ministries.

Source: Punch April 24, 2022 20:23 UTC