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A group known as Governor Yahaya Bello to President Yahaya Bello (GYB2PYB) says over 15 million youths have asked the governor of Kogi state to run for the office of the president in 2023.

Addressing a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday, Oladele John Niyi, director-general of the group, said the youth asked Bello to run in a letter signed by millions of them.

Niyi said Bello is the leader the people need to “hold the country together”, adding that the Kogi governor will do a “fantastic job”.

“I believe that the challenge is to have a good leader to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari, who has tried his best,” he said.

“We should begin to identify somebody to take over from him and do a fantastic job. We believe governor Yahaya Bello to be a detribalised Nigerian.

”He will stamp out nepotism from our country, and he will handle the intractable security problems of our country.

“His security architecture is second to none in the country; it has won him accolades and has enabled him to win several awards, including the best Security Conscious Governor in Nigeria from different security agencies who have continually recommended his security model to other states in the country.”

The DG described Bello as a “brand that can sell”.

“We urge all of you to take the message nationwide that Yahaya Bello will handle security. He will ensure women and youth inclusiveness in governance and will erase all forms of ethnic and religious bias,” he said.

“He owes it to Nigerians to participate in the election. It is a patriotic duty we are calling on him for.

“He is a man who believes in the progress and development of Nigeria, he has no choice than to accede to our request, so he should come out and offer himself for the leadership of this country at this time.

“We are calling on him to serve, and we are confident that he will come out and run for the presidency.”