Former National Secretary of the defunct Action Congress (AC) and chieftain of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Dr Usman Bugaje has said that the kind of leader Nigeria needs at the moment is one that has the character, competence and courage to do the right thing, irrespective of whether the person is from the South or North.

He, however, said he appears to have found all those traits in the leader and the 2023 presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Prince Adewole Adebayo.

Responding to a question of who he would have supported in 2023 if he did not support former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, he said he would have supported Prince Adebayo, whom he said comes across as somebody who understands the country’s issues.

Although he supported Atiku in 2023, he stated that in 2027, he would not go that route again since the new conversation is centered on a candidate with competence, character and the courage to move the nation forward.