All Progressives Congress’s presidential aspirant Mr Nicholas Felix has stepped down for the Vice President Prof Yemi Osinbajo at the ongoing presidential primaries of the party in Abuja.

Felix said his decision was based on the need to have a well qualified and focused Christian from the southern part of the country to lead Nigeria in 2023.

In a veiled reference to the prospect of having Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu as flagbearer of the party, he warned against a Muslim-Muslim joint ticket ahead of the 2023 poll.

The aspirant, who is in his early 40s, expressed gratitude to the party’s northern governors over the decision to throw their weights behind the clamour for a power shift to the southern part of the country.