Two major groups in the north have fallen out over the 2019 presidential election

A report by Vanguard indicates that there is division among two major northern youth groups over who to endorse as a northern candidate in 2019. According to the report, the 2019 purported presidential ambitions of incumbent president, Muhammadu Buhari, and former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, have created a gulf between the groups. The division reportedly started after AYCF leader, Alhaji Yerima Shettima granted an interview, asking Buhari and Atiku and other northern political leaders above 60 years of age to perish the thought of seeking elective offices in 2019. 

President Muhammadu Buhari and Alhaji Atiku Abubakar are leading contenders for the 2019 presidential elections