 The Minister of State for Petroleum Timor-Praise Silver has withdrawn from the presidential race in the all-progressive Congress and has returned to work. The Northern Solidarity Group had on May 9th presented the APC's Expression of Interest and Nomination Form to the minister to enable him to contest the party's 2023 presidential primaries. An official at the ministry who chased the remain anonymous said Silver withdrew from the race to support President Mohammed Buhari in his quest to achieve a robust oil sector.