The governors had after meeting with the President said they will return to the villa after meeting with the party’s National Working Committee(NWC) and other stakeholders
Governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have reportedly submitted the names of five presidential aspirants to President Muhammadu Buhari to select a consensus candidate.
The governors submitted the names in the early hours of Tuesday, with those of Bola Tinubu, former governor of Lagos; Rotimi Amaechi, former governor of Rivers; Yemi Osibanjo, the vice president; Dave Umahi, governor of Ebonyi State and Kayode Fayemi, governor of Ekiti State featuring.
Conspicuously missing in the said list include former Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun, Kwara State Governor, Yahya Bello and Senate President, Ahmad Lawan.
The governors had after meeting with the President said they will return to the villa after meeting with the party’s National Working Committee(NWC) and other stakeholders.
“They picked one from South-East, one from South-South, and three from South-West geopolitical zones in line with their position that power should shift to the South,” a source told Daily Trust.
He said the president is expected to pick from the list.
The presidential primary of the party holds today. The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan was named as the consensus candidate by the National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu. This was, however, debunked by the presidency.
