2023: Tinubu, Amaechi At War Over APC Presidential Ticket
- Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the national leader of the ruling APC and the minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, are looking out for a way to secure the party's presidential ticket
- This is as both aspirants have taken major moves ahead of other aspirants to vie for the votes of the party's statutory delegates
- Meanwhile, both aspirants would be contending for the presidential ticket with the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo
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Ahead of the presidential primary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), two of the leading aspirants have begun to plot victory graphs on how to secure the party's ticket.
Nigerian Tribune reports that the national leader of the party, Senator Bola Tinubu and the minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, are pushing ahead of other aspirants by fishing for the votes of the party’s statutory delegates.
Both Tinubu and Amaechi’s jostling for delegates is part of their backup plans should the rumoured consensus arrangement being flown by some interests within the party fail.
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The delegates
It was gathered that the statutory delegates of the party number about 3,000 across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
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The statutory delegates are former and serving federal lawmakers as well as former and current principal officers of state assemblies.
According to the news outlet, they constitute about one-third of the total delegates who will decide the fate of the presidential aspirants.
2023: Rotimi Amaechi issues presidential manifesto
Meanwhile, the minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi who is yet to resign issued his presidential manifesto at the declaration venue.
Amaechi promised to tackle insecurity and hunger in Nigeria if given the mandate to serve in 2023.
He further noted that his aspiration was not about fulfilling any personal ambition, said he considered it a moral duty to give what he could in the service of the country.
Please support southerner to emerge Nigeria president, Southern Youths Development Forum begs northerners
In another development, Legit.ng reports that southern youths development forum, an umbrella of several youth groups in southern Nigeria have commended the southern governors and some political leaders in the north for supporting power shift to the south.
In a statement issued in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state, signed by all the representatives present at the press briefing, including Mr Princewill Tom, Engr Abiodun Ade, Mr Uche Ide among others, the group appreciated all the people working and supporting the southern project because it will unify Nigeria and give everyone sense of belonging.
Bassey James, the national president of the forum also appealed to the northern region to join hands in building a united country by ensuring that the southerner take a shot at the presidency come 2023.
Source: Legit.ng
