APC Presidential Primary: All Stage Set for Buhari to Announce His Consensus Candidate on Sunday, June 5
- All presidential aspirants of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) would be meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari
- The meeting between the APC aspirants and the president is expected to meet at the Presidential Villa on Sunday, June 5
- Sources within the presidency have said that the president would use the opportunity to prevail on the aspirants to step down for his consensus candidate
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Nigeria's president, Muhammadu Buhari would on Sunday, June 5, meet with all the presidential aspirants of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to further discuss the issue of his preferred successor.
The Punch reports that the president is planning a trip to Ghana for Saturday, June 4, with the party crisis on a consensus candidate resolved.
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An official of the government who spoke on the matter on condition of anonymity said President Buhari would be back later in the day to continue with his meeting ahead of the APC's presidential primary.
The official said:
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“The President is expected to travel to Ghana tomorrow (today). After that, he is expected to meet with the aspirants and thereafter reveal his preferred candidate for the party’s ticket.
Legit.ng previously reported that President Buhari had returned to Abuja, Nigeria after his departure to Madrid, Spain on a state visit on Friday, June 4.
The president met with two governors from the northern region of the country upon his return to discuss issues pertaining to the APC presidential primary.
Buhari's meeting with the governor comes days after the president met with all the governors within the APC at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
APC presidential primary: Influential southwest governor finally speaks on stepping down for VP Osinbajo
The governor of Ekiti state, Kayode Fayemi had reacted to claim that he has dumped his presidential ambition.
Fayemi confirmed that he was still in the race to secure the APC 2023 presidential ticket and said he has not stepped down for VP Yemi Osinbajo.
According to the governor, his supporters should remain calm as he is highly favoured to become the flagbearer of the APC in the 2023 election.
Presidency: Tinubu finally opens up about 1 secret thing Buhari wanted from him in 2015
Bola Ahmed Tinubu had revealed that he had the opportunity to become President Muhammadu Buhari's vice president in 2015.
The former governor of Lagos state said that the president had offered him the VP position at the peak of politicking in the past two election cycles.
According to Tinubu, he succeeded in selecting Yemi Osinbajo as President Buhari's deputy after he had earlier penned down three names for the position.
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