Breaking: Former Presidential Candidates Lobby Tinubu for Appointments, Details Emerge

Breaking: Former Presidential Candidates Lobby Tinubu for Appointments, Details Emerge

  • The 2023 presidential election is over but the politicians who lost out in the poll are eyeing top positions in President Bola Tinubu's government
  • This is as they approached APC national chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje and urged him to convince Tinubu, to include them in his cabinet
  • The ex-presidential candidates are said to be members of opposition parties which include APGA, ADP, and APP to mention but a few

FCT, Abuja - Members of some opposition political parties who participated in the 2023 presidential elections on Thursday, August 31, placed a demand on the national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.

Abdullahi Ganduje, APC, APGA, Bola Tinubu, 2023 election
Ex-presidential candidates intensify the lobby for appointments in Tinubu's government. Photo credit: Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu
Source: Facebook

The former presidential candidates urged Ganduje to speak with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on their behalf, for inclusion in his administration.

This is as they requested a courtesy call on the APC national chairman at the party’s national secretariat, Abuja, The Nation reported.

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The presidential candidates are of the; All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Action Democratic Party (ADP), National Rescue Movement (NRM), and Action Peoples Party (APP), among others.

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The spokespersons of the forum and presidential candidate of the National Rescue Movement (NRM), Ambassador Felix Johnson Osakwe, assured President Tinubu and the party that they were for peace.

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"PDP govs nominated persons for appointments in Tinubu’s govt", Wike claims

The minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has made a fresh revelation regarding the moves of some governors under the platform of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Wike said PDP governors nominated persons for appointment in the administration of President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Source: Legit.ng

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Esther Odili (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Esther Odili is a journalist and a Politics/Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng with 6+ years of experience. Before joining Legit.ng, Esther has worked with other reputable media houses, such as the New Telegraph newspaper and Galaxy Television. She Holds OND and HND in Mass Communication from NIJ, where she was recognized as the best student in print journalism in 2018. Email: esther.odili@corp.legit.ng.