Seven Presidential aspirants under the platform of the All Progressives Congress, have dismissed the names of five presidential aspirants purportedly to President Muhammadu Buhari to select a consensus candidate, stressing that they were not consulted before the Governors arrived at the decision. 

The aggrieved aspirants  in a terse statement issued in the early hours of Tuesday shortly after a brief meeting in Abuja described the move as shambolic and an already failed attempt to sideline other aspirants particularly those from the South-East and South South

The aspirants namely; Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade; former minister for state for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba; former Minister for science and technology, Ogbonnaya Onu, former governor Rochas Okorocha and businessman Tein Jack-Rich in a joint statement issued by Ogbonnaya Onu on their behalf distanced themselves from the purported list.

"In the past few hours we have been bombarded with calls and messages from my supporters and concerned Nigerians on a list of five Presidential aspirants submitted to President Buhari to choose from.

"As long as we are concerned no list has been submitted to Mr. President, the move by the Governors is considered a joke taken to the extreme with the aim of playing with the intellect of Nigerians particularly us from the South-East. 

"Mr. President's directive is very simple, that all Presidential aspirants including those from the North should meet and harmonise inorder to produce a single candidate.  As it stands we have not been consulted or attended a meeting where it was agreed that such names be sent to Mr. President. 

"In the so-called list out of the five names only one was selected from the South-East and we are talking about fairness and justice to the South. What the Governors have done is a mere picnic in the park.  These are the same Governors talking about Equity, justice and fairness yet in a clandestine manner purportedly sidelined the South East.

"In the absence of any harmonised agreement no list has been submitted to Mr. President, what they have done is just nothing but a charade which is bound to fail. 

"We also have it on good authority that the majority of these Governors have been promised and also given various forms of gratifications in order to thwart the process in favour of one aspirant and such grand plot will fail woefully. 

"Moreso, the party led by Senator Abdullahi Adamu remains the official organ of the party through which decisions taken by stakeholders in the party will be communicated and acted upon, in the absence of that any other move remains null and void.

"We urge all well meaning Nigerians to disregard such information, as we remain in the race hence no consensus agreement has been reached amongst all contestants. 

The names, according to the source, included that of the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Governor Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti State), Rotimi Amaechi, former Minister of Transportation, and Governor Dave Umahi (Ebonyi State).

Jorussia:
Ahmed Lawan is old news.Whoever APC govs support out of the present three names is going to emerge as the party's flag bearer.

successmatters:
I don't know why some people are this headstrong, your party chairman has spoken, why not obey your own party chairman for peace to reign?

PrinceOfLagos:

Wake up from sleep bro

Jorussia:
Ahmed Lawan is old news.Whoever APC govs support out of the present three names is going to emerge as the party's flag bearer.

helinues:
See sauce and curry

Jorussia:
Lawan is being supported by the same forces that backed GEJ failed comeback.

PrinceOfLagos:

Wake up from sleep bro

Agwotulumbe:
pains
hahahahaha
we dey sell handkerchiefs ooo

Greatkenny2:
At this point, free and fair primaries should be conducted.. it’s obvious they can’t come to a consensus

helinues:


Stop trolling and make your own contribution to topics

APCnaPDP:


Leave him to keep sleeping. They think Buhari will
Just fold his hands and watch Tinubu become president lol. With his body language and Adams’s position, these people still think Tinubu will be president. The question is, who picked Adamu to be chairman of APC? Why would Adamu just pick Lawan without consulting with Buhari?

Agwotulumbe:
Hehehehehe stop sending me pm