Tinubu, Osinbajo, Fayemi, other South-West presidential aspirants meet today
Eniola Akinkuotu, Tunde Ajaja, Adebayo Folorunsho-Francis and Godfrey George

The ruling All Progressives Congress presidential aspirants from the South-West are expected to hold a final meeting in Abuja today (Saturday) to decide on the way forward, Saturday PUNCH can confirm.

The seven presidential aspirants from the South-West are Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo; APC stalwart, Bola Tinubu; Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State; former Ogun State governor, Ibikunle Amosun; Deputy Majority Leader of the Senate, Ajayi Boroffice; a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole; and fiery Lagos cleric, Pastor Tunde Bakare.

Also expected at the meeting are governors Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Gboyega Oyetola (Osun) and Rotimi Akeredolu (Ondo). Some ministers of South-West extraction are also expected to attend the parley.

Saturday PUNCH learnt that the meeting would hold at the Abuja home of a former governor of Ogun State, Chief Olusegun Osoba, around 8pm.



Impeccable sources told our correspondent that the discussion would border on South-West unity and reach a possible consensus.

One of the aspirants, who wished to remain anonymous, said, “We will all be meeting at Chief Osoba’s home by 8pm in Abuja. Everyone is expected to be present. We will all sit together and discuss the need to ensure that the South-West gets the ticket.

“However, all of us will be asked to be truthful with one another and see who among us has the best chance of winning the primary. Then if anyone is willing to step down to boost the chances of the South-West, then this will be encouraged.”

Saturday PUNCH gathered on Friday that intense lobbying by some northern governors to ensure that the APC gives its presidential ticket to a northerner had unsettled the South-West bloc of the party.

This was said to have caused Tinubu’s outburst at a meeting with Ogun State delegates on Thursday, where he insisted that the APC must give its ticket to a Yoruba man and that he must be the favoured candidate.


Presidential aspirants from the South-East had an emergency meeting on Friday to deliberate on a consensus aspirant for the region.


Although their last meeting took place at the Maitama home of Okorocha days before his house was raided by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, the venue of their Friday meeting was unknown.

A source had told The PUNCH that just as the South-West leaders, the Igbo aspirants had resolved to consider throwing their weight behind one of their own ahead of the convention. The source disclosed that all the presidential hopefuls in the region were meeting almost on a daily basis.

Ohaneye confirmed the report in a telephone interview with one of our correspondents on Friday.

Asked if the South-East aspirants agreed on any form of consensus yet, she stated that it would form the highlight of their meeting by evening. “That is actually what we are doing today (Friday). We are looking at getting a consensus representative,” she said.

When reminded that politicians like Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, and Orji Uzor Kalu had thrown their weight behind Lawan, she insisted that they were not at the forefront of the campaign.

“We are talking about APC aspirants. Those people you mentioned are not. We are focusing only on the South-East aspirants. On what grounds are they standing for the South-East?”

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Bola Ahmed Tinubu don't have time for hate and perdition children, I know they are going to still wail about him.

Tinubu should back down and support Osinbajo instead of disgracing himself further. Everything seems to be against him

Exerspeer:
Bola Ahmed Tinubu don't have time for hate and perdition children, I know they are going to still wail about him.

Creating multiple accounts to drop this stale lines won't save that thief ass. Tinubu is a political failure.

Asiwaju of Nigeria

It's the southwest vs northeast.....ie Tinubu vs Lawal....the handwriting on the wall, Tinubu to win with a landslide

All I know is that osibanjo should not step down for Tinubu Tinubu should be the one to step down for osibanjo

Asiwaju, the slayer of mpukumiri addicts. , children of hate and perdition will soon start gnashing their teeth now. Akanbi must feat ni sha

They should agree and pick one person or two. Three at most!

Seven is too much...

Bakare

bankole

boroffice


can step down.

Sunmolar:
It's the southwest vs northeast.....ie Tinubu vs Lawal....the handwriting on the wall, Tinubu to win with a landslide

lemme let you on a secret. We northerners voted Buhari because of corruption, we prefer Osibanjo to continue the fight. Tinubu somehow magically clinch the ticket we will vote Atiku, at least Atiku will invest in the north when he steal it. There's no way in hell tinubu becoming Nigeria's president get that into you skull. I repeat there's no way in hell tinubu will become Nigeria's president. Repeat this mantra till you get it

ABAT . This man is just showing up everywhere you go.

Too late

Tilumbu want to hide his disgrace and step down to salvage some respect

He must fight dirty o, the disqualified list already have osinbajo, tinubu, amosun in it based on their 60+ age

Lol

Siddon look na bingo name

Asiwaju, the slayer of mpukumiri addicts. , on your mandate till infinity. Jaga Jaga Jaga ban Borgu

Someone should check on Tinubu in that meeting before the druggie fights everyone there!

If not for greed, Tinubu would have retired from politics and have his grand children playing around with him in his house

Tissaia:
lemme let you on a secret. We northerners voted Buhari because of corruption, we prefer Osibanjo to continue the fight. Tinubu somehow magically clinch the ticket we will vote Atiku, at least Atiku will invest in the north when he steal it. There's no way in hell tinubu becoming Nigeria's president get that into you skull. I repeat there's no way in hell tinubu will become Nigeria's president. Repeat this mantra till you get it

The content & contest is on Apc primary election. Later we will see how things unfold. Only God know the end from the beginning.

Tinubu wants to hand over power to Shettima, El Rufai or Corrupt Ganduje after 8 years.

Okay na...we don catch him and his band of crooks

Tissaia:
Tinubu, Osinbajo, Fayemi, other South-West presidential aspirants meet today
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The ruling All Progressives Congress presidential aspirants from the South-West are expected to hold a final meeting in Abuja today (Saturday) to decide on the way forward, Saturday PUNCH can confirm.

The seven presidential aspirants from the South-West are Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo; APC stalwart, Bola Tinubu; Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State; former Ogun State governor, Ibikunle Amosun; Deputy Majority Leader of the Senate, Ajayi Boroffice; a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole; and fiery Lagos cleric, Pastor Tunde Bakare.

Also expected at the meeting are governors Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Gboyega Oyetola (Osun) and Rotimi Akeredolu (Ondo). Some ministers of South-West extraction are also expected to attend the parley.

Saturday PUNCH learnt that the meeting would hold at the Abuja home of a former governor of Ogun State, Chief Olusegun Osoba, around 8pm.



Impeccable sources told our correspondent that the discussion would border on South-West unity and reach a possible consensus.

One of the aspirants, who wished to remain anonymous, said, “We will all be meeting at Chief Osoba’s home by 8pm in Abuja. Everyone is expected to be present. We will all sit together and discuss the need to ensure that the South-West gets the ticket.

“However, all of us will be asked to be truthful with one another and see who among us has the best chance of winning the primary. Then if anyone is willing to step down to boost the chances of the South-West, then this will be encouraged.”

Saturday PUNCH gathered on Friday that intense lobbying by some northern governors to ensure that the APC gives its presidential ticket to a northerner had unsettled the South-West bloc of the party.

This was said to have caused Tinubu’s outburst at a meeting with Ogun State delegates on Thursday, where he insisted that the APC must give its ticket to a Yoruba man and that he must be the favoured candidate.


Presidential aspirants from the South-East had an emergency meeting on Friday to deliberate on a consensus aspirant for the region.


Although their last meeting took place at the Maitama home of Okorocha days before his house was raided by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, the venue of their Friday meeting was unknown.

A source had told The PUNCH that just as the South-West leaders, the Igbo aspirants had resolved to consider throwing their weight behind one of their own ahead of the convention. The source disclosed that all the presidential hopefuls in the region were meeting almost on a daily basis.

Ohaneye confirmed the report in a telephone interview with one of our correspondents on Friday.

Asked if the South-East aspirants agreed on any form of consensus yet, she stated that it would form the highlight of their meeting by evening. “That is actually what we are doing today (Friday). We are looking at getting a consensus representative,” she said.

When reminded that politicians like Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, and Orji Uzor Kalu had thrown their weight behind Lawan, she insisted that they were not at the forefront of the campaign.

“We are talking about APC aspirants. Those people you mentioned are not. We are focusing only on the South-East aspirants. On what grounds are they standing for the South-East?”

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Sunmolar:


The content & contest is on Apc primary election. Later we will see how things unfold. Only God know the end from the beginning.

simply if APC let tinubu wins they lost. Is that simple

Good

The next president of Nigeria is Osinbajo you can take it to the bank.


Tinubu a good man with good intentions.

They should step down for Osinbajo the chosen one Abeg.

To talk sense into Baba's head.

Tissaia:
simply if APC let tinubu wins they lost. Is that simple

The electorate decide who lost & who win.... that is simple.

Tissaia:
simply if APC let tinubu wins they lost. Is that simple

how did people in the north view that statement tinubu made.

Richardonald:
how did people in the north view that statement tinubu made.

They take it worse because he spoke in Yoruba. So they just see it as insult.

Tissaia:
They take it worse because he spoke in Yoruba. So they just see it as insult.

if it's like that why is he still contesting when the north he is banking on has cast, because am sure he is only going to win one geo political zone in the south if he becomes the flagbearer

Richardonald:
if it's like that why is he still contesting when the north he is banking on has cast, because am sure he is only going to win one geo political zone in the south if he becomes the flagbearer

he will not.

It will end in tears laslas.

None of my business

W

Tinubu wan prostrate

The Hyena of Bourdillon wan lie down for mud with agbada to beg others to step down for him. Abeg leak the pics for us to masturbate with

Life Ambition in the mud