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Ahead of the All Progressive Congress Presidential Primary, President Muhammadu Buhari is today expected to select a consensus candidate from the list of five presidential aspirants, submitted to him by the APC governors.
A source that spoke with Daily Trust disclosed that the Progressives Governors Forum submitted the names in the early hours of Tuesday.
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According to the source, the names include the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, former governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu, Governor Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti State), Rotimi Amaechi, former Minister of Transportation, and Governor David Umahi (Ebonyi State).
The governors after meeting with the President on Monday had promised to return to the villa after their meeting with the party’s National Working Committee(NWC) and other stakeholders.
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The source said, “They picked one from South-East, one from South-South and three from South-West geopolitical zones in line with their position that power should shift to the South.”
He added that the president is expected to pick from the list.
[DailyTrust]
