Consensus: Southwest APC presidential aspirants meet after Buhari’s directive

Seven presidential aspirants of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, from the Southwest met in Abuja on Saturday.

The meeting took place hours after President Muhammadu Buhari met with all aspirants from APC.

The meeting which kicked off on Saturday night continued well into Sunday morning as stakeholders from the region battled for a consensus candidate.

Details of the meeting are still sketchy but a source who’s privy to the development disclosed that it would be difficult for the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo and the leader of the party, Bola Tinubu to step down.

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

Recall that that President Buhari had during the meeting on Saturday, urged the 23 aspirants to consult, discuss within themselves and come up with a candidate before the primary election slated for Monday.

Recall also that Northern governors elected on the platform of the ruling party have also zoned the 2023 presidency to the South, urging President Buhari to endorse an aspirant from the South.

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