Amaechi, 4 others penciled down for Primaries by APC Governors, Forward list To Buhari
The All Progressives Congress(APC) Governors have submitted the names of five presidential aspirants to President Muhammadu Buhari to select a consensus candidate.
According to Daily Trust, the governors submitted the names in the early hours of Tuesday.
The names, according to the source, included that of the Former Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, Former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Governor Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti State), and Governor Dave Umahi (Ebonyi State).
The governors had after meeting with the President said they will return to the villa after meeting with the party’s National Working Committee(NWC) and other stakeholders.
“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 said.
He said the president is expected to pick from the list.
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