Latest Political News In Nigeria For Today, Tuesday, 7th June, 2022
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APC Primary: Only Two Aspirants Are Remaining In The Race – Sen. Gaya Reveals
A high ranking member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Kabiru Gaya from Kano has disclosed that the list of presidential aspirants in the party has been reduced to two.
He made this known on Tuesday ahead of the commencement of voting by delegates at the APC presidential primary holding at the Eagle Square in Abuja.
Speaking during an interview with Channels TV at the primary ground, Gaya revealed the names of the two aspirants remaining in the race for the APC ticket as Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
Naija News recalls both aspirants are also part of the five-man list confirmed to have been submitted earlier by Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong.
Gaya during the interview added that the plan by the party is to have a candidate from the southwest and a running mate from the north.
Adamu Garba Withdraws From 2023 Presidential Race
Nigerian tech enthusiast and politician, Adamu Garba, has withdrawn from the 2023 presidential race.
Naija News reports that the aspirant of the Young Progressive Party (YPP), announced the development in a long thread of tweets on Tuesday, June 7, 2022.
Recall that Garba was contesting the 2023 presidential race earlier on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. The politician, however, dumped the ruling party sighting anomalies in the APC.
Giving reasons for his withdrawal from the presidential race, Garba took to his Twitter page on Tuesday to note that in his quest to clinch the country’s number one political position, he discovered there is a need for widespread consultation and rally of the interest of the country’s stakeholders, nationwide.
This according to him, was not well achieved to satisfaction during his campaign.
2023: These Are My Plans For Nigeria – Peter Obi Makes Promises
The presidential candidate of Labour Congress, LP, Peter Obi has called on Nigerians to join forces with him in wrestling the All Progressive Congress, APC, out of the presidential seat.
The former governor promised to change the lives of every Nigerian if he is elected into power in 2023.
Obi stated this via a tweet made on Tuesday, June 7.
He called on Nigerians to help him bring his promise to actualization.
S/West Leaders Mount Pressure On Osinbajo To Step Down For Tinubu As Fayemi May Drop For VP
Last minute consultations are still ongoing to reduce the number of aspirants contesting for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential ticket.
Naija News reports that northern APC governors had asked President Muhammadu Buhari to select one out of five names given to him as the party’s consensus presidential candidate.
The five aspirants are Bola Tinubu, Rotimi Amaechi, David Umahi, Kayode Fayemi and Yemi Osinbajo.
Of the five aspirants, Osinbajo, Tinubu and Fayemi are all from the South-West.
According to Vanguard, South-West leaders including traditional rulers are said to be pressuring Osinbajo to step down for Asiwaju Tinubu.
It was also gathered that there are also moves to get Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State to step down for Osinbajo.
Fayemi, the current chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum, NGF, is said to be banking on the support of his brother governors in the APC to grab the party’s ticket.
However, some governors reportedly eyeing the vice presidential slot have already thrown their weights behind Tinubu and Osinbajo.
Osinbajo Reacts As APC Delegate Dies Hours Before Primary Election
The vice president, Yemi Osinbajo has reacted to the death of a national delegate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who was in Abuja to participate in the ongoing special convention of the party, Isa Baba Buji.
It was gathered Buji was one of the delegates from Jigawa State.
Naija News reports that Senior Special Assistant to the Vice-President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Laolu Akande, in a tweet extended the condolences of his principal whilst disclosing that the APC delegate died on Tuesday afternoon in Abuja.
2023: Fani-Kayode Slams Northern APC Governors Over Rejection Of Lawan
Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has slammed the Northern Governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for rejecting Senate President Ahmed Lawan as the consensus presidential candidate.
Naija News earlier reported that the APC National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi, had on Monday announced Lawan as the party’s consensus candidate for the 2023 general elections.
The APC Chairman said that he arrived at the choice of Lawan after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja.
However, President Buhari denied the claim during a meeting with Northern APC Governors at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The President added that he was yet to agree on a particular aspirant.
The announcement was also denied by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party.
Reacting to the development, Fani-Kayode berated the Northern APC governors for singlehandedly zoning the party’s presidential ticket.
He opined that it is for the President, the National Chairman, the NWC and the delegates to decide who becomes the party’s flagbearer in 2023.
APC Convention: Yahaya Bello Breaks Silence After Meeting With Buhari On Tuesday
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has finally broken silence on his name exclusion from the All Progressives Congress, APC ballot in today’s convention.
Naija News reports that the presidential primary election of the ruling party is ongoing in Abuja to elect the party’s presidential flag bearer for the 2023 election.
This news platform had reported earlier that Governor Bello was in a closed-door meeting with the President on Tuesday morning.
Governor Bello who was said to have disagreed with his Northern counterparts over the zoning of the presidential ticket to the South said the party has called for some troubles for excluding his name from the party’s ballot in today’s convention.
Bello insisted that the only thing that could make him not contest the presidential primary is only if President Muhammadu Buhari tells him to step down.
Speaking to State House correspondents after the meeting, Bello said that the APC will retain power at the centre if only it plays by the rules.
Okorocha, Ayade, Four Other Presidential Aspirants Reject Northern Govs List
Seven Presidential aspirants under the All Progressives Congress have rejected the purported list of aspirants said to have been submitted to President Muhammadu Buhari.
The former Minister for Science and Technology, Ogbonnaya Onu, who led aggrieved aspirants in a statement issued on 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
Onu in a joint statement, distanced themselves from the list whilst describing the move as a joke and total absurdity taken too far.
The seven aspirants who joined Onu are Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade; former Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba; former Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha and businessman Tein Jack-Rich.
In a joint statement issued by Onu on their behalf, the group distanced themselves from the purported list.
Presidential Primaries: APC Begins Accreditation Of Delegates
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has begun the accreditation of delegates for the Special Convention and Presidential primary election.
Naija News reports that the accreditation process is ongoing at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, the nation’s capital.
It was learned that the delegates were driven into the accreditation centre in designated buses to kick start the electioneering process to produce the party’s presidential candidate.
The Accreditation Committee is also ready to begin the screening of delegates across the country who will vote for the party’s standard-bearer in the 2023 general elections.
2023: Fayemi Still In APC Presidential Race – Aide
The Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi has denied withdrawing from the presidential primary of the All Progressives Congress.
The chief press secretary to the Governor, Yinka Oyebode stated this while reacting to the report making round that his principal has accepted to withdraw from the race following the pruning down of the list of presidential aspirants.
Oyebode said the Ekiti State Governor remains the leading presidential aspirant in the race.
Governor Fayemi’s aide said, “That is fake news. Nothing like that. Dr Kayode Fayemi is a leading aspirant in the race and looks good to win the contest.”
2023: APC Is Unfair And Unjust To Tinubu, Let Him Join The Atiku Train – Shehu Sani
Former senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani has advised All Progressives Chieftain, Bola Ahmed Tinubu to abandon his presidential aspirations with the party and pitch his tent with Atiku Abubakar.
Sani explained on Tuesday via a post on Facebook that Tinubu indeed played a pivotal role in helping Buhari to secure the presidential seat in 2015.
However, he stated that the APC does not like Tinubu and advised him to leave the party while also insisting that he pledges his allegiance to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP presidential candidate.
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