Lawan missing as govs submit names of TInubu, Osinbajo, three others to Buhari

Governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have submitted the names of five presidential aspirants to President Muhammadu Buhari to select a consensus candidate from according to reports.

Solomon Lalong Governor of Plateau State confirmed the development in an interview on Channels Television on Tuesday morning.

The names, according to the Governor included that of the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Governor Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti State), Rotimi Amaechi, former Minister of Transportation, 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.

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The Governors picked one aspirant 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.

President Buhari is expected to pick from the list.

The presidential primary of the party holds today.

The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan was named as the consensus candidate by the National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu, this was, however, denied by the presidency.

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