Presidential hopefuls in the All Progressives Congress have commenced a
subtle campaign for the party’s most prized ticket, investigations has shown.
Even as this jockeying gathers steam, the party hierarchy is weighing
the strengths and weaknesses of each of them while it’s considering
president/vice-presidential pairing options.
Sources in the party said that the battle for the presidential ticket
intensified following the recent release of the 2015 general elections
timetable by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
While the party has said it is leaving all positions open to members
from all the country’s geopolitical zones, the latest political manoeuvrings
within the party indicate that the APC presidential candidate may emerge from
the North while the vice-presidential candidate may come from the South-West.
It was gathered
that politicians who hoped to clinch the party’s tickets had begun to lobby and
reach out to various interests in the party. Prominent among such aspirants are
a former military Head of State, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.); former
Vice-President Atiku Abubakar; Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso; and
Publisher of Leadership newspaper, Sam Nda-Isaiah.
It was also learnt that some
interest groups are also pushing the presidential candidate of the defunct
Action Congress of Nigeria in 2011, Nuhu Ribadu, and Speaker of the House of
Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, to contest.
Those that have been linked with the vice-presidential race in the party
are Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola; Ekiti State Governor, Kayode
Fayemi; Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi; Edo State Governor, Adams
Oshiomhole; Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha; a former Governor
of Lagos State and a national leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
I fear for APC. With all the strange bedfellows coming into the party, I see a ticking timebomb waiting to explode. May God help our dear country and save us from the hands of political opportunists.
ReplyDeleteIf them like let Buhari pick presidential ticket & Atiku his ruuning mate or Tinubu as presido with Fashola.Ameachi,Oshomole or Rochas.They won't make any difference.Let them remember to carry sanusi along o!Bcos he was there agent in a PDP govt.Tambuwal u see na they did not make better provision for u in APC.Remain in ur party else u won't be relevsant anymore.
ReplyDeleteWell all this are rumors, I trust and believe in the APC leadership. Firstly all the people in APC cannot be termed as strange bedfellowers. They are people with good intentions to better the lots of Nigeria, bcus it is not easy to leave your own party and form another with different ideological human beings. So far so good, APC are trying but they need to do more in the South South and South East bcus that is the only problems happening against them. Odinarily the combination of Atiku and Buhari is a Bomb plus the added Four ruling governors in the North. Don't be deceived, very soon the remaining PDP governors like sule Lamido, Aliyu will soon cross over. The PDP have lost it in the South already and they are losing in the North and that is why APC must do better in graping any advantage in the south south or south east
ReplyDeleteThe only area APC might win in nigeria,is the north.And if they win,PDP will emerge second.But PDP will win in the south,East & West with other parties like APGA,LABOUR party etc coming second.With this,u knw what 2015 election will look like.
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