The national chairman of the APC,
Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, has said the statement credited to Chief Bisi Akande,
that the party’s presidential ticket for 2019 election was open to all was a
personal opinion which did not reflect the party's stand.
Oyegun stated this in response to
Akande's comment while speaking to Thisday via a phone interview.
“That’s his personal view. He
said what he felt. There is really nothing to comment about – nothing. That is
his personal view,” Oyegun said.
Akande's comment had given the
impression that the ruling party was not united ahead of the 2019 presidential
election.
Oyegun had declared in May that
the party would give Buhari right of first refusal for the party’s presidential
ticket in 2019.
Akande made the comment at the
end of a stakeholders meeting of southwest APC leaders on Thursday, October 12.
The meeting which was held at the
Oyo state government house, had in attendance governors, National Assembly
members, ministers and other senior members of the APC in the region.
Responding to a question from a
journalist about the position of the party on Buhari’s speculated second term
ambition, Akande had stated thus: “He has not told us he is running in 2019.
Anybody in our party is free to become the president of Nigeria as long as he
indicates interest.
“We have a process through which
a candidate will be selected. If he is lucky to get the ticket, then we have no
option than to present him as our candidate.”
The meeting, which lasted four
hours, had in attendance Governors Abiola Ajimobi (Oyo state), Akinwunmi Ambode
(Lagos state), Rauf Aregbesola (Osun state), Ibikunle Amosun (Ogun state),
Rotimi Akeredolu (Ondo state), former governors Adebayo Alao-Akala, Olagunsoye
Oyinlola, Olusegun Osoba, Adeniyi Adebayo and Kayode Fayemi, who is also the
current minister of solid minerals development.
Others were the minister of communications; Adebayo Shittu, minister of state for Niger Delta; Claudius Daramola, Senator Olusola Adeyeye, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives; Lasun Yusuff and House Majority Leader; Femi Gbajabiamila, among others. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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