Ahead of the Presidential primaries of the ruling All
Progressives Congress (APC) as well as the opposition Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP), governors of the 36 states of the federation are insisting on producing
the next President of the country, come 2023.
The decision of the governors was reportedly arrived at and
perfected through the platform of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) to the
effect that the Presidential candidates of the two major parties in the 2023
Presidential elections must be taken from amongst the governors.
Sources within the NGF hinted at the weekend that the state
governors had reached a consensus that one of their own, irrespective of the
party, must emerge as the next President of the country.
Their decision followed the insistence that state governors
have the competence, experience, age advantage and contemporary connections
needed to rebuild the nation.
It was gathered that the decision is the reason the state
governors are insisting on the control of the structures of the two major
political parties ahead of their congresses and Presidential primaries.
Our sources at the NGF insisted, “I can tell you that the
governors of the 36 states have reached a consensus that one of them should
emerge as the next President of the country.
”The governors have been meeting and consulting on producing
the Presidential candidates of both the APC and the PDP and the consultations
have reached a very advanced level. In a matter of days, the governors will
make a formal declaration in this direction”, the source said.
Our sources also said this is the main reason the state
governors in the APC are insisting on retaining the control of the APC’s
Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) ahead of the
party’s National Executive (NEC) meeting next Thursday in preparation for the
National Convention later in the month.
In the opposition PDP, the governors are said to have
intensified consultations among party leaders ahead of the PDP national caucus
meeting scheduled for Monday in Abuja as well as the Party’s NEC meeting on
Tuesday.
The PDP is expected to reach critical decisions, including
zoning as well as its schedule of activities and guidelines for the 2023
general elections at the two crucial meetings.
The source in the NGF, however, hinted that following the
decision, the governors may have to support any party that takes its candidate
from their forum, in the case that one of the political parties picks its
candidate outside the governors.
The governors are expected to make formal presentations to
their parties ahead of the Presidential primaries.
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