As horse-trading to prune down the number of All
Progressives Congress, APC presidential aspirants continues, South-West leaders
including traditional rulers are said to be pressuring Vice President Yemi
Osinbajo to step down for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Conversely, there are also moves to get Governor Kayode
Fayemi of Ekiti State to step down for Osinbajo.
Among the five aspirants recommended by APC northern
governors and the National Working Committee NWC, three (Tinubu, Osinbajo and
Fayemi) are from the South-West. Chief Rotimi Amaechi is from the South-South
while Governor Dave Umahi is from the South-East.
Fayemi, the current chairman of the Nigerian Governors
Forum, NGF, is said to be banking on the support of his brother governors.
However, a number of the governors, who are already eyeing
the vice presidential slot are seen to be supporting Tinubu, and a few for
Osinbajo.
Sources said the South-West leaders want one candidate from
the zone hence the pressure on Osinbajo and Fayemi to step down.
As of 4.40 pm, the special Convention was yet to start.
A top party leader disclosed that: “A lot of meetings are
going on. If the meetings yield result only two aspirants will remain and the
primaries will not take long to conclude.”
Sources close to Tinubu said the former Lagos Governor is
not entertaining any call on him to step down.
“If there is going to be a consensus, he said he is the
consensus candidate otherwise let’s go for primaries,” a member of the Tinubu
Campaign said.
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