The Presidential Candidate of All Progressives Congress
(APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Sunday revealed that some people wanted
President Muhammadu Buhari to anoint one of the presidential aspirants as the
candidate of the party but the president declined.
Tinubu in a statement issued Sunday by his Media Office and
signed by Mr. Tunde Rahman, said the role played by the President and APC
northern governors who insisted that all the presidential aspirants must be
allowed to go to the field proved to him that Nigeria can survive its unity and
challenges.
A day before the presidential primary, the National Chairman
of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdulahi Adamu had during the
meeting of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party announced the
President of the Senate, Dr. Ahmed Lawan as the anointed candidate of the
party.
But other members of the NWC and APC northern governors
insisted that all the presidential aspirants must be allowed to go to the
field.
However, the presidential candidate of APC who presented his
Action Plan to the leaders of Afenifere, while speaking at the residence of Pa
Reuben Fasoranti on Sunday in Akure, said President Buhari and APC northern
governors proved to him that Nigeria can survive its unity and challenges.
He noted “The North proved to me Nigeria can survive its
unity. Some people want President Muhammadu Buhari to announce someone but the
President said No. He insisted the process must go on democratically.
“The President said anyone that would mess up the APC
process would see the other side of his eyes. He remained upright and saw the
process to the end.
“Northern APC Governors resolved that the Presidency must go
to the South and especially South West. Governor Nasir El-Rufai, Abdullahi Ganduje
and others supported me to the end. The battle was tough and at a point I was
in doubt. There were many rumours and I became confused about what to believe.
“The battle was tough and at one point I was in doubt. There
were many rumours and I became confused of what to believe.”
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