Senator Ahmed Lawan has reportedly emerged because the All Progressives Congress (APC) consensus presidential candidate forward of the social gathering’s main going down in Abuja.
The emergence of the Senate President because the APC consensus candidate will come as a shock to many after the Northern Governors’ Discussion board had on Saturday directed presidential aspirants from the area to step down from the race to permit their southern counterparts to proceed to the first.
Nonetheless, the place on the zoning of the social gathering’s presidential ticket has not been absolutely resolved with the governors anticipated to fulfill President Muhammadu Buhari afterward Monday to apologize to him for the embarrassment.
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The Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, who featured in a tv programme on Monday, mentioned the President had not been correctly briefed on the governors’ place earlier than the letter on the zoning of the presidency to the south was leaked to the media.
In actual fact, Sule was anticipated to steer a three-man delegation to temporary President Buhari on the governors’ place when the letter was leaked to the general public.
Extra fascinating situations are anticipated to unfold within the coming hours because the APC presidential race takes additional twists.
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