Six members of the All Progressives Congress aspiring for the party’s Chairmanship position have stepped down from the contest, a senior member of the party and one of the aspirants has announced.
The six former candidates have subsequently declared their support for Senator Abdullahi Adamu, who is the preferred candidate of President President Muhammadu Buhari for the post.
Senator George Akume, one of those previously vying for the chairmanship position, announced this in a letter he signed personally.
“May I kindly refer to the appeal by Mr. President for the chairmanship aspirants of our great party to agree to a consensus arrangement wherein our colleague H.E. Sen. Abdullahi Adamu is made our consensus candidate for the chairmanship position and forward letters of withdrawal from the underlisted aspirants to wit:
1. H.E. Sen. Tanko Al.Makura
2. H. E. Sen. George Akume
3. H. E. Abdulaziz Yari
4. Sen. Sani Musa Muhammed
5. Comm. Etsu Muhammed
6. Turaki Salifuu Mustapha,” Akume wrote.
