The battle for the All Progressives Congress presidential ticket has been pruned down to one between Bola Tinubu and the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo.
This was disclosed by Senator Kabiru Gaya, who is Director-General of the Yemi Osinbajo Campaign Organisation. He made the disclosure in an interview on Channels TV on Tuesday night.
Gaya who is the Chairman, The Progressive Project TPP, an umbrella organization for all pro-Osinbajo support groups disclosed this in an interview with Channels TV.
“We have Vice-President Osinbajo and Bola Tinubu. I am aware that some aspirants have stepped down for Osinbajo. Nnamani and two others have stepped down for Osinbajo,” he said.
“They (stakeholders) are still in the process of negotiation. You know during conventions or congresses like this, decisions are taken by the aspirants and even at the last minute, people are still taking decisions. They are trying to trim it down.
“All I know is that we believe that the Presidency should go to the South and finally we have agreed to that now so that we can have a northern running mate and win the election.
“I believe that in the next few hours, we shall come to a conclusion on one person.
“On the number of aspirants, we have Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The whole thing comes down to the Southwest. The party would not simply say they have dropped any aspirants but I am aware that three aspirants including Senator Ken Nnamani have stepped down for the vice president. The other two I cannot immediately recall their names now but I think that will be announced later”, he stated.
“In principle, when we have President Muhammadu Buhari from Northern Nigeria and he is serving for seven years going to eight years, I think naturally the power should shift to the South and that is what we have been talking about for the past two years and that is how to make Nigerians believe that APC is a party for all, not a regional or sectional party,” he added.
There have been pressures on Osinbajo to step down for Tinubu, who is considered his political godfather, but the Professor of law has refused to bulge.
