Governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) have recommended five presidential hopefuls for the party’s primary election scheduled to take place today.
Gatekeepers News reports that Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State said the list was dominated by Southern Presidential aspirants.
Lalong listed former Governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu; Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti state; former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi; and Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State.
The Plateau Governor disclosed this on Tuesday when he featured on Sunrise Daily, a Channels TV programme.
While noting that all other presidential hopefuls have been advised to step down, Lalong added that the “frontline candidates” recommended by the governors have the endorsement of President Muhammadu Buhari.
“The president told us any of these five are qualified to be president and have contributed to the party (APC). He said he is comfortable with any of them,” he said.
“Our recommendation is to enable us to give direction for the party as we go into the primary. We cannot go with everybody, but in our view, these are the people we think should remain.”
“The screening committee submitted a report. All the contestants were graded even though none of them was disqualified.”
He however, stated that other hopefuls that not satisfied with the decision can still contest.
