The national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu has on Monday announced President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan as consensus presidential aspirant of the ruling party.
The announcement was made by Adamu at the meeting of National Working Committee (NWC) in Abuja.
It was gathered that members of the the NWC kicked against the announcement during the meeting, insisting that other aspirants must be allowed level playing ground.
Other aspirants including Asiwaju Bola Tinubu; Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; Dr. Kayode Fayemi and David Umahi, among others will however be allowed to contest the primary at the convention holding tomorrow at the Eagle Square, Abuja.
Adamu’s adoption of Lawan as consensus candidate is against the position of 11 APC northern Governors, who endorsed that power must shift to the South after President Muhammadu Buhari’s tenure.
Adamu told the National Working Committee that he arrived at the choice of Lawan after consultation with President Buhari.
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In the meantime, the Northern Progressive Governors Forum has insisted that the presidential candidate of the APC must come from the southern part of the country.
The governors reiterated their early position after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Villa on Monday afternoon.
