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“South-East Contenders Rally Behind Okorocha to Champion Igbo Leadership for APC Presidential Nomination”

16Mar

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“South-East Contenders Rally Behind Okorocha to Champion Igbo Leadership for APC Presidential Nomination”

Presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Rochas Okorocha alongside other candidates from the South-East have urged President Muhammadu Buhari to choose an Igbo contender as the ruling party’s presidential candidate. The South-East presidential hopefuls articulated this request in a letter backed by Ikeobasi Mokelu, former ministers of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu; State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, and Mrs. Ken Uju-Ohanenye, directed to President Buhari. NAIJATAB NEWS previously disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari has instructed the National Advisory Council of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to “actively” promote a consensus candidate in preparation for the party’s presidential prim...

SHOCKING TURN OF EVENTS: Three APC Presidential Hopefuls Withdraw in Support of Osinbajo, Says Campaign Chief

The Director-General of the Yemi Osinbajo Campaign Organization, Senator Kabiru Gaya, revealed that three Presidential contenders from the All Progressive Congress, APC, have stepped down in support of the Vice-President just hours prior to the commencement of voting at the APC National Convention in Eagles Square, Abuja. However, Gaya did not unveil the three contenders, simply stating that former Senate President Ken Nnamani, who withdrew on Monday, did so as a gesture of respect for Osinbajo. While speaking to Channels Television, the senator further claimed that the lineup of APC Presidential nominees has been shrunk to merely two – Osinbajo and former Governor Bola Tinubu of Lagos State. NAIJATAB NEWS had earlier reported that APC governors from the northern region submitted five n...

APC Governors Trim Presidential Aspirants to Three at Abuja National Convention!

Governors chosen under the banner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have further streamlined the list of prospective presidential contenders to three at the ongoing National Convention in Abuja. NAIJATAB NEWS had earlier revealed that APC governors presented a five-member roster of contenders from the southern region to President Muhammadu Buhari for assessment. The candidates initially proposed were Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu; Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; Rotimi Amaechi; Governor Kayode Fayemi and Governor Dave Umahi. As reported by The Nation, the governors have now seemingly narrowed the list to three candidates, with Tinubu, Osinbajo, and Amaechi remaining in the suggested lineup. The recommendation to President Buhari is not a compulsory decision but rather an advisory for Bu...