APC May Have Settled For Tinubu, Osinbajo, Fayemi As Southwest Consensus Candidates

Ahead of the National Convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to pick the flag bearer for the 2023 presidential election, Southwest aspirants might have picked the APC national leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State as the three standing consensus aspirants from the region.

It was gathered that at a meeting which dovetailed into the early hours of today, June 5, held at the Abuja home of former governor of Ogun State, Chief Olusegun Osoba, the leadership of the Southwest zone advised four aspirants to step down to give a better chance to the zone during the election.

Those who were asked to stepped down, according to information reaching us, are Senator Ajayi Boroffice, Tunde Bakare, Dimeji Bankole and Senator Ibikunle Amosun.

Presidential aspirants at the meeting are Professor Yemi Osinbajo; Asiwaju Bola Tinubu; Governor Kayode Fayemi; former Ogun State governor, Ibikunle Amosun; Deputy Majority Leader of the Senate, Ajayi Boroffice; a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole and Lagos cleric, Pastor Tunde Bakare.

Others at the meeting are governors Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Gboyega Oyetola (Osun) and Rotimi Akeredolu (Ondo). Some ministers of Southwest extraction are also expected to attend the parley.

It was learnt that the meeting will continue later before the national convention begins tomorrow, June 6.

Source: Independent.