The proposed meeting of 22 presidential aspirants at the June 10 presidential primary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will hold tomorrow in Abuja.
The meeting is for the aspirants to plan how the party’s standard bearer, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, will win the February 25, 2023 presidential election.
A cleric, businessman and youngest presidential aspirant among the 22, Dr. Nicolas Felix, confirmed the proposed meeting in a statement yesterday in Abuja.
He said: “The choice of Abuja wasn’t a mistake. I called the meeting for us to address the challenges bedevilling our country and inclusive politics.
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“We will also brainstorm on adopting winning campaign strategies to support our flag bearer, His Excellency, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, that seek to carry every Nigerian along in our bid to coast home to victory in the 2023 general election.”
Others expected at the meeting are: Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; former Transportation Minister Rotimi Amaechi; ex-Science and Technology Minister Ogbonnaya Onu; former Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, and ex-Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio.
Five serving governors – Yahaya Bello (Kogi), Dave Umahi (Ebonyi), Abubakar Badaru (Jigawa), Ben Ayade (Cross River) and Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti) – are also expected at the meeting.
Others are: Senate President Ahmad Lawan; former Ogun State governor and serving Senator Ibikunle Amosun; another serving Senator Ajayi Boroffice; former Zamfara State Governor Ahmad Sani; former Imo State governor and serving Senator Rochas Okorocha; a former Senate President Ken Nnamani; a former House of Representatives Speaker Dimeji Bankole; televangelist, Pastor Tunde Bakare; another cleric and businessman, former Information Minister Ikeobasi Mokelu; businessman, Tein Jack-Rich and the only female among them, Uju Ken-Ohanenye.
