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President Muhammadu Buhari has said the ruling All Progressives Congress will not be conducting primaries to select its presidential candidate next week, Nasarawa Governor Abdullahi Sule said on Tuesday, adding that the Nigerian leader insisted on a consensus flag-bearer.

“The president clearly mentioned that our consensus candidate, our candidate to be selected, must be somebody acceptable to Nigerians,” Mr Sule said during an interview with Channels Television.

The governor’s broadcast came hours after Mr Buhari summoned governors to Aso Rock to discuss the ruling party’s convention slated for June 6.

Mr Buhari said during the meeting that the governors, who wield significant powers within the party hierarchy, should allow him a free hand to handpick a successor.

It came as tensions grip the party’s opposing caucuses ahead of the national convention in Abuja. At issue has been the question of whether or not the APC would yield its ticket to a southerner, amongst whom Bola Tinubu is a front runner.

Mr Tinubu has insisted on primaries that will guarantee a broader acceptance of the individual to be elected, saying any discussions of consensus could plunge the party into chaos.

A spokesman for Mr Tinubu did not immediately return a request seeking comments about Mr Buhari’s statement and the additional disclosure from Mr Sule, who was also present at the meeting.

When Mr Buhari said earlier on Tuesday that he wanted his own successor, it was not immediately clear whether or not he would impose a consensus candidate or back a favourite into a free and fair primary.

Mr Buhari emphasised “somebody who understands what APC is all about, what APC is after and he mentioned clearly that it is somebody that will go to every part of the country and be accepted,” Mr Sule added during the interview. “Somebody who will be able to sustain all the good things the president has done.”

The governor maintained the president did not name the individual he planned on backing for the party’s presidential candidature, saying an unveiling would come later.

https://gazettengr.com/buhari-told-us-there-wont-be-primaries-he-demanded-consensus-candidate-governor-sule/

In the evil party anything goes. This is the most unorganized party that I have ever seen in the history of Nigeria political development. This is why Nigeria is presidentless since 2015.

The consensus candidate is our amiable Prof. Yemi Osinbajo

PMB is a Military-Politician in Democracy.

Buhari told us there won’t be primaries; he demanded consensus candidate: Governor Sule

With this arrangement, Tinubu is a goner. He should be prepared to decamp to SDP. I don’t think Sdp will give him their ticket if he dare decamp to Sdp. As it stands today, Tinubu willl be disgrace in the presidential primary election of APC.

Mode of operation of Nigeria's politicians:

1. Win election

2. Sit or gallivant around the globe

3. Embezzle public funds

4. Think about another election.

The circle continues

They are at the negotiating table again, postulating on who would lead you and my self.. if they were capable, we wont have gone from bad to worse as they are all leaders in the Nigeria of today...

What other Good could can they provide or do we expect from them?.. did they save any good for later?

Vote right, Vote Labour, Vote Peter Obi...

On Gbola Tinubu I stand

I see vawulence coming.

Amechi it is

Tinubu is the next President of Nigeria. Ipob pigs can go jump into the Lagoon.
City Boy all the way!

-Okoro bufo

Me I no dey believe anytin from Gaxette.

Gazette na trashy platform for fake news and serial blackmail. Shiorr

Buhari must be a dunce
does he think we are in 1983

Its Jonathan with APC ticket and Atiku PDP.

Tinubu is not contesting.

Tinubu urchins over to you guys

helinues is crying
children of God are dancing

on Tinubu's manhood we stand gidigba

Jagaban of druggie.

on a serious note.
I wonder how Tinubu ers behave.
the same Buhari that have tackled Tinubu so many times even Aisha never hid it.
the same Tinubu Buhari rather than allow his principal clinch Edo state he rather allow pdp an opposition to displace Oshiomole in extension Tinubu.
he knew that Tinubu will have unlimited influence in Apc had it been he won that edo state with oshiomole.
the same Buhari that ousted Oshiomole a Tinubu loyalist and planted his own person to minimise his powers.
the same buhari that selected his loyalist as a party chairman and so on.

the thing is that buhari cannot risk a Tinubu presidency because he knew that Tinubu will deal with him if such power enters his hands.
buhari is a dictator but he's dictatorship is nothing compare to Tinubu's own in Lagos.
such person with that kind of unending influence and decides who stays and who leaves Alausa Lagos is what you're expecting buhari to hand over power to.

The thing is that should Tinubu fail to clinch Apc ticket, he only has himself and his past deeds to blame and not Buhari.

Hypocrisy is when you hail Tinubu as the Jagaban and political guru because he can single handedly pick a governor in Lagos and other positions but you're here expecting buhari not to pick his own Successor.
what goes around surely comes around.

DitariDisciple2:
Its Jonathan with APC ticket and Atiku PDP.

Tinubu is not contesting.

I don't use to care about Nigerian politics before now, but the suspense in the APC camp is so interesting I see myself reading any update about their plans.

I have a perfect solution to offer on the current brouhaha in APC camp. But my Grandpa once told me not to correct my enemy when he's making a mistake.

If you truly care about Nigeria, you shouldn't offer advice or give critical analysis on APC's problems. Just sit back and laugh. You never can tell... Buhari might be on Nairaland

Agwotulumbe:
helinues is crying
children of God are dancing

on Tinubu's manhood we stand gidigba

Jagaban of druggie

Why are you always incoherent with topic of discussion? Is it boredomness that is causing that?

naijaboy756:
Amechi it is

He asked his Fulani people to buy form for Jonathan and he sacked Ameachi for trying to challenge him.

Judge for yourself now.

Tinubu is to IBB
As Buhari is to OBJ watch closely you will see their similarities

Ttalk:
The consensus candidate is our amiable Prof. Yemi Osinbajo

yoruba and false hopes.

The governors, including Tinubu will be foolish to accept that

Tinubu clearly answered, it's either he is the consensus candidate or the primaries hold as he and some southern aspirants won't step down for anyone


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helinues:


[s]Why are you always incoherent with topic of discussion? Is it boredomness that is causing that?

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Shut up

They should haul that thief called theifnudu into EFCC custody already, and have their way for Buhari chosen candidate to emerge. I hope the chosen criminal will not be Igbo. The shithole must go down and Biafra must emerge.

Agwotulumbe:
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Shut up

You didn't cancel it properly. Oya do the justification..

Btw, does it mean cancellation of comments have been suspended by you now?

Oh lawd, mods are really wicked oo

Fear they caught Apc oooo because dey no they have failed Nigerians. Where is Mr lier m.

Xscape1993:
In the evil party anything goes. This is the most unorganized party that I have ever seen in the history of Nigeria political development. This is why Nigeria is presidentless since 2015.

the B. A. T soilders haff started wailing,.