Leaders of the ruling All
Progressives Congress (APC), in South West geo-political zone on Thursday
declared that President Muhammadu Buhari has not informed them he will
re-contest in the 2019 general elections.
The APC stalwarts shortly after a
stakeholders’ meeting held behind closed doors at the Executive Chamber in the
Governor’s office, Secretariat Ibadan, remarked that any one who was qualify
for the post was free to contest.
Former Interim National Chairman
of the party, Chief Bisi Akande who spoke on behalf of other leaders of the
party shortly after the meeting insisted that the President was yet to brief
them if he will be re-contesting in the elections.
Akande, however, assured that the
leaders of the party in the zone will have no option than to support and work
for him (Buhari) if he was lucky to have the ticket of the party in 2019.
Speaking further, Akande remarked
that the leaders were ready for the next year’s governorship elections in both
Osun and Ekiti states.
He said that the party was poised
to have Ekiti back in the APC fold in 2018.
The ex-Governor of Osun state
said that “The President has not told us he will re-contest in 2019.
“Anybody in our party is free to
contest. If he is lucky to have the ticket, then we will have no reason than to
support the President.
“Definitely, we are poised to
have Ekiti state back to APC.”
Present at the meeting as
reported earlier in DAILY POST on Thursday are the host, Governor Abiola
Ajimobi of Oyo State and his counterparts from Osun, Ondo and Lagos, Ogbeni
Rauf Aregbesola, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu and Akinwumi Ambode respectively.
Others include former Governors
of Ekiti State Chief Adeniyi Adebayo; Minister for Mines and Steel Dr. Kayode
Fayemi and Senator Olusola Adeyeye.
Also in attendance at the meeting
were Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives Hon. Lasun Yusuff; Minister of
State for Niger Delta Affairs, Mr. Claudus Daramola; Majority Leader, House of
Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila; former Governor of Ogun State, Chief
Olusegun Osoba; Minister for Communications, Barrister Adebayo Shittu and
former Governor of Oyo State, Chief Adebayo Alao Akala.
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