The All Progressives Congress
(APC) says President Muhammadu Buhari has not announced publicly that Adams
Oshiomhole is his preferred candidate to lead the party after John Oyegun, the
current chairman.
There are reports that Buhari has
endorsed Oshiomhole, a former governor of Edo state, as the next chairman of
the APC.
But addressing journalists in Abuja
on Wednesday, Bolaji Abdullahi, APC spokesman, said Buhari reserved the right
to his preferences.
He said: “The president is a
party member and has the right to have his preferences and I don’t get the
feeling that he told anyone this is the person you must support.
“He met with some of the
governors who went to ask him and they were actually four. I don’t think that
the governors that met him on Wednesday said he told them so.
“So, maybe they probably asked
him and because of the relationship he has with them, he told them what his
preferences are and they felt that it was important for them to make this
available to the public. I don’t get the feeling that President Buhari called
the governors and told them that this is the way you must go.
“The opportunity he gave the
party has made us better because that is how we arrived at the position we are
discussing now. The consultation he had with these governors was a private
conversation. He did not address a press conference to say this is the person I
want.
“So, if those individuals he
confided in felt it was necessary for them to make the position public, I don’t
think it is fair for us to hold the president responsible for this. I don’t
think he has foreclosed anything or that he has said this is the way everyone
must go.”
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