The immediate-past Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has withdrawn from the race for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential ticket, saying he will support fellow contestant, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as the next president of Nigeria.
Akpabio, therefore, asked delegates supporting him to cast thier votes for Tinubu in the presidential primary election to be conducted at the ongoing party’s special national convention shortly.
Also, former governor of Ogun State, Ibikunle Amosun stepped down for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Amosun, believed that presidency should be shifted to the South.
Governor of Ekiti State and chairman of the Progressives Governors Forum, John Feyemi, has stepped down from the presidential race.
Fayemi asked his supporters to vote for Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Fayemi announced his withdrawal during the party’s national convention and presidential primaries in Abuja on Tuesday.
Fayemi, who was one of the five presidential aspirants submitted to President Muhammadu Buhari by the ruling party’s governors, said the decision was to ensure that a Southerner won the 2023 presidential election.
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Gov. Kayode Fayemi after stepping down for Asiwaju Bola Ahmad Tinubu. #APCPrimaries pic.twitter.com/Dmj1BEJyxj
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