President Muhammadu Buhari is backing the Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo as his preferred aspirant ahead of the National Convention of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) billed to hold this weekend in Abuja.

A senior presidential aide who disclosed this to our correspondent yesterday said Buhari strongly believed that having worked closely with him since May 2015, Osinbajo is the best aspirant to continue with the policies of the administration.

The president is also said to be impressed with the way the Vice-President has piloted the affairs of the country during the period he held the fort as Acting President.

He said this backing by Buhari is responsible for the confidence Osinbajo has exuded so far in the race for the presidential ticket of the party.

Speaking further, he said following the emergence of Atiku Abubakar as the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), some power brokers in the APC tried to project Senate President, Ahmad Lawan as their best so as to rival Atiku in the North but their proposal was rejected.

” As of today, Tuesday, the President is firmly behind the Vice-President as his preferred aspirant. He has refused to shift ground even after some members of his kitchen cabinet started rooting for Ahmad Lawan after the emergence of Atiku Abubakar as PDP presidential candidate”.

” Some northern powerful forces and religious leaders are pushing for a Northern candidate while others are behind the moves to draft former President Goodluck Jonathan into the race so that he can serve just one term and return power back to the North in 2027 but Buhari is not buying into all that”.

” Those pushing for Lawan had argued that since Atiku is from the North East of Adamawa, the APC should also present its candidate from another North-East state but the proposal was quickly shot down by some concerned stakeholders who also have the ears of the President”.

” Those against Lawan argued that if fielded as APC presidential candidate, the election will be a walkover for PDP and Atiku as he will even beat the Senate President hands down in his home state of Yobe. The only place Lawan is popular is in Yobe North Senatorial District” our source said.

The president met with APC governors on Tuesday but details of the meeting are still sketchy.

https://independent.ng/apc-ticket-osinbajo-is-buharis-preferred-candidate/

Osinbajo is veritable.

Osinbajo is love by all

Osinbajo is selfless

Osinbajo is a Unifier

Osinbajo is a sound administrator

Osinbajo leadership style is devine.

TheRareGem1:
Osinbajo is veritable.

you re late.

Buhari have indirectly endorsed his preferred candidate before APC govs and apc chairman.

Buhari to Apc govs- ensure you vote a party man

Buhari to apc chairman- Reduce the numbers of Aspirants

Atiku will biTch slap Osiboy,probably the easiest path to been president for Atiku

The truth is if the GEJ agenda doesn’t fly then it will be a Toss up between Osinbajo and Amaechi.

But sadly those two candidates without a United South cannot defeat Atiku.

That's APC best bet especially among youths. But he must first scale the Tinubu hurdle at primary first

you didnt make any sense. So Osinbajo is a PDP man?

princdebola201:
you re late.

Buhari have indirectly endorsed his preferred candidate before APC govs and apc chairman.

Buhari to Apc govs- ensure you vote a party man

Buhari to apc chairman- Reduce the numbers of Aspirants

Osinbajo is the candidate

bennybuhari:
you didnt make any sense. So Osinbajo is a PDP man?

someone that loses his polling unit consistently is not a party man .

A party man is an integral part of a political party that has consistently deliver to the party in elections

this got me

” Those against Lawan argued that if fielded as APC presidential candidate, the election will be a walkover for PDP and Atiku as he will even beat the Senate President hands down in his home state of Yobe. The only place Lawan is popular is in Yobe North Senatorial District” our source said.

princdebola201:
you re late.

Buhari have indirectly endorsed his preferred candidate before APC govs and apc chairman.

Buhari to Apc govs- ensure you vote a party man

Buhari to apc chairman- Reduce the numbers of Aspirants

So he is not a party man? A man who wrote party manifesto and other legal stuffs isn't a party man? Reduce aspirants, we know who is supposed to be screened out ae. Lol

princdebola201:
someone that loses his polling unit consistently is not a party man

Sonwolu lost his Poling unit

BAT lost his Poling unit

Many have so what are you saying

Toh

Then Tinubu must know about it just playing mind games with his supporters.

I won't be surprised if he backed out from the race at the die minutes cos it's not logical for Tinubu and Osinbajo to contest the Apc primary together

TheRareGem1:

Sonwolu lost his Poling unit

BAT lost his Poling unit

Many have so what are you saying

BAT has never lost his polling unit since his first election as a senator in 1993

the problem is that you don't read. the man has since relocated his polling unit to Ogun state and his people said the reason he lost then was because as VP, he is based in Abuja not Ikoyi

princdebola201:
someone that loses his polling unit consistently is not a party man .

A party man is an integral part of a political party that has consistently deliver to the party in elections

TheRareGem1:

Sonwolu lost his Poling unit

BAT lost his Poling unit

Many have so what are you saying

And Osinbajo didn't loose his right?

princdebola201:


BAT has never lost his polling unit since his first election as a senator in 1993

APC must pick either Tinubu or Osinbajo. They are the only two aspirants that can win the election for the party.

helinues:


And Osinbajo didn't loose his right?

Him included. Many of them don lose their ward/PO

Akeredolu Fashola even OBJ...mimiko etc. Many

TheRareGem1:


So he is not a party man? A man who wrote party manifesto and other legal stuffs isn't a party man? Reduce aspirants, we know who is supposed to be screened out ae. Lol

party manifestoes can be contracted to anybody.
The party man buhari is reffering to his someone with a political structure .
Not an handpicked reedem pastor that cant deliver his polling unit

seunmsg:
APC must pick either Tinubu or Osinbajo. They are the only two aspirants that can win the election for the party.

Either of them is okay

TheRareGem1:


Him included. Many of them don lose their ward/PO

Akeredolu Fashola even OBJ...mimiko etc. Many

If indeed Osibanjo is the anointing palm kernel oil, then the mind games played by Osibanjo, Tinubu and Buhari is legendary

I don’t think it’s too early to give Tinubu urchins heart attack.

We still have about 2 more days to go.

Though I believe Osinbajo is APC’s best winning strategy.

With Osinbajo, the entire Southwest will vote APC (well except for some disgruntled Tinubu urchins)

Now, with somebody like Elrufai as his running mate and with Buhari support, the core north will choose Osinbajo over Atiku.

Similarly, being a pastor, the North Central, with their herdsmen menace, might be receptive to the idea of an Osinbajo presidency.

Southeast and Southsouth nko? You’d be surprised that the region’s votes would be shared between Obi and Osinbajo as the political gladiators of the region might gang up against Atiku.

Only Osinbajo can guarantee this.

Another person that can come close is Amaechi.

TheRareGem1:

this is asiwaju Polling Unit 047, Ward 3, at Sunday Adigun, Alausa, in Ikeja, Lagos

This is what I said to many of them many months ago here. All what I need at the end of the whole episode is for those that argued with me to come and give respect. MikoB na ur Papa.

Ok, we dey watch

I am still watching the whole events.

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Waiting for your balderdash

TheRareGem1:

this was in 2011 when Tinubu collapsed his structure for jonathan to win south west.
Meanwhile pdp lost the entire southwest states in that gubernatorial election in 2011

Osinbajo is capable

princdebola201:
this was in 2011 when Tinubu collapsed his structure for jonathan to win south west.
Meanwhile pdp lost the entire southwest states in that gubernatorial election in 2011

Ogun state exceptional