Some top shots of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, have faulted reports that an unwritten agreement and understanding among founders of the party in 2013 ceded the 2023 presidential ticket of the party to the South-West geo-political zone.

One of the bigwigs, who played crucial roles in the formation of the APC, and in the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari at the party’s presidential primaries in Lagos in 2014 and the election proper in 2015, said: “Nothing like that happened. There was no meeting whatsoever to talk about ceding power to the South-West.”

Another top shot of the party spoke in like manner, adding that it is difficult to tell if President Buhari would back the South-West to produce his successor, even if such an agreement was ever reached, adding, “we don’t know who will succeed President Buhari, but we know those who will not succeed him.”

Meanwhile, two days to the March 26 national convention, the ruling party is still mired in disagreement over the zoning of positions and which part of the country should produce its presidential candidate for the 2023 poll.

Although the party hierarchy agreed recently that the North and South should swap positions in 2023, which means the South should produce the President while the North produces party national chairman, there are still clamour for the seat to be thrown open.

Zoning formula causes a stir

Also, at a time many party faithful had bought nomination forms, based on the zoning formula party stakeholders agreed, for which the APC had generated N700 million as of press time, there is disquiet in many states over zoning and adoption of some aspirants as consensus candidates.

In the South-East, the Abia State chapter of the APC kicked against the adoption of Henry Ikoh as consensus candidate for National vice chairman, South-East, by some Abia leaders.

Abia APC Publicity Secretary, Mr Okey Ezeala said there is no iota of truth in the adoption of Ikoh as consensus national vice chairman, South-East because “the position of National vice chairman, South-East is not zoned to Abia State. It was zoned to Imo State. What is zoned to Abia is National Welfare Secretary. Abia State APC exco and stakeholders have unanimously nominated F.M. Nwosu as consensus candidate for national welfare secretary. That was why major chieftains of the party in Abia, which include General Ogbonnaya Okoro, General Chinedu Abraham, and Gen Charles Nwogbe accompanied him to the APC national secretariat to collect the nomination form. He is the one the APC in Abia State is supporting.”

3 aspirants challenge Omisore for national scribe

The hope of Senator Iyiola Omisore to become the consensus candidate for the office of National Secretary hung in the balance, yesterday, as three other chieftains of the party joined the race.

Seen as the candidate of National Leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, there have been reported attempts by some governors in the zone to get other critical stakeholders to endorse Senator Omisore.

Documents sighted by Vanguard, yesterday, showed that two aspirants have emerged from Oyo State to challenge Omisore. Oyo has been making a case to have the office micro-zoned to her since it currently does not have an APC governor. The two aspirants from Oyo are a former Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu; and Professor Olaiya Abideen Olaitan. There is another contender from Ondo State, Engr. Ife Oyedele of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company Limited.

cktheluckyman:
The SW are the most greedy gro-political region in Nigeria.Bunch of hypocritical folks

hmm
The fact APC is still taken seriously only goes to show how unserious Nigerians are

cktheluckyman:
The SW are the most greedy gro-political region in Nigeria.Bunch of hypocritical folks

wwwihy:
PDP South East Miscreants that are afraid of picking Forms in PDP

seunmsg:
The SW has never demanded for the ceding of the party’s ticket to the zone.

Ezeama400:


Focus on the topic .. This thread has nothing to do with SE..

Stop seeing Igbo giants in your dream

cktheluckyman:

If the SW are contesting why should the North not contest?

Ezeama400:


Focus on the topic .. This thread has nothing to do with PDP..

Stop seeing Igbo giants in your dream

seunmsg:
The SW has never demanded for the ceding of the party’s ticket to the zone. Our position is in-line with the position of the Southern governors forum. The presidency should come to the south and all interested southerners should compete for it. It is that simple and straightforward.

Vanguard and those sponsoring this kind of unfounded report should give it a rest. They have lost already. APC presidential ticket is going to the south and the SW will contest for it.

The SE should join Wike and other reasonable SS governors to make the same demand in PDP and stop trying to play the role of a bitter and scorned spoiler for the rest of the south.

mrvitalis:
Who ever wins 2023 election one thing is clear

Yorubas have shown themselves as greedy and power hungry ...this is very important because when they go back to another 45 year long opposition that would be used against them

If presidency is coming to south then it goes to south east if not let north keep it
Onu ,nigige , nwajuba , umiah ,even Joe igbokwe are all Igbos in APC n contributed to the growth of APC ...infact 2 of the 4 parties that formed APC was lead by Igbos rochas/nigige APGA and onu ANPP ...so there is absolutely no reason to deny this Igbo sons their turn

But the next president of southern extraction would be an Igbo man when ? I can't say

Mooh247:



The nonsense was written by Ibo


By Clifford Ndujihe, Henry Umoru & Omeiza

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mrvitalis:

So there are Igbos in APC ?

oilPUSSY:
resh hurdles for Abdulahi Adamu as defunct legacy parties kick



By Clifford Ndujihe, Henry Umoru & Omeiza Ajayi

Some top shots of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, have faulted reports that an unwritten agreement and understanding among founders of the party in 2013 ceded the 2023 presidential ticket of the party to the South-West geo-political zone.



One of the bigwigs, who played crucial roles in the formation of the APC, and in the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari at the party’s presidential primaries in Lagos in 2014 and the election proper in 2015, said: “Nothing like that happened. There was no meeting whatsoever to talk about ceding power to the South-West.”

Another top shot of the party spoke in like manner, adding that it is difficult to tell if President Buhari would back the South-West to produce his successor, even if such an agreement was ever reached, adding, “we don’t know who will succeed President Buhari, but we know those who will not succeed him.”

Meanwhile, two days to the March 26 national convention, the ruling party is still mired in disagreement over the zoning of positions and which part of the country should produce its presidential candidate for the 2023 poll.

Although the party hierarchy agreed recently that the North and South should swap positions in 2023, which means the South should produce the President while the North produces party national chairman, there are still clamour for the seat to be thrown open.

Zoning formula causes a stir

Also, at a time many party faithful had bought nomination forms, based on the zoning formula party stakeholders agreed, for which the APC had generated N700 million as of press time, there is disquiet in many states over zoning and adoption of some aspirants as consensus candidates.

In the South-East, the Abia State chapter of the APC kicked against the adoption of Henry Ikoh as consensus candidate for National vice chairman, South-East, by some Abia leaders.

Abia APC Publicity Secretary, Mr Okey Ezeala said there is no iota of truth in the adoption of Ikoh as consensus national vice chairman, South-East because “the position of National vice chairman, South-East is not zoned to Abia State. It was zoned to Imo State. What is zoned to Abia is National Welfare Secretary. Abia State APC exco and stakeholders have unanimously nominated F.M. Nwosu as consensus candidate for national welfare secretary. That was why major chieftains of the party in Abia, which include General Ogbonnaya Okoro, General Chinedu Abraham, and Gen Charles Nwogbe accompanied him to the APC national secretariat to collect the nomination form. He is the one the APC in Abia State is supporting.”

3 aspirants challenge Omisore for national scribe

The hope of Senator Iyiola Omisore to become the consensus candidate for the office of National Secretary hung in the balance, yesterday, as three other chieftains of the party joined the race.

Seen as the candidate of National Leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, there have been reported attempts by some governors in the zone to get other critical stakeholders to endorse Senator Omisore.

Documents sighted by Vanguard, yesterday, showed that two aspirants have emerged from Oyo State to challenge Omisore. Oyo has been making a case to have the office micro-zoned to her since it currently does not have an APC governor. The two aspirants from Oyo are a former Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu; and Professor Olaiya Abideen Olaitan. There is another contender from Ondo State, Engr. Ife Oyedele of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company Limited.


https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/03/no-pact-to-cede-presidency-to-south-west-apc-bigwigs-insist/

Lalasticlala Lalasticlala Lalasticlala

Mynd44

oilPUSSY:


They want to create an Impression that there is no Igbo or Igbos don't have a stake in APC..

I just dey pity this people..

@ the bolded that one is certain.. They are known for opposition since time immemorial..
Whenever I see them flexing muscles I will just be laughing..


Some if them think Nigeria started in 2015

Mooh247:


Who cares... Am i Ibo people political party record keeper

Nobody gives a tiny fvck whether Ibos are in APC or PDP

Ibos should stop involving others in their struggle..

NorthEast hasn't produced a President since 2nd republic yet you don't see Atiku wail and blackmail any region for NorthEast political failure


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mrvitalis:

So no zoning then na

Mooh247:



See who they pity person oooo


Ibos dey pity Yoruba

Head of State we had Obasanjo, Military Second in Command we had Tunde Idiagbon, Obasanjo, and Dipo Diya, President we had Obasanjo, interim President we had Ernest Shonekan , Acting President we had Yemi Osinbajo, Vice President we had Osinbajo,


What do you 41 million Ibos have since 6 decades ago if not noise and emotional blackmail of the great Yoruba sophisticated intellects

Mooh247:


Did we force Zoning on anybody or did anyone stop Ex Convict Orji Uzor Kalu , Ex Governor Dave Umahi and Rochas Coachroches from trying their luck at APC Presidential convention



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