Facts have emerged as to why Jigawa State Governor, Muhammad Badaru picked the All Progressives Congress(APC) presidential nomination forms despite the understanding within the party that the next President of Nigeria should come from the southern part of the country.

WesternPost gathered that APC governors challenged Governor Badaru on his presidential bid which does not enjoy any support among his colleagues and party leaders during a meeting of the governors with the National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, on Monday night in Abuja.

A source close to the meeting told our correspondent that Kebbi State Governor, Abubakar Bagudu, Chairman of Progressives Governors Forum, and other governors accused Badaru of going against the mutual understanding that the presidency in APC should come to the South to preserve the unity of the country.

According to our source, Governor Badaru defended his action as kind of insurance for APC to mitigate against the likelihood of a Presidential candidate from the North by Peoples Democratic Party. The PDP has former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Senator Bukola Saraki, Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal and Mohammed Hayatudeen, a retired banker as its leading presidential aspirants.

“Badaru told the National Chairman Adamu and other APC governors at the meeting Monday night why he obtained the presidential nomination forms. He was accused of bad faith knowing that the party wants the next President to come from the South. There is no way another northerner can succeed President Buhari via the APC platform after his eight years in office. The only explanation Badaru had was that he took the forms so that APC will have a fall back position in the event PDP picks its presidential candidate from the North. He made the point that a strong Northern PDP presidential candidate will be difficult to defeat by a Southern APC candidate,” revealed the source.

Other matters that were discussed at the meeting with National Chairman was the mode of selecting the party’s presidential candidate. The APC governors, according to our source were unambiguous in saying no to consensus arrangement. The governors told the chairman that the party’s presidential candidate should emerge through delegates election process. APC will hold its presidential primary election on May 29-30 at the Eagle Square in Abuja.

The party has not started the screening of the presidential candidates. 28 aspirants reportedly obtained the forms after paying N100million each out of which 25 of the aspirants submitted their forms. Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, President of Africa Development Bank and former President Goodluck Jonathan are the three purported aspirants that did not return their forms after the deadline.
There is a new media speculation that former President Jonathan might have surreptitiously submitted his nomination forms before the deadline and he is still in the fray for the APC ticket due to the support he is still getting from those who want to foist him on the party.

SledgeHammerer:
Consensus is dead abinitio. Children of hate still waiting for consensus will cry by weekend.






Other matters that were discussed at the meeting with National Chairman was the mode of selecting the party’s presidential candidate. The APC governors, according to our source were unambiguous in saying no to consensus arrangement. The governors told the chairman that the party’s presidential candidate should emerge through delegates election process.



PrinceofLagos, truthisunique2, penguin2

Penguin2:


According to your source…

That same source told you people that Buhari had withdrawn his support for Abdullahi Adamu during the national congress.

Una go still rest

SledgeHammerer:
Consensus is dead abinitio. Children of hate still waiting for consensus will cry by weekend.






Other matters that were discussed at the meeting with National Chairman was the mode of selecting the party’s presidential candidate. The APC governors, according to our source were unambiguous in saying no to consensus arrangement. The governors told the chairman that the party’s presidential candidate should emerge through delegates election process.



PrinceofLagos, truthisunique2, penguin2

Ayed44:
The decision on the mode of primary was taken by the supreme leader Buhari. Not some APC governor's.

Penguin2:


According to your source…

That same source told you people that Buhari had withdrawn his support for Abdullahi Adamu during the national congress.

Una go still rest

SledgeHammerer:



The same supreme leader who has left the country for 3days AU summit? Lol.....go sleep

Nigerialabalaba:
Other matters that were discussed at the meeting with National Chairman was the mode of selecting the party’s presidential candidate. The APC governors, according to our source were unambiguous in saying no to consensus arrangement. The governors told the chairman that the party’s presidential candidate should emerge through delegates election process. APC will hold its presidential primary election on May 29-30 at the Eagle Square in Abuja.


Adamu don reecho dis yesterday so any yeye ibo princeoflagos from Owerri and other hate filled ibo urchins on nairaland wey still dey mouth concussion, na thunder go fire dem.
2023 victory for Jagaban na God's project for Nigeria. Ignore d bitter hateful ibo urchins, dem no get shishi sense as uwazuruike stated. shiorr

ChoCho54:
All your post on NL is about abusing Igbos. You are too childish even for a teenager.

ChoCho54:
All your post on NL is about abusing Igbos. You are too childish even for a teenager.

Truthisunique2:
Few days to the last apc Convention buhari travelled with buni and we know the hell tilumbu and Niger gov faced been stranded

Few days to apc chairman election buhari travelled and asked his loyalists to give him consensus names, those waiting primaries where stranded

Few days to convention again buhari don travel when apc publicity have postponed activities till he steps in

ChoCho54:
All your post on NL is about abusing Igbos. You are too childish even for a teenager.

Mandate2023:


U will see when dey abuse yeebos but when yeebos abuse others u will like d comments

Oloriburuku

Mandate2023:


Ur empty head sha no know pass consensus
Delegates will vote whoever dey want on Sunday and that winner regardless of whoever it is will be d party flag bearer.....d fact that d party chairman was through consensus does not mean dis will too.....there's a limit to what d president can force on d party, I don't know why u just refuse to use ur brain, u no know pass to dey talk like person wey dey ment