APC to decide on zoning after screening presidential aspirants — Adamu

Senator Abdullahi Adamu, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has said that the party would take a decision on zoning after screening its 2023 presidential aspirants.

Adamu said this in an interview with selected Hausa service media organisations late Wednesday night, adding that the presidential aspirants would be scrutinised in accordance with the party’s guidelines for the 2023 general elections.

Reports that the party’s electoral guidelines provide three methods of choosing its candidates for an election, which include: direct, indirect, and consensus.

Speaking on the party’s zoning arrangement, Adamu said that no decision would be taken until its aspirants were all screened.

“We have not produced our candidate for the presidency yet, we have to screen the aspirants to know the way forward.

“We have aspirants from across the country in the presidential race. We will make the decision when we get there,” the APC national chairman said.
On the number of the presidential aspirants, Adamu said members of the party could not be denied the right to contest for president.

“You can’t stop our party stalwarts from contesting elections or aspiring for the presidency. It is their right, and we are happy for them.

“There is nothing wrong with anybody aspiring for the exalted seat of the president, it is God that decides who gets what.

“We have 28 aspirants for the presidential ticket, and everybody knows that all of them cannot get the ticket. If it’s God’s wish, they all can even be president of the country one after the other.

“Our goal is to ensure justice in the choice of who emerges as the candidate of the party, that does not mean we are perfect, but we pray we do the right thing,” he said.

On the possibility of the party adopting the type of consensus arrangement that produced him as its chairman, Adamu said the chairmanship position was not the same as that of the president.

He stressed that there was no comparison between the two positions.

“However, the party has laid down its rules and regulations for the aspirants, we would scrutinise all of them based on our guidelines to be sure we pick the right candidate for the party,” he said.

He debunked insinuations that a large number of the party’s presidential aspirants was a subtle ploy to extend the tenure of President Muhammadu Buhari in office.

“I can only say that God will deal with those behind such insinuations. President Buhari had 2019 declared that he would not seek a tenure extension.

“He told everybody and swore with the Qur’an that he would not breach constitutional provision on his two terms tenure.

“The issue does not even arise, the president, while performing the Lesser Hajj reiterated this position.

“If there is truth in such talks, none of the aspirants would have procured the party’s Expression of Interest and Nomination forms,” he said.

Speaking on the allegations that the party’s aspirants were sharing money with delegates, Adamu said he had no evidence to that effect.

He said, for now, there was, however, no law against aspirants taking their campaign to delegates.

“I don’t have evidence that aspirants are sharing money with delegates, for me, it’s the delegates that are selling their conscience, which is not proper.

“Our delegates should know that anybody sharing money with them can’t be the right candidate for the party, he doesn’t mean well for the country. I don’t have a solution for the problem,” he said.

With 145 governorship aspirants and 25 presidential aspirants, Adamu explained that politicians were rushing to the APC because it is the government in power with everyone that matter in the country as its member.

“It is because that is where those that matter in the country are. It didn’t start today; we are the government in power.

“Today, in spite of all the insults, the APC has an advantage far ahead of other political parties.

“Today, the APC is the biggest party in Nigeria. It’s natural that it will attract more Nigerians than any other party. This is where it is happening.

“Any right-thinking politician would naturally gravitate towards the APC.

“Of course, we have our problems, but today we are the cynosure of all Nigerians, and I am hopeful, God willing, we will retain power in the general election,” he said.

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I pray the best emerge,the one that will makes Nigeria great again

There is nothing like zoning, cus Osinbajo is our next president.

Incumbent aspirants and incoming aspirants are all the same, thief and looters with a common ideology of betraying the masses.





I don't have a candidate and I won't have any.

Putting cart before the horse

It is a pity we have the kinds of presidential aspirants we have in Nigeria.

APC is very confused. They don't even know what to do again.

famouscargo4u:
APC is very confused. They don't even know what to do again.

They’re more scared of the party imploding before INEC deadline

This Adamu really sabi Politics. He doesn't want to be caught around the corner

What kind of inconsequential statement is that? Why after screening? Anyway whatever yardstick you guys deploy, BAT remains the most consistent and most capable candidate.

helinues:
This Adamu really sabi Politics. He doesn't want to be caught around the corner

You know this, bro.

but that gutter cleaning miscreant Joe Afonjakwe is already disgracing himself the other day

Tinubu ain't going no where

it is God that decides who gets what.
Does this mean that the 100 million for presidential form was paid to God? criminals in power!!!

Yawn

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Apc is zoning to the south, which part of south is what we don't know

If you have noticed the discussion around 2023, it's been centered on religion, ethnicity, and mainly on individuals. This is very bad for the country but to look away from the present realities is to be delusional.

Several people have argued to the suitability of candidates like Osibanjo, and Peter Obi, and yes I can't deny the potentials of these individuals, the problem is that there are no strong institutions to provide the enabling environment for these people to strive in leadership. Instead, what we have are strong individuals, that have control over institutions.

That said, let me make it clear that 2023, is the battle between Tinubu and Atiku, APC and PDP are fully aware of this. To not have either of these persons as the party flagbearer would be detrimental to the defaulter.

2023 election, has very little or nothing to do with the interest of Nigerians and everything to do with the interest of politicians.

We're trapped as it were between the devil and the deep blue sea (sadly). We can only hope to have enough influence on the political architecture of the country in the coming years and be able to tilt the political scale in our favor during the tenure of whoever is unfortunate enough to win the election of 2023.

In the mean time be wise enough to choose one of these two evils and vote influentially. Anything else for the moment would a waste of vote and chasing of the wind (I wish we were wise enough to make the same choice in 2019, we probably would have had Atiku in office with Peter Obi as the vice, a combination that I believe would be far better than what we have now)

We are watching them

AsampeteNwaanyi:
but that gutter cleaning miscreant Joe Afonjakwe is already disgracing himself the other day

Joe igbokwe is a man nobody should take serious , he's a clown.

What's d screening for when 90% has held a position in government before

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