Leaders and aspirants of the South-West caucus of the ruling All Progressives Congress have streamlined their options for the region’s consensus preference to three aspirants, Peoples Gazette can report based on information from people familiar with the development.

The leaders urged four aspirants to step down in a meeting that was held at the residence of Olusegun Osoba in Abuja between 10 p.m. Saturday and 1:00 a.m. Sunday.

The Gazette heard that Senator Ajayi Boroffice, Tunde Bakare and Dimeji Bankole were categorically urged to step down due to their limited campaign activities for the top office. Senator Ibikunle Amosun was also asked to step down, although our sources could not immediately ascertain whether or not he acquiesced.

The aspirants who agreed to step down have yet to issue an official statement, and their respective spokespersons could not be reached for comments Sunday morning.

The outcome of the first round of talks has left Governor Kayode Fayemi, Bola Tinubu and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo as the three standing aspirants from the South-West.

The meeting will continue at forenoon on Sunday, or much later, depending on how events unfold, our sources said.

It came as President Muhammadu Buhari met with all aspirants and emphasised consensus as the best option for the party’s convention scheduled to begin on June 6 and terminate on June 9.

Besides the aspirants, the meeting also had in attendance Bisi Akande, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, Gbenga Daniel, Governor Jide Sanwo-Olu, Mr Osoba himself, amongst others.

gaby:
Lol

Who go come pay Amaechi him investment?

Niorte:
The man in the middle has the advantage and cognitive experience to take Nigeria to greater heights

PaChukwudi44:

I am not so sure you understood the news

Niorte:
The man in the middle has the advantage and cognitive experience to take Nigeria to greater heights

jumper524:
the experience that he used in handling the federal economic team that took the Naira from 180 to 600..
Guess inflation with zero improvement in income is now positivity.

gaby:


Oh, no, I didn't understand the news.

My question is, where does all these horse-trading now leave Ameachi?

CutieKing:
They have not made any progress then.those 3 are the main contenders from the sw.

Akponmfet:
Anybody but a Biafran.
Biafrans should never and will never smell Aso Rock.

Nigerialabalaba:

omo ibo, una don jinx d man with una badluck.

PYO don lose since las week wen nobody for hin camp win APC senate or hor seat tickets for d whole SW. almost 100% come from Tinubu camp. na because u omo ibo miscreants on nl be olodos una no see d connection.

e been dey tink say Buhari go do annointing service yesterday but buhari sabi say pyo na featherweight.

Vatsyayana:


If them see Tinubu for North now na stone dem go stone am over cry-cry baby wey him call Buhari. It is obvious he has now lost whatever is left of his popularity in the North.

PaChukwudi44:
I knew Fayemi would never step down for baba leaky-Leaky

Throwback:
Once Fayemi steps down, Tinubu and Osinbajo are ready to slug it out with the rest of the Southern aspirants.

Foreigna2:


Abakaliki John Snow, you know nothing.

PaChukwudi44:

If Fayemi is stepping down for anyone,it is for the VP not leaky-Leaky

Foreigna2:


I guess he told you this when he met you on the queue for kerosene.

Kingcalls:
Northern APC leaders will do to Tinubu and the other South Westerners what northen pdp members did to Jonathan in 2015... they know that selecting a northerner as flag bearer will split Atikus votes... SE/SS will vote Atiku as well.... Northerners will always vote their brothers ... ss will do to APC and Tinubu what they did to Jonathan in 2015... na una go b the new 5% ... una never know hausa fulani .... Buhari will hand over to ATiku in 2023 ...

gaby:


Oh, no, I didn't understand the news.

My question is, where does all these horse-trading now leave Ameachi?

Niorte:
The man in the middle has the advantage and cognitive experience to take Nigeria to greater heights

Kingcalls:


And u mumushly think SW will smell it ?? U are naive