The Tinubu Campaign Organization has warned the All Progressives Congress against imposing a consensus candidate.

The organization was responding to the announcement on Monday of Senate President Ahmed Lawan as the party's consensus candidate.

The support group listed three conditions for selecting a consensus candidate as stipulated in the Electoral Act in a statement signed by its Legal Director, Babatunde Ogala, SAN.

"The media is inundated with reports that the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has unilaterally announced the purported adoption of a certain aspirant as the APC's consensus presidential candidate for the upcoming presidential election in 2023," 

"While the National Chairman has yet to deny or clarify the alleged declaration, it is necessary to state that such a declaration is illegal." This is because, under the Electoral Act 2022 regime, consensus, while provided for as one of the means by which a political party may produce its candidate, must specifically occur in a precise form. The relevant provisions are Sections 84(9), (10), and (11) of the Electoral Act 2022, which state as follows:

"(9) A political party that adopts a consensus candidate must obtain the written consent of all cleared aspirants for the position, indicating their voluntary withdrawal from the race and support for the consensus candidate."

"(10) If a political party is unable to obtain the written consent of all cleared aspirants for the purpose of selecting a consensus candidate, it shall revert to the use of direct or indirect primaries for the nomination of candidates for the aforementioned elective position." (11) A special convention or nomination congress shall be held at designated centers at the National, State, Senatorial, Federal, and State Constituencies, as the case may be, to ratify the choice of consensus candidates." As a result, any declaration of a consensus candidate would be premature and in violation of existing legal provisions.

"We are confident that the APC, as a law-abiding entity, will not be a part of such." We are further persuaded to urge our supporters to disregard this report in light of the overwhelming majority of APC Northern Governors who, after meeting with the President, reaffirmed their preference for a president from the southern part of Nigeria." 

"This patriotic decision is widely accepted by all Nigerians as a demonstration of profound understanding of our nation's nuanced fault lines." In these circumstances, the National Chairman's unilateral declaration of a consensus presidential candidate for the party will not only violate the law, but will also put the party at odds with its Governors, who are critical stakeholders in the party."

PrinceOfLagos:
Tinubu has been disgraced as predicted

He's now fighting to save face

derecho:
Why is no one calling Lawan an ingrate or Judas?
But if na Osinbajo, we no go hear word

PrinceOfLagos:

You mean after collecting Tinubu money and clean mouth ?

derecho:
I thought Tinubu made him Senate President

Fistop:
The suspense is hooooge

PrinceOfLagos:
Tinubu has been disgraced as predicted

He's now fighting to save face

If lawal Ahmed candidature sails through , Orji kalu who recommended him to APC may possibly be his Vice or next senate president and that automatically makes south west the biggest loser in all of these

PrinceOfLagos:
Tinubu has been disgraced as predicted

He's now fighting to save face

If lawal Ahmed candidature sails through , Orji kalu who recommended him to APC may possibly be his Vice or next senate president and that automatically makes south west the biggest loser in all of these

AstralBody:
Someone should get a big empty bowl,the wailings of Tinubu cretins will be many today

Reality3080:
chukwummmdi they are just showing you block head what obtains in d constitution,this is quite different from give us Biafra noise u shout on the street as if Biafra is candy

PrinceOfLagos:
Tinubu has been disgraced as predicted

He's now fighting to save face

If lawal Ahmed candidature sails through , Orji kalu who recommended him to APC may possibly be his Vice or next senate president and that automatically makes south west the biggest loser in all of these

Nayturalistic:
You people need to just STFU about all this rantings for once!. Aren’t y’all ever tired of this BS of Tinubu here, Tinubu there..

Make Una sef put una self for that same Tinubu shoes for once in y’all lifetime. Y’all think he would have gone ahead with that Merger back then in 2015 and also supported Buhari if there wasn’t any mutual agreement and proper understanding that He would be the next to Atleast ‘contest’ for that office when Bubu is done?. If it was any one of you in Tinubu shoes, what exactly would you all do right now?.. On a normal level, I’d really like to know. Abi na so e easy?.

Abegi make una just go rest and let the party choose their candidate anyhow dem wan take do ham.. because coming online every day to bad mouth Tinubu alone will only make him more stronger. And that’ll even show that he’s truly the best man to make sure that their party remains in power.

The only thing I just don’t fancy that man doing is talking all that crap he talked on national TV. He doesn’t need it at all, Becos it has always been clear to everyone what he has done for that party. He just doesn’t need to be saying things that are not relevant to the election and things that could well put him in a tight spot.

Other than that, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with Tinubu’s ambition, y’all take it or leave it. Cuz if you say he’s old he’s corrupt and bad and all that.., bros Abeg go check other candidates properly then you’ll see none of them is truly truly different.

Nayturalistic:
You people need to just STFU about all this rantings for once!. Aren’t y’all ever tired of this BS of Tinubu here, Tinubu there..

Make Una sef put una self for that same Tinubu shoes for once in y’all lifetime. Y’all think he would have gone ahead with that Merger back then in 2015 and also supported Buhari if there wasn’t any mutual agreement and proper understanding that He would be the next to Atleast ‘contest’ for that office when Bubu is done?. If it was any one of you in Tinubu shoes, what exactly would you all do right now?.. On a normal level, I’d really like to know. Abi na so e easy?.

Abegi make una just go rest and let the party choose their candidate anyhow dem wan take do ham.. because coming online every day to bad mouth Tinubu alone will only make him more stronger. And that’ll even show that he’s truly the best man to make sure that their party remains in power.

The only thing I just don’t fancy that man doing is talking all that crap he talked on national TV. He doesn’t need it at all, Becos it has always been clear to everyone what he has done for that party. He just doesn’t need to be saying things that are not relevant to the election and things that could well put him in a tight spot.

Other than that, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with Tinubu’s ambition, y’all take it or leave it. Cuz if you say he’s old he’s corrupt and bad and all that.., bros Abeg go check other candidates properly then you’ll see none of them is truly truly different.