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To further placate the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, most forces in the party may have decided to influence his emergence as the chairman, Board of Trustees, BoT of the party, Saturday Vanguard gathered yesterday.

The party is due for the constitution of its BoT on June 20, 2015 following the rectification of the process by the party’s National Working Committee, NWC, last week.

Tinubu who is a big brain behind the formation of APC by the four defunct political parties- Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, the Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, All Nigerian People’s Party, ANPP, and a faction of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA- now known as legacy parties, apparently lost out in the power game when his candidates for the Senate Presidency and the Speakership of the House of Representatives were defeated at the National Assembly leadership election.

Speaking in confidence to Saturday Vanguard in Abuja, a party source revealed that the odds favour Tinubu even though a former Vice President, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku is said to be angling for the portfolio.

“He is not likely to contest the position with anyone else. Many people want him for the office”, the source said.

But even with this, it was also learnt that many people may not be comfortable with Tinubu occupying the office.

They fear that he may use the office to attack most members of the NWC among whom are the National Chairman of the party, Chief John Oyegun, the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki and Speaker, House of Representatives, Barrister Yakubu Dogara whose relationship with him has gone awry following the National Assembly leadership election.

santakris:
If he's given then some people are in deep shit.

azimibraun:
I just feel this Tinubu despite his achievements is overrated and fast becoming a myth.

eliteweb:
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udemejack:
you again?

Zakkyoz:
despise Tinubu at your peril. Saraki is in for a long political fisticuffs with him.

Bollove:
Why do you people always tagged Saraki whenever Tinubu's name is mentioned.
Ohhh, You think Saraki is a small boy right You think say leadership na by age right
You think Tinubu is powerful than Saraki right ....

na today , what is Tinubu as BOT Chairman.
even Jonathan forced Obasanjo to resign as BOT Chairman only for Obasanjo to be damned frustrated till he tore his PDP membership card. Jonathan lost later though but only to Buhari not to Obj !!!

Many ignorant always overrate Tinubu .... This is National Politics nat Regional Politics.

Saraki, the Senate President till Tinubu learn National politicking

hafeeanubasy:
.....you are either PDP,IGBO or member of bode George,Ebenezer babatope and kashamu family in southwest.The day your type like Tinubu it means he is failing.

azimibraun:
I just feel this Tinubu despite his achievements is overrated and fast becoming a myth.

chukwudi44:
The man is really overated. For all his noise GEJ scored above 40% across the six south western states. He organized a one million man March for Buhari in Lagos but couldn't give him up to a million votes in the main elections yet some people claim he installed him smh