APC Presidential Primary: NWC backs APC Northern Govs on power shift

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has backed Northern Governors of the party on the power shift to the South.

Northern Governors on Monday insisted on a power shift after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari.

This was despite the announcement of Senate President Ahmad Lawan as the preferred aspirant of President Muhammadu Buhari by APC National Chairman Senator Abdullahi Adamu.

Adamu announced at the NWC meeting of the party in Abuja.

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But APC Organising Secretary, Suleiman M Argungu, has said the choice of Lawan is simply Adamu’s opinion.

He said the NWC supports the position of Northern APG Govs on power shift .

He said the choice of Senate President Ahmed Lawan as consensus aspirant is not the position of the NWC but just an opinion of the National Chairman of the party, Abdullahi Adamu.

“It is just an information given by the chairman. The NWC is with the Northern Govs on power shift to the South,” Argungun said.

Northern All Progressives Congress (APC) Governors have insisted on power shift to the South.

They spoke after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari.

Chairman of the Northern Governors’ Forum, Simon Lalong, who led others to the meeting, also disclosed Buhari has not anointed anyone yet as his consensus candidate.

Thirteen out of the 14 APC Governors from the north at the meeting told State House Correspondents they were resolute on their decision.

Their position contradicts the announcement of Senate President Ahmad Lawan as consensus candidate of the party by the National Chairman Senator Abdullahi Adamu.

Lalong told correspondents that President Buhari has requested the Governors to have a meeting with the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party to resolve the issue of consensus candidate through democratic means.

Lalong, who was flanked by 12 other Governors, said they told the President of their decision to ensure that power returns to the South for the sake of equity and unity of the country.

He said the Progressive Governors’ Forum would meet again at 5pm after consultation with the party’s NWC.

He said the Governors would be feeding the President back subsequently.

“Out of that discussions, Mr. President, as a believer in democratic process, believes that any candidate must emerge through a transparent process and the emphasis that Mr. President told us that for this election, for now, he has no anointed candidate and therefore directed that the Progressive Governors Forum meet with the National Working Committee of the party to agree and proffer further solutions and recommendations for his own succession.

“I am sure this will may be the last of consultations. So we are directed that after this, our chairman of Progressive Governors’ Forum has also summoned a meeting for five o’clock today and after that meeting, will make again further suggestions to Mr. President,” Lalong said.