The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Abdullahi Adamu, has said the party is not happy with the outburst of one of its presidential aspirants, Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Abeokuta.
He also said the party has appealed the judgment in favour of statutory delegates, meaning they will not participate in the upcoming presidential primary.
The Chairman announced that all presidential aspirants are scheduled to meet with Muhammadu Buhari tonight.
He made the comments while speaking with reporters at the APC National Secretariat in Abuja on Saturday.
In a clear sign of desperation and fear that the presidential ticket of the APC might be slipping from his grasp, presidential hopeful and former governor of Lagos State, Senator Bola Tinubu, on Friday declared, unequivocally, that he made Muhammadu Buhari President of Nigeria, nominated Professor Yemi Osinbajo as his running mate, and got Mr. Dapo Abiodun elected as Governor of Ogun State.
Tinubu insisted it was his turn to be president. Analysts are of the view that Tinubu may have decided to go for broke, after sensing he may be losing the opportunity to achieve his ‘lifelong ambition’ to be president of Nigeria.
“The outburst in Abeokuta today is a sign of frustration with the refusal of President Buhari to endorse him publicly. It is significant that he said what he said in the home state of the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, another frontline contender for the APC ticket”, an observer who pleaded anonymity noted.