2023: All Aspirants Have Rights To Contest – South-West APC Elders Meeting With Osinbajo, Tinubu, Others Resolves

A South West All Progressives Congress (APC), Elders meeting with presidential, gubernatorial, and National Assembly aspirants from the zone ended on Friday night with a resolution by the leaders that every aspirant has a right to contest.

Ending on a convivial note, the meeting also resolved that name-calling and other personal attacks should no longer be encouraged by aspirants and their supporters.

This is as sources that that attended the meeting hinted that the issue of betrayal was put to rest as the elders affirmed that everyone who desires to run for any political office whatsoever is not encumbered in any way at all.

While commending Vice President Osinbajo, being the highest-ranking public officer from South West extraction for a job well done, inside sources disclosed that the APC elders stated categorically that all the aspirants have the right to aspire to be Nigeria’s President.

Consequently, the meeting enjoined all aspirants to exhibit the ‘Omoluabi’ ethos in their politicking by shunning divisive rhetorics but should ensure that they conduct a rancour-free campaign.

While stating that consultations with them would be a continuous exercise, the meeting admonished the aspirants to queue behind whoever amongst them that eventually emerges as the party’s candidate, stating that the cohesion of the South West must be sacrosanct.

The meeting was convened by the first Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Bisi Akande, and a former Governor of Ogun State, Chief Segun Osoba, both of whom served as Co-Conveners.

Present at the meeting were the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, former Lagos State Governor, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State.

Also in attendance at the meeting, apart from the aspirants were Governors Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state, Dapo Abiodun of Ogun state and Oyetola of Osun State.

The attendees also include former Governor of Lagos State and current Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola SAN, former Governor of Osun State, who is presently the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, former Governor Niyi Adebayo and the National Secretary of APC, Otunba Iyiola Omisore.