Tinubu was not the APC’s preferred candidate; instead, Ahmed Lawan-Ndume received the party’s support – Ndume reveals

According to Senator Ali Ndume, who represents Borno South, the post of Senate President should not be assigned to a particular region in Nigeria. Ali Ndume argued that all 109 senators ought to be permitted to run for office.

Bola Tinubu was not the candidate that the All Progressives Congress intended to run for president before the party’s primary election, continued Senator Ali Ndume. The APC wanted Ahmed Lawan to run for president, according to Ali Ndume…… CONTINUE READING 

The APC governors later came out to support a southern candidate to run for president under the APC platform. Recall that prior to the APC’s presidential primary election, it was rumoured that the party preferred Ahmed Lawan as its presidential candidate. However, President Muhammadu Buhari came out to deny that the party had any preferred candidate.

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