It is a galore of withdrawals at the ongoing special National Convention of the All Progressive Congress, (APC), as nine out of the twenty-three presidential aspirants have stepped down from the party’s primary race.
After their pronouncements, only 14 of the aspirants remain in the battle for the ticket to fly the party’s flag in the 2023 general elections.
Seven of the aspirants stepped down for the former governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu, and pledged their support for him.
One aspirant, however, stepped down for Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.
Here are the nine aspirants who stepped down at the ongoing APC convention and who they declared their support for.
1. Jigawa State Governor, Abubakar Badaru, stepped down for Bola Tinubu.
2. Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole, stepped down for Bola Tinubu.
3. Senator representing Ondo North Senatorial District, Ajayi Boroffice, stepped down for Bola Tinubu.
4. Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi stepped down for Bola Tinubu.
5. Godswill Akpabio, former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs stepped down for Bola Tinubu.
6. Ibikunle Amosun, former Ogun State governor, stepped down for Bola Tinubu.
7. Uju-Kennedy Ohanenye, the only female aspirant in the race, also stepped down for Bola Tinubu.
8. The youngest male presidential aspirant, Nicholas Felix, stepped down for Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.
9. The former Senate President, Ken Nnamani, only withdrew from the race without declaring support for any of the remaining aspirants.
A total of 2,203 delegates drawn from the 36 states of the federation and the federal capital territory (FCT) were accredited to participate in the election.
