Battle For Delegates Intensifies As APC Adopts Indirect Presidential Primary For Osinbajo, Tinubu, Amaechi, Others

Abiola Olawale
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Battle For Delegates Intensifies As APC Adopts Indirect Presidential Primary For Osinbajo, Tinubu, Amaechi, Others

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The power struggle among the leading presidential aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is likely to know no limits in the coming days/weeks as the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the ruling party has resolved to adopt indirect primary as a mode of electing its presidential candidate for the 2023 general elections.

The decision was reached at the party’s 11th National Executive Committee meeting which held at Transcorp Hotel in Abuja.

The development means over 7,000 delegates will decide the party’s flag bearer for the forthcoming presidential election.

So far, about 10 aspirants have declared interest to be the number one flag bearer of the party at the polls. They are former governor of Lagos, Bola Tinubu; Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo; the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi; and Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chris Ngige.

Others are Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi state; former Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, former Senate President, Ken Nnamani and others.

Earlier, The New Diplomat had reported that the APC has fixed the cost of its presidential expression of interest and nomination forms at N100 million.

For governors, the party pegged nomination and expression of interest at N50 million, while Senate and House of Representatives aspirants are to pay N20 million and N10 million respectively.

Those for states legislative seats are to pay N2 million for both forms.

The sales of the party form is billed to commence on April 23 till May 6, 2022.

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