{"id":163841,"date":"2025-05-23T11:19:51","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T10:19:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/tinubus-endorsement-open-primaries-a-distraction-shagari-ex-sokoto-dep-gov"},"modified":"2025-05-23T12:24:13","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T11:24:13","slug":"tinubus-endorsement-open-primaries-a-distraction-shagari-ex-sokoto-dep-gov","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/tinubus-endorsement-open-primaries-a-distraction-shagari-ex-sokoto-dep-gov","title":{"rendered":"Tinubu\u2019s endorsement: Open primaries a distraction \u2013 Shagari, ex-Sokoto Dep Gov"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former Sokoto State Governor, Muktar Shagari, says the declaration of President Bola Tinubu as the sole candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, was constitutional.<\/p>\n<p>Shagari, who stated this on Friday while fielding questions on Arise Television\u2019s Morning Show programme, said open primaries will be a distraction.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that the APC National Assembly Caucus and the party\u2019s Governors\u2019 Forum on Thursday all endorsed Tinubu for a second term following what they described as his good works.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn political party dynamics, especially when there is an incumbent president or governor, it is customary for the party to support the sitting leader rather than search for another candidate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe sitting president or governor is typically granted the right of first refusal. We in the APC have absolute confidence in President Bola Tinubu\u2019s ability to run this country effectively. For President Tinubu to fulfill the promises he made to Nigerians, he needs a second term,\u201d Shagari said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Former Sokoto State Governor, Muktar Shagari, says the declaration of President Bola Tinubu as the sole candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, was constitutional. Shagari, who stated this on Friday while fielding questions on Arise Television\u2019s Morning Show programme, said open primaries will be a distraction. 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