{"id":61522,"date":"2022-03-19T16:21:25","date_gmt":"2022-03-19T15:21:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/2023-presidency-party-tinubu-may-join-revealed-amid-doubts-over-apc-ticket"},"modified":"2022-03-19T17:06:36","modified_gmt":"2022-03-19T16:06:36","slug":"2023-presidency-party-tinubu-may-join-revealed-amid-doubts-over-apc-ticket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/2023-presidency-party-tinubu-may-join-revealed-amid-doubts-over-apc-ticket","title":{"rendered":"2023 Presidency: Party Tinubu may join revealed amid doubts over APC ticket"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader, Bola Tinubu is \u201cworking on an alternative party\u201d to vie for the 2023 presidency.<\/p>\n<p>DAILY POST was informed that his camp is not putting all eggs in one basket to avoid being caught unawares by an \u201cunfavourable outcome\u201d of the APC primary.<\/p>\n<p>President Muhammadu Buhari is said to be considering \u201ca younger person\u201d as a successor.<\/p>\n<p>In January, he refused to name his preference, saying the person may be killed.<\/p>\n<p>At the weekend, insiders in Ekiti claimed Tinubu plans to test the waters with the governorship election that will be held on June 18, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The ambition of the ex-Lagos Governor \u201cdoes not have the full backing\u201d of Governor Kayode Fayemi, who himself is reportedly interested in the presidency.<\/p>\n<p>Tinubu, well aware of this, is \u201ctactically aligning\u201d with Segun Oni, a one-time Ekiti Governor and Social Democratic Party (SDP) flagbearer.<\/p>\n<p>Fayemi\u2019s ally, Biodun Oyebanji, a former Secretary to the State Government (SSG), won the APC ticket after defeating Ojo Kayode, Opeyemi Bamidele and Dayo Adeyeye.<\/p>\n<p>The calculation is that with 54-year-old Oyebanji as Governor, the state government and party chapter may not commit to working for Tinubu\u2019s emergence as President.<\/p>\n<p>The Jagaban of Borgu is disposed to stopping Fayemi from installing a next-in-line not only for refusing to support his bid but daring to join the presidential race.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe President wants a younger person and that\u2019s not Tinubu. Fayemi wants to be President if the office is zoned to the South\u201d, a source said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf he fails, he may get the SGF (Secretary to the Government of the Federation) position as long as the next President or Vice are not from South-West.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTinubu is monitoring all that\u2019s happening and he seems to have pitched his tent with the SDP. The truth is that civil servants like Oni are ready to vote for him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith his cold war with Fayemi and Oni\u2019s popularity, Tinubu has developed a soft spot for the SDP. And this isn\u2019t just about Ekiti election, he may contest on the platform if APC denies him a ticket.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>DAILY POST gathered that Oni\u2019s running mate, Otunba Ladi Owolabi was picked after consultations with Tinubu\u2019s camp. Oni, 67, is from Ifaki while Owolabi, 68, is an Ado Ekiti indigene.<\/p>\n<p>During Tinubu\u2019s visit to Ekiti monarchs a fortnight ago, the state government allegedly frustrated the use of the Adetiloye Hall.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe authorities stopped the use of the venue because Fayemi isn\u2019t working for his political leader\u2019s ambition. In fact, by the time Tinubu landed, Fayemi left the state via helicopter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey said he had to be in Abuja. He could have briefly showed up at the parley with the Obas but didn\u2019t want to be seen with Tinubu in such a gathering\u201d, another source hinted.<\/p>\n<p>The Onisan of Isan Ekiti, Oba Gabriel Ayodele Adejuwon is Chairman of the Council of Traditional Rulers. Fayemi hails from Isan.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting was eventually held at the palace of the Ewi of Ado Ekiti, Oba Adeyemo Adejugbe, where Tinubu decried \u201chopelessness, hunger and lack of development\u201d in the land.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can not just be talking of airport alone in Ekiti, we should boast of good roads and better education system and better future for our children.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are here to answer the call of our forefathers to build a nation that will be united, prosperous and happily developed. I need your prayers to achieve this mandate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are here to renew the hope of Nigeria and make the country better for our children. I have been on the issue of Nigeria since 70s. (MKO) Abiola was brought out by us, we fought for democracy\u201d, he stated.<\/p>\n<p>The late Abiola, a business mogul and philanthropist, won the 1993 presidential election. He contested on the platform of the SDP.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader, Bola Tinubu is \u201cworking on an alternative party\u201d to vie for the 2023 presidency. DAILY POST was informed that his camp is not putting all eggs in one basket to avoid being caught unawares by an \u201cunfavourable outcome\u201d of the APC primary. 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