{"id":66246,"date":"2022-06-07T15:59:36","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T14:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/apc-presidential-primary-northern-govs-cannot-overrule-buhari-adamu-fani-kayode"},"modified":"2022-06-07T17:16:44","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T16:16:44","slug":"apc-presidential-primary-northern-govs-cannot-overrule-buhari-adamu-fani-kayode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/apc-presidential-primary-northern-govs-cannot-overrule-buhari-adamu-fani-kayode","title":{"rendered":"APC presidential primary: Northern Govs cannot overrule Buhari, Adamu \u2013 Fani-Kayode"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has claimed Northern Governors cannot \u201csingle-handedly zone or determine the presidential candidate\u201d of the All Progressives Congress.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, President Muhammadu Buhari, APC chairman Abdullahi Adamu, the National Working Committee (NWC) and delegates will decide.<\/p>\n<p>Fani-Kayode tweeted: \u201cIt is not for the Northern Governors to singlehandedly zone or determine the Presidential candidate of our party.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is for the President, the National Chairman, the NWC &amp; the delegates to decide.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA challenge to the authority of the Chairman &amp; supremacy of the party is unacceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fani-Kayode\u2019s comments come amid reports that Northern Governors are pushing for a candidate from the South to fly APC\u2019s flag in the 2023 presidential election.<\/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. A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has claimed Northern Governors cannot \u201csingle-handedly zone or determine the presidential candidate\u201d of the All Progressives Congress. According to him, President Muhammadu Buhari, APC chairman Abdullahi Adamu, the National Working Committee (NWC) and delegates will decide. 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