The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential aspirant, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu met with the party’s governors to seek their support.
Also, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo made a declaration of his interest in the ticket via his social media handles after rounding off his consultations at a meeting with some of the governors on Sunday night.
Recall that on Saturday, Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi threw his hat in the ring at a thanksgiving event in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.
Tinubu met with the governors at the Kebbi State Governor’s Lodge in Asokoro, Abuja.
Governors at yesterday’s parley include Hope Uzodimma (Imo), Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi), Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq (Kwara), Mai Mala Buni (Yobe) and Gboyega Oyetola (Osun).
Others are Nasir El-Rufai (Kaduna), Simon Lalong (Plateau), Abdullahi Ganduje (Kano), Abdullahi Sule (Nasarawa), and Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), and Abubakar Badaru (Jigawa).
Addressing reporters after yesterday’s meeting with APC governors, Tinubu said he was seeking the governors’ support for his ambition.
He added: “My mission here is to seek collaboration, support, and encouragement of my party, the APC, for my ambition to become the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari.”
