… as Tinubu eyes Senate Presidency, Buhari, BoT Chair
Ambitions of three prominent members and governors in the rank of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers) Adams Oshiomhole (Edo) and Rochas Okorocha (Imo) states, appear to be giving the leadership of the party grey hair as to who to nominate as the presidential running mate come 2015 general election.
The party, which has since ceded the presidential slot to the North, has been undecided over the zone between the South- South and South-East that will be preferred to produce the vice-presidential candidate, considering the political weight of the three governors. Gov. Oshiomhole has the support of most of the governors of the South- West, having been in the same party, ACN.
His preference could also be adduced to his performance in office, his acceptability in the civil society and the public. For Gov. Okorocha, who is now the Chairman of the Progressives Governors Forum and leader of the party from the South-East, being the only governor from the zone, he is coming into the contest with a huge political sagacity and followership.
Northern governors within the party are also rooting for him. The sympathy the Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, is currently getting from across the nation over his political victimisation from the Federal Government and his ability to lead four other governors from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to the opposition, clearly stands him out as the favourite to be considered for the vicepresidential position.
According to a source from APC National Secretariat, former Lagos State governor, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu, has been positioned to lead the National Assembly as the Senate President while General Muhammadu Buhari will be nominated as the chairman of the Board of Trustees in the party convention scheduled in the third week of March.
According to the source, “the party has zoned the Presidency to the North and as it is, about five aspirants, including three of its governors have started negotiations with party leaders on the possibility of their emergence as the party flag bearer.
“Of the three vice-presidential aspirants, Oshiomhole seems to be having an edge over others as his ACN colleagues in the APC are working closely to ensure that one of their own emerges, but this is not going down well with the governors from the North who are already rooting for Okorocha.
Source: National Mirror
