By Tolulope Odugbemi
Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has warned the leadership of All Progressives Congress (APC) against giving its presidential ticket to a Northerner.
Akeredolu who is the Chairman of Southern Nigeria Governors’ Forum, In a post on Facebook on Thursday, Akeredolu charged the party to work hard to retain power by rotating the Presidency to the South.
It was reported that APC governors are divided over the zoning of the 2023 presidential ticket.
Akeredolu had in May warned fellow members in All Progressives Congress against zoning the 2023 presidential slot to the northern part of the country, saying that would lead to a crisis. “APC must work to retain power. We must rotate power to retain power !!! Rotate to the South. …Shikena (That’s all),” he said.
Presidential aspirants on the platform of the ruling party are: Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and former Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu, Senate President Ahmad Lawan and former ministers Rotimi Amaechi, Ogbonnaya Onu, Godswill Akpabio, and Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba.
Serving governors who are aspiring to be president are: Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti), Yahaya Bello (Kogi), Dave Umahi (Ebonyi), Ben Ayade (Cross River) and Badaru Abubakar (Jigawa).
Others aspirants are: former Senate President Ken Nnamani, former House of Representatives Speaker, Dimeji Bankole, and serving senators, Ibikunle Amosun, Ajayi Boroffice, and Rochas Okorocha.
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