No fewer than six persons vying for the position of the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress have stepped down from the contest to support President Muhammadu Buhari’s candidate, Abdullahi Adamu.
Recall that The Informant247 Nigeria News had earlier reported that the President endorsed Abdullahi Adamu, a former governor of Nasarawa State to emerge as the chairman of the party through a consensus arrangement. But other aspirants initially kicked against this arrangement and refused to step down.
However, a few hours into the convention, the six aspirants after much pressure dropped their interest to back the president’s candidate.
The aspirants’ withdrawal was contained in a letter sent to the Chairman of the APC Election Sub-Committee on Friday, signed by Senator George Akume, who was also among those vying for the position.
Others are ex-Nasarawa governor Tanko Al-Makura, ex-Benue governor George Akume, ex-Zamfara governor Abdul’aziz Yari, Saliu Mustapha, Sani Musa, and Muhammed Etsu.