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Adams Oshiomhole, the prime contender to office of All Progressives Congress, APC National Chairman has emerged before the June 23 convention.
Oshiomhole, apart from the earlier endorsement by President Muhammadu Buhari and APC Governors have continued to enjoy the support of critical stakeholders who could be described as ‘owners’ of the party.
This is also as the National Campaign Office of Oshiomhole located at Aso Drive, Abuja Tuesday becomes a pilgrimage site for APC heavy weights including the party’s National Leader, Bola Tinubu and former APC interim National Chairman, Bisi Akande.
Also a sizable number of APC governors including Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State, Abubakar Ganduge of Kano State, Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State, Tanko Almakura of Nasarawa state, Yahaya Bello of state and Simon Dalung of Plateau State have also paid Oshiomhole solidarity visit at his campaign office.
Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chris Ngige as well as members of the National Assembly also took turns to visit Oshiomhole Campaign Office.
Speaking to journalists, Governor, Ganduje declared that Kano is the state with the highest number of delegates all of who will vote for Oshiomhole, which made him, “chairman before election”.
Similarly, Governors Amosun and Akeredolu both said they were in Oshiomhole’s campaign office in show of solidarity and promised to mobilise delegates from their state to vote for their former colleague at the national convention.
Also, the former Edo state Governor victory as APC National Chairman became even more certain as one of the strong contenders to the seat also from Edo State, Ibrahim Ekpobaire stepped down for him.
Ekpobaire Tuesday announced his withdrawal from the race at his campaign office in Abuja where he said he took the decision after wide consultation with the leadership of the party, political associates and family for the unity of APC.
” I feel that the friendships I have cultivated in the party as well as the unity of the party are more important to me than the possible election as the national chairman of our great party at this moment of reconciliation and rebirth of party”, the former APC national chairman aspirant stated.
However, while speaking to journalists in company of Oshiomhole at the campaign office, Ekpobaire said he withdrew for the most competent aspirant to easily ascend the position for the progress of APC.
“I believe the best decision is to make is to work and synergize with the most competent in the race who would be able to take the party to the next level,” he maintained.
