BEVERLY HILLS, November 2, (THEWILL) – Governors elected under the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, have said President Muhammadu Buhari and other incumbents will submit themselves to the party’s primary system should they decide to seek reelection.
The Progressives Governors’ Forum headed by Imo State Governor, Mr. Rochas Okorocha stated the position of the governors on Thursday amidst calls by some governors and top officials that the president should be given automatic ticket for the 2019 presidential election.
Okorocha spoke to state house correspondents after he met with Buhari inside his home office.
“The gentleman (the President) is looking much more handsome than even before he went to hospital; he is looking stronger and so, he has every right and qualification to re-contest but, we don’t allow imposition of candidate. It must be democratically done,” he said.
Also, APC’s national spokesman, Bolaji Abdullahi reiterated the governors’ position on the matter when he spoke to the press in Abuja.
“What I can assure you is that the APC will abide by the APC Constitution on such matters and our constitution does not provide for automatic ticket, our constitution does not provide for the right for first refusal. So, our party will abide by the constitution.
“We have looked at what our President has done and as a party we are happy with his achievements; if he comes up today to say he wants to contest, we will support him but to begin to throw things like automatic ticket, right of first refusal, they don’t exist in our constitution,” he stated.
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