BEVERLY HILLS, November 23, (THEWILL) – National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has declared that President Muhammadu Buhari’s nomination for second term will follow the due process.
He said the leadership of the party had not endorsed the President as its sole candidate for the forthcoming presidential election saying no aspirant has been excluded.
Speaking after a meeting with Afenifere leader, Chief Reuben Fasoranti, in Akure, the Ondo State capital, Tinubu stated that the President is a believer in rule of law and due process.
“I have not heard about that (Buhari’s second term bid) and the APC spokesman has not said that,” he said.
“No governor can appropriate the power of endorsement to himself.
“President Buhari is a believer in process. The Buhari I know believes in rule of law and due process.
“We wanted him even before the last convention and primaries of the party and Akeredolu is here standing with me, he was not a Governor then.
“He was one of the leading delegates that voted properly and Buhari was a clear winner.
“We follow all the constitutional provisions and an individual opinion does not matter at this stage.
“Buhari will want a normal process, Buhari that I know. Who says he will lose at any convention?
“But if the national body, the NEC and all of us as members, and we endorse him as our single candidate, we will not be violating INEC regulations; we will not be violating our party’s constitution.
“What you are hearing is just a campaign. Buhari has not excluded anybody, and he has not stopped anybody from aspiring or contesting.”
Speaking on his mission to Akure, Tinubu said: “I am in Akure to acknowledge the leadership of Pa Fasoranti in our own race. He is a great leader of the Omoluwabi and in his twilight we want him to be happy.
“He has been a great leader to all of us. His intellect is still very intact. We are here to seek his advice, seek his understanding and prayers. That is why I am here.”
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