Just In: Adamu Announces Lawan As APC Consensus Candidate

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Abdullah Adamu has announced Senate President, Ahmad Lawan as the party’s consensus presidential candidate.

According to a national newspaper, Adamu announced this at the meeting of the National Working Committee, NWC, on Monday, in Abuja.

However, some members of the NWC, sources said, kicked against the move and insisted that other Presidential aspirants including Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, and Dr Kayode Fayemi, Engr. David Umahi must be allowed to contest the primary election at tomorrow’s convention scheduled at Eagle Square, Abuja.

Adamu’s adoption of Lawan as a consensus candidate is against the position of 11 APC northern governors who endorsed that power must shift to the South after President Muhammadu Buhari’s tenure.

He told the NWC that he arrived at the choice of Lawan after consultation with President Buhari.

Details shortly…