2023 Presidential Elections: How Emefiele Became Dark Horse

The last-minute decision by Mr Godwin Emefiele to pick the expression of interest and nomination forms of the All Progressives Congress, APC flowed from the decision of the ruling leadership to address the agitation against the marginalization of the Southeast halfway.

It was gathered that the Emefiele presidential bid had for long been in the works by top presidential aides but had met stiff resistance within and outside the villa for many reasons.

After the stiff challenge from the governors at the last national convention of the party in Abuja, the prospects for Emefiele seemed to have quietened.

That followed the resounding defeat handed to the Villa by the governors who came as a united front to determine all but one of the about 84 positions on the National Executive Committee of the party.

President Muhammadu Buhari’s quest for five top positions in the National Working Committee, NWC was rebuffed by the governors who only conceded the office of National Chairman in symbolic act of loyalty to the president.

GreenWhiteGreen reports that top presidential aides had in anger almost aborted Buhari’s appearance at that convention causing the convention to be delayed by five hours as they tried but in vain to persuade the president not to show up at the convention.

The rebuff of the President it was gathered led to the multiplication of presidential aspirants who were all nudged into the race to pave way for the emergence of multiple aspirants which is expected to fan the imminent chorus for a consensus candidate.

The Villa it was gathered in hopes to use Emefiele as a weapon against the governors by presenting him as the answer to the agitation against Southeast marginalization. Emefiele is from Agbor, Ika South Local Government Area in Delta State.

The final decision to pick up the form it was gathered came on Thursday night from Ebonyi where the president was visiting after he was confronted by the cries of marginalisation during the visit.

Besides, by presenting Emefiele, the villa is also aiming to neutralize the vow of the governors to ensure that only a governor succeeds Buhari.

Emefiele according to those in the know is on chummy terms with many of the state governors, having helped them out in one way or the other in the past.

A source in the camp of Governor Kayode Fayemi who is said to be the main choice of the governors was diffident yesterday, saying: “Let him go and waste his money, we are waiting for him.”

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