Buhari, APC Leaders, Must Beg Tinubu Over Pre-Merger Promise – Party Chief

President Muhammdau Buhari and other top stakeholders in the All Progressives Congress, APC must plead with Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to beg him over the pre-merger promise of transferring power to him after two terms of the incumbent president.

Vanguard reports that a top party source confided that indeed promises were made to Tinubu ahead of the formation of the APC and that if that promise cannot be made, then a compromise must be reached through a sincere talk.

Vanguard further reports that the dithering procrastination on the election of a new national executive flowed from issues arising from that premerger promise to Tinubu.

A top party source told Vanguard, weekend that contrary to perception, Asiwaju Tinubu is not desperate to become president in 2023 but wants agreements to be honoured.

“Top founders of the party know that President Buhari promised to hand over to Tinubu in 2023. Now if they don’t want to fulfill that promise, they have to  sit down with Tinubu and discuss.

“Tinubu has to be respected. You can’t treat him as nobody and expect him to keep quiet and do nothing. He is a democrat,” the source said in difference to what he described as the pre-merger promise.

Although the APC governors have taken charge of the party, they are yet to agree on Tinubu and a chairmanship candidate. “Some of the governors are for Tinubu and are watching to see how things unfold.”

According to the source, President Buhari is not averse to a South-easterner succeeding him and may be eyeing a minister from the zone as his successor.

President Buhari, penultimate week, said his choice of ‘favoured successor’ would shock people, a reason he said he would keep the identify of the person secret.

‘Likely successors’

Some names have been mentioned as the likely favoured successor. They include former president, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan; Transportation Minister, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi; Labour and Employment Minister, Dr Chris Ngige; Dr Akinwunmi Adesina; Timipre Sylva and Mr Emeka Nwajiuba, among others.

On 2023 presidency, the source said the party must find a way to assuage the feelings of Tinubu and some founders of the party, who are gunning for the presidential ticket because “promises were made to them during the formation of the party.

“If the party cannot fulfil the promises in 2023, the party has to meet and plead with them.

“If the party treats them with contempt, they are ready to stand their ground and it will affect the party in 2023 elections.”

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