Breaking: Rebellion Against Buhari’s APC Consensus List Grows As Fayemi Pulls Out

Rebellion against President Muhammadu Buhari’s endorsement of Senator Abdullahi Adamu for the position of national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC was deepening on convention eve as Governor Kayode Fayemi has kicked against the consensus arrangement.

Fayemi who is the chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum, NGF and an assumed aspirant for the 2023 presidential ticket of the APC has denied endorsing the agreement pushed by Buhari.

GreenWhiteGreen GWG had reported that after the president’s meeting with the governors where it was reported that the governors agreed to back the president’s choice that some governors had kicked against the proposal.

Besides, Daily Trust had reported how President Muhammadu Buhari’s choice of Senator Abdullahi Adamu as National Chairman created rift in the APC with many apparently joining the rebellion against the consensus arrangment.

But as parts of move to settle this, Buhari had met with governors at Aso Rock on Wednesday after which an agreement was reportedly reached on consensus.

A governor from the North West told Daily Trust that there was no objection when the endorsement of Adamu was raised. He said the issue of the national secretary was also resolved.

A top source, while corroborating the governor’s statement, said during the villa meeting, the governors aligned themselves with President Buhari’s position on Adamu.

“They aligned with the president’s position on Adamu as the national chairman while all other positions are as per the zoning earlier approved by the president,” the source said.

Briefing journalists after the meeting, the Chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) and Governor of Kebbi State, Atiku Bagudu, said a truce has been reached to fill the APC NWC positions through consensus, a suggestion that had indicated the suppression

He said the PGF was in support of the chairmanship candidate being backed by President Buhari although he refused to name the candidate.

But speaking at a high-level policy dialogue organised by the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), on Thursday, Fayemi denied supporting the endorsement of candidates backed by President Buhari.

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