South-West APC  Leaders, Presidential Aspirants Reach Agreement On 2023 Presidency

Presidential aspirants and leaders of the All Progressives Congress in South West met on Friday and reached agreement to ensure that the presidential candidate of the party emerges from the region.

A former National Chairman of the APC, Chief Bisi Akande, who spoke to journalists at the end of a meeting with presidential aspirants from the zone on Friday night in Lagos State, stated that they have reached an agreement.

He said the South-West APC presidential aspirants, governors and other leaders are united ahead of the 2023 general elections.

The party stalwarts and aspirants also agreed “to talk to themselves and the public with absolute decorum”.

In his words, “We are united as we will ensure that the presidency of the Federal Republic of Nigeria will come to the South-West.

“We had a fruitful discussion. We also resolved that everybody should maintain absolute decorum because we are united.”

Those present at the meeting were Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, a former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu; Senator Ibikunle Amosun and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila.

The governors included Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State, Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State and Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State.

Also present at the meeting were the Ministers of Works and Housing, Trade and Industry and Investment, and Interior, Messrs Babatunde Fashola, Adeniyi Adebayo and Alhaji Rauf Aregbesola respectively.

Other APC leaders at the meeting were Otunba Gbenga Daniel, former governor of Ogun; Chief Iyiola Omisore, the APC National Secretary; Otunba Moses Adeyemo, former Deputy Governor of Oyo State and Chief Pius Akinyelure, former National Vice Chairman of APC, South-West Zone among others.