At a meeting with All Progressives Congress, APC gubernatorial aspirants on Sunday, APC national leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu assured the hopefuls that he had no preferred cum anointed candidate.
Sources at the meeting which held at Tinubu’s Bourdillion, Ikoyi Lagos residence said he assured all the aspirants that a free and fair primary will be held to choose the party’s flag bearer.
Tinubu also enjoined those that lose out at the primary not to rock the boat and that they should all back whoever emerges as candidate of the party.
The aspirants present at the meeting included Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, Senator Ganiyu Solomon, Supo Sashore, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, Dr. Femi Hamzat among others.
Present at the meeting hosted were former acting national chairman of the party, Chief Bisi Akande, state chairman of the party, Chief Henry Ajomale among others.
One of our sources said, “Our leaders advised us to take things easy. They promised to be fair to all of us. He (Tinubu) made it clear that there is no plan for consensus candidate.”
“But they asked us to work ahead of primaries. In fact, they all insisted on primaries and no suggestion of consensus candidate came up. Tinubu implored that whoever loses should take it in the spirit of sportsmanship, with the assurance that all will be given a level playing field.”
The meeting which started at about 8:30 p.m. ended 10:00 p.m.