Solely 5 APC presidential aspirants are critical — Fayemi

Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has stated there are extra pretenders within the race for the presidential ticket of the APC than contenders.

He stated out of the 23 individuals at the moment within the race, solely about 5 of them are critical within the quest to clinch the ticket of the ruling celebration.

He didn’t, nonetheless, title the 5 aspirants.

Mr Fayemi stated this whereas soliciting the help of the delegates from Niger State throughout a go to to the state on Sunday.

The APC presidential major election will maintain on Could 29 and 30. The celebration is but to determine on the date for screening of the presidential aspirants, after suspending the train indefinitely.

In a press release launched by the spokesperson of the Fayemi Presidential Marketing campaign Organisation, Femi Ige, the Ekiti State governor stated the extent of seriousness is set by the flexibility of the aspirants to maneuver throughout the nation.

“It is a season of visits and states hold receiving us. The checklist of presidential aspirants says there are 23 however solely 5 of us are going across the nation. With this, you may separate the pretenders from the contenders,” he stated.

Whereas 25 aspirants returned their nomination varieties, only a few of the aspirants have been transferring across the nation. A number of the aspirants who’ve been visiting states embody the previous Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu, the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, the previous Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, the Senate President Ahmad Lawan and Mr Fayemi.

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, the Minister of State for Petroleum Assets, Timipre Sylva and the President of Africa Improvement Financial institution, Akinwumi Adeshina, have all opted out of the race.

Talking to the delegates, Mr Fayemi requested the delegates to take a guess on him, as he promised to remake Nigeria with out unmaking it.

“I’m prepared for the job. I would like you to take a guess on me and you’ll have no trigger to remorse. I can remake Nigeria with out unmaking it. I consider in Undertaking Nigeria and that Nigeria is price preventing for and collectively we are able to regain the misplaced glory of Nigeria”, he stated.

He promised to deal with the insecurity at the moment ravaging the nation.

Niger State is among the states at the moment battling banditry and has skilled a number of mass abductions within the final three years.

Final yr, a number of college students have been kidnapped in Tegina, a group in Rafi Native Authorities of the state. Earlier within the yr, the governor of the state, Sani Bello, raised the alarm that no less than 220 folks have been both killed or kidnapped in assaults on about 300 communities in Niger State this yr.

Receiving Mr Fayemi in his workplace in Minna, Mr Bello described the Ekiti State governor as a good friend of the State, noting that if he was able to nominate somebody president, he would decide Mr Fayemi.

Mr Bello stated: “You will have been right here no less than three or 4 occasions prior to now. You will have been an in depth good friend to Niger state. It isn’t now that there’s a want for help that persons are coming.

“Solely 5 – 6 folks have been to the state however you may rely on my help. In case you change into president, I’ll loosen up as a result of I do know I’ll have quick access to you. The truth is, if I’ve my manner I’ll appoint you as the following President after President Muhammadu Buhari.”

Mr Fayemi, who’s the Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Discussion board, has been focusing his marketing campaign on safety and on a number of events referred to his academic background in warfare research.