Nigeria news : Tinubu meets with eight Governors in Lagos over Ondo, Edo primaries

It is recognized that the coming governorship primaries for Edo and Ondo States were gone over.

The guvs existing consist of: the Chairman of the Progressives Governors’ Forum, Senator Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi), Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje (Kano), Alhaji Sani Bello (Niger), Muhammad Abubakar (Jigawa), Mr. Solomon Lalong (Plateau), Alhaji Adegboyega Oyetola (Osun), Mr. Godwin Obaseki (Edo), Chief Rotimi Akeredolu (Ondo) and their host, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu.

The Governors suggested to provide the incumbents Obaseki and also Akeredolu, the right of very first refusal in Edo as well as Ondo specifically.

The meeting took place at the Old Lagos Government House in Marina, Lagos.

The Governors proposed to grant the incumbents Obaseki and Akeredolu, the right of first refusal in Edo and Ondo respectively.

Tinubu is said to have pointed out, that once other party members indicate interest, the democratic thing to do in the circumstance would be to allow the primaries to hold.

The APC leader also told them to recognize the constitutional right of the National Working Committee (NWC) to organize the primaries, pointing out that he personally preferred the direct mode of selecting the party’s candidates.