Buhari to woo 22 aggrieved A’Ibom PDP aspirants

Buhari to woo 22 aggrieved A’Ibom PDP aspirants

Presidential flag-bearer of the All Progressives Con­gress, Gen. Muham­madu Buhari (rtd), is set to meet with the 22 aggrieved Peoples Democratic Party governorship aspirants in Akwa Ibom state, who failed the primary.

An aide to one of the as­pirants, who preferred to be anonymous, told our corre­spondent, in Uyo, on Monday, that the aggrieved aspirants, otherwise known as G22, have been under intense pressure to defect to APC.

He stated that the G22 who had earlier ignored the call to decamp to the APC by the party’s governorship flag- bearer in the state, Mr. Umana Umana, have had to re-assess their stance follow­ing the manner in which the national leadership of the PDP were handling the is­sues concerning December 8, PDP governorship primary in the state.

According to the aide, the planned cross-over to APC is being facilitated by one of the APC governors in South-South. The governor was said to have promised the aspirants of accommodating them, as well as all other pol­iticians in the state who are opposed to the imposition agenda of the Akwa Ibom state Governor, Mr. Godswill Akpabio.

“The APC presidential candidate, Gen. Muhamma­du Buhari (rtd), has express­ly requested to meet with the 22 aggrieved PDP aspirants from Akwa Ibom State. The move is facilitated by one of the APC governors in South-South.

“The occasion of the planned special reception for the PDP big wigs by the main opposition party in the country will be crowned by the formal adoption of Gen. Buhari by a cross section of Akwa Ibom electorates as their sole presidential can­didate in next year presiden­tial election,” he said.

Source: Daily Times