The All Progressives Congress has opted for indirect primary for the emergence of it’s 2023 presidential candidate.
APC reached the decision at its 11th National Executive Committee meeting on Wednesday April 20,2022 at the Transcorp Hotel in Abuja.
The meeting also received authorization from President Muhammadu Buhari and other leaders of the party for the National Working Committee of the APC to make decisions for a period of 90 days.
Among those who will be contesting the APC Presidential primary are Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, former Lagos governor, Bola Tinubu; the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi; Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi; and Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State.
Others in the APC who are rumoured to be nursing Presidential ambitions include Ekiti State Governor and Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, Kayode Fayemi; the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige. The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, is also considered a contender