Kayode Fayemi, the governor of Ekiti State, has denied endorsing consensus candidates supported by President Muhammadu Buhari ahead of the APC’s National Convention.
In a meeting with Governors elected on the APC platform, President Buhari appealed for stakeholders to reach a consensus for a peaceful convention.
Choosing the party’s leadership through agreement, according to Buhari, is in keeping with the spirit of democracy, the Party’s Constitution, and the Nigerian Constitution.
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He told the party’s leadership that hopefuls who were pulled from the contest should get their money back.
Governor Atiku Bagudu, the Chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum, claimed after the meeting that a truce had been formed to fill the NWC positions by consensus.
According to the Kebbi State Governor, PGF is in support of the chairmanship candidate being endorsed by President Buhari, he, however, did not reveal the name of the candidate.
Fayemi while speaking at a high-level policy dialogue organised by the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), on Thursday, however, denied supporting candidates endorsed by the president.
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